TrashLight Press @trashlightpress.bsky.social ⭐ will be closing to submissions soon for Issue 03 - Black Frost. #CallforSubmissions

A Christmas story of solos gone wrong, family chaos, red velvet defiance, and the imperfect love that still shows up on Christmas morning. Tender, funny, and devastating in all the best ways. Check out “Nice Fucking a Christmas” by Mary O’Connor now

My latest poem just went live with @trashlightpress.bsky.social. Grateful for the chance to share new work. trashlightpress.com/inner-child/

We’re officially open for Issue 3. Our winter issue theme is Black Frost and we’re looking for your icy haunting pieces to make it shine

TrashLight Press @trashlightpress.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for Issue 03 - Black Frost. #CallforSubmissions

TrashLight Press @trashlightpress.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for Website Submissions. #CallforSubmissions

Leyla Guirand’s Butter Pecan Seeker drips with desire — a lush, fevered meditation on sweetness, obsession, and the hunger that devours restraint.

My paintings This Is Not A Vape Pen and The Execution of Holofernes have been included in the Burn It Down issue of Trashlight Press Thank you @trashlightpress.bsky.social! trashlightpress.com/issues/

My poem, God Bless the Queers, has been published in the second issue of @trashlightpress.bsky.social , “Burn it Down”. This whole issue is 🔥🔥🔥You can check it out here: www.canva.com/design/DAGz5...

TrashLight Issue 02-“Burn It Down” is live on our site and lighting itself ablaze… check it out trashlightpress.com/issues/

Two new poems just dropped this week at TrashLight Press: “Strawberry Juice” by Lance Mazmanian — color, rage, and the stillness of no departures. “You Turned Time Into Torture” by Kate Lewington — the weight of waiting, and the breaking point of love.

TrashLight Press @trashlightpress.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Don’t forget to submit your raw and feral anti-establishment work to us for Burn it Down. Art is political & so are we.

An absolute must read piece, “Stranger” by Stevie doCarmo is a gut punch to the senses. A homage to the ephemeral beauty of strangers, a voyeur’s glance at the sacredness of longing.

Let that flame of rage within you bring your art to life. We want to see the too feral, too political, too angry pieces that smolder in you as the world around us burns.

New publisher listing for: TrashLight Press (Website) @trashlightpress.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying). #WritingCommunity

From half-written thoughts to full-blown catharsis—our new NotesApp Series kicks off with three raw, beautiful fragments of human experience. “After Midnight” by Brittany Mazzatto “Panfried Apples” by Erin Jamieson “Vindication” by Jude Jones Feel their beauty in your bones.

Updated my linktree with my two newest publications @trashlightpress.bsky.social Rejects issue (and first issue ever!) and @kerry767.bsky.social a link to buy Dark Descent Vol 13 featuring my Religious Horror flash 🙏🩸⛪🚗🔗

TrashLight is hitting new levels of raw today with, “Child Rapist Cop” by Shoshana Ray. @shoshanaraywrites.bsky.social It’s visceral, it’s raw, it pain bleeding onto the page, and it comes with audio recitation from the author. Check it out now!

“Hallway 5” by Nathan Poole Shannon is live now on TrashLight. It starts with a guy in a trash compactor but it ends… somewhere else entirely. There’s a Hallway, a door that shouldn’t exist, a faceless man, and something else. Something … waiting.

TrashLight Press is a fun way to spend quiet moments reading loud words-a beautifully curated collection of art, poetry, fiction and more. Check them out. We all need something feral in our lives! trashlightpress.com #poetry #fiction #writers #readers #art @trashlightpress.bsky.social

Laura DeHart Young’s “Don’t call it dinner” is a love letter to small goodbyes, bad weather, and even worse coping snacks. Terribly beautiful touches of life - read them now. ( @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social )

Our first issue - REJECTS - just dropped! This is for the ones who keep writing anyway. Who make things even when they get told it’s “too much.” Thank you to every beautiful soul who brought this to life. We’re just getting started.

Our first full issue releases tomorrow and it’s full of amazing work. Get hyped!!

everything’s crumbling, but at least the tits are thriving. Stephanie Inverso’s “Retrograde Musings ~1.2” is a one-woman sermon on chaos, cleavage, and cosmic nonsense. Mercury’s in retrograde. Laugh about it.

most grudges burn out eventually what’s left is the faint heat of disappointment, the shrug of knowing you lived through it Ed Ahern’s “Chilled Out” is a sharp, tired exhale— a poem for anyone who’s been pissed off long enough to finally cool down.

jet haze in the sky. plastic eggs in June. whiskey in the pews. a hawk with fur in its claw. “While the world winds down” by Matthew T. Hummer is now live. Read it with the lights low and your teeth clenched, seeing the creeping American decay

she thought the world worked a certain way. and for a while, it did. then truth showed up like rot in a tooth. “A Neighbor” by Susan Scutti is live now on TrashLight Press. soft on the outside, treacherous on the inside.

In “Youth” by Kim Farleigh, longing crashes into shame, adolescence spirals into obsession, and one golden girl becomes both beacon and blinding eclipse. A story of stumbling love, missed cues, and the kind of emotional fallout that only teenage years and bad beer can ignite.

A girl unfathered, a mouth sewn shut, a house lit from within by the quiet violence of inheritance. In this scorched and spectral poem, Zickgraf threads fire through silence, and memory through smoke. It’s not survival—it’s something older. Something slower. #writingcommunity #poetry #feminist

Nuclear escalation, but make it dermatological. The micro-nations on your left foot are at it again—marching, warring, innovating weapons of mass destruction, and somehow dragging your thighs into global conflict. This is body horror meets geopolitical satire, and it stings.

“Because I talk like a ‘sun-damaged window.’” In A Short List of Reasons Why No One Ever Confused Me with William S. Burroughs, Philip Athans skewers expectations with razor-sharp wit. A clever, bittersweet take on identity, legacy, and the absurdity of comparison.

The system is broken. And it’s working exactly as intended. When Amelia wakes up, she learns freedom is a privilege some men still think they own. A gut-punch of a story about bodily autonomy, state-sanctioned control, and what happens when desperation turns to action. #writingcommunity #horror

A lone wolf, a grieving student, and a rogue rewilding plot. In The Last Free Wolf in Scotland, JS Apsley intertwines myth and modernity, exploring the wild within and without.

We have officially finalized the lineup for our first issue release and couldn’t be more excited. Over 200 pieces were sent and it was the hardest decision to narrow down the best fit. But we cannot wait to bring it to life now!!!

A name is a spell. A middle name? Just extra syllables in the incantation. In Middle Names Are A Construct, S. Emily dismantles identity with a smirk and a side of polenta. It’s a fever dream of family, food, and the fragments in between.

“A needle, a drip, a haunted house in your veins.” In IV, Peter J. Stavros delivers a visceral narrative where medical routine meets existential dread.

“I was seventeen, which meant six weeks felt like a lifetime.” In “Frosted Cupcakes & Other Lies About Love”, J.M. Spinelli ( @jillyspins.bsky.social ) serves a raw slice of teenage desire, discomfort, and the bittersweet taste of love gone stale. #writingcommunity #memoir #litmag

“I’ve taught myself the art of becoming a white canvas.” In The Empty Girl, Petra F. Bagnardi delves into the quiet rebellion of a woman who learns to survive by erasing herself. A haunting exploration of gender, power, and the cost of invisibility. #writing #fiction #writers

“The bloodlet dawn, the coffee’s on, fuck death.” Today’s publications start with Thomas Zimmerman ( @tzman2012.bsky.social ) crafting poems that shimmer with memory, pressure, and the metallic taste of introspection. #poetry #writingcommunity #litmag

“Now we have no words, but there is the rain…” J.M. Summers crafts poems that bleed silence and ache. A collection where absence speaks louder than presence, and every line is a ghost. #writingcommunity #poetry #writers

“She walks the city streets at night, a shadow among shadows.” In “Nightstalker”, KB Jackson crafts a chilling narrative where the hunter becomes the hunted, and the line between predator and prey blurs under the flickering streetlights. #writingcommunity #fiction

“We always remember people better than they were.” In “Renegade Thoughts”, Ryan Fiennes confronts the haunting echoes of a tumultuous past, where memory blurs with reality and the ghosts of family linger. #writingcommunity #poetry #litmag

Our fabulous friend and supporter, Christy Hartman, has a story out today in @trashlightpress.bsky.social TrashLight Press! Give her a read :) trashlightpress.com/mustard-pick...

A stalled Jaguar. A deserted road. A motel that wasn’t supposed to be there. In LaQuinta Motel, Alice Baburek crafts a chilling narrative where success meets its shadow. #writingcommunity #writers #fiction #litmag

“I think of you now as a liminal pause in my growth from boy to man.” In this Lascivious Collection, Corey Mesler captures the raw essence of youthful encounters and the lasting imprints they leave. #writer #writingcommunity #poetry #litmag

“Sinners, we’re referred as. I’ll take it.” “Let the Sinners Lead the Way” by Sam Wood (@earthandair2023.bsky.social ) is a fiery critique of religious dogma, celebrating the messy, beautiful chaos of real life. #writingcommunity #writer #litmag

“I still think of the vas deferens whenever I hear the phrase ‘vast difference.’” In Dancing at the Paisley, Deborah Blenkhorn weaves a tapestry of memories, from childhood Phys Ed classes to the liberating waves of the Pacific. A story of reclaiming one’s body and finding joy in movement.

“He swapped out his old life for new. Humanity for monstrosity.” In “The Haven”, Dee Allen crafts a poetic journey into a world where the rejected find refuge beneath moss-covered tombs. Inspired by Clive Barker’s Cabal. Read it now! #writingcommunity #litmag #writers

“If you’re going to the trouble of getting in trouble, you might as well be remembered for it.” In “Bro, You’re Gonna Be Famous”, Larry Thacker delivers a hilarious and poignant story of a freshman’s quest to outshine his notorious older brother. Read it now! #writingcommunity #writing #litmag