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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Does It Have Pockets poetry. DoesItHavePockets.com Read. Feel. Breathe. 📚🫠💨 #poetrylovers #doesithavepockets #poetry #litmags #poets 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

FREE short stories, flash fiction, and an author’s memories of the historic Naiad Press. Subscribe to my website to enter the Reading Room at lauradehartyoung.com. This month featuring “Now or Never” and “Changing in the Phone Booth.” #lgbtq #naiadpress #shortstories #womenlovingwomen 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Subscribe to my website at lauradehartyoung.com. Find a comfy chair, grab a cup of coffee. Shed the day and read free short stories and flash fiction. New content every month for subscribers only! #womenlovingwomen 🌈📚 #lgbtq #subscribercontent #shortstories #flashfiction

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tools built a fence to keep the memories in. Macramelit.com — poetry, fiction, and microfiction. And tools. 🔨 #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetrylovers #writers #poets 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

In the summer issue of Macrame Literary Magazine: Cracked Tools, Crooked Fence, a poem by Laura DeHart Young MacrameLit.com #poetry #poetrylovers #litmags #authors #readingcommunity 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Protect the freedom to read: ALA.org “The movement to ban books is not a movement of parents, but a movement of partisans who seek to limit our freedom to read and make different choices about things that matter. #bookbans #booklover #booksbooksbooks #freedomtoread #readingcommunity

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sounds like a plan. 🌅☕📚 As the days transition, so does the work. lauradehartyoung.com #books #poetry #authors #transformation #newbeginnings

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Trade the house for these fields again. Ride by my side. Be my witness. lauradehartyoung.com #poetry #poetrycommunity #author #poetrylovers 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

There are all kinds of freedom: freedom to choose, freedom to be, freedom of speech, artistic freedom just to name a few. At times, people and situations will exert their will. Stay strong. Keep hope alive. Morning will come. #freedom #artistic #keephopealive #riseup #staystrong

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Milk House is a rural writing collective that curates the fiction, non-fiction and poetry of many fine writers. I'm honored that their editors chose my poem, "Absolution for Two," for their July issue. #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity themilkhouse.org @themilkhouse.org.bsky.social

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Staring into the refrigerator is only useful on hot days. lauradehartyoung.com #poetry #poetrylovers #poets #litmags 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

An unexpected detour can often lead you to the right side of life. Thanks to the editors of MockingHeart Review for including my poem in their beautifully curated 2026 spring/summer issue. mockingheartreview.com #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Reality can be daunting. Fiction can be the cure. lauradehartyoung.com #reading #books #poetry #fiction #readerscommunity 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Tail lights in the dark might be the light that gets you home. bookofmatcheslitmag.com #poetry #poetrylovers #writers #litmags #poetrycommunity 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Fixing a combine using a manual printed in German (unless you are German) is not advisable. "Manuals are for Quitters" appears in the spring issue of Book of Matches - somehow landing in the midst of this beautiful collection that includes so many talented poets. #poetry #poetrycommunity #writers

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

bookofmatcheslitmag.com Honored to be included with these talented poets assembled so beautifully by Book of Matches. Happy 5 years BOM! 🎉🎉 #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #author #litmags 📚🌈

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The spring 2026 issue of Book of Matches is here: bookofmatcheslitmag.com This is their fifth year of publication — and I congratulate them. I am humbled by their acceptance of five of my poems. 💕 #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I’m with the banned! 📚🌈 Book bans and attempted bans remain at an all time high according to the American Library Association (ALA). Last year, more than 90% of challenges arose from activists and government officials. #freedomtoread #booklover #lgbtq #bluesky 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Some grief can’t be fixed. You carry it with you—sit with it at night in a old green chair. #poetry #booksky 🌈📚 💙📚 lauradehartyoung.com thimblelitmag.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The spring issue of Thimble Literary Magazine is out! I’m honored to be included. Check out Thimble’s newest issue here: Thimblelitmag.com #poetry #poetrylovers #booksky #poetrycommunity

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

No need to say goodbye to a cup of coffee and a good book. 🤓📚 #book #booklovers #reading #coffee #relaxation lauradehartyoung.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Big snow, warm covers…good book! 📚 lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #books #lgbtq #readingcommunity 💙📚 #authors 🌈📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

With the incoming weather it’s a great time for some poetry and fiction! #booksky 💙📚 #poetry #fiction #reading 🌈📚 lauradehartyoung.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

“Books are mirrors of the soul.” Virginia Woolf #booksky #reading #books #poetry 💙📚 lauradehartyoung.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I feel right at home in Does It Have Pockets? online literary magazine. Visit their site to read what we carry into our lives, our stories— in pockets: large, small, messy, empty and frayed. doesithavepockets.bsky.social #poetry #poetrylovers #booksky #literarymagazine #readingcommunity

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"It was unanimous. Fun didn't move us one bit." Witty, wise, wonderful; three poems each gems form and tone, new from @itsjrwalsh.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jr-wa... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"I wrote down the recipe and put it somewhere I’d be sure to find it again, and accordingly, I haven’t seen it since." Funny, timely, and hopeful, don't miss this deliciously quirky new fiction from @katemaxlow.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kate... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"No tool has ever existed to fix what happened to us." Two superlative new poems from @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social -- freshly immersive and achingly beautiful | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/laura... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Two of my poems just dropped in Does It Have Pockets? 📍Truck Stop Prayer 📍What I Couldn’t Fix Thanks to the editors for the thoughtful space, beautiful design, and talented company. #poetry #lgbtq #literarymagazines #writerscommunity #booksky doesithavepockets.bsky.social

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎄 Burnt Toast and Benedictions Contains: queer domestic chaos, emotional truth bombs, and toast that’s… well, burnt. #booksky #poetry 💙📚 #books #poetrylovers #lgbtq 🌈📚 lauradehartyoung.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

lauradehartyoung.com 🍞Burnt Toast and Benedictions, a 10-poem collection including crows as company and Oreos as comfort. 🪶🍪🍞 #poetry #poetrylovers #lgbtq #booksky 💙📚

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Loch Raven Review, a longstanding online and print journal, has just published two of my poems. Visit them at: thelochravenreview.net lauradehartyoung.com #booksky #poetry #poetrylovers 💙📚 #writersofbluesky

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

lauradehartyoung.com Hot chocolate, a warm throw, favorite snack. Books make great gifts. #booksky #lgbtq #reading #authors

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The kind of poetry that makes you laugh, wince, then text someone you shouldn’t. #booksky 💙📚 #poetry #lgbtq 🌈📚 #reading #authors #writersofbluesky 👀📚 lauradehartyoung.com

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Fourth printing! Thank you for keeping Love on the Line alive and climbing. Haven’t read this Alaskan romance yet? Time to catch up. ❄️📘 lauradehartyoung.com #booksky 💙📚 #books #lgbtq 🌈📚 #reading

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Queer books are alive and well despite efforts to ban them! 🙌🏼 lauradehartyoung.com 💙📚 #booksky #booklovers #readingcommunity #lgbtq 🌈📚 #freedomtoread #books

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Laura DeHart Young, Author 💙🌈 @lauradehartyoung.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This Thanksgiving, skip the family drama (well most of it) and pass around some quiet, queer heartbreak instead. 🦃🥧🍂😁 Books to read after turkey and pie. lauradehartyoung.com #books #queerbooks #lgbtq #poetry 🌈📚 #booksky 💙📚 #booklovers #poetrylovers #reading

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