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This morning the Origami Poems Project published my little set of poems about Wade Whimsies. It's a "microchap," which means, when it's folded, it forms a tiny booklet. You can download it for free here: www.origamipoems.com/poets/recent... #poem #poetry #writing #WadeWhimsies #Tea #RedRose #lgbtq

@viridinelit.bsky.social featured my ghazal from their July issue on their IG posting today! Nifty! www.instagram.com/p/DQPPewxjJW...

Ink and Ember Magazine's Fall issue is now freely available online (and for hard-copy purchase) at www.inkandember.org This issue includes three of my poems: "Basket," "The Jersey Devil," and "The Queer Outreach Concert." #poem #poetry #writing #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #lgbtq #inkandember

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

I'm one of the featured poets at the troublemakerfire.bsky.social virtual reading this Saturday evening at 7:00 pm EST. There's an open reading, too. Come on by! luma.com/f4lhbz77?tk=...

It’s always so obvious that Pam Bondi would rather be yelling at a waiter than doing whatever she’s doing

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Last Syllable has nominated my poem "Names" for inclusion this year’s Best of the Net Anthology. The odds are long, I know, but I'm honored that this piece resonated with the editors enough for them to recommend it! lastsyllablelit.com/names #poem #poetry #writing #lgbtq #hiv #washington

Today, my poem "The Morning News" appeared on-site at Merion West. I'm super-proud of this poem. It's about trying to hang onto what's important in hard times: www.merionwest.com/tag/poetry (It's a paywalled site, but they offer an option if that's an issue.) #poem #poetry #writing #lgbtq

A white hard right winger murdered a white hard right winger and the hard right says “the transgender black communists must answer for this”

Both the current chairman and the CEO of Kenvue, the company that owns Tylenol, each gave $1,000 to Joe Biden in 2020. Neither contributed anything to Donald Trump.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

No particular reason

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk’s record. archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

It'd be nice if there was a moment of reflection from the many cis people who just witnessed the WSJ attempt to initiate a pogrom against trans Americans at the behest of a fascist influencer. But I won't hold my breath.

Hey @msnbc.com, you owe @matthewjdowd.bsky.social his job back, plus a huge apology.

honestly if this is really a watershed moment, or fork in the road, or moment of anagnorisis for the country, the thing that I think has actually been not so much revealed as *resolved* is the extent to which legacy media is incapable of and uninterested in serving public interest in this moment

Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate

Nearly 48 hours of relentless anti-trans propaganda and news reports over the murder of Charlie Kirk, and all of that for not a single shred of evidence that trans people or trans rights had anything to do with it.

They don't call it "violent speech" when you say the government should do it. This has broken our brains. Charlie Kirk was an outspoken advocate for violence; he just wanted that violence to be enacted by the government. Memorializing him as an advocate of civil discourse is bullshit.

I’ve been thinking about how the white moderate think about free speech. Where calling for violence and the dehumanization of entire groups of people is merely supposed to be pluralism at work rather than an a threat to that pluralism.

Over the weekend, my copies of Querencia's Summer 2025 anthology were delivered. This print volume contains a reissue of my story, "Bats," about a vivid memory of Warren in his garden on a summer night many years ago. #poem #poetry #writing #querencia #bats #garden #seasons #lgbtq

A Brazilian trans woman, in the US legally under asylum, has been taken and disappeared by ICE.

Well, there it is. The Trump administration is exploring a ban on trans people owning firearms. Trans people have accounted for less than a tenth of a percent of mass shootings over the past decade, but Trump is predictably seizing the opportunity to further oppress trans people.

So after the Epstein survivors themselves said this matter wasn't a hoax and told their stories, the President told them they were lying. That's the headline every reputable media outlet should be running.

Santa Fe Literary Review's 2025 issue has arrived! This beautifully designed and edited volume includes my short poem, "Brewis," in which my parents' legacy informs my life with Warren: www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit.... #poem #poetry #writing #brewis #Newfoundland #Canada #codfish #tea

Found my poem, "Cactus," in the Summer 2025 edition of Penumbra Online today! It's a short verse, but heartfelt: www.penumbraonline.com/summer-2025 Click the shortest poem title in the contents listing to jump directly to it--or peruse the entire page! #poem #poetry #writing #gardening #cactus

Hey everyone! I’m running the @PositiveEast RedRun in November to raise money for @TeamPrepster to continue our vital work! PLEASE share/donate to my @JustGiving page to help me reach my fundraising goal of £1000! x Every share helps ❤️🫶🏽 www.justgiving.com/page/asad-za...

Here's a thread. Some joy on a Sunday afternoon!

STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.” There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs. There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown. And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.

New blog post up this week, bringing my publications story up to date, along with some site maintenance: davidmilley.com/latest-publi... #writing #poem #poetry #memoir

Finally some good news!

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. Now, their stories will begin to be told. Starting here 👇

[reposting from last week to fix a broken link] "Cloak of Night," my sonnet about a lifetime of change in the night sky, is one of the two featured poems last week on Winged Moon Literary Magazine's blog. A poem I'm proud of, and it's a quick read! thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/uncharted-...

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon: An event planner A coal miner An Uber driver Tortilla maker Barber DoorDashers Soccer coaches Furniture-maker Car washers Taxi drivers HVAC techs Auto parts worker Tire plant worker and 240 more... projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

Do you understand why your “All Lives Matter” accommodation is so objectionable? We know how these MAGA folks think about us, what they would allow, and do to us if they can get away with it.

Issue 3 of @viridinelit.bsky.social, "Identity," went live today, including my ghazal about Warren. It's a free download from the bottom of the "Issues" page. The entire issue is lovely, in both execution and content! viridineliterary.wixsite.com/viridinelit/... #poem #poetry #writing #ghazal

The online edition of Paddler Press, Volume 14, "Canada," appears today. I'm thrilled they chose to include my bit of memoir, "Bookend," about a souvenir my Dad carried south from his early years in Newfoundland. paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-... #writing #memoir #paddlerpress #nonfiction #CanadaDay

Moss Piglet's June issue, "Gardens," includes my poem, "Tulips," in which Warren hijacks me into digging yet another tulip bed. It's a love poem, with sweat and (internal) swearing. #poem #poetry #tulips #garden #poetrycommunity #writing #mosspiglet #krazines