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Jack Bedell

@jackbedell.bsky.social
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Louisiana Poet Laureate 2017-19. Books from Mercer University Press. Work included in Best Microfiction and Best Spiritual Lit. EIC: @louisianalit.bsky.social www.jackbbedell.com

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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 19h
@judemarr.bsky.social Thanks for tuning in to the Dodo reading tonight! It was wonderful to see your face and hear your voice!
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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love this lil ode to PJ Harvey & the 90s...
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very grateful to have a little nostalgia-for-the-before-times piece up at Plague Circus this morning. 👇🏻 plaguecircuspress.com/im-sad-by-ja...
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I’m Sad the World Didn’t End by Jack B. Bedell
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The new issue of Tanasi Review is out today. The PDF is available now with a print edition to follow next month. Very grateful to have a poem about Pat Mire’s latest movie in the issue’s lead-off spot! 🙌🏻👇🏻 tanasiriverreview.neocities.org/Tanasi_River...
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m very grateful to have this one in the @stonecirclereview.bsky.social archive!
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The mystery is not always a whodunit. Sometimes, like this time, that part is ..." "Some scenes can’t help themselves." "Sometimes murder scenes hold no truth at all." @jackbedell.bsky.social with four nutshell studies in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Nutshell-Stu...
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Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths, by Jack B. Bedell — The Bulb Region
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths — Jack B. Bedell I. Barn, 1939 The...
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s w i f t s: a literary magazine @swiftslitmag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Poetry Nominations: @mollyakin.bsky.social, "Of Fatigue" @jackbedell.bsky.social, "Dusk, Chackbay" @amorak.bsky.social, "Lament with Waning Crescent" @fklein907.bsky.social, "Landslide II"
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For my evening friends. (Still stoked!) 👇🏻
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The Bulb Region @bulbregion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Some scenes can’t help themselves. Their order of events conforms naturally into one or two reasonable chronologies. One act simply leads to the next until the final outcome declares itself." The amazing @jackbedell.bsky.social enters four crime-scene dioramas in The Bulb Region today. 🔗👇
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Absolutely stoked to have four Nutshell Studies based on Frances Glessner Lee’s dioramas up at @bulbregion.bsky.social today! Huge gratitude to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social for inspiring these, and for giving them a perfect home! bulbregion.com/Nutshell-Stu...
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Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths, by Jack B. Bedell — The Bulb Region
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths — Jack B. Bedell I. Barn, 1939 The...
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Kyla Houbolt @luaz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.neologismpoetry.com/August-2026/ smokin' hot issue. Love @jackbedell.bsky.social's piece in here:
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August 2026
Issue #111 Amira Sain Rival Male Hummers* with Forgotten Tree (after Greg Williamson’s Double Exposures) These tiny Anna’s hummingbirds alight On sapling grown too tall for its cramped case both ti…
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“… No stares, no pain, no names even in this here, this now …” @jackbedell.bsky.social in @neologismpoetry.bsky.social www.neologismpoetry.com/August-2026/
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“The WHY of it, though, is a quiet song you’ll sing to yourself …” Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death + 2 by @jackbedell.bsky.social in @bruisermag.com www.bruisermag.com/Bedell_Three...
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Three prose poems by Jack B. Bedell - BRUISER
MEMORY, K&B, LÂCHE PAS LA PATATE & NUTSHELL STUDIES OF UNEXPLAINED DEATH
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“There are days when the last shadow in this swamp steps to the edge of the clearing and howls. …” @jackbedell.bsky.social in Odd Lobster oddlobster.com#jack-b-bedell
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Odd Lobster
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Storms and songs have shown this river for what it is a hundred years now” @jackbedell.bsky.social in Hollow and Sky hollowandsky.org/triptych-not...
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Triptych, Notes from the River Jack Bedell - Hollow and Sky
Triptych, Notes from the River 1. A line of saltwater creepsupriver dailycloser to oyster bedsand groundwaterwe all need to live 2. Storms and songs have shownthis river for what it isa hundred years ...
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Even the oldest alligators floating in this water hold her as kin whenever they brush near" Brilliant evocation of place and character from @jackbedell.bsky.social www.neologismpoetry.com/August-2026/
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August 2026
Issue #111 Amira Sain Rival Male Hummers* with Forgotten Tree (after Greg Williamson’s Double Exposures) These tiny Anna’s hummingbirds alight On sapling grown too tall for its cramped case both ti…
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fantastic new issue of @neologismpoetry.bsky.social posted yesterday, and I’m stoked to have a poem included. www.neologismpoetry.com/August-2026/
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August 2026
Issue #111 Amira Sain Rival Male Hummers* with Forgotten Tree (after Greg Williamson’s Double Exposures) These tiny Anna’s hummingbirds alight On sapling grown too tall for its cramped case both ti…
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Very grateful to have a swamplore piece in the new issue of @neologismpoetry.bsky.social alongside so many ✨! 👇🏻
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Neologism Poetry Journal @neologismpoetry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Issue #111 out now! Featured Poet Amira Sain, supported by @jackbedell.bsky.social, Eva Hadjiyani, Patrick Deeley, Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu, @tracyroyce.bsky.social, Juno Steele Gray, James F. Wurtz, @yoda-olinyk.bsky.social, and Ella Betz. www.neologismpoetry.com/August-2026/
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Also stoked to have a poem in the beautiful new issue of Dirt Freckles today! 🙌🏻👇🏻 dirtfreckleslitmag.wixsite.com/dirt-freckle...
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Purpling | Dirt Freckles 1
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For my afternoon friends!
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Very grateful to have three prose micros up @bruisermag.com today! Thanks to Josh Shepard and everyone on staff for giving the perfect home to memories of Stan Hansen and my dad. There’s also the 1st in my series of Nutshell murder scene mysteries. 👇🏻 www.bruisermag.com/bedell_three...
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Three prose poems by Jack B. Bedell - BRUISER
MEMORY, K&B, LÂCHE PAS LA PATATE & NUTSHELL STUDIES OF UNEXPLAINED DEATH
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So stoked to have work up at @bruisermag.com !
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Very grateful to everyone at Odd Lobster for giving my Honey Island monster poem a great home! 🐊👇🏻 oddlobster.com#jack-b-bedell
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Odd Lobster
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Issue 2 of Hollow and Sky is out now. It’s beautiful, and I’m really blessed to have a brand new poem included. hollowandsky.org/triptych-not...
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Triptych, Notes from the River Jack Bedell - Hollow and Sky
Triptych, Notes from the River 1. A line of saltwater creepsupriver dailycloser to oyster bedsand groundwaterwe all need to live 2. Storms and songs have shownthis river for what it isa hundred years ...
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Beyond that, for her it’s all high score after high score, the purity of her shot’s arc, and ..." @jackbedell.bsky.social & World B. Free in Coming Up Short www.comingupshortmag.com/p/swish
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It’s great to be back on the board at Some Words today with a new micro from my PI series! Big thanks to Justin Carter for giving this one a home! 🙌🏻 somewords.boards.net/thread/32/ja...
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Knocked out to have a poem up at Badlands today! Thanks to Trevor for giving this one a fantastic home! 👇🏻 badlandspoetry.com/about/poems/
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Really stoked to have a new micro up at Coming Up Short/Aperture today. 🙏🏻 www.comingupshortmag.com/p/swish
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Swish
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"We both pass life like this, enjoying whatever warmth we can find, fully aware winter is going to ease in one day soon and ..." In Water by @jackbedell.bsky.social in Gorko thegorkogazette.com/2026/07/18/i...
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feet / dangling towards silt
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Very grateful to have a little poem up today at Gorko. Huge thanks to Colin Gee for giving that one a great home! 👇🏻 thegorkogazette.com/2026/07/18/i...
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feet / dangling towards silt
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Flight: A Literary Sampler @flightlit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It's Best of the Net season! The Flight Crew nominated five killer poets:
A white background with a flight of beers in the foreground, which says "best of the noms poetry" Matthew E Henry, Jack Bedell, Alex Carrigan, Natalie Marino, sterling-elizabeth arcadia.
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Absolutely love spending time with this new collection from @pdforan.bsky.social! I’ve learned something from every page, but I think I found a favorite…
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Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
@miagabb.bsky.social @angelines.bsky.social @kellyesparza.bsky.social @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social‬ @jackbedell.bsky.social @lmariharris.bsky.social
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Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our Flash 405: 2022 Issue features writings themed: ROUTINE & RITUAL, ESCAPE, INHERITANCE, & BURN: tinyurl.com/ExpoFlash22. @miagabb.bsky.social @angelines.bsky.social @kellyesparza.bsky.social @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social‬ @jackbedell.bsky.social @lmariharris.bsky.social
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Flash 405: 2022 Issue - Exposition Review
Flash 405 is Exposition Review’s multi-genre flash competition, awarding prizes and online publication to the winners. To celebrate these award-winning works, we’ve collected them together in our Flas...
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is a book I can’t wait to read! @pdforan.bsky.social is the absolute best. Please give this one a look if you can.
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Flight: A Literary Sampler @flightlit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The meditative “Sillage” from @jackbedell.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/jack-bedell-...
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Jack Bedell- Poetry
Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. His latest collection is Ghost Forest (...
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“… if there was a lesson in any of it, for her or for the subject, it’s floated away into the sky ...” @jackbedell.bsky.social in The Itch Lit www.theitchlit.com/fiction/blog...
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Lessons — The Itch Lit
It All Begins Here
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"And now she’s followed a subject 500 miles to Austin where he’s unloading a moving truck into a faux-Roman mansion." Big love for this brilliant micro by @jackbedell.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Very grateful to have a new micro from my PI series up at The Itch today! Huge thanks to the journal for giving this one a perfect home. 🙏🏻👇🏻 www.theitchlit.com/fiction/blog...
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Lessons — The Itch Lit
It All Begins Here
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Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Thrilled to have a prose poem in the latest issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social! pitheadchapel.com/wonton-gone-...
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Wonton Gone Mad
Elena Zhang I stepped into the wolf’s jaws, slipped down the gullet. A birth in reverse. I was there for the beginning. In the beginning there was confusion. Wonton gone mad. I was shapeless but no…
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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“The sky burls all pink along the horizon, / then purple, then deep blue to black, and / a nighthawk chases mayflies across open space” (Slow it Down // @jackbedell.bsky.social) Read more: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-31-26
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Slow it Down | dishsoap quarterly
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Always a fantastic day to have stuff up at HAWKEYE! 🙌🏻🕵🏻👇🏻 hawkeyemag.com/stories/bede...
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Two P.I. Micros
Post-Katrina Ghost Story The private investigator never forgot a set up. She even remembered her parking spots on the cases she worked while she was still in college. That’s why the address she was he...
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Check out this giant new issue!
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
“for living so close to open water, for my mother’s tea cake recipe, for the chance to listen to old Frankie Laine 78s with my dad after Mom passed…” @jackbedell.bsky.social in @eunoiareview.bsky.social @eunoiareview.bsky.social
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Spending a blessed morning with this new book from @millietullis.bsky.social The language is beautiful and lean on every page.
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
For my evening friends! 👇🏻
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Really can’t think of a better day for this one to come out! Thanks to Eunoia Review for giving this one a home! 👇🏻 eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/a...
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And the Day Rolls Downhill
I’ve been doing my best to practice gratitude each morning. I try to be thankful for something new each time my thumb slides across a bead on my mom’s Rosary— thankful for hot coffee, f…
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David Hanlon @vespertine4.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Revisiting my two poetry collections from @animalheartpress.bsky.social and @icefloepress.bsky.social! Still so thankful they believed in these poems! 🩷🩵🩵
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Jack Bedell @jackbedell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Spending a blessed morning with this new book from @millietullis.bsky.social The language is beautiful and lean on every page.
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