New Microfiction by @suzannehicks.bsky.social! “We use bowls to catch each drop, wetting our cracked lips and parched tongues, never able to satisfy our thirst.” www.claudineliterary.com/suzannehicks

New CNF by @kathrynreese.bsky.social!! “and you have a heart on your leg, engraved with a compass, the sharp edge of boredom, of having to ‘sit here til the job’s done.’” www.claudineliterary.com/kathrynreese

New CNF by @mspicone.bsky.social!! “Mom rebounds like a basketball, hard and coming for my face. “Wouldn’t this look so great for a cute day at work?” She holds up a navy blue blouse that screams Mad Men secretary.” www.claudineliterary.com/mariapicone

New Writer CNF by @alcrisp.bsky.social! “A man died in the holler, the story goes. Or a woman. Or a baby. All of them, could have been. The point is, you can still hear the crying when you’re in the ravine.” www.claudineliterary.com/alcrisp

Our March issue is LIVE! @katefagan.bsky.social @suzannehicks.bsky.social @mspicone.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social @alcrisp.bsky.social @swethaamit.bsky.social @jrfenn.bsky.social Claudineliterary.com

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Live más not bomb más

goes insanely hard

This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

Amtrak I love you so much

Here's another XTwitter scammer account outed by geolocation--this one refers writers to a (real) literary agent with a fake address, then impersonates the agent to recommend "professional editor" services

If you’re an author who has been contacted by a seemingly AI marketing or other scam, can I talk to you?

Seriously, everyone — shoot your shot!

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

Congress? Hello—federal workers here. We are struggling to fight all of this on our own.

USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.

Note to OPM staff: Personal items cannot be searched. If any attempt is made, demand legal representation. Personal devices you own are off-limits to these staffers. Also, do not leave personal items in the office overnight. Stay alert and cautious.

At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.

If you snitch to ICE, you would have also snitched on Anne Frank.

Is it just me, or does it feel like the world being ruined by tech oligarchs has kind of broken our collective social media spell? Like, even those of us who still use it, for work or play or whatever, it’s just like “Yeah, this just isn’t really all that fun anymore”.

Anyone who says empathy is a sin should honestly just be laughed out of the room and ignored completely because literally nothing they say after that could possibly be worth anyone’s time. Their moral compass is fucked. Their opinions do not matter.

Documents from a Utah offshoot of the rightwing Oath Keepers militia show that two 2023 leadership meetings of the extremist group were attended by former law enforcement officers, a serving prosecutor and a former elected official.

Trump just undid the only good thing GWB did in his entire 8 years.

We're desperately going to need to unify across various leftist lines if we're going to make it through this. Petty leftist infighting will kneecap us all.

I am terrible about using social media, but I'm going to make an attempt

both sides are leopards and

I cannot tell you how monumental of a failure it is that we are the richest nation on Earth and yet minimum wage for our citizens is stuck at $7.25! ($2.13 if you’re a server—yes, you read that correctly)

You’re going to see a LOT more of this in the near future.

Genocide isn't just extermination camps and gas chambers. The Holocaust didn't start with the Final Solution. It started with the Nuremberg laws. The genocide in Gaza didn't start with October 8. And the genocide of trans people in the United States has already begun.

Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚

It should be illegal to do this without a new election

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann

The Way It Is

Trying to get started on bluesky is killing me. I jumped ship so late in the game.

Anytime I am struggling and have nowhere to go, public libraries are my sanctuary. A safe haven with warmth, restrooms, internet access, books, and the simple dignity of being able to exist in peace—without any expectation of spending money.