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Chris Dolan

@mcdolan.bsky.social
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I am angry about the nitrate levels in Iowa’s drinking water. My writing has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Strange Horizons, Maudlin House, The Disappointed Housewife, and others. www.dolanchris.com

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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sameer Saklani's latest was scheduled for this week's slot a few weeks ago, before the news about Pac and just after we lost Andy Williams. "ten-bell salute" is a swirl of tribute and nostalgia. onefallreview.com/2026/09/28/t...
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ten-bell salute
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social for publishing this pair of poems.
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Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Honored to have a poem included at One Fall Review, a magazine intent on proving that poetry and pro wrestling are better tag team than The Rock and Roll Express.
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Duosuma @duosuma.com · 04/09/2026
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity
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Featured on Duosuma: One Fall Review
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
¡Orale! Our editor in chief, @mcdolan.bsky.social, gets bowdy, bowdy with King Konnan - only on One Fall Review. onefallreview.com/2026/08/31/k... #poetry #wrestling #Konnan #WCW #Wolfpack
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sameer Saklani is dripping swagger this week with "Machismo." Only on One Fall Review! onefallreview.com/2026/08/17/m... #poetry #wrestling #mondaynight
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Machismo
by Sameer Saklani
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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SÁDIKA vs SADIK MAIDEN - 08.11.19 [Segunda Caida] - BRUISER
I watch this match and still get the same feeling in my stomach that I did when I was a kid staring at the cover art for the ZZ Top song Sleeping Bag.
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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"like you and I rushing into a mortgage or that marathon we never trained for" New for August, two sparkling, layered #poems from @mcdolan.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/chris...
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A couple of new poems in the always amazing @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/chris...
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Chris Dolan — Does It Have Pockets
Slushy Pie | My Life Goes Ta-Da
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I am trying to amass one million quarters. Please mail me your quarters.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New poem in Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social Thank you @ajodasso.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
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Digital Black Lung
Google means a hundred acres north of town
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Submit during the remainder of July and get a response within 7 days. duotrope.com/duosuma/subm... #poetry #writing #opensubmission #wrestling #submit
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
JR Walsh walks the tightrope of the impossible with “The double sleeper hold” only on onefallreview.com onefallreview.com/2026/07/06/t...
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The double sleeper hold
by JR Walsh
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I’m about to swallow 250 bicentennial quarters to celebrate America’s birthday! Happy 4th everyone.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Has Monday Nitro left a hole in your heart for the past 25 years? Fill it with a new wrestling themed poem every Monday on onefallreview.com Maybe even submit your own.
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Pro Wrestling Poetry
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Poetry friends, please consider submitting to @onefallreview.bsky.social We typically respond within two weeks and accepted poems are usually up on the site within 60 days. #poetry #poetrysky #writing #wrestling
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Free writing prompt: Write a series of expletive laced haikus about your dad recording M*A*S*H reruns over your bootleg Halloween Havoc VHS.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Thank you, @travisshosa.bsky.social for giving these a home at Dodo Eraser. dodoeraser.org/2026/05/08/t...
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Two Poems by Chris Dolan
Grandma Watched The first few times I enteredthe coop through the chute.Grandma tried to keep meout by talking up the rooster,whom I watched killone of the spring kittens. I was quite a bit biggert…
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Eric Flynt @eflynt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Go vote. Because they don’t want you to.
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Quotidian Bagatelle @quotatelle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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New Glasses
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Pause your VHS copy of 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain for a minute and check out Christian Hanz Lozada's latest poem.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you, Tim Sevenhuysen for publishing my micro, “Everyday Sun,” in 50-Word Stories. fiftywordstories.com/2026/05/07/c...
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CHRIS DOLAN: Everyday Sun
That year I wore an ugly Christmas sweater, three dinosaurs as wisemen, all summer to hide the track marks. I could have moved back in with my parents, but then they’d know Tammi had left. I spent …
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thank you, @papersigh.bsky.social, for giving this one a home.
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Christian Hanz Lozada delivers a big slam onefallreview.com/2026/05/04/p...
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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Perfect day for one of my favorite shorts. www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...
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Real American Racehorse by Leon Hedstrom
I suppose I was in a conspiratorial mood when I told you that I don’t always feel like a man. You reminded me that it’s a little preposterous to feel like anything at all. You wore a corduroy blazer b...
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Venn diagram of wrestling fans and poetry fans is a near perfect circle.
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Where else are you going to submit that hyperliterate wrestling poem? Send it to us! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Tell Iowa Lawmakers to Pass the Iowa Healthy Water Act. Sign the petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Iowa Lawmakers to Pass the Iowa Healthy Water Act
It’s time for the Iowa Legislature to take real action to restore and protect Iowa’s water. Iowans deserve healthy drinking water and cleaner rivers and lakes. Tell Iowa lawmakers to pass the Iowa He...
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Duosuma @duosuma.com · 12/04/2026
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social is open to submissions for Art / Illustration. #CallforSubmissions
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Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social is open to submissions for Art / Illustration. #CallforSubmissions
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It’s Wrestlemania season. Why not celebrate by submitting your best wrestling related poetry to One Fall Review? duotrope.com/duosuma/subm... #wrestling #wrestlemania #mania #poetry #indielit
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Just in time for his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, we have Jeremy Milloy's tribute to Sycho Sid Vicious. onefallreview.com/2026/04/06/t... "Acting like you let Hulk Hogan pretend to be your friend but you knew, you were gonna choke him eraser red first chance You didn't miss the signals"
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One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We are now listed on Chill Subs www.chillsubs.com/magazine/one...
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One Fall Review - Chill Subs
Professional wrestling poetry.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in Iowa - Iowa Environmental Council
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Duosuma @duosuma.com · 25/03/2026
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social is open to submissions for Pro Wrestling Poetry. #CallforSubmissions
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Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social is open to submissions for Pro Wrestling Poetry. #CallforSubmissions
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 23/03/2026
New publisher listing for: One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
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New Publisher Listing: One Fall Review
New publisher listing for: One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
onefallreview.com Submit!
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One Fall Review
Pro Wrestling Poetry
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One Fall Review @onefallreview.bsky.social will be dedicated to professional wrestling themed poetry. Hoping to have the site up by April. The plan is to publish new poetry once per week. For now, email onefallreview@outlook.com to submit 1-3 poems via Word doc or the body of the email. #poetry
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Would anyone be interested in a pro wrestling themed poetry journal? #poetry #writing #wrestling
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
@aaronburch.bsky.social did you know this exists? ebay.us/m/tTayh9
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Pardon Our Interruption...
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Pulled it off @havehashad.com
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The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open! @offbeatlit.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Three fab poems by @mcdolan.bsky.social this morning. Great reading with your bagel n' coffee! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/02/09/t... #poetry #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/02/2026
"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
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I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Thank you, @offbeatlit.bsky.social for publishing these three poems. #poetry #writing thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/02/09/t...
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Three Poems ~ poetry by Chris Dolan
Burn Nitro Say prayers Say vitamins Eat, eat, eat These are the demandments, brother. Terry Bollea lied and we let him back into our hearts. The New World Order is for life, brother, repeated like …
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 19/01/2026
“It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people” - Martin Luther King.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Day one of the #StaffordChallenge complete. Not the best thing I’ve ever written, but I feel good about showing up.
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Paragraph Planet @paragraphplanet.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Dear #WritingCommunity: can YOU write a story in just 75 words? EXACTLY 75 words? Paragraph Planet publishes one story - or novel extract - every day. Submit today www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php please share
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a person is typing on an old typewriter with a piece of paper on top
ALT: a person is typing on an old typewriter with a piece of paper on top
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
“The real question isn’t whether this action was legal; it is what to do about its illegality.” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Thank you @maudlinhouse.bsky.social and @mallorysmart.bsky.social for publishing this. maudlinhouse.net/my-career-ha...
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My Career Has Croaked: Oversaturation in the Anthropomorphic Frog Fiction Market
All the best anthropomorphic frog stories have already been written, yet I carry on. My favorite was the one about the would-be Olympic decathlete who unsuccessfully petitioned the IOC to recognize th...
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