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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The final issue of Stanchion Magazine marks a full-circle return to the debut from over 6 years ago: It's a staple-bound, black & white, 36-page zine printed on elegantly thick uncoated paper, available only directly from Stanchion, and priced at a mere $5. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Mike Ingram @mikeingram.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In some countries they use technology to make life better for people

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Rose Metal Press @rosemetalpress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Have you preordered your copy of The RMP Field Guide to Writing the Lyric Essay? It releases on Tuesday! Only 5 more days to get free US shipping on your preorder w/ code LYRICFREESHIP! @heidiczerwiec.bsky.social & @artichokeheart.bsky.social have edited a stunner! rosemetalpress.com/books/field-...

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have a new essay up today in @northamerreview.bsky.social, the literal first lit mag I ever submitted to, back in 2005 (they rejected me, correctly), so this is a pretty exciting one for me. It's about a person I know who has gotten obsessed with wigs. northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

TONIGHT at 8pm EDT, @poeticmoni.bsky.social will be reading at the Busboys and Poetry Event for their 1st Wednesdays Open Mic, hosted by Anthony D. Oakes! Get your tickets here ASAP: buff.ly/62zxouk Grab a copy of Monica's #choreopoem ROADMAP right here: buff.ly/lO65se3

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Siege @tellumsiege.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Doctor said I have to lose five bones.

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 01/10/2026

Another big month of Afterimages. We're welcoming back @allisonwhittenberg.bsky.social and debuting 3 new contributors: fiction & a book review. Dropping @shannonfrostgre.bsky.social's book cover and preorders in the newsletter. Read em at 9 PM Eastern each Friday; newsletter at 1 PM

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sadly, no luck yet getting a response from Craig Mullins of #BottlecapPress. I'll have to read from a different book at my event on Monday. Have lodged formal complaints in a few places. Had hoped to settle this professionally, and am still trying to on my side...

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What an absolutely fun ride this book is. So glad I got to meet @danieldifranco.bsky.social this summer at @barrelhouse.bsky.social writers camp and get a signed copy

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The penultimate issue of my literary magazine is almost here. I gave Stanchion over 6 years of my life, but it's just about time to say goodbye to the beautiful thing I started so I could be the proverbial utilitarian structure that allows the light of others to shine.

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have a story in the new issue of New Delta Review, a story about a man who has invented a futuristic toilet, which was prompted by a dream in which a friend kept bragging about how he'd invented "the toilet of the future." I think it's pretty good. ndrmag.org/waste

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"I want to come home, to Earth, to Ithaca. That this was all a mistake. That we were never meant to be so far in space, untethered from the sun we know, forever treading grey corridors in yellow shirts." By @mcarphil.bsky.social from @barrelhouse.bsky.social www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/y...

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Yellowshirt Elegy, by Meghan Phillips — Barrelhouse

Down in engineering you can’t even see the stars. Dad was so proud when I was reassigned— the heart of the ship, the heart of the ship,

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m open to queries now!

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy #BestOfTheNet nomination season to all who celebrate. Here are the nominees for @barrelhouse.bsky.social! Congratulations, @zachpowers.bsky.social, @graycious.bsky.social , @mariannelchan.bsky.social, @chriscottom.bsky.social, and Fran Levin!

Blue background, old fashioned computer in the foreground with "BARRELHOUSE BEST OF THE NET 2026" on the screen, and the list on the left: Fiction:
When We’re Ready We’ll Start Over by Opening a Bakeshop by Chris Cottom

Non-Fiction:
20 Episodes of Wiping Your Own Bottom Lying Down by Fran Levin

Poetry:
Entropy by Zach Powers
Café du Monde by Zach Powers
Self Esteem by Grace Alvino
On Eroticism at Sixteen by Marianne Chan
Ode to Jesus Christ Superstar by Marianne Chan
Voice Memo by Marianne Chan

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Only a handful of spots left for the inaugural Rutgers-Camden weekend in Cape May, where you'll get writing instruction from me, Lauren Grodstein, & Laurie Frankel + do some serious writing + connect with other local creative people + touch the ocean writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/writers-retr...

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Writers Retreat – Writers House

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 02/09/2026

Real life Animorphs photo of @theoriginalison.bsky.social and Salem! Thirty West Best of 10 Years Vol 01 anthology is here for a limited time. Stay well-read with a 2-poem excerpt of our hit chapbook, PHILOSOPHERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LOVE & much more.

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Erin Fitzgerald @embfitz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My Bluesky sidequest is keeping an eye out for litmags and lit orgs. Since we’re quickly coming up on traditional Submission Szn, here’s the feed. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 17/08/2026

Finish up summer reading with August’s WRITER’S CHRONICLE! Our Big Conversation discusses small press publishing & leads into our next TWC Live! event on 11/12. Get tips for creating antagonists, learn how to breathe life into historical fiction & more!

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August Homepage

August 2026 Writer's Chronicle issue

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We should set up short readings at Spirit Halloweens across the country this year.

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Libby Cudmore (SHE/HER) @libbycudmore.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So I promised you some big news and here it is! I'm writing a book about swing revival for @barrelhouse.bsky.social; thanks to @mikeingram.bsky.social for making my dream of lecturing people about the Cherry Poppin' Daddies a reality.

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A beautiful match made at Barrelhouse Writer Camp! Really excited for this one (which I had nothing to do with, so thanks to @mikeingram.bsky.social and of course our own infamous Cooler from out of town who we thought would be bigger, @libbycudmore.bsky.social )!

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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 19/08/2026

Exciting news from contributor @libbycudmore.bsky.social and our friends at @barrelhouse.bsky.social!

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Big news at Barrelhouse HQ this week!

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

if you've got an open essay submission with @barrelhouse.bsky.social I'm hoping to get you a response within 2 weeks (this probably means 4 weeks, let's be honest)

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

SESSION PREVIEW: Measure Twice, Cut Once: How to Edit Your Pieces Before Submission. Invaluable insights for those shooting for dream pubs! Join us & Marissa Gallerani 8/15 @ 11am ET, part of HippoCamp Online; see the full line-up: www.hippocampusmagazine.com/hippocamp26/

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Jake Varn @jakevarn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Just getting back from a week at the @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer's Camp. Gonna be hard to go back to the email factory tomorrow after spending the last few days star gazing, writing by the creek, and talking shop with so many smart, kind people.

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Erin Fitzgerald @embfitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I was sad to leave @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp on Sunday but then found this and was made a little better

A coloring book page with Keanu Reeves holding seven kittens, and everyone has Googly eyes

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Erin Fitzgerald @embfitz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I never grow weary of the Knights of the Craft Table at @barrelhouse.bsky.social Writer Camp.

A colored in coloring book photo of Keanu Reeves with Googly eyes applied.

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Erin Fitzgerald @embfitz.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🎶I’ve had the time of my life🎶

Lots of campers dancing at the end of Dirty Dancing

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Only on @barrelhouse.bsky.social can you read @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's latest piece, "When Aerosmith and Run DMC decide to co-parent." buff.ly/K1kQPcS Treat yourself to Melissa's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET, right here: amzn.to/3C2HZgv @susanschulman.bsky.social

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Officially announcing the end of Stanchion Magazine, providing context as to why, answering some questions, and saying thank you. 🖤🤍 www.stanchionzine.com/post/the-end...

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Getting back to my b&w roots this month with the reissue of Issue 10 and the publication of The Bully in My Pillow. Both still available to pre-order at a discount because both are running a wee bit behind schedule thanks to printing snafus and delivery mishaps.

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SF Layzell @sflayzell.northsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's me! I wrote an essay for @barrelhouse.bsky.social about my Gma's unconditional love and how Peppermint Patty and Maria Callas made me gay 🌈📚

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hello and reminder that the free @barrelhouse.bsky.social newsletter has a new, original, newsletter-only essay on pop culture obsessions every month, like this most recent essay by SF Layzell about Peppermint Patty (so great). You can sign up here: www.barrelhousemag.com/contact-barr...

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Looking through Barrelhouse 13, the comedy issue, which was published in 2014. Still holds up pretty well! Check out some of the names in this TOC

Cover of BH 13, sad man in clown wig. It's funny

Sorry I am not going word for word here but some highlights from the TOC include April Wolfe, Brian Warfield, Sean Murphy, Amy Butcher, Lee Klein

More TOC highlights include Elisa Gabbert, Kathleen Rooney, Patricia Lockwood, Megan Amram, Maria Bamford

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Very fond memory of @mikeingram.bsky.social sending me this haiku and saying "do you think this author is insane, and do you think this is funny?"

Sunny Katz, author of haiku titled ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Peace out, Slavery!
I wanna log your cabin
Your beard is peaceful

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Sean Murphy @sesn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What a thrill to have been part of this.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Looking through Barrelhouse 13, the comedy issue, which was published in 2014. Still holds up pretty well! Check out some of the names in this TOC

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Julie Babcock @juliebabcock.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My 8-year-old self demanded I buy this rose gold glitter notebook for Writer Camp @barrelhouse.bsky.social

Rose gold glitter notebook and green pen on peeling porch rail

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EPOCH @epochliterary.com · 16/07/2026

73.2 is at the printer, and 74.1 opens for submissions in two weeks! Please note we have a new AI policy that you can read on our submission page (TL;DR: we don't want AI-generated text), and a blog post from our editor on the subject, linked below.

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On AI, in EPOCH and Elsewhere — EPOCH

Human beings are made to be moved. We respond to patterns. AI generates patterns. When there is nothing of substance there, we use our imagination to fill in whatever will give us what we need. It’s n...

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