Colby Vargas

fiction in @ChestnutReview, @stormcellar, @TheLouRev, @PorterHouseLit. @IowaWritersWksp MFA Fiction ‘26. teacher, coach, author.

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Senior Army Leaders Meeting XXII https://t.co/wHlOd9znBU we ex de u heart te/senior-army-leaders-meeting-xxiiz

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Had a couple strokes of luck this summer:

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Abigail Dembo in Best American Poetry 2025

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Winter break goals

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✨THIS WEEK IN PHR✨
- "Conejo Tortuga Fantasma," a fiction piece by @Colby_Vargas
- Sharon Lin's poem, "Mythmaking"
- Xavier Prince's nonfiction piece, "On Personal Astronomy"

Read now at https://t.co/cuJ1pw4aIo

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Short story with the wonderful folks at @PorterHouseLit . Check out their poetry and nonfiction too.

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Having these #jlborges moments a lot lately . . .

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Overheard today in Prairie Lights: “my greatest fear is that the perfect book for me is out there and that I’m not going to find it. That terrifies me.”
Ok Iowa city, I can stay here for awhile. #prairielights #iowacity

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I’ve got a short piece in this compilation from the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. Go teachers! #vonnegut #kvml https://t.co/PNMtpGyv2P

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@mawalters @BCDreyer Depends on the day but let’s say desert solataire. Any codes left?

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@sometimes_k8 @BCDreyer I could use one. I set my DMs to open. Thanks!

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@Josephine1Queen @BCDreyer Will take one if you still have one. Can’t DM you but I set mine to open. Thanks

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Virtual event. Get your Vonnegut on and listen to contributors read from their pieces.#kvml https://t.co/LWDtNFR1AU

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@IGSSers How would I arrange my black squares to communicate “longing”? Miss you all!

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@Ladiwoods1 Had almost the exact scenario play out two weeks ago. I waited 5 years and who knows how many full drafts. Best of luck!

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Workshop dream realized

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KARE-11 did a nice piece on Butter Princess.
#butterprincessRPG

https://t.co/TYYTZbgqU3

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@therealtprinten @cmclymer @OxSago

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@AdamAwalsh @AmericanGwyn I’d nominate 3rd and final continent. Maybe not my favorite but has a certain perfection in form and arc.