Also admiring @katmabu.bsky.social ✊💞🌟

I've never set out to be an essay writer, but the times demand speaking up, not silence. My piece “Leave Space for the Redemption Arc” is out now in the new Substack, Roses in the Swamp 🌹. Democracy only works if we leave room for mistakes, growth, and second chances. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Kinda feels like juggling projects is the hardest project of all. But I'm determined to figure it out.

It’s wild how some people act like being kind and inclusive is radical when really it’s the baseline of just being human.

This poem would have made a perfect epigraph for The Last Analog Teenagers! Love this BotN-nominated piece by @maudiemichelle.com

Honored and excited that my poem “Millennium Girl” has been nominated for Best of the Net 2026 by orangepeel! Huge thanks to the editors for this recognition, and congratulations to all the other nominees 💜

Gotta add Francesca Hong (@francescahongwi.bsky.social) to this list of kickass candidates! 💪 #bluewave #workingclass

Disney+/Hulu cancelled. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

The distrust is real, and it didn't come from nowhere. But compassion can't be conditional. Sometimes sitting down with and listening to our neighbors feels like the hardest work. But when we listen to others and care about their problems, we create the opportunity to change their hearts and minds.

Excited to see midterm candidates who are working-class people, ready to fight for working-class folks! Give 'em a follow! Conrad Cable @conrad4congress.bsky.social Lauren Jewett @doitjewett.bsky.social Graham Platner @grahamformaine.bsky.social Joel Willett @joelforkentucky.bsky.social

Oooh. Just got my first Best of the Net nomination! Will share more details when the details are shared. 🎉🥰

Between presence and absence, memory and silence. Grateful to see "Schrodinger's Call" in Naugatuck River Review. It's a poem written in the wake of my father's passing. 💞 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #publishedpoet #writingthroughgrief

I’m Conrad Cable, a first-generation farmer from Farmerville, and I’m running for Congress to take on Speaker Mike Johnson in 2026. This campaign isn’t fueled by corporate dollars — it’s powered by everyday people who are tired of being left behind. #Conrad4Congress

Don’t let anyone tell you Louisiana doesn’t care. We do. And we’re not about to let Mike Johnson just stroll into another term unchallenged.

Saw @flaremagazine.bsky.social’s subs were about to close, so I scrambled to send some work in. Now I’m over the moon—two of my paintings will be in the next issue! 🥰

Looking for cosmic inspiration? Check out these two wonderful poems by @maudiemichelle.com, including Gravity of Being, which explores a journey through the Milky Way galaxy. www.strangequarkpress.org/collective-c...

What if my brain just… did what i told it to do? Like a good little meat machine.

Submissions are open for the next issue! 💙 We can't wait to see your work 😍

Feeling hopeful (and slightly feral) as I refresh my inbox for submission responses. Here are some of my due and overdue ETAs according to Duotrope: 0 -10 -11 -12 -14 -16 -18 -19 -42 -48 -55 -69 -71 -230 (Yes, 230. I'm a patient girl.) Wishing good news to everyone in submission limbo! 🕊✉️

Wrote this short poem today: “I’m tired of being told To have thicker skin Why can’t the world Be a kinder place to live in?” Hopefully, one day, it’ll come true. ❤️

Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.

Would be cool as hell to see Gov. Walz on the next presidential ballot.

Hate when rejections come in with a pinky out, all like, “This is not for [insert journal name].” Just say it’s not a fit for this issue or moment. No need to talk down.

Humanity could learn a lot from this.

none of this would have happened if we disallowed the rename to Syfy

We’re open for submissions. I’m traveling for work until Wednesday, but Team Libre is ready to read your work. Take care! librelit.com/submit/

🖋️🎨 Calling all poets and artists! We're in the final two weeks to submit work for our upcoming issue themed “Witness.” What does it mean to watch or to be watched? 🗓️ Submit poetry and visual art by May 31 🔗 www.audilocus.com/submissions

“There is a world that poets cannot seem to enter. It is the world everybody else lives in. And the only thing poets seem to have in common is their yearning to enter this world.” -- Mary Ruefle

Wondering where to send poetry? Add these places to your list: @audilocus.bsky.social @poetrycurrency.bsky.social @publishedbyjake.bsky.social @paraselenemag.bsky.social @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social @rhinopoetry.bsky.social @oneart.bsky.social @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social @rfpress.bsky.social

Hello, poets! I’m hosting a free writing workshop this Sunday—come join me for a relaxed session of poetry and creative exploration. No pressure to share, just a chance to write in good company. All experience levels welcome!

I’ve got a flash fiction piece live at Waffle Fried! “Overexposed” is a surreal little story about glowing ants, blurred perception, and the quiet unraveling of reality. A soft descent into the uncanny. 🪟🪰🌌 Read it here: wafflefried.com/overexposed/ #flashfiction #weirdfiction #surrealism

Take your vitamins and drink some water! Yes, I'm telling myself, but if you needed this message, now we're both winning. 💦

After 286 days of suspense, I finally received a form rejection for a poetry packet. I’ve had entire existential crises age, peak, and resolve faster than this reply. Ah well. Time is a flat circle, and I’ve got more poems to yeet into the void. 🚀✍️

Come write some poems with me! ✍️

What happens when prophecy, attic, and isolation are the blueprints? My poem "Anxiety is a House" lives in Issue 46 of 3Elements Literary Review. 🏚️ Read it here: 3elementsreview.com/current-jour... #Poetry #MentalHealth #3ElementsReview #Anxiety

That feeling when a journal releases their latest issue… and you still haven’t heard back on your submission. 🫥

🖋Another poem has dropped!🌸 "In the Temple Shadows" is now live in the "Blooms in Dusk" issue of Boudin, the online home of The McNeese Review. Deep thanks to the editors for giving this piece a home. Step into the hush and read it here: www.mcneese.edu/thereview/20...

🎨 I'm happy to share that a few of my abstract paintings are nestled into the newly released Issue 10 of Last Leaves Magazine! Grateful to be included alongside so many beautiful artworks and poems. 🌿 Take a look here: www.lastleavesmag.com/last-leaves-...

I've been so inspired by the generosity of poets and journals offering free workshops—those spaces have meant a lot to me. Now, I’m giving back by hosting two workshops in the spirit of that same community and creative energy, centered around @audilocus.bsky.social's current themed call: Witness.

👁️‍🗨️ ✍️ Free virtual poetry workshop on the theme WITNESS Let’s write into what we’ve seen and what refuses to look away. 🗓️ May 10 or May 18 (or both!) ⏰ 1–3 PM CST / 7–9 PM GMT 🎟️ Register: www.audilocus.com/events 🧿 hosted by @maudiemichelle.com #poetryworkshop #writingpoetry

quietly waiting for Red May to come (mass form rejections from university literary magazines at the end of the semester)

Oh wow, I'm so happy to have my work included in an anthology alongside so many poets I recognize (and admire!). I already know the pieces from @angelaarnold777.bsky.social and @poetbex.bsky.social are going to slap. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

The words we all need to hear right now: The Case for Making art When the World Is one Fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZ9...

This looks like a fun lil study. Help this student out and give her some data!

One student came for the extra credit but stayed because he was entertained. That's a win! 🎉 So proud of all the student readers—many of them first-timers. It takes real guts to get up there and share your words. And me? I only *almost* cried while reading one of my poems. 😅

Woke up to a poem acceptance instead of the usual “daily rejection”—starting the day strong! Also excited to do a poetry reading at the college where I work. “Excited” might be the wrong word. “Terrified” is probably closer. 🫠 But hey—we’re doing it anyway. How much weirder can I seem?

Thanks to Midway Journal for publishing my poem "PHOBIATA" in their latest issue! I am honored to be included in such an incredible collection of astounding writing! midwayjournal.com/phobiata/

Please sir, may I have one existential void to scream into?

🌸 So thrilled to share my painting "Floral Facade" (24"x30" Acrylic) at Critical Mass 13, the region’s largest critic-judged exhibition, celebrating visual, literary, and performance art. The opening reception is tonight, 5–8 p.m. at Artspace Shreveport! ✨

Gonna read from my Critical Mass entry in just a little while. If you're in Shreveport, come downtown for some lunch and lit!