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olives @olives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

my poem "Theoretical framework for writing a love poem" is in this, alongside many other talented contributors!

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Sarena T (田玮炜) @sarendipitous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've been running around at a conference, but check out the stunning 125th issue of The B'K, which also includes a short piece of nonfiction by yours truly!

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

CW: Brief mention of alcohol use my friend tells me the title of soft cell’s 1982 remix mini and i imagine it: myself doing mashed potato roger rabbit reject dougies, same moves over generations with different names... Read more by nat raum: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

Cover art from Aicha Benali, a digital drawing of a young woman with scarlet skin and pink, wavy hair gazing to her right while a centipede crawls up her neck. Overlaid is the excerpt with the text "Read the full piece and more in The B'K Vol. 17, Issue 4 globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk. To the right are the logos for The B'K and Global Majority Press.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The B'K Magazine Volume 17, Issue 4 is here! And it's the 125th issue! To celebrate, we've included several many more pages. Check out the cover artwork by Aicha Benali: a digital piece titled "Scarlet Kiss." Check out the full issue here: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We're happy to announce our nominees for Best of the Net! For nonfiction: Tania Rashid, Angelica Terso, and Kristia Vasiloff. For poetry: Nicolò Potestà, Arnav Ghai, John Ebute, Alice de Hubp, Maxochitl Cortez, Leslie Dianne, Dane Lyn, X.Y., and @jpthorn.bsky.social. Good luck to all the nominees!

An envelope that says The B'K and All My Relations nominees for Best of the Net are... and lists the creatives and their works.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The B'K Magazine Volume 17, Issue 4 launches tomorrow! It features poetry by Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji, Amelia Videvi, Bella Melardi, Joni K. Thomas, Liu Yuniang, nat raum, @nehas.bsky.social, @olives.bsky.social, Olusegun Ajayi, and @pamunapologetic.bsky.social. Stay tuned for the launch!

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're happy to announce our nominees for Best of the Net! For art: Jennie Cao, Jaina Cipriano, Adedeji John Oluwaseun, Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel, and Amuri Morris. For fiction: Jeannette Barszewski, Delaney Kelly, and Fendy S. Tulodo. Stay tuned for our nonfiction and poetry nominees!

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Check out the drawing "Fractured gaze" by Ayinde Fatai Abioudunin The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

A series of layered lines and broken contours with various levels of shading. Taking shape within these lines and shading is a woman's facial features.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The B'K Magazine Volume 17, Issue 4 launches on October 1st! It features artwork by Aicha Benali, Ayinde Fatai Abiodun, Mai Keo, and Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel; fiction by: Belle Habs, @swethaamit.bsky.social, and Yi-Jung Chen...

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We are being blended. The screen renders a face smooth enough to offend nothing: everyone, no one. Read more of "The Future Is a Composite Image" by David Anson Lee in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

A gestural painting in blues, browns, and greens, where the subject gazes to the right. Text overlaid on a beige background includes the excerpt and author.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please note CWs In June a stroke buried my father in his own body. That was the summer after the election. Dystopia hung in fat black letters on a theatre marquee. Read more of "Cinema du Parc" by Terence Hawes in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

None of the chairs in the makeshift theater look alike. I choose a denim armchair placed between a red plastic chair and one with white chiffon—probably straight out of someone’s living room. Read more by @fruitbatwoman.bsky.social in The B'K Vol 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“I’ll stay there with you for fifteen days,” The cream slid off the spoon with each try. “Then go back home for fifteen, once the house is sorted,” she said, using a second spoon to guide the cream onto the plate. Read more by Eray Erkek in The B'K Vol17, Iss 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Did you know Global Majority Press has a newsletter? We do! Stay in the loop with all the latest news regarding The B'K Magazine, All My Relations, and other projects! Subscribe here: talbot-heindl.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#FF It’s National Bow Tie Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these members of the lit community beginning with “B”: @badlilies.bsky.social @ballastjournal.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social @beestung.bsky.social @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

is the only cure for loneliness, Robert Duncan wrote in a letter. The joy that can be a kite dragged in dirt, or joining the ritual of the sky. Read more of "Solitude" by Jacqueline Knirnschild in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

For years, I have forced my tongue into syllables that are not mine. Read more of "Yo Sé Quién Soy" by Ashen Speir in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

A drawn portrait in sepia tones of a young boy. In the white space above him is the excerpt, title, and author. Text at the bottom says Read more in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Please note CW I started writing essays after my daughter Isabel died. The essays were strange, broken. Read more of "Is It Finished?" by @milesew.bsky.social in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Please note CWs Dear Belinda, Elaine showed me your email this morning. She printed it before she left for her run. “This is from my sister,” she said—just that—while she pulled on her Nikes. Read more by Rose Engelfried in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

never carry love on your back. it belongs in your belly, dark & plump with last summer’s elderberry harvest. twist the Holy Trinity into a Queer Quadruplet. Read more by Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3 via 🔗 in bio. #SmallLit #IndieLit #TheBK #Poetry

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

CW: Colonial and racial identity themes The wind on the Ridge ignores precision. It strips siding from FEMA trailers, unmoved by decimal points in a sequencing report. Read more of "Pine Ridge, Spliced" by David Anson Lee in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Please note CWs The graph doesn’t get it. The sine function waving like a white flag, the clean curves of the concave, the current electric cold. Two ice caps cut and crystallized. Read more by Kate Choi in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

at the intersection of fates, laughter drowns in sunset & everything we’ve built perishes at the dictum of time. Read more of "the villain in every story" by Muheez Olawale in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Check out the pastel drawing "The Exam" by Amuri Mooris in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

A vibrant pastel drawing depicting two people kneeling face-to-face in an intense, emotional exchange. One person with darker skin and short curly hair wears a burgundy shirt and jeans, gripping the shoulder of the other person, who has lighter skin and long brown hair and wears a loose gray shirt. Their foreheads almost touch, and their expressions convey tension, empathy, and focus. The background is softly blended in earthy tones, emphasizing the figures and their connection.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

CW: Incarceration They got it all wrong, my hair colour. The stylist turned it blonde and copper. Read more of "I’d just got my hair dyed when my mother went to jail." by Pratiksha Ahuja in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

they say there isn’t time. that if you don’t throw your whole aching girl-body at the altar you’ve already failed. Read more by Joni Thomas in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Check out "Exceptional," a photograph by @willecee.bsky.social in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

Color photo of a red-and-white fire hydrant in the foreground on a sidewalk. Instead of the usual placement of some hydrants obstructing some sidewalks, this one was build sticking out into the road with a yellow curb around it. In the background is a wheelchair ramp leading up to a front porch of a house.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#FF It’s Disability Pride Month! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications that are disabled- and neurodivergent-led: @alocasiamag.bsky.social @beestung.bsky.social @genrepunkmag.bsky.social @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social And us! Let us know who else should be on this list!

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

CW: Mention of colonialism Our cab driver says he wishes he could speak English like me. Read more of "Chatting with the Chennai Cab Driver" by Cypher in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I didn’t know we were poor until my Lolo, who had driven three hours from Manila to surprise us, stepped into our home and immediately burst into tears. Read more of "Pabili Po" by Angelica Terso in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

CW: Implied transphobia I try to take a shower most mornings, not for any reason beyond the need to feel water on my skin. The bathroom has a fan that screams and does nothing. Read more of "This is how I stay" by Joni K. Thomas in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Why are you wearing girl pants? I look down at the patchwork hearts stitched to the knees of my baggy men’s jeans and think about the range of answers I could give Read more of "Pants" by Jamez Terry in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We did not get enough submission for All My Relations Volume 11, so we're keeping the submission period open for an extra month! Submit your pieces on the theme of "interdependence" by August 15. Here are the guidelines: www.globalmajoritypress.org/guidelines/

Image is a graphic of a blank puzzle put together. Text says All My Relations. We define "interdependency" as an intentional way of moving through the world recognizing that we are all connected and reliant on each other and the world we share. It is about acknowledging that our individual wellbeing is deeply connected to the wellbeing of our communities and our planet, and reacting with care and shared responsibility. Volume 11, Interdependency. Submissions Open.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We did not notice when the locks disappeared, because locks are quiet things and power is loud. Read more of "KALUNGA" by Anselm Eme in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

She put herself in that position. She had loved a man who didn’t know how to love. Really? Really, Cleo. Read more of "What Cleo Loved (and other mistakes)" by Ella Torres in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

She is not the storm people write stories about. She does not set rooms on fire with her anger, or rise loudly in crowded halls. Read more of "A Quiet Kind of Brave" by Muskan Singh in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

CW: Death There was once a Gulmohar Prince who wore a crown of mulberry leaves. Twenty years ago, the Old Queen found him nestled in a gulmohar flower, crying jewelled tears from his orange eyes. Read more by V. Y. Muse in The B'K Vol 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Last night, I sent the open letter that the group of editors co-wrote last week to @duotrope.com. In five minutes, I had their response. It was dismissive, and it chose bigotry rather than building a safer community for marginalized creatives and others. 1/2

Image says I sent the open letter to Duotrope at 8:04 pm last night. By 8:09 pm I had a response. Join me on Instagram @thebkmagazine at 9:00 am Mountain for an Instagram Live for details and next steps. A word bubble says Duotrope, platforming bigots is not a neutral choice. It's choosing bigotry. Join Instagram Live at 9:00 am Mountain.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Please note CW From above it must have looked almost nice, the three of us talking like that Read more of "On Giving Your Word" by Theodora Bonis in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 2: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Please note CW There is a little girl playing in the yard across the street. The little girl was me, I was the little girl, And I did not kill her. Read more of "I Live With You as Part of Me" by A. A. Loria in The B'K Vol 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

By request, we are extending the deadline to sign on to the open letter to Duotrope asking them to implement a more comprehensive screening process and no longer platform a dehumanizing publication. Sign on here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Banner says Sign on to the open letter to Duotrope regarding platforming a dehumanizing publication. Sign via link in bio. We are looking for creatives, editors, publications, and publishers to sign on asking them to implement a more comprehensive screening process and refrain from listing publications that stir fear and hatred against marginalized communities.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

CW: Death, violence, tragedy They had us walk into the room where Aunty lay. Her body was rigid, hands crossed, skin yellowed under the cold light. Read more of "Excerpt from Where the Truth Took Me" in The B'K Vol 17, Is 2 by Tania Rashid: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Check out the full oil painting "Beyond gaze" by Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel and more in The B'K Volume 17, Issue 3: www.globalmajoritypress.org/the-bk/

Cover art for The B'K featuring a gestural painting in blues, browns, and greens, where the subject gazes to the right.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Duotrope is currently platforming New English Review, a publication that regularly publishes pieces that are anti-women, anti-trans, anti-immigrant in nature and are rife with slurs and propaganda. 1/5

Image says Sign on to the open letter to Duotrope regarding platforming a dehumaning publication. Sign via link in bio. We are looking for creatives, editors, publications, and publishers to sign on asking them to implement a more comprehensive screening process and refrain from listing publications that stir fear and hatred against marginalized communities. Sign on by July 6!

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's publishing day! Check out The B'K Mag Volume 17, Issue 3 featuring cover art by Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel and artwork by Ayinde fatai Abioudun and @willecee.bsky.social, fiction by Anselm Eme, Eray Erkek, @fruitbatwoman.bsky.social, and V. Y. Muse, and nonfiction by @milesew.bsky.social.

Image is the cover art by Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel depicting a gestural painting in blues, browns, and greens, where the subject gazes to the right. In a box at the bottom are The B'K Magazine and Global Majority Press logos and text with the featured artists and creatives as well as the link to read the issue.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#FF It’s the last week of Pride Month! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these mags that are trans and nonbinary-led: @alocasiamag.bsky.social @beestung.bsky.social @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @kithbooks.bsky.social @newwordspress.bsky.social And us!

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