I AM ON POETRY DAILY WOOOOOOO poems.com/poem/arts-an...

Just finding out that one of the CA governor candidates is British and a Trumpie.

Still hate Tesla and will judge you for driving one.

The prediction market platform Kalshi fined three political candidates and suspended them from its site after the company said they had bet on their own races.

"...of the children who were detained, nearly 2 dozen were held in custody for more than 20 days...Teens who were detained alone were sent to Christian youth shelters in Michigan, which made it hard for their families to find them." This is being done with our tax dollars

Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts tell NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted.

Just gonna keep saying it and saying it; vaccines save lives.

Missouri University of Science and Technology has seen a 17% decrease in applications for the fall compared to last year. The school in Rolla is blaming difficulties that international students are facing getting visas and concerns over artificial intelligence.

Minnesota Twist Drill officials have said the company, which imports steel from China to make drill bits, was hit extremely hard by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers. n.pr/4mKDQAV

One thing that I don't think is explicitly stated here but is worth laying out: fighting aggressively can make compromise more appealing. For example: the GOP *might* show more interest in nonpartisan political map-drawing after an aggressive gerrymander by Dems

Ah, well, I'm pretty good at being sad. 🤔

"Monday you can fall apart" StanchionZine.com/submissions

This is now two days away!

Saturdays, beginning April 25, I'm teaching a 6-week virtual class on these #literaryessay forms: anaphoric, one-sentence, collage, triptych, enumerated. I have a great group of #womenwriters — join us for this #writingclass or another? jilltalbot.net/theessaystat... Discounts available! #cnf

Today’s chalking.

BREAKING: Virginia voters have approved a Democratic redistricting plan that could allow the party to pick up as many as four new seats in the midterm elections, NBC News projects.

They want you to live a small, stupid, miserable, emotionally and materially impoverished life, not only because this makes you easier to exploit but because they think that's what being a man is. They want you to die lonely.

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She’s officially here! Immense thanks to Jeff at @stanchion.bsky.social for championing this little book and helping me sell out of the first printing before its official release today. 💙

"Pure hardcore savagery disguised as a series of luminous snapshots of people finding themselves amidst the violence." - Nick Gregorio It is publication day for the remarkable Poems to Stage Dive to! Congratulations, @adamg.bsky.social! Get your copy of www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Ending this at midnight. Go get your next favorite book for free.

There are 4 copies of "irl" available on Library Thing and many more on Book Siren! www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Excited to have a poem in issue 6! Look at all these other goodies 😍

It's never too late or too early to write a review online for a book you like. Just sayi--whoops I tripped and dropped this link:

ONE WEEK AWAY.

I had the pleasure of reading @tguzman.bsky.social's Ghost Mom! Do yourself a favor and get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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hell to the yeah

Here in CA this is becoming more common and in Az is fairly common. Honestly it seems like a no brainer.

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

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Full spread of this gorgeous, emotive poetry chapbook by @moette.bsky.social. Out in a month from today! Just $11 on pre-order, with UK Saver Shipping available! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

I keep screaming this Please don’t fall for it California, Uber already fucked us once with Prop 22

CALIFORNIA: Those scare ads for legislation limiting medical settlements that quote the LA Times are paid for by Uber because they want to limit how much they can be sued for when they hit you with their cars. calmatters.org/economy/2026...

DO NOT MISS THIS!!

And a creepy and creeping story of blood and darkness in @undertow.bsky.social

A story in @doricliterary.bsky.social about space and the weight of a shooting star

Next a flash piece about childhood friendships and monsters in Ghost Parachute

Saturday thread of stuff I've published so far this year! For your reading pleasure (or displeasure if you do not like it): First up: a creepy story in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social about how you can't go home again

Submit to Stanchion on April 27. No fees, bit of cash. www.stanchionzine.com/submissions

I love music and I love video games, sooo I made a music and video game playlist to go along with my book. Check it out if you want some recs with EARTH ROOM-y vibes. @blacklawrence.bsky.social www.danadiehl.com/book-playlists

Cover reveal for our newest Field Guide, releasing in September 2026, The RMP Field Guide to Writing the Lyric Essay, edited by @heidiczerwiec.bsky.social & @artichokeheart.bsky.social! Thanks to Pamela Callahan for more amazing crow artwork! Book details here: rosemetalpress.com/cover-reveal...

JUST IN: At least four people were arrested Friday after protesters disrupted the opening of St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer's first State of the City address. The groups were there to demand more funding for recovery for residents of north St. Louis who were impacted by the May 2025 tornado.

It's a slice, it's a pie—it's Library Pizza! This week my guest is prolific reader and critic @tobiascarroll.bsky.social, who casually names more books and writers in this episode than the last five or six episodes combined. Pod it anywhere that pods are pods; links at librarypizza.com.

Many thanks to @passagesnorth.bsky.social for sharing my short piece, “At My Elementary School on the Air Force Base,” online! Read the full piece here! #flashprose #flashcnf #writersky #micro #booksky