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Issue Twelve out now!

Check out our link in bio to read some next level work from our contributors 👾🩵🪓

@chrisblackman.bsky.social
@birosmudged.bsky.social
@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
@ella-b-winters.bsky.social
@thejayestofzees.bsky.social

the recording of last night’s reading is up now on YouTube!! ICYMI, check out the brilliant work that @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social, @travisshosa.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, & @whoastanderson.bsky.social shared via the 🔗 below :) 💡

This new @adamg.bsky.social poetry chapbook is out in 10 days. It's already in its 2nd printing. Scott Laudati loves it. So does @toddedillard.bsky.social. @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social calls it a "vivid celebration of queerness and a mosh pit of self-discovery.”

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NIGHT LIGHT THURSDAY 4/16 9PM EASTERN ZOOM NAT RAUM TRAVIS SHOSA ELENA ZHANG STEPHANIE ANDERSON

next week!! more like “coolest month” imo, featuring @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social, @travisshosa.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, & Stephanie Anderson — register below!💡

you can't have my skin the case for self-reflection

i've been sitting on this essay for a while. it's long, but worth a read, imo.

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march '26 can i pet the lion it came in on?

a bit late sharing this month's updates: natraum.substack.com/p/march-26

Blurb writing is an art. And @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social is a brilliant artist!

Discover the forthcoming poetry chapbook by @adamg.bsky.social that's, “A vivid celebration of queerness and a mosh pit of self-discovery.”

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Trans Rights Readathon Day 1 Like Blood on a Dog's Teeth by Nivik What's a middle aged pup meant to do with the wisdom they've gathered? Share it, of course. Love letters to old lovers, and the finding of grace. space neon neon space by luna rey hall A reckoning with the challenge of holding the softness of a body in our rough, jagged world. with gasoline by nat raum If you've ever wanted to tell off a transphobe, this one's for you. raum is angry, they're ready, and they're speaking their mind. Femmedom Gangbang Erotica by Esmeralda Quick Let's get dirty with it, shall we? Movies, sex, and sex at the movies. Quick is horny and solo and still having fun. kithbooks.com

TRANS RIGHTS READATHON: DAY 1

@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
@nivikthejackal.bsky.social
@lunareyhall.com
@le-transexual.bsky.social

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for the today crowd

for the today crowd

you can't have my skin the case for self-reflection

i've been sitting on this essay for a while. it's long, but worth a read, imo.

natraum.substack.com/p/you-cant-h...

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i LOVE this
books DO NOT have expiration dates!

the day is HERE! finally sharing the secret project i've been working on since jan...

BACKLIST LIT 📖 A blog dedicated to backlist independent literature.

the first post (about Edith Wharton and ghost stories!) is up now, and I have a bonus post coming tomorrow!

EEEEK!

backlistlit.wordpress.com

Plugging nat’s absolutely KILLER book cover they designed for HELL IS REAL which I show off constantly irl and which everyone compliments!!

also wait hi now that awp insanity is over, i want to plug again that i am open to freelance work in a variety of disciplines, including portraits, book design (cover or interior), and/or developmental editing!

also wait hi now that awp insanity is over, i want to plug again that i am open to freelance work in a variety of disciplines, including portraits, book design (cover or interior), and/or developmental editing!

Photo of (e)laments by nat raum and D.W. Baker.

oh. yeah. 🔥

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FWP @ AWP '26 offsite events: Balancing Act: A Literary Circus. Weds 3/4 @ 7pm, The Club Car (12 W North Ave). in partnership with Mason Jar Press & JackLeg Press, hosted by The Workshop Prince. FRUITCAKE #8. Thurs 3/5 @ 6pm, Palm Room at The Belvedere (1 E Chase St). baltimore's quarterly queer reading series meets fwp. hosted by nat raum. buy our books! at the UBalt Booth (539–541), Thurs 3/5 from 12–3pm. take nat's workshop! at the UBalt Booth (539–541), Sat 3/7 from 11am–12pm (drop-in).

where to find your favorite independent publisher of queer literature and art at #AWP26

Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: motherboard Digital Anthology by fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social ⭐ motherboard Digital Anthology by fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for motherboard: all genres. #CallforSubmissions

motherboard Digital Anthology by fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for motherboard: all genres. #CallforSubmissions

another incredible @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social cover

the small monkey is my everything i fear

a reminder: real baltimoreans don't eat atlas or smoke curio!

nat raum @ awp26 weds march 4 Balancing Act: A Literary Circus. 7pm at The Club Carc 12 W North Ave. hosted by fwp, Mason Jar Press, JackLeg Press thurs march 5 UBalt CWPA MFA booth 9am–12pm; 12–3pm selling books, Booths 539–541 FRUITCAKE #8 6m in The Palm Room at the Belvedere, 1 E Chase St hosted by fwp/yours truly fri march 6 UBalt CWPA MFA booth shift times vary, Booths 539–541 troublemaker firestarter signing 10am–11am, Booth 1181 Ubalt CWPA MFA signing 2pm–3pm, Booths 539–541 sat march 7 UBalt CWPA MFA booth shift times vary drop-in zine workshop, 11am–12pm Death to JAKE 7pm at Club Charles, 1724 N Charles St

hi, btw

my take as a perennial attendee of awp is that baltimore is not ready for 10k+ writers to inundate us. not even close to ready, tbh. my take as a baltimorean is that you do NOT want to go out in central baltimore next weekend, trust me.

prepare accordingly.

hi reminder if you are coming to baltimore for #AWP26: don't eat atlas! don't smoke curio!

S/D/Y Feb 22 – Conversation with my Ghost by Abigail Lilith Ravenheart – Fifth Wheel Press I’ll be honest, I chose to read Conversation with my Ghost out of all the other pieces in this publication, partly because of the title, but mostly because it was the only one with a content …

Day 53! I read Conversation with my Ghost by @abigailravenheart.bsky.social published by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social. A heartful conversation, and an important one. Read my review here:
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can i jump with you

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DASHBOARD AWARD WINNERS! @mdbolsover.bsky.social, @sampadgett96.bsky.social, & Cade Smith!

THANK YOU TO THE PUBLICATIONS & NOMINATORS! @rangermagazine.bsky.social @davidabishop.bsky.social, Salt Hill, & @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social!

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