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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
by Sameer Saklani
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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 · 01/08/2026
This is terrific, Ben!
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Elena is the best! I just wish she would post more bird drawings.
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I was trying to be too clever with my cover letter and missed out.
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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 · 04/06/2026
I’m always shocked and appalled when I realize that my favorite songs are as old as songs from the 70’s were when I was a kid.
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I got the email at 2:07 ET :(
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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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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
I just started the audiobook version today.
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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 · 18/04/2026
If AI wrote it, why not let AI grade it 🤔
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We are looking to add one small companion piece to each poem. Currently publishing one poem each Monday night.
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I guess I will have to buy that weird leather bound copy on eBay :(
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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What about How to Write a Novel?
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This is wonderful, Elena.
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Thank you, Lawrence.
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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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Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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One Fall Review Submission Manager
Submit to One Fall Review. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.
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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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