Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 16hEvery day I feel more like I've chosen the right time to depart the lit world as an active publishing concern. 120
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 17hI've spent the entire day formatting & finishing cover spreads for the last 2 Stanchion books (Super Shorts, Pantry) & running back and forth to the post office mailing the next book (Terms & Conditions) as orders come in so they arrive for the author's pub day launch party...& boy are my arms tired 070
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Looking forward to getting back out there and introducing curious readers to the fine books and magazine issues I've published! See you Saturday, New Jersey! 061
Reposted by StanchionBrecht De Poortere @brechtdp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you so much Stanchion! 1211
Reposted by StanchionLauren Kardos @lkardos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026thankful to Jeff for offering this weird little flash a home after hearing it at Stanchion’s AWP open mic, and honored for the nomination! 4131
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Behold. Rejoice. Exclaim. Stanchion's 2027 Best Small Fictions nominees are here. What another banner year for flash writing. Read all 5 pieces in full here: www.stanchionzine.com/post/stanchi... @brechtdp.bsky.social @travisshosa.bsky.social @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social 1266
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Stanchion Magazine's 2027 Best Small Fictions nominees announcement coming later today, with links to read each piece in full on the site. Good times. Great writing. Be back with ya soon. 0100
Reposted by StanchionBryan Harvey @bryanharvey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Didn’t expect these @stanchion.bsky.social books to be here already. Went with ones that looked like fall primarily 131
Reposted by StanchionJustin Karcher @justinkarcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve been nominated for Best of the Net. Huge thx to Jeff & @stanchion.bsky.social 0104
Reposted by StanchionStanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Announcing the Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations 2027 Best of the Net nominations! Read all these great works (& more) at www.stanchionzine.com/elegantvaria... @justinkarcher.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @mrevanspoetry.bsky.social 1227
Reposted by StanchionAllison Mulder @amulderwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An honor! Thanks, @stanchion.bsky.social , as always, for helpin' this little tale see the light of day <3 492
Reposted by StanchionLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So, so honoured, @stanchion.bsky.social ! 4121
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Announcing the Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations 2027 Best of the Net nominations! Read all these great works (& more) at www.stanchionzine.com/elegantvaria... @justinkarcher.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @mrevanspoetry.bsky.social 1227
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Amy Goldmacher's groundbreaking memoir Terms & Conditions is now into its 3rd printing 1 week before pub day!! This emotional yet clinical journey is a reminder to all that the terms & conditions you grew up with don't have to determine the rest of your life. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 032
Reposted by StanchionAvitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Painted in 1887, a portrait of a young girl who, yes, looked just like her cat. And it’s beautiful, the idea that you can grow to look like someone or something you love.” @writesloud.bsky.social | @trampset.bsky.social www.trampset.org/post/four-fr...trampset.orgFour French Cats & a Monsterby Hannah Grieco...It isn’t normal, the way you smell. The way your body responds to fear... 152
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fuck why do so many year-end awards have a Sept 30 submission deadline 😬😬 000
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026All pre-ordered & subscriber copies of Issue 24 have been mailed. All pre-ordered & book club member copies of Terms & Conditions have also been posted. It's been a busy weekend & Monday morning stuffing ~300 envelopes & making several trips to the post office. 011
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Issue 24 of Stanchion can now be had as a PDF for just $4. So maybe get it? www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...stanchionzine.comStanchion Issue 24 PDF | StanchionIssue 24 of Stanchion features photographs by Stanchion editor-in-chief Jeff Bogle interspersed between original prose and poetry from some of the finest indie writers of our day, including Hannah Gri... 044
Reposted by StanchionStanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's bittersweet holding the 2nd to last issue of this thing I created. God damn, I wanted this to run and run. 0193
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's bittersweet holding the 2nd to last issue of this thing I created. God damn, I wanted this to run and run. 0193
Reposted by StanchionAni King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Can’t fricking wait for this!! Excited to be a contributor, but especially keen to read all the stories in this issue! 132
Reposted by StanchionEuropean Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The very wonderful @kiklodge.bsky.social reading from her brilliant new book The Bully In My Pillow published by @stanchion.bsky.social kiklodge.com/nouvelle-page 1113
Reposted by StanchionStanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Issue 24 FINALLY arrived from the printer yesterday. I'll begin mailing subscriber copies and pre-orders on Saturday. Now would be a wonderful time to buy a copy of Stanchion's penultimate issue. It's really terrific, only $10 & everyone was paid. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 0127
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Issue 24 FINALLY arrived from the printer yesterday. I'll begin mailing subscriber copies and pre-orders on Saturday. Now would be a wonderful time to buy a copy of Stanchion's penultimate issue. It's really terrific, only $10 & everyone was paid. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 0127
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wild rooster in a Porto park. You don’t want to know how long I sat here to get this photo. Lol. 030
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Very stoked to have lunch with The Shitbird author @spencerfleury.bsky.social tomorrow. 082
Reposted by StanchionJeff (Mixed Metaphors) @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Really enjoyed Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance by Colin Alexander, published by @stanchion.bsky.social. One thing I'll note is that novella seems like the perfect length for horror fiction. Long enough to build dread, not so long you have to explain too much. 142
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The tattoo parlor that held our stored luggage while we explored a neighborhood we might move to had a big pink axolotl. I love Europe. 060
Reposted by StanchionAllison Mulder @amulderwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026...but just for a little taste of something different, I tossed in the first part of "Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds" from @kaleidotrope.bsky.social . I love so many genres and vibes. I just happened to Oops All Spooky / Weird this time, so it was nice to end on a little high fantasy. XDkaleidotrope.net“Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds” by Allison Mulder 032
Reposted by StanchionAllison Mulder @amulderwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Then "One Safe Route Through the Psych-Belt Ghost-Houses" from @stanchion.bsky.social which apparently gave my friend chills hearing despite her having read it several times. An honor, as it's always one that makes me emotional rereading to myself. And I had thought I would end there...stanchionzine.comBest New Fiction: ONE SAFE ROUTE THROUGH THE PSYCH-BELT GHOST-HOUSES by Allison MulderONE SAFE ROUTE THROUGH THE PSYCH-BELT GHOST-HOUSESby Allison Mulder 1. Wait for rain. You can’t be sure of the walls otherwise. It’s all too same, the craters and rubble and even the buildings there ... 111
Reposted by Stanchiondevon. @devminor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Listening to the rain and reading @dehm000.bsky.social’s latest from @stanchion.bsky.social. Both the book and the experience are recommended. 131
Reposted by StanchionLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Are you all paying attention to what @mrbullbull.bsky.social 's putting out these days? It's one hit after another, day after day. Go read some amazing writing here: mrbullbull.com/newbull/mrbullbull.com 093
Reposted by StanchionNecessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 18/09/2026In research notes, @spencerfleury.bsky.social writes about THE SHITBIRD (@stanchion.bsky.social). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote... 033
Reposted by StanchionStanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"I like to think I make the world a softer place for you." The whole of this poem is worth the $10 cover price but you get 23 more pieces of world class writing, too. A new Scott Laudati poem. New @abigailmyers.bsky.social story. New @writesloud.bsky.social... www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 0147
Reposted by StanchionAllison Field Bell @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My book is out wandering the world! bookshop.org/p/books/stit...bookshop.orgStitchAllison Field Bell's debut flash fiction collection careens through California, Utah, Indiana, and the Southwest. In these stories, a woman transforms herself into a statue, two friends are suspended ... 3135
Reposted by StanchionK.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 02/04/2026beyond delighted to share my new story "Even After You're Gone," fresh now with the lovely @bulbregion.bsky.social! check it out 🦇⚡bulbregion.comEven After You’re Gone, by K.C. Mead-Brewer — The Bulb RegionEven After You’re Gone — K.C. Mead-Brewer RIPLEY’S CAT IS A SMALL CAT. Here,... 87235
Reposted by StanchionSpencer Fleury @spencerfleury.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You can also read it here, if Substack is not your thing: spencerfleury.com/2026/09/15/t...spencerfleury.comToday is the dayMy new novel The Shitbird is officially out in the world At long, long last — a year and a half after Jeff at Stanchion Books accepted the manuscript, and several years after I finished writing it … 001
Reposted by StanchionSpencer Fleury @spencerfleury.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today's the day! THE SHITBIRD is officially out in the world! spencerfleury.substack.com/p/today-is-t...spencerfleury.substack.comToday is the dayMy new novel The Shitbird is officially out in the world 12410
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Published the 27th book in Stanchion history today. 2nd novel. It's a great one. The Shitbird by Spencer Fleury. 030
Reposted by StanchionTom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In south jersey & have a creative high school student in the fam? Did you know there is a 100% FREE high school writer's conference at Rutgers-Camden featuring hands-on instruction by local, award-winning authors? Registration is open till 10/12 writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/programs/hig...writershouse.camden.rutgers.eduHigh School Writers Conference – Writers House 031
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Congrats to @spencerfleury.bsky.social on the publication of his novel THE SHITBIRD! Get it from Stanchion (physical copy or PDF) or order it from wherever you dig buying books online, @bookshop.org for example. Print: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... PDF: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...stanchionzine.comThe Shitbird PDF | StanchionThe Shitbird is the story of Colin McAllister, a seaman in the US Coast Guard, and a poor fit for the role at best. He’s an outsider, a stoner with a bad attitude and a smart mouth, a combo that often... 0115
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Pantry is the most surprising feel-good book of this year or any year." – Richard Peabody, editor/publisher, Gargoyle Magazine @hildiebook.bsky.social www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 051
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I've added a poem to Issue 25, the final issue of Stanchion Magazine, that'll close us out & take us home. The last issue will be published at the end of 2026. And like the 1st, it'll be a slim, staple-bound 38 pages, cost only $5 & be available only from Stanchion directly. 061
Reposted by StanchionSpencer Fleury @spencerfleury.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If you haven’t ordered your copy, don’t delay! Operators are standing by! 075
Reposted by StanchionKelly E. Sullivan @real-immirage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Launching my novel The Moose Lottery from @stanchion.bsky.social at @gihnyu.bsky.social Thursday evening, 6pm! NYC folks, please join for a reading and conversation with the brilliant Abby Bender! Register at Glucksman Ireland House NYU 084
Reposted by StanchionStanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Get a taste of The Shitbird by @spencerfleury.bsky.social, out tomorrow from Stanchion Books and wherever you like to order books online! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 094
Reposted by Stanchionthe engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🗨️e(i 9: Collaboration is live!🗨️ Our #spotlight is on Kathryn Reese & Sumitra Singam @kathrynreese.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! Check out their work at buff.ly/ryyERAn! Don't forget to vote for your favorite piece for our Readers' Choice Award! buff.ly/ahE8FZH 032
Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Get a taste of The Shitbird by @spencerfleury.bsky.social, out tomorrow from Stanchion Books and wherever you like to order books online! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... 094