D. A. Hosek
@dahosek.bsky.social
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D. A. Hosek
@dahosek.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Fall-Winter 2025 - Rat's Ass Review
Donald Patten “Mask Gleaners” (charcoal on canvas) The Poetry Kelli Allen ROBBING THE TABLE WHERE NOTHING EXISTS Both our jackets escaped the fall, but the radio stayed a static river anyway, no matte...
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Beginning a big thread of 2025 publications (yes, I know it’s September. This is the first thing published this year) with my poem “Chicago Sonnet #26” in Rat’s Ass Review.
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”The sun rises. It is always doing that.” is a legit banger
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
”The sun rises. It is always doing that.” is a legit banger
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
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Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
Shrinkflation in the literary world: Ten years ago the anthology from @pushtheneedle.bsky.social was Pushcart Prize XL and now it’s merely Pushcart Prize L. Eventually we’ll be seeing Pushcart Prize M, just watch.
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Shrinkflation in the literary world: Ten years ago the anthology from @pushtheneedle.bsky.social was Pushcart Prize XL and now it’s merely Pushcart Prize L. Eventually we’ll be seeing Pushcart Prize M, just watch.
Happy learn which non-profits have your email day!
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy learn which non-profits have your email day!
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
Five games to get to know me:
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Five games to get to know me:
Outer Wilds
Silent Hill 2
The Quarry
Metal Gear Solid 2
Dino Crisis
Outer Wilds
Silent Hill 2
The Quarry
Metal Gear Solid 2
Dino Crisis
Five games to get to know me:
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Dragon Quest IV
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Dragon Quest IV
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Five games to get to know me:
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
Up and Down the River
Spades
Pinochle
Hearts
Cribbage
And here I thought Pete Townsend had gotten even freakier.
They milfed out a Who
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
And here I thought Pete Townsend had gotten even freakier.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
Rat
Mouse
Pigeon
Opossum
Raccoon
I’m late to the party, but The Lowdown is REALLY good.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m late to the party, but The Lowdown is REALLY good.
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
I’ve apparently made the transition to reading singular they and being confused about who the other person is to reading plural they and assuming that the referent is non-binary (although in both cases, I think the sentences could have been better written).
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I’ve apparently made the transition to reading singular they and being confused about who the other person is to reading plural they and assuming that the referent is non-binary (although in both cases, I think the sentences could have been better written).
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
The last book I loved was Cadávar Exquisito by Agustina Bazterrica
Repost with the last book you enjoyed, and we’ll enter you in a drawing for one of our new fall poetry titles! 🍂📚💙
We are thankful for our readers ❤️
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We are thankful for our readers ❤️
riverriverbooks.org/store/
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The last book I loved was Cadávar Exquisito by Agustina Bazterrica
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We’re just normal men
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We’re just normal men
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THE PUSHCART PRIZE EDITORS REMIND SMALL PRESSES THAT THE DECEMBER 1 POSTMARK FOR YOUR NOMINATIONS TO PP LI IS NEAR. PLEASE CONSULT OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
THE PUSHCART PRIZE EDITORS REMIND SMALL PRESSES THAT THE DECEMBER 1 POSTMARK FOR YOUR NOMINATIONS TO PP LI IS NEAR. PLEASE CONSULT OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
How the hell have I never seen True Confessions before now? De Niro, Duvall, priests, murders, this is so much up my alley (and such a cast!)
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
How the hell have I never seen True Confessions before now? De Niro, Duvall, priests, murders, this is so much up my alley (and such a cast!)