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Bethany Cutkomp

@bdcutkomp.bsky.social
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writer of strange and lonely works | managing editor of Thomasonian | MLIS in progress | she/her | bdcutkomp.wixsite.com/portfolio

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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Issue III submissions open on October 1st! Keep your eyes peeled for updated submission tips (including our new category: ART)
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you are a fan of nature and science writing, join us for @thomasonianmag.bsky.social virtual reading (Aug 22nd at 3PM PST / 6PM EST) 🌿 There will be an open mic afterwards, so anyone is welcome to read!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I love that patrons greet me as “librarian lady” whenever they see me out in public ☺️
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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If you are in and or around Mid-Missouri tomorrow, come thru 😘 ft. @johnwaddy.bsky.social @bdcutkomp.bsky.social Daren Dean @cbwell.bsky.social @abbymanzella.bsky.social @cshrumly.bsky.social and me (shaking ass ((jk (((or am I?))))))
Flyer for a reading at One to One Printshop in mid-Missouri

This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers
With Readings By...
John Waddy Bullion
Bethany Cutkomp
Daren Dean
Colin Brightwell
Abby Manzella
Cody Shrum
and Daniel Miller
7/10 & 7pm
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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Really stoked to see that the Dodo Eraser reading I took part in is now uploaded to Youtube, along with 7 more readings from the series! Was thrilled to read alongside such great writers here!!! If interested, my pieces start at 1:17:00, and I was clearly not paying attention to how I was framed
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Dodo Eraser #7 (4/28/26): Bethany Cutkomp, Jameson Draper, Daniel Miller, Travis Shosa + 3 more
YouTube video by Dodo Eraser
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SO PROUD OF THIS ISSUE! ✨ thomasonian.com/read
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Read - Thomasonian
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thomasonian Issue II - Photography Contributors
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thomasonian Issue II - Nonfiction Contributors
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thomasonian Issue II - Poetry Contributors
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Introducing our Issue II Contributors!!! We’re psyched to share a bunch of thoughtful pieces and perspectives by these brilliant humans soon!
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Writing is a process. So make mistakes! Don't be scared. You can always fix them later ✏️
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Thank you @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social for publishing this fun mixed media piece called "CAPTCHA," which pretty much sums up what working in a public library has been like lately. (Best viewed on a widescreen device!) To read the full piece, visit fifthwheelpress.com/anth9-backen...
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
You ever read a page of a book so good that it makes you want to stand up on your chair or climb up on your desk?
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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Shout out to all the lit mag editors & readers just doing their best in this new AI world, often for little or no money, because they believe in writing & art & supporting the people who create it. There's no easy or clear path through this mess AI's creating, but I appreciate you all trying.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Writing a little flash story on a park bench beneath leaves letting through dappled sunlight. May pull out the sketchbook, too.
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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.com · 04/05/2026
Guys, ANGEL DOWN won the Pulitzer Prize. Let’s get nuts.
Graphic with the book on it
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Huge congratulations! So well deserved!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This story by @danielmiller.bsky.social had me clutching the edge of my seat. It’s just so cryptic and fascinating.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I don’t recommend driving through two separate tornado warnings while running on less than an hour of sleep. But if you do, make sure to blast a movie soundtrack over it, because the background music makes the insanity feel cinematic.
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Veruca's Alt @verucas-alt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The people banning books are never the same people who actually read books.
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hey, our website is back up and running, just in time to let you know that Thomasonian is closing Issue II nonfiction submissions on May 1st! Visit thomasonian.com/submit to send something nature and/or science related our way.
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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I write to find out if my characters are mad at me.
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A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
One of the silliest things about writing for young people is the shade authors get for it—as if it’s easier. This shows me that A. You don’t understand that this is where the big work is being done to help children build empathy and critical thinking, and B. You haven’t read the right books.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
By the way, an update on my whale son 🥲
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Already teary-eyed and I haven’t even seen the trailer yet.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Nooo! :(
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
True!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Bummed that the work I’m most proud of lately (beefing up the stories in my linked collection with lore and parallels) is too long to share aloud in readings and open mics.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Honestly, why do writers want to be involved in online lit if all they do is publicly drag the very people that keep online lit running in the first place?
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
So honored to have a new poem out in the lovely @wildroofjournal.bsky.social ! In an age where technology and algorithms are robbing people of their sense of self, here is a piece to remind you of your humanity. 🫀 Check out the rest of Wild Roof Journal’s issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-33/
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Wrote a new story today. Feeling powerful.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the best
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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I’m sorry the whole world is shit and ALSO robots have stolen my favorite punctuation mark so I think I deserve a little treat
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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
editing is so funny because you really can make something worse and then you have to trace back your steps and it's like oh i shouldn't have changed this whole paragraph, just these two sentences.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
First AWP!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
That’s so exciting! I can’t wait to read yours.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Delighted that my eel story is included in Ghost Parachute’s anthology of flash fiction!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
At some point, a library patron dropped this in the return bin and I absently stuck it in my book, baggie and all. It’s been one of my “bookmarks” ever since.
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Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Fairy wren doodle
Fairy wren bird on some yellow daisies sketched in colored pencil
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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 26/02/2026
Writing a book is such a nightmare. That's the fun part!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Rooting for everyone in the Olympics, because how amazing is it that every individual worked SO hard to get to where they are today? This is their moment!
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Lee Potts @leepottspoet.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
My first contribution to #smallpoemsunday! @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry #poem #smallpoem #silence
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
a little love poem 💗
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
YAY!!!!
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
My whale is ON THE MOVE. GO, MY SON.
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
If you ask me to yap about deep sea creatures, I WILL DELIVER. 👏
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
BIG MOOD
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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Check out our new interview with Sophia Indelicato & Bethany Cutkomp, who share their insights into @thomasonianmag.bsky.social, a publication showcasing knowledge about the natural world from the minds who pay it the most attention. wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/plotting-t...
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Thomasonian @thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Is it really almost the end of Issue II submissions? Time flies when you’re reading excellent work! If you were still planning to send us something, it’s not too late! The Thomasonian Team is eager to read your last-minute nature and science pieces. #litmag #naturewriting #photography
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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"success" in a creative field for me means understanding more deeply what i want to do creatively—and getting to do it
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