The cover of “Day Three of a Five Day Headache” by Elliott Coates. A blue & black streetscape with clouds.
I found ~one~ last copy of my book, “Day Three of a Five Day Headache” (@publishedbyjake.bsky.social), which I think is the last unclaimed copy from the two editions we did…it’s a free gift to anyone who wants it: some paper masquerading as a book of poems, re: #chronicpain at the end of the world.
This might be my last ever publication with @publishedbyjake.bsky.social, so check out "Three Meals, Waterloo IL, Christmas 2025" now: jakethemag.com/three-meals-...
Just finished formatting the last few pieces we'll publish before the indefinite hiatus. Check out some of these titles, coming to you from some heavy hitters:
Just received my lucky number 13th acceptance from @publishedbyjake.bsky.social for my prose poem "Three Meals, Waterloo, IL, Christmas 2025." Look forward to reading about my mediocre Christmas later this month!
All responses have been sent. Thank you!
Subs update.
Fiction: 5 left
Nonfiction: All Responses Sent
Poetry: 30 left
If you haven't heard back from JAKE, you'll hear this week.
Shoutout to Anthony Verdi for capturing these pics (and making me look kinda cool!) at @publishedbyjake.bsky.social’s total blast of a AWP Sat. night reading.
important writers attend the JAKE reading at AWP 2026 in Baltimore
Thank you Terri Linn for capturing me and Ben's souls @terrilinndavis.bsky.social @beansbaker5.bsky.social
What a fucking beautiful night. Thank you everyone for coming to Death to @publishedbyjake.bsky.social ! I couldn't have asked for a better send off.
Photo of Ben at Death to JAKE reading
@beansbaker5.bsky.social at Death to @publishedbyjake.bsky.social reading 💕
Such a great group of people. Such an epic send-off.
Hanging with @joshuatrentbrown.com and @noahpowers.bsky.social , a few of the minds behind the mag. Out reading started like four hours ago lmao
We have added another press to the RF chaos table. @invariablyso.bsky.social has their book from @querenciapress.bsky.social is here as well!
Check out this essay I wrote a couple few years ago about working a job where we tried to harvest rubber waste from old astroturf @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
jakethemag.com/my-summer-of...
Good riddance.
Goodbye JAKE 🖤
pour one out for JAKE tonight
Tonight at Club Charles, 7 p.m.
I am waiting on a plane to leave Baltimore and have ceded the @rfpress.bsky.social table to @publishedbyjake.bsky.social whose got super cool chapbooks! T318. Enjoy today, writer peeps
Chilling at the Roi Faineant table!
Very excited to be reading during this!
Come outtttt 💕
Packed a small cardboard box w/author copies to put in my suitcase for Baltimore. Will probably do the same w/a few copies of the @publishedbyjake.bsky.social titles, so if you want one and see me around, I might be able to hook you up.
Ohhhh I’ll be there! Reading! I’m reading!
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Updated lineup with a few more friendly faces:
God I wish I wasn’t leaving early, GO to this
see you there xoxo
stoked for this!
Read my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Mother Karma by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social , out from @publishedbyjake.bsky.social , here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part of Page 2 of Sumitra Singham's book Mother Karma, with the words "Mythili wonders what the opposite of orphan is -- what you would call a mother without a baby."
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social and @publishedbyjake.bsky.social , is Mother Karma going to break my heart? If so, tell me now so I can be prepared. 🥰 I mean, this is only page 2 and I'm already feeling the weight and the beauty of the book. Looking forward to spending my morning with it!
Definitely a bummer, but I get it. Long part of the conference. But yeah, it's an exciting lineup for sure!