Born and raised in a crater, really. Storyteller. TessCollins(dot)com/ Loves cats.https://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mqmuadnas22qhttps://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/26763435-easter-eggs-spoiler-in-this-post via @goodreads14 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmuadnas22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3moqwetewo22e20 Jun 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqwetewo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mo72qjr66c2tThings I love at first sight: Cats. I can’t think of anything else that puts butterflies in my tummy.13 Jun 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo72qjr66c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mo2q4fluvc2pHaven’t done this for awhile. Need to keep the ole noggin sharp. 1SentenceStory: Every Thursday at exactly 3:05 PM, Eli would watch from the corner café as Lucy adjusted her oversized glasses, completely oblivious to the fact that his heart had been plotting a coup for years.12 Jun 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2q4fluvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mnvkuvpdgs2cNew Post called: A Father’s and Mother’s Day Reflection from the Ashes of History By Tess Collins https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/460588.Tess_Collins/blog10 Jun 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvkuvpdgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mnldcok7ms2pWant to read the first chapter of A Wave of Breath by Tess Collins. Gobble it up here! http://tesscollins.com/awaveofbreath.html05 Jun 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnldcok7ms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mmyzxe62jc24Holding my breath as I wait on reviews… cause you never know. Just let out that breath. Woo-hooo! https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/a-wave-of-breath/29 May 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyzxe62jc24https://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mly7dkjg6c2sTim has a layover in Denver but says he’s got good reading with him. #newbook #newbookrelease16 May 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly7dkjg6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mkjic3ufos2fCheck out Chapter 1 at: tinyurl.com/4d3kmhub #booksky #newbook28 Apr 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjic3ufos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mipjpslozs27MY new book: Even as the world collapses, she will cross the ruins of a nation for the love that death itself cannot silence. Inspired by Isis and Osiris, A WAVE OF BREATH is both a love story and a journey through danger, devotion, and the power of a bond that refuses to die.05 Apr 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipjpslozs27https://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mhmsldhqvc2vAnybody know what’s going on?22 Mar 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmsldhqvc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mhf2rumed22aHoly cow! Movies about Islands are beginning to spook me.19 Mar 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhf2rumed22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3merwtvcs322zHappy Valentine’s Day!! I am reminded of the immortal words of Spike, the vampire: “I may be love bitch, but at least I’m man enough to admit it.”14 Feb 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3merwtvcs322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3mbc4ovxsek2nHappy New Year!31 Dec 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc4ovxsek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3majuojcf5k2wBack in my work days, standing in front of the famous All About Eve door. Lily Tomlin with some of the ushers. She had a dog named Tess, and we got its vet post cards for years, leading to unmerciful teasing… of me.21 Dec 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3majuojcf5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3m3j7n6p4dc25High school reunion and my book gets in the swag bag. Yea!19 Oct 2025 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3j7n6p4dc25https://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3m36p5sqki22zVampire Tour of San Francisco14 Oct 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36p5sqki22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3m34ecn2rps2dThe earth feels a little empty today, knowing Gurney Norman no longer walks its mountain paths. A good teacher to me and friend. https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article312488044.html?giftCode=f5ec9ef0d36e6726775f122a0a3e302d14f6c0dc70defd5bf1a33186afe49176&fbclid=IwdGRjcANaaRlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkm14NFqsLXSd_cI5jY0hIKj_0Rwd9Q7t1cbrb36JFoJ_Rohmja2DRcL0UK-_aem_8DgOpkxg0tJ6drhFB0M3HQ13 Oct 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3m34ecn2rps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3lygge2qtu224Got shot. Go get yours!09 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygge2qtu224https://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3ly4vqggc6k2xThe Secretary of Death.06 Sep 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4vqggc6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3lxse2hilzk2dI’m a writer. It’s research. Really!01 Sep 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxse2hilzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tesscollins.bsky.social/post/3lvf2xvxvbc2bI swear, if I have to miss the final seasons of Call The Midwife… I’ll be in brick throwing mode.02 Aug 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:ec6efo5m7w47plfftm3sy2es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvf2xvxvbc2b