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Ares J Benoit

@aresjb.bsky.social
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Poet and writer of weird stories Queer / nb / chronically ill / neurodivergent. Body of a cyborg with the heart of a forest demon. 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 |🟨⬜️🟪⬛️| 💉 Words in or forthcoming from Heartlines Spec, Claudine, M E N A C E mag, Plenitude, and others.

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Come join in the fun!
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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's that time of the year again, and I'm ready to read!! 👀 Send us your stories and poems! ✨✨ ✍️
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 25/08/2026
The Lazarus Heart by Esther Lim is now FREE-TO-READ. Do not adjust your television sets, listen to the static instead. 📺 🖤 🖤
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The Lazarus Heart
The Lazarus Heart by Esther Lim
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
From I used to live here by Amy LeBlanc. Love the strangeness of language here!
Poem "The Falls"
A falling figure weeps
behind the guardrail.

Hydropsychic--
a pull toward the water. 
the fish and sand
stretch like molasses. 

Hypnotism--
a loosening of the tendons
until the jaw is unbound.

The Falls lap ruins of leaking men
in the churning honeymoon
below.

Don't linger too long, she says, 
or you will see the sun
refracted through foaming water.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Honestly, I put out the trash bin 15 minutes before the garbage truck came by, so I think I can call this day a success.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/08/2026
See also the term "activist scholar," which is applied derogatorily to academics who use their expertise to advocate for Left-leaning policy, but not to Right-leaning academics, even if they take money from Right-wing groups or advocate for Right-wing causes based on dubious evidence or none at all.
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Faith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 10/08/2026
I don't trust any "creative" who isn't a little bit pensive and lustful. These are the resultant states of allowing oneself to be alone with one's thoughts for a time.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
That moment I start my tea drinking habit again, only to *also* start the forgetting-about-the-tea-until-it's-cold habit again
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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Congratulations to all the Aurora winners, including OTHERSIDE author J. Y. Zhang! 💜 Start your day with this excellent (Aurora-winning!) poem at @smallwondersmag.com:
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From Dust - Small Wonders
the difference between piano keys and kindling / is the hands / / so from dust, we begin again:
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Fantastically scary poem by Chris Clemens in @heartlines-spec.com. Give it a read and come scream with me:
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Six Minutes Till School
Six Minutes Till School by Chris Clemens
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A great list for your reading pleasure!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
😕 says it all, really (From @justinjpearson.bsky.social )
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 04/08/2026
Secrets of the Sea by @aresjb.bsky.social is now FREE-TO-READ! 🌊🐚🦀 "In a shack too small at the edge of a wine-dark sea, my mother feeds her whispering shell silver coins in exchange for ocean secrets." www.heartlines-spec.com/secrets-of-t...
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Secrets of the Sea
Secrets of the Sea by Ares J. Benoit
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Heartlines Spec is an amazing publication! Thank you Heather for the mention!
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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Just read 'Secrets of the Sea' by @aresjb.bsky.social in this issue and it's lovely. 🤍 Consider subscribing to @heartlines-spec.com or better yet, consider donating to one of the listed charities and get a complimentary subscription (if there are any left)! www.heartlines-spec.com
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Heartlines Spec
Heartlines Spec is a speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So pumped to read the whole issue, it's gonna be a good one!!🙌🏻
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/07/2026
It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/
A light purple and pink illustrated cover for Issue 11 of Heartlines Spec. The scene depicts a PEI red-toned beach with two woman's straw bonnets caught in the sand, a bottle of raspberry cordial, and footprints leading to the ocean.
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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
ICYMI ✨New Writer micro by @aresjb.bsky.social! “Let them laugh, she's busy gobbling up another ant, another yellow yard line; she's going places slowly.” www.claudineliterary.com/aresjbenoit
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Ares J. Benoit | She Says She's Going to 'Bunker Down'
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/07/2026
Thank you to all our contributors for making this shine 💖 Moh Afdhaal Hap Aziz @aresjb.bsky.social Chris Clemens @awritingwren.bsky.social @jaespersmyth.bsky.social R. F. Hovis Esther Lim @avramargariti.bsky.social Diem Okoye Jillian Schedneck Julia Sinclair @authortrsteele.bsky.social Lulu Vidal
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My favourite food group is carbs, followed by peanut butter--though defying social norms is a close third.
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Astrid ON HIATUS | INARORA'S EXCURSION Out Now! @seraphrdm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We are ALMOST at the goal. Can we hit the goal and then some? That would be amazing
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A girl becomes a moving building! Read it in less than a minute!
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Honoured and excited!
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It just seems unfair that during the summer, my freezer doesn't magically get filled with popsicles.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Never keep your dick in the shed.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
That time on a Friday I got overwhelmed by life... ...and decided to fix it by going outside to take take pictures of flowers. I can't be the only human who finds the ability to contain multitudes to feel so hard sometimes, right??
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Today is a good day to celebrate and support Black creators! If you are a Black creator, especially in the nerd space, please consider posting what you do below and also how we can buy it or support it, if possible!
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Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art
Alt: Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Actively try to make something better? Cringe.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
My latest erasure piece at Plenitude Magazine... enjoy the bending of language on this one. I love erasures for this reason! Check out the full poem at plenitudemagazine.ca/a-stone-down...
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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Really illuminating and worth signalboosting, IMO. Please spread if you're tired of Trump using his office to shove money in his and his family's pockets. #dumptrump www.readtangle.com/the-everythi...
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The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story.
I'm pleading with you to look at the president's self-dealing.
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ollie 🪱 comms open! @thinginthedirt.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
i had the idea for this piece last tdov but it didn't quite come together until now 🥖🍷 quote by Julian K Jarboe
a medieval manuscript style digital illustration. text at the bottom reads "god blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: so that humanity might share in the act of creation. - julian k jarboe." in the center of the piece stands a trans person with top surgery scars, body hair, and facial hair. they are nude, with a red cloth partly draped over their body, and they hold a loaf of bread in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. in the dark blue background behind their head is a sun/halo and 5 stars, and on either side of them are stalks of wheat. there is an arched golden frame around them, and around this is an illuminated border of grapevines.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
It's midnight here. I'm tired. I hope everyone had a good day of trans visibility.
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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
What to do on a random Friday night? Why, submit your work to lit mags of course! Find them here: subclub.substack.com/p/6-lit-mags...
6 Lit mags you gotta submit to this week (& why)

The Cincinnati Review
- One of the most prestigious traditional print mags out there, they also have a robust digital presence.

Apogee Journal
- A lit mag that's been slowly but surely establishing their footprint within the indie lit space.

Luna Station Quarterly
- Dedicated to sharing the "vast talents of female speculative fiction writers," this lit mag is one of the most vibrant and visually appealing spec mags I know.

Translunar Travelers Lounge
- A newer lit mag, they feature stories that "explore the fun side" of fantasy and sci fi.

The Deadlands
- I've enjoyed working with this mag in the past. They pay professional rates and have several reading periods throughout the year.

The Saturday Evening Post
- They've been around since 1821, and they focus on fiction and nonfiction (as well as cartoons) "on the ever-evolving American scene."

CHILL SUBS® X ONLY POEMS
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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
In case you missed it, Issue 14 of Translunar Travelers Lounge is online. Brief notes on most of the stories can be found by following the posts here, or better yet follow the link to read them translunartravelerslounge.com
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Translunar Travelers Lounge
a speculative fiction magazine
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Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
THIS. Like so many things in life, the process matters as much IF NOT MORE than the output.
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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
With Issue 1 out soon, a reminder that we have community copies available if you can't afford to subscribe right now, donated by lovely Kickstarter backers. Please don't stress or feel you have to justify yourself—we don't ask questions! Simply use our contact form to request a community copy 🪐🗡️
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Contact OTHERSIDE - OTHERSIDE
Contact OTHERSIDE, a quarterly literary magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Please send your five minutes!
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Goals for the week: My motivation/energy is down, so I'm giving myself room to adjust. 1. Send my rejected-but-held poem to a couple other markets 2. Revise the poem I wrote based on a nightmare #queerwriters #writingcommunity
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Kiya Nicoll @kiyanicoll.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Good to see people remembering what the pipes are *for*.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Today is brought to you by existential screaming
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Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I had to make a second Starter Pack! If you have any recs for Latinx Spec Fic authors, let me know and I'll try to add them when I can. Much love! go.bsky.app/UtDuh4e
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"Indeed, even in democracies, choice can sometimes seem to be not only an illusion (is there any real difference between the scores of toothpastes or breakfast cereals in contemporary supermarkets?) or a headache to contend with, but a regressive force."
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LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Happy Black History Month 2026! It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…
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Happy Black History Month 2026!
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An intergenerational story about a nonbinary child who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about community, hope, and protecting the Earth’s water.
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
AND getting access to the Otherside discord is magical and life-sustaining 🙌🏻
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Andrija Popovic @andrian6.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Paging Cyberpunks old and new:
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Sh*tty poem of the week: My gorgon brings all the boys to yard Damn right, it's better than yours And that's why I have so many fine warrior sculptures for sale
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 04/02/2026
What's that you say! It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
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Ares J Benoit @aresjb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Won't shut up about battle scars when chatting with chicks
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