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Alien Buddha Press has been publishing emerging writers and artists since 2017. Open for submissions at [email protected]
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Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social · Jun 28
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‘What Was I Even Sad About?’, the new collection from Gabrielle Lisk is now available!!!

A preview, featuring 5 poems- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/spotlight-what-was-i-even-sad-about-by-gabrielle-lisk/

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What Was I Even Sad About?
What Was I Even Sad About? [Lisk, Gabrielle, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Was I Even Sad About?
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November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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‘creativity is the slaughter of angels’, the new collection by Jay Passer is now available.

Preview featuring 5 selections- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/spotlight-creativity-is-the-slaughter-of-angels-by-jay-passer/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0FQ5KXGH5
SPOTLIGHT: ‘creativity is the slaughter of angels’ by Jay Passer
Petty Crimes Keys on the zinc counter with theRenault parked on the roof Dogs named Socket and Brass Small dogs, old menTalif the studentKalif the king El trains, babel of human sewageThe urge is t…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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WHAT WAS I EVEN SAD ABOUT?
by Gabrielle Lisk
dropping 11/11/25
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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'Elfego Baca', a screenplay by Darek Thomas is now available.

Preview first 7 pages- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/spotlight-elfego-baca-by-darek-thomas/

paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0FVM372W4
SPOTLIGHT: Elfego Baca by Darek Thomas
EXT. NEW MEXICAN DESERT SANDSTORM-DAY 1830S A group of COWBOYS led by two VARQUEROS lead a herd of cattle across the desert. A strong wind is BLOWING the sand around. A VAQUERO stops, tightens his …
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November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Evolution for the Hell of It by Gerald Yelle: A New Artifact for the Evolution of Literature (review by M. Kelly Peach)
Evolution for the Hell of It by Gerald Yelle: A New Artifact for the Evolution of Literature (review by M. Kelly Peach)
Evolution for the Hell of It is a uniquely formatted short novella of inter-related flash fiction pieces written by Gerald Yelle. …
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November 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Dropping late december
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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‘Saint John the Blasphemer’, the new short story collection by Jon Wesick is now available!

Selection (“Pillbottle Legacy”)- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/spotlight-saint-john-the-blasphemer-by-jon-wesick/

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SPOTLIGHT: ‘Saint John the Blasphemer’ by Jon Wesick
Pillbottle Legacy I scrolled through the Profit and Loss from Business menu to enter deductions. It was April 14 and a warm spell had melted last week’s blizzard into a muddy quagmire that would di…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Breaking literary news! My next poetry book (and first Amish themed collection since 2011) is slated for a 2026 release from Alien Buddha Press! 🙏🐎 📚
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November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Sarah Mengel is Alien Buddha’s Featured Artist for November 2025!

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Sarah Mengel is Alien Buddha’s Featured Artist for November 2025
ABP- Thank you for taking this interview, Sarah. Last summer, ABP was lucky to publish your chapbook Glittersmoke. What can you tell us about this collection, and your writing process in creating i…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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This makes my heart so happy!!!
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these selections are Wainscott NY bound
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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these selections are Wainscott NY bound
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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From the Snake Pit to the Shore by Douglas Richardson is now available!

Link to first 5 poems- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/spotlight-from-the-snake-pit-to-the-shore-by-douglas-richardson/

Paperback- amazon.com/Snake-Pit-Shore-Douglas-Richardson/dp/B0FTZHZ8XT/
SPOTLIGHT: ‘From the Snake Pit to the Shore’ by Douglas Richardson
Summer in the City Three Mickey’s 40stwo in the fridgeone in handhis back to the kitchen windowMurphy bed verticalTravis Bickle moonshit’s going to get uglyin one to four hourson his way upstairsne…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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OMG! This is great news to wake up to! Thanks to everyone who participated, read our stories, and voted!

I can’t believe I’m a two time champ 👻👻👻
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Congratulations to our first two-time Horror Showdown Champion, NJ Gallegos!

“The Call Shift” won the 2025 Horror Showdown with 53% of the vote.

Read the story here:
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October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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👽🧘‍♂️💀⚔️ Here are all the winning stories from 5 years of The Alien Buddha’s Horror Showdown!

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October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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👽 🧘 📖 Alien Buddha Zine 80

B&W print / 14.99 – amazon.com/dp/B0FWX6K8NB
Full color print / 19.99 – amazon.com/dp/B0FWX74KXF

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Alien Buddha Zine #80: black and white print
Alien Buddha Zine #80: black and white print [Buddha, Alien, Fulford, Devon E., Sethi, Sanjeev] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Alien Buddha Zine #80: black and white print
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October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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‘Man’s Best Friends’, the new collection from Coleman Bigelow Is now available.

“Found Missing” (selection)- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/spotlight-mans-best-friends-by-coleman-bigelow/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0FSXBRPVK

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October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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‘The dog scowls instead of biting’, the new collection by Joseph Farley is now available.

Preview, featuring 6 selections- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/spotlight-the-dog-scowls-instead-of-biting-by-joseph-farley/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0FSY14SZY
SPOTLIGHT: The dog scowls instead of biting by Joseph Farley
Sunday School Dropouts It is easy to do the things we shouldn’t,the things the nuns and priests and parentswarned us so much against.Too bad we are human and easily temptedby whatever shiny thing p…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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‘Icarus in Crete’, the new chapbook by Hiromi Yoshida is now available.

Preview featuring 5 selections- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/spotlight-icarus-in-crete-by-hiromi-yoshida/

Paperback- amazon.com/Icarus-Crete-Hiromi-Yoshida/dp/B0FSXZXXDX/
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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‘Grenadine: & Other Poems’ by Les Epstein is now available!!!

Preview featuring 5 selections- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/spotlight-grenadine-other-poems-by-les-epstein/

Paperback- amazon.com/Grenadine-Other-Poems-Epstein/dp/B0FTGH1396
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Grenadine & Other Poems’ by Les Epstein
Joint Blessings Bless you, my cranky knee,For granting me at least four stepsBefore you consider a whine. Bless you gnarly thumbsFor waiting until December’s solsticeBefore winding up chords in a h…
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October 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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True Believer, the new 127-page poetry collection from MH Clay is now available.

Preview, featuring 4 selections- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/spotlight-true-believer-by-mh-clay/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0FTMGNDW2
SPOTLIGHT: True Believer by MH Clay
Hail Mary A smokeA smileA cough and wipeThe spray from nose and chinA lookA leerA lecherous maybe butCan’t be cuzPropriety and conventionAssert an interventionOf the terrible thingWe can’t abide Le…
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October 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM