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Jon Wesick's 'A Fistful of Cake' is a playful reimagining of the Western, which preserves the genre's melodrama. @wesickjon.bsky.social
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jon-wesick/
#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #Cowboys
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jon-wesick/
#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #Cowboys
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Jon Wesick's 'A Fistful of Cake' is a playful reimagining of the Western, which preserves the genre's melodrama. @wesickjon.bsky.social
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jon-wesick/
#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #Cowboys
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jon-wesick/
#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #Cowboys
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We need a 4-day, 32-hour work week with livable wages.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We need a 4-day, 32-hour work week with livable wages.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
I feel like whoever came up with the new Dunkin’ Donuts munchkins commercial is a low-key psychopath
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I feel like whoever came up with the new Dunkin’ Donuts munchkins commercial is a low-key psychopath
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In Lee Campbell's 'ONE DAY', hope builds and builds, embodied by pistachios, for future happiness.
Watch it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lee-campbell/
#FilmPoem #InkSweatAndTears
Watch it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lee-campbell/
#FilmPoem #InkSweatAndTears
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In Lee Campbell's 'ONE DAY', hope builds and builds, embodied by pistachios, for future happiness.
Watch it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lee-campbell/
#FilmPoem #InkSweatAndTears
Watch it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lee-campbell/
#FilmPoem #InkSweatAndTears
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cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
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Send good vibes! My Ohio Arts Council grant app is up for public review today...a panel of 5 admins and poets are reviewing applicants writing samples.
No, I am not watching live. Once it's out there, it's out there.
But that $$$$$ would be nice!
No, I am not watching live. Once it's out there, it's out there.
But that $$$$$ would be nice!
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Send good vibes! My Ohio Arts Council grant app is up for public review today...a panel of 5 admins and poets are reviewing applicants writing samples.
No, I am not watching live. Once it's out there, it's out there.
But that $$$$$ would be nice!
No, I am not watching live. Once it's out there, it's out there.
But that $$$$$ would be nice!
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Join us in congratulating Jay Morse. His nonfiction piece, "Triumph," first published in Issue 30 Spring 2024, was just listed among the "Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction of 2024" in The Best American Essays 2025.
You can read the full story here:
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/articles/not...
You can read the full story here:
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/articles/not...
"Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction of 2024" in The Best American…
Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama and artwork. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.
www.doorisajarmagazine.net
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us in congratulating Jay Morse. His nonfiction piece, "Triumph," first published in Issue 30 Spring 2024, was just listed among the "Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction of 2024" in The Best American Essays 2025.
You can read the full story here:
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/articles/not...
You can read the full story here:
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/articles/not...
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Leslie Wexner is evading subpoena service in the Dr. Richard Strauss lawsuit against Ohio State.
Wexner’s lawyer, John Zeiger, will convene the Board of Trustees on Thursday as chairman.
Will Zeiger accept service under the watchful eye of Strauss’ victims?
www.rooster.info/p/where-is-l...
Wexner’s lawyer, John Zeiger, will convene the Board of Trustees on Thursday as chairman.
Will Zeiger accept service under the watchful eye of Strauss’ victims?
www.rooster.info/p/where-is-l...
Where is Leslie Wexner?
With Ohio's premier teenage lingerie salesman avoiding subpoena service, his personal lawyer is on the hook during Thursday's meeting of the Ohio State University's Board of Trustees.
www.rooster.info
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Leslie Wexner is evading subpoena service in the Dr. Richard Strauss lawsuit against Ohio State.
Wexner’s lawyer, John Zeiger, will convene the Board of Trustees on Thursday as chairman.
Will Zeiger accept service under the watchful eye of Strauss’ victims?
www.rooster.info/p/where-is-l...
Wexner’s lawyer, John Zeiger, will convene the Board of Trustees on Thursday as chairman.
Will Zeiger accept service under the watchful eye of Strauss’ victims?
www.rooster.info/p/where-is-l...
Just got an acceptance from @inksweatandtears.co.uk for a partially true Christmas story. One day my friends are going to stop telling me things.
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Just got an acceptance from @inksweatandtears.co.uk for a partially true Christmas story. One day my friends are going to stop telling me things.
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A fun look back on the year hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Fortunately, it’s easy to share your favorite music without doing free promotion for a corporation that recruits for ICE. What songs, albums, or artists helped you keep going in 2025?
Fortunately, it’s easy to share your favorite music without doing free promotion for a corporation that recruits for ICE. What songs, albums, or artists helped you keep going in 2025?
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A fun look back on the year hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Fortunately, it’s easy to share your favorite music without doing free promotion for a corporation that recruits for ICE. What songs, albums, or artists helped you keep going in 2025?
Fortunately, it’s easy to share your favorite music without doing free promotion for a corporation that recruits for ICE. What songs, albums, or artists helped you keep going in 2025?
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
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Read "Snap!" written by @mfcfeeley.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"The thing about roadkill is you can really see it."
tinyurl.com/mp7rfcm9
"The thing about roadkill is you can really see it."
tinyurl.com/mp7rfcm9
Snap! — Ghost Parachute
The thing about roadkill is you can really see it. Like, yes, “the fox is beautiful and we’re sad it’s dead” but also “all foxes die, most of them slowly, painfully, and unappreciated, but this one di...
tinyurl.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Read "Snap!" written by @mfcfeeley.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"The thing about roadkill is you can really see it."
tinyurl.com/mp7rfcm9
"The thing about roadkill is you can really see it."
tinyurl.com/mp7rfcm9
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Read "Yesterday It Rained" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social.
"The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log."
tinyurl.com/57dk3nuu
"The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log."
tinyurl.com/57dk3nuu
Yesterday It Rained — Ghost Parachute
The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log. Thwap. That felt good and clean. Not blurry. But everyone around her was ambiguous—like Donny and his stupid cat. Like Fr...
tinyurl.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Read "Yesterday It Rained" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social.
"The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log."
tinyurl.com/57dk3nuu
"The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log."
tinyurl.com/57dk3nuu
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Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
In this universe — Ghost Parachute
This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome. No sense in watching yourself do the same things over and over, as a flock of geese V ing overhead, whit...
tinyurl.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
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To spare us the indignity of having to demonstrate our own subpar art skills for our next cover, we're extending our art deadline to Friday. Throw your hat in the ring to be our next cover artist. Email pieces direct to [email protected] for a response within 24 hours.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
To spare us the indignity of having to demonstrate our own subpar art skills for our next cover, we're extending our art deadline to Friday. Throw your hat in the ring to be our next cover artist. Email pieces direct to [email protected] for a response within 24 hours.
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Our nominations for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay 📚
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @christytending.bsky.social
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @christytending.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Our nominations for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay 📚
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @christytending.bsky.social
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @christytending.bsky.social
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My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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Check out our review:
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary If You Know How to Read Them by Keith J. Powell is a tour de force of twenty-two stories about love, sex, and the gulf between the two.
@keithjpowell.com
www.claudineliterary.net/sweetnothing...
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary If You Know How to Read Them by Keith J. Powell is a tour de force of twenty-two stories about love, sex, and the gulf between the two.
@keithjpowell.com
www.claudineliterary.net/sweetnothing...
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary If You Know How To Read Them by Keith J. Powell | A Review
www.claudineliterary.net
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Check out our review:
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary If You Know How to Read Them by Keith J. Powell is a tour de force of twenty-two stories about love, sex, and the gulf between the two.
@keithjpowell.com
www.claudineliterary.net/sweetnothing...
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary If You Know How to Read Them by Keith J. Powell is a tour de force of twenty-two stories about love, sex, and the gulf between the two.
@keithjpowell.com
www.claudineliterary.net/sweetnothing...
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Thank you to the wonderful team at @ettereview.bsky.social for this nomination!
Congratulations to our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees!
Laura Cronk
@suzyeynon.bsky.social
@amyholman.bsky.social
@rachel-kowalsky.bsky.social
Emma Raimondo
Nora Esme Wagner
Laura Cronk
@suzyeynon.bsky.social
@amyholman.bsky.social
@rachel-kowalsky.bsky.social
Emma Raimondo
Nora Esme Wagner
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thank you to the wonderful team at @ettereview.bsky.social for this nomination!
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If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
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Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil
ALT: a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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At last: Doric Literary's Pushcart nominations for 2026!
@pushcartprize.bsky.social
#BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social
doric-literary.com/nominations/
@pushcartprize.bsky.social
#BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social
doric-literary.com/nominations/
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
At last: Doric Literary's Pushcart nominations for 2026!
@pushcartprize.bsky.social
#BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social
doric-literary.com/nominations/
@pushcartprize.bsky.social
#BarbaraEMiner @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social @patrickobrienstrickland.com #DamienRoos @danacann.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social
doric-literary.com/nominations/
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Shout out to @tmcallister.bsky.social and his essay collection IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE, one of the 100 Notable Small Press Books heralded on @literaryhub.bsky.social today! The book was published by @rosemetalpress.bsky.social. I loved reading Tom's work and you will too!
lithub.com/100-notable-...
lithub.com/100-notable-...
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
lithub.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Shout out to @tmcallister.bsky.social and his essay collection IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE, one of the 100 Notable Small Press Books heralded on @literaryhub.bsky.social today! The book was published by @rosemetalpress.bsky.social. I loved reading Tom's work and you will too!
lithub.com/100-notable-...
lithub.com/100-notable-...