Kayla Hare

Fiction MFA (‘23). GMU. Editor-in-Chief of @phoebejournal. Mvskoke/white. Surrealism. Folklore. Flash fiction. Poetry.

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Why does Alabama weather follow me everywhere I move that isn’t Alabama? Looking at you, Maryland tornadoes.

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

The news: “Joe Biden Blasted Over New Pronoun Policy”

Me: you will never convince me that Joe Biden cares about pronouns but nice try

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

My husband walked in and said “We’ve reached a new low in heteronormativity: they’re gendering the CAT LITTER” & he was so indignant. I love this man so much

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Me driving over bridges in Baltimore this week like 😬

[Morgan Talty @Morgan_J_Talty]

You know why nobody “wants” to read story collections? It’s because the publishing industry has convinced those readers they shouldn’t “want” to read them.

I’ve read more short stories that have had more emotional impact on me than novels. Just saying.

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

I’ve driven home late on that bridge so many times since we moved to Baltimore. This is insane.

[Blaine Stewart @BlaineStewart]

A large ship has collided with a bridge carrying I-695 in Baltimore, MD, over the Patapsco River. Video shows the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing into the water. A massive search and rescue effort is ongoing. We're working to get updates throughout the morning on @WTKR3.

[Meg @megannn_lynne]

i saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by writing cover letters

[Susan Muth @SusieMuth]

I’ve been a huge fan of @jennymolberg’s work for so long. I’m elated to have her serve as our spring contest judge! Send us your poems 😌

[Susan Muth @SusieMuth]

As soon as I read this piece I knew it belonged in @PhoebeJournal 🥹❤️

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Everyone should have a cat because they really keep your ego in check

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

I hope all the people who have ever asked me for directions are okay

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Those are my emotional support “lol”s at the end of every sentence

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Having a kid turns watching Netflix from “being lazy” into “spending time as a family” and I think that’s magical

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

Everyone knows first sentences are a big deal in creative writing, but I also enjoy looking at the first page of a novel as a singular unit. This is my favorite first page in a while, from Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You. @rebeccamakkai

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

I know I’m stereotypical Barbie, and therefore don’t form conjectures concerning casualty of adjacent unfolding events, but some things have been happening that might be related

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

I genuinely thought this X thing was a prank

[Kayla Hare @KaylaHare]

I’m pretty sure the last half of the Barbie movie was just a fever dream

[Taco Bell Quarterly @TBQuarterly]

Your creative writing dreams are this impossible thing that only happens to less than 1% of people and you don't even know if you're any good at this. Live más.