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πŸ“Chapel Hill-Carrboro, NC Text me if something cool happens. https://joanna-pearson.com

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Brian Platzer Gets the Joke in "The Optimists" - Chicago Review of Books I first met Brian Platzer in 2007 when we were wide-eyed graduate students at the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars.Β  I say β€œwide-eyed” but in truth, that was just me: a medical student deligh...

"We want others to feel good because we understand the intensity of that same desire in ourselves."

@pearsonality.bsky.social's interview with @bplatzer.bsky.social on "The Optimists” (@littlebrown.bsky.social) is out now.
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25.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"What happens if a person steps fully into oblivion?"

@pearsonality.bsky.social interviews @mlfaliveno.bsky.social about Hemlock (@littlebrown.bsky.social).

➑️ buff.ly/oZci2F1

23.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hahahahahahahaha omg. I’m really just cheering Bluesky on from the sidelines, but this makes me think I should click on this app more often.

31.07.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so delighted that this story of mine appears in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares alongside work by so many brilliant writers (the issue is guest-edited by the incredible Victor LaValle!!) πŸ’«πŸ’™I hope y’all might check it out! πŸ’«πŸ’™

27.07.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Matthew!!! 😍

16.04.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhhhh that story! It never doesn’t give me shivers!

17.01.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

means the world to me that uou did and were kind enough to say so!! ❀️❀️❀️

28.12.2024 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh! ❀️ thank you for the love! So glad I clicked and saw this! πŸ₯°

28.12.2024 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Matt!!! So nice to chat with you!

04.06.2024 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° I am so happy you like it! πŸ’•

01.12.2023 01:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ahhhhh thank you!!! πŸ’« You’ve made my entire experiment of fumblingly signing up for Bluesky worthwhile.

23.11.2023 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh! ❀️πŸ₯° thank you!!!

23.11.2023 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not every β€œholiday” can have the spiritual purity of β€œBlack Friday.”

19.11.2023 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shall I be on the lookout for this check on the mail??

11.10.2023 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you love it yet? Your profile photo’s A+!!!!

11.10.2023 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right?! There aren’t enough ARGHS right now… 😩

11.10.2023 01:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0