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Kelly Swails
@kellyswails
1. Author. 2. Editor. 3. Recovering clinical microbiologist. 4. Baseball nerd. 5. Crazy cat lady. 6. She/her. 7. List maker. Opinions my own.
Illinoiskellyswails.comJoined January 2010

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This? This is just one example of what Twitter can do. Also one example of why I will be So Fucking Angry When it dies its eventual heat death because of its current owner.
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Here’s a message that was sent to me by an ER resident physician in training who saved a patient’s life half way across the country from me. When people ask “why teach on social media?” This is why.
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Thinking "I'd like to do X sometime"? "Well, Swails, you're gonna die someday, if this is actually a priority for you, make it happen." It's oddly freeing. Sometimes, I ca feel my shoulders relax when I think it.
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But the whole "I'm going to die someday has added another tool in my arsenal. Worried about my debt level? "Eh, I'm going to die someday." Which isn't to say I'm quitting my job and traveling around the world tomorrow or anything. But it helps.
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I've always kind of dealt with anxiety, even when I didn't have a word for it. Worried about getting into trouble. Getting good grades. If person X liked me. My weight. My face. Not being enough. I've had these sort of thoughts as long as I can remember, I think.
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I think it was who mentioned this several weeks ago. Apparently there's an account that tweets "you're going to die someday." At first I thought it was morbid. Like, thanks pal, but no thanks. Then I got to thinking about it.
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Whoopsie-doodle, guess that's what happens when your entire HR department walks out the door
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SCOOP: Twitter didn't pay its current and former employees on time in the UK and Germany today. “It has come to our attention that some of you may not have received your November 2022 salary yet in your bank account,” an email sent this morning says.
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I do have a handful of people whom I only touch base with once a year via holiday cards--they aren't on social media--but I don't think any of our lives would be negatively impacted if we didn't touch that base every December.
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There is no "one true path" to publication. Anyone who says "you have to attend X" or "you simply must have an MFA" is suspect (and may be profiting from your doing so).
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So I really have no strong feelings either way. If you are a new writer, a workshop might be great for you. Or it might not. Either way, you can still get published. There are millions of paths to publication.
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Okay, I'm no dentist, by why on earth would you perform a root canal on a two-year-old? Wouldn't you just ... yank the tooth?!
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Two-year-old Zion died days after receiving baby root canals and crowns at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued and accused the clinic and the investment firm of putting profits ahead of patient safety. 📝: @FredSchulte khn.org/news/article/p
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Wow! Scientists have observed a single-cell alga evolve in real time into a multicellular organism. The transition took around a year and was caused by the introduction of a predator into the environment. nature.com/articles/s4159
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It's interesting how different my feed is compared to six weeks ago. Less ads, and the ads I'm seeing are from companies I've never heard of. Fewer friends, which I attribute to folks bailing on the site. And the news tweets seem to be at the top every time I open the app.
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Watching The Crown and it's so hilarious that they were like "we have to prepare for the next Monarch" in the 90s and the Queen would be around ND for another 25 years 😹😹
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"the secret scientists don't want you to know!!" Dude have you ever met a single scientist? My scientist friends are desperate for me to know about the changing mating habits of Brown marmorated stink bugs. They're screaming at the top of their lungs to tell you EVERYTHING.
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If I ever get married again--and this is a big if--I'm stealing this idea.
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was looking for something else and came across this comment from 2016 about someone's book-themed wedding and ... yes! all people getting married next year, do this.
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Call for sources: Are you a bartender who has thoughts and opinions about espresso martinis and other coffee cocktails? I'm reporting a story for a national outlet and would love to speak to you. DMs open.
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It's what I get for remembering to do this at a bar at 10 pm Wordle 518 X/6 🟨🟨 🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨
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