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Fiction, essays, and poetry – along with unclassifiable writings, photos, and drawings – that challenge readers and bend their brains, while maintaining the highest levels of style and substance. Editor novelist Kevin Brennan.
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
Three awesome micros this morning by @JeffreyHermann.
Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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August 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Three awesome micros this morning by @JeffreyHermann.
Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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A terrific new piece from a young writer from Virginia, "Without a Checklist."
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
August 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A terrific new piece from a young writer from Virginia, "Without a Checklist."
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Happens now and then, that nothing coming in over the transom quite suits our peculiar needs.
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
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Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happens now and then, that nothing coming in over the transom quite suits our peculiar needs.
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
A special one today, by the irrepressible @sagetyrtle.bsky.social.
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#fiction #readingcommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity
July 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A special one today, by the irrepressible @sagetyrtle.bsky.social.
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#fiction #readingcommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity
"I look at the cracks spidering out from the doors’ corners, the windowsills. I hate them because they remind me of me."
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June 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"I look at the cracks spidering out from the doors’ corners, the windowsills. I hate them because they remind me of me."
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Here it is, a striking metaphor on how to take care of yourself.
"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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June 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here it is, a striking metaphor on how to take care of yourself.
"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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We have some awesome creative #nonfiction coming up tomorrow, so be sure to tune in.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
June 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We have some awesome creative #nonfiction coming up tomorrow, so be sure to tune in.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
We have a dandy one up today, "Chronic Pain," by @warmaiden (Colleen Harris).
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
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#poetry #writingcommunity
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
June 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have a dandy one up today, "Chronic Pain," by @warmaiden (Colleen Harris).
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
Come and read (in mere seconds) the latest #poetry from Elena Zhang ~ The Father of Minimalism.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Come and read (in mere seconds) the latest #poetry from Elena Zhang ~ The Father of Minimalism.
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Awesome creative nonfiction today at the D'Wife! Moving and uniquely told.
Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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May 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Awesome creative nonfiction today at the D'Wife! Moving and uniquely told.
Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Superb new #poetry this morning by @TomBusillo! Stop by and read "My Daddy's Accordion."
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May 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Superb new #poetry this morning by @TomBusillo! Stop by and read "My Daddy's Accordion."
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Whenever we're mentioned in a list of journals open for subs, I need to remind #writers to look at our submission guidelines before pressing SEND.
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
May 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whenever we're mentioned in a list of journals open for subs, I need to remind #writers to look at our submission guidelines before pressing SEND.
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
Most of my #novels are available in paperback for as low as $7.24. For now. Amazon is raising printing costs in June, so grab one of these today before prices go up!
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#readingcommunity #fiction
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#readingcommunity #fiction
May 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Most of my #novels are available in paperback for as low as $7.24. For now. Amazon is raising printing costs in June, so grab one of these today before prices go up!
www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin...
#readingcommunity #fiction
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#readingcommunity #fiction
Stop by to read "Bullet Pudding" by Damon Hubbs.
"He eats bullet pudding and rolls sugar cubes like dice.
False trails of blackthorn and pimpernel keep me up at night."
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#poetry #writingcommunity #reading
"He eats bullet pudding and rolls sugar cubes like dice.
False trails of blackthorn and pimpernel keep me up at night."
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#poetry #writingcommunity #reading
May 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Stop by to read "Bullet Pudding" by Damon Hubbs.
"He eats bullet pudding and rolls sugar cubes like dice.
False trails of blackthorn and pimpernel keep me up at night."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/05/13/b...
#poetry #writingcommunity #reading
"He eats bullet pudding and rolls sugar cubes like dice.
False trails of blackthorn and pimpernel keep me up at night."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/05/13/b...
#poetry #writingcommunity #reading