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John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

OKC! I’ll be signing copies of my books (including a new joint from @bruisermag.com) at The Floating Bookshop in OKC this Saturday, 9/26, from 2-4pm!

A cool flyer conveying basically the same information as the skeet above, but with a cool slobbering mouth

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Josh Shepard @joshshepard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

new poem out today in GONZOID! if you even care gonzoid.neocities.org/JoshShepard

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THE ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYERS by Josh Shepard

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Kim Tabara @timkabara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I approve and wholeheartedly endorse this new Tuesday column. I will return this (meterelogical) fall. See you then, if not before.

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 01/06/2026

When despair for the world grows in me, I watch the T-rex from Jurassic Park Three letters by Lily Herman www.bruisermag.com/Herman_ThreeLetters

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"People ask what kind of dog Joey is and we tell them he’s a dumpster dog, because that’s where we found him, behind the KFC, licking up parking lot gravy and scavenging for gizzards" Wonderful stream-of-consciousness writing from @joshshepard.bsky.social www.major7mag.com/post/runnin-...

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"Runnin’ Down a Dream" • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (by Josh Shepard)

Saying “you be good.”

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Major 7th Magazine @major7mag.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

New mixtape up for you! It will be one of our last. Details in my editor's letter Now playing: Volume 27 www.major7mag.com/post/literar...

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Literary Mixtape Volume 27

On folding.

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Kim Tabara @timkabara.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@bruisermag.com is taking a much deserved break after a wild AWP weekend. Deals were made. Big things coming. My column will return when Bruiser does.

Two dudes with serious expressions shake hands to signify an agreement of some kind.

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Anonymous absurdist zines from the Bible Belt @absurdistzines.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The homie @joshshepard.bsky.social having a sale of his worldly possessions @thefloatingbookshop.com , and he already hooked me up with some National Geographics and stamp making supplies(through the library!) So this spread dedicated to helping cool people who do cool stuff…D.i.y.

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 20/11/2025

Shirts are selling GREAT but your metalhead brother is gonna be mad when he finds out you didn't get him the Brody jawn for Xmas

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 12/11/2025

BRUISERS, LIT FREAKS and SMART MARKS: Managing editor @joshshepard.bsky.social got hit by an uninsured driver, resulting in heavy ER and auto costs. To help one of the very best of us, we are offering two shirts for preorder, with every dime going toward Josh's bills: bruisermag.bigcartel.com

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 15/09/2025

BRUISER ZINE 008: Lily Herman's poetry collection SPREE. Celebrate with us at Normals on Sunday 9/28! SPREE is available for preorder now: bruisermag.bigcartel.com/product/spree

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James McPherson @suplexicon.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

many thanks to @bruisermag.com for publishing this one. please enjoy the trainer I made in the midst of hammering it out. or not, if you don't enjoy Japanese men trying to kill each other

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stephanie 💽 @whoastanderson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

bruiser is cool as hell AND here are 3 more poems from me

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Colette Arrand @colettearrand.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Start your week off with the first round of YANO SEASON essays. Four matches, life experiences, grand theories about the great sport of professional wrestling, and the goddamn greatest wrestler of all time.

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Colette Arrand @colettearrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Friends, the time has arrived. Welcome to YANO SEASON.

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 22/07/2025

The last time I saw him, he advised me to “abandon the craft if legacy is the intent.” I told him “tough shit, I have to get out of here.” I DREAM OF BEING ELSEWHERE by Brooke Nicole Plummer www.bruisermag.com/plummer_else...

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I DREAM OF BEING ELSEWHERE by Brooke Nicole Plummer - BRUISER

I dream of being elsewhere — a provocative — luminous — lively place — where no one knows my name & Pepto-Bismol vomit is stained on the train

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Dan Weaver @supernaturalfeat.com · 27/06/2025

Hey, I'm in BRUISER, one of my favorites places for great stuff! This is a short story about a dinner party and a man with a very tiny mouth. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks @bruisermag.com!

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 27/06/2025

He smelled like garlic and gristle. I guess you can have bad breath no matter how small your mouth is. RIGHT, JUST A REGULAR HEAD BUT A TINY MOUTH LIKE ONLY A STRAW COULD FIT by @supernaturalfeat.com www.bruisermag.com/weaver_regul...

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RIGHT, JUST A REGULAR HEAD BUT A TINY MOUTH LIKE ONLY A STRAW COULD FIT by Dan Weaver - BRUISER

That’s how I would describe it. Only a straw. I would describe the mouth as just super tiny. Like a pea. There was a regular jawline but I think

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Poetry and comedy… high risk idea but actually a great success

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LJ Pemberton @ljabouttown.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Read this yesterday and I love it.

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Travis Shosa @travisshosa.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Very stoked to have made my @bruisermag.com debut with “The Limbo of Coolness,” a poem that is a triptych but also a stand-up monologue but also an essay about masking with enjambments rooted in jazz theory and I will shut up now just uh give it a read I guess 🫡 www.bruisermag.com/shosa_limbo

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THE LIMBO OF COOLNESS by Travis Shosa - BRUISER

When I was in school, a Real Stunner imparted that I was “Cooler than I looked,” which I took to mean that I was built like a mathlete but mentally

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 29/05/2025

When I was in school, a Real Stunner imparted that I was “Cooler than I looked,” which I took to mean that I was built like a mathlete but mentally ill. THE LIMBO OF COOLNESS by @travisshosa.bsky.social www.bruisermag.com/shosa_limbo

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 23/05/2025

Snarling at once, he drops lunch (and it floats out to sea for the meanest / jowls). Jonathan Swift in Translation by Jake and Madeleine Sheff. www.bruisermag.com/sheff_swift

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The Floating Bookshop @thefloatingbookshop.com · 19/01/2025

Thanks to @joshshepard.bsky.social , all of our scifi and general fiction books are alphabetized We’ll be working hard tomorrow and Monday to make sure we’re ready for our reopening on Tuesday at 10’

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Josh Shepard @joshshepard.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

BRUISER has a POSSE. www.bruisermag.com/about

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Colette Arrand @colettearrand.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I didn’t do a lot of writing this year that you can’t find on BIG EGG, but one thing I did do was a career retrospective with Sting for Pro Wrestling Illustrated. pwi-online.com/sting-retire...

Sting in his classic “Surfer” look, wearing a PWI t-shirt.

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 13/11/2024

Our bruiser-in-chief has a short story out today in the excellent new mag scaffold: www.scaffoldlit.com/microwriting...

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human library by mark wadley — scaffold literary magazine

flash fiction

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 11/11/2024

Haven't been posting here for a while but just got an influx of new followers so I guess we'll get back on it. Check out www.bruisermag.com to see what you've been missing

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BRUISER

The latest entries posted on BRUISER

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Justin Karcher @justinkarcher.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

𝘾𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 by @joshshepard.bsky.social is awesome! Preorder it now from @bruiser.bsky.social

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 08/02/2024

BRUISER Zine 002: 𝘾𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨: 𝙋𝙧𝙤 𝙒𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙢𝙨 by @joshshepard.bsky.social will ship beginning Saturday, February 24. "a life lesson that will never go out of style." - @justinkarcher.bsky.social Preorder now: bruiser.gumroad.com/l/cutting-pr...

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 09/01/2024

MORE ZINES INCOMING. We are very pleased to announce the remaining zines in our first print series, featuring exciting work from Josh Shepard, Arzhang Zafar, Ashley E. Walters, David Simmons, and a collaboration between Kelly Xio & Aeon Ginsberg Read more here: bruisermag.com/zines_lineup

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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Architecture (Eccentric Construction) by László Moholy-Nagy, 1916 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…

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James McPherson @suplexicon.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Fan fiction is important this, YA is important that. how about I DDT you through a table

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Josh Shepard @joshshepard.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

September was a good month for buying books by poets ❤️

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cleveland poet @clevelandpoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

coworker asked if i had any poems published lately so i’m reporting them to hr

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 07/09/2023

you feel it boiling? that shaking, cracking— dammit, we look like hell. Two erasure poems constructed from wrestling promos by Josh Shepard: www.bruisermag.com/two-wrestlin...

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Josh Shepard @joshshepard.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

My unnoticed pop culture references are a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom

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Exploding Cage @explodingcage.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

NEW: Eddie Kingston’s tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling was the realization of a lifelong dream. As he tells @josephweirdness.bsky.social, his success there has only made him hungrier when it comes to his future. 🤼‍♀️ www.explodingcage.com/eddie-kingst...

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Mad King in Japan: A Conversation with Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston speaks about the NJPW tour that fulfilled his dreams and fuels his future.

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Justin Karcher @justinkarcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Big thx to @bruiser.bsky.social for publishing my poem about poetry & pro wrestling. Inspired by Bray Wyatt & so many others. Give it a read if you have the time

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 11/09/2023

We ❤️ seeing y'all over here on Bluesky—so we're giving you a coupon code. Use BSKY for 40% off (YES 40% OFF EVERYTHING, INCL. PREORDERS) at Split/Lip Press now through Sat 9/16. Reshare this post and we'll randomly pick a winner to receive a free copy of Sister Golden Calf! splitlippress.com/store

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Store | Split/Lip Press

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

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Josh Shepard @joshshepard.bsky.social · 07/09/2023

Two new erasures in one of my favorite mags, @bruiser.bsky.social! Read poetry. Submit to BRUISER. www.bruisermag.com/two-wrestlin...

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BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 24/08/2023

Your job hates you. Make art on the clock. Submit it to BRUISER.

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Olney Magazine @olneymagazine.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

Those who know us on Twitter, we like to do these things we call “poetry nominations” where the community tells us who we should publish next by replying to a post! We solicit a poem from the poet you tell us to. The next round we are going to do here to celebrate getting here. 💛💛

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