Melissa Petro

@melissapetro

Writer, teacher. PEN/Fusion Emerging Writer Prize Finalist. Former Little Miss Walton Hills. ''This is one whore with chutzpah.'' — Andrea Peyser, NY Post

New York, NY
Joined April 2011

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  2. Engaging in difficult convos makes us better writers, & better citizens. We can't ignore realities simply for the sake of our own comfort.

  3. If ur planning on attending my writer's retreat in Sri Lanka, expect difficult conversations about privilege, power & violence in all forms.

  4. I'm honored to have a piece in the July/August issue of Pacific Standard out now!

  5. Want to play a small part? Donate to the Family Scholarship Fund. *ALL* proceeds will go to his fam:

  6. **NEWS!** I'm THRILLED to say that I'm the recipient of the 2016 Graywolf NF Prize; my next bk, THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS, will be w them

  7. The alarmingly talented is Jezebel's new features editor!! Please send her your wackest pitches at joanna at jezebel dot com

  8. lifehack: 1.) eat fruit 2.) move your body a bit; whatever's appropriate to your abilities 3.) try to be kind 4.) put tape over your webcam

  9. She is afraid of the unknown and bored with the known

  10. Happy Birthday "Feet, what do I want them for if I have wings to fly?"

  11. Becoming Bride: Don't Bring Your Crying Kids To My Wedding

  12. My Harmless Brexit Joke Went Viral on Twitter. Then the White Supremacists Came After Me. - ​A cauti via

  13. happy fourth America

  14. Write your way through the story.

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