Writer and Educator I Bylines in New York Times, Newsweek, Marie Claire, Wine Enthusiast I MFA at NYU Creative Writing Program I Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellow in Fiction I ASJAhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lemhlnqdr22hWhen #JimmyCarter first entered hospice, @readersdigest.bsky.social asked me to write this article. I spoke to families who'd benefited from his tremendous work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social I'm resharing that article today. https://www.rd.com/article/jimmy-carter-housing/31 Dec 2024 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemhlnqdr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2jexaivh2vIf 1930s cocktails, salvaged sailboats, and windswept beaches are your thing, you can follow along with my writing adventures on Instagram- samanthafacciolowrites.09 Aug 2023 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2jexaivh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2jezlbe22yCongratulations to the four fellow writers whose works, along with mine, were selected as winners of Novel Slices’ Spring 2023 Contest. Many thanks to @NovelSlices for choosing my novel excerpt to appear in Issue Six, now available at https://www.novelslices.com/issues.html....02 Aug 2023 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2jezlbe22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2jtack4s2dCould Jalen Carter’s suit at the #NFLDraft2023 be a nod to Jalen Hurts’s winning outfit and attitude at the NFC Championship game? Welcome to Philly, Jalen! #FlyEaglesFly28 Apr 2023 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2jtack4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2k7pwxo42dOpened my Sunday @nytimes and what did I see? Two @NYUCWP luminaries staring at me! Congrats to @RavenLeilani and Sigrid Nunez for being interviewed in today’s @tmagazine feature, Legendary Female Artists on the Younger Women Who Inspire Them.23 Apr 2023 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2k7pwxo42dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2k7rilqf22Today, on #MarathonMonday and the anniversary of my grandfather’s passing, I am deeply touched and thrilled to see my words in print in @nytimes Tiny Love Stories. Many thanks to @yayamilee #BostonMarathon @LLSusa @teamintraining @NYUCWP @bostonmarathon...17 Apr 2023 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2k7rilqf22https://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2kobuet52jThrilled to share the stories of four of the 4,390 families touched by #JimmyCarter and his 39 year commitment to @Habitat_org for @readersdigest https://www.rd.com/article/jimmy-carter-housing/ @HabitatDenver @HabitatNash @SJCHabitat @CarterCenter23 Mar 2023 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2kobuet52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2l42ustj2cA rollercoaster of an essay about grief, uncovering childhood secrets, and the simple foods by which we remember those we love by @kittenwithawhip @foodandwine...07 Mar 2023 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2l42ustj2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2l44sntl2i“The unfettered exchange of ideas is essential to the preservation of a free and democratic society.” @ALALibrary Read my latest in @readersdigest to learn how you can fight #BookBans https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/ #booksunbanned @BKLYNlibrary @BannedBooksWeek...19 Sep 2022 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2l44sntl2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2lxnd6zn2vHere’s your #MondayMotivation Be inspired by these teens fighting #bookbans by starting their own banned book clubs. My latest for @readersdigest @ALALibrary @nprpolitics @nprbooks @BKLYNlibrary @AuthorsGuild #BooksUnbanned https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/15 Aug 2022 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2lxnd6zn2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2lxng5ic2tFor @readersdigest I spoke to teens fighting #BookBans and the article was featured in @lithub Daily. Need a pick me up? Read about these incredible, inspiring teens! https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/ https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-august-12-2022/13 Aug 2022 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2lxng5ic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2mgfqwy422The disappearance of manual transmissions is one more in a long line of moves leading to the automation of culture and separating humans from processes and understanding. @TheAtlantic @ibogost...09 Aug 2022 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2mgfqwy422https://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2mgfslap2t“If we educators find ourselves nose-to-nose with a mentally ill child wielding an AR-15, it might look as if we’re the first line, but that’s only because all the other lines have lain down.”...08 Aug 2022 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2mgfslap2thttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2nfyb7lt2wMy favorite “special occasions” childhood drink has been elevated to the realm of adult beverages, just in time for summer! @KendrickWorks...08 Jul 2022 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2nfyb7lt2whttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2nfycsto25Please read and share my latest- a teacher’s perspective on how we can all take action to prevent school shootings for @readersdigest #GunReformNow @Everytown @sandyhook @GiffordsCourage @bradybuzz @utmbhealth @DrJeffTemple @essentialprtnrs ...17 Jun 2022 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2nfycsto25https://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2ocwatnh2v“Let’s supplement thoughts and prayers with concrete steps, based on nerdy evidence-gathering, based on hard conversations with people we disagree with, to reduce gun deaths so that elementary schools need not be graveyards.”@NickKristof #GunReformNow...26 May 2022 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2ocwatnh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2ocwclan2cMy 2018 opinion piece on school shootings rings as true and urgent today as it did when @PhillyInquirer published it in 2018. Angry? Despairing? Support orgs working for #GunReformNow @Everytown @sandyhook @bradybuzz @GiffordsCourage...25 May 2022 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2ocwclan2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2p7evnva22After #SandyHook the police chief came to a staff meeting. Our best defense against a shooter? Arm preschoolers w/ blocks. Congress sanctions assault rifles and teachers are handed toys. Mass shootings are preventable. Support @sandyhook @Everytown @NewtownAction #GunControlNow25 May 2022 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2p7evnva22https://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2p7fchmc2fOcean Vuong (paraphrased) on connecting generations & dreams: My ancestors lived w/ heads bent over the nail salon desk so I could live w/ my head up. Today, I write at a desk w/ my head in that same posture so I can move forward w/ wonder & thriving. @NYUCWP #writingcommmunity29 Apr 2022 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2p7fchmc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2pmjctld2eThree years ago, I served as an interpreter and child welfare expert advocating for asylum seeking minors in detention. This month, @NOVAcommcollege published my essay in The Northern Virginia Review. #WritingCommunity #immigration...06 Apr 2022 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2pmjctld2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2pmjpf4m2d“It has been my dream to make wine. I’m really thankful I have people who care about me, love me and take me in.” I wrote about wineries supporting individuals w/ disabilities for @WineEnthusiast https://www.winemag.com/2022/03/31/wineries-support-disabilties/ @EmilySaladino...06 Apr 2022 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2pmjpf4m2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2qio7w6s2dWeaving together Ida Wells, Wedgwood, intergenerational inheritance, and aspirations toward joy, all while correcting centuries of racist imagery? One of the coolest articles I’ve read in a long time. @nytrealestate @vvchambers @harlemtoilegirl...03 Apr 2022 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2qio7w6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2qiodwbs2iLooking for a Sunday uplift? Check out these teens doing amazing work in support for seniors in my latest article for @circlearound_ @teensforseniors @lifting_w https://circlearound.com/inspiration/where-heroes-rise-4-remarkable-stories-of-kids-helping-seniors03 Apr 2022 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2qiodwbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2qxyixpg2wDo writers dream of faraway bookstores the way most people dream of exotic travel destinations? I’ve never visited @MidtownScholar in Harrisburg, called “a religious experience” by @nytimes but they’re doing something very cool. #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter01 Apr 2022 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2qxyixpg2whttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2rgalm4n2tLooking for a delicious, easy to make dessert? Check out this Girl Scout cookie-inspired ice cream pie. It’s like a choose-your-own-cookie adventure! @circlearound_ @girlscouts #WritingCommunity https://circlearound.com/recipes-and-food/girl-scout-cookies-and-ice-cream-pie-recipe22 Mar 2022 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2rgalm4n2thttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2ruddxr52cHonored that the @nytimes Learning Network and @NatalieProulx turned my Modern Love/Tiny Love Stories essay about my grandmother into a Student Opinion writing prompt. What memory of a grandparent/elder would you share with the world? #WritingCommunity...20 Mar 2022 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2ruddxr52chttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2sbqu6k524“From early childhood, we expect kids to learn how to hide and/or defend themselves from armed attackers who might lay siege to their schools.” As a teacher, this essay by @nicolesjchung for @TheAtlantic resonates. We need sensible gun reform. https://tinyurl.com/fyv2vzvp18 Mar 2022 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2sbqu6k524https://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2sptckd72aIf only all research could be this delicious! Dessert explorations for a forthcoming article on #girlscoutcookies with @circlearound_ #amwriting #writingcommmunity23 Feb 2022 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2sptckd72ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2spuqfsp2cI contacted an independent bookshop to preorder A NOVEL OBSESSION by @CaitlinBarasch The owner was so excited about the book she ordered multiple copies for the shop. Excited about an author? Spread the word. Readers beget readers. #WritingCommunity @NYUCWP06 Feb 2022 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2spuqfsp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seesamwrite.bsky.social/post/3lb2t6nmaph22Not sure who needs to hear this but @IKEAUSA sells small space desks with cup holders. They also sell cup holders that can be bolted onto desks. IKEA is serious about hydration. #amwriting29 Jan 2022 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:y7k4kd5uo3y27wmgxvt366ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2t6nmaph22