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Amy Estes
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Writing
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Amy Estes
About
Writing
Events + Classes
About
Writing
Events + Classes

Essays

The Rumpus:

‘Til Death

Catapult:

Excerpt from “Let The Love Surprise You”

Huffington Post:

I Was Harassed After Being Outed By My Students. Then Something Amazing Happened.

HAVE HAS HAD

Horse Girls

Corporeal Khôra — part of the curated writing team for Issues 13, 14, 15 & 16

Teaching In Context

Heliotropic

Ordinary Softness

Won’t Someone Think Of The Women?

Evocations Review

Alone Together: How A Pandemic and Donkey Kong Helped Me See That I Wasn’t Alone

This piece was first runner up in Evocations’ 2020 Non-Fiction Essay contest.

PULP Magazine

A Brief History Of My Body

Forge Mag

You Don’t Have To ‘Be Nice’ No Matter What Happens

Past Ten

March 19, 2011

Humor Writing

McSweeney’s:

I Am A Trader Joe’s Parking Lot. I Am Here To Destroy You.

The Tell-Tale Biological Clock

Hemingway Teaches Writing Over Zoom

How To Be A Good Fat Friend.

2020 Food Delivery Promo Codes

Slackjaw Humor:

You’re Invited To Aunt Cathy’s Lit AF 56th Surprise Zoom Birthday Party!

I’m A Man With A Race Car As A Profile Picture, And I Don’t Want To Have Sex With You

An Oral History of the Spirit Halloween Store

A Man’s Guide To Booking A Girl Comic.

Belladonna Comedy

Chill Ways To Let The World Know You Are A Chill White Man Doing White Man Things.

Weekly Humorist

If Other Professions Recruited Like Multi-Level Marketing Scams

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Look who left the house!!!
Happy rainy May Saturday from me & these (adorable, perfect, precious) ding-dongs!
This week’s RWRR: I’m begging for your book recs, a brilliant piece by @chelseabieker, a rant about birthdays, & recommending that you take some writing classes with little ol’ me 😘 Link is in the bio, as usual!
I’m teaching two classes this summer with @porchtn! Details in slides & in stories! Use code EARLYBIRD for 10% off through May 6! And writer pals: my friend @theblondemule is teaching her social media for writers class — don’t m
Can you even? I cannot.
Most everyone has heard advice about writing every day & the importance of consistency! I agree — I like to make sure I do *something* creative every day that fuels my writing. My energy levels change, so I switch up my routine depending on

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