if I'm starting to get scam emails about "irl" does that mean i've finally made it as an author?

Some of the authors that may have books in our blind date menu include.. @desiheart.bsky.social @danifinnwrites.bsky.social @dehm000.bsky.social @mel-e-lemon.bsky.social @rangeralthynia.bsky.social @rexburke.bsky.social @stevewestenra.bsky.social @nymcoy.bsky.social spilledinkcoffee.com

Ending today: The Buy 2, Get 1 free offer. Put any 3 books/magazine issues in your cart & use code 2EQUALS3 @ StanchionZine.com/shop Cheaper shipping to England, Scotland, Wales, NI addresses. Select UK Saver Shipping at checkout (last chance for a long time. I sadly have no more travel booked).

✍️ find details on submitting to our chapbook open reading here: buff.ly/EYEycWa

8 days until the flood gates burst

You know what time it is? Time for a Blind Date... with a book! 😉 Check out our vast collection of Blind Dates, which includes books by some amazing indie authors! spilledinkcoffee.com #booksky 💙📚

it's cool to see Book Sirens readers also picking up my older chapbooks: The Oracle's Voicemail & The TV Guide, which were fun to write & put together. friendly reminder that you can read review copies free @ Book Sirens booksirens.com/book/N1QBUME... booksirens.com/book/TGNR275...

Why have you not jumped on this sale? Apply 50% off a mug candle with the promo code “mothers”

Some news! UNCLE TIME, my new chapbook of prose poems, is out this fall with @gasherpress.bsky.social pre-order: www.gasherpress.com/product-page...

Mark your calendars. Thirty West is opening for book manuscripts on May 23 thirtywestph.com/submit

it's cool to see Book Sirens readers also picking up my older chapbooks: The Oracle's Voicemail & The TV Guide, which were fun to write & put together. friendly reminder that you can read review copies free @ Book Sirens booksirens.com/book/N1QBUME... booksirens.com/book/TGNR275...

Poets, it would be great if you could submit poems for the June issue of the Morning Star to the email address: [email protected] We're keen to read your work! 🌿

What’s that?! Oh yes, we are open to submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts ALL OF MAY. 📚❤️ Fee optional, no questions asked. Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

The author sent me a copy, and it's really something to behold in person.

Friends, a poem, if you please 💀 www.havehashad.com/hadposts/sta...

guys, i got this. Poet Lore has a sub call for "summer love" www.poetlore.com/guest-editor...

This poem was included in my manuscript for The Oracle's Voicemail (www.amazon.com/Oracles-Voic...) but never got a chance to shine on its own til now! "we've got all the sequined trappings of modernity and life is but a glittering stage..." Thanks @bulbculture.bsky.social !!

Thank you! 😊 And Ghost Mom is fantastic! Both funny and heartbreaking.

I reactivated the 2EQUALS3 buy 2 get 1 free offer. I really need to sell stuff to pay for the next stuff. Irl, Poems to Stage Dive to, A Question of Family, Issue 22, what's your pleasure? Lots of great books, already great prices, now you can get 3 new things to read for even less!

✨BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK✨ Test your fate with a blind date with a book. Poetry, Satire, Romance, Thriller... there are so many options!! From Trad to Indie authors, we have a large selection and we would love to pack a box just for YOU! spilledinkcoffee.com/product/blin... #booksky 💙📚

Guys, you can read "irl" for free via Book Sirens! booksirens.com/bundle/poems...

Hear the cicada's call? Summer's on its way. I made a mood board for "irl"! Buy it here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... & pls leave a review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

👑 Readers' Choice Award!👑 Don't forget to cast your vote for your favorite piece in the engine(idling's 8th issue! The winner will get a badge pin, some free swag, and maybe something like flowers, a sash or a mailable trophy! Spread the love! Fill out our Google form: buff.ly/61Hnogd

#HorrorCommunity Ep. 19 — Prequel: DRACULA BEFORE STOKER: 🧙‍♀️ Walpurgisnacht @sfpoetry.bsky.social @gnofhorror.com @hdwp.com @dmcwriter.bsky.social @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social @joshuasiegal.bsky.social @angrygablepress.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social substack.com/@greenwichvi...

guys, nominations for the compass awards are open: www.inkboundpublishing.com/compass-awards

i maintain that my book "irl" is like basically a romance novel

I had the pleasure of reviewing @adamg.bsky.social's "Poems to Stage Dive to." Def check it out! @stanchion.bsky.social

@dehm000.bsky.social 's poetry collection irl and my short story collection The Last Analog Teenagers go together like Jolt Cola and mediocre pizza. A third free title? Maybe that's the Polar Ice gum to reset the palate.

You need to read this poetry collection!

gonna need another job just to pay some of these submission fees

these bumper stickers i just ordered are as big as maxi pads

You know what would rad? If I sold something. Like, anything I've published that's in stock that I can ship to you right now. To make this exchange extra pleasing for us both, how about a buy 2 get 1 free sale on all books/issues through Sunday? Use code 2EQUALS3 @ checkout. stanchionzine.com/shop

I've got some author copies of IRL that I'd love to land in a reader's hands. If you're interested, send me a message!

Who's up for a blind date with a book? So many genres to choose from! Take a chance! Find your next favorite read. spilledinkcoffee.com/product/blin... #booksky #smallbiz 💙📚

so that's a little over 75 bloggers, reviewers, booktubers, instagrammers, indie bookstores, libraries, etc etc etc that i've reached out to since "irl" has been released. gotten about 5 responses. whomp whomp

Summer's on the way! Friendly reminder that you can get my book irl from Stanchion: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... The Poetry Shop: thepoetryshop.com/products/irl... LibraryThing: www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... BookSirens: booksirens.com/book/QAKQ905

You can read my book on BookSirens! booksirens.com/book/QAKQ905

Day 23: “you need human touch” by @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social. The ending of this poem — holy cow. bulbregion.com/Three-Poems-...

I was thinking of Helmholtz resonance when writing this

There are 4 copies of "irl" available on Library Thing and many more on Book Siren! www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Anyone near Philly/King of Prussia? I'm at the Upper Merion Township Library tonight doing my Street Cats and Where to Find Them book presentation with a slideshow of 300 cat photos! Come out and say hi to start National Library Week!

In case y'all missed it yesterday. Couple new poems up here:

Your work is so powerful and the book as a whole is gorgeous. Give it a thought friends!

Haven't done this in ages: Everyone go get a free PDF of anything I've ever published, magazine issue or book. Use code FREEPDF to zero out your bill @ checkout. Choose any PDF at StanchionZine.com/shop (scroll waaaay down to see all the PDFs. I'm so curious what you'll pick.

Good morning, left coast friends.

My novella is available for preorders today! If you like eco-horror that drags you through the forest by its teeth, pick up a copy: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page.... If you preorder and repost, I’ll tell a true story of almost dying in the woods (I have a few of these)

I had the pleasure of reading @tguzman.bsky.social's Ghost Mom! Do yourself a favor and get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

“I/must guard you with my life—as if/ I, collector of frog calls and memory/ have ever kept anything safe.” This perfect poem by @kathrynreese.bsky.social in Stirring Lit 🧡🧡🧡

#HorrorCommunity 🧛 🦇 💀 Ep. 15 — Prequel: DRACULA BEFORE STOKER: A Harrowing Health Crisis for Hawkins @hwany.org @gnofhorror.com @trishcwilson.bsky.social @sfpoetry.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social @charlesbastille.bsky.social substack.com/@greenwichvi...