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AC|DC: A Journal for the Bent
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Brooklyn-based queer online lit mag run by a bitter but friendly Gen Xer. Always open for submissions. www.acdclit.com
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Check out our latest fiction, J.A. Luarca’s The Leaving Hour 👀 📖 ⛴️

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The Leaving Hour by J.A. Luarca — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
Short Fiction
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November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Check out our new poem, Drying, by Timothy Robbins 👀 📖 💦

#queerlit #poetry #lgbtqia #literature #read #write #literaryjournal
Drying by Timothy Robbins — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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New creative nonfiction, Skipping the Muesli, by Hart Vetter. Check it out 👀 📖 🙅‍♂️🥣
Skipping the Muesli by Hart Vetter — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Check out the brand new poem, Mandelbrot, by Neil de la Flor. 👀📖🔥

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Mandelbrot by Neil de la Flor — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Friends, a story about the closet, eyelash curlers and peanut M&Ms in @acdclitmag.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 (they’re awesome, sub to them!)
October 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Check out our latest flash fiction, For the Young Fans Who Weren’t There in ‘82, by Sumitra Singam. 👀 📖 📆

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For the Young Fans Who Weren't There in '82 by Sumitra Singam — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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#FF It’s Kangaroo Awareness Day! To celebrate, give ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community beginning with “K” & “A”!
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October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Check out the evocative words of Fiona Hartmann in her new poem, House Fire. 👀 📖 🏡 🔥
House Fire by Fiona Hartmann — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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October 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Check out our latest, And I was a Vampire by Muze and The Foreboding by sef adeola 👀📖🧛‍♂️🕷️
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October 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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We’ve got a steamy NSFW short story
by Tom Farley waiting for you 📖 👀 🔥 🥵 🚒
Archetypal by Tom Farley — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
Short Fiction
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September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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AC|DC’s announcement for 2026 Best of the Net nominations: Fiction: #SingleOtter by Thomas Kearnes Fiction: Hindsight by Stephen K. Kim Creative Nonfiction: Deformation by Amy DeBellis Poetry: the body is a small church I visit to remember you by Rue Raros Poetry:The visit (golden shovel after Anne Carson’s translation of Sappho 52) by Jess Wright
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Check out our latest: Sara Jorgensen’s collage, Vile, and Francis Dylan Waguespack’s poem, Director’s Cut.

#queerlit #queerart #poetry #collage #lgbtqia #writing #art #literaryjournal #read
Director's Cut by Francis Dylan Waguespack — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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New microfiction, The Bell, by Brooks Egerton. Check it out 👀 📖 🔔

#queerlit #microfiction #literaryjournal #lgbtqia #literature #fiction #writing #indielit
The Bell by Brooks Egerton — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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September 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Two poems, Awakening and Smoking, waiting for you. 👀 📖 🚬

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two poems by Kit Willett — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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September 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Check out our latest short story, Two Figures by Vera Podell.

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Two Figures by Vera Podell — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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September 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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White text on black background “Today is AC|DC’s 1 year anniversary. Thank you everyone who has contributed, submitted, read, donated, and supported in any way. I’m looking forward to year 2.” Red heart emoji, open book emoji, pen emoji.
August 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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New poetry by Logan Lee waiting for you! Check it out.

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[sunset gardens the sky] by Logan Lee — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Check out our latest! New short story by Ashley Pennock.

#queerlit #lgbtqia #shortfiction #shortstory #literaryjournal #indielit #submissionsopen
A Bar Called Confessional by Ashley Pennock — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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August 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Nostalgic for the days of busy signals and “emergency” breakthroughs. #1980s
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Check out L. Acadia’s wonderful poem My love gazes out the window (pastoral sijo) ♥️ 👀 🪟

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My love gazes out the window (pastoral sijo) by L. Acadia — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
Poetry
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August 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Who doesn’t love a great meat cute? 🥩 🥰
Dietary Restrictions: A Meat-Cute Story by Meredith Kinrys — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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August 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Check out our latest, Body Horror, by Ess Pokornowski.

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Body Horror by Ess Pokornowski — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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July 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Brand new fiction by Brian Gotta. Check it out!
Nurses by Brian Gotta — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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July 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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New poetry by Candice Daquin and art by Tytti Heikkinen at acdclit.com Check it out 👀
Secret Lover by Candice Daquin — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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July 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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New fiction waiting for you!
3Wall by Zac Walsh — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
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July 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM