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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 53m

It’s my kiddo’s 14th birthday today and for the first time in about 8 years he’s not on the floor building Legos — instead, by 8am he had opened up his laptop to install his new solid state drive. And it all worked! Kids these days 🙂

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 14h

Ugh, sorry to hear that. Hope it cools off soon

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 15h

Wow, enjoy that, Dan!

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 16h

It’s suddenly cozy socks and jacket season in Philly. Gonna cozy up this weekend and look over my printout of the 12 stories in the chapbook I plan to submit soon. Might get crazy and add some whiskey to my tea one of these nights.

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 17h

toward the weekend

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 17h

The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest. Previously published and unpublished micros considered, fiction, nonfiction, anything in between. Send us that stunning micro published in 2002 that disappeared when the journal went defunct. Or send something new. Deadline Nov 15 www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly

The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatical...

www.smokelong.com

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 22h

My youngest kid turns 14 tomorrow and it’s just been so remarkable to see him grow in the past year. He’s well aware of all the political turmoil of course but he manages to keep going and trying to learn as much as he can about the world. He gives me hope 🌿

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 1d

Word is short fiction and novellas are trending so hey just putting it out into the universe — I’ve got stories all over including the Best Microfiction anthology, and have an as yet unpublished novella that was a finalist in a competition judged by Renee Gladman!

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Judge issues temporary restraining order against DHS in Chicago, affirming attacks on press during ICE protests "clearly violate" constitution.

ln further win for transparency, agents also required to wear badges or other visible ID with unique number.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social · 1d

Putting the finishing touches on my presentation on the aesthetics of horror, strategies for writing scary stories, and the contemporary horror publishing landscape. Join me & "Short Stories for Spooky Season" next Thurs, 10/16! @writingco-lab.bsky.social www.writingco-lab.com/classes/shor...

Short Stories for Spooky Season: One Session on the Techniques and Theory of Horror Fiction with Stephanie Feldman — Writing Co-Lab

All great fiction is about facing our fears. In this session, we’ll explore the history, strategies, and theories behind horror fiction to discover practical tools for writing scary stories, and power...

www.writingco-lab.com

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 1d

We were working on a screenplay and it was going well, we even had backers & a director lined up. But it fell apart when we realized he thought the film was called “The Bläh” but I was working on a dark musical called “The Blob.” Which is all to say having good translators is crucial.

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 1d

Krasznahorkai owes me money so this is welcome news

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American Literary Translators Association @littranslate.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 We are delighted to announce the shortlists for the 2025 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose!

2025 marks the 27th year for the NTA, and the 11th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose.

View the lists here: literarytranslators.org/the-2025-nat...

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 2d

Saw my first flock of geese of the season heading south this evening. Gray feathers pink in the setting sun. The lead goose’s steady call blended with the sound of dying leaves rattling on their branches. I hope they all make it safely.

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 2d

We're hiring a full-time Engagement Editor—a new full time staff position in CAT's Communications Department. For more information, visit our site and apply by Oct. 31. www.catranslation.org/about/opport...

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been slowly getting a bunch of tiny stories together to submit to a chapbook competition by the end of the month. It’s been a puzzle to choose and arrange them. But I think I might have 12 that belong together in one little book.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

Five Israeli communities on the Gaza border bore the brunt of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres, and surviving residents face wrenching choices about whether and when to return.

Two years later, some Israelis who fled Hamas attack have yet to go home

Five communities on the Gaza border bore the brunt of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres, and surviving residents face wrenching choices about if and when to return.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 4d

Welcomed home a new fern friend ✨🌿❤️

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The Berlin Literary Review @theberlinreview.bsky.social · 5d

The submission window will close on October 27th!

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 6d

A year ago this would have been kooky satirical clickbait. Today it’s a list of plain facts. Trump is paying these people to terrorize their fellow citizens for profit.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

Yesterday, Kristi Noem’s and Greg Bovino’s masked agents threw chemical agents near an elementary school, arrested elected officials exercising their First Amendment rights, and raided a Wal-Mart.

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 7d

I am delighted to announce Stone Circle's 2026 Best of the Net nominees. Please take a moment to enjoy their wonderful poems again (links are below).

And please join me in congratulating them and wishing them the best of luck.

#BotN #BestOfTheNet

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 6d

Long live Gone Lawn! ✨

Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 7d

We've been at this for a little more than 15 years, now, as a niche within a niche, and slow going. Perseverence is the key, but we're still a niche within a niche. Please visit us! And we love every submission.

gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Gone Lawn 61 : corn moon

gonelawn.net

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 8d

One week left to pop in our inbox and say you want to join us!

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 11d

ANMLY is looking to add some new members to our all-volunteer team! Come make cool stuff with us! All roles are 1-3 hours/week.

- Comics Editor
- 2 Fiction Readers
- 2 CNF Readers
- Features & Reviews Co-Editor

Email [email protected] w/ a brief statement of interest & a CV/resume to apply

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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely horrific news.

Live Updates: 2 Killed in Attack at British Synagogue on Yom Kippur www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: 2 Killed in Attack at British Synagogue on Yom Kippur

www.nytimes.com

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