"we never kissed in the city only in cattail wind in the hush of fog-heavy reeds where no one asked who’s who" —Sarp Sozdinler alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"we never kissed in the city only in cattail wind in the hush of fog-heavy reeds where no one asked who’s who" —Sarp Sozdinler alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"i stopped praying when i realized god was just another man who never looked me in the eye / i started growing basil in my mouth instead / kissed a girl who tasted like wet soil and unfinished apology" —Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"i stopped praying when i realized god was just another man who never looked me in the eye / i started growing basil in my mouth instead / kissed a girl who tasted like wet soil and unfinished apology" —Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"the coyote fence at the foot of the snow wrapped & sparkling Jemez mountains// holding hands at Ghost Ranch, thinking about brush stroke flowers & dead queers in love in the desert// smoking weed with your mother under endless, cold stars" —Kit Steitz alocasia.org/2025/12/15/k...

"the coyote fence at the foot of the snow wrapped & sparkling Jemez mountains// holding hands at Ghost Ranch, thinking about brush stroke flowers & dead queers in love in the desert// smoking weed with your mother under endless, cold stars" —Kit Steitz alocasia.org/2025/12/15/k...

And we're publishing an anthology in early 2026!!!!!!!!!!! Aaaa!!!!!!!

I wrapped up year four of @alocasiamag.bsky.social, writing by queers about our queer plants! I'm additionally super proud and grateful to have published a special summer double issue of queer Indigenous writers with tripp j crouse and Yasmine Bolden. alocasia.org

If you've liked what you've seen at ANMLY, beestung, and/or ALOCASIA, ANMLY is currently open for new work, as is beestung, and ALOCASIA will open for more in 2026! anmly.submittable.com beestungmag.com/about alocasia.org/about-send-w...

"Thought, why the hell are there so many green beans? I stared hard until the cat came, and waved to my neighbour, who, after a moment, waved back" —Jessica Le alocasia.org/2025/12/15/j...

"Thought, why the hell are there so many green beans? I stared hard until the cat came, and waved to my neighbour, who, after a moment, waved back" —Jessica Le alocasia.org/2025/12/15/j...

"The artworks are masterpieces, accenting garden treasures, meticulously crafted variety. Their fragility means they won’t outlast barrel cacti. Glass from sand and back again, for now cohabiting in the fuming sun." —Stephen Schwei :: “Arizona Chihuly” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"The artworks are masterpieces, accenting garden treasures, meticulously crafted variety. Their fragility means they won’t outlast barrel cacti. Glass from sand and back again, for now cohabiting in the fuming sun." —Stephen Schwei :: “Arizona Chihuly” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"Even though Hollywood says nothing holds fresh water like the plant that protects itself Mis tíos drank beer out of cans and asked us to bring them one after another" —Marcy Rae Henry alocasia.org/2025/12/15/m...

"Even though Hollywood says nothing holds fresh water like the plant that protects itself Mis tíos drank beer out of cans and asked us to bring them one after another" —Marcy Rae Henry alocasia.org/2025/12/15/m...

"There are no coincidences with nature. That is the earth working its ways to fix crumbs into the bellies of our forefathers. Spirits whispering like good news into the ears" —Saheed Sunday alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"There are no coincidences with nature. That is the earth working its ways to fix crumbs into the bellies of our forefathers. Spirits whispering like good news into the ears" —Saheed Sunday alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"I live inside this manicured garden reliant on carbon footprints for water where tourists presume I don’t understand their yap but I am a polyglot, living liminal, cantik. People flock to view me international masterpiece" —Emdash :: “Corpse Flower POV (Titan Arum)” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/e...

"I live inside this manicured garden reliant on carbon footprints for water where tourists presume I don’t understand their yap but I am a polyglot, living liminal, cantik. People flock to view me international masterpiece" —Emdash :: “Corpse Flower POV (Titan Arum)” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/e...

"I give it a hammock. my parenting style is apologizing for inappropriate conditions with gifts. I come to it often, garden breaks instead of cigarettes. I watch for bugs and signs of communication." —Laura Mota-Juang :: “the one watermelon garden” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/l...

"I give it a hammock. my parenting style is apologizing for inappropriate conditions with gifts. I come to it often, garden breaks instead of cigarettes. I watch for bugs and signs of communication." —Laura Mota-Juang :: “the one watermelon garden” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/l...

The Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is now accepting applications for our summer 2026 residencies. To learn more and apply by February 1st, 2026, visit the link below. www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...

Sundress Publications is open for submissions for microgrant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress. Projects of all genres are welcome. Visit our website to learn more and apply by December 31, 2025. www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...

"Maybe you were meant to be a corpse flower, lying dormant for ten years and smelling awful when you finally wake, but still, crowds of people come from miles away to marvel at you." —Elizabeth Hart Bergstrom :: “For the Chronically Ill” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/e...

"Maybe you were meant to be a corpse flower, lying dormant for ten years and smelling awful when you finally wake, but still, crowds of people come from miles away to marvel at you." —Elizabeth Hart Bergstrom :: “For the Chronically Ill” alocasia.org/2025/12/15/e...

ALOCASIA #16 is here w/ queer planty writing as winter winters about! w/ Kit Steitz, Elizabeth Hart Bergstrom, Saheed Sunday, Laura Mota-Juang, Jessica Le, Stephen Schwei, Sarp Sozdinler, Emdash, Marcy Rae Henry, & Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org

"we never kissed in the city only in cattail wind in the hush of fog-heavy reeds where no one asked who’s who" —Sarp Sozdinler alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

went to bed thinking about this, woke up thinking about it.

"we never kissed in the city only in cattail wind in the hush of fog-heavy reeds where no one asked who’s who" —Sarp Sozdinler alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"i stopped praying when i realized god was just another man who never looked me in the eye / i started growing basil in my mouth instead / kissed a girl who tasted like wet soil and unfinished apology" —Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

"i stopped praying when i realized god was just another man who never looked me in the eye / i started growing basil in my mouth instead / kissed a girl who tasted like wet soil and unfinished apology" —Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org/2025/12/15/s...

ICYMI

ICYMI

"the coyote fence at the foot of the snow wrapped & sparkling Jemez mountains// holding hands at Ghost Ranch, thinking about brush stroke flowers & dead queers in love in the desert// smoking weed with your mother under endless, cold stars" —Kit Steitz alocasia.org/2025/12/15/k...

poem droppppppp 💋 I can't tell you how excited I was when these poems were accepted! I just started playing with prose poetry this year- largely influenced by Yanyi & SG Huerta's gorgeous works, and I had no idea that they would find such a good home so quickly💕

"the coyote fence at the foot of the snow wrapped & sparkling Jemez mountains// holding hands at Ghost Ranch, thinking about brush stroke flowers & dead queers in love in the desert// smoking weed with your mother under endless, cold stars" —Kit Steitz alocasia.org/2025/12/15/k...

I'm excited to have a poem in the new issue of the lovely literary mag ALOCASIA, out today. The poem also turned out to be a letter from past me to present me, which I really needed right now. Maybe you need something green in your life right now too?

we never kissed in the city only in cattail wind in the hush of fog-heavy reeds where no one asked who’s who Sarp Sozdinler in the new issue of @alocasiamag.bsky.social alocasia.org

The new issue of ALOCASIA is out! Go read it. Go read about plants and queer feelings and all that good stuff!

What an unbelievable honor to have poems in with all of these stellar ✨ poems/poets 😭 Please go read!!! I'm literally just crying through every amazing poem. How does every issue of ALOCASIA just hit?

it's here! on the heels of our last big snow, enjoy some queer plant-based writing to keep yourself hale, hearty, and very gay!

ALOCASIA #16 is here w/ queer planty writing as winter winters about! w/ Kit Steitz, Elizabeth Hart Bergstrom, Saheed Sunday, Laura Mota-Juang, Jessica Le, Stephen Schwei, Sarp Sozdinler, Emdash, Marcy Rae Henry, & Sreeja Naskar alocasia.org

New ALOCASIA on Monday! Catch up: alocasia.org/issues/

New ALOCASIA on Monday! Catch up: alocasia.org/issues/

No more endless waiting. Just, you know, regular waiting. Plus, if you submit today, you can get a response before the next episode of Pluribus! Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

ICYMI, the title poem from my forthcoming chap is up at ALOCASIA. on plant care, self-renewal, and saying No to compulsory motherhood 🌱

"Exhausting, this whole business of renewal and the banana palm I nearly killed trying to kill its plague of mites as cures go I’m worse than the disease Death to what? What’s the motto?" —Chiara Di Lello, Childless Millennial Considers Non-Attachment alocasia.org/2025/10/20/c...

"Exhausting, this whole business of renewal and the banana palm I nearly killed trying to kill its plague of mites as cures go I’m worse than the disease Death to what? What’s the motto?" —Chiara Di Lello, Childless Millennial Considers Non-Attachment alocasia.org/2025/10/20/c...

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