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Eleanor Ball @eleanorball.bsky.social · Aug 19

Day 19: “Noah poem” by @egnlafleur.bsky.social (pgs. 4-5) in @bleatingthing.bsky.social. I may be biased, but I think there’s some pretty cool work in this issue ;) www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Aug 22

Applicants for both positions must meet the following requirements:
‣ 18 or older
‣ fluent in English
‣ familiar with our mission statement, submission guidelines, & previous issues

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Bleating Thing runs entirely on the volunteer efforts of a small outfit solely interested in uplifting writers & artists. All positions, including existing editorial staff, are unpaid. Out of respect for the time & labor of our team, we coordinate on scheduling & delegation efforts to ensure that workloads are easy to manage & minimally time-invasive.

Applicants should be fluent in English & familiar with our mission statement, submission guidelines, & previous issues. Given the occasionally sensitive nature of the content we receive, we require that staff members be over 18 years of age.

Prior literary magazine experience is not required, but preferred.

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're open for staff applications! After 2 years of building our foundation, we're ready to welcome an editorial assistant & social media manager to our team.

Applications will only be accepted through the associated forms, which will remain open until positions are filled.

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Become a Bleating Thing
Staff applications open

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Bleating Thing is seeking (com)passionate creatives to round out our operational team. After two years of foundational work building our weird, beautiful, deeply human magazine, we are looking for individuals with the drive & skills to help us expand our audience & strengthen the bonds of our community.

To achieve these ends, we are currently in need of at least 1 editorial assistant & at least 1 social media manager.

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Bleating Thing is seeking at least 1 editorial assistant to aid editorial staff with the following:

‣ Proofreading & copy approval for submission forms
‣ Sorting submissions & confirming receipt via email
‣ Using/modifying decision letter templates to ensure all submitters receive kind, personal correspondence
‣ Wrangling contributor information such as biographies, social media handles, & methods of contact
‣ Macro proofing of issue builds to ensure that all accepted pieces & contributors are represented correctly, including in the listing information for all associated hosting & distribution sites
‣ Responding to email inquiries regarding the submission & publication process

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Aug 1

Submissions for our 4th issue have officially closed! Thank you to everyone who sent work.

If you submitted and have not received an confirmation email from our Gmail account, please reach out to us by that email or our social media profiles.

Excited to dig in & build this next issue!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today is the last day to submit to Issue 04! Don't delay

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨🚨ONE DAY LEFT🚨🚨 to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue!

We are especially in need of:
- Essays
- Hybrid work

Bleat @ us before the end of the day on July 31st!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 30

Send your fleshy, visceral, human-generated essays to www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hello! Please do not use AI to generate an essay in time for our submission deadline just because we really need them. 1) we can tell, & 2) our whole deal is deeply human work. Thank you!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨🚨ONE DAY LEFT🚨🚨 to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue!

We are especially in need of:
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 24

ONE WEEK LEFT to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue!

We are especially in need of:
- Essays
- Hybrid work

Bleat @ us before the end of the day on July 31st!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 22

Rejoice in the transformative power of medicine alongside @connorsartroom.bsky.social in the final Issue 03 spotlight, "Self-Made Solution."

View the piece in full color: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Through a gauze of roses, a clipping of a medicine label for testosterone is visible. Below, a collage of the first few lines of a poem:

an injection has shown a restless Animal
desire in its heart bleeding freely
a body deep in the warmth of this red Lake

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 22

We especially need essays! Whatever you were thinking of posting for free on Substack, perhaps consider sending to us instead?

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 1

🚨 ISSUE 04 Subs are OPEN! 🚨 We are now accepting flash fiction in addition to our previous genre offerings.

There is NO THEME for this issue. Come as you are. Send us your most bleating things.

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 16

Marvel at the wonder of all creatures big & small with Sarah Das Gupta in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Tiny"

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 15

Apologies if you submitted within the last week & are waiting on a submission confirmation! Real life caught up to us, but we are catching it back!

(Pretend that turn of phrase makes sense & expect outstanding confirmations by end of day)

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jul 10

Exalt the body in all its iterations and permutations with @arcanumb.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "An Exaltation In Transition"

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 27

We're open for submissions for our fourth issue!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 27

Celebrate nature's beauty & humor alongside @nemo52.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Pelicans"

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 25

Want to see your work in a spotlight like this?

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 25

Celebrate growth & exuberance against formidable odds alongside @rainbow-robbins.bsky.social 's "Beauty Beyond What's Broken" in today's Issue 03 spotlight.

View the piece in full color: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 19

Want to have your work spotlit by us? Send to Issue 04: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 19

Luxuriate in the grotesqueries of the natural & fabricated world with today's Issue 03 spotlight: "The Solstice" by @eleanorball.bsky.social

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 17

We could be spotlighting your work sometime soon!

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 17

Celebrate the small & oft-overlooked with today's Issue 03 spotlight: "The Two Dollar Bill" by Peter Mladinic.

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 16

Essayists & multi-disciplinary hybrid creatures, we need you especially 🐑💕

Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Jun 1

🚨 ISSUE 04 Subs are OPEN! 🚨 We are now accepting flash fiction in addition to our previous genre offerings.

There is NO THEME for this issue. Come as you are. Send us your most bleating things.

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