Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My work?? In a magazine with a holographic cover? Holy hot damn I am absolutely over the moon. The folks over at F(r)iction Literary Magazine are amazing! frictionlit.org/at-the-edge-... 120
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensElectric Literature @electricliterature.com · 31/05/2026Early bird writer or night owl writer? 🐦🦉✍️ 292
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 13/05/2026Force out 200 words, you'll feel better 1015131
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This has to be the funniest question AND response I've ever seen in a poll. Less than half of Republican men think they could beat Trump in a fight. What a bunch of pathetic losers. 28962301592
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Two of my stories are making their debut, courtesy of @thebrusselsreview.bsky.social! The first, Big Mouth, starts at the York County Fair Marble Mouth competition. It ends there, too, but you'll have to read to find out what happens in between. thebrusselsreview.com/m-r-lehman-w...thebrusselsreview.com"Big Mouth" By M.R. Lehman WiensAlice enters a Nebraska fair’s marble-mouth contest and finds the courage to name what has been silently haunting her. 100
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Me, starting an MFA program: I’m excited, but I’m also worried I’ll get burned out on writing and never want to write again Me, one year into an MFA program: My god the end of the semester is so close I’ll finally be able to write whatever I want again 000
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 10/04/2026Just rewrite every single word and then you're done 919139
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I made the pilgrimage to Baltimore for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs @awpwriter.org conference this year, and was thrilled to meet up with a few folks from @themetaworker.bsky.social. Our essays about AWP just went up at the Metaworker's website - check it out! 021
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Looking to read some short fiction as the world rapidly decompensates? You're in luck. Amidst the chaos, I've had two more stories published. See below! 100
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensDoes It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"“Thou art a rotten worm, Braden. Be grateful that I speak to you, and do not banish you from my sight.”" With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social 051
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 02/02/2026I’m beyond thrilled to see my latest short story go up over at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social You can read “The Book of Braden” here: www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l...doesithavepockets.comM.R. Lehman Wiens — Does It Have PocketsThe Book of Braden 010
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensNPR @npr.org · 06/01/2026NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.n.prJan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attackNPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack. 19825355
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensKKtheExplorer @kktheexplorer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It’s time for the world to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the U.S Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation 586190234621
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Yeah, let’s depose the leader of an oil rich nation on shaky legal ground and with very little forethought and planning. I’m sure there’s no precedent from previous Republican administrations that could indicate this is a bad idea. 000
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026My short story “Numbed to Death” is the featured story in the newest issue of the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable! bwgwritersroundtable.com/featured-sto...bwgwritersroundtable.comFeatured StoryThe Legend of Four Winds Butte by D. T. Krippene 1905 Two prospectors tied their mules to a bush at the base of a tall butte perched on top of a desert mountain. “Hey, Sammy,” Jack asked, out of br… 100
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 20/12/2025And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind. 132735791
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2025I guess I’m a poet now! My first published poem, Ekphrasis for Standing Glass Fish, is now up at Pictura Journal: picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...picturajournal.comM.R. Lehman Wiens - pictura journalM.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Minnesota. His work has been published widely. 000
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 16/10/2025My latest piece, Abecedarian Lament, was just published at @themetaworker.bsky.social! It’s an acrostic using every letter of the alphabet, a poetry form with roots all the way back to early Hebrew scriptures. themetaworker.com/2025/10/13/a...themetaworker.comAbecedarian Lament by M.R. Lehman Wiens - The Metaworker Literary Magazine"...echoes of Sunday School pull me from my book to the unyielding curve of a church bench." - excerpt from "Abecedarian Lament", creative non-fiction by M.R. Lehman Wiens #MetaworkerMonday 120
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Someone just gave me two dimes and a nickel in exchange for my Aldi cart. Truly a lawless era. 010
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensErica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/08/20256 days after Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, a Prague paper published these “10 Commandments”: ‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU: 1. Don’t know 2. Don’t care 3. Don’t tell 4. Don’t have 5. Don’t know how to 6. Don’t give 7. Can’t do 8. Don’t sell 9. Don’t show 10. Do nothing’ 5845871758
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2025How am I doing? Well in 2017 The West Wing was my comfort show, and now it’s Veep. Go protest tomorrow! 010
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensEmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra 🔞 @thepinkhydra.com · 05/06/2025And ALSO featuring: A lovely magical realism short story by @mrlwwrites.bsky.social Queer flash fiction by @leoastrum.bsky.social Optimistic sci-fi by @element115.bsky.social Reprint cozy fantasy by @rajivmote.bsky.social A novelette about longing, wonder and nature by @clhellisen.bsky.social 084
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 15664700812951
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 17/04/2025My latest bit of flash fiction just went up at Wild Umbrella Literary Journal: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/over-th...thewildumbrella.comOver the WaterM.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Kansas. 010
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Tinned fish and drag shows: I can understand if it’s not your first choice, but until you’ve experienced a good one, I don’t think you get to have an opinion on the matter. Also, if you try to take them from me I will be stabbing your hand with a sardine fork. 011
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Another fun side effect of our hellish timeline: I started crying while reading The Lorax to my kid. 000
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2025One thing I learned from the pandemic was that efficient systems aren’t very resilient, and resilient systems aren’t very efficient. Given the choice between an efficient government and a resilient one, I choose resilient every day. 000
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I’m no political expert, but as the parent of a toddler…did the President skip his nap? 000
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/02/2025"Most editors have second jobs, family lives, and their own creative projects. Also, many are busy preparing for the end-times by burying bags of rice in the fields, scavenging for copper, or selling their bodies for ammunition."buff.lyAdvice for Submitting to Literary Magazines in the Coming Totalitarian DystopiaSOME BASICS ABOUT HOW LITERARY MAGAZINES WORK The most important thing to remember about the people who read your submissions is that they do not h... 211428
Reposted by Matt Lehman WiensEkō @eko.org · 03/02/2025Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects. This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger. FireElon.orgfireelon.orgUS Congress: Fire Elon MuskElon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development pr 10169167
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 02/02/2025mobilize.us/s/gmNauD In case you’re looking for a way to act:mobilize.usWe Choose To Fight: Action Call · IndivisibleThis Sunday night, February 2 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join Indivisible, MoveOn, Working Families Party, and a coalition of other organizations for an action call. During the call, you will... 010
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I have called my congressional representatives every day since January 20th. Every time I've called, it's been about a different issue. Do I think I'm changing their minds? Hell no. Am I willing to be silent about denouncing transphobia, Nazi salutes, anti-vaxxers, or mass deportations? Hell no. 011
Matt Lehman Wiens @mrlwwrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Excited to have my latest piece of flash fiction published in Short Circuit #16! You can find it, and a lot of other fantastic writing, here: short-edition.com/en/contest/s...short-edition.comShort Circuit - Short Circuit #16Short Circuit - Short Circuit #16. Write a short story and take part in the Short Circuit - Short Circuit #16 prize to share your taste for writing 000
