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A twice-annual magazine of poetry, flash fiction, essays, hybrid work, & visual art. EIC @cursetheground.bsky.social More on our website: tinyurl.com/5vnsajea

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Dearest Bleating Things: we will not be opening for submissions this June. We will resume our normal publishing schedule this December. Any contributors eligible during fall 2025-summer 2026 award considerations will still be nominated. Warm wishes from our flock to yours. See you soon! 🐑💕
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Rozalija Grace · Розалия Грейс @rozalijagrace.com · 02/05/2026
The internet's hottest new club is my poem in @bleatingthing.bsky.social. This piece has *everything*: Greek mythology, grain alcohol, Sufis, swimming pools, longing, despair, the Fall of Constantinople . . . (But, like, it's in a *packed* nightlife district. I won't be offended if you barhop.)
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Issue 05 is live now on our new site! (🔗 In bio). Celebrating and interrogating the theme of classical statuary, the issue features stunning works by the following contributors:
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K.M. Hanslik @kmhanslik.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@monarch.gay inaugural issue is now live! Read my piece “sanctimonious,” originally published by @bleatingthing.bsky.social , in this issue! So honored & elated to be a part of this! 🦋 monarch.gay/sanctimonious/
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sanctimonious - Monarch Queer Literary Awards
by K.M. HanslikBleating Thing Magazine Behind the junkyard where I usedto wish myself away—the child’s heart you kept buriedbeneath steel, & me calling it stupid, saying thisis where things go to forg...
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Season's Bleatings! The deadline for ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT are now open until February 28th.
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K.M. Hanslik @kmhanslik.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
So honored to be included, I’ll be thrilled to see all of your lovely writing in the final anthology 🫶
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Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Congrats to Liam Strong for winning in the Monarch awards for "the year of lost limbs," also Robert McDonald for inclusion in Best Microfiction for "Jane Goodall of the Mantid Kingdom!"
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
We're so proud of all our nominees! Congratulations to @godstained.bsky.social, @connorsartroom.bsky.social , @kmhanslik.bsky.social, and, of course, to @esichr.bsky.social.
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Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay · 17/01/2026
We are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
The cover of Monarch 2026. A photo of a person lying on their back in a field of tall grass with their left arm covering their face. Text reads Monarch 2026, a queer literary awards anthology published by fifth wheel press.Awardees. Michael Agunbiade, Maddox Emory Arnold, J. L. Bermúdez, C. Ray Borck, Finnian Burnett, Connor, a.d., Gion Davis, Erin Dorney, Dante Fuoco, Ranudi Gunawardena, Katy Haas, Annalisa Hansford, K.M. Hanslik, KT Herr, Jennessa Hester, Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey, Jules Kennedy, Ani King, Kyrico, Tara Labovich, Olivia Lehman, Jackson D. Moorman, Chi Pham, William Roberds-King, Cristina Sanchez, Steven Sanchez, January Santoso, Elena Sichrovsky, Mark Spero, Ashley Steineger, Liam Strong, Gordon Taylor, Holly Lyn Walrath, Cela Xié.Finalists. Hayden Berry, Alex Bortell, Isabella Boyd, Jordan Byrum, J. J. Carey, James Diaz, Emily Franklin, Isaiah Gardner, Michael Getty, Finnley Greet, Kimberly Hall, Calvin Jones, E.G.N. Lafleur, Angel Leal, Parker Logan, Abby E. Murray, Karol Olesiak, Bleah Patterson, Rowan Procter, Eli V. Rahm, Luke Rudman, Mk Smith Despres, Meghan Sterling, Liam Strong, Wendy Vardaman, Alicia Wright, Steven C Wright.
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Issue 8 is OPEN FOR SUBS! Remix our works! Mind the Off Limits List: buff.ly/xboarlD Rules: buff.ly/W6Q0BoP Deadline: Jan 31 #writingcommunity #artistcommunity #collage #art #indiepublishing #indielit #litmag #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingprompt
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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
⚠️ DASHBOARD AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT⚠️ #writingcommunity unite! We wanna give out 3 awards to poetic pieces published in 2025 in OTHER online litmags! Deadline: 1/31/26. Writing Peers, Readers, & Editors can ALL nominate via Google Form: buff.ly/FMfhtG5 Rules & Details: buff.ly/vdm5FlB ⬇️ ⬇️
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
ISSUE 7: INTEGRITY is now LIVE! Please read, share, and discuss! And watch this space all week for lots of spotlights. Thank you to everyone who is a part of this issue and our wonderful #EpistemicLitFamily! epistemiclit.com/current-issue/
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Current Issue -
digital literary anthology accepting submissions based on theme to open conversations aimed at interpersonal understanding.
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Ava DeVries @avadevries.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
“Even the Moonlight; or, Twenty-One Scenes After Death,” another flash piece, appeared in Issue Four of @bleatingthing.bsky.social www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html...
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Send us work for Christmas?
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Let today's issue 04 spotlight by @daragoodale.bsky.social transform you. READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"in the pristine absence of light
 I become something."

- Dara Goodale, at 3am on weekends

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Anj Baker @anjbaker.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Ayeeee dat's me!
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Send us work for Christmas?
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Grapple with the reality of your mortal flesh alongside today's issue 04 spotlight by @anjbaker.bsky.social READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"Flesh is solid and
good and it is just as much as our souls, our souls made only of finite,
quantized neurotransmitters"

- Anj Baker, Flesh Would Melt

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 14/12/2025
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Poetry feat. @bleatingthing.bsky.social et al. duotrope.com...
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Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Poetry feat. @bleatingthing.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/general-literary-poetry-CIaLt3q3
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Succumb to the gothic fantasy of today's Issue 04 spotlight by Carella Keil READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

Details from Vampire Sunrise by Carella Keil
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Here are some prompt questions to get you inspired for ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT. Submissions open on Monday for poetry, flash, essays, hybrid, and visual art.
Against a backdrop of marble, a stone sheep marches with a pennant in its hoof. The overlaying text reads:

ISSUE 05 PROMPTS FOR
FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT

The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a stone-hewn lamb gazes up at its robed shepherd. The text bubble reads:

A few guiding questions to help you interrogate the concept of classical statuary:

• What disparities and/or similarities exist between the artist class, the patron class, and the consumer class? How do these manifest in the work itself?

• How has the iconography of The Statue been used to signal to others coded messages about class, race, etc.? Are there counterexamples?

• In which spaces (if any) do you feel represented by statues and/or sculptures? Do you seek to feel represented in these forms? Why or why not?

• Find a statue/sculpture that speaks to you. How do you imagine the artist would want you to experience this work? Does their imagined experience align with your personal experience? Why or why not?

The image is colored pale shades of green and pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. 

The text bubble reads:

SUBMISSIONS OPEN DEC 1

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Who's blowing up our spot this weekend?
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Reckon with the ephemerality of our natural life alongside today's Issue 04 spotlight by James Lilliefors READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"I was thinking about [...]
caterpillars, who re-organize
their earth-bound bodies and become winged
creatures late in life."

- James Lilliefors, Snow

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Google's age verification AI thinks minors are running our account. & This is what the global economy has thrown its weight behind.
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Find companionship in unexpected places in today's Issue 04 spotlight by @rachelturney.bsky.social READ: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
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The text reads:

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
SUBMISSIONS ARE !! OPEN !! For our fifth issue now thru JAN 31 Guidelines and theme description are available @ bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit
Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces:

ISSUE 05:
FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT

sculpture garden/classical statuary

The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. 

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SUBMISSIONS OPEN 
NOW THRU JAN 31

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Here are some prompt questions to get you inspired for ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT. Submissions open on Monday for poetry, flash, essays, hybrid, and visual art.
Against a backdrop of marble, a stone sheep marches with a pennant in its hoof. The overlaying text reads:

ISSUE 05 PROMPTS FOR
FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT

The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a stone-hewn lamb gazes up at its robed shepherd. The text bubble reads:

A few guiding questions to help you interrogate the concept of classical statuary:

• What disparities and/or similarities exist between the artist class, the patron class, and the consumer class? How do these manifest in the work itself?

• How has the iconography of The Statue been used to signal to others coded messages about class, race, etc.? Are there counterexamples?

• In which spaces (if any) do you feel represented by statues and/or sculptures? Do you seek to feel represented in these forms? Why or why not?

• Find a statue/sculpture that speaks to you. How do you imagine the artist would want you to experience this work? Does their imagined experience align with your personal experience? Why or why not?

The image is colored pale shades of green and pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. 

The text bubble reads:

SUBMISSIONS OPEN DEC 1

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
!! THEME REVEAL !! for Issue 05 This issue, we are seeking poetry, flash, essays, hybrid work, & visual art surrounding the theme FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT: sculpture garden / classical statuary Submissions open DEC 1 Keep your eyes peeled - we'll be posting prompts this week to inspire you!
Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces:

ISSUE 05:
FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT

sculpture garden/classical statuary

The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.Against a backdrop of marble, a stone-hewn lamb gazes up at its robed shepherd. The text bubble reads:

For this theme, we challenge submitters to explore & respond not just to artworks themselves, but the very concept of "classical." 

Who decides what is "classical?" Who/what is excluded from that scope? What are the dangers of clinging to iconography that reifies harmful traditions?

The image is colored pale shades of green.
Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. 

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SUBMISSIONS OPEN DEC 1

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Ava DeVries @avadevries.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
received my print copies of @bleatingthing.bsky.social issue four 🖤 such a lovely cover design!
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today's ISSUE 04 SPOTLIGHT is a lesson in compassion by @ivyintheroad.bsky.social Read the full issue: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"[Fern] tells us during read-and-share that there was a fire in the bathroom and that her bird died. Smoke pressed against its chest feathers and its heart stopped beating and it went black and still."

- Ivy Jones, Cream-and-Sugar

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Contemplate the current state of affairs with today's Issue 04 spotlight by @keithgaboury.bsky.social Read the full issue here: www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"Concrete cracks 
like my sandy-colored face
under a Global Warming sun"

- Keith Gaboury, Concrete and Petroleum through the Centuries

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
ICYMI, we still love strange & beautiful things
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Ava DeVries @avadevries.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
a very strange and beautiful issue full of strange and beautiful work!! 🐑
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
!! ISSUE 04 IS LIVE NOW !! Online or in print bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html Featuring: (see reply)
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Eleanor Ball @eleanorball.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Day 19: “Noah poem” by @egnlafleur.bsky.social (pgs. 4-5) in @bleatingthing.bsky.social. I may be biased, but I think there’s some pretty cool work in this issue ;) www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
We're open for staff applications! After 2 years of building our foundation, we're ready to welcome an editorial assistant & social media manager to our team. Applications will only be accepted through the associated forms, which will remain open until positions are filled. (1/2)
A lamb & ewe stand across a patch of hay from each other, turned toward the viewer with black-spotted eyes. The overlayed text reads:

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Staff applications openA lamb walks alongside it's mother (off screen) through a field of tall grass. The overlayed text reads:
	
Bleating Thing is seeking (com)passionate creatives to round out our operational team. After two years of foundational work building our weird, beautiful, deeply human magazine, we are looking for individuals with the drive & skills to help us expand our audience & strengthen the bonds of our community.

To achieve these ends, we are currently in need of at least 1 editorial assistant & at least 1 social media manager.Close up on lamb standing at wire fence, facing the camera. The overlayed text reads:

Bleating Thing is seeking at least 1 editorial assistant to aid editorial staff with the following:

          ‣   Proofreading & copy approval for submission forms
          ‣   Sorting submissions & confirming receipt via email
          ‣   Using/modifying decision letter templates to ensure all submitters receive kind, personal correspondence 
          ‣   Wrangling contributor information such as biographies, social media handles, & methods of contact
          ‣   Macro proofing of issue builds to ensure that all accepted pieces & contributors are represented correctly, including in the listing information for all associated hosting & distribution sites
          ‣    Responding to email inquiries regarding the submission & publication process Close up on a lamb standing in a field, facing the camera. The overlayed text reads:

​Bleating Thing is seeking at least 1 social media manager to coordinate with editorial team on the following:  

          ‣    Proofreading & approval of website copy
          ‣    Creating brand-consistent graphics for each phase of an issue’s production, from submission call to promotional spotlight
          ‣    Developing brand-consistent, mission-driven posts to bolster community engagement on a consistent schedule 
          ‣    Managing social media accounts (currently Instagram, BlueSky), including responding to comments, direct messages, & follow requests
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Submissions for our 4th issue have officially closed! Thank you to everyone who sent work. If you submitted and have not received an confirmation email from our Gmail account, please reach out to us by that email or our social media profiles. Excited to dig in & build this next issue!
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Today is the last day to submit to Issue 04! Don't delay www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Hello! Please do not use AI to generate an essay in time for our submission deadline just because we really need them. 1) we can tell, & 2) our whole deal is deeply human work. Thank you!
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🚨🚨ONE DAY LEFT🚨🚨 to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue! We are especially in need of: - Essays - Hybrid work Bleat @ us before the end of the day on July 31st!
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TO SUBMIT TO ISSUE 04Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. 

In the center of the image, the note reads: 

We accept: 
lyric-leaning poems, flash fiction, essays, hybrid works (collage poems, visual poetry, essays with poems in the footnotes, poems with essays in the footnotes, etc.), & visual art. 

If it bleats, we want itMaroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with, downturned, almost melancholy eyes. 

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For previous issues & a complete list of guidelines, visit 

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
ONE WEEK LEFT to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue! We are especially in need of: - Essays - Hybrid work Bleat @ us before the end of the day on July 31st! bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. 

In the center of the image, the note reads: 

ONE WEEK LEFT 
TO SUBMIT TO ISSUE 04Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. 

In the center of the image, the note reads: 

We accept: 
lyric-leaning poems, flash fiction, essays, hybrid works (collage poems, visual poetry, essays with poems in the footnotes, poems with essays in the footnotes, etc.), & visual art. 

If it bleats, we want it
Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with, downturned, almost melancholy eyes. 

In the center of the image, the note reads: 

For previous issues & a complete list of guidelines, visit 

BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Rejoice in the transformative power of medicine alongside @connorsartroom.bsky.social in the final Issue 03 spotlight, "Self-Made Solution." View the piece in full color: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html
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Details from "Self-made Solution" by Connor on next slide

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BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COMThrough a gauze of roses, a clipping of a medicine label for testosterone is visible. Below, a collage of the first few lines of a poem:

an injection has shown a restless Animal
desire in its heart bleeding freely
a body deep in the warmth of this red Lake
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We especially need essays! Whatever you were thinking of posting for free on Substack, perhaps consider sending to us instead? bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Marvel at the wonder of all creatures big & small with Sarah Das Gupta in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Tiny" Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html
A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "Tiny" by Sara Das Gupta: 

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An ant crawls across my page
I carry it into the sunlight

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Apologies if you submitted within the last week & are waiting on a submission confirmation! Real life caught up to us, but we are catching it back! (Pretend that turn of phrase makes sense & expect outstanding confirmations by end of day)
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Exalt the body in all its iterations and permutations with @arcanumb.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "An Exaltation In Transition" Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html
A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "An Exaltation In Transition" by Sol Rios: 

"
glory then,
the baritone, glory the blunt
edge of blade slipped into leather purse,
glory the sounds of the night

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Celebrate nature's beauty & humor alongside @nemo52.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Pelicans" Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html
A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "Pelicans" by Pam Clements: 

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A line of pelicans passes above us . . . 
Their legs are pulled up close to their bodies, their outsized beaks pointed home in the syrupy light.

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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Celebrate growth & exuberance against formidable odds alongside @rainbow-robbins.bsky.social 's "Beauty Beyond What's Broken" in today's Issue 03 spotlight. View the piece in full color: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html
A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, the text reads:
 
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BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COMClose up on a portion of a painting. From the abstract background emerge two distinct shapes: a butterfly heading toward the bottom of the frame, & a humpback wale pointed toward the top of the frame (as if breaching the surface).
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Luxuriate in the grotesqueries of the natural & fabricated world with today's Issue 03 spotlight: "The Solstice" by @eleanorball.bsky.social Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from Elenaor Ball's "The Solstice": 

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The strawberry moon
hanging heavy and low, its edges as sharp as a papercut.

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