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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Check out the Contributors' Curio: buff.ly/KmtaSIr! Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects. Our #spotlight is on Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social !

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🗨️ Weekend #Giveaway for e(i 9: Collaboration🗨️ FREE to read, download, & share! buff.ly/ryyERAn Interact w/ this post thru the weekend & we'll send you FREE STICKERS as a thanks! Don't forget to vote for yr favorite piece for our Readers' Choice Award! buff.ly/ahE8FZH

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🗨️e(i 9: Collaboration is live!🗨️ Our #spotlight is on Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social & Drew Smoker! Check out their work at buff.ly/ryyERAn! Don't forget to vote for your favorite piece for our Readers' Choice Award! buff.ly/ahE8FZH

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We changed our deadline for Readers' Choice votes. It's now 10/5/26, AFTER all the Collaborator Spotlights have cycled through on Bluesky. So there's still time to read issue 9: engineidling.net/current & vote: forms.gle/6RWAptUF5Qh4...

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What are folks saying about pieces in our 9th issue? On Britt Kaufman @brittwriter.bsky.social & Drew Smoker's - she does it all, Anonymous says "This piece is relatable and visually appealing." Vote for your Readers' Choice! Deadline Sept 1. buff.ly/sH5VRSv

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(Issue 9) the engine(idling Readers' Choice Award

Hello Friends! This form is for nominating your favorite work from Issue 9 for our Readers' Choice Award. It can be a poem or an art piece. Issue 9: Collaboration can be found here:…

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What are folks saying about pieces in our 9th issue? On Britt Kaufman @brittwriter.bsky.social & Drew Smoker's - this inner time machine, Anonymous says "It was great." Vote for your Readers' Choice! Deadline Sept 1. buff.ly/sH5VRSv

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(Issue 9) the engine(idling Readers' Choice Award

Hello Friends! This form is for nominating your favorite work from Issue 9 for our Readers' Choice Award. It can be a poem or an art piece. Issue 9: Collaboration can be found here:…

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On Britt Kaufman @brittwriter.bsky.social & Drew Smoker's - sleepy transformation, Anonymous says "I love the human-ness that this poem brings. The sleepy afternoon that grows into the evening and restarts the next day is a very relatable feeling." Vote for your Readers' Choice! buff.ly/sH5VRSv

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(Issue 9) the engine(idling Readers' Choice Award

Hello Friends! This form is for nominating your favorite work from Issue 9 for our Readers' Choice Award. It can be a poem or an art piece. Issue 9: Collaboration can be found here:…

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We've got some new free stickers on the site: engineidling.net/store

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We’re so excited to be included in this Collaboration Issue! Thank you @the-engine-idling.bsky.social

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🗨️ e(i #9: Collaboration is live! 🗨️ Collaboration is a testament to community & creative experimentation! It's free to read, download & share online: buff.ly/ryyERAn Print copy available for purchase: buff.ly/PjaIlBn & vote for your fave piece for our Readers' Choice Award! buff.ly/9DlHF33 ⬇️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It cannot get here soon enough!

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"Despite its name, e(i is anything but idle. the engine(idling is the Big Bang; it’s 10,000,000 Scovilles, the plumpest fruit, it’s stars and ichor. It’s Artemis, it’s mother, it’s your lipsticked-Demeter." meibackof.substack.com/p/magbog-4-t... Had the best gift today. Contributor Mei Backof ..

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MagBog #4: the engine(idling

Intimate, passionate, ferocious, and undeniably gorgeous, the engine(idling is home to some of the best anthologies of poetry I've ever read. I am so grateful to have been included in their selection!

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

And the winner of the Strange Horizons giveaway is 🥁 @brittwriter.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who participated! We always love hearing about your love for what we publish!

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Would love to have some of y’all pop in out of the clear blue sky to one of these IRL events.

Smiling woman sitting in a school desk holding a book of poetry titled Midlife Calculus and a list of poetry readings in a callout box on the right side of image. April 11 at Indy Reads 12-2; April 16 at the Milford Public Library at 6:30; April 18 at Fables Books from 4-6; April 30 at Hyde Brothers Books at 7.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I had several classes with her younger brother in college and have admired her for 30+ years.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Had to update the graphic because Midlife Calculus has also won —get this—the McMath Award for Poetry! I will laugh every time at how perfect that is.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Ah! So maybe I should be helpful about precise recommendations. lol

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I agree. Have you read The Practice The Chain The Horizon by Sofia Samatar?

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Maybe that’s a novella. Maybe so is Murder by Memory

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR has won the 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction!! 💃🏿🇳🇬🇺🇸🤖 Sigh…wow. 🥹

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - FICTION

Photo taken by Nollywood director Tchidi Chikere, 😏

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

No joke. I imagined tiny armor-clad people scribbling in their journals at a tavern table. #weeknightwriters

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Thanks! I will endeavor to use this advice for success instead of justification for crawling back in bed. 😬

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Despite the absolute dumpster fire that is this January… this also happened!

Midlife Calculus wins poetry book prizes. Book cover pictures a water glass half full superimposed with diagrams and equations. Two winners seals and authors photo float above the text praising the collection.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Indiana beating Alabama is so dumbfounding, Bluesky algorithms have concluded it must be basketball.

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This line 💎->: "Throughout her career, she has resisted narrow categorizations, coining the term 'Africanfuturism' to describe speculative work that centers African culture and perspectives rather than simply placing Black characters in Western futurist frameworks." brittlepaper.com/2025/11/nned...

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Nnedi Okorafor's Death of the Author Named TIME Must-Read Book of 2025

Nnedi Okorafor's latest novel Death of the Author has been selected as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025, adding another major recognition to Okorafor's growing list of honors. The me...

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I’ve been recommending it to everyone.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Happy #JellyfishDay! The oceans are increasingly full of these gelatinous invertebrates, provoking a range of responses in humans, from disgust to awe. The biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel was most certainly in the latter camp... publicdomainreview.org/collection/e…

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Purple first on a 5/5 difficulty day! I’ll take it.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

YES! I have 2 or 3 vibes with no discernable plots -- MCs but no distinct personalities. What is the next step? I'd take it if I knew!

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Just finished this book by @yarntheory.bsky.social and highly recommend it. You will be transported and better equipped to live in these times.

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Introducing myself as an Indiana writer who is looking for a Northern Indiana writing community. While I've published primarily poetry, I read copious amounts of science fiction and am shifting gears to writing in that genre. & I've just made a website page tracking my adventure into a homemade MFA!

selfie of woman standing in endless cornfield smiling at camera with words "back home in Indiana" superimposed on the blue sky

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Just finished it. Fantastic. Brilliant ending. How could I not respond via socials?!? And now I must find someone to talk about it with! (Hope this makes the Window of Love) ❤️

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Britt Kaufmann @brittwriter.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

deep breath. rest. then get back at it.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/07/2025

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.