Light blue background split, with a magazine cover as the focal image. The cover features a vivid, bold blue sky with perky white clouds, a blue-tinted mountainside, dry grass, and an old, paved road heading off toward a curve away from the mountains. TEXT: Standard Issue; Volume 6, Issue 1: Side Roads and Detours - MockingOwl Roost Contributors & Staff

What #detours have taken you down unexpected paths of life? Come read the joys, the sorrows, the coincidences, and the curiosities in our latest magazine issue of the #MockingOwlRoost -- Side Roads and Detours. Enjoy #shortstories, #poetry, #essays, #visualart now for free. tinyurl.com/3kz6dpkf

We grew the #MockingOwlRoost to 1.8M impressions and 65k monthly visitors in under a year with a $0 budget, zero keyword research, and sporadic socials (I mean, just look at our history here!). Our founding EIC, Rita (ritamockpike.bsky.social), is revealing how we built our process. 🧵

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Excited to announce the #MockingOwlRoost is in #preproduction for 2 full #series #audiodramas! 1: an original IP set in a #fantasy world of #chaos, #comedy, and #sitcom tropes with a magically medieval twist. The 2nd is a fan-fic in the writing team's fave fandom. Look for trailers & teasers ahead!

A square image with an abstract, painterly, and natural vibe, dominated by blurry earth tones. The background is a soft, motion-blurred mix of muted blues, greens, and browns. Centered on the image is the clear cover of a poetry collection featuring a photograph of a tree trunk and branches in a forest, covered in dried leaves and hints of snow or frost, suggesting a late autumn or early winter scene. The overall mood is contemplative and nature-focused. Text: Poetry Book Review, A Bountiful Silence & Other Poems, John Muro, Sue Cook

In Bountiful Silence, beauty blooms in quiet places, where grief meets #renewal and #hope. Discover this moving #poetry #bookreview on the #MockingOwlRoost www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/bountif...

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Breathe in the depth of the forest after rain. Watch the little bats flit from fig to fig. Listen to the rush of waterfall wild. #poetry #nature #beauty -- "Breath of Nature" - the latest special issue of the #MockingOwlRoost is here! www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/breath-...

This is a picture of a digital graphic announcing a call for submissions to The MockingOwl Roost. The design features a festive theme with evergreen branches, red berries, and dried leaves. In the background, a subtle snow-like texture is visible. At the top is the MockingOwl Roost owl logo next to the text "The MockingOwl Roost." Below this, the text "Call for Submission" is prominently displayed, followed by details on holiday-related fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry submissions, along with the dates "July 11 - Aug 1." Text: The MockingOwl Roost, Call for Submission Holiday-related: Fiction (300-8,000 words) Creative Nonfiction (300-5,000 words) Poetry (minimum of 50 words), Submissions: July 11 - Aug 1

It's the final day to submit to the #MockingOwlRoost! We're accepting #fiction, #creativenonfiction, #scripts, and recorded #performingarts + #holiday works (incl. #holidaypoetry). Read our guidelines and find forms here:
www.mockingowlroost.com/submissions

Red leaves on trees in background, red text box overtop. TEXT: The MockingOwl Roost - Call for Submissions! We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for essays and creative nonfiction, artwork, poetry, and fiction for our upcoming magazine themes: Among the Distant Stars, Yonder Goes the Tumbleweed, Side Roads and Detours, Wide Wild World, Alive and Free, Still Life, Sprigs of Peace (Poetry). Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

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Light blue background with three vignette images of flowers in fields with bright blue skies behind. TEXT - Call for Submissions – Sprigs of Peace (poetry about peace and hope) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, Artwork & photography, Poetry, Fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

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Just a few hours left to #submit to our #openforsubmissions call at the #MockingOwlRoost! Send #fiction #creativenonfiction #poetry #music #performaningarts recordings, #scripts and just about anything else #creative in right now! Forms close as soon as our EIC wakes up. shorturl.at/2pSPf

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Pale purple background with three vignette images of stars and galaxies in purples, reds, pinks, and blue. TEXT - Call for Submissions - Among the Distant Stars (Star-themed science fiction) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, Artwork & photography, Poetry, Fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

Pale peach background with three vignette images of cowboys on horses at sunset and cowboy hats. TEXT - Call for Submissions - Yonder Goes the Tumbleweed (Old west historical fiction) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, Artwork & photography, Poetry, Fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

Pale green background with three vignette images of stunning mountain, lake, and waterfall scenery. TEXT - Call for Submissions - Wide, Wild World (Embarking on adventure & exploration in nature) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, Artwork & photography, Poetry, Fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

It's the last day to #submit to the #opencall at the #MockingOwlRoost! Send your #fiction #poetry #creativenonfiction #essays #music #photography #artwork #performances #scripts #reviews and more now. Forms close as soon as our EIC wakes up tomorrow. shorturl.at/mTxko

Dark slate green background, with cover images for magazine issue: The MockingOwl Roost - Elementary, My Dear Marple - 2025. TEXT: Special Isssue, Volume 5, Issue 1: Elementary, My Dear Marple - MockingOwl Roost Contributors & Staff

Our next issue will be out shortly, so wanted to plug the previous one another time before the focus shift... Read some #cozymystery #shortstories right now at the #MockingOwlRoost in the #whodunnit issue "Elementary, My Dear Marple." - shorturl.at/ndxO1

Split background with dark purple and magenta. Light green text boxes. Painting of woman in impressionistic style at the top. TEXT: Call for submissions - The MockingOwl Roost Blog - Fiction - We're looking for fiction of all genres for the MockingOwl Roost Blog! Science fiction, fantasy, general fiction, coming-of-age, Western, music... Just about any genre welcome! - Forms open from April 4 to May 26, 2025

Split background with pale slate blue on one side, spring green on the other. Olive text boxes. Image of aqua van parked on a ridge overlooking the ocean at the top. Text: Call for Submissions! The MockingOwl Roost Blog - Creatively Inspired Travel - We're looking for essays and stories on creatively-themed travel. Think literary travel, bookshop tours, and art-themed destinations. Forms open from April 4 to May 26, 2025!

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Pale pink background with dark pink text box. Three vignette images - one of paint brushes over splotches of paint, one water color painting of flowers, the other an acrylic impressionistic painting of a field of flowers with bold sunset in sky. TEXT: Call for Submissions, Still Life (appreciation of the visual arts) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays and creative nonfiction, artwork and photography, poetry, fiction. Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

The #MockingOwlRoost is still #openforsubmissions for a few more days! The forms are still open through May 26. Send your #fiction #creativenonfiction #poetry #photos #artwork #reviews #shortscripts recorded #performingarts or other works soon! shorturl.at/bNf8X

Cream background with 3 vignette images of roads and paths winding through autumnal scenes. Orange text and text box. TEXT: Call for submissions - Side Roads and Detours (Considering our directionals) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays and creative nonfiction, artwork & photography, poetry, fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

Orange textbox, partially transparent over image of road through autumnal terrain - TEXT: The MockingOwl Roost - Call for Submissions! We're open for out main submission period now! We're looking for essays and creative nonfiction, artwork, poetry, and fiction for our upcoming themed: Among the Distant Stars, Yonder Goes the Tumbleweed, Side Roads and Detours, Wide Wild World, Alive and Free, Still Life, Sprigs of Peace (Poetry). Submission forms open from April 4 to May 26!

Split background in brown-gray and rust red. Brown and dark gray text boxes. TEXT: Call for submissions! The MockingOwl Roost. Book Reviews - We're looking for reviews of books published in the last 5 years! Tell us about the emotional impact or takeaway from the book and why we should read it, too! Forms open from April 4 to May 26, 2025.

The #MockingOwlRoost is currently #openforsubmissions! 11 days left to submit your #poetry #fiction #creativenonfiction #photography & #art to our themed magazine issues and unthemed blog. Guidelines and forms: shorturl.at/Hfkdp

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Need a little #cozymystery in your life? Check out the latest issue of the #MockingOwlRoost - Elementary, My Dear Marple. Enjoy the collection of #shortstory #mystery tales and #poems placed in a wide range of settings, from ice cream parlors to creepy mansions and more... shorturl.at/ypVBc

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Over here the #MockingOwlRoost, we're #openforsubmissions and eager to read about your favorite #TVshow or #film! Give us your take on why it's good (or the best!) and why you think others should read it. shorturl.at/9m42E

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The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions! Right now, we'd love to see your insights and #tips for #creatives - whether that's in #writing, #editing, #music, #theatre, #filmmaking, #visualarts or any other artform. May include #reviews of writing, craft, or other books. shorturl.at/3Yv9I

Dark pink background with floral texture in pale pink. TEXT: Song, Eric Velleux, Poetry - Image of pen drawing a heart

"She wrote a song,
if you can call a monotone melody a song,
and she played it loud, at the lowest frequency perceivable by the human ear..."
Read more of the #poem by #EricVelleux - shorturl.at/h38ys - PAGE 32 in the #music and #light issue of the #MockingOwlRoost

Pale pink background with dark raspberry-mauve text box, three vignette images if paintings in vibrant pink, yellow, teal shades - TEXT: Call for submissions. Still life (Appreciation of the Visual Arts) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, artwork & photography, poetry, fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 19!

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions! We're currently looking to fill out one of our favorite themes yet: Still Life, an appreciation of the #visualarts. We welcome #fiction, #poetry, #artwork, #photography, #nonfiction, and more on this delightful topic. shorturl.at/EUlOU

Cover image from book The City of Dr. Moreau by J.S. Barnes. "The Island was only the beginning..." - Book Review of Eugenics Fiction by Sue Cook.

Need a little #darkfiction? Check out the review of the #CityofDrMoreau novel by #JSBarnes. Review by #SueCook our resident dark fiction lover at the #MockingOwlRoost! Get her take on the tale of #eugenics in a twisted world. shorturl.at/IrO7f

Split background - dark purple, dark fuchsia - light green text boxes - Call for Submissions! The MockingOwl Roost Blog - FICTION - We're looking for fiction of all genres for the MockingOwl Roost Blog! Science fiction, fantasy, general fiction, coming-of-age, Western, music... Just about any genre welcome! Forms open from April 4 to May 19, 2025

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions right now! We're looking for #fiction to find their home on our daily blog. We love nearly every genre, too, so, send away! #lighthorror #fantasy #scifi #western #realistic #romcom #romance #alternatehistory - we love it all! shorturl.at/Jf0wX

Split background - teal and light aqua - Call for Submissions! The MockingOwl Roost Blog - Essays and Creative Nonfiction - We're looking for great nonfiction stories and essays with a personal touch. Practically any topic welcome. Forms open from April 4 to May 19, 2025

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions! In particular, we're looking for #essays and #creativenonfiction on practically any topic. #writingcommunity #emergingwriters and #veteranwriters welcome! We love being a home for hard-to-publish pieces & for #newwriters! Learn more: shorturl.at/RR1aV

Pale blue background with 3 vignette images of flowers with blue sky above. TEXT: Call for Submissions - Sprigs of Peace (Poetry focused on hope and peace) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submittion period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: haiku & tanka, artwork & photography, other poetry - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 19!

Have some hopeful poetry centered on #peace and #hope? We'd love to see it at the #MockingOwlRoost because we're #openforsubmissions for our special poetry issue! #artwork and #poetry welcome! Learn more: shorturl.at/XB7mt

Vignette images of a horse, a person hiking near a mountain, and a bird perched on a flowering branch - Call for submissions! Alive and Free (wholesome positivity) - The MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the following content for this magazine theme: Essays & creative nonfiction, artwork & photography, poetry, fiction. Submission forms open from April 4 to May 19!

Hello #writingcommunity! We're #openforsubmissions over at the #MockingOwlRoost - We're looking to fill our themed magazine issue: Alive and Free #poetry #fiction #essays #artwork and more that fit the theme of #positivity and #freedom welcome. (Other themes also open!) Learn more: shorturl.at/xLR7G

Drawing of Earth surrounded by colorful rings to edge of image - Ndaba Sibanda - On an Earth Day Like Today - Poetry

"On an Earth Day like today
I see a ray of light and sway.
I perceive a horizon that seeks
and speaks of health and happiness..."

Read the #poem by #NdabaSibanda at the #MockingOwlRoost and celebrate this #EarthDay with us! shorturl.at/qTKqt

Green paint smears on a plain canvas as background. Text: Thank you for all the interest in our volunteer Layout and Design roles! - We received 38+ applications from solid candidates from around the world. We will begin reviewing applications next week.

Thank you for the amazing, overwhelming response to our call for #volunteer Layout Designers for the #MockingOwlRoost! We received way more applications than we could easily consider, so we'll be at it for a while narrowing down the list. We are so grateful for your enthusiasm and support!

Dark sky, overlaid with purple - moon full and bright, near center - TEXT: Watch Thief, Poetry, Jennifer Lemming

New #poetry at the #MockingOwlRoost - Watch Thief, by @blushroses.bsky.social "I’ve unplugged from dark matter…every breath is a protest thing…I still care about people.
Trying to fall asleep, I wonder
about the sincerity of those
who wear their spots on their clothes…" Read on at: shorturl.at/5KwhG

Split background with fawn and royal blue - red text bubbles: Call for Submissions! Book Reviews - We're looking for reviews of fiction and nonfiction books published in the last 5 years. Tell us how the story inspired, entertained, or connected with you - don't just give an analysis. Forms open from April 4 to May 19, 2025

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions - and we'd love to get some of your #bookreviews to share with the world. #Books as old as 5 years past are particularly welcome, though we will review older books on occasion. Learn more: shorturl.at/MKnPO

Split image, light blue on one side, light green on the other. Hands holding game controllers in image. TEXT: Call for Submissions! The MockingOwlRoost Blog. Pop Culture. We're looking for deep dives, pop culture based fiction, thoughtful essays, and in-depth reviews. Give us your take on the topic and tell the audience why this media matters. Forms open from April 4 to May 19, 2025

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions! We're looking for some great pop culture content. #bookreviews #filmreviews #tvreviews #theatrereviews #deepdives #retrospectives #gamereviews #popculturefiction #essays - whatever you've got, we'd love to see it! shorturl.at/jophg

Yellow background with images of beach, stage, and candle. TEXT: Call for Submissions for the MockingOwl Roost Blog. We're looking for: fiction, essays and creative nonfiction, performance arts pieces, scripts, creative travel content, pop culture content, reviews (games, books, TV, film, theatre, etc.), other creative work! Submission forms open from April 4 to May 19!

Hello you beautiful #writingcommunity! The #MockingOwlRoost is currently #openforsubmissions for our magazine and blog. We're looking for some great #fiction #creativenonfiction recorded #performances and other creative works outside our mag themes, too! Learn more: shorturl.at/Gyvau

Yellow Sticky notes on a white background, a sprig of a flower on the pad. TEXT: Now Recruiting! Here's your chance to join the MockingOwl Roost as we expand our volunteer teams. Commitment levels flexible, training provided! Looking or: Layout & Design Team - Application forms open February 3 to April 15! Check out the full information, requirements, and expectations on our forms.

The #MockingOwlRoost is currently expanding our #volunteer team! And right now, we're specifically looking for those interested in design work for the #layout and #socialmedia images. An artist eye and willing spirit are required, but no experience needed! Learn more: shorturl.at/Mfk2j

Three scenes from nature - lakes, waterfalls, and mountains - green background - TEXT: Call for submissions - Wide, Wild World (Embarking on adventure and exploration of nature) - the MockingOwl Roost - We're open for our main submission period now! We're looking for the the following content this magazine theme: Essays and creative nonfiction, artwork & photography, poetry, fiction - Submission forms open from April 4 to May 19!

The #MockingOwlRoost is #openforsubmissions and looking for your #fiction #creativenonfiction #poetry and #artwork themed towards exploration and nature for our "Wide, Wild World" magazine issue for 2026. Learn more:

shorturl.at/vfj8g

Orange sunset over a beach, with waves lapping and foaming on shore - Our Time May Have Gotten Away From Us - CLS Sandoval - Poetry

Need a little poetry today? Check out this fantastic piece by #CLSSandoval - "Our time may have gotten away from us". Find it in a Poetry Special of the #MockingOwlRoost

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