Tail lights in the dark might be the light that gets you home. bookofmatcheslitmag.com #poetry #poetrylovers #writers #litmags #poetrycommunity 🌈📚

Fixing a combine using a manual printed in German (unless you are German) is not advisable. "Manuals are for Quitters" appears in the spring issue of Book of Matches - somehow landing in the midst of this beautiful collection that includes so many talented poets. #poetry #poetrycommunity #writers

bookofmatcheslitmag.com Honored to be included with these talented poets assembled so beautifully by Book of Matches. Happy 5 years BOM! 🎉🎉 #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #author #litmags 📚🌈

The spring 2026 issue of Book of Matches is here: bookofmatcheslitmag.com This is their fifth year of publication — and I congratulate them. I am humbled by their acceptance of five of my poems. 💕 #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity 🌈📚

I’m with the banned! 📚🌈 Book bans and attempted bans remain at an all time high according to the American Library Association (ALA). Last year, more than 90% of challenges arose from activists and government officials. #freedomtoread #booklover #lgbtq #bluesky 🌈📚

Some grief can’t be fixed. You carry it with you—sit with it at night in a old green chair. #poetry #booksky 🌈📚 💙📚 lauradehartyoung.com thimblelitmag.com

The spring issue of Thimble Literary Magazine is out! I’m honored to be included. Check out Thimble’s newest issue here: Thimblelitmag.com #poetry #poetrylovers #booksky #poetrycommunity

Freedom to read! 🌈📚 #booksky #books #reading #bannedbooks #freedom 💙📚 lauradehartyoung.com

No need to say goodbye to a cup of coffee and a good book. 🤓📚 #book #booklovers #reading #coffee #relaxation lauradehartyoung.com

Big snow, warm covers…good book! 📚 lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #books #lgbtq #readingcommunity 💙📚 #authors 🌈📚

Reading is a proven way to reduce stress! #booksky #reading #books #readingcommunity 💙📚 #poetry 🌈📚

Love is in the air! And in the books! lauradehartyoung.com #books #romancebooks #booklovers #lgbtq #valentinesday 💙📚 🌈📚

Cold winter day? Hot tea, warm blanket, good book! #booksky #books 💙📚 #lgbtq 🌈📚 #readingcommunity

With the incoming weather it’s a great time for some poetry and fiction! #booksky 💙📚 #poetry #fiction #reading 🌈📚 lauradehartyoung.com

“Books are mirrors of the soul.” Virginia Woolf #booksky #reading #books #poetry 💙📚 lauradehartyoung.com

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I feel right at home in Does It Have Pockets? online literary magazine. Visit their site to read what we carry into our lives, our stories— in pockets: large, small, messy, empty and frayed. doesithavepockets.bsky.social #poetry #poetrylovers #booksky #literarymagazine #readingcommunity

"It was unanimous. Fun didn't move us one bit." Witty, wise, wonderful; three poems each gems form and tone, new from @itsjrwalsh.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jr-wa... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I wrote down the recipe and put it somewhere I’d be sure to find it again, and accordingly, I haven’t seen it since." Funny, timely, and hopeful, don't miss this deliciously quirky new fiction from @katemaxlow.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kate... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"No tool has ever existed to fix what happened to us." Two superlative new poems from @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social -- freshly immersive and achingly beautiful | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/laura... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Two of my poems just dropped in Does It Have Pockets? 📍Truck Stop Prayer 📍What I Couldn’t Fix Thanks to the editors for the thoughtful space, beautiful design, and talented company. #poetry #lgbtq #literarymagazines #writerscommunity #booksky doesithavepockets.bsky.social

Happy New Year! Be joyful. Keep fighting. Read books. #booksky #happynewyear #happy2026 #reading #books #lgbtq

🎄 Burnt Toast and Benedictions Contains: queer domestic chaos, emotional truth bombs, and toast that’s… well, burnt. #booksky #poetry 💙📚 #books #poetrylovers #lgbtq 🌈📚 lauradehartyoung.com

lauradehartyoung.com 🍞Burnt Toast and Benedictions, a 10-poem collection including crows as company and Oreos as comfort. 🪶🍪🍞 #poetry #poetrylovers #lgbtq #booksky 💙📚

The Loch Raven Review, a longstanding online and print journal, has just published two of my poems. Visit them at: thelochravenreview.net lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #poetry #poetrylovers 💙📚 #writersofbluesky

lauradehartyoung.com Hot chocolate, a warm throw, favorite snack. Books make great gifts. #booksky #lgbtq #reading #authors

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The kind of poetry that makes you laugh, wince, then text someone you shouldn’t. #booksky 💙📚 #poetry #lgbtq 🌈📚 #reading #authors #writersofbluesky 👀📚 lauradehartyoung.com

Thanks for the reposts! @alhanda.bsky.social @masatokanasashi.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @caasbrey.bsky.social @mitchellsquid.bsky.social

Thanks for the reposts! @mitchellsquid.bsky.social @masatokanasashi.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @cfburton.bsky.social @caasbrey.bsky.social @profiterole-reads.bsky.social @sherryellisauthor.bsky.social @pages-and-pothos.bsky.social

Fourth printing! Thank you for keeping Love on the Line alive and climbing. Haven’t read this Alaskan romance yet? Time to catch up. ❄️📘 lauradehartyoung.com #booksky 💙📚 #books #lgbtq 🌈📚 #reading

Queer books are alive and well despite efforts to ban them! 🙌🏼 lauradehartyoung.com 💙📚 #booksky #booklovers #readingcommunity #lgbtq 🌈📚 #freedomtoread #books

Always be thankful for the freedom to read! lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #poetry 💙📚 #poetrycommunity 🌈📚 #books #booklovers #readingcommunity

This Thanksgiving, skip the family drama (well most of it) and pass around some quiet, queer heartbreak instead. 🦃🥧🍂😁 Books to read after turkey and pie. lauradehartyoung.com #books #queerbooks #lgbtq #poetry 🌈📚 #booksky 💙📚 #booklovers #poetrylovers #reading

🎃🕸️ No tricks—just burnt toast and tender truths.🍞✨ Burnt Toast and Benedictions — my new poetry chapbook published by Bottlecap Press. Link to purchase: lauradehartyoung.com 💙📚 #booksky #lgbtq 🌈📚 #poetry #poetrycommunity #readersofbluesky #books #reading

Just burnt toast and tender truths. My new poetry chapbook is out now. 🌐 lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #poetry #poetrycommunity 💙📚 #queerauthors #lgbtq 🌈📚 #readers #books

Thank to everyone who’s supported my new chapbook Burnt Toast and Benedictions! 💛 If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, please check it out. 💙📚 #poet #poetry 🌈📚 #booksky #books BURNT TOAST AND BENEDICTIONS — available from Bottlecap Press. bottlecap.press/collections/... Or lauradehartyoung.com

I'm so excited to announce my brand new chapbook with Bottlecap Press! Burnt Toast and Benedictions is a chapbook about quiet love and the stubborn tenderness it takes to stay. 💙📚 #booksky #poetry #books 🌈📚 #queerbooks 📚👀 From Bottlecap Press bottlecap.press/collections/...

It’s here! My new poetry chapbook Burnt Toast and Benedictions is now live from @BottlecapPress. Ten poems about burnt toast, dead flies in beer and the strange holiness of domestic life—grief and humor, love and rupture, all in the same room. 💙📚 #booksky #poetry 📖 bottlecap.press/products/bur...

Just published in Book of Matches, Issue 15! online.fliphtml5.com/qoqiq/pdvr/#... 🪓 “Heads Up, Paris!” is my ode to the French Revolution—with flying carrots, mini guillotines, and more dark humor even the French would love! #BookOfMatchesLit #PoetryBluesky #booksky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity

New poetry coming 9/1 in Book of Matches Literary Magazine. 💙📚 #booksky #poetry #poetrycommunity #writers #poetrylovers #readingcommunity #queerwriters #queerpoets #lgbtq bookofmatcheslitmag.com lauradehartyoung.com

It’s Friday! Time to relax! Enjoy an award-winning literary site: The Raven’s Perch, an international literary and visual arts magazine publishing poets and authors daily from around the world. @theravensperch.bsky.social #writers #poets #authors #poetrycommunity theravensperch.com

Read my latest poetry, “Five Feet of You” published by The Raven’s Perch. #Booksky #poetry #booklovers #poetrycommunity #writers #poetrylovers #LGBTQ theravensperch.com/five-feet-of...

Don't forget to take your favorite books, short stories, and poetry on summer vacations still to come! 😊📚💙 #booksky #poetry #books #reading #summer #vacation lauradehartyoung.com

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social, Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism. Looking forward to following you wherever you land, Your fan, Mar🐫

When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

TrashLight Press is a fun way to spend quiet moments reading loud words-a beautifully curated collection of art, poetry, fiction and more. Check them out. We all need something feral in our lives! trashlightpress.com #poetry #fiction #writers #readers #art @trashlightpress.bsky.social

Today is “Right to Read Day.”Fight censorship and unite against book bans! Support your local library and ala.org. #booksky #reading #readingcommunity #authorsofbluesky #writingcommunity #freedom 💙📚

As Trump tanks the economy, he knows he and his billionaire buddies will be fine no matter what. If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you. www.huffpost.com/entry/financ...

Protect our libraries! April 7 is “Right to Read Day.” Vote no against local book bans and support the American Library Association at ala.org. #booksky #books #reading #readingcommunity #writers #poets 📚💙