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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sorry Jetse, our email service went down unexpectedly. It should be back up now

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · Aug 31

New poem day! Over at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social, "Hallucination" -- about AI, linguistics, and a wish for a better world . . . #sharepoetry

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Aug 1

LAUNCH 7. FT.
"TRANSIENCE" BY BRUCE GOLDEN,
"CAREER DAY" BY BEN NARDOLILLI, AND
"COCO THE COW NANNY" BY ANGELIQUE FAWNS.

READ IT NOW AND EXPERIENCE THE UPGRADED MERGANSER MAGAZINE @ www.mergansermagazine.com
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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Jul 1

A poem for those who enjoy some existential angst...

Read "chaos theory" by Marisca Pichette in Issue 6 at mergansermagazine.com!

#poetry #magazine #publisher

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Jun 11

Read this poem if you’ve ever been tempted by a powerful and dangerous urge…

Megan Cartwright’s “Siren Song”, and the rest of our June issue, free to read now at mergansermagazine.com!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · May 17

A new poem out! "Lesser Zodiacs" is in the May issue of Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social

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KansasWoman @kansaswoman.bsky.social · May 17

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · May 2

May issue just dropped! It opens with “Lesser Zodiacs” by Daniel Ausema. This slipstream poem rocks, setting the tone for a magically strange and colorful set of stories. Read the issue now at our site!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · May 9

What the hell? 🎨🐦‍🔥

“Still a Life” by Michael Bailey… Not sure if this one was more inspiring or terrifying. Probably the latter.

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · May 7

Watch yourself in Lady M’s garden. 🗿

Read the full poem in the May issue at our site.

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · May 5

A PURPLE MANIFESTO: A Poetic Epistemology and Declaration by by Lorraine Scheine. Enough said? Read the full piece at our site!

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · May 2

May issue just dropped! It opens with “Lesser Zodiacs” by Daniel Ausema. This slipstream poem rocks, setting the tone for a magically strange and colorful set of stories. Read the issue now at our site!

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · May 2

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Literary Flash Fiction feat. @3lobedmag.com @mergansermagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Smart Search List of the Day

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Literary Flash Fiction feat. @3lobedmag.com @mergansermagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/paying-fee-free-literary-flash-fiction-Q0Ton7sQ

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Monica Louzon @molowrites.bsky.social · Apr 25

My most recently published translations are:

"Through the Crimson Forest" by @d4m4n4r.bsky.social in the Vivid Worlds anthology from Slab Press (just published!! --> bookshop.org/p/books/vivi...)

and

"My Rainy Season Diary" by @antonioahuelgas.bsky.social in @mergansermagazine.bsky.social

Vivid Worlds

Check out Vivid Worlds - <p><em>Vivid Worlds </em>brings together twenty exciting, new science-fiction stories by writers from all over the world. The emerging genre of solarpunk weaves imaginative st...

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 16

When this article got released in @authorspublish.com , Merganser Magazine received more than 300 submissions within 48 hours. More than we received in all of March. Huge thanks to Authors Publish for the assist! @jakeott.bsky.social is a happy editor today!

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Merganser Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Merganser Magazine is a new online journal of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They accept all genres of poetry and prose: “We're eager to find strong, well-written pieces across a wide r

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · Apr 15

oh wow - I've seen poems that read backwards by line, but not word by word. Congratulations Joshua Kepfer! #PoetryCommunity #BskyPoets #SkyPoets #PoetsofBlueSky

Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 2

Joshua Kepfer really blew us away with “End of Space.” This poem can be read forward and backward, exploring the nature of exploration itself in an infinite universe. Read ISSUE 4 now at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 15

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 11

If you’re in the mood for a heartbreaker, this short story from Antonia A. Huelgas (translated by Monica Louzon) fits the bill #fiction #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 9

Dive into the hivemind of a legion of alien army ants, as the legion seeks to retake its homeworld from strange creatures and machines. Check out Murray Eiland’s poem “Exo-Myrmidons” at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #magazine #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 8

It’s important to understand the land on which one lives. Particularly in the Nandi Hills of Kenya. Philip Brian Hall’s short story “Bwana Mkulima and the Mercedes” paints this fact in a humorous tale of a day in the life of a small farming village when a Mercedes drives into town. Link in bio!

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Monica Louzon @molowrites.bsky.social · Apr 8

My translation of @antonioahuelgas.bsky.social's story "My Rainy Season Diary" is out at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social !

Read it here --> mergansermagazine.com/index.html#M...

(The Spanish version of this story originally appeared in the Uruguayan magazine @revistamordedor.bsky.social in 2021!)

Merganser Magazine - Fiction & Poetry

Free online literary magazine, featuring a variety of prose and poetry.

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 6

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · Apr 6

Today's listing of the day is: Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

Today's listing of the day is: Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity

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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · Apr 5

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Apr 2

Joshua Kepfer really blew us away with “End of Space.” This poem can be read forward and backward, exploring the nature of exploration itself in an infinite universe. Read ISSUE 4 now at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #art

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Merganser Magazine @mergansermagazine.bsky.social · Mar 18

“The Wisdom of Ravenala” by Christian Emecheta 🖊️ 🌴 continues at mergansermagazine.com #fiction