Kawai Shen
@kawaishen.bsky.social
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Read me and weep she/her; if I like you, you can call me sir
http://www.kawaishen.com
I'll be tabling online, hope to see you there! โจ๐ป
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Peak liberal ytness is the readiness to grant human rights and qualities to non-human entities like robots, animals, ecosystems, corporations, fictional monsters, etc, while expressing a deep ambivalence (if not outright resistance and hostility) to doing the same for other humans.
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Always Crashing
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Always Crashing Reading and Performance Series / Chicago / 13 Dec 2025, 7pm / Comfort Station, 2579 Milwaukee / See you there
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Metonymy Press is one of my all time favourite presses. You can preorder their two new anthologies and at the same time help support them:
gogetfunding.com/metonymy-pre...
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Preorder SHARP PINK CLAWS & support queer lit
Weโre excited to publish two new anthologies that showcase work from some of our brilliant authors but we need some extra help getting there! As you all know, things have been hard for small publisher...
https://gogetfunding.com/metonymy-press-needs-your-support/
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AFM, The Whitney Review, and many others will be tabling at this year's Press Play in Brooklyn, deets in ๐ + stay tuned for my AFM essay coming out later this month โจ
www.instagram.com/pioneerworks...
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Pioneer Works on Instagram: "๊ฉโ๐ธ.เณเฟ*:๐ถ๏ฝฅโฎห.โโโโ ๐ฅโ๏ธโ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ โ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ & ๐๐, ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐.โ โ โ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ -๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! แญแฉแKEแช แฏITแผ แOแแฏEแแแฉTIOแแ, แฏOแKแแผOแญแ, แฉแแช...
Press Play 2025 is a weekend festival at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, featuring live talks, workshops, and exhibits that showcase the latest artistic and cultural trends. With a focus on creativity and ...
https://www.instagram.com/pioneerworks/p/DQ9t86SgMfX/?hl=en
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Hajar Press
9 days ago
What could be better on a winterโs day than the cosy warmth of community?? ๐ซ Come visit Hajar,
@thecommonpress.bsky.social
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@peoplesletters.bsky.social
+ more @ the Tower Hamlets BOOK SALE! โ๏ธ๐๐งต๐๐๐ชก๐งถโจ Sat 6 Dec, 10amโ2pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives 277 Bancroft Road London E1 4DQ
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Tenebrous Press
9 days ago
๐ฅ COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN๐ฅ YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices A Charity collection coming in October 2026๐คโ ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Art by
@mxmorgan.com
All the info here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
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You can pick up Broccoli's magazines, books and decks now at 20% off with the code "snowflakes," including Broccoli Issue 20, ft a piece I wrote on cyberweed ๐ฟ๐ฟ
broccolimag.com
11 days ago
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I miss getting lost with you.
12 days ago
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#wip
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Free Tampopo screening at the JFT ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฝ๏ธ deets in ๐
tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tampopo/
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Tampopo (film screening)
Join us for a screening of the "ramen Western" TAMPOPO (1985), on Tuesday Nov 25, 5:30 PM, at the JFT Event Hall.
https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tampopo/
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After the initial shock of โ๏ธ in Toronto, we're back to our regular ๐ง๏ธ - sharing a list of seasonal stormy films to enjoy while you shelter from the rain โ
inthemoodmag.substack.com/p/are-you-st...
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#15: Are You Still Watching? Movies for a rainy day ๐ง๏ธ
Wallow in the year's moodiest month with a curated watchlist by In The Mood contributor Kawai Shen
https://inthemoodmag.substack.com/p/are-you-still-watching-15?r=1ss5g4
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O F Cieri
18 days ago
I am wearing my finest velvets. I am rich and plush to thr touch like a great, luxurious teddy bear. If you don't come out you will be missing out on a once in a lifetime tactile experience
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alina pleskova
19 days ago
๐ชฉ๐ชฉ tomorrow, in fact ๐ชฉ๐ชฉ
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The next issue of The Whitney Review is launching this Saturday, details in ๐
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Whitney Mallett on Instagram: "Launching issue 006 of @thewhitneyreview at the @performanyc Hub 424 Broadway with performances by @abdu__ali @canal_street_research @tardigrade_inc who are all in the n...
Get immersed in a dynamic night of new writing and performance at the Performa Hub in New York City. abdu ali, Shanzhai Lyric, and Tardigrade Inc. come together to push the boundaries of creative expr...
https://www.instagram.com/whitneymallett/p/DQt-TLpEV37/
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Finally picked up Deciem's Avestan (conceived by the late founder of The Ordinary, Brandon Truaxe). So many have compared this to the CdGs (it's woody, earthy, spicy, starchy so fair) - to me it's also like a pre-Othertopia Aesop. Excellent projection and quality for the price.
#fragrancesky
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Scene report: Zine Dump was larger I expected (probably bc it was mostly 1/2 tables), a good mix of dif zine types, lots of Gaza fundraising, most ppl still ๐ท after end of mandatory mask hour. Venue is accessible - it was crowded but looked roomy enough to navigate with mobility aids.
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Iran is one of the world's most water stressed nations. Shortages have driven protests for years; now there are talks of evacuating cities, relocating the capital. Below, photos of Zayandeh Rood, the "life-giver" river of Esfahan. No words for this level of loss.
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For film lovers, In the Mood is hosting a soiree with games and readings on November 18, deets in ๐
www.instagram.com/inthemood.ma...
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In The Mood Magazine โข film, TV, pop culture criticism on Instagram: "YOU'RE INVITED ๐๐ป Join us for a night of readings, performances, and games to celebrate our love of film and another year of In th...
Experience a night of film readings, performances, and games with a community of film enthusiasts at the Society Clubhouse on November 18th. Join us for a fun-filled evening of entertainment and conne...
https://www.instagram.com/inthemood.magazine/p/DPyub89DbPc/
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Jason Li
23 days ago
We are launching the 2025 edition of the ZINE COOP Virtual Party in December, and we are looking for zine friends who want to exhibit their zines and participate. Whether you are a first-time zine maker or a veteran artist collective, all are welcome to apply! ๐ฅฐ Apply:
airtable.com/appxoXiTT0nn...
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"After a decade inside this industry, I no longer see the goal as survival within it. The goal is transformationโbuilding structures that mirror the ethics of the art we publish."
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The Quiet Collapse: On the End of Literary Infrastructure
As strikes, censorship, and corporate monopolies reshape how words move through the world, what remains of publishing when even imagination is being privatized?
https://substack.com/home/post/p-177898988
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Nimbys can't keep us down lol ๐๐๐
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Spent some of last month in a remote cabin, watching stars and telling tall tales by the fire while coyotes around us laughed in the dark
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Burning House Press
28 days ago
Welcome November guest editor - C.C. OโHANLON!!!
@ccohanlon.bsky.social
JOURNEYS Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media. Sendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/n...
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NOVEMBER 2025 Guest Editor Is C.C. OโHANLON!!! THEME/S: JOURNEYS
Burning House Press are excited to welcomeย C.C. OโHANLON as the fifth BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today C.C. will take over editorship of Burning House Preโฆ
https://burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/november-2025-guest-editor-is-c-c-ohanlon-theme-s-journeys/
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Hoping someone translates this timely book into English ๐
www.full-stop.net/2025/08/18/r...
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The Porno President โ Bruna Kalil Othero
โTits or ass?โ Otheroโs novel urges us to consider this question in todayโs political landscape
https://www.full-stop.net/2025/08/18/reviews/adrian-minckley/the-porno-president-bruna-kalil-othero/
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Wishing you a spirited Halloween ๐๐ป๐ฆ from the Rose Books hotline ๐ฅโ๏ธ
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Kawai Shen -
Reading series by Rose Books. Call 1-844-300-ROSE.
https://soundcloud.com/rose-books-149796916/halloween-special-kawai-shen-xi-lust-teth-leo-8
29 days ago
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Great Worm Express Distro - Zines and books
30 days ago
Great Worm Express Distro (aka me, Franรงois) is also a co-organizer for this event! Come visit the fair at Cecil Street in Chinatown, accessible by the Spadina streetcar from Spadina station, or the College streetcar from either St. Patrick or Dundas stations.
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khลrรฉล magazine
about 1 month ago
In 7 days, our next submission period opens, with the theme: Revolutions. We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more. โฐ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for:
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Metatron Press
about 1 month ago
Our founder and managing editor is writing a series of essays on the state of indie publishing in Canada that we recommend reading. Tea โ๏ธ You can find parts 1-3 below:
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My lovely former editors, Rachelle Toarmino of Peach Mag ๐ and Sennah Yee of In the Mood ๐๏ธ, will be reading at Toarmino's launch for her second collection of poems, Hell Yeah @ Type Books (Queen), Nov 9, 6:30PM โจ
www.instagram.com/rchlltrmn/p/...
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rachelle toarmino on Instagram: "my babyโs hearing will be developed just in time for tour โค๏ธโ๐ฅ UPDATES: 10/16: columbusโpostponed to 11/06! 11/06: pittsburghโmoved to 11/05! 12/05: seattleโnew! 12/0...
283 likes, 16 comments - rchlltrmn on September 25, 2025: "my babyโs hearing will be developed just in time for tour โค๏ธโ๐ฅ UPDATES: 10/16: columbusโpostponed to 11/06! 11/06: pittsburghโmoved to 11/05...
https://www.instagram.com/rchlltrmn/p/DPCOC7eETuA/?hl=en
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Save the date for a Pack Animal x
@thewalrus.ca
reading Nov 6 at Standard Time, deets in ๐
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Pack Animal on Instagram: "Pack Animal presents: ๐ฉตโญ๏ธTHE WALRUS FALL BOOKS PARTYโญ๏ธ๐ฉต ๐๐Join us on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6TH at STANDARD TIME (165 Geary Ave.) for an evening of readings and performances cel...
Experience an evening of autumn-inspired readings and performances celebrating magazines and literature at The Walrus Fall Books Party. Meet authors, enjoy live performances, and subscribe to The Walr...
https://www.instagram.com/packanimalseries/p/DP6pZ95je69/?hl=en
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Feels like we've entered the fast fashion era of information. The analogy isn't perfect but like high quality clothing, high quality, well organized, vetted info is labour intensive and very expensive. Now we're awash in cheap, convenient, crappy, full-o-labour-exploitation, enviro-harming info ๐งต
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I love how in BL manga, members of the freaking yakuza always look like pretty boy pop stars lol. It's like reverse nunsploitation.
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Call for feminist horror subs, details in ๐
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Bloodletter Magazine on Instagram: "A reminder that issue six is OPEN for submissions and the theme is PLAY! Send us your best short stories, poetry, experimental prose, film analysis, memoirs, and n...
Get published in Blood Letter Magazine's issue six, themed around PLAY! We're excited to receive your submissions of short stories, poetry, experimental prose, film analysis, memoirs, and non-fiction....
https://www.instagram.com/bloodlettermag/p/DPtqOKnkbg7/?hl=en
about 2 months ago
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Reading online chatter about Margiela's SS26 show, you'd think Martens had staged some kind of misogynist torture production. The mouthpieces are obviously meant to replicate the house's pick stitches and have nothing to do with gender - the show was co-ed.
#fashionsky
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Maison Margiela Co-Ed Spring Summer 2026 Collection
YouTube video by Maison Margiela
https://youtu.be/lZkBje3zeCs?si=qsxj6vTH5g9e84KK
about 2 months ago
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You're free to express yourself as an artist sure, but if you're coming to read in Toronto, maybe consider how a poem like this will land with an audience in a city full of refugees from colonial violence and the children of those refugees
about 2 months ago
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CUPW
about 2 months ago
CUPW Picket Line Locations https://bit.ly/3UXqpRc
#SupportCUPW
#canlab
#cdnpoli
@CanadianLabour
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CUPW Picket Line Locations | Lieux de piquetage du STTP
CUPW Picket Line Locations
https://bit.ly/3UXqpRc
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Kickstarter United
about 2 months ago
โผ๏ธ๐จKICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE๐จโผ๏ธ As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
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This definition of class has been successfully cultivated since the 70s in part to drive a wedge between private sector unions (mostly men, then mostly yt) and public sector unions (mostly women, including WOC, more likely to have post-secondary education) in a rift that still exists
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about 2 months ago
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Tenebrous Press
about 2 months ago
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! ...for BRAVE NEW WEIRD Vol. 4, our annual collection of the best **PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED** New Weird Horror of the year. Eligibility window: stories published between 31st October 2024 and 31st October 2025. All the deets here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/10...
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Submissions open for Brave New Weird volume 4 โ tenebrous press
REMINDER: THIS IS FOR ELIGIBLE REPRINTS ONLY Tenebrous Press presents the FOURTH (!!!) Annual Brave New Weird Awardsโto reward and promote this unique blend of genresโand its accompanying antholog...
https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/10/1/submissions-open-for-brave-new-weird-volume-4
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Those who liked this thread might be interested in this article by Borsook. "...the average geek espouses a world where the only art would be that which has withstood the test of the marketplace..."
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I once wrote this comic about a dystopic world where the nation state was an empty container for tech/corp-controlled psuedo-city-states, a bit like the company town but with the feverish branding of national/brand identity. At the time, I thought this was a stretch - ๐งต
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Cake Zine's next call for pitches is for a rogue ๐ฅฉ issue:
www.instagram.com/cake_zine/p/...
Writer's rates: Shorter pieces (350 words or less), poems, and recipes: $125-$175; Mid-length (500 to 1K words): $200; Longform (2K words - plus or minus): $300 Visual art: Rate based on commission
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Cake Zine on Instagram: "And nowโฆsomething completely different. After three years and seven issues in the pastry case, Cake Zine is going rogue with a one-off, medium-rare special issue: Steak Zine. ...
Steak Zine, a one-off publication from Cake Zine, takes an in-depth look at the cultural significance of steak and the steakhouse experience. From historical deep dives to personal essays, this specia...
https://www.instagram.com/cake_zine/p/DPO4lNskTLM/?hl=en
about 2 months ago
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The Unseen Bookclub is back ๐ง
unseenbookclub.buzzsprout.com/1743875/epis...
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RELAUNCH: The Unseen Book Club returns! - The Unseen Book Club
The Unseen Book Club returns! Max and Dan do some light bibliomancy, reflect on the past and cast our gazes to the horizon and discuss the future of the show.
https://unseenbookclub.buzzsprout.com/1743875/episodes/17875109-relaunch-the-unseen-book-club-returns?t=0
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The linked article is bleak but that bleakness also presents a massive opportunity. Right now, the hunger for something different is so keen, it feels like a great time for people in the margins to connect and create together. No accident Toronto's indie lit and zine scenes are getting interesting
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Reading this in conjunction with Liz Pelly's Mood Machine and Will Tavlin's Casual Viewing n+1 article, gives a broader view of how pervasive cultural rot has become... Support indie artists, small press, booksellers, critics, zine fairs <3
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I don't know when nightlife changed for me from being about exploration and new experiences to becoming such a balm - to be with people enjoying themselves, people not working toward any goals, meeting beautiful randos with no other purpose than to share a little honesty, one feels restored
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Was notified by a vendor that it's now using AI for data entry and is asking its own paying client$$$ to contact them when they find errors ๐คก You're a private company. You do not get to crowdsource free labour. If you cannot pay staff to ensure basic quality control, your biz model is broke
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I know it's not officially spooky season yet but I'm starting off my
#autumnreads
this year with some horror ๐๐ธ
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