“Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.” -Letter from a Birmingham Jail [MLK]

Today’s haul

Let’s do this.

No immigrant Stands Alone www.immdef.org/about @immdef.bsky.social

What a delightful early xmas present to be #9 on the great editors list of the Chill Subs Best Litmag Awards. Thanks to Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social for running this and @jmcm.bsky.social for running this thing with me!

Every time I finish a story and all my creativity is drained, I wonder if that feeling is gone forever.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

damn. this piece of flash/prose poem by yousef allouzi goes hard... INAUGURATION DAY

A DIRT SALE. starting December 1st, the pdf for my first collection, Deifying A Total Darkness, will be available for FREE (or, yaknow, "paywhutchalike") through gumroad.com/upfromsumdirt ... the paperback will be a slender $10. discount will end on my birthday, January 21st, 2026.

I need to send this story out but have managed just one sub…..gotta snap out of this late fall funk.

Me and Keke have the same vibe today. Chillin in our boxes, I mean house.

Readers liking a story is the best feeling in the world. Thanks again to @frazzledlit.bsky.social and Sam for publishing and commenting! open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

Chapbook unboxing video, finally in a format Bsky accepts 🌱 I forgot to say the book title but the train sounds make up for it(?)

Got this great book from @monicawang.bsky.social and can’t wait to read it!!

Jon Stewart asks: How many gun deaths is too many for the GOP?

This is abhorrent. Where are the All Lives Matter folks these days????

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@mariaressa.bsky.social QOTD (Book): How To Stand Up To A Dictator: The Fight For Our Future (cont)

Nothing brightens your day like kind words from the amazing @monicawang.bsky.social !

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred. As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.

Thanks to everyone doing reposts of our writers stories and poems from issue two this helps them and us immensely to get work into the world. We all appreciate you! open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

Really proud of this little book. 🙂💙 www.amazon.com/Blur-Dan-Cra...

Very kind words. Thank you for reading!

Plan C: Give the birds guns. With guns, the birds can kill each other, and then we won’t have to do anything yucky. Plus, it’ll be a great way to use all the extra guns we have lying around.

My flash fiction story, Inauguration Day, is up at @frazzledlit.bsky.social www.frazzledlit.com/p/inaugurati...

Issue 2 is live! Featuring work by: @danieldugganwriter.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @devonwebbnz.bsky.social @theiredal.bluesky.social @shiramusicant.bsky.social @julietpersimmon.bsky.social and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all! #springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit

Waiting for tomorrow…. #frazzledlit #springwarmer

Is it getting WARMER in here?

When will issue two go live? Take a look and see! Subscribe (for free) and get the update right to your inbox. www.frazzledlit.com/p/4ea5fdc3-0...

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

Very excited to announce that I got an acceptance from @frazzledlit.bsky.social. Can’t wait to join the other incredible writers in the Spring Warmer issue!

Very honored to be on this list! www.frazzledlit.com/p/spring-war...

Thank you for reading, FAM. And if you haven't read yet, check out our new FEBRUAURY ISSUE! Have a restful night 🌛 https://buff.ly/2Z36noR

Getting Malarkey Forever (digital sampler) whipped into shape. 33,000 words. 16 authors. Will be sending an ePub out to Kickstarter supporters soon, then might offer it as a download from the website as well. Good stuff!

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

Might be time to post some book reviews here.

What is writing

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin

It's been nice to see the North Shore rallying behind the common cause of yelling at Seth Moulton. I hope this energy leads to a primary challenge in 2026. Photo via Witch City Punks Against hate who organized a protest at his Salem office today: www.instagram.com/p/DCKn7VzhP1...

This is my sole home now. Glad to be done with Twitter

Remember when the entire national media just granted the premise that it was terrorism for there to be a mosque in lower Manhattan

Saw this today. Not only are trans folks welcome and safe here; they’re encouraged to tell me about their books/projects/art!