It never rains but it pours...

This evening some poems in complete contrast up on TrashLight Press - "Where wild stories flicker and burn". They've done a lovely job with the site, do give it a look!

https://trashlightpress.com/the-language-of-absence-a-poetry-collection/

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Absence: A Poetry Collection - TrashLight Press

A Day Just Like This One A day just like this one –ice bound, brittle. Crisp snow,the caw of jackdaws brokenon bare branch, sky sketchedwith the outline of other birds.Nameless, naked to the cold thatdraws its breath from thedistance between stars deadfor an aeon. Their deafeningsilence. It was then that theyburned, but if the man… <a href="https://trashlightpress.com/the-language-of-absence-a-poetry-collection/" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Absence: A Poetry Collection</span></a>

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Foglifter Press, a literary organization which supports emerging queer/trans writers, just had its grant from the NEA terminated. This is the US govt suppressing queer/trans voices. Foglifter is launching a fund to keep the work alive. Please donate/share.

https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2889812

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Read our Q&A with the AMAZING After Dinner Conversation author, David Rich. buff.ly/jmPE6Ig #litmag #writing #writerlife #writerlift #shortstory #philosophy #ethics
Q&A with After Dinner Conversation author, David Rich

A bite-sized interview for your Sunday morning.

After Dinner Conversation - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story
Read Q&A with After Dinner Conversation author, David Rich. buff.ly/jmPE6Ig #litmag #writing #writerlife #writerlift #shortstory #philosophy #ethics
Q&A with After Dinner Conversation author, David Rich

A bite-sized interview for your Sunday morning.

After Dinner Conversation - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story
We do everything we can to help submitting authors know if we are the right magazine for their piece. We even list the typical length of stories we publish in a low-tech bar chart. Often, getting a "yes" is just about finding the right #litmag fit! buff.ly/K79OL9S
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BCS #432 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, w stories of simmering revolution by @GraceSeybold and Aaron Perry, cover art by Erin Costello.

(Buying BCS ebooks or ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you stories a week early on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium. Thank you!)

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-432/
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #432

Issue #432 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Grace Seybold and Aaron Perry.

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"Another Tide" by Will Greatwich from BCS #420 has won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella of 2024!

Congratulations! It's story of the political philosophy and culture of an insurrection, told by the young archivist sent to interview its reclusive and mysterious leader...

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/2025/05/05/another-tide-by-will-greatwich-wins-aurealis-award-for-best-fantasy-novella/
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - “Another Tide” by Will Greatwich Wins Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella by Scott H. Andrews

“Another Tide,” by multiple-time BCS author Will Greatwich, from BCS #420, has won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella of 2024! Congratulations! The Aurealis Awards recognise the best Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror of the year. “Another Tide” is a story of the political philosophy and culture of an insurrection, told by the young archivist sent to interview its reclusive and mysterious leader. It’s the third BCS story to win an Aurealis Award. “Defy the Grey Kings” by Jason Fischer, from BCS #180, won Best Fantasy Novella in 2015, and “Father’s Kill” by Christopher Green, from BCS #24 and...  Read more »

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I spent the afternoon crafting an essay for Interstellar Flight Magazine. I don't know the publication date yet, but it will be part of an interesting experiment involving poets with disabilities responding to one another's poems. https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/ #poetry #essay #LitMag #disability
Interstellar Flight Magazine

Interstellar Flight Magazine publishes essays on science fiction and fantasy, pop culture, and geek fandom. This publication is a project of Interstellar Flight Press, a speculative publishing house.

Interstellar Flight Magazine
My poem "Doctrine of Prosperity" has been published by Rainy Weather Days. You can find a copy of the magazine here: https://a.co/d/5w5KG0M #poetry #LitMag #IndigenousCreatives #PoetsOfMastodon
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Poetry that lingers, stings, and soothes. Selected Poetry: Spring 2025 features 50+ incredible voices—yours to download for free.

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