Writer. Father. Husband. Pickle connoisseur. he/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mvfp6zhl5s2xA new poem is up on my website, as well as some absolutely vital homework for any aspiring poets. There will be no grading on a curve! #poetry #kidlit #poetrycommunity https://shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/your-homework-get-lost/13 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfp6zhl5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mvdt325aok2eListening to the incredible Henry Winkler discuss his career, including his awesome Hank Zipzer books written with Lin Oliver.12 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdt325aok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mvat7okq6k2pThe bulk of my poetry is aimed at a younger reading audience, but not all of it. Here’s a recent piece I wrote for adults (or particularly grown up children, I suppose) #poetry #poetrycommunity11 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvat7okq6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv7muzigoc2bCurrent vibe: Science, but with tattoos. Ecology, but with distortion. Punk rock nature.11 Sep 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7muzigoc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv727laawc23One thing about reading “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World” edited by Ada Limon is that it's quite humbling to see so many poets who have advanced degrees and/or work as professors. I might need to invent some credentials…10 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv727laawc23https://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv6p6tdkbs2mLearning that AEWs Thekla was in a punk band called Death Row Groupies makes me like her even more. Giving them a listen this afternoon.10 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6p6tdkbs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv6e5kx4wc26After last night’s Rebel Heart episode of AEW Dynamite, I looked back through my pics from past live events. Here’s a shot of Rebel, Jamie Hayter, and Britt Baker that was taken at Winter is Coming a few years ago10 Sep 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6e5kx4wc26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv5d7ccrik22Will have to go to bed soon but I've been alternating between reading You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by Ada Limon, and Concrete Botany:The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance by Joey Santore. All against a metalcore soundtrack provided by Every Time I Die.10 Sep 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5d7ccrik22https://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv55vpe6ek2eAnother one of the food ones gone way too soon. AEW will have a tribute show to Andy “The Butcher” Williams on Saturday, but was sure to honor and mention hiim this evening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv55vpe6ek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mv552qs6p22eWatch this incredible video featuring Rebel Tanea Brooks, part of the AEW family. It tells the story of her right against ALS and how she is working to raise awareness. #rebelheart https://youtu.be/g3ihe9s1JWM?is=JcyJkM3F2KZ1jsM510 Sep 2026 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv552qs6p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muzqhyfuqk2bHow did I not know until today that Dolly Parton recorded a cover of Collective Soul’s “Shine” ???08 Sep 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzqhyfuqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muzdi7a4tk2rI have a handful of publications where I regularly submit my children poetry, but definitely need to find some more. Feel free to drop suggestions below!08 Sep 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzdi7a4tk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muzcf4c55c2rTough to get a quality pic, but I found this beautiful black widow spider outside our apartment building.08 Sep 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzcf4c55c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muxxifdrtc2kI still love reading Beverly Cleary as an adult. I just finished Mitch &Amy. As much as I enjoyed the main characters, I was most taken with Bernadette Stumpf and her family. They were so authentically themselves. It was refreshing.08 Sep 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxxifdrtc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muxcnc3xpc2bThanks to @thetoypress.bsky.social for the new #wordoftheweek! I plucked my poem from my grandma’s garden in Lacey, Washington. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxcnc3xpc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3mtrjtb7gas23Folklore…mythology…stories whispered in the dark or around a campfire. They all influenced my book A Catalog of Curious Creature, a poetry collection available through Amazon and Kindle Unlimited a.co/d/0g2pQJyL23 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrjtb7gas23https://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muudvoqqns2fSunday morning means a new poetry blog post. This week, we are ambling down the trail to do a little foraging and talking about how layout can play a role in your poem’s composition. https://shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/poems-from-the-trail-foraging/06 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muudvoqqns2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muvgc736ac2pWe have a chance to build a better Oklahoma, for every Oklahoman. Excited to support @cyndimunsonok.bsky.social for Governor.07 Sep 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvgc736ac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muuzeuqepc2bNever mind tomorrow. None of us are guaranteed later today. Hug your people. Tell them you love them.06 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuzeuqepc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muuz3vuksc2bToday’s music choices are Every Time I Die and Atomic Rule. https://static.klipy.com/ii/a8ada81afc59159ea5c8927feffa2e31/b3/f4/rqgPDQk5h0NkvtWSqUA.gif?hh=277&ww=498&mp4=wwT0kOLTeXqto9qa0A4W&webm=nICjZqL6tE0kCdy9X1N06 Sep 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuz3vuksc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muudvoqqns2fSunday morning means a new poetry blog post. This week, we are ambling down the trail to do a little foraging and talking about how layout can play a role in your poem’s composition. https://shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/poems-from-the-trail-foraging/06 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muudvoqqns2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3muubvwfna22fThe only picture I have of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher, and it’s not great. I loved watching him in AEW. Thoughts are with his friends and family.06 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muubvwfna22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3musvrycodk27I hate to say it, but the Texas Rangers post season hopes might be out of reach now. But maybe they can still prove me wrong?06 Sep 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3musvrycodk27https://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3murzg2l4x22pFar from perfect, but a late night sharpie drawing of a bear in the formline style.05 Sep 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3murzg2l4x22phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunjexauthor.bsky.social/post/3murtgnbgfk2pRe-reading Where the Red Fern Grows for the first time in decades. It makes me want to go get muddy. And it makes me miss Disney’s Frontierland.05 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:kmi3xysvdw7oaszshrmpdeqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3murtgnbgfk2p