🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!! flash-frog.com/submit/

OPEN. www.stanchionzine.com/submissions

"I’m having an affair with distance. The morning house is settled and known. I sip coffee, listen to the lonely call of the 4am freight train,...." My lord. I love, love this piece by @dinalrelles.bsky.social so much. In @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social 💙💙💙 www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/relles/me...

Who's sending me some writing / visual art on Monday?

Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together.

Wanna know what kind of stories I want to read on Jan 5? A sorts of stuff, really, but I'd kill for some horror, get excited for some erotica/sexy shit, and escaping our current timeline with a bit of sci-fi would be welcome. What do you have for me? www.stanchionzine.com/submissions

accidental #smallpoemsunday cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Toad rushed past trees and rocks. “Frog, I am glad that you are here,” said Toad.

hi, cis folks! this week, with some democrat votes, 2 anti-trans bills passed the house. one bans medicaid funds for trans youth care, the other proposes jail time for providers. they haven't passed the senate, but dems may need convincing to vote no on both. tap into the 🧵for a quick action.

this is open again in ~30 minutes (7pm ET), for another 150 submissions (if you submitted this morning, please leave this for others, thx!) havehashad.submittable.com/submit/34430...

Frog and Toad were caught in the rain. They ran to Frog’s house. “I am all wet,” said Toad. “The day is spoiled.” “Have some tea and cake,” said Frog. “The rain will stop. If you stand near the stove, your clothes will soon be dry.”

Calling poets! Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions tomorrow, December 15, at midnight MST. Full guidelines: shopoetryjournal.com/submissions/ Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

Well the last Bearded Bards of BlueSky reading of the year is in the books. In total, the series has raised $3,147 for @translifeline.org! Thanks to all the amazing Bards and especially to the attendees who were wonderful audience members and generous supporters of this great cause.

TODAY!!!! DON’T MISS IT!!!! Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere! REGISTER NOW at: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

Not sure this message applies to fellow NYC residents but the overall message of buying age-appropriate gifts is good. When I read the headline I was naively hopeful! 😂 🐀

Every bit of good and kindness matters. Every time you call your reps. Every time you share resources. Every person you cheer on. Every friend you cheer up. When you make soup for a family member or put a card in the mail. It all matters. Nothing is impossible, because we’re not doing this alone.

This is at 5PM EST. I would love to see you there.

Here’s the thing: this is probably the last one of these for a while. So, if you like the lineup and want to support the cause, tomorrow’s reading is you best bet for a while. 👍

Frog and Toad waited a long time. Four days later the snail got to Toad's house and gave him the letter from Frog. Toad was very pleased to have it.

To make it more accessible to more readers (my never-ending mission), I have now made the 2026 Stanchion Book Club Membership available on a monthly basis. You can now join, get all the benefits, books & goodies, pay month-to-month, and cancel any time. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

Turns out you can already preorder! And for a discount! www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

FUN FACT: Indiana constituents made 6000 calls via 5 Calls to oppose this redistricting bill. That's the largest number of state-level calls on an issue we have seen this year. 🤓📞🙌

NAWP's annual Hanukkah reading is on Tuesday. RSVP for great poetry! www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...

December NAWP event registration is live! Sign up and hear incredible poets! NAWP!

Hi writer friends! Would you please give me your recommendations for online creative writing / poetry workshops for new writers? This would be a gift for my college-aged cousin. Thank you so much!

SATURDAY!!!! Just look at that lineup!!!! Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere! REGISTER NOW at: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

An amazing speculative memoir from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social

Good news! You are invited to WRR's 10-Year Anniversary Reading! Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time Register in advance: pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Hanukkah is just a week and a few days away. Sign up for @notatawp.bsky.social's third annual Hanukkah reading! www.eventbrite.com/e/1976404024...

Honored to have such a deeply meaningful poem of mine published by the lovely @smallwondersmag.com

Fantastic story today by @elijah.mea.rs in the newest @smallwondersmag.com 🚀

Good morning, NYC. Please join us in doing this.

🎁 Gift our 2025 Bundle & you get: 📚 Issues 10, 11 & 12, plus bookmarks featuring the cover art ✍️ to support the 84 contributors we featured this year, including 18 young artists & writers! 🎉 to support our mission of providing complimentary copies & direct aid to school classrooms & libraries!

TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!! Just look at that lineup!!!! Join us for live literature, and help raise funds for @translifeline.org It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere! Info and registration at: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

I did an accessibility course today at work re digital content, and was reminded that alt text replaces the image, & is not description—& wow. More of that. Not “this is x poem” but the poem text. Not “a painting” but what the viewer sees. Not “a graph of x” but what information is communicated.

The snail got to Toad’s house and gave him the letter from Frog. Toad was very pleased to have it.

Tomorrow is December. Only two weeks until Hanukkah! NAWP is hosting our 3rd annual Hanukkah reading with 22 Jewish poets (we know, it isn't chai, but we have some great readers!) Please join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...

Truly gorgeous poem by @readinstead.bsky.social in @terrainorg.bsky.social

We love starting the day with spotlights. Contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social’s poetry collection RESTING BITCH FACE was featured in a @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social must-read list! 📚 buff.ly/Exncjv6

THIS ⬇️

Same, my friend, same. Alt text: Screenshot image from Iron Chef shoe of sliced mushrooms on a grill pan. Text reads “I think what he's trying to do is use the aroma of the fall”

I know Frankenstein's all the rage right now, so maaaaybe you'd like this poem of mine, published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social -- A Lovesong From Frankenstein's Monster: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/love...

Hell yea! Congrats @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social! Electric Lit’s List of Best Non-Fiction 2025! Go get “Human/Animal” for your holiday read - it’s a feast for the heart & mind. electricliterature.com/electric-lit...

DORKS! @standupforscience.bsky.social is running health and science focused phone banking to Get Out The Vote in TN-07! Our goal is 20+ callers per session, today's session (7-9p et) has 5 callers. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET PRO-SCIENCE FOLKS TO CONGRESS! SIGN UP HERE 🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Definitely not too early to register for this!

Time Travel Is Easy is officially out in the world! Dinosaurs and Deep Time are thematic links to queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and life in the late Anthropocene. Cover art by the amazing Helen Whistberry. (Non-Amazon options coming very soon!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7

“The people in this book are brave,” said Toad. “They fight dragons and giants, and they are never afraid.” “I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.

We’d like to get issues of Shō Poetry Journal into more hands! From now until November 30, we're offering our five most recent issues at $8 each (33% off). Orders $24 and above ship free. No code needed: shopoetryjournal.com/shop Pictured: Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25); cover art by Tanya Rastogi.

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