Shon Mapp 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧

So happy to have new work up at literary namjooning literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

We are in the final stages of selecting pieces for this folio. You all haven't made it easy. All submitters will be notified over the next few weeks for October publication.

@emilyrinkema.bsky.social's piece in Hot Flash Literary is a perfect example of experimental fiction. The structure and content work in service of each other to create a nuanced narrative that is full of humor, longing, and of course, puzzles. tinyurl.com/55rn2j8p

Do you live outside the USA and want to carry seven of my stories in your pocket? @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social has expanded their shipping options. Jakarta, Antarctica, no matter. You can! www.sandandgravelpress.com/store/well-b...

Special thanks to @eireneeleni.bsky.social for including "Parts of Speech, " in the latest issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social.

my tiny collection of lesbian love poems was accepted for publication with Rinky Dink Press

ANMLY is now open to queer and trans writers and artists for our new folio exploring poetry on desire and devotion that revels in excess. We’re seeking previously-unpublished poetry, multimedia poetry, audio, and video. No AI. Deadline: August 28th. More: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"Boyfailure" by KÁNYIN Olorunnisola is beautifully written. "I wanted to become a lock of my mother’s hair in my father’s hands." www.queerpoems.com/p/boyfailure...

precisely! there's a kind of homogeneity that too many people -need- to see on screen. and it's imposed on a work that existed for millennia. it's just dishonest.

We'd also love to see #Caribbean #artists interpret this call. You are welcome to submit.

We've received some beautiful words thus far. Keep them coming! Also, if you are a Caribbean #artist or #photographer, we encourage you to submit.

For #smallpoemsunday, the first poem I ever published (Haiku Journal, 2021). Good for a cloudy day like this one 😊 Thanks, as ever, to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 🙏 🌧️

"I will dig it with my own hands and let the dirt pack beneath my fingernails, so you can linger the way death does. In time, you will be forgotten the way dreams are." @trampset.bsky.social ilysm frfr www.trampset.org/post/a-jar-o... #lyricessay 🦋

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

day! after! tomorrow!!

Maybe the real purpose of these AI detectors is to eventually convince the general public that there are no real human writers. Lull them into incompetence. In a generation, writing may be seen as antiquated as using a map or remembering phone numbers.

Yes, I wear mostly black all year round.

We have a gorgeous new piece of nonfiction today from Heather Emmanuel! Check out “to unfold.” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/29/t...

I enjoy ekprastic poems that venture beyond the image and create a world within a world. They shouldn't feel like captions, rather art begetting art.

Femininity isn't defined by the length of your hair. It's obviously the length of your nails that truly matters.

If you haven't read this piece by my Co-Folio Editor, @jiecohen.bsky.social, you should. substack.com/home/post/p-...

My collection of lesbian love poems is finally finished. Now starts the grueling work of submissions. Sigh

ANMLY is now open for our new folio exploring the yard as the site in which we understand modern Caribbean geography and social life. We're seeking previously-unpublished poetry, creative nonfiction, and art. Absolutely no AI. Deadline: August 14 More: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Folx, about a week and change until submissions close. Last date to submit is July 3! Get your submissions in! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/submit #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Excited to have a micro in the latest issue of @moonparkreview.bsky.social! moonparkreview.com/issue-36-sum...

Things I’m good at: - reading a book in one day - “missing” phone calls - overthinking things - staying up late researching an incredibly specific and random topic for no reason at all

It's easier to critique than create.

Thanks to The Write-In team for publishing my fragmented narrative. It was my first time participating and I had a blast. #nffd2026

I truly love and enjoy writing. The chaos, the surprises, discipline, dead-ends, ghost roads, focus, catharsis, that feeling of being changed by my own work. I wouldn’t outsource this to AI software for *anything*. But then again, I’m an actual writer who enjoys writing.

Right on time with this queer piece @kathrynreese.bsky.social

@tomljanovic.bsky.social engages the senses in such a palpable way. #nffd2026

When I told a friend the usual writer rejection/acceptance rate they were shocked and wondered how anyone could do it. Trying to smooth out perspective so acceptances are great but not signifiers of value and rejections are too bad but not signifiers of lack of value is practice. Congrats on a yes

@mooninabucket.bsky.social is one of my first and favorite writers that I discovered online during the pandemic. If you haven't read her work, today is the perfect day to do so.

I just edited a poem from 21 lines to 8. It was painful, yet necessary.

We've already received and accepted some exciting folio proposals. If you are thinking of submitting a folio pitch to @anmlymag.bsky.social don't forget to include: (1) framing/contextualizing your topic or theme (2) positionality/authority of voice (3) affected communities anmly.org/calls/

Poetic flash by @raniqualee.bsky.social "All I need is a mouthful, a siren singing famine, and someone to take my tongue caught between its steel and brown flesh." 100wordstory.org/what-i-belie...

all hues of blue...love this

The proliferation of AI tools seems to have writers questioning whether our craft will become entirely infiltrated by people who'd rather take shortcuts than embrace the arduous process. Don't worry, just keep writing. Keep reading. Keep loving what you put out into the world.

The cherries are back

For Small Poem Sunday, something published in @miniskirtmag.bsky.social in December 2024, with thanks, as always, to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 🩵

So grateful to be in the Righteous Rage issue with two micros. A brand new one “Before the Ground Gets Too Hard” and a reprint from @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social “Other Moms Stand in an Impenetrable Circle of Backs.” Big thanks to Melissa!

I love the meticulous attention to language in this poem... @crowkeys.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bd9tk2r2

Everything is blooming

Thrilled to have made the shortlist of such a fun comp. Congratulations to all the winners. So many incredible micros here! Thanks @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for giving "When the Aliens Come for Your Baby" a home! gooseberry-pie.com/when-the-ali...