Freshly brewed petty revenge.

Very few people are more attentive than someone preparing emotionally unnecessary revenge. Tiny grievance. Catastrophic response.

A birthday poem for my GrandP, who loves chicken with his whole heart, plus fresh family complaints about me being in everybody’s business again.

There’s a point where being deeply “seen” stops feeling loving and starts feeling consumptive. How much of yourself should remain yours alone?

Featuring one overheated woman, one deeply exhausted husband, and a thermostat nobody trusts anymore.

Black Is Magazine, founded by photographer Lia Latty, recently released its inaugural print issue, titled "Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice." Celebrating the platform's five-year a...

When grief looks like a highly curated performance...

Nature offers a beautiful blueprint for starting fresh. Just as seasons shift, suns rise, and forests regrow after a storm, new beginnings remind us that life is always finding ways to bloom again.

“WE USED TO BE TACKY, THEN TIMELESS, THEN ICONIC, THEN SINCERELY IRONIC…”

A House With Several Different Rooms

Published in Thistle & Thread | Friday Feature (January 23, 2026)

Darling Nikki ships June 2026, and if you love contemporary poetry, literary community, Black literature, or the enduring reach of Giovanni’s work, this is absolutely a project worth paying attention ...

A House With Several Different Rooms

TRUSTFALL | Artwork by Hannah Houlihan (age 14)

Thistle & Thread Press is an independent poetry publisher amplifying overlooked voices through chapbooks, digital features, and creative publishing designs.

by Christie Page “I don’t give a damn about feminist think-pieces claiming breasts don’t define womanhood. I don’t want to hear about empowerment, or how we’re supposed to transcend our bodies. I ca...