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John Elizabeth Stintzi

@jestintzi.bsky.social

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Cult-classic queer and Grendel’s emergency contact. Call me JES. [They/She] 📚: BAD HOUSES (stories), THE CHILDREN OF GULGA-KRÜ (mini-comic), MY VOLCANO (novel), VANISHING MONUMENTS (novel), JUNEBAT (poems), & various chapbooks. linktr.ee/jestintzi

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 1d

Currently in the "Crying while watching One Piece" stage of grief.

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 2d

My publisher put up a preview of BAD HOUSES for free online, so if you want to read an excerpt (the first story in the book!) you can check that out here: arsenalpulp.com/Books/B/Bad-...

Bad Houses

A boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humourous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Kelly Link From John Elizabeth Stintzi, the mind that created the daringly bizarre nove...

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 5d

True!

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 10d

Great news! Love Jonathan and his work. Keep your eyes peeled for this one next year!

Jonathan Wlodarski @jonathanwlodarski.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting Friday news: I'm the winner of this year's @sundresspub.bsky.social's open prose reading period!!! My book LOVE LETTERS FROM A FUTURE ICE AGE coming to eyeballs near you in Fall 2026. Dreams really do come true!! www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...

2025 Prose Open Reading Period Selection Announced - Sundress Publications

Sundress Publications is thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 Prose Open Reading Period. The winning selection is Jonathan Wlodarski’s Love Letters to a Future Ice Age. Wlodarski’s collection ...

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 15d

The reckless hope of putting new tires on a car with 230k miles 🐺

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 15d

It's kind of depressing how much I'm getting specific and glowing emails that are just trying to get me to pay them to get my books into bookclubs. I'd be less bummed about it if they didn't feel so familiar with the work, but it's almost certainly just a good use of AI mining reviews.

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Sep 2

check out this new letter, including it's special sneak-peek exclusive preview of something I'm cookin up 👀. SUBSCRIBE to stay in the loop!
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A Great Paper Plains Zine Fest! (& a preview of things to come)

JES talks about how great Paper Plains Zine Fest #4 was! (& a delicious newsletter exclusive teaser)

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Sep 1

If life is a rollercoaster, I am definitely never going to ride a freaking rollercoaster.

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Very affirming to be talking to my therapist about young JES's romantic misadventures and be told that it all sounded "very lesbian"

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pumpkin spice Toddé @toddedillard.bsky.social · Aug 27

I just want to read things I've never read before that make me recognize and give shape to things I've felt all along

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · Aug 22

Well, at least they are redirecting literary grant money to "foster AI competency" (clearly lacking in this AI generated 2nd paragraph), support for the military (as all true literature should do), and disaster recovery (books as sandbags?)

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 22

I feel like they had AI write what they were going to use the money for.

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Being an adult is spending $30 dollars to buy a big rock on the internet.

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 9

Shuttlecock 3

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 9

Happy for you, congratulations on 18 years!

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 1

Also octopi

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Aug 1

At least there was light.

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 30

Big yawn

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Haley @haley-exe.bsky.social · Jul 30

I picked up @jestintzi.bsky.social's "Junebat" years ago, and I'm kind of glad I waited to read it until now, when it feels like I *need* these poems. They are aching and tender and gorgeous, and my god, the last lines!! A gift, this whole collection.

A hand holding a copy of the poetry book Junebat by John Elizabeth Stinzi.

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 30

Oh thank you! Glad you liked it (& funnily enough I met a cardinal the other day and thought maybe I should do a sequel to that last poem, lol)

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 22

A very “night walk in kansas city” kind of selfie

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 21

That's a cool cover! Congratulations!

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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 20

Traveling for (book) work is cool and all but I think I might need to make the demand that whenever I am invited to a festival/book thing, that Grendel is also invited.

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Started this book on the plane...pretty good so far...anyone else read this??

John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Come see me in Moose Jaw, SK!