Wyatt Bonikowski
@wbonikowski.bsky.social
Suffolk U. English prof. Book: Shell Shock and the Modernist Imagination. Essays on Shirley Jackson, fairy tales, psychoanalysis. Fiction writer.
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Wyatt Bonikowski
@wbonikowski.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Most of my published fiction is flash fiction, but this year I published a longer story in Lake Effect 28. It’s not only my 2nd time in Lake Effect but also the second time my name appears in the table of contents with Diane Williams, whose work has been a huge inspiration. Here’s the first page:
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I have need of someone with Japanese scholarship. Maybe someone knows someone?
I’ve written a piece in the style of Sei Shonagon. Working title: nagori.
Q: Is there a 10th c equivalent for this word? Something that holds both anticipation and aftermath, or lingering?
I know. Pass it on anyway?
I’ve written a piece in the style of Sei Shonagon. Working title: nagori.
Q: Is there a 10th c equivalent for this word? Something that holds both anticipation and aftermath, or lingering?
I know. Pass it on anyway?
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I have need of someone with Japanese scholarship. Maybe someone knows someone?
I’ve written a piece in the style of Sei Shonagon. Working title: nagori.
Q: Is there a 10th c equivalent for this word? Something that holds both anticipation and aftermath, or lingering?
I know. Pass it on anyway?
I’ve written a piece in the style of Sei Shonagon. Working title: nagori.
Q: Is there a 10th c equivalent for this word? Something that holds both anticipation and aftermath, or lingering?
I know. Pass it on anyway?
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Really? A book I translated, that I have dreamed of translating for some 15 years, was released today by a good publisher, an imprint of Hachette, and no one on BlueSky cares at all? Not even a little bit?
#booksky #wheresthelove
#booksky #wheresthelove
At last! My translation of Michio Hoshino's The Traveling Tree is out today in the UK! I’ve been dying to translate this beautiful book for more than 15 years.
Read my thoughts on translating it:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Or purchase a copy:
www.amazon.co.uk/Travelling-T...
#japaneseliterature
Read my thoughts on translating it:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Or purchase a copy:
www.amazon.co.uk/Travelling-T...
#japaneseliterature
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Really? A book I translated, that I have dreamed of translating for some 15 years, was released today by a good publisher, an imprint of Hachette, and no one on BlueSky cares at all? Not even a little bit?
#booksky #wheresthelove
#booksky #wheresthelove
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A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET.
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Reading Flash with Cheryl Pappas | Sunday, Nov. 23 | 3pm PST/6pm EST - Flash Fiction Institute
In this class, we will analyze and appreciate flash fiction by doing a deep study of exemplary flash fiction.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET.
flashfictioninstitute.com/product/read...
flashfictioninstitute.com/product/read...
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At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Cool write-up on indigenous horror by @billyjstratton.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Cool write-up on indigenous horror by @billyjstratton.bsky.social
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Your reminder that I'll be doing an AMA today at 3 PM EST on
r/horrorlit!
Feel free to stop over and taunt me!
www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...
r/horrorlit!
Feel free to stop over and taunt me!
www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...
From the horrorlit community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the horrorlit community
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October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Your reminder that I'll be doing an AMA today at 3 PM EST on
r/horrorlit!
Feel free to stop over and taunt me!
www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...
r/horrorlit!
Feel free to stop over and taunt me!
www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...
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A 13-year old child stolen from his parents by the police without a word.
A mother finds out her son is gone, handed over to ICE, taken to a facility 500 miles away.
So many people on the wrong side of history.
A mother finds out her son is gone, handed over to ICE, taken to a facility 500 miles away.
So many people on the wrong side of history.
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A 13-year old child stolen from his parents by the police without a word.
A mother finds out her son is gone, handed over to ICE, taken to a facility 500 miles away.
So many people on the wrong side of history.
A mother finds out her son is gone, handed over to ICE, taken to a facility 500 miles away.
So many people on the wrong side of history.
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I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
The author was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm
• Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’
The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced.
The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?
This is a must-see event for me. The last time I saw Amber was when she came to Suffolk to read from And I Do Not Forgive You back in March 2020, which was such a good time but just before pandemic lockdown. I’m very excited to the read the novel and celebrate its release!
Going on tour next week! Come say hi please don’t make me read to myself and that one guy who’s actually got earbuds in
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is a must-see event for me. The last time I saw Amber was when she came to Suffolk to read from And I Do Not Forgive You back in March 2020, which was such a good time but just before pandemic lockdown. I’m very excited to the read the novel and celebrate its release!
This comes just as I’m finishing teaching the novel in my horror course. Lincoln highlights the very important omniscient narrator here in an illuminating way. Some students have the tendency to say “it’s all in Eleanor’s head” by the end, but the omniscient narrator says otherwise.
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This comes just as I’m finishing teaching the novel in my horror course. Lincoln highlights the very important omniscient narrator here in an illuminating way. Some students have the tendency to say “it’s all in Eleanor’s head” by the end, but the omniscient narrator says otherwise.
I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
The author was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm
• Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’
The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced.
The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?
Some reading for Black Speculative Fiction Month:
Brief read. Made some connections. Shared some books. www.aieshaturman.com/saltwater-fu...
Saltwater Futures: On Black Speculative Fiction, Hoodoo, and Gullah Geechee Memory
October is Black Speculative Fiction Month. It’s also Hoodoo Heritage Month...and Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Month. That overlap isn’t random, it’s resonance. Each celebrates the ways Black peop...
www.aieshaturman.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Some reading for Black Speculative Fiction Month:
I loved it! Now I want to go on a deeper dive into Black horror, the blues, hoodoo, haints, etc. (I teach Bitter Root in my comics class, Ballad of Black Tom in my horror fiction class, love the work of Tananarive Due and am looking for more, as well as scholarly work …)
The people who don’t like horror in my house are out, so I’m finally watching Sinners.
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I loved it! Now I want to go on a deeper dive into Black horror, the blues, hoodoo, haints, etc. (I teach Bitter Root in my comics class, Ballad of Black Tom in my horror fiction class, love the work of Tananarive Due and am looking for more, as well as scholarly work …)
The people who don’t like horror in my house are out, so I’m finally watching Sinners.
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The people who don’t like horror in my house are out, so I’m finally watching Sinners.
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a most useful+dialectical philosopher, on shame +decency
"seeing this kind of basic social norm enforcement as fundamentally at odds with living in a free country is deeply delusional...shame serves as a robustly liberal alternative to political violence."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
"seeing this kind of basic social norm enforcement as fundamentally at odds with living in a free country is deeply delusional...shame serves as a robustly liberal alternative to political violence."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
a most useful+dialectical philosopher, on shame +decency
"seeing this kind of basic social norm enforcement as fundamentally at odds with living in a free country is deeply delusional...shame serves as a robustly liberal alternative to political violence."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
"seeing this kind of basic social norm enforcement as fundamentally at odds with living in a free country is deeply delusional...shame serves as a robustly liberal alternative to political violence."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
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Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com
Gothic Selves/Artificial Others
18th Biennual Conference of the International Gothic Association: 28-31 July, 2026. Hull, UK
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September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com
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A simple but important way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. A helpful list is in the link below but please do explore @arablit.bsky.social more widely as well as publishers like @commapress.bsky.social
This should not be limited to English. We've reached out to people who can help with lists of Palestinian lit in Turkish, Indonesian, Malayalam, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German. If you can help with these or other languages, please message.
arablit.org/2025/09/08/l...
arablit.org/2025/09/08/l...
List in Progress: Palestinian Literature Forthcoming Fall 2025 or 2026
Although we generally focus on literature in translation, this encompasses literature written by Palestinians in any language (and a few additional titles at the end). Please let us know if you hav…
arablit.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A simple but important way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. A helpful list is in the link below but please do explore @arablit.bsky.social more widely as well as publishers like @commapress.bsky.social
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Latinx Heritage month is coming up and this is a reminder that I've put together a very robust Latinx Spec Fic Author starter pack! Go follow and support these authors!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
September 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Latinx Heritage month is coming up and this is a reminder that I've put together a very robust Latinx Spec Fic Author starter pack! Go follow and support these authors!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
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Links from @amalelmohtar.com’s newsletter to help the people of Gaza.
Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-...
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The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.
Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-...
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The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.
Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun
Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do.
My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza
www.gofundme.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Links from @amalelmohtar.com’s newsletter to help the people of Gaza.
Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-...
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The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.
Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-...
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The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.
Very excited to be presenting an essay at this event! Kathryn Davis is an extraordinary writer whose work inspires and haunts me in the best way. Looking forward to meeting the other presenters and hearing @kellylink.bsky.social in conversation with Davis!
Our Kathryn Davis Symposium with @kellylink.bsky.social is a couple of weeks away! Our Symposium series (this is the 2nd one) celebrates an under-read living writer. We're hoping this becomes a pretty special annual event that introduces readers to great writers portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Kathryn Davis Symposium with Kelly Link
portersquarebooks.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Very excited to be presenting an essay at this event! Kathryn Davis is an extraordinary writer whose work inspires and haunts me in the best way. Looking forward to meeting the other presenters and hearing @kellylink.bsky.social in conversation with Davis!
Just listened to this today. Great conversation and looking forward to reading the book!
🎧 So excited to launch our latest podcast episode, Capitalism Hates You, on horror film and Marxist theory, with the incredible @joshuagooch.bsky.social and Johanna Isaacson. Available on Spotify, Apple, the usual places, or right here: share.transistor.fm/s/535654e1
Capitalism Hates You: Horror film and Marxist theory. | University of Minnesota Press | Episode 114
From Get Out to The Babadook to Saint Maud: In his new book, Josh Gooch uses the horror film genre to expose the hostile conditions of life under capitalism, drawing connections between Marxist theory...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Just listened to this today. Great conversation and looking forward to reading the book!