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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Ask Anything Friday" by Chris Clemens Read the full poem at: mergansermagazine.com/story/ask-anything-friday/ and find more from Chris Clemens at linktr.ee/clemenstation! 🤖☢️💸

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Chronology" by Matthew Roy (excerpt) Read the full poem at: mergansermagazine.com/story/chronology/ ⌛🕐

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

LAUNCH YOUR IMAGINATION. 🚀 BUY MERGANSER 1 ON OUR SITE (LINK IN BIO) 🦆 OR COME SEE US AT THE CHARLES RIVER SPEEDWAY TOMORROW AND FRIDAY, ALONGSIDE CLAY & CHAPTERS🪴

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"A Bookpothecary" by Lynne Sargent, (excerpt): The proprietor watches as Anna doesn’t even read the sign above the door before she pushes her way inside, eyes translucent with an unshed ocean of tears. Her face reveals months of pain, a boil of a boyfriend recently lanced...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

MERGANSER 1 RELEASES 24 JULY. ☄️👾🐦 PRE-ORDER NOW AT: mergansermagazine.com/store/

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Lynne Sargent @lynnesargent.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Books have always been a salve to me. I truly do think there's a book for every problem, and if you feel the same way, you might enjoy my newest flash piece from @mergansermagazine.bsky.social Find "A Bookpothecary" out now: mergansermagazine.com/story/a-book...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"This Is How You Breathe Fire" by Larina Warnock, (excerpt): Hold your tongue between your teeth every time you hear the slightest slight, each night you feel unwanted touches from unhaunted spaces, each apology ringing more hollow than bone...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

INTRODUCING... MERGANSER 1 🚀🦆🔥 MERGANSER 1 is Merganser Magazine’s first paperback anthology! It includes ALL literary works from the first year of Merganser Magazine (2025). Available for pre-order now at mergansermagazine.com/store! (Official release date: July 24, 2026 ⏳)

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

To The Falls by Jon Raimon (excerpt) *** we’re all water in the end sinking and staying my first dog’s brindled bark absorbed below the falls. my old sweetheart’s awful perfect bowl cut, locks eddying down stream. the poem I wrote for my lost son, all ink splotches now...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"Babel Apartments Incorporated" by Alistair Robinson 📞🏢 (excerpt) *** “How are you settling in?” Nimrod asked. “Fine,” William sighed, bringing the facsimile antique speaker back to his ear. “Not really had much time to unpack, actually; you called as the drones brought the last box in.”

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"The Sea Hears, Rán Takes" by Dakria (excerpt) The storm had already torn the night apart. The deck shook beneath me, ropes screamed, water struck hard against the hull. I stood there, soaked through, staring into the waves... read the full story at mergansermagazine.com!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"Regrets of an Immortal" by Steve Rasnic Tem (excerpt) You have lived past your Sell Buy Date. There are consequences. You cannot remember everywhere you have been, or everyone. And you still haven’t decided whether you want to go or stay... read the full story at mergansermagazine.com!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🌞 "Dream Log" by Shannon Guglielmo 🌑 ----- (excerpt) ----- ... I build this cocoon, my temporary sepulchre, until I cannot see the windows & my mind fades like when the surgeon says to count backwards from 100... Read the full poem at mergansermagazine.com! #poetry

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A KISS AND A KEY by Justin Ocelot 🗝️😶‍🌫️ "King Peridor stepped out of the dream and closed the door behind him. A thief he was, stealing from his own daughter’s mind. He ought to feel ashamed, but he didn’t. His parents, after all, had done the same to him..." Read the full story at the link below!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

THE VENTRILOQUIST'S DAUGHTER by R.E. Rule Ola decided to fly the same year her father quit his job to become a ventriloquist. Since she was born, ten years ago, Ola’s family had lived in an enormous Victorian house with floors that creaked and groaned...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

STATIONS IN THE MULTIVERSE a poem by Garth Upshaw A world exists as close as your next breath, Where a baby’s cries are met with tired laughter and Hushed lullaby mumbles. Where every step glitters with magic, and The rising sun surprises a forest With saffron pools of delight...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

EXPEDITION 014 begins with a visit to The Toilet Museum. “I work in a toilet museum,” he said, bracing himself for the inevitable. He expected puns. Puns were usually what most people went for. And he hated puns. They would say: “I think I need a little time to let that sink in..."

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

"Dark shapes moved overhead, talking at one another, shaking their heads disappointed. Lawrence couldn’t say how long he’d been on his back, staring at the afternoon sky..." Want to know what the hell happened to Lawrence? Find out in "True Freshman", a short story by Travis Tyler. Link below.

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"THEY TRIED TO..." by Ronald Leith They tried to drown me But I became a fish They tried to burn me But I became an ember They tried to hang me But I became a bird... *** Read the full poem in Merganser Magazine at the link below!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We're launching 2026 with a phenomenal story by Nathan Grimmer, "Why Horror?" Why horror? Find out. If you dare. mergansermagazine.com/story/why-horror/

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Going out of order for Day 3 of #12DaysOfPoetry: today @mergansermagazine.bsky.social has pubbed my last poem of 2025, the villanelle "Our Rewards"! Is it about dragons or about billionaires? You decide! mergansermagazine.com/story/our-re...

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

New poem day! Over at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social, "Hallucination" -- about AI, linguistics, and a wish for a better world . . . #sharepoetry mergansermagazine.com/story/halluc...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

LAUNCH 7. FT. "TRANSIENCE" BY BRUCE GOLDEN, "CAREER DAY" BY BEN NARDOLILLI, AND "COCO THE COW NANNY" BY ANGELIQUE FAWNS. READ IT NOW AND EXPERIENCE THE UPGRADED MERGANSER MAGAZINE @ www.mergansermagazine.com 🦆🧑‍🚀🚀

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A poem for those who enjoy some existential angst... Read "chaos theory" by Marisca Pichette in Issue 6 at mergansermagazine.com! #poetry #magazine #publisher

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Read this poem if you’ve ever been tempted by a powerful and dangerous urge… Megan Cartwright’s “Siren Song”, and the rest of our June issue, free to read now at mergansermagazine.com!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

A new poem out! "Lesser Zodiacs" is in the May issue of Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social

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KansasWoman @kansaswoman.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

What the hell? 🎨🐦‍🔥 “Still a Life” by Michael Bailey… Not sure if this one was more inspiring or terrifying. Probably the latter. #fiction

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Watch yourself in Lady M’s garden. 🗿 Read the full poem in the May issue at our site. #poetry #poem #poet

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A PURPLE MANIFESTO: A Poetic Epistemology and Declaration by by Lorraine Scheine. Enough said? Read the full piece at our site!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

May issue just dropped! It opens with “Lesser Zodiacs” by Daniel Ausema. This slipstream poem rocks, setting the tone for a magically strange and colorful set of stories. Read the issue now at our site!

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Monica Louzon @molowrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

My most recently published translations are: "Through the Crimson Forest" by @d4m4n4r.bsky.social in the Vivid Worlds anthology from Slab Press (just published!! --> bookshop.org/p/books/vivi...) and "My Rainy Season Diary" by @antonioahuelgas.bsky.social in @mergansermagazine.bsky.social

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Check out Vivid Worlds - <p><em>Vivid Worlds </em>brings together twenty exciting, new science-fiction stories by writers from all over the world. The emerging genre of solarpunk weaves imaginative st...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

When this article got released in @authorspublish.com , Merganser Magazine received more than 300 submissions within 48 hours. More than we received in all of March. Huge thanks to Authors Publish for the assist! @jakeott.bsky.social is a happy editor today! authorspublish.com/merganser-ma...

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Merganser Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Merganser Magazine is a new online journal of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They accept all genres of poetry and prose: “We're eager to find strong, well-written pieces across a wide r

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

oh wow - I've seen poems that read backwards by line, but not word by word. Congratulations Joshua Kepfer! #PoetryCommunity #BskyPoets #SkyPoets #PoetsofBlueSky

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

If you’re in the mood for a heartbreaker, this short story from Antonia A. Huelgas (translated by Monica Louzon) fits the bill #fiction #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Dive into the hivemind of a legion of alien army ants, as the legion seeks to retake its homeworld from strange creatures and machines. Check out Murray Eiland’s poem “Exo-Myrmidons” at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #magazine #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It’s important to understand the land on which one lives. Particularly in the Nandi Hills of Kenya. Philip Brian Hall’s short story “Bwana Mkulima and the Mercedes” paints this fact in a humorous tale of a day in the life of a small farming village when a Mercedes drives into town. Link in bio!

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Monica Louzon @molowrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

My translation of @antonioahuelgas.bsky.social's story "My Rainy Season Diary" is out at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social ! Read it here --> mergansermagazine.com/index.html#M... (The Spanish version of this story originally appeared in the Uruguayan magazine @revistamordedor.bsky.social in 2021!)

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Merganser Magazine - Fiction & Poetry

Free online literary magazine, featuring a variety of prose and poetry.

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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · 05/04/2025

#SubmissionCall @mergansermagazine.bsky.social is a new #literary journal paying for #fiction, creative #nonfiction, and #poetry. Link👇 🔗 authorspublish.com/merganser-ma...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Joshua Kepfer really blew us away with “End of Space.” This poem can be read forward and backward, exploring the nature of exploration itself in an infinite universe. Read ISSUE 4 now at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

“The Wisdom of Ravenala” by Christian Emecheta 🖊️ 🌴 continues at mergansermagazine.com #fiction

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

“Last Meal Before Impact” by Aiona Byuwek 🥤🍪 Read the March issue of Merganser Magazine at our website (link in bio) #poetry #magazine #art #poem #fiction

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

“In Coffee Spoons” by Deborah L. Davitt ⌚️☕️ read the March issue of Merganser Magazine at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #magazine #poem #literarymagazine

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

“Dandelion of Creation” by Ian Li 🌌 read the full poem at mergansermagazine.com #fiction #poetry #magazine #visualart #poem #poet

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Monica Louzon @molowrites.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The contract is signed! My translation of "My Rainy Season Diary" by Antonio A. Huelgas will be in @mergansermagazine.bsky.social! The Spanish-language version of this story ("Las lluvias no se detienen") originally appeared in the Uruguayan magazine Revista Mordedor in 2021. #sfintranslation

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