Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 8hwhite tie, black labrador, a beautiful woman in a turban a hue of green you’ve no word for, perhaps the colour of pine My poem "diego" appears in Vancouver, BC's Bitter Magazine today. Excited to be included in their 2nd issue! Check it out. bittermag.com/diego/ 040
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Twenty years ago today I left Illinois for a city I had never actually set foot in, Seattle. I think that ended up being a good call. 2055814
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just received a rejection notice for my poems 363 days after the submission. 030
Reposted by Stephen Jacksonjonlavieri.bsky.social @jonlavieri.bsky.social · 08/02/2026"The kindness of one human being to another in times of mass hatred and violence deserves more respect than the preaching of all the churches since the beginning of time." - Charles Simic 021
Reposted by Stephen JacksonWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 19/09/2026So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz go to’t. 927930
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRay Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This really was a special evening, and Ryan really carried it. Seattle,I really hope you appreciate what you have 61726
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Rae Armantrout from her excellent new book, safe rooms. 020
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Had a pretty awful day so I went and touched grass at Streissguth Garden. Do recommend. 11094
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 18/09/2026At least. "One of the few things most writers agree on is that we can't trust our judgment on our own freshly written work. To see its faults and virtues we need to look at it after a real interval: a day or two at least." - Ursula K. Le Guin 053
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very excited to be at Town Hall for The Urbanist / CityNerd event this evening. 140
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is just a little over half an hour long but it is riveting. I've heard a lot of stories about 9/11 and watched a lot of documentaries, but more than any of the others, it made me really feel what so many people lived through on that day www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGG...youtube.comI was on the 84th floor of the South Tower - this is how I survived 9/11YouTube video by ITV News 020
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is someone putting fake flowers out around the neighborhood. It's way too late in the season for these to look this perfect. And what's up with the crocus? They're not due for another seven months. 120
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the last day of this year's Bicycle Weekends today! It was a beautiful day for a ride along the lake, and a bittersweet end to the season. 315810
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This poem by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social from Tar River Poetry, is stunning. tarriverpoetry.com/spring-2026/...tarriverpoetry.comRussell Brakefield - Tar River PoetryWhen There Was Beauty When there was beauty there was enoughto fill the entire valley with floating golden lilies.Evening drives to the river like a purifying ritual—cassette deck and a shield of swee... 172
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ok...youtube.comANOHNI: I WILL SURVIVEYouTube video by ANOHNI 030
Reposted by Stephen JacksonWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063895111004
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I don't think it was intentional, it just happened to be on the playlist, but they were playing Dolly's version of Neil's After the Goldrush at the local Co-op, and it almost made me cry. 031
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 22/08/2026“…your life is worth more than someone else's convenience.” —Alexis Mercedes Rinck 030
Reposted by Stephen JacksonJames Tate Hill @jamestatehill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I think so many writers identify with gardening because the average stranger won't read your garden either. 0295
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 16/08/2026My poem "Sleepovers" came out today in issue thirty-four of the brilliant Stone of Madness Press. Thanks to L & Olivia for including me once again [I have two poems in issue three, as well]. Please stop by. stoneofmadnesspress.com/stephen-jack...stoneofmadnesspress.comStone of Madness Press 241
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Here's a direct link to "David On the Bus" from the Spring 2026 STYLE Issue of Branches: A Journal of Literature and Philosophy. Enjoy! thebranchesjournal.substack.com/i/199547149/...thebranchesjournal.substack.comStyle Poetry AnthologyPoetry from the contributors to the Spring 2026 issue of The Branches 131
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's interesting (and nice) to get a response from a submission sent at the end of April in which the editor apologizes for taking so long to get back to me, while I have submissions that were sent in May of last year that I have yet to hear back from. 040
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Today was a trip out to Magnuson Park! At 350 acres it is the second-largest park in Seattle. It's also blackberry heaven! 140
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026rattle.com/all-these-br...rattle.comAll These Bright Things by Jacob Herrera Spears - Rattle: PoetryFourth grade. I always liked the drive home from school with my mother— our storytime. 021
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This should be very fun. Come join me and @nerd4cities.bsky.social! 6779
Reposted by Stephen JacksonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/08/2026Libraries are good. Nice work Seattle. 274052563
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 04/08/2026veganfta.comEuropean Court Confirms Ethical Veganism Is a Protected Philosophical Belief in EuropeOn 16th July 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Switzerland violated the fundamental rights of two vegans who were not consistently provided with vegan meals while held in… 020
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 04/08/2026First peek at Seattle's Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden yesterday! 020
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Had a visit from this beautiful creature today! 030
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 04/08/2026"The Spoonmaker's Children" by Gary Glauber from the Summer 2026 Issue of Superpresent. 010
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use. 221174523962
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This is very sad news. I loved this lit mag, and they've published both my poetry and my photography. 0113
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Friday flowers and ferns with trees from recent wanderings. 160
Reposted by Stephen JacksonTitania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Deer in the Forest by German painter Eugen Krüger (1832-1876) 353465480
Reposted by Stephen JacksonMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments. 3558911659
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I love Douglas Stuart's novels, and I've been waiting months for this to come in at the library! Yay! 020
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Good day for a stroll in the Washington Park Arboretum. 030
Reposted by Stephen JacksonRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This is my urbanist origin story. 0652
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Much of my Summer is spent rotating through Seattle's various wooded areas. It was back to Interlaken today. 080