Please note the CWs It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. Read more of "Assata Said" by Leo Rose Rodriguez in All My Relations, Volume 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

CW: Depictions of sex work it is a Saturday in April and im standing in the bathtub peeing on my feet for strangers on the screen. “Squat lower...” “Stand up now…” “Oh yeah…” “That’s great…” Read more by @bretonlikethecape.bsky.social in The B'K Mag: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Please note the CWs You stuck your slurs into my skin when you tried to silence me, afraid of my aberration. Read more of "Your Remains are My Religion" by @sarendipitous.bsky.social in All My Relations, Volume 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Ancestry.com offers me vacation packages to return to my roots, the 38% of me that burns quickly under the sun, like paper: slow and unbinding as the flame crawls through wrinkles. Read more by @poetloz.bsky.social in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Please note the CWs In the Depression Phase of 2024, we obviously couldn’t repeat the watch history from the Depression Phase of 2023. All Scooby-Doo and Barbie movies had been checked off the watch list. Read more by Kristia Vasiloff in All My Relations: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Check out the full collage, "The City and a Dream" by Anna Kirby in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them. They want us all eradicated.

Please note the CWs genocide is also a pandemic if that word feels easier to comprehend through lived experience. Read more of "art as action" by @jpthorn.bsky.social in All My Relations, Volume 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Please note CWs you were gibberish chatter in the only tongue I knew, laughing and snapping pictures of anything that fascinated, Read more of "To the tourists who thought I was part of the scenery," by Rumi Sidhu Petersen in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Check out the Charcoal on paper piece "Rebellious " by Adedeji John in All My Relations, Volume 9! Be sure to review the piece and read the full issue here: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Please note CWs At the Annual Equality & Diversity Summit, four Nectarines and a solitary Lime gather at a round table. Long before Charcuterie boards were trending, the Nectarines’ ancestors had peeled away the idea of other names for the Summit, settling on “Equality & Diversity.”

Please note the CWs That morning, a boy climbed the roof of a closed-down library and started burning books. He wasn’t hiding. He wasn’t shouting either. Read more of "Ash Alphabet" by Fendy S. Tulodo in All My Relations, Volume 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Returned here after a long break to find this lovely post. It’s my poem, “Legacy,” published in the stunning @thebkmagazine.bsky.social!

#FF It’s Video Games Day 🎮. To celebrate, give some ❤️ & a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “V” & “G”! @vestalreview.bsky.social @galleon-books.bsky.social @villaineralit.bsky.social @gameoverbooks.bsky.social @viridinelit.bsky.social @garlicpresslit.bsky.social

Please note the CWs. They named us after survivors. Ybañez — letters twisted to outrun the persecution. A name that ducked beneath Moorish steel & sat quietly at the feet of the cross. Read more of "History & Inheritance" by X. Y. in All My Relations, Vol 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

Check out the full painting, "Young woman" by John Swofford in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

#FF It’s Mullets for Mental Health Month. To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “M” (and grow your mullet)! @madnessheartpress.bsky.social @madridlitmag.bsky.social @manyworlds.place @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

#FF It’s National Lemon Juice Day. To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “L” and “J”: @lamplitmag.bsky.social @jackanapespress.bsky.social @laststanzapoetry.bsky.social @jacklegpress.bsky.social @leafepress.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

"I know how to catch a word before it bruises someone else’s mouth. I know how to tuck my softness into the smallest corner of the room. I know how to hold a thing together until my fingers forget how to let go." Read more by Dane Lyn in Volume 9: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

CW: Generational trauma, cultural erasure a scarred thumb piano weeps the cries of my great ancestors losing their souls Read more of "Private School Kids Learn Piano for Culture Credits" by Tendai Nombulelo in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Check out "Onídìrí (the hair dresser)" by Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel! This gorgeous watercolor painting is the cover art for All My Relations, Volume 9. Be sure to read the full issue here: www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

A boy I liked was bitten by ants as a child and has been disgusted by the small, silent, six-legged critters ever since. A close friend shares that he’s afraid of abandonment. Read more of "The Proud Ugly Duckling" by Rue in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @necksnapmag.bsky.social @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social @newfeathers.bsky.social @newversenews.bsky.social @newwelshreview.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

Thrilled to have one of my favorite poems republished in All My Relations! Check out the issue and my poem "Your Remains are My Religion"

Congrats to manywor(l)ds contributors Audrey, Dane, and jp!!

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social @crowkeys.bsky.social @dogteethlit.bsky.social @foglifterpress.bsky.social @gladeyepress.bsky.social @mudroommag.bsky.social @inanothertimemag.bsky.social @outcastpress.bsky.social ‪ Cont ⬇️

All My Relations, Vol 9 is here! It features cover art from Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel; as well as art by Adedeji John and Amuri Morris; fiction by Fendy S. Tulodo; and nonfiction by Kristia Vasiloff. Check all the pieces out at www.talbot-heindl.com/relations-is...

#FF It’s Digital Nomad Day. To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these members in the lit community that begin with “N”: @necksnapmag.bsky.social @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social @newfeathers.bsky.social @newversenews.bsky.social @newwelshreview.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The deadline for Summit for Action's Toolkit for Tough Conversations around Environmental Justice has been extended to Oct 17! Check out the guidelines and send your work on navigating challenging climate, enviro, & social justice convos: www.summitforaction.org/submissions-...

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @3centsmagazine.bsky.social @adimagazine.bsky.social @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social @deepsouthsa.bsky.social @galleon-books.bsky.social @humourmemag.bsky.social @lamplitmag.bsky.social @otherwisemag.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

Please note CWs: With the grace of the gentle winds that blew past her and eyes as wide as the picturesque pastures before her, Aleyna rode up and down the slopes of Marj Al Shams on her very own bicycle. Read more by @jdharlock.bsky.social‬ in The B'K: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Check out the full painting, "Remember the Future" by Amuri Morris in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

My hope, brittle, shatters as things look dark tonight The black music sings. No one is happy tonight. The last time I saw you was in the market aisle And I’m nostalgic as I think of you tonight. Read more by Ayiyi Joel in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Earlier this week, I received a request for comment from a right-wing "press outlet" about Jasper Ceylon. More specifically about only paying marginalized creatives (the whole explanation is on the website for anyone to see), and my discounts to organizations that have a C-Suite that is 50%... 1/

Zohran Mamdani has already heavily ratio-ed Andrew Cuomo’s announcement ad with a donation link and it’s going up by thousands every minute

CW: Theme of assimilation There is no more to be said about that boy— the one who, recalling the first symptoms of his own vanishing, told his father, “by then, I’ll have memorized a few lines.” Read more by MARIE ANNE ARREOLA in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

CW: Pregnancy, implied infertility Anna is late. It has only been a week, but she is usually so regular that it’s cause for concern / hope. Read more of "Late" by @fruitbatwoman.bsky.social in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

#FF July is Accessible Outdoors Month. Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “O”: @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social @obsidianlit.bsky.social @ongaialit.bsky.social @orcinypress.bsky.social @osupress.bsky.social @othersidelitmag.bsky.social

#FF It’s Disability Pride Month! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that are Disabled- and ND-led: @alocasiamag.bsky.social @aprosexia.org @beestung.bsky.social @flaremagazine.bsky.social @genrepunkmag.bsky.social @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

CW: Othering due to maginalization The woods are silent, but I am not. I move through them like a whisper, my body a shadow, a thing that doesn’t belong. Read more of "The Last Song of the Hollow Woods" by Arnav Ghai in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Today is the last day to submit to All My Relations, Vol 9 on the topic of "revolution." This issue is open to racially & ethnically marginalized, gender variant, & disabled creatives only. Check out our guidelines and submit your work! www.talbot-heindl.com/relations

ICYMI: There's a new zine project hosted by Summit for Action's Community of Practice! The zine is called Toolkit for Tough Conversations and will feature work to help folks navigate challenging climate, enviro, and social justice convos. Guidelines: www.summitforaction.org/submissions-...

Please note CWs oh, and we are drowning. sometimes, I can forget— in dark bathrooms filled not with water, but wet kisses, torsos, two mouths on my neck. Read more of "Sonnet for Perseverance" by Nicolò Potestà in The B'K Magazine, Volume 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch

Pride Month has come to a close, but we're not done celebrating humanity's diversity! July is #DisabilityPrideMonth, and we want to keep lifting voices high on #FollowFriday! ✏️ @raruhl.bsky.social ✏️ @theailingwitch.bsky.social ✏️ @poetryfriend.bsky.social ✏️ @evavroslin.bsky.social

Thanks for including us! ❤️ Check out this entire thread for more friends to follow. 🌱 #FF

#FF It’s another colonizer holiday. Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that are BIPOC-led: @africanvoices.bsky.social @alocasiamag.bsky.social @ayaskala.bsky.social @azejournal.bsky.social @beestung.bsky.social @blackfoxlit.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

Excited to share that a short story of mine was featured in issue three of volume sixteen of @thebkmagazine.bsky.social Read it for free in their archives: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi... #publishingnews #writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction #magazines #magazine #publishing #SFF #SF

The B'K Volume 16, Issue 3 is here! Check out "Seventh Heaven" by Jennie Cao! This gorgeous acrylic painting is the cover art for The B'K Magazine, Volume 16, Issue 3. Be sure to read the full issue here: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch