Once again, our elected “leaders” have demonstrated their true faith. #reneenicolegood

It’s no coincidence that the acronym of my book of poems about the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021, A MOB OF KANGAROOS, is AMOK. Click here for more information: eastridgereview.com

Starting the year off with my prose poem “Sundowning” in the newest issue of Unbroken: A Quarterly Journal of Prose Poetry. Thank you to the editors who made some terrific suggestions that brought the whole piece together. Check out the entire issue by clicking here: unbrokenjournal.com

Back in 2009, @2river.bsky.social featured my poem “The End of Winter” on their beautifully designed annual Holiday card. I thought I would re-post this as my 2024 Holiday card to all my virtual friends. Thank you for your kind support of my writing this past year. Happy Holidays!

Thank you to @tinywrenlit.bsky.social for including two of my poems in the Major Arcana themed issue. Click the link here to read the whole beautiful issue: www.tinywrenlit.com/issue-10

‘All throughout my life, my mother made sure that I followed the “Rules of Six” that she said The Universe had created especially for me…’ Oof, what a flash from @kiptain.bsky.social. And accompanied by the perfect artwork from @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social… 6️⃣

I've taken the reins for this month's #Mondettes - it's my end-of-year round-up of some of my favourites from 2025, also known as the MAFFIAS!!! mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...

"No oasis. No needles. Only mirages. Like the imaginary tar pit that turned Bird's bebop jaunt into a slog. The swarm of bees that punctured him with empty stingers. Even the music came to life as a blood-red buzzard that circled overhead." @kiptain.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Here are the opening sentences of “Christmas Bird,” the final story from my series of stories about Charlie “Bird” Parker. Thanks to Benjamin Drevlow for giving this Bird a home in the amazing @mrbullbull.bsky.social. Click the link here to read the full story: mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Read "One to the Sixth Power" written by @kiptain.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to..." tinyurl.com/yz9djmfr

Thank you to @brettpribble.bsky.social for including my story “One to the Sixth Power” in the new issue of Ghost Parachute. And thank you to @brooksiebooks.bsky.social for the incredible artwork! Click here to check out the entire issue: ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...

Thank you to @genrepunkmag.bsky.social for nominating my fractured microfiction “Picking Up the Pieces” for Best Microfiction 2026. Good luck to all the nominees! genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/g...

"Inside the box is time itself—fifteen years to be precise" Oh wow, this piece by @kiptain.bsky.social is stunningly powerful. One of the best micros I've read all year 🙌

Here’s the opening of my first ever piece of speculative fiction, “Neighborhood Watch,” that just dropped in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social. Thanks to the editors for giving this story a home & to MarcMRodriguez for the perfect artwork. Click here to read the whole story maudlinhouse.net/neighborhood...

I love the repetition in this piece from @kiptain.bsky.social : ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...

We're delighted to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2026. Congratulations to Kelsey Coletta, Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social , Jennifer McMahon, Rebecca Tiger, Huina Zheng & Melissa Flores Anderson (links to each in thread)

Pushcart Prize 2026 Nominee Interstices by Kip Knott (Issue 6 - 31/01/2025) rawlit.weebly.com/6_4.html @kiptain.bsky.social

“The rectangular box I lay at the bottom makes the hole look like a clock, with the top of the box marking twelve and the bottom of the box marking six.” @kiptain.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/by-the-numbe...

I’m always incredibly honored to have work in Bending Genres. Here’s the opening paragraph of my new story “Monochromatic” that dropped today in Issue 47. Click the link below to read the whole story, as well as the other genre-bending works in this terrific issue. bendinggenres.com/monochromatic/

It’s always a pleasure to work with the terrific editors at 101 Words. Many thanks to them for publishing my new microfiction, “Three-Day Thaw.” Click this link to visit their site: 101words.org

Read! @louellalester.bsky.social @brettpribble.bsky.social @cherylpappas.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @joanleotta.bsky.social @kimmagowan.bsky.social @kiptain.bsky.social @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social Mikki Aronoff @rgvaughan.bsky.social @sarahlynwrites.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social

Thank you to @jhhwriter.bsky.social for including my story “By the Numbers” in the newest issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social. Click here to check out all the stories in this amazing issue: gooseberry-pie.com/issue-36/

What a great story by @kiptain.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute! Awesome art by my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social, too!

Here are the first two paragraphs of my new flash fiction “Gigging Bullfrogs in Hell.” Thank you to @brettpribble.bsky.social for including this story in Ghost Parachute. And thank you to Courtney Burton for the artwork. Click here to read the full story: ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

Proud to have a new poem drop in @oneart.bsky.social today. Many thanks to @markdanowsky.bsky.social for his continued support of my work. oneartpoetry.com/2025/09/28/s...

This poem was published in the Mudlark Flash series just before the 2016 election. Sadly, the first six of these dreams have now come to fruition in one way or another. Time will tell if the same holds true for the seventh dream.

Here is a poem in honor of Mark Rothko’s birthday today. I don’t know where I’d be as a writer without Rothko’s paintings in the world. www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...

Here’s my second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars,” that dropped yesterday in @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Thank you to @clayennisastro.bsky.social for the beautiful image of the Lagoon Nebula. eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...

Here’s the first of two new poems that dropped today on @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Click this link to read the second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars”: eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...

Whitman wholeheartedly believes that cats make the softest pillows.

A poem for Labor Day from my book CLEAN COAL BURN (Kelsay Books, 2021). Make sure your coals are nice and hot. kelsaybooks.com/products/cle...

Here’s another piece from the not-too-distant past that was published in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social back in 2021. I truly hope this zine comes back from its indefinite hiatus very soon because it is missed!

Another blast from the past from another zine that I really miss. Thank you to Second Chance Lit for originally publishing this piece back in 2021.

A blast from the past. I can’t say for certain what inspired this bizarre little story. It must’ve been one of my antiquing forays into Amish Country here in Ohio. Many thanks to (mac)ro(mic)—a wonderful zine that I miss every day—for publishing this story back in 2021.

Felt like making buttermilk biscuits from scratch this morning.

The Shortlist for August 1, 2025: Ending Patricia Highsmith week with one of her short stories plus eight others. Familiar faces Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social ‬in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social and Sarah Lynn Hurd @sarlynh.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social (...cont'd)

Looking for some more books of poetry to read for the Sealey Challenge? Here are three chapbooks from @tinywrenlit.bsky.social you can add to your list by clicking this link: www.tinywrenlit.com/shop

Looking for some books of poetry to read for the Sealey Challenge? Here are three books from Kelsay Books you can add to your list by clicking this link: kelsaybooks.com/search?q=Kip...

Here’s the opening of my new story “X-Ray Flowers” in the August issue of Ghost Parachute. Click the link below to read the full story. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social for accepting this piece. And thanks to @amymarques.bsky.social for the amazing artwork! ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

"Maybe there’s something deep inside a dandelion after all that we aren’t meant to see with the naked eye" Poignant writing from @kiptain.bsky.social, building so beautifully from beginning to end: ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

Here’s an excerpt from my new story, “Bolting,” that’s up now on @fictivedream.bsky.social. Click this link to read the entire story: fictivedream.com/2025/07/25/b...

ICYMI today's story is Bolting by Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingcommunity. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/07/25/b...

Delighted to be featuring your beautiful story today, Kip. Thank you for sending it our way @kiptain.bsky.social‬ #flashfiction #writingcommunity

Here’s the link to my new magical realism story “Bolting” that dropped today in @fictivedream.bsky.social. Thank you to the editors for giving this piece a wonderful home alongside Claud Richmond’s beautiful photo: fictivedream.com/2025/07/25/b...

Love the beautiful images and conversation in this story, @kiptain.bsky.social! @fictivedream.bsky.social.

“Detritus Diary” @kiptain.bsky.social -link in comments

I’m happy to report that my new collection of micro/flash fictions, FAMILY HAUNTS, was my best seller at the Columbus Book Festival this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who stopped by my table! To purchase your own copy, just click this link: louisianaliterature.submittable.com/submit/12737...

@kiptain.bsky.social Three new pieces by Kip Knott in our July 2025 issue!

Hope to see you tomorrow and Sunday at the Columbus Book Festival!