More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people. /1

losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?

"What is the responsibility of a 'feminist' when the power swings their way?" Nicole Zhao chats with author @cherrylousy.bsky.social about immigration, feminism, and gender roles. Read it all here! buff.ly/vA6BRk5

Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz

here's an excerpt from my chapbook, which you should buy so I can afford childcare while I go into the fields and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables for my children to eat asterismbooks.com/product/ragn...

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

Announcing the lineup for Smokelong's #AWP25 #AWP Offsite Reading on Friday March 28, 5.30pm, First Draft Taproom & Kitchen (10 mins walk from convention center). Say hi at Booth 656 (take part in our famous Bookfair Micro Contest!)

This week's interview is the first of two with @jjpena.bsky.social, who was both a finalist and first prize winner in the SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2024. Here jj talks about "strangers breathe air into you", finalist in the competition: www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...

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Inspired to listen to @dare-williams.bsky.social read his poem ETYMOLOGY (bit.ly/ExpoEtymology) in #Transposition, our podcast, born out of COVID & the need to celebrate our 2020 annual issue writers in a bigger way than sheltering in place allowed. Listen here: expositionreview.com/issues/vol-v....

I’m excited to be a visiting writer at Texas State University. I’m preparing a craft talk, a workshop, and I’ll be reading. Be there Feb 26! Also, I’m open for university bookings for Fall 2025 & Spring 2026, email me if interested.

Thank you for the support!!!

Want to do something about Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders? Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.

Today's writing prompt, courtesy of Edgar Gomez via 100 Days of Creative Resistance (Writing Co-Lab): www.writingco-lab.com/100-days "Choose a person you love. Write about one perfect day you had together. Leave out any wisdom. Just remember something nice and hold on to it as long as you can."

Time for some good news! We are thrilled to announce that Vanessa Hua’s flash, “Forecast,” has been selected for Best Microfictions 2025! Congratulations, @vanessahua.bsky.social ! https://buff.ly/3WqCFus

"For the longest time I’ve wanted to be alone. Friday nights are the loneliest. I’m afraid to admit— time is killing me. Sometimes I’m so far away I forgot silence is another form of living."

Art & words will help us get through 2025. We are honored & grateful to present our beautiful JANUARY ISSUE: https://buff.ly/2Z36noR WORDS: @zoebflavin.bsky.social @sashabrown.bsky.social @jillkitchen.bsky.social & Ciara Alfaro ART: Daisuke Takakura PLUS: Jessika Bouvier interviews Shze-Hui Tjoa

SO PROUD!!!!!!

This is me ☺️

why are so many big/canonical writers monsters?

Never been much of a love poet, but here’s my attempt at writing a love poem for my love, published in the Winter 2025 issue of @sixthfinch. Thanks to Rob MacDonald for giving this piece a beautiful home. Read the whole issue here: sixthfinch.com

My January Newsletter: The Things We Carry open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

howdy peeps, for my first post on this platform, I am happy to share that I won @smokelong.bsky.social's Grand Micro Contest. If you have some time to read, please check out my work/interview and all the other writers in the issue. www.smokelong.com/stories/the-...