Kelly Shire

SoCal born & bred writer, finishing a memoir of music & family. School librarian. Essays in @Brevity, @undergumtree, @QuarterlyWest, etc.
She/her

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@QuarterlyWest has been publishing for several decades; I remember reading Rick Bass for the 1st time in its pages. So I'm super happy my essay about class, cars, place (OC & Huntington Bch), & my fraught family found a home in its special Vanitas feature:
https://t.co/6bEKfBpmi5

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@GustavoArellano YEP.

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

My 19 y.o. son and I Completed the Assignment in Temecula. Loved hearing the workers applauding my first time voter! 💙💙

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

My posts are being. throttled. Followers ground to a halt. Unable to tweet links to 280+ characters. Patreon account suspended without warning. All within 10 days of the election. They didn’t stop us in 2020 and they’re not stopping us now. Let’s win this thing. #HarrisWalz2024

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Time once again for our occasional series "Women with great hair fleeing gothic houses!"

And today I count down my Top 10 of most gothic goths a' fleeing...

[Lalo Alcaraz @laloalcaraz]

Immigrants don't feed on pets, they feed YOU.

[Slazac 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🌐 @TrueSlazac]

I support Kamala because she has amazing music tastes and her step-kids are named after Coltrane

[March Second Chanceness 2025 @marchxness]

The 2025 March Second Chanceness nomination form is now open. Songs/essays that lost in the first round of a previous tournament are eligible. We welcome nominations incl. self nominations, for the August lottery: https://t.co/DT0yMKBdPh

[Writers Resist 🏳️‍🌈 @WritersResist]

The summer issue of Writers Resist awaits you.

#WritersResist

https://t.co/y6H7PorZhf

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

There are two types of people in this world.

Everybody else and Tom Jones.

Happy 84th birthday to this legend.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

Important thread on issues that I've seen play out both in my family & school libraries:

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I’ve just finished reading @JonHaidt’s bestselling new book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.

I think it may be the most important nonfiction book of the decade, and today I want to tell you why. 🧵

[Writers Resist 🏳️‍🌈 @WritersResist]

Those FB followers of @thesaramarchant, one of our founding Writers Resist editors, have come to love and laugh with Sara's mother and her wonderful, ribald humor. Join the fun in Sara's new planner, "Essential Planner for My Mother's Huge Cult Following."
https://t.co/PJSXeyoW81

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

Reposting this very good advice on finding current comps.

[Allison K Williams @GuerillaMemoir]

HOW TO FIND GOOD COMPS for your memoir proposal. Comps too old or too famous? Look them up on Amazn. Scroll down to the data about the book and find the lists they’re on (# 387 in Memoir, # 235 in Zookeepers, etc). Visit those lists and see what else is on them. (1/12)

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@aldenejones @The_Rumpus @brevitymag @tupelopress @hippocampusmag almost exclusively reviews small press titles

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

Happy Mother's Day, esp if this is a relatable sentence. ❤

[Maureen O'Leary @Maureenow]

"The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand." LET US DESCEND @jesmimi #SundaySentence

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@GraceLP I feel this most whenever I shop at Nordstrom Rack. Like I'm low-key being trolled.

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

And I need you more than want you. And I want you for all time. 💥

[Jimmy Webb @realjimmywebb]

One of the most complete versions of the Wichita Lineman story that we've seen.
#wichitalineman #glencampbell

https://t.co/MGZhkp3RU3

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

Day's off to a great start; nothing makes me laugh like Brak voice.

[Andy “Brak & other things” Merrill 🪷 💙 @amerrill2]

I whispered…carelessly.

https://t.co/WIBJBGxBsB

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@amerrill2 Good lord, I love this. So good to hear your voice.

[Erica Berry @ericajberry]

WRITER Q: I’m trying to help a student find examples of personal writing that recreates a scene from family history where author was not present. What favorites come to mind?!

[Kelly Shire @KLShire]

@bethpratt Yes! Was just thinking about this recently. Ideally when the road's open & you're booking it. (However rare in L.A. traffic)