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Danielle McMahon

@dehm000.bsky.social
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EIC @the-engine-idling.bsky.social www.d-mcmahon-writes.net author of 4 poetry chapbooks & 2 microchaps latest: rowhouse song (Ghost City Press '25) | irl (Stanchion '26) www.stanchionzine.com/product-page/…

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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 6h
i like it best when i don't really know what i'm writing and it just kinda makes itself
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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you @trashcatlit.bsky.social for taking my perimenopausal plaint. And thank you @summermoth.bsky.social for helping me with the title for this piece! 🧡🧡🧡 “The Lulu Lemon women talk of Romeo and Juliet between sets of bicep curls because Lovefool comes on…” trashcatlit.com/maybe-there-...
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Maybe There is Nothing That I Can Do
Sumitra Singam Listen to Sumitra read her prose poem The Lulu Lemon women talk of Romeo and Juliet between sets of bicep curls because Lovefool comes on over the speakers and they remember studying…
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've got a nomination for BOTN for my frankenpoem from @genrepunkmag.bsky.social ! Thanks Audrey! genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/t... This was a mashup b/t a book on psychology and a book on carving/serving meats, both from the 1800s.
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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Summer rain storms, radios and windows rolled down. Waiting for the response after a message is sent late into the night. IRL by @dehm000.bsky.social is brilliant and I cannot recommend it enough. Seriously, go read some sample poems! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
maybe read some sample poems from my love letter to summertime?
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Tap into Poetry @tapintopoetry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Check out some sample poems from irl, by Danielle McMahon via the link below 📚 tapintopoetry.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/i... #poetry #poem #poet
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'll be @ the Pgh Scribble House Lit Fest, parked @ an author's table on Nov 21st
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Anti-Heroin Chic @antiheroinchic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Friends, our submission inbox is completely empty. If you'd be so kind as to help us spread the word among your communities it would be so greatly appreciated. heroinchic.weebly.com
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congrats to @spencerfleury.bsky.social on the publication of his novel THE SHITBIRD! Get it from Stanchion (physical copy or PDF) or order it from wherever you dig buying books online, @bookshop.org for example. Print: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... PDF: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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The Shitbird PDF | Stanchion
The Shitbird is the story of Colin McAllister, a seaman in the US Coast Guard, and a poor fit for the role at best. He’s an outsider, a stoner with a bad attitude and a smart mouth, a combo that often...
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
❤️ my daughter in the other room, watching labyrinth
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Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tossing this one out there again for the evening crowd
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My depressing mother poem "baby blues" is in the Sept/Oct 26 issue of @literarymama.bsky.social ! literarymama.com/articles/dep...
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baby blue
there is no getting over thisthe cats keep on disappearing into the night& my small hands can’t holdyour brown coat floating downthe aisles of Woolworth’s downtownmother, say sycamore, foxglove, princ...
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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 04/09/2026
Today's the day, Fall Cohort! Thirty West is thrilled to publish this 4-person chapbook project, filled with so much poetry and fiction that you will be thankful for their writing. Preorders are open now. Limited-edition saddle-stitched or classic staples. Mega thread below.
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Welp that’s a NO from Poet Lore 😆
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slips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's the final stretch! We've been posting the types of work we'd like to see for slips slips #3 ("Distractions") - but, if it's not clear, we're open to whatever you have in mind. The deadline is the end of the month: August 31. Visit slipsslips.net for full info. What will you distract us with???
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
not my baby
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Tim Curry's Dr. Frank-N-Furter Iconic Smirk
ALT: Tim Curry's Dr. Frank-N-Furter Iconic Smirk
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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My book baby’s publication date is today! So proud of these stories featuring former sitcom stars, haunted widowers, & heroic stepdads. Available anywhere you purchase books. I do hope you’ll consider picking up a copy. (Link to order from the fabulous @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social below!)
Cover of Stepdad on the Dance Floor by Timothy Boudreau, which shows slanted lines of shadow against light
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If anyone wants some books or magazines, that'd be great. Everything is Buy 2 get 1, no coupon code needed. Just put 3 things in your cart. Will ship today. Please & thank you.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I have a sale up now; it's 40% off, $30/year. Please consider becoming a subscriber so I can keep scribbling and feed the kitties. www.everythingishorrible.net/subscribe
calico sitting under chair, very green eyes, white ruff, white paws. He looks very serious
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LindaAnn LoSchiavo @ghostlyverse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📢 I made it to the ballot. My poem is #10. Please vote before August 30th. VOTE for your favorite poem! August 2026 poetry contest Polls are open from NOW til Sunday, August 30th midnight ET. @hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social @biteycat.bsky.social awomansperspective.substack.com/p/vote-for-y...
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VOTE for your favorite poem - August 2026 poetry contest - Polls are OPEN
Polls are open from NOW until Sunday, August 30th midnight ET.
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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Lit News! @chestnutreview.bsky.social is looking for readers!
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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thrilled to see my @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social book baby out in the world. And in such stellar company!
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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 21/08/2026
Thirty West Best of 10 Years Volume 01 ft. @anniejowrites.bsky.social @adamg.bsky.social @theoriginalison.bsky.social @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social @keslentz.bsky.social @joshdale.co Olivia Zarzycki & Nicole Rivas. $13.33 & comes with a trail pack. Handmade. Escape the mundane w/ fiction & poetry.
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So all Stanchion books & magazine issues are buy 2 get 1 free, forever. No code needed. Just put 3 things in your cart & 1 will be free. I'm still as committed as ever to making indie lit more affordable for everyone, while still paying authors & not charging fees. The way it should be. And is, here
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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Also pretty sure the Ghost Mom from my chapbook, GHOST MOM, will totally haunt you if you don't. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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Ghost Mom | Stanchion
Ghost Mom is a short novel told through a cohesive collection of flash fiction, it is a story about a mom who isn't exactly alive and a young adult who isn't exactly living, a story about grieving whi...
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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It’s my birthday today, and I’d love for you to check out my illustrated horror collection, FREE on Amazon! Mad Days: Stories and Curses has vanishing towns, werewolves, cosmic horror, vengeful spirits, witches, and rabies! shorturl.at/qvlmp
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Abigail Myers @abigailmyers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I do indeed! 1 year on, I still think it's a good book. 😃
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Of course you can buy a copy of my collection IRL from Stanchion www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... but I've also got signed copies available in the e(i store: www.engineidling.net/store/irl
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irl | Stanchion
irlby Danielle McMahon irl is a chapbook cast in amber, a series of poems with a nostalgic bent, framed by clips of AOL Instant Messenger conversations. It is a love story and it is also not. It’s ab...
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I sold about 15 books today!
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Here goes nuthin
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW! Buy any two Stanchion things (books, magazine issues, PDFs) get any one additional thing for free. NO CODE NEEDED. Discount is now automatic. I'd really love some sales & to find good homes for all the great lit I've published and will be publishing through year end.
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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Did we mention that we're open for submissions? ... We're open for submissions for Glass: A Journal of Poetry. We never charge a fee and there's no caps. Hope to get the chance to read your work! www.glass-poetry.com/journal/subm...
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Submission Guidelines | Glass: A Journal of Poetry
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LindaAnn LoSchiavo @ghostlyverse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
85 more days 'til October 31st! 🎃 👻 “Messengers of the Macabre: Hallowe’en Poems” 🎃 🖤 will get you in the mood. Book Trailer 👇 youtu.be/dQJA4_d_EsU
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Book Trailer: "Messengers of the Macabre: Hallowe'en Poems" by LindaAnn LoSchiavo & David Davies
YouTube video by LindaAnn Literary
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Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I have three new pieces in Whiskey Tit Journal. Check out "take these flowers and shove them," "Picks Me Up, Puts Me Down," and "My Coworker Got Cast on The Great American Baking Show" here: whiskeytit.com/article/thre...
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Three by Carrigan
take these flowers and shove them please find these lilacs enclosed with my message.i don’t care what you do with them.put them in a vase or toss them in the fireplace.just don’t think that they’re…
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Just reposted several submissions opportunities so may as well remind you that we are open too! As usual the poets and fiction writers are dominating the queue but we’re happy to see some early CNF and visual art subs in the mix. Keep them allllll coming!
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Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Delighted to have this poem appear in issue 7 of @pictura.bsky.social picturajournal.com/issue-seven/...
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Samuel Day Wharton - Pictura Journal
after 3 years my in-laws still walk around this townlike tourists     black glasses & backpacks with bagsof water      (where do they go?      down the river & up it)taking in the salmon runs & the po...
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Stanchion's 2nd novel arrives next month but it's here at HQ now and man o' man it's a beaut. Order your copy of @spencerfleury.bsky.social's The Shitbird now, on sale for just $16! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I pushed the button. I'm officially open for queries.
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm gonna do the thing so wish me luck. I'll be at Half Price Books in Monroeville, PA on Aug 15th from 2-4pm. I love this little book SO MUCH that I'm ready to stew in my social anxiety and (hopefully) find some new readers!
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I ordered these vanilla scented pine tree car air fresheners for my chapbook irl and ended up with some misprints. Anyone want one? 😉
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Midsummer!
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Philly Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry and #fiction from August 1 and September 15 for our Fall 2026 issue and beyond. Detailed guidelines and submission form can be found at this link. #writingcommunity #callforsubmissions phillychapbookreview.org/call-for-fal...
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Call for Fall Poetry & Fiction Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry and fiction from August 1 and September 15 for our Fall 2026 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
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slips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Do you write stories? Short ones? With words? As in, 500 of them or less? Submit to our upcoming issue of slips slips. Theme is Distractions. Deadline is Aug 31. Send us something? Full details on slipsslips.net. And tell your fellow storytellers that we want to hear the stories they have to tell.
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
that's www.major7mag.com/post/me-and-...
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"Me and Bobby McGee" • Janis Joplin (by Danielle McMahon)
I'd like to study you in stillness
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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hey friends i have a poem out in Abundance today - ekphrasis after a photo by @kathrynreese.bsky.social It features pineapples and leeches 🍍🪱🧡🧡🧡 online.fliphtml5.com/FunInTheZine...
Image of my poem
Green graphic “Great News! My work is in volume 3 of Abundance Literary Magazine: Ekphrastic Creation” with 3 repeating pictures of the front cover featuring a lamp lit park
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Running out to the post office in an hour. Anyone need anything new to read? Use code SHIPMEFREE right now to get, you guessed it, free shipping to U.S. addresses. Buy human made books and lit mag issues for humans. Curated, edited, designed with love and a passion for the arts.
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Danielle McMahon @dehm000.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
yay my poem about "me and bobby mcgee" is up at @major7mag.bsky.social !
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slips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sequential artists. Gag tableau specialists. People who draw wild stuff in a vaguely narrative format. In a word, CARTOONISTS! We want your short-form but indelible work on the theme of DISTRACTIONS. No style restrictions. Visit slipsslips.net or DM with questions, and please spread the word!
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Shipping costs suck, I know. So let's do this: there are 5 uses of coupon code SHIPMEFREE available. It's good for anything in the Stanchion store, no minimum or maximum. U.S. addresses only, please. Go get yourself some indie lit like it's fucking Amazon Prime, sans the megalomaniac prick.
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Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Beyond stoked to have this poem in the new issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social paired with artwork by @robinturnerpoet.bsky.social ! Thanks to editors @djvorreyer.bsky.social & @rebunting.bsky.social for giving it a home! www.asteralesjournal.com/2-7-wharton-...
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2.7 Wharton-Turner — Asterales: A Journal of Arts and Letters
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