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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today we’re thrilled to publish the second piece in our TRIBUTE series — 'a degree in home o’ sexual orientation' by Ox Matiu. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/09/29/a...

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check out the very first piece in our TRIBUTE series — 'Ode to Our Becoming' by A. L. Tilly. Head to enbylife.net/2026/09/22/o...

Photo taken from a rocky riverside with straggly green plants. The photo shows us the rippling Magandjin river, tall trees and high rises on the opposite side, and an orange and blue sunset with smatterings of clouds. Black text on a light orange background reads, “’Ode to Our Becoming' by A. L. Tilly.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’ve made our nominations for the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social Awards! Shout out to our amazing creatives and wishing you all the best 💖🎉

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#EnbyLife Journal is open for submissions from non-binary and gender diverse creatives from 1-7 September 2026. September's theme is TRIBUTE. Send us your poetry, microfiction (under 100 words), and art. More info at enbylife.net/submissions/

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We’ve made our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards! Shout out to our amazing creatives and wishing you all the best. (And we’ll be announcing our nominations for the Genrepunk Awards very soon!)

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Graphic design image featuring a textured painting of yellow lemons with green leaves, surrounded by the text, ‘#EnbyLife Journal. Tribute. 1-7 Sept 2026. a journal for non-binary and gender diverse creatives. enbylife.net.’ The background of the image has white and yellow vertical stripes, and there’s a yellow scalloped border around the edge.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Check out the last pieces in our LINEAGE series — two artworks by Nasta Martyn. Head to: enbylife.net/2026/08/26/t... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

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Genrepunk Magazine @genrepunkmag.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Submissions open until October 15th! Nominations from Editors: Genrepunk Editors’ Choice Award Nominations from anyone: Genrepunk Award for Disabled Creatives Genrepunk Wildcard Award Nominations from Readers or Editors: Genrepunk Haunting Award genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/genrepunk-aw...

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Genrepunk Awards

Genrepunk Readers’ Choice Award Published in Genrepunk Magazine August 2025 – July 2026 Highest read statistics on the Genrepunk website Not open for nomination This will be the only award limited …

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River Snowdrop @riversnowdrop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So grateful to be nominated 🥹💓

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We’ve made our nominations for Best of the Net! Shout out to our amazing creatives & wishing you all the best 🎉 @bestofthenet.bsky.social (And we’ll be announcing our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social & Genrepunk Awards @genrepunkmag.bsky.social soon!)

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Have a read of the next poem in our LINEAGE series — 'A Girl With The Bits Cut Off' by Dandelion Jester. Head to: enbylife.net/2026/08/18/a... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of the sea at night, with dark waves, cloudy sky and a glowing moon. Black text on a light grey-blue background reads, “And the water will close over my flesh / And will not know it either way / And the crabs will love every inch of me. 'A Girl With The Bits Cut Off' by Dandelion Jester.”

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Have a read of the next poem in our LINEAGE series — 'when they say you don't exist' by Jamez Terry. Head to: enbylife.net/2026/08/12/w... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of white daisies in a field with the sun glinting behind them. Black text on a light green-brown background reads, “stand in your truth. / sink roots into it deep, then / blossom. take up space / with your big, bright, sun-soaking / blooms. make your ancestors proud. ‘when they say you don't exist' by Jamez Terry.”

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Have a read of the next poem in our LINEAGE series — 'actually very sparkly when not always ill' by Jovy Lotus, also featuring artwork by the author titled ‘brain fog’. Head to: enbylife.net/2026/08/04/a... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Artwork of chaotic swirls and lines drawn in black pen. Black text on transparent coloured backgrounds reads, ‘disability disappearing / an impossibility materializing / everything captive inside is / breaking ground on the outside.’ 'actually very sparkly when not always ill' by Jovy Lotus.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Have a read of the next piece in our LINEAGE series — 'A Queer History of Flowers' by Jack Anthony. Head to enbylife.net/2026/07/28/a... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Front cover of a zine with collaged text that reads ‘A Queer History of Flowers. At the bottom of the page is a vintage painting of Sappho embracing another woman, their faces close together, while they sit on a bench surrounded by foliage.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Have a read of the next poem in our LINEAGE series — 'Seeking Something Loved Or Best Offer: A Facebook Marketplace Cento’ by Danny McLaren. Head to enbylife.net/2026/07/21/s... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Grainy photo of open suitcases at a flea market, containing clocks, trinkets, and photos. Black text on a light grey transparent background reads, 'Seeking Something Loved Or Best Offer' by Danny McLaren.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Have a read of the next poem in our LINEAGE series — 'The Word' by Michael Earp. Head to enbylife.net/2026/07/17/t... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Social media tile featuring a grainy analogue photo of pink and white flowers with green stems, a clear blue sky behind them. Black text on transparent coloured backgrounds read, “Was it that I didn't know / how to be queer / in front of her, / when I didn't know how to be / anything else? ’The Word' by Michael Earp”.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Check out the next poem in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'In line' by Alex Dunkin @alexdunkin.bsky.social Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/07/14/i... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of a small white flower growing in dark green grass. Black text on transparent backgrounds reads, ‘The lushness on the prickling greens is trimmed and controlled in a perfect mask. An artificial boundary cuts off its natural reach. A single bud rises from the shadows. 'In line' by Alex Dunkin.’

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Gordon Duncan @gordunc44.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy Birthday 😻🎉🌈

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day 💛🤍💜🖤 We can’t quite believe it - #EnbyLife Journal turns 10 this month! 🎉🤩

Celebratory graphic marking the 10th anniversary of #EnbyLife Journal. A green background with purple flowers frames a white rounded rectangle containing the text ‘#EnbyLife Journal’ and ‘Happy 10 Years!’ in large green lettering. The website ‘enbylife.net’ appears at the bottom.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Check out the next poem in our brand new LINEAGE series — ‘with love for our people we built this land’ by Tessara Dudley. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/07/08/w... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of the sun in an orange sky with sparse clouds. Black text on an orange background reads 'with love for our people we built this land' by Tessara Dudley.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Check out the next poem in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'Yo Sé Quién Soy' by Ashen Speir. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/06/30/y... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of cardboard upper and lower case letters hanging from the ceiling in a dark room. Black text on a light brown background reads, ‘'Yo Sé Quién Soy' by Ashen Speir’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Check out the next piece in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'bi as in twice' by L Sparrow @elizabethsparrow.bsky.social Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/06/22/b... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Social media tile featuring a photo of a tree canopy with red-orange leaves on one side and a tree with green leaves on the other side. Black text on light brown-orange background reads ‘'bi as in twice' by L Sparrow’.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Check out the next piece in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'this is my lineage' by Asa B. Brooks. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/06/17/t... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Social media image featuring a small boat sitting on a calm lake at sunset, the colours of blue and gold. Black text on a light transparent pink background reads, “’this is my lineage' by Asa B. Brooks.”

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Check out the third piece in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'an inheritance' by Cailín Frankland. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/06/01/a... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Photo of a dark night sky sparkling with stars. Black text on a grey background reads, “’an inheritance' by Cailín Frankland.”

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Check out the second piece in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'Button Ups' by Nikita Kostaschuk. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/05/26/b... Catch up on the full Lineage series so far at enbylife.net/tag/lineage/

Social media graphic featuring a grainy photo of the back of a person, who has greying hair, a black cap, a white shirt and is carrying a beige backpack. Black text on a light brown background reads, “’Button Ups' by Nikita Kostaschuk.”

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Check out the first piece in our brand new LINEAGE series — 'Unlawful Secrets' by Zoe L. Gould. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/05/20/u...

Social media tile for ‘Unlawful Secrets’ by Zoe L. Gould. The background shows a dusty attic bathed in warm pink-purple light, with sunlight pouring through a small window. A pale pink text box reads: ‘I grew up keeping a secret. My grandmothers hid unlawful wedding rings on chains around their necks.’ A beige banner at the bottom repeats the title and author’s name in bold black text.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Don’t forget to send us your work! 👀

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

#EnbyLife Journal is open for submissions from non-binary and gender diverse creatives from 1-7 May 2026. May’s theme is LINEAGE. Send us your poetry, microfiction (under 100 words), and art. Head to enbylife.net/submissions for more info.

Promotional graphic design image featuring drawings of purple and green flowers, next to pink and blue flowers. Dark green text on a light yellow background reads, ‘#EnbyLife Journal. Submissions Open. A journal for non-binary and gender diverse creatives. Poetry, microfic, art. 1-7 May 2026. Theme: Lineage. enbylife.net’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Check out the final poem in our EUPHORIA series — 'High Lights' by Hexacopa. Have a read at enbylife.net/2026/04/28/h... Catch up on the full Euphoria series at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of a person sitting in a hammock reflected in a mirror. The mirror is placed on a stool in the foreground, and the rest of the photo shows a paved garden with a brick wall and fence. Black text on a light pink background reads, 'High Lights' by Hexacopa.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Check out new poetry in our EUPHORIA series — 'How far did you go to heal the broken child' by Clem. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/04/21/h... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/ Photography: Arlo. Post-processing: Clem.

Photo of a colourful sunlit campsite with patterned fabric strewn on the grass, and tents and camp chairs in the background. Black text on a light green background reads, ‘How far did you go to heal the broken child' by Clem’.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Check out new poetry in our EUPHORIA series — 'Faery Bread' by Sean West. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/04/14/f... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of pale mushrooms growing on mossy ground. Black text on light brown backgrounds reads, 'Faery Bread' by Sean West.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Check out new work in our EUPHORIA series — 'far above gender, i soar' by lucian marine. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/04/09/f... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

A light blue stamped image of a bird-person with bird head and neck plumage, human arms and legs. Black text on a light blue background reads, ‘far above gender,
i soar' by lucian marine’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Check out new poetry in our EUPHORIA series — 'Gender Poem 2' by Ciarán. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/03/25/g... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Close-up photo of sheet music. Black text on light brown and orange backgrounds reads, ‘I will hear the notes all day. They will dance / between the crest / and the trough of the span / taken up by the shape of the music. / On repeat. 'Gender Poem 2' by Ciarán.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Check out new poetry in our EUPHORIA series — 'Love’s Brassy Deception' by Shaine Melrose @inkyshaine.bsky.social Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/03/18/l... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of a painted white heart on the back of a wooden park bench. Black text on a light brown background reads, ‘Like Joan Jett, k.d. lang, I craved love. Naïve, / filled with chivalrous intention, words, / passion, Vita and Virginia.’ 'Love’s Brassy Deception' by Shaine Melrose.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Check out the new piece in our EUPHORIA series — 'A Guide to Gender Performativity in Turkey' by Ara Chalym, featuring micro-fiction and artwork. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/03/10/a... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Bright hand drawn artwork featuring two kocek dancers, their layered colourful skirts flowing, with mountain ranges and trees in the background. Black text on a light blue transparent background reads, ‘'A Guide to Gender Performativity in Turkey' by Ara Chalym.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Check out the new piece in our EUPHORIA series — 'Belly' by Jules Travers. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/03/03/b... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Black and white photo of a hand reaching towards bright light through smoke. Black text on a light grey background reads, ‘my skin hesitates / in places it once rounded firm notes / held steady tone’ 'Belly' by Jules Travers.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Check out the new piece in our EUPHORIA series — 'One Month On T' by River Snowdrop @riversnowdrop.bsky.social Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/02/24/o... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Black and white shadowed photo of a person's skin flecked with droplets of water. Black text on a light grey background reads, 'my boyhood has really kicked in; / crab apple blooms on testosterone / skin. i find my dermis punctured, / bruised with man’s becoming. 'One Month On T’ by River Snowdrop.’

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Check out the new piece in our EUPHORIA series —'Dawn Chorus/A Song Unsung' by Key Stone. Have a read at: enbylife.net/2026/02/19/d... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of a campsite at dawn, with people lounging around on grass, with tents and trees in the distance, and a light blue cloudy sky above them. Black text on light blue backgrounds reads, ‘Yet something draws me in / Nestled deep in my chest / Further than I would dare to look, / Humming the same tune. 'Dawn Chorus/A Song Unsung' by Key Stone’.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Read the new piece in our EUPHORIA series — 'in the end' by rex renée (aka rexylafemme). Check it out at: enbylife.net/2026/02/17/i... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of foaming water tumbling over rocks at Zabriskie's Waterfall. Black text on light blue backgrounds reads, ‘i dive into the streaming pool below the surging fountain of waterfall. i become forward movement as my body floats on the surface, taken by & given over to water. i swim to the lip of rocks the water tumbles over & climb up into a crevice, my little rock-seat jacuzzi. 'in the end' by rex renée (aka rexylafemme).’

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mk zariel {it/they} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I have #poetry featured on @4zzzradio.bsky.social's TRANZMISSION next week! Thank you @enbylife.bsky.social for making this possible:)

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Read the new piece in our EUPHORIA series — ‘Nut Drop’ HRT Sugar Cookies by Finn Stirling. Check it out at: enbylife.net/2026/02/09/n... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Close-up photo of nut cookies. Black text on a light brown background reads: 2 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons of your hormone of choice (I prefer testosterone for this recipe, it’s what gives that nutty flavour)
1 cup of sexual arousal akin to that of a teenager
¼ cup sugar
½ cup of ‘Little Song Bird’ from Hadestown
‘Nut Drop’ HRT Sugar Cookies by Finn Stirling.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Read the third piece in our brand new EUPHORIA series — 'Guava Maw' by Elinor Serumgard. Read the poem at enbylife.net/2026/02/02/g... Catch up on the full Euphoria series so far at enbylife.net/tag/euphoria/

Photo of an orange sunset with sparse trees and houses in the foreground. Black text on a light orange background reads, ‘your sweet / summer / in my mouth. rays pour / in, window left open to the world. ‘Guava Maw' by Elinor Serumgard’.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The second piece in our brand new EUPHORIA series is 'Retransition, Baby' by Nat Buchbinder. Read the full piece at enbylife.net/2026/01/27/r...

Photo of blue cornflowers in a sunny field. Black text on a transparent yellow background reads, 'Retransition, Baby' by Nat Buchbinder’.

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mk zariel {it/they} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

have gotten some new followers from @enbylife.bsky.social so wanted to reshare my upcoming #minneapolis event!!

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alison evans @alisonevans.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

i have left #enbylife!!! :( I have immensely enjoyed all my time there with Rae and working on everyone's stories. love to edit!! unfortch capitalism is ruining my life and I had to go. Rae will still be looking for ur beautiful flash fiction so please keep submitting when submissions are open!

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mk zariel {it/they} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I wrote #poetry about the cult of Anatolian Cybele, and also the Daughters of Bilitis, and the #Gay Liberation Front. I'm normal. (thank you @enbylife.bsky.social for platforming this lol) enbylife.net/2026/01/19/t...

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‘transistor’ by mk zariel

The first piece in our brand new EUPHORIA series is ‘transistor’ by mk zariel.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The first piece in our brand new EUPHORIA series is 'transistor' by mk zariel. Read the full poem at enbylife.net/2026/01/19/t... @mkzariel.bsky.social

Photo of an underground cave with orange-brown rock walls and beige-pink floor. Black text on a transparent brown background reads, ‘to dream of a world where we’re not the last / because i want survival to feel like a given, not / something begged for—‘ 'transistor' by mk zariel.

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#EnbyLife Journal @enbylife.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

#EnbyLife Journal closes for submissions on 7 January (wherever you are in the world)! January’s theme is EUPHORIA. Send us your poetry, microfiction (under 100 words), and art. Head to enbylife.net/submissions for more info.

Purple and green themed social media graphic announcing ‘#EnbyLife Journal Submissions Open.’ Bold green and purple text reads, ‘Submission dates: 1–7 January 2026. Categories: poetry, microfiction, art. Theme: Euphoria.’ Decorative white star and flower shapes are scattered throughout the graphic. Website: enbylife.net and handle @enbylife at the bottom.

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