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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've got a reading tomorrow and I think I'm going with my story about a man who's been trapped in his car by an infinite yawn, which was published in 2018, is no longer findable online, and which someone emailed me about a few months ago to say they still think about to this day.

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Are we on the last generation of rich academic poets or do they still hire for those jobs?

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ergot. @ergot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's no new story up on ergot. today but check out our archive or some of the new work from our past contributors that we're reposting today.

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kid came downstairs to ask what time, the concept, was

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"It's come to this: We've brought in a guy we've made up to deal with our stop-hitting-yourself machine." Writers, the well will never run dry

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Are you a SmokeLong contributor? Would you like an updated bio? Email us: editor@smokelong.com

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Printing out my pages for my reading tomorrow with the *extra big font*

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I technically played Little League but really it was a Pikablu discussion group

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Finally got one of those spam emails where it just restates your jacket copy as a question and suggests a top secret cabal of readers who have very basic questions for me, and it feels like I've made it

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dr. kimberly ann @kimannjosouth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

12 billion literary journals opened for submissions today. What are the fee-free ones that y'all have been published by, work as editors for, or want to see your work in?

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Popping it onto the nice speakers

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Is that an "Add to Cart" button that I see? The thrum reprint is now available for pre-order with @malarkeybooks.bsky.social ! malarkeybooks.com/store/thrum

Screenshot of the bookstore page for thrum on the Malarkey Books website

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My wife saw Bleach in the Hulu queue and thought I was watching a show pronounced "Blech"

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Conium Press is still open for submissions through August 31st! Submit your weirdest books and chapbooks here: www.coniumpress.com/guidelines

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Guidelines — CONIUM

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/08/2026

Yesterday, Aug. 20, was one of the worst days of ICE flights I've seen. -At least 82 ICE flights -At least 15 were removal flights, including Haiti -At least 5 removals were third-country removals (Cameroon, Costa Rica, Liberia, Paraguay, Rwanda) -Plus 1 emergency return for reasons unknown

An ADSBx map showing 35 planes flying all over the Americas and Africa, emanating out of Louisiana and Texas

An ADSBx map showing North and Central America, showing roundup flights to northern cities, about a dozen removal flights to central America and the Caribbean.

A closeup of Alexandria, La, showing GlobalX's N966AD taking off and then quickly returning to the airport.

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I hadn't actually heard this before and it's becoming an immediate favorite

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Take a walk on the B side of town"

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Has this even been done more than a dozen or so times in human history? "Global mascot" may be the highest creative feat there is

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Been having a relative mess of a year and now the cat's refusing food and hiding in the corner upstairs

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Nate Heard @nateheard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Lots of folks are posting that John Crowley changed their lives, particularly with Little, Big. Wanted to also plug Ka, the epic tale of an immortal crow. It's phenomenal. johncrowleyauthor.com/ka/

johncrowleyauthor.com

Ka - John Crowley

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

John Crowley was one of the best people I've ever known to spend time with. He knew — and put together — so many different things and was funny in so many different ways. He will be so missed by so many. (Me: writes so many 3 times in one post. John: writes 4 books and makes you wish there were more

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oof, indeed. Little, Big is incredible I have And Go Like This on my shelf too, time to crack that one open

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Alan @alanallanallen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’ve edited and proofed all of these books, did the layout on all but two, pretty proud of all of them and want everyone to be able to read them.

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's true, men everywhere are diminishing, going into the West

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

After only ~5 months at the gym I'm now the strongest I've ever been, I really wasn't leaving the computer chair for shit

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Officially announcing the end of Stanchion Magazine, providing context as to why, answering some questions, and saying thank you. 🖤🤍 www.stanchionzine.com/post/the-end...

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My daughter has now reached the age where she's expressing interest in Guild Wars

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The algorithm got me, on the reissue of The Ecstatic

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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Okay I am your book sommelier. Drop $10 ($5 for the zine, $5 for shipping, sorry) on King Ludd’s Rag No. 26, then tell me your favorite poem, book, song, etc., and I’ll pick out a book you might like and include it in your order for free. malarkeybooks.com/store/klr26

malarkeybooks.com

KLR 26 — Malarkey

King Ludd’s Rag No. 26 features stories by Kay Vaindal and Eli Sugerman.

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I shoulda bought my Lakers Sixers tickets last week

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

So less a bulwark and more that thing in Silence where they get tied to a post in the ocean to die

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I hope this Wawa commercial with a father and son bonding in the parking lot to gentle country music is really how they see themselves, like a Kenneth from 30 Rock of gas stations situation

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Len Damico @lendami.co · 20/07/2026

This is the energy

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/07/2026

Dozens of wildfires were burning in Oregon on Friday after thunderstorms delivered thousands of lightning strikes across a landscape that had been left parched by drought.

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Dozens of Wildfires Are Suddenly Burning in Oregon

The state told thousands of people to be ready to evacuate.

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andré @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

when the cdc didn't care and the federal government attacked them, remember that taco bell stood with the people

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Van Helsing is the only movie I've ever walked out of, it's one of those ones where I simply do not believe people who look back on it fondly

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Just a quick trip to the grocery store was tough breathing, and our air quality number is like nothing compared to the bad areas

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Matt Tobey @mtobey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

1. Fire all employees on week 1 of a Democratic administration. Everyone. No exceptions. 2. Start now to pull together state-based ICE People's Assemblies. Collect testimonies about impacts on your communities. Release reports by December 2028. 3. REPARATIONS for all ICE victims - $$ & citizenship

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Meetup bot activity baffles me - the in-person writing group I've run for a few years just reached 400 "members," most of whom seem decidedly not real. Do I want to manage 400 person events? No. We've maxed 16, and I probably don't want many more. But I don't quite understand the bot end game here

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Gee I wonder why people are looking for alternatives to capitalism

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Jon Chaiim McConnell @jonmcconn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I don't think it's the only thing worth doin', but one day I'll complete my attempt at a "writing that could only be writing" project I've only written a piece of it so far, which is generously still up at Surfaces www.surfaces.cx/schematic-im...

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