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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry
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Free Bleeding (‘25, dogleech books)
Keeper, Seeker, Dragon of the Sea ('25, Bottlecap Press)
Associate Editor, Sage Cigarettes Magazine
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Mary Ruefle
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Finally drafting for this.
Writing maybe the first good poem I've written in a while. 😂
bleatingthing.bsky.social Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · Dec 1
SUBMISSIONS ARE !! OPEN !! For our fifth issue now thru JAN 31

Guidelines and theme description are available @ bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit
Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces: ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT sculpture garden/classical statuary The image is colored pale shades of green & pink. Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. The text bubble reads: SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW THRU JAN 31 BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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EIC Jaime Dill is bringing Full Mood Mag back from hiatus. They prioritize authenticity and emotion, have a strong co-contributor community / interpersonal editorial vibe, and lean into spontaneity. You can learn more on their website / newsletter or Threads.
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Full Mood Mag | indie press
Welcome to our playground. We're a literary magazine posting open submission calls for whatever we want, whenever we want, by whomever we want. ​ It's a Full Mood, and we 100% own up to it.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Loved sitting with this book and letting it sit with me after. 🫶
Thank you to Danielle and Stanchion for letting me blurb!
stanchion.bsky.social Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 7d
Happy 2026 - a year of intention, of art, of rebellion, of love.

The 2nd of 2 new poetry chapbook cover reveals & pre-order openings:

Danielle McMahon's irl "captures the agony and ecstasy of being seen as a young person."
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Photo of a wheat field bathed in warm golden hour light as the sun sets in the distance. the words irl poems sit above that sun and Danielle McMahon rests in the wheat. Praise for irl "irl is what cuts through the radio static when the dead zone ends on a winding midnight drive through the middle of nowhere. It is the neon pulse of the lovesick heart and the shards of a glittering eternity. McMahon sings of the age when the small town last felt like the universe: of desolate landscapes crackling with life, and of the electricity of opening oneself to the possibility of everything." — Amy Jannotti, author of Angels & Insects are Creatures with Wings and editor-in-chief of Bleating Thing Magazine “A concrete journey into the sweet softness and earnest freedom of life when technology was a place to connect or hide free from contemporary norms. Wistful and immediately precise, irl creates a distinctive, trustworthy guide through parallelism and analogy, the smell of the earth and the quiet of the night, inspiring wonder regarding the relationship between peace and tension, the power of language to transport through time, and the joys or sorrows of recognizing in another 'my satellite / in a starless sky.'" — Lydia Rae Bush, author of Free Bleeding “Tender without ever being sentimental, even the silences in these pieces are deliberate and weighted accordingly. More than anything, these poems capture the agony and ecstasy of being seen as a young person. Where do these visceral memories go in the hearts of grown-ups? If we're lucky, we seek them with as much care, and turn them into art with as much attention, as McMahon does here." — Abigail E. Myers, author of The Last Analog Teenagers “At turns visually striking and intimately conversational, irl is a fascinating poetic exploration." — Audrey T. Carroll, author of The Gaia Hypothesis
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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⚠️ DASHBOARD AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT⚠️

#writingcommunity unite!

We wanna give out 3 awards to poetic pieces published in 2025 in OTHER online litmags!

Deadline: 1/31/26.

Writing Peers, Readers, & Editors can ALL nominate via Google Form: buff.ly/FMfhtG5

Rules & Details: buff.ly/vdm5FlB

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January 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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if you order CRASH, you’ll get another book free for a limited time only 👀

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code: VIN2025
CRASH by tommy wyatt blake - DIGITAL ONLY — Vinegar Press
CRASH is a short collection of poetry inspired by the horror video game, mouthwashing . it follows the disillusionment and degradation of an abusive relationship where there is no hope for sur...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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I got three new poems published in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social. A nice way to end the year. Here's one of them
December 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Preorders for EIC Danielle’s poetry chapbook irl start in the new year! 😱
If you’ve got a soft spot for aol instant messenger and a certain summertime lovesickness, this one’s for you!
stanchion.bsky.social Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 10d
The new year will bring new pre-order sales, new cover reveals, and a blurb extravaganza. Stay tuned for your chance to be among the first poetry lovers to buy Adam Gianforcaro's Poems to Stage Dive to and Danielle McMahon's irl.
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The new year will bring new pre-order sales, new cover reveals, and a blurb extravaganza. Stay tuned for your chance to be among the first poetry lovers to buy Adam Gianforcaro's Poems to Stage Dive to and Danielle McMahon's irl.
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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New review up today! "Musical Order and New Babel: on APOCALYPSE DANCE by Ethan McGuire" (2025: Wipf & Stock), in Radix Magazine. This full-length collection uses musicality in language to articulate a synthetic mysticism while bearing witness to 21st-century disasters.
The cover of Apocalypse Dance by Ethan McGuire
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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hiiiiii manuscript subs are open until sunday 12/21

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December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Our EIC @dusti.bsky.social has a poem up at Eunoia Review today!

into the hills and rivers eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/i...
into the hills and rivers
In the humid dark of the womb, in the repose and quiet rest of the heartbeat which wove water and bone to create you, you were protected from the intimacy of strangers whispering an unfamiliar name…
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December 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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My work is up for being remixed in this from issues 4 and 5... 👀
the-engine-idling.bsky.social the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Dec 7
SUBS ARE OPEN FOR ISSUE 8: COLLAGE!

But what's the deal?

Remix our works!

Mind the Off Limits List! buff.ly/xboarlD

Rules: buff.ly/W6Q0BoP

#writingprompt #writingcommunity #poetry #poetrycommunity #collage #artistcommunity #indielit #litmag
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Happy to announce my latest poetry chapbook Keeper, Seeker, Dragon of the Sea with Bottlecap Press. It forms a narrative, follows three perspectives, and explores connection in conflict through a fantasy lens...
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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!! THEME REVEAL !! for Issue 05

This issue, we are seeking poetry, flash, essays, hybrid work, & visual art surrounding the theme FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT: sculpture garden / classical statuary

Submissions open DEC 1

Keep your eyes peeled - we'll be posting prompts this week to inspire you!
Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces: ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT sculpture garden/classical statuary The image is colored pale shades of green & pink. Against a backdrop of marble, a stone-hewn lamb gazes up at its robed shepherd. The text bubble reads: For this theme, we challenge submitters to explore & respond not just to artworks themselves, but the very concept of "classical." Who decides what is "classical?" Who/what is excluded from that scope? What are the dangers of clinging to iconography that reifies harmful traditions? The image is colored pale shades of green. Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. The text bubble reads: SUBMISSIONS OPEN DEC 1 BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I almost didn’t sub this piece (fear, shame). Thank you so much @epistemiclit.bsky.social for being such amazing supporters of me and the writing community. Humbled by this Pushcart nom 🧡

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November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Seriously, everyone — shoot your shot!
pleomorphic2.bsky.social Sumitra Singam, your friendly local Dragon-Scorpion @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · Nov 23
I almost didn’t sub this piece (fear, shame). Thank you so much @epistemiclit.bsky.social for being such amazing supporters of me and the writing community. Humbled by this Pushcart nom 🧡

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November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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This is a dream come true! Thank you so much @epistemiclit.bsky.social 🩵
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I don’t think that people accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense. I think it makes people terribly uncomfortable.

—David Lynch
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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🛋️ Lamp Lit 1.2 Fall 2025 is Live at LampLit.net! 🛋️

Thank you to Lamp Lit 1.2 Contributors: ⬇️

#poetry #shortstories #art #essay #litmags #lamplitmag
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Jane Zwart in ISSUE 27! 🩰

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November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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!! ISSUE 04 IS LIVE NOW !! Online or in print

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Featuring: (see reply)
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I love this game exactly for how hard it is
gumbybush.myatproto.social Ben Bush @gumbybush.myatproto.social · Nov 6
A similar game:
I can't carry a tune a don't pay attention to lyrics. I still get songs stuck in my head, but not always with accurate lyrics. I then go to @lrbpoetry.bsky.social and attempt to sing what I wound up with and she has to figure out what I misheard.
devezer.bsky.social Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · Nov 6
Hubby and I play a game where we play the first 2-3 notes of a song and the other has to guess what it is. What would be your top candidate for most immediately recognizable songs?

One of mine is Echoes by Pink Floyd. A single note. Hard to mistake.

Another is U Can't Touch This. Because... 😂🤣
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Blessings full stop

Susan Howe, from Debths
This side I will show miniature network entanglements comma Blessings full stop yours very half-hesitation semi-colon semi- colon yes the sea lies about us Our tininess on earth as such
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Send us some art, please!!
Black and white image of an empty frame on a wall. Text: “WE HAVE SOME GREAT SUBMISSIONS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON? NOT ART (circled in red) HELP US FIX THAT!”
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM