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James Penha
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Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at http://newversenews.blogspot.com and https://thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him 🌈 💙 Story collection—Queer As Folk Tales—out now https://a.co/d/9GkGz81. https://jamespenha.com
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 10d
The e-book of my collection Queer as Folk Tales where I gather ancient myths and legends and reimagine them with queer lovers at their heart is now published. Characters and narratives even straight people can enjoy ;-) a.co/d/9GkGz81 See the replies for other vendors.
Queer as Folk Tales
Amazon.com: Queer as Folk Tales eBook : Penha, James: Kindle Store
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 5h
NVN Monday at Substack: Cecil Morris’s #newspoem “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
by Cecil Morris
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 9h
Cecil Morris begs, in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/plea...
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PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 1d
NVN Sunday at Substack: Susan Vespoli’s #newspoem “2025” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: 2025
by Susan VespoliIt was the year the garden wouldn’t grow.
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 1d
Susan Vespoli looks at “2025” thus far in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/2025...
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2025
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
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Just Lee 🇨🇦 @justleeg.bsky.social · 2d
Every single word of this is fact
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Elseagee 🟧 🌊 🌊 🌊🎨 🎸 @elseagee.bsky.social · 2d
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
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Joe Okonkwo @joeokonkwo.bsky.social · 2d
"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." — Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2d
Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 2d
NVN Saturday at Substack: Raymond Nat Turner’s #newspoem “Enemy Within” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 2d
Raymond Nat Turner points with his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem to the real “Enemy Within.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/enem...
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ENEMY WITHIN
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d
Page One in Chicago.

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 3d
NVN Friday at Substack: Paul A. Freeman’s #newspoem “End Game” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...
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NVN Friday: END GAME
by Paul A.
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 3d
Paul A. Freeman’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem on the “End Game” of the war in Gaza. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/end-...
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END GAME
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 3d
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Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 3d
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 4d
NVN Thursday at Substack: Dick Altman’s #newspoem “Chaco Canyon / Sculpture of Silence” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd...
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NVN Thursday: CHACO CANYON / SCULPTURE OF SILENCE
by Dick Altman
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 4d
Dick Altman writes in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem of “Chaco Canyon / Sculpture of Silence” now threatened by Drill, Baby, Drill noise. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/chac...
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CHACO CANYON / SCULPTURE OF SILENCE
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 5d
NVN Wednesday at Substack: John Wesick’s #newspoem “Wo Ist Mutter” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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NVN Wednesday: WO IST MUTTER
by Jon Wesick
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 5d
Jon Wesick listens back and forth between fascist governments in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem and hears, “Wo Ist Mutter.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wo-i...
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WO IST MUTTER
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 7d
Quiet and filled with creeping dread sounds wonderful...
a new anthology of quiet horror stories from Ghost Willow Press.
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MatGost @matgost.bsky.social · 7d
Silent Screams is out now.
It's the first anthology I've edited and I love every single story inside it.
If you prefer your #Halloween scares quiet and filled with creeping dread, then this is the book for you.
eBook and paperback:
mybook.to/SilentScream...
#Horror #ShortStories #WritingCommunity
The cover wrap for Silent Screams, An Anthology of Quiet Horrors - featuring a striking, surreal illustration by Eric Brenner, depicting a screaming face with far too many eyes. The book blurb states: The most terrifying horror stories don't churn your stomach. They creep like shadows, chilling with a touch. They build dread through atmosphere and emotion, rather than splatter and gore. Welcome to Silent Screams, an anthology of quiet horror stories. Within these pages, you will face strange and twisted scenes, dark and demonic characters, nightmares great and small, written by a host of talented authors from around the world. These are shattering tales of grief and loss, visitations from strange folk, troubled dreams, and cursed artefacts. These are whispers to make your skin crawl and your toes curl. Words to catch your breath and smother screams.
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MatGost @matgost.bsky.social · 7d
Silent Screams is out now.
It's the first anthology I've edited and I love every single story inside it.
If you prefer your #Halloween scares quiet and filled with creeping dread, then this is the book for you.
eBook and paperback:
mybook.to/SilentScream...
#Horror #ShortStories #WritingCommunity
The cover wrap for Silent Screams, An Anthology of Quiet Horrors - featuring a striking, surreal illustration by Eric Brenner, depicting a screaming face with far too many eyes. The book blurb states: The most terrifying horror stories don't churn your stomach. They creep like shadows, chilling with a touch. They build dread through atmosphere and emotion, rather than splatter and gore. Welcome to Silent Screams, an anthology of quiet horror stories. Within these pages, you will face strange and twisted scenes, dark and demonic characters, nightmares great and small, written by a host of talented authors from around the world. These are shattering tales of grief and loss, visitations from strange folk, troubled dreams, and cursed artefacts. These are whispers to make your skin crawl and your toes curl. Words to catch your breath and smother screams.
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