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We've had voice stealing witches this month, but back in April there was another sea witch with something urgent to share, by Faith Allington. Listen:

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Sea Witch - Small Wonders

I’ve always known he’d notice / your skin turning indigo,

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 8h

Your friendly reminder that I have a witchy, fairytale/myth-laden poetry collection out! Offerings for Ordinary Gods is available worldwide, but here are some handy links: alitrotta.com/recent-works ! And if you want to add it to your Goodreads shelf OR review it, allow moi:

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Offerings for Ordinary Gods

Pulling from the symbolism of tarot cards and fairytale…

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 23h

Warmest congratulations on 97 months, Shome! ❣️

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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Happy 1st Day of Early Voting Day, GA!! Let’s pack the polls during early voting and make our voices heard loud and clear!

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Vast Chasm Magazine @vastchasmmag.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Did you know that when a warm front meets a cold front you get a new issue? In the forecast for this week: Meet the contributors for upcoming Issue 20.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As #BannedBooksWeek starts winding down, here are two things you can do...well...kinda forever to help defend books, reading, and literary culture....

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 07/10/2026

Please don’t use AI to do your ballot research. It will make shit up.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

PS -IF YOU CAN, VOTE EARLY There *will* be post-election madness; the more votes banked early, the harder it will be to mess with the results. -IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE, *PLEASE* VOTE/DROP OFF YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON It'll be harder to mess with in-person results. chart via @bittersouth.bsky.social

IG post from Bitter Southerner that reads:

Election day is Nov 3.
EARLY VOTING STARTS:

AL N/A
AK 10/19
AR 10/19
AZ 10/7
CA 10/5
CO 10/19
CT 10/19
D.C. 10/26
DE 10/22
FL 10/24
GA 10/13
HI 10/20
IA 10/14
ID 10/13
IL 9/24
IN 10/6
KS 10/14
KY 10/29
LA 10/20
MA 10/17
ME 10/5
MD 10/22
MI 10/24
MN 10/16
MO 10/20
MS N/A
MT 10/5
NC 10/15
ND VARIES
NE 10/5
NH N/A
NJ 10/24
NM 10/6
NV 10/17
NY 10/24
OR N/A
OH 10/6
OK 10/28
PA VARIES
RI 10/14
SC 10/19
SD 9/18
TN 10/14
TX 10/19
UT 10/20
VA 9/18
VT 9/19
WA 10/16
WI 10/20
WV 10/21
WY 10/6

Check with your local Secretary of State's website for more details.

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thank you for sharing this context and poetry prompt! 🦑 ✍🏼

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What can I do to make sure my vote is counted?! Plenty! From checking (and rechecking) your registration, to signing up to be a poll monitor or to cure ballots, there is so much we can do. Print out an "Election 101" zine for yourself and a few friends! cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/fil...

Black and white illustrated zine cover that looks like a composition notebook with stickers on it. Title is "Election Protection 101."

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 05/10/2026

Join us in supporting banned and challenged books this #BannedBooksWeek 📚 Use code BBW26 to get 15% off select banned and challenged titles now through October 18. See the full list: bookshop.org/info/banned-... Expires 10/18/26. Discount off list prices, excludes ebooks.

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Whale Road Review @whaleroadreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're happy to announce our nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions! You can read them all here: www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations @barlowadams.bsky.social @nataliamartinez.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @caseyreiland.bsky.social and more!

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BPL’s new release game is STRONG. 💪🏻

Photograph of two books on a wooden table: R.F. Kuang’s Taipei Story and Maya C. Popa’s If You Love That Lady

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

✨Light Chemical Sea | Unboxing Video✨ Only a few more months until 'Light Chemical Sea' is officially released on November 10, 2026. youtu.be/PJ9zOu6cZ_4

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Light Chemical Sea | Unboxing Video

YouTube video by jenwithwords

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026

How fast does government run? That’s up to you. This November, there will be 5 questions on your ballot aimed at making government work more efficiently for New Yorkers. Make sure your voice is heard. Register to vote by October 24th. Learn more about the ballot props by heading to nyc.gov/fast.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 15/09/2026

BREAKING: Tonight’s Supreme Court ruling is a victory for the millions of American citizens who rely on mail voting. The Trump administration tried to use the postal service to interfere in our elections: it failed. 1/2

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.” Toad read a long story to his seeds.

Toad sits in the dark by his garden, reading a story to his seeds by candlelight.

From "The Garden"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

…The Wasteland? 😉 Hope all is sweet by you and looking forward to your poems!

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Frog and Toad stayed on the island all afternoon. They ate wet sandwiches without iced tea. They were two close friends sitting alone together.

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Grab your coffee and start Monday with some poetry. 💫 Contributor @amorak.bsky.social's poem was published in @havehashad.com! buff.ly/LRvrKHg

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.

Frog and Toad sit together, doing nothing together.

From "A List"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Are you a teacher? Are you a writer? Do you write about the classroom experience? Submit your work to Porcupine Literary! Definitely looking for everything but very low on CNF at the moment. Submissions always open. Send as a word doc to porcupinesubmissions at gmail.com

The cutest little porcupine wants you to find out more at www.porcupineliterary.com/submissions

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When I was volunteering at the COVID19 vaccine POD in 2021, people would say over and over again that they were getting vaccinated for the people they love. Last year, only 17.5% of American adults got the COVID19 vaccine. Please get one for the people you love. 💕

Photo of a brunette with a braid in her hair, standing in front of a sign that says Vaccinated with a count of 30,000.

She is wearing glasses, a Sun Studio t-shirt, and an orange high vis vest.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📢SCARED ABOUT THE MIDTERMS? I've created an (easy!) how-to-help-Dems-win document geared toward Illinoisans, but it's easily adaptable anywhere else. The general idea is: Adopt a House district in a swing state that needs a little help to cross the finish line Democratic. PLS SHARE WIDELY!

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ISCARED ABOUT THE MIDTERMS?

ILLINOISIANS - SCARED ABOUT THE MIDTERMS? (ME, TOO!) Midterm elections are on Nov 3 & Trump's doing a lot to scare & confuse people. Based on some reading/listening/training I've done, I made a lis...

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fozzie. Donald Duck would be un bear able. Wokka wokka!!

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Once upon a time,” said Frog, “there were two good friends, a frog and a toad.”

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Jocelyn Rish @jocelynrish.com · 22/08/2026

I've got 2 items in the auction to support @celestepewter.bsky.social: 1. A picture book manuscript critique 2. Three custom animations for your book cover The bid price is currently very low, so you might as well take a chance at winning them for super cheap!😁 www.32auctions.com/auctionforce...

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 19/08/2026

Come meet a surreal Alice, who may or may not be in a Wonderland of her own making. This poem by Thehara S. U. reminds us that time is alive:

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White Roses - Small Wonders

she tells you how the rabbit’s pocketwatch / was almost blinking, his right foot almost ticking / why did I never realize that time is alive?

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Y'all, pay attention. This is happening right now in Texas. Threatening libraries and schools and professional associations. They're never "banning books." They're just "taking them out of schools."

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Rachel Edelman @rachelsedelman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

so my awp panel of poets writing with and translating from heritage languages was rejected again. where should i propose it instead? we have poets working with armenian, dakota, hebrew, vietnamese, and yiddish.

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E.A. @eeeeaaaa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“little prayer” by Danez Smith

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Good morning to our A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: essays on form & water Kickstarter launch! 📚❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/riv...

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A River Runs Through It: Essays on Form & Water

An anthology exploring rivers and writing, forthcoming from River River Books in Fall 2026.

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

putting my phone away & reading a book because it will make me happy but posting about it so as to inspire others

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 29/07/2026

In line with their broader pattern of treating public lands as assets to be sold off rather than preserved for public use, the Trump administration is now opening up federal lands and military bases to private companies for AI data center development. Call your reps 🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/ai-dat...

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Ban AI Data Centers on Public Lands ⭑ 5 Calls

The Trump administration is opening up federal public lands and military bases to private companies for AI data center development, bringing heavy …

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Some FAQs from the Poetry Hugo website in advance of the vote to ratify the #poetryhugo: What Works Are Available for Nomination?

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@grousehollow.bsky.social Thank you so much for reposting.I read the “Eagle Poem” by Joy Harjo that @majda.bsky.social suggested. I let my family know how the poetry community came to our aide; they were so touched and they and I wholeheartedly appreciate it.

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Thank you, Maria. The ending imagery in this is so comforting and I love Louise Glück.

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Excellent recommendation, Alex, thank you so much. My great aunt has asked that I keep sharing poems with her during this difficult time and Rumi is perfect.

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@majda.bsky.social Thank you so much for the warm condolences and the poem. The poem resonated with my family and days after they told me how much they appreciated it. I read it graveside and it truly held me and my family. Thank you for sharing it and answering the call, it means so much.💞💞💞

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Poets! Would you please share any poems of comfort that may be read at graveside? Was just asked to read something in a few hours for my dearest great uncle. Thank you. 🙏

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HAD @havehashad.com · 20/07/2026

HAD is mostly ppl always being "very normal" about everything today from Anisha Arvind: "The pigeon is back and I have named him Gerald which my therapist says is a form of attachment and I said yes that is correct I am attached to Gerald he has information." www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-a...

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I Am Being Very Normal About the Fact That the Pigeon Outside My Window Has Been Looking at Me for Three Weeks and I Think He Knows Something by Anisha Arvind

The pigeon is back and I have named him Gerald which my therapist says is a form of attachment and I said yes that is correct I am attached to Gerald he has information. He has the look of someone who...

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Elijah J. Mears @elijah.mea.rs · 13/07/2026

What if I told you about King Midas. What if I did it three more times. What if it was queer. What if it was trans. What if it was in Small Wonders TODAY.

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Most of our childhood is stored not in photos, but in certain biscuits, lights of day, smells, textures of carpet. —Alain de Botton

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Love @vastchasmmag.bsky.social and their championing of writers. It was a true pleasure working on edits with the @vastchasmmag.bsky.social team for “LOLZ.” So touched they shared another one of my dear poems from the wonderful @acropolisjournal.bsky.social.

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