Aaron Lelito
@aaronlelito.bsky.social
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Editor | Writer | Artist aaronlelito.com / wildroofjournal.com
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Thanks for series editors
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
& Gabrielle Grace Hogan and Ghost City publisher
@kevinbertolero.bsky.social
for putting out so much awesome work this summer. Glad to be a part of it!
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8 months ago
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Thanks to
@unearthedjournal.bsky.social
for including this poem in their "Nourish" issue. See more at
unearthedesf.com
21 days ago
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Wild Roof Journal
23 days ago
From Winter 2026 issue:
wildroofjournal.com/issue-32
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Jessica Whipple
21 days ago
Did you know you can gift yourself a poem on your birthday? This one is from last year at
@wildroofjournal.bsky.social
(thanks,
@aaronlelito.bsky.social
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Wild Roof Journal
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Check out our new interview with Sophia Indelicato & Bethany Cutkomp, who share their insights into
@thomasonianmag.bsky.social
, a publication showcasing knowledge about the natural world from the minds who pay it the most attention.
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Wild Roof Journal
about 2 months ago
In this episode,
@rachelturney.bsky.social
joins host Aaron Lelito to talk about how to maintain an organized chaos while writing, the influence of music in her new work & the dilemma of publishing poems about family. Rachel closes us out with a piece called "Meditation."
wildroofjournal.podbean.com
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Wild Roof Journal
about 2 months ago
On this Wild Roof Podcast episode, authors Simmons Buntin and Kathryn Wilder talk about creative nonfiction as a genre and cultivating awe in our daily lives. Get the full clip here:
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It's pub day for our new issue! Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art Check it out:
wildroofjournal.com/issue-32
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2 months ago
For today’s post, I asked some of WRJ’s friends and collaborators to offer a few of their favorites from 2025. Check out the list here:
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4 months ago
We have new nominations to announce! Congrats to our amazing contributors.
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5 months ago
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...
Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including
@rawheadjournal.bsky.social
@okaydonkeymag.com
@darrencdemaree.bsky.social
@lisasticepoet.bsky.social
@turningleafjournal.bsky.social
@mudseasonreview.bsky.social
and more!
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Saturday Shout-Out ~ October 25, 2025
Share your recently published work with the WRJ community
https://wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-shout-out-october-25-2025
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Wild Roof Journal
5 months ago
In this podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's new novel, Bloom Again, and we get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
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The Winged Moon Literary Magazine SUBS OPEN
5 months ago
This time, our poetry excerpt lands in the fragility of the ecosystem with ‘Weight of the Vine’ by Aaron Lelito
@aaronlelito.bsky.social
You can read the poem in full, as well as the whole Biophilia issue, here:
wingedmoon.com/biophilia
Please let us know what resonates
#poetrycommunity
#poetry
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5 months ago
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Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.
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Plant People: An Anthology of Environmental Artists, Vol. 5 Thanks to the editors for including my haiku series "corporeal kin" in this collection. Well done! It is available to view online, as well as PDF & print versions for purchase at
plantsandpoetry.org
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5 months ago
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Jessica Whipple
6 months ago
Evening reruns
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Ben Brindise
6 months ago
Thanks to
@wildroofjournal.bsky.social
for publishing my flash fiction story Bonus Land in their Fall 2025 issue today. If you like dark comedy about the absurdities of modern economic life, find the full story in the issue.
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Samuel Day Wharton
6 months ago
Awesome news, friends! Issue 31 of
@wildroofjournal.bsky.social
of live today:
wildroofjournal.com
with great art & writing by lots of very cool people, including me. Find my poem, "Rewilding," in Gallery 1 but make sure to check out the rest of the journal as well!
#poetry
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6 months ago
This week’s Substack feature is a preview of WRJ contributor Jennifer Handy's book DIRT:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...
"When I wrote DIRT, I had been camping and living outdoors on undeveloped land for several years. During that time, dirt, dust, and mud became a constant..."
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A cautionary narrative of exoticism and the disruption of intergenerational memory: An Excerpt of Dirt by Jennifer Handy
Preview the human and environmental consequences of growing up in a spiritual and cultural wasteland in Jennifer Handy’s ecopoem Dirt
https://wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-cautionary-narrative-of-exoticism
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Wild Roof Journal
6 months ago
It's pub day for our new issue! Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art Check it out:
wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
#poetry
#creativecommunity
#litmag
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Wild Roof Journal
6 months ago
Awesome new edition from
@santafereview.bsky.social
- digital copy available at
www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit...
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Wild Roof Journal
6 months ago
Read our new book review:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating...
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground.
@autofocusbooks.bsky.social
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Wild Roof Journal
6 months ago
WRJ contributors Nico Gargiulo and
@ejoylevinson.bsky.social
joined
@aaronlelito.bsky.social
to read some poems.
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6 months ago
In our new podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's diverse background that bridges the arts and sciences, as well as her new novel, Bloom Again. Watch the full episode:
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
#litmag
#books
#writers
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6 months ago
From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full story:
wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...
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6 months ago
NEW Wild Roof Podcast:
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
WRJ contributor Marybeth Holleman returns to talk about her new novel Bloom Again. We get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.
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Wild Roof Podcast, Episode 42: Marybeth Holleman, Author of Bloom Again
YouTube video by Wild Roof Journal
https://youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?si=A3R3hhbHKxREbupi
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Wild Roof Journal
6 months ago
Here's a clip of the August episode with Fr. Isaac Slater, author of "Do Not Judge Anyone": Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World. Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (
youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...
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Wild Roof Journal
7 months ago
Wonderful new piece up on the WRJ Substack. Check it out here:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...
@ellisedenauthor.bsky.social
#thehobbit
#tolkien
#books
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Duotrope
7 months ago
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Short Stories feat. @epochliterary.com @wildroofjournal.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social et al.
https://duotrope.com...
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Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Short Stories feat. @epochliterary.com @wildroofjournal.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/general-experimental-short-stories-q60H128w
https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/general-experimental-short-stories-q60H128w
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Wild Roof Journal
7 months ago
Our lit mag features are great ways to learn more about the publication process and editors behind the scenes. Our new post is an interview with
@redbranchreview.bsky.social
out of Knoxville, TN.
@noahsoltau.bsky.social
Read here:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/kaleidosco...
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Some snippets of an interview I did with Tiny Spoon for their Issue 13 release. See the full piece here:
tinyspoon.org/2025/08/12/t...
#litmags
#interview
#art
7 months ago
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Wild Roof Journal
7 months ago
~2025 Best of the Net Nominations~ Congratulations to the nominees! We appreciate that you are a part of WRJ. 🌿📖👏
@sundresspub.bsky.social
@msatris.bsky.social
@chelcampbell.bsky.social
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Thanks
@riverstreetwriting.bsky.social
&
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
for facilitating this collab!
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7 months ago
From Summer Issue |
wildroofjournal.com/issue-30
#poetrycommunity
#PoemOfTheDay
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Wild Roof Journal
7 months ago
Here's a clip from the new Wild Roof Podcast. Isaac Slater shares a little story passed down from the Desert Fathers . . . It involves a monk getting caught with a woman(!) and the lesson that follows. Get the full episode here:
youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...
#podcast
#litmag
#books
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New Wild Roof Podcast | Listen here:
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Wild Roof Journal
7 months ago
Check out the new guest post by
@chelseatikotskyart.bsky.social
:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/breaking-f...
Chelsea is one of the artists featured in our Summer issue.
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Wild Roof Journal
8 months ago
From Summer 2025 issue |
wildroofjournal.com/issue-30
#poetry
#litmag
#summer
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8 months ago
From Summer 2025 issue | photo by
@rachelturney.bsky.social
| poem by Devorah Levy-Pearlman |
wildroofjournal.com/issue-30
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8 months ago
If you're a writer and want to explore the role of nature in your creative journey, check out our podcast with Gabriela Blandy, founder of the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize. Learn more here:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/39-wild-ro...
#nature
#wild
#creativity
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Recent/current reads... As usual, it's a mix of thift store pick-ups (Faulkner) and used book shop finds (Carver, Snyder singed copy)... plus a review copy from Issac Slater, who will be a guest on an upcoming podcast episode for
@wildroofjournal.bsky.social
#books
#reading
#summerreads
8 months ago
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Duotrope
8 months ago
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poems feat. @diodeeditions.bsky.social @wildroofjournal.bsky.social @thenewmonuments.bsky.social et al.
https://duotrope.com...
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Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poems feat. @diodeeditions.bsky.social @wildroofjournal.bsky.social @thenewmonuments.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/experimental-poems-1Oe502zB
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8 months ago
A great new guest post is up on the WRJ Substack! This one is from
@feed-me-poetry.bsky.social
and offers personal insight into the depths of the one and only Moby-Dick:
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/no-kings-o...
#classiclit
#mobydick
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No Kings, Only Ishmaels: How Melville’s Moby-Dick Became My Other Constitution
A guest post from Candice M. Kelsey
https://wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/no-kings-only-ishmaels-how-melvilles
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Haiku feud: When nature seems to be watching 👀
8 months ago
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Kelly R Samuels
8 months ago
New piece up at Wild Roof Journal’s Substack. Big thank you to
@aaronlelito.bsky.social
for all he does for writers.
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Getting Away: On the question of writers traveling to write
A guest post from Kelly R. Samuels
https://wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/getting-away-on-the-question-of-writers
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My micro-chapbook Secret Meetings is available as a free download:
ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...
This is an excellent series, so please check out all the great collections!
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Secret Meetings — Ghost City Press
Secret Meetings by Aaron Lelito Published July 8, 2025 PDF Micro-Chapbook 14 Pages
https://ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-series/secret-meetings
8 months ago
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Thanks for series editors
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
& Gabrielle Grace Hogan and Ghost City publisher
@kevinbertolero.bsky.social
for putting out so much awesome work this summer. Glad to be a part of it!
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Glad to be a part of the
@doorisajarmag.bsky.social
Summer reading.... and what's an extra "a" among friends ;) The poems "Room Tone" and "Myna Birds" appear in Issue 35 of Door Is A Jar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mma...
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Room Tone by Aaron Lelito
YouTube video by Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mma1Ak91MU&list=PLi94cAE-NPhO2aRMcRoRQd7ByT62-b2_9&index=23
8 months ago
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Wild Roof Journal
8 months ago
Check out some selections from the new issue:
open.substack.com/pub/wildroof...
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Let's take a look at Issue 30 | Summer 2025
A Collection of Poetry | Fiction | CNF | Visual Art
https://open.substack.com/pub/wildroofjournal/p/lets-take-a-look-at-issue-30-summer?r=2hmnzc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Wild Roof Journal
9 months ago
Also included:
@psupress.bsky.social
@zoeticpress.bsky.social
@echepoetry.bsky.social
@yalepress.bsky.social
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