Fiction writer / professor / escaped to NL with my dogs / author of Biggest Little Girl, You Only Get Letters From Jail, The History of Vegas / New and Collected Stories COMING OUT SOON!https://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lcvnt7tm5s27Why does everything hit harder in December? It’s like coasting to the finish line on fumes and waiting for the gas tank to just fckin explode.09 Dec 2024 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvnt7tm5s27https://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lbohyjfr622mMy granddaughter is due next week and we put an over/under on the date. It’s getting really competitive and I took the under and I think I’m gonna lose. Betting on babies is so unpredictable.24 Nov 2024 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbohyjfr622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lbmmcjpjrs2mCut my finger opening a can this morning. Hobo injury.23 Nov 2024 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmmcjpjrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lbjmro22z22vSpent 45 minutes in my Zoom office hour with a student to critique her 6 page CNF piece. Gave her heartfelt revision guidance and really broke through with her. She said “Can you type all that up and send it to me so I have written notes, too?”Seriously.22 Nov 2024 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjmro22z22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lbhhmo2lms23Nothing says November in the Netherlands like dragging your hoodie-wearing mini dachshund down a sidewalk toward home while a snowstorm comes outta nowhere21 Nov 2024 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhhmo2lms23https://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lb7wkgv7ak2jMonday productivity canceled until further notice18 Nov 2024 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7wkgv7ak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodiangel.bsky.social/post/3lb3o53mmts2uI failed at Twitter. I never attempted X. I came here to give it one last shot. I refuse to believe that Facebook was my finest hour16 Nov 2024 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:jdkblkkynt7ev4mt35pvyswk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3o53mmts2u