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May 12, 2026

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Eight Years, Ten Months, Two Days.

Stoked to brag about 20,000 retail copies of Alien Buddha Press books sold.

Thank you to EVERYBODY who helped us get there.

SPOTLIGHT: ‘FAN POEMS’ by Andrew K. Peterson TO BIG PAPIi.m. dan yacuzzo uncle danrode the piketwo hours eastfrom northamptonto the grandstandseason tickets splitwith richer nephewsection 17, row 20between home & first when i askedif he’d…

FAN POEMS, the new chapbook by Andrew K. Peterson is now available!
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SPOTLIGHT: ‘If My Head Is A Kettle, This World Is Boiling’ by Andy Smith Not Today, Armageddon         The time to fret is rearview, dusted, ground down, exhumed. A composite of dissolved molecules – – we need worry ne…

‘If My Head Is A Kettle, This World Is Boiling’, the new chapbook by Andy Smith is now available!!!

Preview 4 poems- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/spotlight-if-my-head-is-a-kettle-this-world-is-boiling-by-andy-smith/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0GP5TCP8T

I pay tribute to Hart Crane in Sourav Sarkar's "Great American Poets" anthology, which is now available! a.co/d/0cFANTpy

2 new poems (Monday in Detroit, Amish Hollywood) are included in "The Alien Buddha's Got Beef" anthology, dropping soon! @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

Delighted to have a poem in this new cat anthology from @rough-diamond1.bsky.social which presents so many facets of cats' lives & human reactions; plus four more poems (two on cats, two on dogs) in the most recent anthology on animal themes (inc. short stories) from @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

SPOTLIGHT: The Moon on My Back by CL Bledsoe 1                 Out on the promenade you’d hear them talking: PhEHms (Physically Enhanced Humans), Mentors, little kids.…

‘The Moon on My Back’, the new novella by CL Bledsoe is now available!!!

Preview first chapter- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/spotlight-the-moon-on-my-back-by-cl-bledsoe/

Paperback- amazon.com/Moon-My-Back-CL-Bledsoe/dp/B0GSJQM5RK

16 days until deadline

Fiction: Up to 10,000 words (all genres)
Poetry: Up to 10 standard manuscript pages

Theme: Revenge, vendettas, grudges, feuds, rivalries, etc

abuddhapress@yahoo.com

Deadline July 25

A haibun is a Japanese poetic form that combines a short prose paragraph (20–150 words) followed by a related haiku.

Include a third-person bio and link to your social media. If previously published, note when and where in a footnote. Send submissions as a Word document attachment.

Special Haibun Feature in Alien Buddha Zine 90 (September Edition)

Alien Buddha Press is now accepting submissions for a special Haibun Feature in Alien Buddha Zine 90!

We are seeking haibun of all themes and subjects.

MAY

‘BFFS @ THE END OF TIME: Tales of Mirth and Mayhem’, the new collection by David Gianatasio is now available.

Preview- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/spotlight-bffs-the-end-of-time-tales-of-mirth-and-mayhem-by-david-gianatasio/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0GQMTSJ5K

The Alien Buddha Gets Isolated and Weird Amazon.com: The Alien Buddha Gets Isolated and Weird: 9798291869642: Buddha, Alien, Winegardner, Lemmy, Napolitano, Vanessa, Fields, Clarabelle Miray, Schwartz, James, Hamilton, Kathryn Lee, Knott, Dana, Sirois, Steff, King, Jack Preston, Hanifen, Kay: Books

Thanks @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social for publishing my story "Lovely Dark & Deep" about a lost worker wandering the forest in circles as he remembers a Robert Frost poem.
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SPOTLIGHT: Sleep Technician by Charley Ehrnfelt She described the weather two minutes prior and didn’t change her tone: “Mom’s acting weird.” “Weird how?” I ask. “I don’t know. Kind of spacey.” “She’s old.” I thought to say. “People get weirder …

Sleep Technician by Charley Ehrnfelt is now available.

First 10 pages- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/04/04/spotlight-sleep-technician-by-charley-ehrnfelt/

Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0GQHF3DX7

moving tomorrow. will get back on everything by Monday.

‘I Am Idris Elba’, the new novella by Jamey Gallagher is now available!

Preview first chapter- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/spotlight-i-am-idris-elba-by-jamey-gallagher/

Paperback- amazon.com/am-Idris-Elba-Jamey-Gallagher/dp/B0GDQLZ12R/

Carmella de Keyser holding her copy of Alien Buddha Zine 85

Cover of Alien Buddha Zine 85

War Wail a poem by Carmella de Keyser

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD Alien Buddha Zine 85! Thrilled that my copy has just arrived #inthepost Warmest thanks to the fab Editor! This is a beautiful, profound & poignant collection of #Internationalvoices .Sharing 1 of5 poems I have within.🖤
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#PeaceForAll
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💘Gabrielle Lisk is Alien Buddha’s Featured Artist for April 2026! 👽

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