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Casey Reiland
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Bad sleeper | In search of the perfect bagel | Words published or forthcoming in F(r)iction, HAD, Blue Mesa Review, On the Seawall, and elsewhere

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Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · Oct 8
I have two new poems published today in @emergejournal.bsky.social! Read em here: emergeliteraryjournal.com/the-connecti...
The Connection The space between the sternum and the slope of flesh says so much. Here, a quarter, shiny like macadam in the morning sun, now thrown at her chest. A boy says, Look at how it slides right over her middle. Boarded, flat, fabled. This too a fable: Lavender. Tea tree oil. How many times have I written about what my body could not give? Instead, consider my grandmother, her torso gaping like mine. My sister insists we inherited our breasts from her, and I’ll admit this once would have split me of resentment— girl who wants to take up space, who wants to be enclosed perfectly into someone’s fist. Always myself witnessed in another’s eyes, a mark, a haunting, ruptured ribs in the canyons of their irises. But in my grandmother’s ripening, I now behold how we are bound, hanging on to what we still can, cupping the curves of each other’s hands. The thing we contain: a sphere of silver, spinning like a coin. I Said I Would Never Write About 2020 My coworker asks, “Wanna hear something funny?” and describes how he was hit by a car. I find his indifference to the ruthlessness of our job equivalent to the shock that comes from salt stinging a wound: a searing white space. Me: “Aren’t you ever angry?” Him___. When we fuck later, a barren plain glaciates between us. If I’m being honest, I mostly wanted to sleep with him because he is ___ years older than me. Age specifically has a distance. So does trauma. I’m afraid of driving because I’ve been in a car that spun into a cornfield. I was thirteen. My friend’s older sister was driving us to a Halloween party. The coarse dying stalks revolved yellow-green-yellow in my vision, and all I could think was, I’m going to___. In the mornings after the world has shut down, there goes the yellow-green-yellow-green in my mind. I text my one friend, What if one of us___? How do___? I’m so___. Later, my roommate reprimands me for almost wearing sandals to a protest at the White House. When the tear gas blooms a sulfur mist, I let their shaming engulf my legs as we run, grateful to have someone unafraid in their bluntness. I tell my mother what happens, and she says, ______. My coworker insists he only wants my body, and I let him have it because this is the year where I cough up shards of ice, where inside my mouth is a killing frost.
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GOOD NEWS. My novel--a retelling of Hansel & Gretel in which the parents are addicted to opioids--originally titled Abandon & now titled A THOUSAND WAYS TO DISAPPEAR, will be published by Cornerstone Press (Univ. of Wisconsin) in February 2028.
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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I’m so fucking angry rn I don’t even know what to say
January 24, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing this monster full of violence, friendship, magic, monsters, ghosts, and revenge again because it’s on sale and…storms!

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January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Team, we need submissions in all categories but especially a) nonfiction and b) poetry.
a woman is holding a pink burn book in her hands and saying `` you let it out , honey . write in the book . ''
ALT: a woman is holding a pink burn book in her hands and saying `` you let it out , honey . write in the book . ''
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January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
caseyreiland.bsky.social
Definitely a 4. Over it!!
lindzmcleod.bsky.social Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 13d
Which Fitzwillam Darcy are you today?

Tag yourself, I'm 7.
A three by three collage featuring the same white British Shorthair cat in a variety of poses from happy to sleepy to concerned.
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Ummm I had no idea that THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is technically a musical?? (Complimentary)
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Just now feeling normal after almost 24 hours of a stomach bug, so I will be lying on the couch for the foreseeable future reading this one by @leahhampton.bsky.social
Cover of F*CKFACE AND OTHER STORIES by Leah Hampton
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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This week, we have a briefing on Immigration and quick updates from our Data Security, Federal Workforce, and Medical Research Funding teams: unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
This week at Unbreaking, January 16 — Unbreaking
This week, we have a briefing on Immigration and quick updates from our Data Security, Federal Workforce, and Medical Research Funding teams.
unbreaking.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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I may or may not have a short story featuring this setting coming out this year from a dream pub 🤭 Centralia is sick as hell
colindickey.com Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 20d
Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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I’m reading THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich, a book club pick that I (of course) had no idea would be so pertinent several weeks after it was selected. Very upsetting how circular time is. “Minnesota goddamn” ❤️‍🩹
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Men are too emotional and should not be allowed to have firearms
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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I found out yesterday that I was awarded a 2026 artist grant from the Somerville Arts Council! I will use the funding to work on my short story collection, but I also plan on creating a community project. If anyone is in the #Boston area, what type of writing activity would you be interested in?
An email that reads: 2026 LCC Grants Fellowship - Congratulations! Dear Casey Reiland, This email serves as official notice that your Literature - Artist Fellowship grant application # 38057-LCC026 has been approved by the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) in the amount of
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
Album cover of Eliot Smith’s EITHER/OR
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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electricliterature.com
Electric Lit Social Media Editor Jalen Giovanni Jones (@jalengjones.bsky.social) speaks with “Hamnet” author Maggie O’Farrell about translating her heartbreaking narrative from the page to the screen.
Behind-the-Scenes on How "Hamnet" Was Adapted from the Page to the Screen - Electric Literature
Maggie O’Farrell discusses collaborating with director Chloé Zhao to translate her heartbreaking novel into a film
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December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Idk if we still do wrap-ups over here, but here’s what I published in 2025!

To start off, a poem in @garlicpresslit.bsky.social called “Illium”:

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Ilium – The Garlic Press
www.garlicpresslit.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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You need to read this story.
caseyreiland.bsky.social Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · Dec 10
For the morning crowd, I have a new short story out! This one is very important to me. I’m very grateful for the editors at Blue Mesa Review for publishing it. 🫱🏻🔪🐚🐉
caseyreiland.bsky.social Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · Dec 9
I have a new short story out today in Blue Mesa Review. It’s a retelling of the “One-Handed Murderer.” Although this folktale was written a long time ago, we are still writing about the same shit. But I hope we can change how we tell the story. I’d so appreciate it if you’d take the time to read:
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
caseyreiland.bsky.social
For the morning crowd, I have a new short story out! This one is very important to me. I’m very grateful for the editors at Blue Mesa Review for publishing it. 🫱🏻🔪🐚🐉
caseyreiland.bsky.social Casey Reiland @caseyreiland.bsky.social · Dec 9
I have a new short story out today in Blue Mesa Review. It’s a retelling of the “One-Handed Murderer.” Although this folktale was written a long time ago, we are still writing about the same shit. But I hope we can change how we tell the story. I’d so appreciate it if you’d take the time to read:
Spitfire - Blue Mesa Review
By Casey Reiland
bmr.unm.edu
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
caseyreiland.bsky.social
I have a new short story out today in Blue Mesa Review. It’s a retelling of the “One-Handed Murderer.” Although this folktale was written a long time ago, we are still writing about the same shit. But I hope we can change how we tell the story. I’d so appreciate it if you’d take the time to read:
Spitfire - Blue Mesa Review
By Casey Reiland
bmr.unm.edu
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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“‘Everything will be alright,’ Lena told the egg baby. She considered what other reassurances a mother might offer her child, and gave these all to the egg though not one of them felt true.”

A wonderfully weird and unsettlingly pertinent story, @ellenrhudy.bsky.social!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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when we drive in your car i’m your baby because i can’t drive can’t navigate couldn’t tell you what a car is or will be
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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“‘Because of ‘Wicked’s’ success but also the fanship, we have almost a responsibility to figure out how we can continue in this universe,’ Moses said.”

No. You. Literally. Don’t!!!!!
‘Wicked’ Sequels Being Figured Out at Universal Pictures: ‘Things Are Underway’ to See How ‘We Can Continue in This Universe’
Universal Pictures' marketing chief confirms plans are now underway to continue the "Wicked" franchise after the success of 'For Good.'
variety.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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I’ve lived in many places, and nothing tops horrendous traffic like Connecticut —> Massachusetts. We were supposed to get home in 4.5 hours and now our whole trip will be 8 hours. Jfc
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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@natmiller.bsky.social and I had Musical Fridays, where every Friday we would order takeout and watch a bootleg of a musical
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Nov 29
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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This story is so beautiful @anniejowrites.bsky.social
anniejowrites.bsky.social Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · Nov 25
I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
Title: “A Love Story Told in Nine Lives” Author: Anna Vangala Jones An illustration of a man walking past a cafe window. Inside the cafe a woman is sitting and drinking coffee at a table by the window and the man is looking at her as he walks.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM