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Complete Sentence @completesentence.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Thank you long ago beautiful boy who found me sitting in that dusty backyard at my first college party in Tucson, Arizona in 1995..." @the-megan-dance.bsky.social, on the ecstasy & agony of loving so hard it almost kills you. This one's fucking IMMERSIVE www.completesentencelit.com/post/long-ag...

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Long Ago Beautiful Boy

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Complete Sentence @completesentence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"When the hurricane came, I watched my childhood street rearrange itself into a map of everywhere I’d ever wanted to escape, mailboxes floating past like lost punctuation..." Bethany Bruno, on the water that thrums within us and without. www.completesentencelit.com/post/the-oce...

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The Ocean Never Really Leaves You

By Bethany O'Brien

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Joey Hedger @joeyhedger.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I have a couple other CS pieces (it's a fantastic magazine, always putting out really great stuff that I love reading!!) that IMO also fall into the "spiral into madness" category.

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Joey Hedger @joeyhedger.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

My guy “Jeff” is up. Come meet him. Much thanks to @completesentence.bsky.social for being the best and pubbing this one!! www.completesentencelit.com/post/_jeff

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Jeff

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Complete Sentence @completesentence.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

*raised hand emoji We publish single-sentence fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and anything that skulks between the this holy trinity.

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Danielle Geller @dellegeller.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Prayer failed; God is dead.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Guess I should have told the clerk at the corner store about my essay after all...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Hold that thought. I'll wait until all the votes are counted (or not counted). Love to you all for the endless support just the same.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's only fitting that my @marchxness.bsky.social run ends today on my dad's birthday, since his death is central to my essay, his absence animating so much of what I do creatively. Thank you all for the groundswell of support. I've got more to say to you, but first I'm hitting the showers.

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Zoë Bossiere @zoebossiere.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

30 mins left in the game and "Glycerine" is trailing by only a few votes! If you haven't voted for Jason's essay yet THERE IS STILL TIME!

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Only down 17 with 14 minutes to go. If you've got anything left, put those shots up and in to Glycerine's hoop! marchxness.com#/elite8-fold...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Still 2 hours to beat back "Brick" and send "Glycerine" to the Final Four!

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Complete Sentence @completesentence.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I didn't start a magazine of single-sentence prose 5 years ago to help me win @marchxness.bsky.social, but right now my essay on "Glycerine" is down against "Brick." If you're part of the Comp Sent hive, VOTE my essay and "Glycerine" SADDEST! Polls close 9am PST marchxness.com#/elite8-fold...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"Brick" surged through the night and now "Glycerine" is down bad. If you've got ANY more votes in you, please help Bush beat the beast. Here's proof of Gavin Rossdale's impact on 10-year-old Jason, drawn at school under "I want to be..." marchxness.com#/elite8-fold...

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Danielle Geller @dellegeller.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"Because craving connection with others, chasing it, is how we find communion; it’s how we survive our sadness." March Xness as a form of communion. This tournament's got me thinking a lot about belief. I'll pray (and vote) for "Glycerine" tonight, just to see how it goes.

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Melissa Faliveno @mlfaliveno.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Well this is rad and sad and weird and artful and a little creepy and it’s definitely swaying my vote. The Xness cover game is really bringing it this year and I love it.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Thanks @mlfaliveno.bsky.social! I fuckin loved your Counting Crows cover--it's what made me realize I really had to bring my 'A' game to this.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thanks for repping my work, @susannadonato.bsky.social! With any luck, I'll see you and your fantastic essay on Ani in the final four!

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Agree! The sadness is REALLY gonna come once March ends.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Love to hear it! I'm heartened to see Bush hanging in there. Lagging, yes, but still hanging tough. Thank you for the support!

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Jen Borkowski @jenmaicha.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"Glycerine" vs "Brick": Two sad, pretty songs up against each other today. I've got to go with my gut on this one. And by "gut" I mean my autonomic nervous system.

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Susanna Donato @susannadonato.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Um, completely incredible, overachiever! It's hilarious to envision us writers of a certain age furiously rehearsing our musical covers all over the country.

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Susanna Donato @susannadonato.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Enjoy this video and cover that will surely stand the test of time, promoting a really strong essay in this year's @marchx.bsky.social March Sadness '90s edition competition.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

this year's March Sadness competitors are doing A LOT and it's just one more reason why this community is so fun

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emily laura costa @emilylauracosta.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

i’m team glycerine! vote now!

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Zoë Bossiere @zoebossiere.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Only the bleakest of beaches for March Sadness. Don't forget to VOTE GLYCERINE in today's @marchxness.bsky.social matchup! marchxness.com#/elite8-fold...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Last night I shot a music video on the blacked-out beach for my synth'd out "Glycerine" cover. Big thanks to Dave Rosman for the violin, big thanks to YOU for voting Bush on to the Final Four of @marchxness.bsky.social! youtu.be/E1DOPrrgCgg

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Glycerine (March Sadness)

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Will Ben Folds' brick shatter my dreams of making it to the Final Four? I've got a synth'd out "Glycerine" cover on deck that begs to differ... marchxness.com#/elite8-fold...

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Allison Renner @allisonwrites.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Pardon the poor breath control, nonexistant embouchure, & sticky keys, but I think these ol gals did ok for having no interaction for over 25 years! VOTE @mfitejohnson.bsky.social / Celine Dion so all our hearts can go on & onnnnn... *takes a breath, stops the video* marchxness.com#/elite8-crow...

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Sending our condolences to and appreciation of @jygravley.bsky.social and @emryal91.bsky.social for their excellent essays and deep March Sadness runs. We salute you and your work!

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Emma Allmann @emryal91.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

What whirlwind! This has been so fun and I'm delighted to have made it to the sweet sixteen. Kind of can't believe this is what has got me playing the uke again! Congratulations to @thejasonthayer.bsky.social I'm so excited to cheer for you in the next round!

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Loved your essay--the recurring lyrics incorporated into the prose made the writing feel like a sad pop-punk anthem. You covered "Adam's Song" twice--once in essay form, once w/ the Uke. Both beautiful takes on Blink's sad classic. Good game, @emryal91.bsky.social.

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

MARCH SADNESS 90S EDITION SWEET 16 DAY 4 FINAL SCORES: BUSH 142, Blink-182 97 ANI DIFRANCO 137, Nirvana 113 Congrats to @thejasonthayer.bsky.social & @susannadonato.bsky.social! Taking the weekend off from games; expect an announcement a little later about Next Year’s Xness Theme however!

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This one isn't done yet. There's still a lot of game left to play.

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

As a sad 90s middle schooler I'd have been so stoked to hear my essay on Bush would one day resonate with future sad middle schoolers of the PNW. Great match today against @emryal91.bsky.social's moving musing on the sadness punctuating our lives. Bush v. Blink-182! marchxness.com#/sweet16-bus...

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doritoshangover.bsky.social @doritoshangover.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Catching up with @marchxness.bsky.social from within a house full of COVID (not me though 💪) to vote Nirvana and Bush today. It has come to my attention that Nirvana does not have enough votes. VOTE NIRVANA.

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Zoë Bossiere @zoebossiere.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Okay so I loved "Adam's Song" as much as the next teenage millennial... But Adam snaps out of it at the end, and its message is more hopeful than sad. This round it's gotta be Bush.

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Cheryl Graham @cherylgraham.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I know it’s not possible, but my ideal @marchxness.bsky.social Final Four™ would be Kate Bush vs. Bush, and Black Crowes vs. Counting Crows. #marchsadness

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Aw yeah @erindorney.bsky.social, your essay's a certified banger. You expertly highlight the absurdity (& sadness) of "Cowboys" misguided reception back in 1996--and the undercurrent of rage (& yes, sadness) in Paula Cole's voice. Your words will be rolling around in my head for awhile. Good game.

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Congrats to the winners: Alanis and @lelascottmacneil.bsky.social, Cicily Bennion and Ben Folds Five, @jamcharlesworth.bsky.social and Collective Soul, and @thejasonthayer.bsky.social and Bush! We send our laurels to the defeated. You played great & will be remembered!

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Super good matchup in late-night @marchxness.bsky.social action. I don't find either of these songs particularly sad, and think both essays are BANGERS. I kinda hate Bush but I like Thayer. That @erindorney.bsky.social's essay is funnier too, it got my vote: marchxness.com#/2ndround-co...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Like sketching a falling star just before it burns out, @cbiondolillo.bsky.social captures the intoxication of new love and the devastation of loss. Beautiful and absolutely gutting @marchxness.bsky.social essay on Mazzy Star (and the Little Prince and Chris). marchxness.com#/2ndround-fo...

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Another March Sadness thesis, this time from @thejasonthayer.bsky.social: "[C]raving connection with others, chasing it, is how we find communion; it’s how we survive our sadness." marchxness.com/2ndround-col...

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My @marchxness.bsky.social essay on how a shirtless Gavin Rossdale saved my life faces off against Paula Cole and all of her furry sons. @erindorney.bsky.social nails the sadness of heteronormativity and I'm shaking in my (decidedly not cowboy) boots. marchxness.com#/2ndround-co...

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Erin Dorney @erindorney.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It's time for "smooth pea gravel spread across the playground" vs "seven rounds of yippee-yi yippee-ya’s" @marchxness.bsky.social

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Got some big second-rounders today tipping off! Games are live. Will the Cinderella stories continue for Des'ree and Mazzy? Cole vs Bush is a coin flip. Will a pissed-off Morissette take down Bonnie Raitt? You decide. Games on now at marchxness.com. Vote by 9am AZ time 3/13

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Jason Thayer @thejasonthayer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Inexplicably, I'm not the only Xness competitor whose essay features my hometown, "the Jersey Shore of the Oregon Coast." Emily Podwoiski's essay on Des'ree's "I'm Kissing You" examine's love's beauty & brutality, its ability to levitate us, & to break us apart marchxness.com#/1stround-go...

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