Jacqueline Doyle
@jacqdoyle.bsky.social
Author of The Lunatics' Ball (Mad Creek Books/The Ohio State University Press, forthcoming) and The Missing Girl (Black Lawrence Press). Longlist, Wigleaf Top 50. 9 Notables, Best American Essays, CNF editor, CRAFT Literary Journal. www.jacquelinedoyle.com
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AMAZING NEWS!!! So excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection THE LUNATICS’ BALL is the runner-up for the Gournay Prize and will be published in the 21st Century Essay series by Mad Creek Books (the literary imprint of Ohio University Press) in 2027. My dream publisher!
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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
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.
Humor/not humor by Jon Savitt in @mcsweeneys.net
"If you witnessed something disturbing, please understand that witnessing is not evidence. Evidence is what exists after it has been reviewed by the people who require it not to exist."
A Message from Your Federal Overlords
“Even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account, the Trump administration was in a race to control the narrative around the kill...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Humor/not humor by Jon Savitt in @mcsweeneys.net
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From the latest Brevity, such a powerful essay of the tenderness and secrets within Fathers and this is a powerful one plus it has baseball, and Caregiving. By the wonderful Josh Martin whose book of poetry Earth of Inedible Things from Jacar Press I also recommend.
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With the Braves On, My Father Washes Me | Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
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January 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
From the latest Brevity, such a powerful essay of the tenderness and secrets within Fathers and this is a powerful one plus it has baseball, and Caregiving. By the wonderful Josh Martin whose book of poetry Earth of Inedible Things from Jacar Press I also recommend.
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I've started a Substack where I'll be sharing more about my forthcoming book THE LUNATICS' BALL. (Subscribe if you're interested. It's free.) Here's my first post.
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The Lunatics' Ball accepted for publication in the 21st Century Essays series!
I’m so excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection The Lunatics’ Ball is first runner-up for The Gournay Prize and will be published by Mad Creek Books/The Ohio State University Press in their...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I've started a Substack where I'll be sharing more about my forthcoming book THE LUNATICS' BALL. (Subscribe if you're interested. It's free.) Here's my first post.
open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
AMAZING NEWS!!! So excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection THE LUNATICS’ BALL is the runner-up for the Gournay Prize and will be published in the 21st Century Essay series by Mad Creek Books (the literary imprint of Ohio University Press) in 2027. My dream publisher!
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
AMAZING NEWS!!! So excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection THE LUNATICS’ BALL is the runner-up for the Gournay Prize and will be published in the 21st Century Essay series by Mad Creek Books (the literary imprint of Ohio University Press) in 2027. My dream publisher!
"another woman watching another movie about another dead girl, trying once more to make sense out of something that will never make sense; a life taken and a girl gone, try as I might to keep her alive through language." Read @abigailoswald.bsky.social! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/12/26/i...
Did She Have Dreams? Nolan's Insomnia (2002) in Five Women
It’s true that storytelling can be a form of manipulation. But it can also offer the best means of illuminating the truth.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"another woman watching another movie about another dead girl, trying once more to make sense out of something that will never make sense; a life taken and a girl gone, try as I might to keep her alive through language." Read @abigailoswald.bsky.social! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/12/26/i...
Only one more week to enter the Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest at CRAFT! Roxane Gay judges this year. See details here: www.craftliterary.com/craft-memoir...
January 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Only one more week to enter the Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest at CRAFT! Roxane Gay judges this year. See details here: www.craftliterary.com/craft-memoir...
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Brevity's new issue launched this morning. Flash essays from Nicole Walker, Alex Sokol, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Shuly Cawood, Thomasin LaMay, Charles Montgomery, Derek Maiolo, José Orduña, Josh Martin, Liz Sauchelli, Margaret Grayson, and Rocky Halpern. Artwork by Michael Todd Cohen.
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Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction | Brevity: The journal devoted exclusively to the concise literary nonfiction.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Brevity's new issue launched this morning. Flash essays from Nicole Walker, Alex Sokol, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Shuly Cawood, Thomasin LaMay, Charles Montgomery, Derek Maiolo, José Orduña, Josh Martin, Liz Sauchelli, Margaret Grayson, and Rocky Halpern. Artwork by Michael Todd Cohen.
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"Many decades later, my craft of writing remains a performance. It’s air guitar and costumed dress still under floodlights." Read Richie Smith's stunning flash "Floodlights" in CRAFT today: www.craftliterary.com/2026/01/07/f...
Floodlights by Richie Smith - CRAFT
The floodlights we found under my father’s workbench. I didn’t want to cut chemistry for the fourth time in two weeks, but Lee was the boss. Lee was Freddie Mercury, and I was only Brian May playing ...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Many decades later, my craft of writing remains a performance. It’s air guitar and costumed dress still under floodlights." Read Richie Smith's stunning flash "Floodlights" in CRAFT today: www.craftliterary.com/2026/01/07/f...
Congratulations to the writers (and lit mags) included in the forthcoming BEST MICROFICTION 2026: www.bestmicrofiction.com
Best Microfiction
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Congratulations to the writers (and lit mags) included in the forthcoming BEST MICROFICTION 2026: www.bestmicrofiction.com
ICYMI Great flash by @parlorspider.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social !
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January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
ICYMI Great flash by @parlorspider.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social !
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Love this New Year's poem by Naomi Shihab Nye (recommended on the @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social Substack): www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48597/...
Burning the Old Year
Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper, sizzle like moth wings, marry the air.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Love this New Year's poem by Naomi Shihab Nye (recommended on the @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social Substack): www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48597/...
Time for @cliffgarstang.bsky.social's annual lit mag rankings for fiction, cnf, and poetry. Check them out here: cliffordgarstang.com/2026-literar...
2026 Literary Magazine Rankings–Overview
It is time again for the annual Literary Magazine Rankings for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. As explained in more detail below, these rankings are based solely on the number of Pushcart Prizes a…
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January 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Time for @cliffgarstang.bsky.social's annual lit mag rankings for fiction, cnf, and poetry. Check them out here: cliffordgarstang.com/2026-literar...
Thank you NUNUM for nominating "Your Perfect Day" for BEST MICROFICTION 2026, along with works by Dawn Miller @dawnwriter.bsky.social, Cole Beauchamp @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and others. Congrats to all!
January 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Thank you NUNUM for nominating "Your Perfect Day" for BEST MICROFICTION 2026, along with works by Dawn Miller @dawnwriter.bsky.social, Cole Beauchamp @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and others. Congrats to all!
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Mexico Earthquake Videos: Angel Of Independence, Buildings In Mexico City; Acapulco Airport Shake Amid 6.5 Temblor
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City and parts of the southwestern state of Guerrero on Friday morning, sending people rushing outside as buildings swayed for several…
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City and parts of the southwestern state of Guerrero on Friday morning, sending people rushing outside as buildings swayed for several…
Mexico Earthquake Videos: Angel Of Independence, Buildings In Mexico City; Acapulco Airport Shake Amid 6.5 Temblor
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City and parts of the southwestern state of Guerrero on Friday morning, sending people rushing outside as buildings swayed for several seconds, according to Mexico’s National Seismological Service. Clips of the tremor quickly spread across social media, showing structures shaking and residents reacting in fear. The National Seismological Service confirmed the quake in an update posted on X, noting that it was felt across a wide area.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Mexico Earthquake Videos: Angel Of Independence, Buildings In Mexico City; Acapulco Airport Shake Amid 6.5 Temblor
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City and parts of the southwestern state of Guerrero on Friday morning, sending people rushing outside as buildings swayed for several…
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City and parts of the southwestern state of Guerrero on Friday morning, sending people rushing outside as buildings swayed for several…
Scariest thing that's happened to me on a vacation. Very loud alert before electricity went out and people started evacuating our 12-story building in Mexico City. Wow.
#Breaking 6.5 Earthquake in #Mexico. Felt from Mexico City down to Oaxaca. Epicenter in Acapulco. Unclear of the impact or damage.
#Terremoto de 6.5 en México. Se sintió desde la Ciudad de México hasta Oaxaca. Epicentro en Acapulco. Se desconocen el impacto y los daños. #sismo #earthquake
#Terremoto de 6.5 en México. Se sintió desde la Ciudad de México hasta Oaxaca. Epicentro en Acapulco. Se desconocen el impacto y los daños. #sismo #earthquake
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Scariest thing that's happened to me on a vacation. Very loud alert before electricity went out and people started evacuating our 12-story building in Mexico City. Wow.
ICYMI "lIn Grover Cleveland’s childhood home, I’ll be so busy baking sourdough bread and reading poetry that I’ll rarely scroll the internet.flash essay" by Sari Fordham (@sarifordham.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally in @electricliterature.com). www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...
In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home
by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ICYMI "lIn Grover Cleveland’s childhood home, I’ll be so busy baking sourdough bread and reading poetry that I’ll rarely scroll the internet.flash essay" by Sari Fordham (@sarifordham.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally in @electricliterature.com). www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...
A compendium of Trump's own words. Shocking. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color
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December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A compendium of Trump's own words. Shocking. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Love the joy in this flash essay by Melinda Brasher via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/to-the-young...
To the Young Couple Building a Snowman on the Aspen Loop
by Melinda Brasher | Thank you.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Love the joy in this flash essay by Melinda Brasher via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/to-the-young...
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“… I know I’m your only sister and you felt you had to ask for a toast despite your misgivings, but maybe if you didn’t always have misgivings about me I …”
Your Perfect Day by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social with art from Angel Dionne in NUNUM online.fliphtml5.com/kmmwt/drrt/#...
Your Perfect Day by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social with art from Angel Dionne in NUNUM online.fliphtml5.com/kmmwt/drrt/#...
NUNUM Winter 2025 Volume 8, Issue 4
David Sydney, Dawn Miller, Jacqueline Doyle, Kelly Ronayne, Kristen Reece, Owen Brown, Pia Quintano, Steven Ostrowski and Angel Dionne have come together to give us NUNUM’s Winter 2025 issue.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
“… I know I’m your only sister and you felt you had to ask for a toast despite your misgivings, but maybe if you didn’t always have misgivings about me I …”
Your Perfect Day by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social with art from Angel Dionne in NUNUM online.fliphtml5.com/kmmwt/drrt/#...
Your Perfect Day by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social with art from Angel Dionne in NUNUM online.fliphtml5.com/kmmwt/drrt/#...
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Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
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With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
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Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
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My newest essay, “Enough,” on @essaydaily.bsky.social’s Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2024/12/dec-...
Dec 21: Patrick Madden, Enough (on tense, timing, recreation, evocation, and eternal happening)
* This is part of our yearly Advent Calendar, which publishes an essay a day each year during advent. Find the rest of this year's and pr...
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December 23, 2024 at 7:08 AM
My newest essay, “Enough,” on @essaydaily.bsky.social’s Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2024/12/dec-...
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I just got a rejection labeled "Default Decline" from a print journal that's had my submission since September 2022. No answer when I queried about the status in July 2023. Now a decline that ends "we're grateful you considered us." Really?
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I just got a rejection labeled "Default Decline" from a print journal that's had my submission since September 2022. No answer when I queried about the status in July 2023. Now a decline that ends "we're grateful you considered us." Really?