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Em J/Wylde Parsley

@emjparsley.bsky.social
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writer. vegetable grower. polite boy who also has a knife. YOU, FROM BELOW out with Split Lip Press, February 2025 || THE ANONYM GOSPELS (April Gloaming Publishing, 2024)

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arts calling network @artscalling.com · 18/02/2025
Episode one of two this week: I am delighted to be arts calling @emjparsley.bsky.social!! An excellent chat about their latest publication, YOU, FROM BELOW, now available from @splitlippress.com! A brilliant, fable-like exploration of collapse and regeneration. 🙌🏽🙏🏽 artscalling.com/2025/02/18/1...
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 20/02/2025
More ❤️ for @emjparsley.bsky.social's YOU, FROM BELOW, this time from Vagabond Lit, who call YFB "a Canterburian journey" vagabondcitylit.com/2025/02/17/i...
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In Review: You, Below Me by Em J Parsley
In the June 26, 1948 edition of The New Yorker Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery” expanded the envelope of speculative horror—and prompted hundreds of readers to cancel their s…
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 04/02/2025
It's YOU, FROM BELOW day!!! Welcome, welcome, welcome to @emjparsley.bsky.social's novella, which is officially published today! Em J will be reading from YFB along with fellow SLP author Kelly Ann Jacobson TONIGHT at 7pm CT during our Zoom launch event (link to register in tree)!
YOU, FROM BELOW Zoom Launch: February 4, 7:00pm CT

Em J Parsley in conversation with Kelly Ann Jacobson, moderated by Kate Finegan
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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 21/01/2025
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action. If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
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The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
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Em J/Wylde Parsley @emjparsley.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
reverting back to earlier developmental stages when stressed [watching final pam monster factory videos on repeat]
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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Brilliant speculative fiction from @splitlippress.com: You, From Below (pub date 4 Feb.) by @emjparsley.bsky.social! A glorious journey about community, loneliness, and home. Do you like folk tales with a strong sense of place? Then get into it y’all! www.splitlippress.com/you-from-below
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You, From Below by Em J Parsley
When an Appalachian holler town is suddenly swallowed into the earth, its sole survivor embarks on a journey up a nearby mountain to get answers. Em J Parsley’s novella You, From Below burrows into th...
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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Pre-ordering @emjparsley.bsky.social's new book, YOU, FROM BELOW.
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 16/01/2025
A new review of @emjparsley.bsky.social's novella, YOU, FROM BELOW, which will be officially published in just a couple of weeks! 💛💛💛 stoneofmadnesspress.com/elinor-serum...
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Reviews - Elinor Serumgard — Stone of Madness Press
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 08/01/2025
Second day of Blurb Week for @emjparsley.bsky.social's YOU, FROM BELOW, which "weaves Appalachian landscape and lore with magical realism, guiding readers on an urgent journey up a treacherous mountain path" (thanks, Alisa!) Preorder your copy at the link in our bio!
"Parsley crafts a world where disaster and wonder coexist, blurring the lines between history and myth"-- Alisa Alering, about Em J Parsley's "You, From Below"
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 06/01/2025
Welcome to Blurb Week for @emjparsley.bsky.social's novella YOU, FROM BELOW, out on 2/4! When an Appalachian holler town is suddenly swallowed into the earth, its sole survivor—the nameless, second-person narrator of YOU, FROM BELOW—embarks on a journey up a nearby mountain to get answers.
Blurb for You, From Below by Em J Parsley: "Haunting and as inescapable as the kudzu--will cling to you for days after reading." --William A Wellman
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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 03/01/2025
Copies of YOU, FROM BELOW by @emjparsley.bsky.social have arrived at our office + preorders have begun shipping, so if you were waiting until closer to pub day (2/4) to place your order, DON'T: have your copy in hand + join us at our launch event for YFB that night! Links in bio to purchase/register
vase holding green and yellow flowers beside a copy of You, From Below by Em J Parsley, atop additional copies of You, From Below
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Em J/Wylde Parsley @emjparsley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
really trying not to take it personally that my sourdough starter would fail me in this, my time of need,,,,,, all I do is slave and defend you etc
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Em J/Wylde Parsley @emjparsley.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
this is my cat, griffin. I would never judge you for not preordering my book but he will. www.splitlippress.com/you-from-below
Image of grey tabby cat on a bed sitting with his hind legs in front of him, looking directly at the camera.
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