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The Dodge @thedodgemag.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Dodge is now open to general submissions! Send us your best eco fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translations, or visual art. Submissions are free! See Submittable link in our bio.

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 21h

"The customer wore gold rings that didn’t match his teeth. He’d asked me if I wanted the keys to his old scooter for cheap, but I said no. I wanted a plant. I wanted something still."

—Fendy S. Tulodo

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Fendy S. Tulodo :: “The Horticulturist’s Divorce from Gravity” – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 21h

"The customer wore gold rings that didn’t match his teeth. He’d asked me if I wanted the keys to his old scooter for cheap, but I said no. I wanted a plant. I wanted something still."

—Fendy S. Tulodo

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Fendy S. Tulodo :: “The Horticulturist’s Divorce from Gravity” – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 1d

"I have never felt the weight of Amazon heat
settle on my shoulders like breath—
but I’ve heard it
in the hush of my father’s voice
when he speaks of home."

—Ena Elder-Gomes :: “My father carries a jungle”

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Ena Elder-Gomes :: “My father carries a jungle” – ALOCASIA

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 1d

"The Menopaise Chrysalis" is my surreal story about an ageing Two-Spirit person passing through the medical system and the dream world. It is featured in the anthology "Yay all queer free and queer." www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

The image features a black-and-white portrait of Shantell Powell striking a pose, alongside a graphic promoting the book "Yay! Free and Queer." The text describes Powell as an award-winning writer who grew up on the land and off the grid.

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 1d

"I have never felt the weight of Amazon heat
settle on my shoulders like breath—
but I’ve heard it
in the hush of my father’s voice
when he speaks of home."

—Ena Elder-Gomes :: “My father carries a jungle”

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Ena Elder-Gomes :: “My father carries a jungle” – ALOCASIA

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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social · 2d

Today on Glass!

"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!

www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

Image of fire

Text: So I will meet you
at the summit. Dirt
in my stomach —
gardens of it.

Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey

with my back to the city

https://www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

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Sundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 2d

The Best of the Net is looking for volunteer readers for its 2026 issue! Find out more here: bestofthenetanthology.com/work-with-us...

Best of the Net is seeking volunteer readers - 10 to 20 submissions per week - Apply by 11/1/25

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The Dodge @thedodgemag.bsky.social · 3d

Keep an eye out folks! Our Fall 2025 Issue will be out October 15th! Featuring all kinds of eco-writing and translation from a wonderful set of new and established writers.

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 2d

"June carries drifts

gliding his gentle hand guiding
stamen to release, against aching
stamen..."

—earth justice zadok

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earth justice zadok :: POLLEN SONG – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 2d

"June carries drifts

gliding his gentle hand guiding
stamen to release, against aching
stamen..."

—earth justice zadok

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earth justice zadok :: POLLEN SONG – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 3d

"with your medicine
we can talk with plants
in their own language
gleaming green resounding
in eardrums, throat, and heart
we sing to roots and chlorophyll"

—Cherolyn Kay Fischer

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Cherolyn Kay Fischer :: “forage: waagaagin” and “ode/ode’“ – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 3d

"with your medicine
we can talk with plants
in their own language
gleaming green resounding
in eardrums, throat, and heart
we sing to roots and chlorophyll"

—Cherolyn Kay Fischer

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Cherolyn Kay Fischer :: “forage: waagaagin” and “ode/ode’“ – ALOCASIA

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Rick Hollon @mimulus.bsky.social · 4d

My poem “Shapeshifters Local” has been published in the Autumn 2025 issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, alongside what looks to be an amazing TOC. Read my poem here: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“Shapeshifters’ Local” by Rick Hollon

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 4d

"They would have poisoned the land, too.
Sprayed weed-killer, as though raspberries are weeds,
all to plant Christmas trees
to be murdered each December.
Dad told them that weed killer would poison our spring."

—Shantell Powell :: “Raspberry Elegy”

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Shantell Powell :: “Honey in the End Times” and “Raspberry Elegy” – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 5d

if you leave bsky, stay in touch:

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 4d

"They would have poisoned the land, too.
Sprayed weed-killer, as though raspberries are weeds,
all to plant Christmas trees
to be murdered each December.
Dad told them that weed killer would poison our spring."

—Shantell Powell :: “Raspberry Elegy”

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Shantell Powell :: “Honey in the End Times” and “Raspberry Elegy” – ALOCASIA

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 5d

if you leave bsky, stay in touch:

x.com/gay_alocasia
www.facebook.com/ALOCASIAmag/
www.instagram.com/alocasiamag/
www.tumblr.com/blog/alocasi...

💌https://alocasia.org/newsletter/

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.

We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!

We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.

Mixed floral and cactus background. Text reading: The 2025 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. This year's awardee is Mukethe Kawinzi. Supported by finding from Accelerate Resilience L.A., a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Sundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 5d

Want to support Sundress Academy for the Arts AND get cool stuff? Check out our new online auction with some amazing donated books and more from our alumni, authors, and more! paybee.io/quickpay.htm...

SAFTA/Sundress fundraising auction

As many of you know, Sundress’ residency program nurtures and empowers writers underrepresented in literary publishing. “Amazing,” “life-changing,” and “productive” are some of the words used to descr...

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI!

ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.

We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!

We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI!

ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.

We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!

We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our ALOCASIA has unfurled a new leaf! And we're so proud!

It's our first all-Indigenous issue! This is a showcase of the work of 20 writers from around the world, curated by our guest editors Yasmine Bolden, tripp j Crouse, and Sarah Clark. We hope you are as delighted by it as we are

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Alocasia leaf background. Text reads "Plantcestors: The Indigenous Issue"

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 7d

Over the moon to get to make this announcement!!

ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.

We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!

We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.

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