I have an artwork in here :)
Posts by a.d. π
my latest poem, published in
@somewordslit.bsky.social β¨
somewords.boards.net/thread/84/
Iβm honored to have a prose poem in here and very grateful to the editors for believing in it β¨
grateful to have a new flash piece on hereπΊβ¨
The cover of Monarch 2026. A photo of a person lying on their back in a field of tall grass with their left arm covering their face. Text reads Monarch 2026, a queer literary awards anthology published by fifth wheel press.
Awardees. Michael Agunbiade, Maddox Emory Arnold, J. L. BermΓΊdez, C. Ray Borck, Finnian Burnett, Connor, a.d., Gion Davis, Erin Dorney, Dante Fuoco, Ranudi Gunawardena, Katy Haas, Annalisa Hansford, K.M. Hanslik, KT Herr, Jennessa Hester, EsmΓ© Kaplan-Kinsey, Jules Kennedy, Ani King, Kyrico, Tara Labovich, Olivia Lehman, Jackson D. Moorman, Chi Pham, William Roberds-King, Cristina Sanchez, Steven Sanchez, January Santoso, Elena Sichrovsky, Mark Spero, Ashley Steineger, Liam Strong, Gordon Taylor, Holly Lyn Walrath, Cela XiΓ©.
Finalists. Hayden Berry, Alex Bortell, Isabella Boyd, Jordan Byrum, J. J. Carey, James Diaz, Emily Franklin, Isaiah Gardner, Michael Getty, Finnley Greet, Kimberly Hall, Calvin Jones, E.G.N. Lafleur, Angel Leal, Parker Logan, Abby E. Murray, Karol Olesiak, Bleah Patterson, Rowan Procter, Eli V. Rahm, Luke Rudman, Mk Smith Despres, Meghan Sterling, Liam Strong, Wendy Vardaman, Alicia Wright, Steven C Wright.
We are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning π¦ and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
@the-engine-idling.bsky.social have the prettiest merch and it's also free π€ thanks sm for the new stickers
honored to have four poems in one of the coolest lit mags around π€
thank you sm π
honored that my hybrid piece (published in @the-engine-idling.bsky.social) was a finalist in the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards π€
grateful that my Electra piece was chosen as the cover for this issue π€
forgot to share yesterday but I'm excited to have 3 artwork pieces in this issue π€
thrilled to have 2 poems in here π€ sometimes being a sick freak pays off :)
so grateful to have a hybrid piece among the nominations π
here's the special piece I wrote and referenced in two chaotic days after learning about the HAD 5 call
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π§Ά Today's e(i 6: yarn #spotlight is on a.d. @godstained.bsky.social with a stunning visual/hybrid poem that perfectly captures the theme!
Check out their at buff.ly/Z8rgDrq !
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity #artists
We're just a few days away from the release of Volume 2, Issue 1! Please share congratulate our contributors--we're so grateful and excited to publish their work! πΏ
As always, we're committed to transparency and are making all of our numbers public (slide 2).
thank you so much! π
thank you! π
wip preview of the piece I have in this amazing issue π check out the finished version using the link below π§Ά
π₯©ISSUE 6: DEITYπ₯©
featuring work by @towerciity.bsky.social, Paul Hostovsky, Stuart Ziarnik, drew scott, cloud sinclair, @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social, @cheysectoplasm.bsky.social, Cletus Crow, (1 of 2)
special new piece out soon in @the-engine-idling.bsky.social πͺ‘
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Pissoir! #2 is now available at salopress.com. With:
a.d. β honor ash β Karan Chambers β Angel T. Dionne β Howie Good β Susan Gordon β Angela Graham β Doug Jones β Robert Frede Kenter β KG Miles β Kevin Novalina β Daniele Pantano β Victoria Punch β R L Summerling β Steve Toase β Lydia Unsworth
I have 2 new poems coming soon in Gypsophila β¨
so glad to have an art piece in this issue β¨π
Our inaugural issue includes an incredible lineup of contributors! Coming January 29! π€β¨