Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yes in the email I received it says for best small fictions considers prose poems too…so I guess it counts? lol 111
Reposted by Casey ReilandEll Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🤍 Brilliant response to the funeral cliche and stunning piece. I relate to the game in the swimming pool of kicking your legs as hard as you can, testing if you could flee her shark jaws. “and we couldn’t stop laughing because all accidents are funny, depending on how you look at them.” 🦈 111
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you for the close read, it means a lot! 😊 110
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you so much @whaleroadreview.bsky.social!! 031
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Love my gym in my queer neighborhood where grown ass men are discussing Who Framed Roger Rabbit while lifting weights 020
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Big thanks to Blue Mesa Review for giving me a Best of the Net nomination! If you haven’t read my story “Spitfire” yet, you can do so here: bmr.unm.edu/spitfire/ 021
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Watched Jennifer’s Body for the first time (finally) and we all owe an apology to Diablo Cody and Megan Fox 050
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’ve learned my lesson for the next subs window 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Remembered Shenandoah mag was open today. Went to read the sub guidelines at 8 am. Went to the gym quick and checked to make sure they were still open at 9:30. They were. Finally was able to sit at my computer and submit at 9:45 and they were closed already lmao wtf like HAD levels there 100
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Seeing ppl on ig post about reading a whole book in a day and it’s like…do you even like reading? Do you like indulging yourself and sitting art and taking the time to process it? Or do you just want another number on your reading list for the year? I do not find it impressive 001
Reposted by Casey ReilandMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid. 352117282246
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Who has a novel coming out in the next few months that I should definitely pre-order? Bonus if you know that author (or yourself, pls promote yourself!) is visiting Boston on book tour? 010
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I’ve been trying to take advantage of my summer break and write as much as I can before I have to go back to teaching. But I don’t know how ppl can write all day. Like, ppl who have long stretches of time (break, retreats, etc), are you really writing all day? Do I need to brick my phone? 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I missed out on buying tickets for Phoebe Bridger’s Lost Weekend planetarium experience, so I guess I’m going to have to turn off all the lights in my apartment, find a laser show on YouTube, and blast “Lost Boys” over and over while my cats watch me with intrigue, huh? 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I would check out @villaineralit.bsky.social for some revenge flash! 121
Reposted by Casey ReilandJoey Carpinelli @jdc.pub · 30/07/2026Two weeks in Japan, was lovely, for now I’ll just say this: Somerville Massachusetts needs a Record Bar. 011
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Omg I’ve been fucking waiting for this one @ifbookspod.bsky.social 010
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Just saw The Invite. Olivia Wilde I forgive you 000
Reposted by Casey ReilandChloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We've figured out costs for a permanent home but are still trying to figure out how to make that happen. Shares are still very much appreciated! 01716
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 04/08/2026My gym’s sauna is playing haunting choir music for some reason and I feel like I’m about to be sacrificed in a Nordic country à la Midsommar what is happening 000
Reposted by Casey Reilandtrampset @trampset.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Our 1st issue back after break is 🔥. Featuring @mitchkates.bsky.social @ewenglass.bsky.social Ben Starr @emilyrinkema.bsky.social Jason Davidson, Claire Lee, Pravin Vemuri, Lorrie Ness @thaddevassie.bsky.social & @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social! www.trampset.orgtrampset.orgtrampset literary journal | fiction, poetry, nonfiction, columns, nominations, abouttrampset is an online literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and diverse voices. Read new work and explore featured writers. 12110
Reposted by Casey ReilandEMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...theonion.comTranslator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film AdaptationPHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ... 257239324577
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Been thinking a lot lately about how I went to Brazil when I was 23 and went clubbing until 7 am. Truly one of the best times of my life, just dancing with my best friends. But I absolutely would die if I did that now lmao 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I wanna go to a Tokyo club. But that means I have to stay up until the early 20 somethings go out. Am I already sleepy? Yes. Can I have caffeine? No, because that means I won’t sleep later. This is 30 baby, pls pray for me 110
Reposted by Casey ReilandMyna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Happy to have a horror short at Tales to Terrify today! Big thanks to the editors & narrator! Check out "Daily Dozen," right after @ericfomley.bsky.social's story! @talestoterrify.bsky.social 0173
Reposted by Casey ReilandHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/07/2026This is a well-produced segment. I encourage you to watch so you can hear the noise for yourself. The professor of environmental health science that they interviewed called it an “unprecedented new noise source.”wxyz.comNeighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their livesOne Michigan community has been experiencing the reality of a data center next door for a couple of years now, and they say the sound has changed their lives. 331876956
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Reached the part of a long vacation where all I want to do is make my own spaghetti 010
Reposted by Casey ReilandBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 21/07/2026By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells” 10169711534
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 22/07/2026GUYS GUYS GUYS I MADE IT TO THE DEER PARK IN JAPAN!! 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Sky is orange because of forest fires from Canada, apparently I can’t eat my beloved caesar salad for the foreseeable future…thank god I’m escaping the country for two weeks 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Yes I saw the Amy Klobuchar one, but I already don’t respect her, so— 020
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Now girl I was having a lovely morning until you posted this garbage 130
Reposted by Casey ReilandKaren Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 12/07/2026we should, as much as possible, speak honestly of the dead 127957
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Since I have the summer off from teaching, I’ve been trying to write as much as I can. Tried writing in my house and felt so stuck. Went to the library yesterday and today and the words are flowing and I have so much excitement about my wip. This is just to say, libraries are beautiful and rule! 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I actually just discovered this essay yesterday and it should 100% be required reading for all emerging writers, imo. I particularly can’t stop thinking about the line “I’m more interested in how there’s another literature possible when people who belong to the status quo challenge it from within.” 051
Reposted by Casey ReilandMarie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I hugely appreciate @bonabooks.bsky.social's courage and transparency in reporting on this. I can't imagine trying to be an editor in the age of scammers submitting AI-written stories, and we *need* -- as an industry and as a society -- to do something about it. 1299
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026At the library and pass some old guy on his computer and “Espresso” immediately starts blasting from his computer. He doesn’t change it, just lets it play for a full minute, hell yeah 020
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I got one recently for a short story that was rejected 41 times! I see you and big congrats for sending your heart out into the world! 120
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I really should not drink a large latte while writing this novel because, quite quickly, anxiety hits me like a truck and I’m like this novel is GARBAGE no one will read it and immediately begin hyperventilating 000
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026How do these books even make it past editors. Is the publishing house just a man factory filled with silly little man minions running everywhere publishing books? wtf?? 010
Reposted by Casey ReilandGabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The older I get, the less fucks I give. Also, the older I get, the more I care. 7966
Reposted by Casey ReilandTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios 141180885570
Reposted by Casey ReilandOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Portals #1 opens to submissions on June 22nd at 12:01 am Eastern! Co-editors Jess and Angel are looking for speculative horror fiction and poetry by trans/nonbinary authors. GUIDELINES: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/... Find their wishlists below, plus more details in the quoted thread! (1/3) 23847
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I meant to repost this earlier when I liked it and then got distracted, but, fuck, I love Anthony Bourdain and this poem is incredible 020
Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I’m so tired of reading novels about relationships b/t a student and her high school teacher. Idk if I’ve just read too many of them recently so I find the plot boring, but I want stories about young women finding themselves that don’t involve a shitty abuser disguised as a mentor pls and ty 010