We recently found that a freelancer at work used AI to write her entire chapter, and it took the editor four days to rewrite everything and then took me two days to copyedit and clean it up. Our other projects are now late. And it was just one chapter. We'd have to cancel the book if there was more

Annual Swamp Ape sighting!! @swampapereview.bsky.social #SwampApeReview #AWP26

Poetry reader @nicolebyrnepoet.bsky.social with Editor-in-Chief @maureenlangloss.bsky.social and Fiction Editor @annablabs.bsky.social! 👏 Find us at Table T960.✨

A new year brings us new work to admire 💫 Help us welcome our JANUARY ISSUE: buff.ly/xnuvf6J Major thanks to our contributors! WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass ART Audrey Holmes PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social

#NOKINGS #IceOUT #Maine Portland Maine Every Saturday Protest in Monument Square Saturdays Jan 10 through Mar 7 11am – 12pm EST Monument Square 456 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Without further ado, here are our wonderful nominations for the 2026 Pushcart Prize! ❤️ 👏 buff.ly/r1wftay

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

My studio headset broke while moving so my album is stalled! Care to support me by donating or sharing? The goal amount is for the tippy top of the line headset but even just $60 would help me get producing again! Thanks! 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/help-compl...

Welcome to September FAM! 🍂 It's a new month, so here are some new updates: 1️⃣ Our FREE SUBS are now open! 2️⃣ Our SEPTEMBER ISSUE drops on the 15th 3️⃣ Our ART SUBS are OPEN!! So feel free to send some our way 🎨

I have reached the point in my work flow where I am seriously considering requesting a third monitor

Every time I snake the shower drain, I wonder how I would look with a shaved head

We're enjoying Summer with our brilliant new JUNE ISSUE 😎 Enjoy it at our website: buff.ly/M9YTorb All the love to our contributors! WORDS: Amelia Valasek, Jack Barrie, Ella Harrigan, Alex Bortell ART: Jasper Glen PLUS: @taniamalik.bsky.social interviews Esinam Bediako

We're heading on vacation for July, FAM. Subs close tonight at midnight! But we'll be back open for submissions on August 15! If you're wondering what we're looking for: ⭐ Voice-driven writing ⭐ Pop culture twist ⭐ The kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.

✏️ Opportunity for educators: CAT's Poetry Inside Out Teaching Fellowship is a 2-year funded program that supports U.S.-based educators in grades 3–12 interested in expanding their teaching practice through poetry, translation, & inquiry-based learning. Apply ➡️ www.catranslation.org/about/opport...

RIP Jonathan Joss (December 22nd 1965 - June 1st 2025).

We are back with another staff book recommendation! Thank you to Poetry Reader @nicolebyrnepoet.bsky.social for this great pick!

The fresh horror btw: the US is becoming a net importer of food. Which is wild, because the US has probably the most high-quality farmland per person of any country on the planet. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS??? www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...

We have to admit that January was a thorny start to the year… but the wonderful news and publications from the SLM FAM brought us solace and inspiration. https://buff.ly/4idMQuD

Kept getting responses like this when I posted about cut services for disabled students. One person demanded to know who their parents voted for. 1) idk and idgaf; all students have educational rights no matter the politics of their families; 2) ZERO children voted for Trump; 3) ffs fix your hearts

CALL FOR RESISTANCE ACTION On 2/10/25, G, who has no criminal background & in the US legally, was arrested by ICE in Portland, Maine. He is being detained without clear cause. Donations towards legal fees & shares are greatly appreciated. Please join us in helping G!

It's so wonderful to experience a little more activity on here. The community vibes are rising 💜💜

thanks @tupelopress.bsky.social for setting an example & articulating your thoughts on the NEA's new position for art grants. would love to see more orgs speaking out. a handful of comments on @beckyltuch.bsky.social's recent post but not nearly enough. litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-how-will...

now more than ever, it must be said: let's go birds transsexual

This morning I was watching robins and now its snowing, which just makes me feel I'm being set up for a joke I don't want to be involved in

Just watched a small child insist she should be allowed to buy "1 Magic Tree House book for every inch of snow tomorrow" which seems like a reasonable demand

I am really fighting the urge to throw myself into the sea today 😫

List of black farmers by regions blackfarmersindex.com/the-index

Additional scripts for cis het white men who want to be better allies: “What a weird thing to say” “Do you hear yourself right now?” “You shouldn’t say shit like that to people” “I won’t let you talk to them that way” “That’s a disgusting opinion to have” “Shut the fuck up, dude”

PLEASE READ ATTENTIVELY! From an employee at OPM to HR. This person used a burner account so she/he wouldn't face repercussions after sounding the alarm. Make no mistake peeps, this only happens with authoritarian regimes. FOTUS is taking over the Federal Civil Service. Thank you whoever you are.

California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.

💋Split Lip FAM💋 Reminder that we made a starter pack of contributors & staff so we can all keep in touch! Please let me know if we missed you. We continue to add people all the time. go.bsky.app/8hAxecD

A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.

one of the things we need to fix collectively is assuming people who haven’t posted about something aren’t engaged with it, especially anyone whose socials are under their legal name. a lot of people may suddenly need to start scrubbing their feeds of anything but memes and TV and we gotta let them

This is a (wonderfully) weird one, ya’ll! ISO musicians to play music for cows and people at our Music For Belties event at Aldermere Farm Sat. Feb. 22nd in Rockport! Each musician will be stipended to play for the cows and attendees. Yes, everyone, we’re trying to throw a semi-outdoor cow concert!

the empire’s always done evil, maybe just easier to tell now

was feeling awful then I had a double shot of espresso and some chocolate and now I feel great, there is a drug called treat yourself and trust me it works

today is a good day to go unbridled into yourself and write the thing you have been hesitating to write, to invent a new way of getting lost, to discover a different way back

It's been that kind of exhausting day where nothing has gone unsalvegably wrong, yet nothing has gone as planned 😮‍💨

What's this we see? Split Lip FAM together IRL?! Poetry reader @nicolebyrnepoet.bsky.social with contributor @abbiekiefer.bsky.social at @printbookstore.bsky.social for the launch of Abbie's awesome new collection, CERTAIN SHELTER. You all should definitely get your hands on a copy!

Slowly but surely finding all my faves & mutuals from Twitter on here. Love seeing you all again <3

"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission." Lina Khan really is That Girl.

Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.

Seeking reccomendations for who to follow on here for #PublicHealth news!

Who is gonna write this for real though

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Your 2025 poetry publishing spreadsheet (173 reading periods this year!) and trend report is here. Now I go collapse on the couch with my dog, thank you, love you, happy new year, submit with care! submit in solidarity! it matters, really! poetrybulletin.substack.com/p/2025-poetr...

Important for any online creators!!

“I do not acknowledge the finality of death, and I cannot bear to remain long in its black language”

Endless layoffs and corporate consolidation means that the number of outlets for good book coverage is always shrinking, while the number of books published in a year continues to grow. We are as frustrated about it as you are