Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New dystopian novel pitch. In the year 2350 the rich no longer need the poor because they develop autono...what do you mean they already did it? 000
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverMike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · 20/09/2026Blimey - what a time Ive been having! And part of it was enjoying an Open Mic Poetry session. Just to be helpful, I have created a little article with some tips on how to enjoy one of those. Take it or leave it. (thats the advice - in a nutshell)zoomburst.substack.comHow to Enjoy a Poetry Open Mic... if you tend to overthink everything - like I do 053
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Meta pledging to give free pervert glasses to blind veterans is pure, cold blooded manipulation. Using blind vets to rehab their reputation. How can you be against AI glasses? Why do you hate veterans? Crudely done. Burn it all down. 073
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Root Bear Mead #1: 3oz of rootbeer botanicals in a 4 cup tea. 2lbs honey. Water sufficient to 1 gal. OG 1.080. Nutrient and ec1118. Expect 4 weeks. My kitchen smells of rootbeer tea. OMG I so want to timetravel and get a frosty glass of Barqs or A&W back in the day. 000
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 16/09/2026Independent presses need readers. They also need rooms where writers can experiment, learn, argue, laugh and make new work. That's what we're trying to rebuild. If you want more from The Broken Spine, attending this workshop genuinely helps us make more possible. shorturl.at/IZ5TX 084
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I love narrative poetry. Big Fan. There needs to be a lot more of it. Probably the most common one, but the Raven is my absolute favorite. Tam Lin a close second. Canterbury Tales, Poetic Eddas, Epic of Gilgamesh! Not surprising I'm a big fan of narrative music as well. Tell a story and I'm hooked. 110
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverQueen Anna V 👑 @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026All my books and stories can be found on my Itch page. I have a mix of cozy fantasy, horror, and romance/spicy. All are free to download. My current story is a Star Trek spicy fan fic novella. "Space is messy, and so is the crew." anna-verner.itch.ioanna-verner.itch.ioAnna Verner 24021
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ok, World. What fresh hell lurks in your dawn? 000
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 05/09/2026They tell you not to meet your heroes. Nobody tells you what to do when you outlive them. For Alan Parry He/Him it was Jim Morrison. 27 looks at the distance between youthful obsession and the writer you become afterwards. Foreword by Matthew M C Smith shorturl.at/FnHJS 086
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Firestorm Mead: #1 - 2lbs honey, 14g of cinnamon made into a 2 cup tea, 10 fl oz ginger juice, water sufficient to 1 gal. 1.074 OG. Potential ABV 9-10%. Should be a spicy meadball. 000
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverGeorge Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“We are high on the strongest drug that has ever existed: self-deception” georgetsakraklides.substack.com/p/8-billion-...georgetsakraklides.substack.com8 Billion Junkies: The Addiction That Is Killing CivilisationHallucinogenic Capitalism 23515
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverAny Pascual | indie author & poet @anyespiritual.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Hi, I just found out that my latest poetry book, Verses till midnight, is nominated for the 2026 Indie Author Awards. I’d really appreciate your help spreading the word, the link for you to vote if you’d like to is in my linktree, or here: shre.ink/voting 1/2shre.inkPoetryMade with Tally, the simplest way to create forms. 293
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#Poetry #Prompts #OddChallenge #60OddPoems My entry. A tasty mead base one can build so much more on. 120
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I adore this, Dave. But where's the mead? 110
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026You know that feeling when you are playing Monopoly and you realize that every turn around the board is just an opportunity to give that one player 200? What point is there anymore? 020
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverJon Amadeus Markley @xjamarkleyx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.filmsforaction.org/articles/see...filmsforaction.orgSeeing Wetiko: on Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition | Alnoor Ladha, Martin KirkWhat if we told you that humanity is being driven to the brink of extinction by an illness? That all the poverty, the climate devastation, the perpetual war, and consumption fetishism we see all aroun... 011
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026static.klipy.comJackie Daytona: I Am Just a Regular Human GuyALT: Jackie Daytona: I Am Just a Regular Human Guy 110
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverDonald A. Sansom @donaldasansom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Good essay and how a select few have taken the brilliant ideas of fine hard-working SciFi authors and made a hash of it. They are also stealing their works too. aeon.co/essays/silic...aeon.coSilicon Valley has a science fiction problem | Aeon EssaysTech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future 073
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Return to the ocean is the default. Diversion to eternal is soul capture. The Guf is empty and demons stalk the land. This is about [x]illionaires. 000
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.theguardian.com/membership/2...theguardian.comThis is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowinglyGlobal heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly 020
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I know I won't be buying any 'beef' for a while. 100
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverDebra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I would like to share that it is official, my long-held dream, on Monday, August 17th at 2:09 pm, I received an email from my publisher, that Ink my book has been officially released on Amazon and Kelsay Books website! www.amazon.com/INK-Debra-J-...amazon.comINKAmazon.com: INK: 9798901468722: Nordyke, Debra J.: Books 131
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I just started a new batch of ginger beer and my kitchen smells so delicious right now. 021
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This damned heat is getting old. My HVAC died in February so I'm getting by with natural ventilation, fans and a weak portable. Temperature before sunrise? 80F. And there's no end in sight. We found heaven too boring so we created our own hell. 010
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverSandy McIntosh @sandymcintosh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Poetry News → www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #PoetryNews #PoetrySkytheguardian.comIt’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos | Charlotte HigginsFrom Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins 063
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026At every turn I expect rationality and patriotism to win out, and at every turn I am consistently disappointed. This nonsense could conceivably limp along the rest of my life getting shittier. One hopes for a faster resolution. 020
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Will they defend the 1st amendment right of the audience members to boo? Or is first amendment right only for bigots? "I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Also I will defend only you, not others, until it starts to seem like I agree with what you say." 221216
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverStephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Why not treat yourself or a loved one to my new "Folklore of Scotland" Let's go on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror, introducing almost 200 characters from Scottish folklore folkloreofscotland.com #folklorethursday #Scotland 📚 available in print and ebook 0146
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverFinished Creatures Poetry Magazine @finishedpoetry.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Some subtle, clever, beautiful submissions already in - thank you! The window for Issue 10 is open throughout July. The theme is Delicate: all that is tender, precarious, graceful and deft; patterns, images, intricacies and interactions. Human and non-human. Please check website for guidelines. 🕸🕊 043
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverRed Ogre Review @ogre.red · 16/07/2026Educators: our newest project is open for submissions! We're putting together a full-length collection on the topic of poetry in education, edited by Dr. Jones Irwin, our poetry critique columnist. Please feel free to share the link! redogrereview.submittable.com/submit 📚💙 063
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The weather today in Barking Waters, Great Plains is weirdly eldritch. Fog thick enough to swim through with a suffocating humidity that makes breathing a struggle. Simply bonkers. Phone cams can't capture mist and fog well. This is thick, 4 feet in front of me. 0140
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverMatthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 09/07/2026The Backwards Knight, chock full of warnings to pay heed to. If you want to know more, you're going to have to source yourself a copy and give it a read. I promise its eldritch horrors won't drive you *too* mad. I think. It may just be your next favorite eldritch fantasy novel. #BookSky 083
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverMary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The year is 4300 BCE. The place is Europe, where Eastern nomads have invaded Shara, a civilized city where a bold and passionate young woman named Keshna comes of age as a female warrior and a daring avenger. amzn.to/3Hvx3qD #HistoricalFiction 053
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Knowing a heat wave was coming on, I made 2qts of raspberry shrub on Sunday and just racked it today. Delicious in seltzer or ginger (ale or beer) 1:7. Excellent hydrator and easy to make. 1:1:.25-1 of vinegar, muddled fruit and sweetner (to taste). 3 days in fridge, then strain and rack for mixing. 130
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026youtu.be/mBW9QCVDSjY?...youtu.beHonest Government Ad | PalantirYouTube video by thejuicemedia 011
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Blake's Seven. My first introduction to the reality of plot armor. Olag Gan: Worth dying for! 010
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I was an avid fan at the time. I'd already read IHNMAIMS, Dangerous Visions and quite a few other collections. It was fantastic listening to him. I'm sure wasn't reciprocal. Complicated man, these days he might be a bit reactionary in defense. Incredible body of work. 010
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Not to brag, but when I was a wee one of 12-13, Ellison was hosting Hour25 in LA. I was taken to an after hours party with him at Denny's nearby. One of my two brushes with fame. 110
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 28/06/2026Last week's poets brought it. This week: #PoemsAbout #CheapMotels. Temporary rooms. Permanent mistakes. Thin walls. Flickering signs. Theme opens Friday. Use Alt Text. 0114
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In a sane world this would be the top story everywhere, on the tips of common people's tongues, talked about at the water cooler. At this point, my Cassandra Complex is screaming. The future they want is not hidden in symbology. www.wired.com/story/leak-e...wired.comLeak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ SocietyMore than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. 010
Reposted by Jordan D. RiverTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 25/06/2026⬇️⬇️⬇️ Open until July 15. 032
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It would be one thing if it was driving eyes to my linked books or comments on my attempt to adapt Treasure Island, but no. Not a single view. 000
Jordan D. River @jordanriverwrites.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It is a sign of the times and very annoying that the one post I make that starts to make "numbers" is a stupid ad for an author community network and not one of my 5 poetry collections or a trenchant observation on daily life. #FML 130