We are thrilled to announce our very first Best of the Net nominees! @prayfortheapex.bsky.social @josephlezza.com @erinmurphy.bsky.social @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social Mike Nees Ellene Glenn Moore @mattkish.bsky.social @amymiller.bsky.social

There is so much mystery and wonder in this poem by @fklein907.bsky.social Read "How I Met My Deer Wife" in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-klein-wi...

This still life has such color, movement, and surprise that we couldn't resist. Check out @carolee.bsky.social's Canary #1 in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-martin-b...

This poem's narratives give us unspoken consequences and family dynamics that are so much more than just anecdotes. Read Gail Martin's "And We Never Spoke of It" in Issue 4. asteralesjournal.com/1-3-martin-b...

Just a reminder that we're open until September 15 for subs! We'd really love to see more prose and more art, particularly. Send away! asteralesjournal.com/submissions

What's on the inside? It could be fire. Check out this amazing collage work from @lauriemmarshall.bsky.social in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-johnson-...

What a pleasure to find a completely original love poem that takes you on a journey through the literal heart. "Diminuendo" by @johnpauldavis.org does just that. Read it in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-davis-wi...

This b&w photo is a story in and of itself. Check out "Italian Sea" by Rachel Turney in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-trautman...

Experience the headlong rush of images and memory in Meghan Sterling's "Spring is for Remembering" in Issue 4! www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-sterling...

Open for subs until September 15, and we're light on prose and art. We love short and long stories and all types of visuals. Send us your best!

Featured Artist Sandra Wilcoxon's delicate botanical watercolors wowed us with their detail. Take a look at her work throughout Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-wilcoxon

Editor @rebunting.bsky.social has a new poem in @glasspoetry.bsky.social today! www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html...

We were floored by this simple poem about the complexity of love. Read "An Old Friend Posts His Mother's Death" by Melissa Fite Johnson in Issue 4. asteralesjournal.com/1-3-johnson-ma…

Submissions for Issue 4 have been coming in strong during this first week - poetry is still dominating the queue, so prose writers and visual artists, we'd love to see work from you! Subs are open until September 15. asteralesjournal.com/submissions

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We forgot to tag the talented @readinstead.bsky.social! But it gives us another chance to share this poem with you!

Ever wonder how a poem with a Sasquatch could make you question time, permanence, and memory? Read Jared Beloff's "Sasquatch mourns those who died trying to find him" in Issue 4. www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-beloff-w...

Subs are open for Issue 4! Send us your best prose, visual art, and poems. We can't wait to read! asteralesjournal.com/submissions

Issue One Poet Travis Chi Wing Lau has a beautiful book coming Thursday from @smallharborpub.bsky.social. Get yourself a copy!

Issue three contributor @johnpauldavis.org with a gorgeous meditation on being carried.

Thank you for sharing!

We loved the way this piece took us back & forth between realities, ending with a new direction that made perfect sense for both. Read Kerry Trautman's "Totality" in Issue Three. www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-trautman...

For this week's #theuncomputable podcast I read "Diminuendo," published this week in @asteralesjournal.bsky.social

Have you read Issue 3 yet!? It's the perfect bite-sized bit of reading for your afternoon or evening - 7 poems with beautiful accompanying art pieces. We'll start highlighting our Issue 3 contributors on Monday...and submissions for Issue 4 open of August 1! www.asteralesjournal.com/current-issu...

New #poem published! "Diminuendo" in Asterales - @asteralesjournal.bsky.social - www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-davis-wi...

"it seemed like nothing, then, to give my whole life to those bottomless brown eyes" I love this amazing poem by @fklein907.bsky.social in @asteralesjournal.bsky.social 💙💙💙 www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-klein-wi...

"This morning I watched as a pair of birds sat on the same branch, looking out, silent before one pushed off, flew across the water." This extraordinary poem by @readinstead.bsky.social in @asteralesjournal.bsky.social 💙💙💙 www.asteralesjournal.com/1-3-beloff-w...

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Hey! My poem “How I Met My Deer Wife” is up today with the lovely Asterales Journal

Very honored to have a poem in issue 3 of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social

Issue Three is live! Poems from @readinstead.bsky.social @johnpauldavis.org, @mfitejohnson.bsky.social, @fklein907.bsky.social, Gail Martin, Kerry Trautman, Meghan Sterling and art from @carolee.bsky.social, Rachel Turney, @lauriemmarshall.bsky.social & Sandra Wilcoxon!

I have a Sasquatch poem in the latest issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social

Our EIC @readinstead.bsky.social , our Poetry Editor and contributor @fklein907.bsky.social are in @asteralesjournal.bsky.social Issue 3. Go check it out: www.asteralesjournal.com/current-issu...

One week from today! Issue Three is coming...

Issue One Poet Travis Chi Wing Lau had a new book coming from @smallharborpub.bsky.social ! What's Left is Tender by Travis Chi Wing Lau — Small Harbor Publishing share.google/AWbbk7I5PQRN...

Issue Two poet @stevieedwardspoet.bsky.social is on residency in Portugal at @buinhocreativehub.bsky.social! Her poem from Issue Two was shared on Insta today in her profile. Hopefully this means more great work from Stevie in the future!

Issue Three is coming soon! Watch for it on July 20, and get your submissions of prose, art and poems ready for the next window, which opens August 1!

Asterales is very excited that our first acknowledgement in a book is in the lovely Hawk and Moon by @hanvanderhart.bsky.social. We couldn't think of a better place to be.

How exciting to be featured on @duotrope.com today! We're still open today and tomorrow for Issue Three. We'd especially love to see more prose and art. Send away!

We're open for Issue Three subs until June 15! We'd love to see more prose, so send us your fiction and essay work! www.asteralesjournal.com/submissions

We couldn’t have been more excited to see this piece from Michael Moreth in our Issue 2 subs; what a spectacular blend of movement & color & technique! Spend some more time with it over at the journal, because Mr. Moreth has made the sage decision not to have social media.

Sure dolls can be creepy, but they can also lead us to some of the most revealing moments of our lives, as @stevieedwardspoet.bsky.social helps us understand in Issue 2 poem “My Dear Felicity.” Come, get your heart broken and mended all over again with this poem.

Issue 2 received some incredible art submissions, including these arresting images from Míša Hejná. We were stunned by the beauty here; make sure to check out Míša’s IG (@misprdlina) to see more! #asterales #visualart #literaryjournal

Today’s delight comes to us from Issue 2 contributor @hanvanderhart.bsky.social, who shared the most beautiful exploration of longing. Follow them for more incredible work!

Have you seen Pamela Tucker’s Memento in issue 2? The texture, the colors, the vibes - stunning. And don’t forget to check out her bio at the bottom of the page, which contains notes about her incredible process of creation. We couldn’t wait to share this as part of this issue!

Today’s feature is from author Ellene Glenn Moore - deeply moving exploration of memory via compelling prose and an unusual approach to narrative. Read the whole piece in Issue 2!

Though ravens are usually associated with darkness, these birds delighted us with color and play. Check out Jone Rush MacCulloch's Raven Merriment in Issue Two!

Congrats to Issue One poet @joankwonglass.bsky.social for winning both the Paterson Prize & the Eric Hoffer Award!

We're loving all these submissions in our inbox so far! We would, however, love to see some art subs as well as more prose - send us your best!

Both editors loved the journey this prose poem takes from knitting to giraffes...enjoy "Insomnia Chronicles XXII" by @erinmurphy.bsky.social in Issue Two! asteralesjournal.com/1-2-murphy-m...