“I want a compass. / I need deliverance. Good god, take me” — Oliver Baez Bendorf (@oliverbaezbendorf.bsky.social) . . . This poem appeared in The Spectral Wilderness by Oliver Baez Bendorf, published by Kent State University Press (@ksupress.bsky.social), 2015. Shared here with deep gratitude.

We're opening ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🥳 Contributor @officialmchangpoet.bsky.social published two poems in @ricepapermag.bsky.social!! Read "White Phosphorous" buff.ly/rmEOl5F and "Drinking Age" buff.ly/DlI691a%F0%9...

I really appreciated this interview because it got me talking about how expectations shift when people immigrate. The idea of “good” is challenged. What does it mean to be a “good girl”?

Mingyu Brian Chan reads from his poem HAIKU WHERE I LAY / WITH OCD, OBSESSING / OVER SYLLABLES featured in our ✨ OCTOBER ISSUE✨

Mingyu Brian Chan’s poem “haiku where i lay / with OCD, obsessing / over syllables” offers us a moment of emotional vulnerability. Here he shares just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/MrtCHsm

Emotional resonance? Yes, please! Some thoughts on the subject by SLM staff @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social @michaeltoddcohen.bsky.social @ruthlefaive.bsky.social @cedarchromatic.bsky.social @razishadmehry.bsky.social @maxpasakorn.bsky.social @terivela.bsky.social & more!

LOVE seeing my coloring books arrive at everyone homes. But I truly can’t wait to see people’s colored in versions. Please make sure and share them when you get to that!!

Every Dia de Los Muertos, Florence Project social workers organize an Ofrenda in our Phoenix and Tucson offices. This year, our staff gathered to honor clients and people detained who have passed while in immigration detention, and a beloved colleague who we lost in 2024.

Congrats are in order!! Contributors @asaldrake.bsky.social and T. De Los Reyes have poems in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Epiphany 🎉

"...I thought it was the first real week of my life, it couldn’t have been more 1988, the entire world neon then & so stupidly full of hope." Contributor @amorak.bsky.social published a piece in @trampset.bsky.social! 👏 buff.ly/BcPDQoI

Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until it takes “accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza.”

Rest in peace Ellen Bryant Voigt. She created the low residency writing program that helped people like me (an older adult with a newborn child) study poetry as a member of a dedicated community. A chorus of us remember you now, and in the time to come. broadsidebookshop.tumblr.com/post/6367855...

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The weekend is here, which means it's a good time to submit to some lit mags. 👀 Read up on our archives and see if we'd be a good home for your work! ✨ buff.ly/3o7ia2L

Pls boost this petition; a friend's roommate was taken by ICE: "Ali Faqirzada, 31, a women's and human rights champion and U.S. ally fled Afghanistan in 2021. On October 14, ICE detained Ali just after he had been found to have a viable claim for asylum." humanrightsfirst.quorum.us/campaign/Fre...

Did you know Las Vegas (NV) celebrates pride in October? Keep the celebration going with me by reading these trans and queer SLM contributors 🥳🥳🥳 splitlipthemag.com/lip-service/...

Also, thank god for the rest of you icons.

☀️ We may have taken some time off this summer, but the Split Lip FAM never stops producing work! Check out the Summer/Early Fall Roundup of FAM accomplishments!🍁 buff.ly/b90zdTj

This video of reporters flooding out of the Pentagon after refusing to sign Hegseth’s authoritarian pledge that would force them to have the DOD review all their articles before publication is one of the most satisfying things I’ve seen in a while

favorite taco shop in Vegas

I’m rarely on social media anymore. Who do I show my book haul pics to? 📚

Sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER ISSUE. 🎃 🍂 WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan. ART by Jean Shon. PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social. buff.ly/B6xgDQJ

May all our prisoners be free, from river to sea, from sea to sea. May every border and checkpoint and wall and barricade fall.

Please help us welcome our amazing new ⚡ FLASH FICTION READERS ✨

This workshop supports Thamra, a Palestinian initiative established in 2024 with deep roots in the land and communities of Gaza. The project addresses food insecurity and promotes resilience through sustainable agricultural practices and community-driven efforts. www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Exactly. He has to own this.

Honestly “Republicans are shutting down the government to hide the Epstein files” is pretty good messaging.

More states need to start doing this; falling back on their state constitutions so as to avoid making it easy for appeals to seek the Supreme Court.

Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. -Assata Shakur

Applications are OPEN! Split Lip Magazine is looking for volunteer Flash & Fiction readers. Apply right here before October 1! buff.ly/X3932x5

I haven’t seen this cover 👀🌺

Your mid-week book rec is here! Assistant Poetry Editor @terivela.bsky.social recommends EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto. 📖 ❤️

"Have you ever gone for a walk in Mountain View cemetery? It was designed by Olmsted, who also designed Central Park. I have a plot there which I visit sometimes to remind myself of my mortality!" One of the many moments I love in this terrific interview with @leahkorican.bsky.social ...

Join the Fam as a flash or fiction reader! I started with the Split Lip team as a fiction reader and you won't find a more fun or supportive team. Hope to see you in the queue, nerding out with all the other smartypants ♥️

Happy first day of autumn, fam! 🍁 If you're looking for a cozy fall read, we've got you covered. Our SEPTEMBER ISSUE is out now and we're obsessed with every piece. buff.ly/YsISzCT

@amnesty.org has released a report on the "global political economy” enabling genocide against Palestinians. The report names Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems, Hyundai and Palantir, among others.

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🦑 So excited to be part of this anthology, it's out now: natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org

"How many will we kill, if we drill baby drill"💥🌟⚡

When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school. Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families? My own colleagues are silent.

“So,” he said casually, measuring kibble, “have you heard of this hazardous vegetation thing?” I simply adore this story by Max Wheeler in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social. The emotion, the speculative elements, the grief, the plants gone wild! splitlipthemag.com/fiction/0925...

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Just got this beautiful, hefty volume with my little poem inside.

Now that the Kirk afterglow is fading, it's good to see media outlets reporting on this. This was the bigger story that happened that day. Charlie's neck getting fatally scratched shouldn't have been allowed to be a bigger story than the largest network in the US calling for mass extermination.

“Oh, and fun fact: Séamus loves beating his friends at Mario Party. So, obviously, my first question had to be about his go-to character.” You’re gonna want to read this interview to find out the answer to this important question!!!

Q: but what if a full Epstein investigation also takes down Bill Clinton????? A:

We're starting ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a new mag! 😍 Contributor @sfmontgomery.bsky.social announced @nervetowrite.bsky.social, a magazine for disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers! Check them out here: buff.ly/KiSVek5