Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Belfast has had problems with femicide and other violence against women for years, committed by local men that I'm sure were known in their communities. Where was the outrage then? Don't believe for one second these riots are about anything other than racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. 100
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 03/03/2026March is endometriosis awareness month. It is much harder for Black people to get diagnosed with and adequate care for this disease. This article in @theconversation.com explains some of the reasons for this medical neglect. theconversation.com/endometriosi...theconversation.comEndometriosis: black women continue to receive poorer care for the conditionBlack women are half as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared to white women. 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/02/2026I truly had a blast writing this one for @slowberlin.bsky.social ! 063
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Wasn't able to apply for a couple of jobs I wanted because I didn't meet the eligibility requirements, but I did get yelled at while feeding birds with a friend in the park this morning, so I guess that's something. For context, I live in Germany. 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/11/2025This is a great one from @unbiasthenews.bsky.social As a white person from the American South who now lives in Germany, I've been very surprised by how much pushback (even in what people would call progressive circles) there is to talking about racism here. unbiasthenews.org/if-you-point...unbiasthenews.orgIf you point out racism in Germany, prepare for retaliation: just ask our editor - Unbias The NewsA pattern of retaliation and reversal of victim and perpetrator roles is degrading trust in the German legal system. The latest example strikes close to home, against our editor Wafaa Albadry. 041
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 17/11/2025New one out in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social ! "Having endometriosis and adenomyosis and taking daily hormone replacement therapy for these diseases, which gives you the fun experience of replicating early pregnancy, except it never ends" 031
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Once a month, I publish of list of short story recommendations from literary magazines. I always only include what is free to read and I try to have a bit of a seasonal bent to the list! substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comNovember Short Story RecommendationsMy personal November recommendations (all free to read) from literary magazines 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Lovely read that is about so much more than just writing a novel! From @jaclyndesforges.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comHow to write a novelOr: Autism, robots, and the esoteric nature of fiction 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Trying to book a doctor's appointment in Berlin, where I live. Can't do it online, but I can do it by fax. Wilkommen to Germany. 020
Reposted by Laney Lenox, PhDSplit Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Please help us welcome our amazing new ⚡ FLASH FICTION READERS ✨ 1223
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 07/10/2025"Of course you will miss your belongings, but what is need vs. want? There isn’t room for your old sneakers, tenth grade French book, postcards from Swansea, not even for your first child’s last baby tooth." Beautiful story in Washington Square Review www.washingtonsquarereview.com/becky-hagens...washingtonsquarereview.comBecky Hagenston — Washington Square ReviewIssue 53 Spring 2025 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"James sat with me for coffee at The Amsterdam Cafe until, unbeknownst to me, his Hinge date showed up." New nonfiction in @thirteenbridges.bsky.social www.thirteenbridgesreview.com/october-2025...thirteenbridgesreview.comEricka Arcadia | October 25 CNF | Thirteen BridgesThe Amsterdam Incident Ericka Arcadia October Creative Non-Fiction 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 30/09/2025". . .Anette pulls a hat over her frizzy hair, grabs her binoculars, and shimmies up into the crow’s nest above the adjoining room of the polar observation station." A really atmospheric story in @kenyonreview.bsky.social by Madison Bakalar. Great autumn/winter read! kenyonreview.org/piece/calving/kenyonreview.orgCalving - The Kenyon Review78°43’N, 26°38’E ~1,050 kilometers from the North Pole February 28 – 10:31 p.m., 1009 millibars Twelve hours after her colleagues departed Svenskøya, Anette lies awake, listening to the ice cliffs […] 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19/09/2025"Lara eats chocolate cake again when the man she loves brings it to her after his wife has gone into town to run errands." @kellypedro.bsky.social in @tahomareview.bsky.social tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/p...tahomaliteraryreview.comPreserves - Tahoma Literary ReviewIn winter, Lara eats root vegetables from the cellar—crisp carrots and sugar beets that snap between her calcified teeth. Outside, the snow is like 122
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19/09/2025"I’d been working at W__ Corp for about two years when I first learned that time flickered in and out in the back corner of the office basement." A great one by Emily Zasada in The Jabberwock Review www.jabberwockreview.org/issue-45-2-w...jabberwockreview.orgThe Office Where Time Flickers | Jabberwock ReviewI’d been working at W__ Corp for about two years when I first learned that time flickered in and out in the back corner of the office basement. 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19/09/2025"I gave myself a jolt (picture: hair dryer, sink of water, pre-coffee brain fog) and when I came to, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself had roosted on my sofa." Get into this really funny one by @jfsullivan4th.bsky.social in @reedmagazine.bsky.social www.reedmag.org/fiction-sacr...reedmag.orgFiciton:Sacred HeartsJames Sullivan is the author of Harboring (ELJ Editions). His stories and essays have appeared in Cimarron Review, New Ohio Review, Third Coast Magazine, Fourth Genre, The Normal School, and Fourteen ... 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025"We dressed slowly—to rush would be to not take time, to not take care, and that would open us up for long looks." Fantastic piece by Lydia Mathis in @southeastreview.bsky.social www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...southeastreview.orgFiction by Lydia MathisLet the Church Say On that first Sunday in March, we woke early. The alarm went off at six a.m. and we blinked the sleep out of our eyes. We reached for our phones, tapped stop, and started our morni... 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025"Just imagine: a hairy little guy who looks embarrassed to be spotted in the world has caused so much historic fuss." A truly delightful piece by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social in Monkeybicycle monkeybicycle.net/little-devil/monkeybicycle.netLittle Devil 111
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025 ". . .but if I say, “Yes, we’re going down in the dose permanently, I hope,” if I say, “So far we’re doing pretty well,” if I say anything at all, we’ll be at the hospital in twenty-four hours." Swallow by @writesloud.bsky.social in @xraylitmag.bsky.social xraylitmag.com/swallow-by-h...xraylitmag.comSWALLOW by Hannah GriecoThe pharmacist has to get the key, which is missing for the moment. The tech apologizes. It was hanging by the fridge in the back, just yesterday. He’s not sure where it went, but the pharmacist will ... 122
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This is such a fun seasonal listen from @feministbookclub.bsky.social about horror books featuring @sadiehartmann.bsky.social ! 010
Reposted by Laney Lenox, PhDDishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Cheeky, wonderful prose piece up today. Enjoy "Unexplained Phenomena of Invisible Women" by @thehagsoup.bsky.social Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/2-25-25/unex... 083
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I did to not know that Heathcliff is supposed to be a racialized other in Wuthering Heights! I would've read it a lot sooner if I knew we were delving into all this race and class stuff. So . . . why do we have Jacob Elordi playing him in the Emerald Fennell adaptation? 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I'm finally getting around to reading Wuthering Heights because I want to weigh in on the new adaptation. Emerald Fennell's other films bothered me, particularly given her (very) wealthy background. Am I just now reading Wuthering Heights because I'm being a bit of a hater? Maybe! And what of it? 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Have a listen of this podcast about using your library as an act of resistance from @feministbookclub.bsky.social Loved hearing about one disabled person's experience of having book delivered to her house from her local library! Libraries are amazing, y'all! www.feministbookclub.com/accessible-r...feministbookclub.comAccessible Resistance: Use Your LibraryMhairie and Nox both LOVE the library, and in this segment, they’re talking about how much they love libraries and audiobooks. Nox gushes about a program 062
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 30/08/2025And . .. the last submission of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 just went out to @skyislandjournal.bsky.social !! 020
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Submission 29 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #Submit30 sent to Zone 3! 020
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Submission 28 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Baltimore Review! 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Submission 27 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Normal School! 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 29/08/2025A great read in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social ! "Although Delores could not claim Jackson as her boyfriend, owing to the fact that they had not yet had the conversation, she nonetheless felt a sense of impending exclusivity." splitlipthemag.com/fiction/0625...splitlipthemag.comMud Season — Split Lip MagazineIt arrived on a damp Friday afternoon in mud season, among the patches of soggy black earth that sucked at people’s boots and the lingering snow piles that slumped and shrank and whose melt froze at n... 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Submission 26 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to @splitlipthemag.bsky.social ! 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Thanks so much to @genrepunkmag.bsky.social for publishing this little weirdo! The idea for this piece came from when I had a boyfriend that I found to be condescending and a know-it-all. So, I started making up historical "facts" to tell him. Apologies for my contribution to the misinformation age 041
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Submission 25 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to Copper Nickel! 131
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Submission 24 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to Subtropics! 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Submission 23 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to @michiganquarterly.bsky.social ! 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Submission 22 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Florida Review! 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Indeed, a banger. Nothing like a list poem to make you laugh out loud and then punch you in the gut (emotionally, in the best way) unexpectedly! 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 21/08/2025This @havehashad.com call is live now!!! Just sent submission 21 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social ! 011
Reposted by Laney Lenox, PhDBereket Writers @bereketwriters.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Only 10 subs left! #Submit30 ⬇️ 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Submission 20 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to @yourimpossiblevoice.com ! 010
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Saw a job application at a research center called "The Center for Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse" studies- really normal and cool time to be alive 020
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Submission 19 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to this call from @foglifterpress.bsky.social ! 141
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Submission 18 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 challenge sent to The Southern Humanities Review! 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/08/2025"Light gives me migraines, I said, which was a lie, but the next time I went outside, I felt the sun pierce me through my black turtleneck. Anything can come true if you say it with enough sincerity." Laughed out loud reading this one from @theiowareview.bsky.social ! iowareview.org/from-the-iss...iowareview.orgBlood Drive | The Iowa Review 000
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Submission 17 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 challenge just sent to @theiowareview.bsky.social ! 031
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Submission 16 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Master's Review! 031
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Submission 15 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Georgia Review! 021
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Really enjoyed reading and reviewing You, From Below by @emjparsley.bsky.social , published by @splitlippress.com 063
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Day 14 of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to @okaydonkeymag.com ! 020
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Submission 13 of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Arkansas International! 011
Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Submission 12 of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 challenge sent to Room! 031