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Mitch M

@mitchicism.bsky.social
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A weird collection of sentences prone to bouts of whimsy. I write, shoot film, and make art. Words/photography forthcoming/in: Steam Ticket, TheBiteNM, Barren Magazine.

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HAD @havehashad.com · 18h
today from @johannah.bsky.social ! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hai...
October 7, 2026
HaiCubicles
Johannah Simon

copy room kink is
my soft flesh firmly fastened
by the stapler’s maw


bitch-ass ice machine
she’s frigid, gelid, aloof
yet melts on my tongue


desk near the air vent
proximity is power
I own the weather
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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congrats and all the best to the teams!!! The party is gathering and you have my swords! 🏹⚔️🛡️✨👊🏼🔮 Please read up on it and sign the petition! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!
The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"I don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now." Absolutely love this wonderful story of a vanished town and its cutout citizens. A haunting new one by @stillsquirrel.bsky.social that we are so stoked to have up on @hexliterary.bsky.social! Go read it!!
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If I Could Talk to Anyone It'd Be George by Anika Carpenter
I don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now. Him and everyone else in the city. Everyone except me. I used to pass real George on my cycle to work. Him and his real dog...
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So suffice to say, I really appreciate all you've shared about this!
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
...fantastic course material) is an unreasonable ask, because it requires them to unravel so much visual information, and make assumptions about the intent and purpose of visual information, that they may not be equipped to break that down themselves. It's not as simple as adding alt text.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wanted to share that in working in a university setting where there are a lot of discussions happening related to accessibility, I've had to explain that idea of making comics accessible as an act of translation -- placing an expectation on instructors to be able to do that work (or discard a...
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're still trying to raise funds to help my elderly parents and brother who is disabled get into a permanent home after a house fire. We have some estimates and all of them are pretty far out of our reach. Would greatly appreciate any shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5
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Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
you can learn all about our past events and see all the resources we've compiled on accessible comics on my site here: spinweaveandcut.com/blind-access...
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Blind Accessible Comics
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
you can explore the virtual exhibition online on my site here, permanently. It's a slight iteration from the original exhibition that we put on in Ireland in conjunction with the @graphicmedicine.bsky.social conference in 2024! spinweaveandcut.com/accexhibition/
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Accessible Comics Collective Exhibition: Comics Beyond Sight!
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
By any chance, will this be recorded? Just saw that this was happening today and have another meeting at the same time, but it's a topic I'm incredibly interested in, especially as someone supporting folks designing online courses for students in higher ed.
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today! Interested in learning how comics can be made accessible to blind/low vision readers? Tune in to our panel at 2pmET/11amPT to learn more from @emilybeitiks.bsky.social Silvana Rainey, @comicnurse.bsky.social @pfanderson.bsky.social & me! Learn about what we’ve done & explore the exhibition!
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Comics Beyond Sight
This exhibit demonstrates that comics can be made accessible for those who are blind or have low vision.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DYsL791... Catch Gong Slayer out on tour all of October and November. Incredibly great to get blasted by vibrations sitting in front of a gong for half an hour after a long couple weeks.
Gong Slayer tour, October Part 1. Dates available listed on IG @gong_slayer.Gong Slayer tour, October Part 2. Dates available listed on IG @gong_slayer.Gong vibration screen printed shirt, foil sticker, and cassette tape.
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HAD @havehashad.com · 30/09/2026
kicking off acceptances from Cletus Crow's haiku call today with three from @ezhang77.bsky.social ! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/thr...
September 30, 2026
Three Haiku
Elena Zhang

Opulent
Opulent
hunger for missing 
teeth, tonight.After

After many years,
aliens contort the long
memories of fish

 

 
 

Family Attitude

Our fun shadows confess to crimes
I have yet to commit
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Turns out starting a PhD program really eats into your free time.
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Will Musgrove @willmusgrove.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I have a new flash in the latest issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social. Check it out if you wanna but make sure to read all the other amazing authors in this issue. And thanks to Literary Namjooning for giving this piece such an awesome home! 💙 literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
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Bus Windows by Will Musgrove
I watch as Sammy breathes on the glass, fogs it up. With a finger, he writes BEHIND YOU in the condensation. The bus parks at its next stop, and Sammy, his hoodie hood up so he resembles a ghost, slap...
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Night Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🛸 jump scare, night shades is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 🛸 gotta keep yall on your toes 🛸 send me your stories! 🛸 closing october 11 www.nightshadesmag.com
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Night Shades
Night Shades is a short speculative fiction magazine.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I should really go back to read Three Stigmata. I don't remember much of it at this point, and I feel like so many of PKD's books have become a swirling mass in my brain. Time Out of Joint is the one I keep thinking about digging into first.
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Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Free subs are open for September! We're also accepting staff applications.
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Identity Theory Submission Manager
Identity Theory has published original literature—fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and more—online since 2000.Based in southern Nevada and featuring an international staff of three dozen editors, ...
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Duck Season Rabbit Season
ALT: Duck Season Rabbit Season
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HAD @havehashad.com · 01/09/2026
Next sub call coming in ~48 hours (Wed, 9/2, 9pm central time), from our friends and yours, @lexirosenwrites.bsky.social! *full sub call language in alt text and replies*
Choose Your Own Constraint!

Hey hey, HADders! Lexi Rosen, here. While you can normally find me honking over at Silly Goose Press, Aaron and Crow were kind enough to pass over the keys to the skull pile this week and I can't wait to hand some out! I am SO excited to read your very best, RULE FOLLOWING pieces. I'm interested in constraints, patterns, syllables, rhyme schemes — whatever rules you've decided to follow are fair game for this call. Prose and poetry are welcome, but know that I prefer flash fiction and poems that can stick to one-ish page, and let's limit page counts to 3-5ish. That said, I care way more about the rules you're choosing to follow than the ones I lay out for you. Pretty please with a cherry on top let me know on a separate page (the last page, if possible!) of your attached submission document what rules and parameters you've decided to set (ie, I didn't use the letter E throughout the piece, I only wrote in haiku, every third word is an onomatopoeia, I had to use the word canteloup at least twice, etc), and feel free to include something about why, if you wanna — I love a craft choice and would love even more to hear about your process.
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HAD @havehashad.com · 27/08/2026
"Emilia had broken up with Leo a few times before leaving Los Angeles forever with Jack in the middle of tour. She remembered him, around the final time, being devastated by the crying mammoth effigies at the La Brea Tar Pits..." Lauren Lavín day!!! www.havehashad.com/ej3vj
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Tar Pit by Lauren Lavín
Emilia had broken up with Leo a few times before leaving Los Angeles forever with Jack in the middle of tour. She remembered him, around the final time, being devastated by the crying mammoth effigies…
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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 25/08/2026
IM RIGHT IM LITERALLY ALWAYS RIGHT
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Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
youtu.be/3JBMDZlvsdA Knock knock.
youtu.be
Apt. A (1)
YouTube video by cLOUDDEAD - Topic
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
10/10 prefer to "make" wrapping paper with something absurd like this to buying it. And this seemed the most fitting option for a wedding gift of 5 dozen oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Cookie Monster's head drawn on the side of a box wrapped in brown paper, with the words, C is for Congratulations, above his head.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A+ LFL find. Love that the peacock is on the cover, because "Feathers" is a banger.
Cathedral by Raymond Carver
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
🫡 On it, and getting a couple copies for friends. Very stoked to read this!
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Everything 50% today. Books. Bundles. Book club. Code is AFTERLASTCALL
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Sometimes you forget you had a roll of found film developed, and only remember as you're scanning it.
Stack of note cards with the words Root, Convene, Ven-Vent, and Carrie written in sharpie.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Also looks like at least 2-3 weeks until we dip to a high below the 90s again. Quite absolutely fucking cooked.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I think that we're long past the point of needing to abandon swamp coolers in dryer climates. High of 100°, low of 72°, and it cooled off to a sweet 74° indoors with it running overnight. Then again, having 5 days that have been below 90° since June 1 (all in the mid to high 80s) is fucking brutal.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What about dried cranberries?
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
First one of these I have managed to catch in a very long time, as I was about to walk out the door no less. Still (temporarily) open!
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Okay I am your book sommelier. Drop $10 ($5 for the zine, $5 for shipping, sorry) on King Ludd’s Rag No. 26, then tell me your favorite poem, book, song, etc., and I’ll pick out a book you might like and include it in your order for free. malarkeybooks.com/store/klr26
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KLR 26 — Malarkey
King Ludd’s Rag No. 26 features stories by Kay Vaindal and Eli Sugerman.
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HAD @havehashad.com · 25/07/2026
don't miss it! today from Michael Pershan www.havehashad.com/xx2h6
July 25, 2026
Blink and you’ll miss it
Michael Pershan

But he watched the whole thing.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Love this news!
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Some (un)expected garden things. A second year in a row with pepper plants not really taking off here, which is wild because the first year I grew them they were huge (y'know, climate ish), but I have picked a few jalapenos and dragon peppers.
A bowl of sun gold and chocolate sprinkle cherry tomatoes.A mysterious and unknown cream-colored, cone-shaped mushroom cluster growing at the base of a tomato plant.A skinny, dark gray cat walking away upon realizing that I was a living, breathing human and not a statuesque, crouched gargoyle.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I don't mind what anyone's chile preference is, but I'm here for green all day.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
No joke that these were fully loaded, but I took third place. 😂
Vegan NM Style Dawg with impossible hot dog, bueno green chile, tomato, onion, pickle relish, lucky sauce, and cheese.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Nonfiction for the moment, but if you have fiction suggestions as well, I'd totally take them (and thank you)!
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Writing hive mind question: What would your go-to essay or book recommendations be for narrative design / structure (both for essays and book-length projects)? More specifically looking for work from writers of color, but trying to compile a general reference list too.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Friends that hate Argentina so much they're skipping part of the World Cup game to watch me in a loaded vegan hot dog eating contest. 🤌🏻🌭
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Writing hive mind question: What would your go-to essay or book recommendations be for narrative design / structure (both for essays and book-length projects)? More specifically looking for work from writers of color, but trying to compile a general reference list too.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I had a friend send me Noir when we were working on an indie graphic novel around ~2012 and was really stoked to see the message about the upcoming collab in August.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/07/2026
I am a climate scientist and, same.
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@neonpajamas.bsky.social Fun Fact: I was trying to snag something related to Blue Sky Black Death's "Slow Burning Lights" online this afternoon, and I came across your blog from 2017: www.neonpajamas.com/blog/slow-bu.... Really stellar moment knowing that I've read your other writing as well!
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Slow Burning Lights (2008) // Blue Sky Black Death — [neonpajamas]
Discussing the 2008 album by BSBD and Yes Alexander.
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doseone @doseone.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
ONE WEEK of “Wood Teeth II” What’s your Favorite song?!? doseone.bandcamp.com/album/wood-t...
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Wood Teeth II, by doseone & Height Keech
6 track album
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Why not spend some Saturday time with some nostalgia and dread
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Sunday Stories: “We Buy Houses”
We Buy Housesby Chloe N. Clark My parents had been planning to move for as long as I could remember. They were always talking about picking everything up and speeding across the state, across the c…
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HAD @havehashad.com · 11/07/2026
today from Lili Lin!! www.havehashad.com/g2ce5
July 11, 2026
horse/mother
by Lili Lin


what i didn’t know before

was that

a horse is born

ready to run.

this concept:

the last

przewalski

my mother told me

the scar on her arm was from a motorcycle.

a teenage accident;

i try to imagine

my mother,

young

wild and free
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Mitch M @mitchicism.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Bananas to me that my dog is 7.
Fawn and black german shepherd mix wearing a handmade party had that says, "It's my birthday!"
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 10/07/2026
Listen to Open @mike-eagle.bsky.social and Kenny Segal's thoughtful, expansive new song "Watching A Movie Called Freedom By Myself"
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Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal Share New Single: Listen
“Ain’t no post-credits scene. We can all just leave.” That’s the refrain from Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal’s new single “Watching A Movie Called Freedom By Myself.” I don’t think we’re supposed to ...
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