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🏃‍♂️The Runner🏃‍♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 15h

Hegseth removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington Cemetery. Hegseth also removed the names of every person of color and every woman on the same list Only white men were left in place.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The latest issue of the Telling Tales newsletter is out today! Writing news, a book review, and a quick tip for writers. Take a look and subscribe to get it in your inbox! telling-tales-d96a80.beehiiv.com

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Exploring the writing journey, the reading experience, and what it means to be a Black writer in the U.S. today.

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Trond E. Hildahl @trondhildahl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

UNBOXING VIDEO. Is there anything sweeter than that first time you hold the print version in your hands? #RageWellSpoken #RefuseSilence Ebook on preorder everywhere books2read.com/RageWellSpoken

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madame macguffin @madamemacguffin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Big bird migration across North America tonight. Turn off your outdoor lights if you can. Tell your friends.

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JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October Submissions Open JMWW is open for submissions through October 15th. Check out our submission guidelines on the site and submit new work in Submittable.

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October Submissions Open

JMWW is open for submissions through October 15th. Check out our submission guidelines on the site and submit new work in Submittable.

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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm thrilled to have a new Rita story in this tenth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, where so many previous stories from the Rita series have appeared. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for all of it.

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 02/10/2026

We hope you'll give a look to the wonderful, evocative writing of Claudia Wair, who has brought together four stories no longer online, in a new collection: ko-fi.com/s/423d0e51d3 #ShortStories @cwtellstales.bsky.social

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Four Stories by Claudia Wair - Claudia Wair's Ko-fi Shop

Four flash and micro stories that are no longer available online

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Inda Lauryn @indalauryn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

About the Cave Canem Fellowship Cave Canem supports the work of Black poets through a suite of core programs, namely an annual retreat consisting of intensive poetry workshops and readings, hosted at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. cavecanem.submittable.com/submit

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Thank you for your interest in Cave Canem!

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What day is it? Why, it's the start of Black Speculative Fiction Month!

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Andrea @andreagoyan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last call for The Catalyst on NetGalley! Today is the final day to request a digital review copy. If genetically modified humans, murder, conspiracy, and things going very wrong with DNA sound like your kind of read, now's your chance. NetGalley:https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/888531

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mom made meatloaf. And then she made brownies. She never cooks. She must want something. 👀

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Gerald L. Coleman @geraldcoleman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To grab a spot or just to support go here: fnd.us/62mtne #poetry

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our guest this week is M.R. Robinson! Read along with us! @mruthrobinson.bsky.social

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Trond E. Hildahl @trondhildahl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Trond," I sez to myself, "I wish I had a place where readers congregate. A place where people know what an ARC is. A place where I could find 25 folks itching to hear FURIOUS stories around the patriarchy. MAYBE a place where people would share that wish." #RageWellSpoken Message for details.

Cover art for anthology Rage, Well Spoken

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't know if anybody's told you this today yet, but y'all are doing amazing things. Facts.

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

for the nightcrawlers

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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please sign up for this class and help me buy a new car! www.cleavermagazine.com/classes/ HOPPERAEROBICS!: A 2-Hour Excursion into the Museum of Narrative Instructor: Sarah Freligh Date: Sunday, October 25, 2-4 PM ET Open to poets and prosers and all those who are word-curious. Cost: $60.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In today's episode of "I'm an Adult!" I voted, got my hair cut, and made reservations for Thanksgiving dinner. This has exhausted me, so I must lie down.

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Gerald L. Coleman @geraldcoleman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

fnd.us/62mtne

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Absolutely thrilled that my debut book, a flash fiction collection, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is out Oct. 13. Kindle preorders now on Amazon. Printed text available 10/13. Remote launch SAT 11/14, 10:00 am PT. Details soon. Heartfelt thanks @vanwinkle.bsky.social. #flashfiction

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I don't get out much these days, so a chance to have lunch with @weblynx.bsky.social and her hubby was a real treat. Thanks, you two!

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you all paying attention to what @mrbullbull.bsky.social 's putting out these days? It's one hit after another, day after day. Go read some amazing writing here: mrbullbull.com/newbull/

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Art is not just about producing a thing, it's about *doing* a thing. You have to get inside your intentions. Letting Clippy-on-steroids do it for you makes you irrelevant to any real conversation. That's clear to some, opaque af to others.

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Saturday, September 19.

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Gerald L. Coleman @geraldcoleman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are you an interested in poetry? Are you working on a poem? Join me for my first ever WORDSMITH POETRY WORKSHOP via Zoom on Nov. 8th at 6:30 pm! Grab your spot, or another wish/perk today! Here: fnd.us/62mtne (Please like and share to give this opportunity some visibility!) #poetry

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Join us 9/24 @ 8pm NYC time for "We'll Be Birds" release! Readers @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @noramaynard.bsky.social @willmusgrove.bsky.social @pahoehoe.bsky.social @cwtellstales.bsky.social @amygcb.bsky.social & I would love to see yr face 🐦‍⬛ link➡️ www.sandandgravelpress.com/lisa-thornto...

A graphic with ink drawings of some silos and a hand along with the date 9/24 and time 8pm NYC, inviting everyone to a Zoom launch for Lisa Thornton's new chapbook "We'll Be Birds" from Sand and Gravel Press. It includes the list of readers: Sumitra Singam, Nora Maynard, Will Musgrove, Evan Williams, Claudia Wair, and Amy Cipolla Barnes.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'm honored to be reading at the launch of Lisa Thornton’s "We’ll Be Birds." Come join us! Featuring: Sumitra Singam Nora Maynard Will Musgrove Evan Williams Claudia Wair Amy Barnes Thursday, September 24, 2026 8:00 PM ET Message me for Zoom link.

Etching of a gravel mill. "Lisa Thornton Chapbook Release. 9/24. 8 pm ET. Sumitra Singam
Nora Maynard
Will Musgrove
Evan Williams
Claudia Wair
Amy Barnes

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Trond E. Hildahl @trondhildahl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For generations, women have been told to smile, forgive, stay quiet, or make themselves smaller. #RageWellSpoken refuses every one of those demands. Dismantling Press is thrilled to reveal the cover for our forthcoming anthology. D.P. has its own socials on FB and Insta, follow and learn more!

Cover of the anthology "Rage, Well Spoken" from Dismantling Press

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I finished cleaning all the things before noon. Now I have that "successful adult" feeling. I promise, it won't last long.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fans of Tad Williams! Live podcast tomorrow (Wed.)!

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Black Writers! The survey on "Writing While Black" closes Sept. 12. I'd love to read your thoughts on writing and publishing. Looking for all genres. Fiction and nonfiction. From poetry to novels. Traditional to indie publishing. #blacksky #bvm #WritingCommunity forms.gle/NaPNNebL54qF...

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Thank you for taking this survey. The responses will be used to write on article about Black writers' experiences in the publishing world. The article will be published in my newsletter in March 2027....

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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This piece of resistance by Rich Larson takes compliance to a whole new level! While resistance takes centre stage, it also says something about the inevitability of this ultimate fate. The path of conquest, destruction, and overpowering greed is one of self fulfilling prophecy. #resist

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Black Writers! The survey on "Writing while Black" Closes on Sat. Sept. 12. Please share your perspective. Looking for writers of all genres. From Fiction to Nonfiction. From poetry to flash to novels. Please share! Thank you! #blacksky #bvm #WritingCommunity forms.gle/NaPNNebL54qF...

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dusty dirty @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 04/09/2026

lucille clifton JASPER TEXAS 1998 "i was chosen to speak by the members of my body" "i am done with this dust. i am done."

i am a man's head hunched in the road.
i was chosen to speak by the members
of my body. the arm as it pulled away
pointed toward me, the hand opened once
and was gone.

why and why and why
should i call a white man brother?
who is the human in this place,
the thing that is dragged or the dragger?
what does my daughter say?

the sun is a blister overhead.
if i were alive i could not bear it.
the townsfolk sing we shall overcome
while hope bleeds slowly from my mouth
into the dirt that covers us all.
i am done with this dust. i am done.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Catch this wonderful 100-word story by Claudia Monpere!

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Andrea @andreagoyan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hi all. My novel THE CATALYST is up on NetGalley! If you enjoy near-future science fiction, genetic engineering, mystery, and a touch of body horror, I hope you'll take a look.

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The Catalyst

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Generative Writing Class! Building Fictional Relationships through Dialogue, Ritual, and Objects September 22, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm ET online/Live Zoom Cost: Pay what you want/can

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Noticed that several people who signed up for the newsletter (Thank You!) need to verify their email addresses, and therefore did not get the newsletter today. Check your inbox and click the "verify" button!

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The first issue of the Telling Tales newsletter is out! Reading recommendations and a shoutout to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social and his "Beginner's Guide to Black Science Fiction and Fantasy!" Take a look! telling-tales-d96a80.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...

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