Pam Yve Simon
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Poet. Photographer. Caregiver. (she/her)
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Dr. Dawn Wright
4 days ago
WE WON!!🙌🏾 THE OCEAN OBSERVATORY INITIATIVE (OOI) INSTRUMENTS ARE STAYING IN THE WATER!!!!! 🌊 🦑🧪 (for now 🙏🏾)
oceanfdn.org/the-national...
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The National Academies Just Set the Record Straight on Ocean Observing - The Ocean Foundation
The NSF is dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative and TOF President Mark J. Spalding explains what's at stake.
https://oceanfdn.org/the-national-academies-just-set-the-record-straight-on-ocean-observing/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAShGJRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetnA0acBijmAsQ6nAPuYQSQfoipsIYNO-rArF6wDvGWEi3WkXrDpgyc3xsPI_aem_QVZpukg7adHzi4mrjrx0IA
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
4 days ago
I hope all the Black folks here and everywhere are gearing up for an absolutely dialed-up Juneteenth this year. All of us who are non-Black, especially those of us who are white, it's a great time to honor and observe by tripling down with learning and action. One book list:
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Read Black Writers
Read Black writers all the time. Always. A highly incomplete and ongoingly updated list of great stuff.
https://bookshop.org/lists/read-black-writers
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HAD
5 days ago
the bio is half the fun, can't urge you strongly enough to click through for that but today, from Mitch Nobis, a kinda quintessential "HAD piece":
https://www.havehashad.com/el4pt
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Small Wonders
8 days ago
We are open for reprints now! Send us your lovely flash stories that would benefit from being out in the world again:
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
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Submission Guidelines - Small Wonders
Small Wonders is looking for original flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), reprint flash fiction, original poems, and reprint art.
https://smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
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NYC, today is the last day to request a mail-in ballot online: you may do so here: RequestBallot.Vote.NYC Knicks in 5.
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Will Musgrove
12 days ago
COVER REVEAL: I'm super excited to share the cover of my story collection After Last Call, coming out next April from
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social
. And thanks to
@mrwojorising.bsky.social
for the amazing work he did designing the cover 💙 Pre-order link:
malarkeybooks.com/store/afterl...
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Prisonculture
15 days ago
This is another big week for our public libraries in NYC as the public has a chance to weigh in on funding at the City Council budget hearing on Wednesday 6/10. Everything you need to know to testify is here:
bit.ly/June10Testify
- the libraries have a shortfall and they need you to advocate.
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Testify on June 10 to Support NY Public Libraries
Budget Hearing for NYC Committee on Libraries The NYC City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Relations is holding a hearing on May 26, 2026 to discuss the executiv...
https://bit.ly/June10Testify
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Malarkey
12 days ago
Here’s the cover for
@willmusgrove.bsky.social
’s story collection After Last Call. Drops next April, reserve a signed copy now. Thanks to
@mrwojorising.bsky.social
for another great cover!
malarkeybooks.com/store/afterl...
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Todd Dillard
12 days ago
YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS TO SEND ME POEMS (PLEASE)
variantlit.com/announcing-t...
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Announcing The 2026 Variant Lit Poetry Prize
Variant Literature is excited to announce The 2026 Variant Lit Poetry Prize judged by Todd Dillard. Submissions open from May 15th to June 15th.
https://variantlit.com/announcing-the-2026-variant-lit-poetry-prize/
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Sage Tyrtle
12 days ago
Free submissions for reprint flash fiction are open at
@smallwondersmag.com
- don't miss the submission window:
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
#WritingCommunity
#LitMag
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Submission Guidelines - Small Wonders
Small Wonders is looking for original flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), reprint flash fiction, original poems, and reprint art.
https://smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
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Frog and Toad Bot
15 days ago
“We can try to climb this mountain,” said Frog. “That should tell us if we are brave.” Frog went leaping over rocks, and Toad came puffing up behind him.
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Katie Manning
18 days ago
Join us next Saturday!
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I keep thinking about this line "There are memories that remain across generations like single-use plastic” from
@readinstead.bsky.social
’s new poem in
@variantlit.bsky.social
. And I think that is precisely the point. Read Jared’s thought-provoking piece below:
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18 days ago
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Strange Horizons
19 days ago
Happy as a Clam™ by Katlina Sommerberg
@ksommerberg.bsky.social
"We bring you Biometric Shell™ Technology, a sanctuary of seamless containment." Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
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Read this beautiful poem “When Death Comes, Look to The Tower” by
@alwayscoffee.bsky.social
in
@smallwondersmag.com
Excerpt: “hold steady, your heart a lighthouse, a reminder that time and again, we save each other”
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about 1 month ago
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Dan Crawley
about 1 month ago
"even trees hold their memories hushed, ringed in their bodies,...." I love this phenomenal poem by
@jenwithwords.bsky.social
in
@templeinacity.bsky.social
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Temple in a City literary journal
Poem Trees & Teeth by author Jenny Wong. Published in Temple in a City literary journal
https://templeinacity.com/poetry-by-jenny-wong/
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Barrelhouse
about 2 months ago
Hey we're opening for subs for all genres for the next print issue June 1. Put it in your calendar. Fiction is capped at 500 subs and tends to fill fast. More details soon
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David Rosenthal
about 1 month ago
POETRY READING: I will be the featured reader for Coastside Poetry’s monthly series on: June 9, 6-9 pm PDT I’ll be reading a lot of new poems. You can attend the open reading on Zoom, or watch the live stream on YouTube. RSVP host Diane Lee Moomey, whose email address you can find on the website:
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Coastside Poetry
https://coastsidepoetry.org
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Jared Beloff
about 1 month ago
If you are in the area this Sunday stop by and hear us read.
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Tara Campbell
about 1 month ago
Stay alert for HR 7661! This horrible book banning bill has been brewing in the House. Please call your reps to make sure they know about it, and to make sure it doesn't get snuck into any wild-ass omnibus bills. And thank you to
@authorsabb.bsky.social
for the graphic encapsulating the bill
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Preeti Chhibber
about 1 month ago
lots of conversation about book buying on this site today, which is amazing!!!, but also let's do something to stand up against book-banning 1) call your reps and tell them to vote no on federal book banning bills HR 7661 & HR 2616 2)
ilovelibraries.org
3) authors join
@authorsabb.bsky.social
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I Love Libraries
There's never been a more important time to support our nation's libraries.
https://ilovelibraries.org
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Sarah J. Jackson
about 1 month ago
Like every Mother's Day today I am asking that you consider a donation to
@nationalbailout.bsky.social
to help free mamas who are separated from their families by the injustices of pretrial detention systems.
secure.actblue.com/donate/freeb...
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Donate to #FreeBlackMamas
With your generous support we are able to continue to bail out community members, provide life-changing supportive services and resource groups who are organizing to transform the criminal justice sys...
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas
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Melissa Llanes Brownlee
about 2 months ago
Yay! New micro up at
@bloodhoneylit.bsky.social
!!
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/we-d...
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we dance the hula at the hotel luau — Blood+Honey
by Melissa Llanes Brownlee “and we dance the hula and we dance the hula and we don’t tell our stories not the ones you want to know…”
https://www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/we-dance-the-hula-at-the-hotel-luau
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Prisonculture
about 2 months ago
If you know people in NYC, can you please help us to spread the word that Black Zine Fair is on Saturday and that they should register to come?
pools.events/event/WFzHwJ...
- It's free but donations are always appreciated. We have 4 days to let folks know about it.
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Sat, May 9 - Black Zine Fair by Sojourners for Justice Press
Learn more, get tickets, and follow this event
https://pools.events/event/WFzHwJSD/black-zine-fair/
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Tasha Monroe
about 2 months ago
Everyone, stop what you’re doing. There is a Black girl named Kameirah who is in Google’s top 5 “Doodle for Google” contest that can win a $55,000 scholarship. I just voted. VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW APRIL 29!
doodles.google.com/d4g/
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Love this prompt from
@erinvachon.bsky.social
published by the incredible
@moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social
!
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about 2 months ago
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Happy National Poetry Month! Enjoy my prompt below featured by the incredible
@moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social
!
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about 2 months ago
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American Library Association
about 2 months ago
Ready... Set... Take Action for Libraries! To celebrate
#TakeActionForLibrariesDay
, we're making our voices heard in Congress. Join us by telling your House Rep to OPPOSE censorship legislation like HR 7661 & PROTECT the right to read. Take action:
www.ala.org/conferencese...
#NationalLibraryWeek
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Stanchion
about 2 months ago
By popular demand, Issue 20 THE BEST OF THE 1ST 5 YEARS OF STANCHION MAGAZINE, is back in stock at Stanchion HQ (my guest bedroom). Get your copy and a free matching bookmark for just $10.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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Todd Dillard
2 months ago
I AM ON POETRY DAILY WOOOOOOO
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Arts and Crafts with the Addict's Son
If there is to be any truth in beauty I can't just speak about suffering as if there isn't some good in suffering too.
https://poems.com/poem/arts-and-crafts-with-the-addicts-son/
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Vast Chasm Magazine
2 months ago
“Look! Cats in frog hats, cats riding on Roombas. I am texting you cats instead of what I can’t bring myself to tell you”
vastliterarypress.org/2026/04/18/2...
- Pam Yve Simon, "LOLZ" in Issue 18
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LOLZ
I am texting you pictures of cats:cats doing jobs, using “z” instead of “s,”Look! Cats in frog hats, cats riding on Roombas.I am texting you cats instead ofwhat I can’t bring myself to tell you:I a…
https://vastliterarypress.org/2026/04/18/26q2-simon-lolz/
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Stanchion
2 months ago
🚨LAST CHANCE FOR A FREE BOOK🚨 Choose any PDF at
StanchionZine.com/shop
(scroll waaaay down to see all the PDFs) and use code FREEPDF to zero out your bill at checkout.
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Bookshop.org
2 months ago
Independent Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday! How will you be celebrating? 📚✨
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💫Go, get one! 🥰
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Prisonculture
2 months ago
Please send a letter to the city council to allocate 0.5% of the city expense budget to our public libraries. This takes 30 seconds.
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/city-council-we-demand-half-a-percent-of-the-overall-city-budget-for-libraries
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Mitchell Nobis
2 months ago
The last couple readings I did were at bookstores that were well prepared, which is very cool but also means I didn't need backup copies to sell & now have extras. Anyone want to buy my book straight from me? If yes, DM for Venmo, where to mail, etc.!
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Please read and enjoy the newest issue of
@vastchasmmag.bsky.social
It’s a powerful and beautiful issue and I am honored that my newest poem “LOLZ” is included. 💕
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2 months ago
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NYC Public Library Action Network
2 months ago
NYers, you can help us make this happen by letting the
@council.nyc.gov
know you demand stable and increased funding for our libraries! Take 5mins to send a letter to your CM, and then follow up with a call or voicemail using this easy script:
nycplan.org/actions/call...
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Call your City Councilmember
A guide and script for calling your city councilmember…
https://nycplan.org/actions/call-your-city-councilmember/
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Jared Beloff
2 months ago
My new poem "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is now published at the gorgeous Spring issue of
@sixthfinch.bsky.social
sixthfinch.com
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Preeti Chhibber
2 months ago
Hi it is my birthday, please do something to support the freedom to read ❤️
Ilovelibraries.org
+ Call your reps to oppose the federal book banning bill HR 7661:
reps.fyi
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I Love Libraries
There's never been a more important time to support our nation's libraries.
https://Ilovelibraries.org
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Michael Metivier
2 months ago
Poets, start the soft animal of your engines!
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Vast Chasm Magazine
2 months ago
New poetry coming from Pam Yve Simon (
@PamYve.bsky.social
) in our next issue. It'll make you LOL or cry or both! For now, a trip to outer space seems very topical, so blast off and enjoy another of her poems, “Your Mom, the Space Sailor” in
@smallwondersmag.com
smallwondersmag.com/piece/your-m...
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Your Mom, The Space Sailor - Small Wonders
I am a speck / of stardust / dutifully folding / fitted sheets and galaxies / at their dubious corners.
https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/your-mom-the-space-sailor
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Prof. Nicole Holliday
2 months ago
Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!
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Joshua J. Friedman
2 months ago
Hello, I made you a feed of your cats watching the Artemis II splashdown
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Moist Poetry Journal
2 months ago
National Poetry Month: Prompt 10, from Mo Schoenfeld Today is about ritual! 🕯️
@moschoenfeld.bsky.social
#poetry
#NaPoMo
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National Poetry Month: Prompt 10, from Mo Schoenfeld
‘Every ride a ritual. Every ritual a ride.’ – Drop City by T.C. Boyle Whether a road trip, bad trip, journey through a life experience, or the rituals in your life from t…
https://moistpoetryjournal.com/2026/04/10/national-poetry-month-prompt-10-from-mo-schoenfeld/
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Vast Chasm Magazine
3 months ago
New issue coming later this month! But while we're at it, we can't get enough of last issue's contributors, so get ready to revisit them this week!
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