Congrats to Jia-Rui Cook and Makayla Wamboldt, our nominees for Best New Poets! www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations

“he knew he’d need to fall for the girl, in front of everyone, he’d need to go all in. […] because he and the little mermaid were not supposed to actually kiss just get so very close. On stage, all anyone sees / is a prince” Wow. @whaleroadreview.bsky.social www.whaleroadreview.com/brock-2/

For @smokelong.bsky.social #FlashInTheFeed, here’s Cathy Ulrich’s “And I Still Remember How Your Hands Were So Much Larger Than Mine” — a story of sledding & dishes & memories & snow on snow on snow. (It’s still wintry here in Ontario!) www.whaleroadreview.com/ulrich/ @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

Our heads & hearts are still SWWIMing after the wonder of AWP 2026 in Baltimore. We are so grateful for the time spent connecting with other editors, writers, & friends. @perugiapress.bsky.social @merliterary.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

I got to read with my boy Edgar Poe and @perugiapress.bsky.social @swwim.bsky.social @merliterary.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social. A true gift. 🎁 #AWP

“I’d never been so jealous of a cigarette in my life, so envious of ash, to glow from the touch of her lips, to fall at her feet and be completely consumed.” @barlowadams.bsky.social opens our Issue 42 (the answer to everything!) at @whaleroadreview.bsky.social with a banger! 🔥

My interview with Laura Toland about her novel Riptide up in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social thank you @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for including this www.whaleroadreview.com/laura-toland/

Very happy that my first published poem is in the most excellent @whaleroadreview.bsky.social. I'm also very happy that this is my first published poem. It's called "Running Hot," and you can now read it online: www.whaleroadreview.com/schreiner/

"Maybe it’s a trick of light or perspective, or the pull of night with all its stillness and heavy want. ..." @jackbedell.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social www.whaleroadreview.com/bedell-3/

"At my most hideous, she made me feel beautiful." + "wearing my baseball cap" @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/

I have a CNF piece about my aunt up at @whaleroadreview.bsky.social today. She unexpectedly died in November 2024. This is what I wanted to say about her at her funeral that I couldn’t: that I was so angry about how ppl spoke about her chronic illness, and how hard she made me laugh.

"We were adults in waiting, her with her English degree, me with my scars, neither of us ready to rejoin the world." I really love this brilliant piece by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social 💙💙💙

I’d never been so jealous of a cigarette in my life, so envious of ash, to glow from the touch of her lips, to fall at her feet and be completely consumed. Do Not Miss This Incredible CNF👇💔 @barlowadams.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

“I felt the vinegared pride that comes with watching someone you deeply admire outgrow you.” I love @barlowadams.bsky.social’s work and this is no exception. This one burns down to the filter and leaves a mark 🔥🔥🔥. In @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

Wistful, thoughtful piece by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social. www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/

@barlowadams.bsky.social has a stunner in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

"I’d never been so jealous of a cigarette in my life, so envious of ash, to glow from the touch of her lips, to fall at her feet and be completely consumed." A dandy by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

Very grateful to have a poem in the new issue of @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! www.whaleroadreview.com/bedell-3/

Super stoked to have a poem in this stellar issue! Thanks to everyone at @whaleroadreview.bsky.social, especially @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for giving my poem a perfect home!

NEW Whale Road Review issue dropped!!!! 🐳 🐋 🌈 I’m so honored to read for this journal. Please enjoy and tip authors!

"I didn’t make a move because it seemed like trying to kiss the moon, so when she leaned in and put her lips on mine it momentarily broke the tides of my mind." Dazzler. If you've not read it, it's time. @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social !! www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/

"I didn’t make a move because it seemed like trying to kiss the moon, so when she leaned in and put her lips on mine it momentarily broke the tides of my mind." What a great progression from the moon to the tides! @barlowadams.bsky.social at the new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

Thrilled to have a new CNF in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social , a magazine I’ve long admired. Grateful to the awesome @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for letting me dip my toes in the illustrious waters of this new issue. 🐳 🗺️ 📓

I'm so amused that I get to release Issue 42 when I am 42. :D Happy spring reading from Whale Road Review! These pieces might indeed be the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

The new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social is out, and my review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's "Moon as Salted Lemon" is included. Read it here: www.whaleroadreview.com/clayre-benza...

Our Spring 2026 issue is going live from a different coast! Today I’m in Rockland, Maine, at the birth home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, one of my favorite poets, for a few days of writing retreat with Carly DeMento (another one of my favorite poets!). www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-42-spr...

Westminster Hall*, 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Admission is free. Cash bar available. *A former church, Westminster Hall & Burying Ground is an historic site and the resting place of Edgar Allan Poe (and others). @perugiapress.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social

#FF It’s National Wingman Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with the letter “W”! @westofcanon.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social @wiseacrecomics.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce a third #AWP2026 event where we can share a big, awkward hug! Join me with @swwim.bsky.social, @whaleroadreview.bsky.social, @merliterary.bsky.social, NELLE, & @perugiapress.bsky.social for Off-Site. On Purpose. Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 7 PM, Westminster Hall, Baltimore.

Our Staff Celebration Reading yesterday was a bright spot in a dark time. Thanks to all who read and attended! You can join us asynchronously and watch the reading here: youtu.be/XpFWjI12gXE?...

We're excited for our Staff Celebration Reading on Saturday! Join us on Zoom wherever you are in the world at 9 a.m. Pacific to hear some excellent poetry and short prose from the folks who read your submissions! 😊 Register here: pointloma.zoom.us/.../regi.../...

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🎊🎊🎊 Our Program Director Mary Biddinger's piece, "Everyone Needs a Bit of Spiritual Devotion," (pub. @whaleroadreview.bsky.social) was chosen for Best Microfiction 2026! Congratulations, @marybid.bsky.social 💫 @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social www.bestmicrofiction.com/index.html

Thank you! 🙏

Huge congrats to @marybid.bsky.social and Michael Harper for having their work from WRR selected by Diane Seuss for Best Microfiction 2026! www.bestmicrofiction.com

As part of our continued 10-year anniversary celebrations, please join us on Saturday, January 24, for a special Zoom reading featuring the staff of Whale Road Review! WRR Staff Celebration Reading When: Jan 24, 2026 09:00 AM Pacific Time Register in advance: pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Thrilled to receive this Best Small Fictions nomination from the @whaleroadreview.bsky.social for "Glass Animal Collection" on my birthday 🩵

We love a heartfelt flash for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 💗 Fiction reader @kplumhoff.bsky.social published this piece in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social about young love, basement secrets, and the scowling of Gordon Ramsay: buff.ly/Wh1DyoT

And our nominees for Best Small Fictions are... www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations/

Thank you @whaleroadreview.bsky.social and @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social I’m overwhelmed ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Congrats to our Program Director @marybid.bsky.social on her 2025 Best Microfiction nomination from @whaleroadreview.bsky.social 💫

Here's the original story for your perusal: www.whaleroadreview.com/maakestad/ Thanks again to @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social and @whaleroadreview.bsky.social for publishing this one.

I was just paid/tipped by a reader for a poem I wrote a while ago for @whaleroadreview.bsky.social and honestly more publications should provide links to venmo and more people should tip for poems they like.

And our Best Microfiction nominees are... www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations/

Thanks to my friend, @beekaekae.bsky.social, for breaking my heart in such a beautiful way. More of this, please! www.whaleroadreview.com/kanter/

I approached teaching as a self-reflective practice of re-imagining, co-creating, learning from each other. You too can carry out my FINAL ASSIGNMENT from those wondrous decades of teaching at Cornell! (Thank you for the reprint, @whaleroadreview.bsky.social) www.whaleroadreview.com/gilliland/

This 10-year anniversary reading for Whale Road Review was amazing! I spent most of the time teared up (in the best way). <3

Congratulations on your 10th anniversary @whaleroadreview.bsky.social and @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social

Happy 10th anniversary to the wonderful Whale Road Review!!🎉🎉🎉 I’m very thrilled to be a part of this issue with my review of ‘Down River with Li Po’ by the multi-talented creative whirlwind @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social! Please check it out! www.whaleroadreview.com/karen-pierce...

The latest issue of Whale Road Review is so tenderly curated. Each piece is a coin of beach glass. I especially loved Brian Delaney's "The Garage."