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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 19h

What would you do if you knew the exact moment of the foretold Rapture? And would your behavior in your last days on this earth change your eternal outcome? Thoughts to ponder as you read "Out of Office" by @andrewcareaga.bsky.social in issue 100. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/out-of-...

NOW, IF YOU'RE WITH THE COMPANY, THIS OUT-OF-OFFICE MESSAGE MAY COME AS A SHOCK, SINCE I DIDN'T GIVE NOTICE. WHY SHOULD I TIP THEM OFF?
THEY'D ONLY THINK I'M NUTSO. BUT THEY'LL LEARN THE TRUTH SOON ENOUGH. I'M SURE EVERYONE IN HR AND ACCOUNTING IS STRANDED ON THIS LITERALLY BUT TEMPORARILY GODFORSAKEN PLANET (HI, EVELYN! HI, MAX!)

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Meet Birdie. I love this girl as much as I love this introduction. She is one of the 2 characters you'll meet in "The Damn Train" by @keithroysdon.bsky.social You can find her down by the tracks in our 100th issue. See if you don't love her as much as I do! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-dam...

THE GIRL CAME UP LIKE A SQUIRREL OR SOME OTHER SMALL WILD THING:
IN A HURRY, THEN FROZEN BY CAUTION, THEN SLOWLY. SCRAWNY AND MOSTLY MADE UP OF HAIR THAT HADN'T BEEN BRUSHED, SHE STOPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS FROM LEELEE.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I can't say we've all been there. But I can say I have. Hungover, that is. If you too are one of those foolish souls who have overindulged at times, have I got a poem for you! This is "Cities, surrounded by friends" by DS Maolalai & you can find it here!👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/blonde-...

I HAVE WOKEN TO HANGOVERS
THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO WEEP
IF I WEREN'T SO CRITICALLY DEHYDRATED.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

*ahem* 1,911 posts. 1,342 writers. 5 years. Issue #100 live now. Give your grandma her lucky number before she heads to the bingo hall, yes? www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #WritingCommunity

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sometimes in life, you're riding the gravy train. Other times, things go totally off the rails. But let's not get sidetracked. Sorry, I'll stop with the train sayings. "The Damn Train" by @keithroysdon.bsky.social is a train story that really isn't about trains at all. Out Sunday!

THE GIRL PUT HER HANDS ON HER HIPS AND LOOKED AS
OFFENDED AS ONLY A CAT OR A CHILD COULD LOOK.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Who wouldn’t want a badass woman with a sword?" That is an excellent question and also the title of an excellent essay by @sadeebee.bsky.social Check it out in issue 100, coming at you on Sunday! They might just convince you to make Xena your next rewatch!

SWORD-AND-SORCERY IS A BANGER GENRE IN TV AND MOVIES, AND XENA IS NO EXCEPTION.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Whenever I receive an out-of-office reply to an email, I'm usually a little jealous of the person who is away from their job. I think I'd be a bit more than jealous if this reply bounced back to my inbox. This is "Out of Office" by @andrewcareaga.bsky.social & you can check it out on 9/27!

HEY, THERE. THANKS FOR THE EMAIL! IF YOU'RE READING THIS AUTO-RESPONSE, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED. YES, IT'S TRUE. AFTER MANY FALSE AND MISLEADING CLAIMS OVER THE YEARS ABOUT OUR GLORIOUS LORD AND SAVIOR'S RETURN TO RESCUE HIS CHOSEN ONES, IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love when a poem tells you exactly what it is. And then proceeds to be anything but that. Check out "Blonde bleach hair", one of two by DS Maolalai that you can read in issue 100, Sunday. I think you'll find more than a description of a sunset.

THIS IS A
DESCRIPTION
OF SUNSET. THE 5PM
LIGHT
AT AN ANGLE ON THE CITY

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How do you celebrate the 100th issue of the pressiesst press to ever have pressed? The way we celebrate everything! With a POETRY PARTY!! Find "The Approximate Distance Between" by Mark LaMonda, Sunday 9/27!

THE MOON IS 30 EARTHS AWAY, GIVE OR TAKE AN ASTEROID OR 2.
I LIKE 30, CUZ I CAN COUNT 30S -
30 60 90
GLAD IT'S NOT 28
28 56 ---
THE COUNTABILITY MAKES THE MOON ACCESSIBLE.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have you ever read the opening lines of a story and wondered if you missed something? Like an entire chapter? Now imagine you're the narrator in that story, how you'd feel! Check out "Good Morning!" by Mark Ifanson and find out! Sunday!

ONCE MY EYES ADJUST TO THE LIGHT, I TRY TO MOVE MY LEGS, BUT CANNOT. LOOKING DOWN, I SEE THEY'RE BOUND BY TWINE. I'M WEARING BLUE JEANS AND A TATTERED PLAID SHIRT WITH THE CUFF BUTTONS MISSING. STRAW IS POKING OUT OF MY SLEEVES. I'M BAFFLED.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Some people do everything they can to resist change. Some jump in headfirst. Others make sure the time is just right. This is "Maybe It’s Time for a Change" by Mark Ifanson, the story of a woman considering making a very big change in her life. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/maybe-i...

CLARA STARED AT PHIL, HUNCHED OVER HIS LAPTOP, TALKING WITH HIS MOUTH FULL, GETTING MUFFIN CRUMBS ON HIS KEYBOARD AND ALL OVER THE KITCHEN TABLE. HE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. SHE DID.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

YO. If you see this lady out in the wild today, make sure to wish her a very happy birthday! HBD @kelkel.bsky.social ! We love you!

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When filmmaker Tommy Wiseau ends up as the guest of honor at a billionaire’s retreat, it's perfectly normal to wonder why. I mean, have you seen "The Room"? Even Tommy is wondering. Check out "Oh, Hi Mark (Zuckerberg)" by Keith Vile to find the answer. 👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/oh-hi-m...

LONG, WAVY BLACK HAIR BILLOWED FROM HIS PASTY FACE.
HE SLID ON A PAIR OF BLACK WRAPAROUND SHADES,
STRAIGHTENED HIS BLACK SPORT COAT, THEN ALMOST STUMBLED OVER HIS OWN FEET ON THE TARMAC BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF AND, WITH NONCHALANCE, SWEPT BACK HIS HAIR.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here's a bite from a story that may be a bit spicy for a Thursday afternoon. "Vision of the Hare Goddess" by Sean Flood tells the tale of a young woman's attendance at bacchanalian gatherings & her visions that followed. And it's live right here, right now! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/visions...

THEY'D MOVE A FEW OF THE TABLES TO MAKE SPACE AND DANCE WITH GREAT HUMOUR
AS THEY HELD HANDS AND CIRCLED SLOWLY. LATER, THEY'D PAIR OFF AND THE DANCING BECAME INTIMATE.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Turn up the volume and get ready for the Poetry Party! This one comes with its own soundtrack! Enjoy this little taste of "Tonight We Listened to Big Thief’s Vegas" by Ben Glaser. And then go find the rest of this gorgeousness in issue 99! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/tonight...

TONIGHT, WE DANCED TO VEGAS
YOU HELD ME WITH HANDS BORN
REACHING
TO ANOTHER'S TREMBLING WORDS

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The idea of parallel universes really appeals to me. But I've never thought about what could happen if different timelines crossed or got entangled. "A Day at the Circus" by Gregory Smith might be a result of one such entanglement! Check it out!👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/a-day-a...

WE WERE STANDING IN LINE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE CIRCUS, ONE FAMILY STANDING BETWEEN US AND THE TICKET COUNTER. LITTLE DID I KNOW HOW THIS FAMILY WOULD
LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION
ON MY LIFE.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I was reminded today that Skynet became self-aware on 8/29. Granted, it happened in a fictitious version of 1997. But I still like the timing of this story being in our August issue! This is "Clive" by Ron Arbuckle, and it's live now! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/clive-b...

ROUND THESE PARTS, YOU'D USUALLY HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF, BUT I HAVE NO ISSUE SEEING WHAT LIES BEFORE ME: MY OBJECTIVE. MY GOAL.
THE END ALL BE ALL OF MY LIFE'S EXISTENCE.
WORKING ALL DAY ON A FACTORY FLOOR CAN LEAD A MAN TO BELIEVE THAT HE'S NOTHING MORE THAN A GLORIFIED
'BUTTON-PUSHER'.
WELL FUCK THAT, I'LL MAKE THEM SEE. THEY'LL ALL SEE AFTER TONIGHT.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sup? We're just out here doing hot girl shit. Issue 99 is live right now, so you should probably tell your childhood crush. www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #WritingCommunity

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Billionaires suck. Data centers suck. AI everywhere you turn sucks. You know what doesn't suck? Reading a story written by a human being about a human being! Thank goodness we still have that luxury! This is "Clive", a story by Ron Arbuckle. Live on Sunday!

AHHHHHH!
THE HOWL CAME FROM SOMEWHERE DEEP WITHIN ME AS I FLOOR IT DOWN THE SHORT BOULEVARD TOWARD THE ENTRANCE OF THE DATA CENTER.
THEIR LITTLE GUARD SHACK WITH ITS PLASTIC DRAW-ARM WOULDN'T HAVE
STOPPED ME, BUT I WASN'T IGNORAMUS ENOUGH TO THINK GOING THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE WAS A GOOD IDEA.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Who needs a little poetry party to get them through the rest of this week? It can't hurt, right? Not when we have this little beauty on tap! This is "Tonight We Listened to Big Thief's Vegas" by Ben Glaser. Look for it on Sunday!

IN ANOTHER LIFETIME WE
LOVED
ONLY IN YOUR MOTHER
TONGUE
IN THIS LIFETIME, THERE IS NOTHING
ORIGINAL ABOUT WORDS
LEAVING A MOUTH

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A world that allows billionaires can feel broken to those of us who don't have that obscene lust for such ridiculous wealth. And it is absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes all we can do is point out how ridiculous. This is "Oh, Hi Mark (Zuckerberg)" by Keith Vile. Look for it 8/31.

AT THE EDGE OF THE HELIPAD STOOD TOMMY'S HOST - MARK ZUCKERBERG - SURROUNDED BY VARIOUS CREW AND ASSISTANTS WAITING AT THE READY. TOMMY STRUTTED TO HIM WITH AN EAGER STEP. "OH, HI MARK," HE SAID AND THE TWO MEN SHOOK HANDS.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

When a story's opening line contains the word "debauchery", it really grabs your attention. Don't you think? Well, you're going to have to wait until Sunday for the rest of the story! So come back on 8/30 to find "Visions of the Hare Goddess" by Sean Flood!

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MOTHER AND HER FRIENDS DRIFTED INTO DEBAUCHERY.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Coming soon to the internet near you, the 99th edition of RF! In the digital pages of that issue, you'll find the rest of this delightful mash-up of history and parallel universes! For now, this taste of "A Day at the Circus" by Gregory Smith will have to suffice.

LIKE MANY A CHILD BACK IN THOSE DAYS, I DREAMED ABOUT RUNNING AWAY WITH THE CIRCUS. THE ALLURE AND ADVENTURE OF TRAVELING FROM TOWN TO TOWN IN THE SUMMERTIME WAS ENTICING. ONE COULD ALWAYS GO TO A MOVIE OR A BALLGAME, BUT THE CIRCUS, ESPECIALLY THE PROCLAIMED "GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" ONLY CAME AROUND ONCE A YEAR.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I used to call my brother a ‘dolt’ when we were little and I would kidnap his beloved stuffed animals. The complications of sibling dynamics and the love that exist in spite of them. Read “The Knotty Days” by Kelly Murashige in our 98th edition. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-kno...

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN GETTING BULLIED IS HAVING TO BE RESCUED FROM GETTING BULLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN SAID RESCUER IS YOUR SISTER.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This creative non-fiction piece is one we can all relate to, I think. The blistering burn of self criticism, trauma, and abuse and the trying like hell to undo what has been done..Read “Spine of Wrath” by Lynne Lerma. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/spine-o...

"I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU OR NATASHA."

SUCK IN YOUR ABDOMEN, THEN RELEASE THE TENSION AND LET IT FALL.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Embarrassed by casual racism from a colleague directed at an old enemy, our protagonist faces a conundrum. Presenting “At the Food Court” by Tom Ray. These days the racism is a black tie event with a sit down dinner. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/at-the-...

THE MAN'S SMILE TURNED TO A FROWN WHEN HE SAW BRIAN.
NEITHER SPOKE. KEN, IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A POINT TO THE OTHER MAN, BROKE OFF TO SAY, "GENERAL, THIS IS MY OFFICE MATE, BRIAN. BRIAN, THIS IS GENERAL MILDENHALL.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A timely piece awaits you in the 98th edition. “A Holiday Shopping Odyssey” by @johntures1.bsky.social is a spoof of Odysseus’ journey -with a shopping trip gone awry! Read it here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/a-holid...

QUINCE'S FELLOW SPARTANS
RUSHED OVER TO TRY AND HELP THEIR FRIEND. BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO HIM, A FEW GOOD SAMARITAN WANNABES BLOCKED THE SPARTAN PLAYER, ENABLING THE LARGE OFFICER TO TACKLE HIM.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose. Sometimes you can’t even pick your friends, they just happen. “Just Friends” by @stephenlanderson.bsky.social is in the 98th edition! here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/just-fr...

ON THE SURFACE, HE HAS A MENACING APPEARANCE: A POCKMARKED FACE AND THE BLACK-BROWN EYES OF A SHARK.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Some poems are mantras, I have been reading this poem all day as needed. “new moon rules” by @ellecantwell.bsky.social may even sing me to sleep tonight. Read it in the 98th edition. Here. 👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/anthem-...

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Ready for a ribald poem to set the party in motion? Well put your keys in the basket and let’s read “Septuagenarian Swing Set” by @tomljanovic.bsky.social. It’s in our 98th edition. Check over your shoulder and click this link! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/septuag...

A SWING, A THING, A CHAIN AND A JANE, A JACK AND A SNAP!

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“The Reflectionist” by @kiptain.bsky.social is a beautiful flash piece from the 98th edition. A fable, a tale, or an alternative reality, see yourself in it. Read it here. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-ref...

SHE CARESSES THE SMOOTH FACE OF THE ADOLESCENT GIRL. SHE GENTLY STROKES THE LAST FEW WISPY STRANDS OF HAIR ON THE MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN. SHE BRIGHTENS THE COLOR OF THE LIPSTICK AND HIGH HEELS TO CANDY-APPLE-RED ON THE PRE-TEEN BOY.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Welcome to this last week of July and the poetry party that begins our 98th edition! "come along fellow wizards" by @osageorange.bsky.social is out running wild in the world now, and you can read it here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/come-al...

FOR WE HAVE OUR WANDS IN HAND BECAUSE
ON THIS TOUR THERE'S
MAGIC

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

AYO! Guess what day it is? We're going back to a simpler time. Tell the uncle who wears his flip phone in a belt holster. www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #WritingCommunity

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Today’s poetry jam features the anaphoric poem, “come along fellow wizards” by J. R. Wilkerson @osageorange.bsky.social inspired by a tour on The Potter Trail in Edinburgh. It’s lovely, it’s nostalgic, it’s joyful and you can read it on Sunday 7/26.

WE'RE WALKING, WE'RE WALKING THIS GRAVEYARD AND I'M YOUR CONDUCTOR

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

‘Cringe’ is super in today, but sometimes that cringe is just something really wrong that’s met with a shrug instead of a punch in the face. “At the Food Court” by Tom Ray is in the next edition of the press out 7/26.

ONLY WHEN HE PLACED HIS TRAY ON KEN'S TABLE AND SAT DID BRIAN RECOGNIZE THE OTHER MAN.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Some research suggests that the relationship between siblings shapes us just as much if not more than parental ones. “The Knotty Days” by Kelly Murashige is a touching look at brother/sister vibes and the love and conflict in a constant dance. Read this on 7/26. Sunday!

THE BROTHER SITS AT THE TABLE WITH HIS OLDER SISTER, DOING HIS BEST TO EAT AS LOUDLY AS HE CAN. IT'S HIS WAY OF PROVING TO THE WORLD THAT HE EXISTS.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Fun, sexy, silly, wild, and seventy. Read the micro-fiction/humor piece “Septuagenarian Swing Set” by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in our next edition out on 7/26 and remember, you only live once.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Pssst…wanna read something profound? I got one here, absolutely free, no gimmicks, no hidden fees. “The Reflectionist” by @kiptain.bsky.social is stunning. Maybe you will see a bit of yourself in it. Sunday 7/26.

IT'S A JOB THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW EXISTS, AND A JOB THAT NO ONE EVER ADMITS TO WORKING.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Finally, the poetry party can start! “anthem” by Elle Cantwell @ellecantwell.bsky.social made me cry, not gonna lie. Read this beautiful piece about the ‘odyssey’ of childbirth and the absolute devotion of motherhood when it feels all so in the balance. Sunday 7/26.

I MOSTLY COOED AND SLEPT LIKE SOME SORT OF DRUNKEN DOVE PAST MIDNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SO WHEN IT WAS TIME TO DESCEND FROM MY MARSHMALLOW CLOUD TO THE BATTLEFIELD

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It’s Christmas in July, people! “A Holiday Shopping Odyssey” by @johntures1.bsky.social re-re imagines the epic tale as a shopping trip gone awry, with several Michigan State “Spartans” failing to make it home after defeating the USC Trojans. Read it Sund-ee 7/26.

"BEATING THE TROJANS WAS
EASIER THAN PLANNING FOR THIS CRAZY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
EXCURSION," MUSED EUSTIS OUT LOUD, TO HIS FELLOW SPARTANS.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We are back at you with a story about the complex relationship between client and patient, with the short story “Just Friends” by @stephenlanderson.bsky.social This delicate and sometimes volatile relationship is analyzed and dismantled, like a bomb, in our July 26th edition out on Sunday.

AFTER INVITING ME TO JOIN HIM AT ONE OF THOSE EAST SIDE MILWAUKEE TAVERNS THAT NOTORIOUSLY CATERS TO THOSE WHO LIKE TO IMBIBE IN EXCESS - AN OFFER THAT I SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE RESPECTFULLY, MIKE SHOWS UP IN MY WAITING ROOM LATER THAT SAME DAY.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Goooooooood morning! Guess who has an announcement? It's US. Are you tremendously excited? Can you simply not wait? Well, you're going to have to, because this was just an announcement letting you know we have an announcement. HAH!

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I can’t even be excited about this country’s 250th ‘cuz its knees are in really bad shape. Who can even think about cake at a time like this? Read "Oceanic Logic, Angel Deep" by @neilwillcox.bsky.social, where one’s insignificance is a blessing, not a curse. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/oceanic...

THE SET OF SUPERNATURAL EVENTS INCUDES BLESSINGS AND CURSES, THE DIVINE, THE DIABOLIC, AND MUCH STRANGER THINGS.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Inspecting the Damage“ by @cbigs.bsky.social is a flash piece about the stories we tell ourselves to shake culpability when reality is more than we can handle. Read it right here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/sprung-...

FRANK PULLS A HALF-DRUNK BOTTLE OF VODKA FROM THE FREEZER AND FILLS A TUMBLER.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We’ve gotten a lot of rain this season up in ol’ NY and the green is staggering. Similar to this piece! “Don't Care Guilty” by @charhamrick.bsky.social is not just a great story, but a multi-hued one. There is some LUSH work in this edition of the press! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/don-t-c...

BEHIND THE BAR, A SMALL WINDOW A/C UNIT BLEW FRIGID AIR LIKE LIFE DEPENDED ON IT - AND IT PROBABLY DID.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The language is glorious, the feeling universal. Read the micro/ prose piece by @keithwoodruff.bsky.social “Postcard/brief candle” in this edition and see what I mean. Right here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/postcar...

LET SEASONS AND CICADA FULFILL THIS MISERABLE PREMISE.
NOT OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As they say, “The Unexamined Life is not worth living”. “The Replicant” is a ‘fiction’ piece by @neilrandall.bsky.social that leads you to consider that The Examined Life may make you not want to. Save the humans. Read it right here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-rep...

PERIODICALLY, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, CAMPBELL COULD'VE SWORN THAT HE SAW HIS LOOKALIKE ON HALF A DOZEN OR MORE OCCASIONS: IN THE STAFF CANTEEN, ENTERING THE PHYSICAL APTITUDE TESTING UNIT, EXERCISING IN THE COMMUNAL RECREATION AREA, ON THE FACTORY FLOOR ITSELF, EVEN PASSING IN THE BACK OF THE CHIEF DIRECTORATE'S OFFICIAL CAR.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Some work reads like the beat of a heart or the throb of an engine. “Purple Foam” by @jessebinger.bsky.social is all about that rhythm. Read It in the latest edition of the press. Right here and now! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/purple-...

ALEJANDRO'S
HOOTING ME OVER, BUT FUCK THAT. GOT BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Love and the hard cold reality of humanity seem at constant odds these days. Let’s double down on this concept with this micro fiction piece “Clockwork Harvest” by J.S. O'Keefe. Read it here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/clockwo...

HE EXPLAINED, LOVE DOESN'T DEPART BUT ITS LANGUAGE IS MADE OF RULES AND DISCIPLINE.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I’m reasonably concerned how many times I use the phrase “downward spiral” in regards to almost every aspect of American life right now, but this memoir as poetry “Spirals” by @chrisstevenson.bsky.social is a click away, & face it, you got nothing but time. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/spirals...

TIME SPIRALS IN
THE
DIRECTION
OF GALAXIES,

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