Poet | Essayist | Artist | Warrior Author at Moon Tide Press https://linktr.ee/rebeccaevanswriterhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3muzljbonlt22With Deep Gratitude for Toast and Stents Yesterday I pulled my stent out. The surgeon instructed this post-op, though I barely remember her guidance.... http://rebeccaevanswriter.com/2026/09/08/with-deep-gratitude-for-toast-and-stents/08 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzljbonlt22https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3muk3u5hqsq2pWhen Black Coffee Sits Sweetly (Substack Post Dated Sept 1st, 2026) Tomorrow brings surgery. My 17th or 19th while in this bag of skin.... http://rebeccaevanswriter.com/2026/09/02/when-black-coffee-sits-sweetly/02 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3u5hqsq2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mu44omx33l2pWhen a Rogue Stone Wakes You Wednesday, August 19th, my body fetaled, severe cramps spasming my lower abs and left flank. Probably a kidney stone,... http://rebeccaevanswriter.com/2026/08/27/when-a-rogue-stone-wakes-you/28 Aug 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu44omx33l2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3ms6okxcmns2gAt the start of last week, a reminder that the planner can hold a beautiful blankness of propulsion.03 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6okxcmns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mri7rpefdk2gA tiny steel drum for a tiny morning moment. I love you #steeldrum #steeldrums #tonguedrum #music #poetrycommunity25 Jul 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri7rpefdk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mrgnhqlguk2cShared Stories hosted our Reverberation Book Tour reading last month (June 20th), we had an incredible ensemble of featured artists: Lacey Rowland, Heidi Kraay, Jyll Thomas, & J.R. Acacio. Hope to see you July 26th, 5-7 at Ochos, Echoes & Entanglement. #booktour #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity25 Jul 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgnhqlguk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mrelgaj2q22qThis, an enchanting musical and spoken-word interludes where sound and language intersect. Refreshments will be available including coffee provided by Flying M. Free and open to the public. I can't wait to see you there! #music #performance #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #booktour24 Jul 2026 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrelgaj2q22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mrejlsj4sc2qTalk about a story. Talk about the ability to talk about a story. Meet Michael Archer, Vietnam combat veteran and survivor of Khe Sanh. Vietnam veterans silenced themselves upon their terribly unwelcomed return. Michael has been acornerstone in unsilencing these stories.24 Jul 2026 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrejlsj4sc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mrdazpvzec2iA little art for your heart. Loose watercolor. Not everything quieted equals silencing. #artist #watercolorartist #poet #essayist23 Jul 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdazpvzec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mrbb5igges2jBook Tour Event! This, an enchanting musical and spoken-word interludes where sound and language intersect.   Doors open at 5. The event is from 5:30-7 pm, July 26th. As always, our event is free and open to the public. #music #performance #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #booktour22 Jul 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbb5igges2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mqzl2omm6c2vThere's an origin story to everything. At least there's what feels like a beginning, a lineage to where you've currently landed. This is true of my Free Little Libraries. I hope you find meaning in my moment. I hope you find beauty in everything. I hope you hold love wherever you go.19 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzl2omm6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mq2vkto3g22pWe were told to bring protein fibers, preferably wool, alpaca, or silk as lichen dye does not transfer well to other materials. We felt like scientists... (I hope you'll read my article up at Substack on the process of nature dyeing and how it relates to the artist's life)(link in comments)07 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2vkto3g22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpt7yxgqfs2c#poetrycommunity #poet #writingcommunity #artmatters #fourthofjuly04 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt7yxgqfs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpoabsubtk2yA little art for your heart. "Birds of a Feather," 2026 #watercolor #watercolorartist #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #artist #healing #sisterhood #sisters02 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoabsubtk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpllibleik2qHow much they teach about stillness and standing, despite the storm, the heat, the noise. A few quick pics from my backyard haven. #flowers #garden #backyardgarden #healingjourney #empowerment01 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpllibleik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpjdw7kkkc2wHow much I love this opportunity. Each month invites local writers to read short pieces of prose or poetry based on a theme. June's theme is memory. In honor of memory, one of the pieces I chose to read was Lee Herrick's "The Mosquito." I hope you enjoy this listen.30 Jun 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjdw7kkkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpgnpwdudc2uNew piece up on Substack: "Listening for Birdsong" I hope you'll pause and soak in some stillness, replenish your heart, and keep your pen moving. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #empowerment #healingjourney29 Jun 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgnpwdudc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mpenyzn2fc2nThis is 60. 60 is a number. Age is an attitude. I have more wrinkles, scars, and crevices in my heart than anywhere else on and within my body. Much, much love! #birthday #crone #goddess #healing #empowerment28 Jun 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpenyzn2fc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mp4k47i5nc2gGiddy to share this news! Rattle Magazine is, has been, will always be one of my dream lit magazines. This journal has been a landing pad, a teaching zone, a community. Today, my poem, "We Called This 'Under the Influence,'" was selected as the editor's choice. Still happy-dancing.25 Jun 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4k47i5nc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mowf62yocc2x23 Jun 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowf62yocc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3moo275jnok2uA blurb is a huge ask. Writers are underpaid & undervalued in our country. They work beyond the page; teaching, crafting, while creating. I'm ever-grate-full to have such a generous writer pause, read my work, and respond with love. If you've not read Kim's works, you've been robbed!19 Jun 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo275jnok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3molt7ahh5k2uSomething unexpected happened — I made it to the Quarter-Finals of The People's Artist. I teach teens in the juvenile system who are court-ordered into my program. If I win this $25,000, every dollar goes into my program for these teens. You can vote for free, once a day. Just a click.18 Jun 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3molt7ahh5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3molriqah322uWhat is it about that singular voice, the one you recognize in under three seconds? I'm noticing these little things and sharing some thoughts with you on my Substack newsletter, Noticings; navigating the creative life. I hope you'll pause and read and, mostly, enjoy. Much love!18 Jun 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3molriqah322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mohji5744c27A little art for you heart. Loose watercolor painting, "Moon Hearts," 2026 #watercolorartist #watercolor #visualartist #poetrycommunity #poetry #essayist #writingcommunity17 Jun 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohji5744c27https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mnvtyfaxkc25Check out this "shelf life!" My four books along side Hannah Rodabaugh over at Old Speak Book Bar! #author #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poet #essayist10 Jun 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvtyfaxkc25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mnvtmxbgyk25Too blessed to stress. Strawberries from the backyard garden. #gardenlife #berries #strawberries #nourishment #backyardgarden10 Jun 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvtmxbgyk25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mnvtbgkxac25A little art for your heart. You read this right. Mixed Media: watercolor, collage, chalk #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #visualartist #mixedmediaartist10 Jun 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvtbgkxac25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mnlgjyinl227The People’s Artist Award, presented by Johnny Depp on August 6th, 2026 and I can hardly believe that I've made it this far, the top 5!! And I'm first in my group. If I win, I plan to expand the critical work I offer in the Juvenile detention center. Info on voting in comments.06 Jun 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlgjyinl227https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mnleyj6aes27This just in. Awards make one statement and this feels lovely. But more than any accolade lives the unseen interactions, an email or a stranger approaching me after a reading or someone sending along a DM and simply saying "Thank you, this helped me." #bookaward #flashessay #writingcommunity06 Jun 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnleyj6aes27https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccawrites33.bsky.social/post/3mni64xbspk2gBrian mentored me during my second MFA, encouraging and nudging my first book, Tangled by Blood, to life. Brian is one of the most gracious and generous artists I know. He continues to encourage, support, and do the heavy lifting for others in the arts. Check out Brian his work. #bookblurb04 Jun 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:zyb53pu63fma5g4eowtbloe2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni64xbspk2g