Wow! Amazing!

A crudely made sign stand of bundled bamboo held together with wire, upon which is mounted a roughly made sign of a single piece of wood, painted black, on which someone has crudely written BOOKS with an arrow pointing to the right, in a street somewhere.

When I know it's definitely a trap, but I'm going anyway.

The cover of Foster by Claire Keegan. It has a white farmhouse in a blue-dark landscape.

Definitely lives up to the hype. Tremendously moving. Lots of seemingly lived-in moments. I love how writers can pack so much into a small space. The ending had me in tears.

#clairekeegan #foster #novella #shortfiction #fiction #literature #irishliterature

Today, in my Introduction to Literature class, a student said, “I don’t hate poetry anymore.”

I will go to sleep happy tonight.

#education #educator #professor #teacher #literature #english #poetry #poem #college

LOL

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An impressionistic oil painting of an old watermill and its reflection during autumn.

I love painting. Always have. It often provides resonance (Rosa). Out of my recent paintings, I’m most proud of this one, which is 8x10 ins.

#oilpainting #oilpaint #painting #painter #artist #watermill

I love Dressing the Bear. Can’t wait to read this one!

Shō No. 8: Winter 2025/2026 - Shō Poetry Journal Shō Poetry Journal Shō No. 8: Winter 2025/2026

I’m thrilled that @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social published my poem “Wakulla.” What a highlight to be in the same issue as Chen Chen!

#poetry #poem #literature

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Fantastic!

The cover of bell hooks’ The Will to Change. It has an orange background with the title in pink and her name in white.

I’m not even done with this book and am already thinking about how much better society would be if everyone—yes, everyone—read this book. I wish someone had given this to me when I was a boy.

#bellhooks #culturalcriticism #literature #philosophy #masculinity #feministtheory #love #liberation

I just finished Weight of Nature. Fantastic book. I’m using it, particularly the 3rd part, for a possible conf paper. Thanks so much for writing it. Loved the writing style, too.

The Thing (1982) is a Thanksgiving movie.

Thought of it while prepping a Friendsgiving turkey today.

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

Well, this is a first—my flash piece “Bakewell Tarts” was nominated for Best Small Fictions, 2026. Thank you to @hotchpotchliterary.bsky.social! Congrats to the other nominees!

#bestsmallfictions #flashfiction #flash #literature #creativewriting #writer #writing

Today, inspired by some of my students’ podcasts on mental health, I ran. It was my first run in months—and it very much felt like it.

They’re all getting zeros.

#mentalhealth #exercise #running #teaching #teacher #professor #educator

I love this!

Wilderness House Literary Review

Pleased to have “Batboy,” an unsettling short story told from two POVs, published by Wilderness House. Not for the easily upset.

#fiction #story #shortstory #narrative #literature #writing #writer

www.whlreview.com#fiction

Issue 21 Cover Art by Verena RabanVerena Raban is a Series-LXXXVII Replicant from the storm-swarmed planet Saturn09. She writes & draws poems & punks & flowers.Her poetry and prose can be read i…

Thrilled to have “Letter to Emily Dickinson” and “Letter to William Blake,” two poems, in @screendoorreview.bsky.social

#poem #poetry #literature #emilydickinson #williamblake

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Thrilled that @hotchpotchliterary.bsky.social published “Bakewell Tarts,” my flash story about a failing relationship (among other things).

#fiction #flashfiction #literature #literary

I kind of laugh at the idea of a "reliable narrator". Have you met people?!

Iain Grinbergs — RogueAgent

I’m thrilled to have my haunted poem “A Letter to the Body after Francis Bacon” in the latest issue of Rogue Agent!

#poem #poetry #literature #philosophy #francisbacon

www.rogueagentjournal.com/igrinbergs

Issue 126 — RogueAgent Welcome!

A moth, a mirror, and a wand… RA 126 is here! Ft work by Lalaie Ameeriar, Kathleen Barta, Juliana Briggs, @luannecastle.bsky.social @mfpd.bsky.social @g-bergs.bsky.social Merie Kirby, Jane Lunin Perel, Tala Wilder, Nancy Holt Wright, and Yan Zhang // rogueagentjournal.com/issue126

Iain Grinbergs - Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England) - The Dewdrop Poet Iain Grinbergs draws our attention to the sacred details around us in "Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)".

Thrilled to have another poem out in the world. I wrote it as a tribute to Suzuki, whose teachings continue to be a great source of comfort.

#poetry #poem #literature #Zen #Buddhism #ShunryuSuzuki

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SOUTH FLORIDA POETRY JOURNAL SoFloPoJo South Florida Poetry Journal is an online literary journal established in 2016 that publishes poetry, flash fiction, essays, interviews, art, photography, and reviews. There are no submissio...

I'm ecstatic over having two letter poems—one to Jack and one to Karen of Will & Grace—in South Florida Poetry Journal.

Will & Grace was an important show for me while growing up, although I didn't realize the full extent until later.

#poetry #poems #Will&Grace

www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com

The difficulty with writing anything about anything is that any given thing, on closer inspection, appears to be connected to every thing, and now you’ve gone from writing about anything to writing about everything 😅

The cover of Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation, showing a portrait of a young white woman with a detached expression in a white garment.

The most millennial book I’ve ever read—that is to say, I loved it.

#fiction #story #ottessamoshfegh #moshfegh #MyYearofRestandRelaxation #millennial

IAIN GRINBERGS: After Feeding the Ducks I wheel Grandpa to the men’s restroom, but there’s no disabled stall. He struggles into a non-accessible one, clutching the doorframe, the toilet roll holder, reaching. I try to help, but he waves …

I’m thrilled to have my 50-word story published in, well, 50-Word Stories! I love the challenge of writing super short stories. Give it a read! It’s only 50 words!

#50wordstory #50wordstories #microfiction #micro #fiction #story #disability #accessibility

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The evil that men do lives after them