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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“Not the horse’s fault, I suppose.” From “Everyone Needs to Know That Kendra Hennings Can’t Write,” a Wit Tea humor piece by S.M. Strand. theoffingmag.com/department/w...

Slide 1: Image shows a red and brown wooden match stick.

Slide 2: Text that reads: “This, from a woman who devoted forty-three pages of her horse memoir to “glistening haunches” and “a soul tethered to a thrusting post unknowable.” Not the horse’s fault, I suppose.”

Slide 3: A black and white portrait of S.M. Strand.

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"See how myth can fly? So, what happened to the very young? The very old?" An excerpt from “DEAD BOYS IN SPACE” by Sara Youngblood Gregory. theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...

Slide 1: The front cover for the speculative poetry collection DEAD BOYS IN SPACE. It has a background like the night sky, dark blue and subtly dappled with white spots. The words DEAD BOYS in all-caps and in bright yellow text are near the top and IN SPACE in the same format is near the bottom. Next to IN SPACE is the author’s name, Sara Youngblood Gregory, not in all-caps and a slightly smaller font but still yellow . In the center of the cover are two, red and very muscley men positioned around a red moon or planet. The men near the top left of the moon points downwards towards the moon/planet, and the man in the lower right has his right leg extended and his left hand poised with his fingers touching his forehead.

Slide 2: Text that reads: See how myth can fly?

So, what happened to the very young? The very old?

Slide 3: A photo of Sara, a white person wearing a chunky beige knit sweater, a red long sleeve shirt, a silver septum piercing and thick silver ring on her left ring fin

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"Here comes Andile, about to hit thirty days sober, who on our first run asked me what he should be doing to set himself up for time like I have." From “Quest for the Slappy Man-Hug,” an essay by Lane Michael Stanley theoffingmag.com/department/e...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“I have bent back upon my life. I have known I won’t survive the leap from there to here.” From “PART(UR)ITION,” a poem by Lucy Xiang-fu Wainger. theoffingmag.com/poetry/

Slide 1: Image shows flowers with white petals floating on clouded white water. The image is black and white. Many flowers float upwards with their petals and centers showing, but some float on their sides with their petals folded in. Some petals and stems are faded and half-submerged in the water. The flowers are clustered in the bottom left of the image. Faded imprints of other flowers can be seen on the water.

Slide 2: Text that reads: “I have bent back upon my life.

I have known I won’t survive

the leap from there to here.”

Slide 3: A portrait of Lucy Xiang-fu Wainger. Lucy has long, lightly wavy black hair in a middle part that hangs past her shoulders, and dark eyes. Lucy is wearing a sleeveless, high-collared ribbed top that is light blue with pale blue three-dimensional seams. Lucy is smiling and looking off to the side, sitting with her arms at her sides. The background is out of focus but shows a white wall with colorful artwork on canvases.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"I’m minotaur vulgar alive" From “Resplendent,” a micro poem by Kathryn Hargett-Hsu. theoffingmag.com/department/m...

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s the last day to take advantage of our #LitMagWeek offer! 📚 It’s also our EIC Vonetta Young’s birthday! Happy birthday, @vonettawrites! Get a copy of The Offing’s 10th Anniversary Anthology for your donation of $10 or more. Give via the link in our bio. #TheOffing #litmag #antology

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Uncle John said that throwing a party for Luke would be tacky, so we’re having a Spectacular Barbecue instead. When I asked Dad what made a Spectacular Barbecue different from a regular barbecue, he shrugged." From “Spectacular Barbecue,” a short story by Madelyn Kye. theoffingmag.com/fiction/

Slide 1: Orange flames lick up from black rocks with green foliage in the far background.

Slide 2: Text that reads: Uncle John said that throwing a party for Luke would be tacky, so we’re having a Spectacular Barbecue instead. When I asked Dad what made a Spectacular Barbecue different from a regular barbecue, he shrugged.

Slide 3: Madelyn stands in front of a blooming cherry tree and a body of water. She has medium length dark hair, is wearing a brown turtleneck, and is smiling.

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ThrowbackThursday to one of our favorite publications, now out of print. Glimmer Train was a literary journal founded by sisters Susan and Linda in 1990 and closed in 2018. You can still explore their archive of amazing work at www.glimmertrain.com #LitMagWeek #TheOffing #GlimmerTrain

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Glimmer Train is, after nearly three decades, pulling out of the station for good. So many stories we've read since we started in 1990! A person might think they'd begin to seem all the same, but…

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our team boosted some of their favorite publications for #LitMagWeek! What are some of your favorites? Let us know in the comments below 👇 #TheOffing #litmags #faves

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"There had to be a way—some surefire solution where I could show up at the office over the next two days to “share weal and woe” with the staff." From “Genesis,” a short story by Yuan Fei, translated from Chinese by Hai Ning Ng. theoffingmag.com/department/t...

Slide 1: A light teal alarm clock lies face-up in between two color blocks: pink on the left, teal on the right.

Slide 2: Text that reads: Surely I couldn’t just admit total defeat when it came to the boss and the wife. There had to be a way—some surefire solution where I could show up at the office over the next two days to “share weal and woe” with the staff, and still be home by 9.30 p.m. on Sunday.

Slide 3: A woman with long, brown hair looks to the side, with greenery in the background. She is wearing a dark newsboy cap, sunglasses, and a white, long-sleeved shirt.

Slide 4: A woman with shoulder-length black hair stands, smiling, before a body of water surrounded by greenery. She is wearing a short-sleeved dress patterned in white, blue, pink, and black.

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“She is surrounded by these everyday items that, in their scarcity, have become glittery, treasure-like. Because she wants these things but cannot have them.” From a Q&A with Amanda Rizkalla, author of “Hungered” by Gauri Awasthi. theoffingmag.com/interviews/q...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Of The Dog, I write, White, large, fluffy, my fingers orange with afternoon snack dust. Jesus, forgive me. Being angry at The Dog is so unfair.” From “My Neighbor The Dog,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Noreen Ocampo. theoffingmag.com/department/w...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From “Loop,” a comic by Belle (Bom) Kim. theoffingmag.com/department/a...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"only u kno all the ways i say yes" From “virginia dmv” a BOTE a micro poem by Dante Fuoco. theoffingmag.com/department/m...

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"What does forty-six billion light years look like to you? I am a palimpsest of everything I’ve ever loved." From “Orbiting,” Insight essay by El Bentivegna. theoffingmag.com/department/i...

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Dear viewer, I know you want the granular: all the details, not just the gist;" From “Inside the Frame,” a poem by Shara McCallum. theoffingmag.com/poetry/

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"We fly so high that the earth is nothing more than a seedling & we are stars & galaxies, dust & waves." From “Crane Nation,” a BOTE essay by Jen Jihye Shin. theoffingmag.com/department/b...

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"We watch you pick at your salad from the salad place no one cool goes to. We silently agree: she’s probably a teacher. That’s why her aura is so…tragic." From “We Are the Pack of Teenage Girls at the Mall,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Sarah Chin theoffingmag.com/department/w...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"I felt the breeze close as he walked with me, thinking who cares if you almost want to touch him, weaving my arm around his arm as we passed out of earshot of downtown." From an excerpt from Acid Green Velvet by Grace Krilanovich theoffingmag.com/fiction/

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“Sometimes good people do bad things. That doesn’t make them bad.” “Sometimes,” I said, sliding off the seat to my knees, crawling toward him, “bad people do good things.” From “Recuerdo, Ohio,” a short story by Chelsie Bryant theoffingmag.com?p=18166&prev...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Eight years old, what was I meant to confess? Some falsified test, guilt’s unanswered demands wadded like paper in my desk?" From “The Panopticon,” a poem by Shara Lessley Read here - theoffingmag.com/poetry/the-p...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"Loneliness is an unbroken line of migrants. If only they could find a place to rest." From “My Place In The Horizon” and other poems, by Jorge Galán, translated from Spanish by Alexandra Lytton Regalado. theoffingmag.com/translation/...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"Strange, what little history The body can preserve" From the Archives: Read “Black Boy With Fists in Pockets” and “What The Body Remembers”,” a set of, Micro poems, by Julian Randall

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Two Tragicomic Sonnets: Special Delivery & Blaze Pizza Receipt,” From a Wit Tea humor piece by Erik Moyer theoffingmag.com/wit-tea/two-...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Spotlight on the table. His hotel room, later, glows white with the city." From “All seven,” a Micro poem by Jessica Dai theoffingmag.com/micro/all-se...

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"I can’t stop thinking about who is silenced and who is doing the silencing, about who is and isn’t heard." From “The Widening Gyre,” an new Insight essay by Jennifer Kane theoffingmag.com/department/i...

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Asa Drake @asaldrake.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This poem was written almost exactly a year ago at @kenyonreview.bsky.social's Writers Workshop under their ancient beech with poets Juan Camillo Garza and Maya Salameh (checkout MERMAID THEORY). You can find it in my new book BEAUTY TALK which comes out in October with @noemipress.bsky.social💜

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Slide 3: A portrait of Asa Drake.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Slide 2 is text from the piece that reads, The letters of my name are common. I scan the bark for them until I release myself from the name.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

ALT Text: Slide 1: Image shows a pale pink peony flower against a black background. White light shines from above, illuminating the thin clustered petals. The stem is reddish brown.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Read “Gentleness is Something New I Can Afford,” a poem by Asa Drake Visit our bio to read the full piece. #BeechTree #Nature #Ecology

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“Of all of us, she was the most tied to the telescope. It had been her idea.” From “The Observer’s Cage,” a BOTE essay by Marguerite (Maggie) Sheffer, originally published on December 12th, 2023. theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ALT Text: Slide 1: A net filled with water against a black backdrop. Slide 2 is text from the piece that reads, As I said, in the end Lizzie heard it first. As so often, Ernie was away, so she shared it with me. We huddled around the receiver...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

From the Archives: Read “The Observer’s Cage,” a BOTE essay by Marguerite (Maggie) Sheffer BOTE essay was originally published on December 12th, 2023. Visit our bio to read the full piece. #Pulsar #Love #Memory

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“You and Obāchan have been living under the same roof for twenty-three years—she raised you while both of your parents worked.” From “To Ruminate, Begin Here,” an essay by Elica Sue. theoffingmag.com/essay/to-rum...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“Awards season was coming. We all had plenty of watching to do.” From “Sluts,” a short story by Saskia Vogel, originally published on May 23rd, 2016. theoffingmag.com/fiction/arch...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“She arrives on her due date, emerging from your womb camera-ready.” From “#That(baby)Girl,” new Wit Tea by Marina Koestler Ruben theoffingmag.com/wit-tea/that...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“My mother’s death had punctured some hole in me that drained all my confidence and joy.” An excerpt from “False Prophet” a novel by Afsheen Farhadi. theoffingmag.com/fiction/exce...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

“The blue whale ate me in one gulp.” From “When Joan Jumped Into the Sea,” a Micro poem by Elle Nash, originally published on March 25th, 2015. theoffingmag.com/micro/archiv...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“I wasn’t pedaling across town to Capitol Hill because some legislative type was too embarrassed to rent porn videos in person.” From “The National Gallery,” a short story by Stefen Styrsky, originally published on July 19th, 2016. theoffingmag.com/fiction/arch...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“not dead but being embalmed; we were singing the whole / time – out of key, nonetheless, but singing” From “We Were Singing,” a poem by Robert Laidler. theoffingmag.com/poetry/we-we...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Time and geography decide what counts as abundance. But abundance was not where I came from.” From “The Gleaner's Daughter,” an Insight essay by Sophie Liu‑Othmer. theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“I want to know if the language I’m using emotionally corresponds with the place I’m tying it to.” From an interview with Asa Drake, author of Maybe the Body, by Lucia LoTempio. theoffingmag.com/interviews/q...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“To make room on that used, chipped baby blue end table by my couch like a heart—“ From “I wish I didn’t know after neonatal loss” and “The Truth Is…,” two Micros by Aly Walker, In Memoriam. theoffingmag.com/micro/i-wish...

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Daniel 🌷✨🌇 @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hi friends, earlier this month my friend Aly died. Aly was someone I'd solicited to send to me @theoffingmag.bsky.social, and they passed before we could finalize things. I hope you read their Micros and share. One's an essay; the other's a poem. I love and miss them a lot. Today is their birthday.

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"I wish I didn’t know after neonatal loss" and "The Truth Is..." - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

“The goal is subtle chaos. Like, I might faint, but I will do so in a coordinated set.” From “How to Dress for Your Urgent Care Visit,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Veronica Tucker. theoffingmag.com/wit-tea/how-...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Seeking more volunteers! We’re looking for a volunteer Social Media Assistant to support The Offing’s social media communications and an Assistant Editor to support our Q&A (interview) department. Apply at the links below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“She was so charming sometimes, she almost believed herself.” From “The Girl Gets Whatever She Wants,” a short story by T Clark, originally published on October 12th, 2015. theoffingmag.com/fiction/arch...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“I was holding a page as if it were a feather, waiting for the next scene.” From “And if you call, Alice, Alice,” by Woo Dayoung, translated from Korean by Hannah Kim. theoffingmag.com/translation/...

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And if you call, Alice, Alice by Woo Dayoung translated by Hannah Kim

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