Honestly should not be allowed to submit work to journals after I've taken a melatonin

Just realized I have an alert for open submissions on my Google calendar for a press that hasn't existed in maybe 5-10 years

"At times he heard or thought he heard noises, something which could be considered to sound like footsteps or the groaning of unsteady boards underfoot, occurring almost exclusively at night, often when he was on the border between falling asleep and not..." New work today in @bruisermag.com

Briefly thought about jumping into the "can people with terrible politics make good art" discourse but then realized I'm currently watching Split Second (1992) starring Rutger Hauer so

Man I hate it when Holzer subtweets me

the Futurists were interesting! Mishima was interesting! but congratulations you got political power on the back of slop and now you're the kings of slop mountain. enjoy it, you stupid bastards!

Contemporary horror movie end without explaining everything challenge

The original title of this piece was "The Negative Space," which I still think is a very good title, so please think about the title "The Negative Space" when reading this piece, perhaps you might even hum it to yourself, to remind yourself of the title while you are reading

In my experience you will never be misled by listening to Kyle Beachy

"At times he heard or thought he heard noises, something which could be considered to sound like footsteps or the groaning of unsteady boards underfoot, occurring almost exclusively at night, often when he was on the border between falling asleep and not..." New work today in @bruisermag.com

This whole essay is good, though I have to admit, as someone who thinks more things should aspire to uselessness, I'm inclined to take the following as a personal motto/challenge: "One must expect that the useless will enshrine useless books."

he could not stop thinking about it, though he understood the improbability of someone living in the attic space of his own home, his and his family’s home, in which they had been living now for several months DWELLERS by @inauthenticity.bsky.social www.bruisermag.com/Adcox_Dwellers

This is one of the best and most unnerving things I have seen in some time

I don't know the circumstances here but I'm just going to assume this was someone slandering Morris Day's good name and go on with my day

"You hesitate. His teeth are suddenly a bit too wet, a bit too sharp." "The Furring" by Debbie Hudson // New today at Always Crashing

"His research... suddenly gave way to the great chasm of mortality itself, making plain to him the impossibility of knowing in sufficient detail any given thing" New fiction today at @artwife.bsky.social about interest, about cupmaking, about wombats, about aboutness, about death (obvs)

When people are digging up dinosaur bones, they never seem to worry about dinosaur curses

There are times when it is reasonable to quote-skeet someone who is wrong, and this is one of those times

Heyyyyyy it's Saturday on a holiday weekend time to watch some absolute trash

📢 New Essay: The Boring Internet The internet you grew up on isn’t dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. www.terrygodier.com/the-borin…

"His research... suddenly gave way to the great chasm of mortality itself, making plain to him the impossibility of knowing in sufficient detail any given thing" New fiction today at @artwife.bsky.social about interest, about cupmaking, about wombats, about aboutness, about death (obvs)

evergreen banger

There's something thrilling about a story you like getting rejected repeatedly Like, oh, this piece is weirder than I thought it was

I’m looking for more lit journals based on this list bookmarked while my 3 y/o yelled out the window at bigfoot. They should be available 100% on the web, charge no sub fee, ideally pay writers but not required, and have published something you actually liked reading and would rec in person.

One thing I love about the Today in Tabs Discord is that today this gem reëmerged. Thanks, @rusty.todayintabs.com for starting this community. #StarWars #CervezaCristal youtu.be/pmLwH0mnDAA?...

🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 Gillian Anderson Bond 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯

I have just learned about the work of Patrick Crowley and I'm sorry but this is going to be the only thing I'm listening to for a while

MOSTLY YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

This is incredible and I very much want it to exist

Really enjoying the trend of websites plopping their AI Clippys directly over outdated UI such as, for example, the Login button Looking at you, Submittable

Yes, hello, this is ChatGPT, not Human Libby, which is why you should give me your bank account information right now. I promise I won't use it to buy records & rockabilly dresses.

evergreen

But what my book proposes is: What if she wasn't lump

"Eventually, I hope she gives up on wanting to rip herself, on seeing the shredder as a secret kind of weapon." 3 stories by Kara Crawford (@kara-c.bsky.social): "Corporate Life," "Co-Work," & "Slumber Party!" / New today at AC

(secret project where I am actually sending out stories again and attempting to get at least one accepted for publication each month) (as of today I am five for five)

(secret project where I am actually sending out stories again and attempting to get at least one accepted for publication each month) (as of today I am five for five)

Publishers and money: a short guide for new authors gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/publishers...

THE IDIOSYNCRATIC HAS LOST ITS AUTHORITY

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Bless you, Tubi

Bandcamp Friday: This one was--recommended probably isn't the right word?--in the Tabs discord, turns out as someone who knows basically nothing about metal I weirdly love it

@inauthenticity.bsky.social was ahead of the game with "DENMARK: VARIATIONS" www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/book/9781739...

I want to talk about what it'll take for everyone to be able to work in a healthier lit ecosystem. Can we go beyond individual audits of strategies and trade-offs and start srsly working toward collective, material changes like UBI and a revitalized labour mvmt?

Every individualized strategy is a losing game now. What's the point of landing book deals in a landscape where publishers won't take work seriously unless it looks like the latest bestseller? Where critics can't be honest lest they harm a promising new writer's sales metrics/career?

Tonight! AC Reading and Performance Series - Online Edition / 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern Featuring @perfidiousscript.bsky.social / @incastellated.bsky.social / Gina Abelkop / Glenn Shaheen Music by Terence Hannum and eHpH tinyurl.com/273z7ubk ID: 975 4131 3220 PC: 116657

Tonight!

This is tonight! Online, 7pm Central, 8 Eastern

Tomorrow / 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern tinyurl.com/273z7ubk ID: 975 4131 3220 PC: 116657

You can just make shit up