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Jenny Wong

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Writer, traveler, and occasional business analyst. Currently missing the ocean. 🇨🇦 Debut chapbook SHIFTINGS & OTHER COORDINATES OF DISORDER (Pinhole Poetry, 2024). Website: jenwithwords.opencorners.ca YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@jenwithwords

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 10d

Okay…*deep breath and sorry for awkward promotion things….*, my new flash fiction chapbook ‘Light Chemical Sea’ is coming Fall 2026 with Bull City Press. ✨⚗️🌊

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Linda Lenhoff @lindalenhoff.bsky.social · 1d

Time for something a little different, I'd say...

SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 1d

Tired of exams, writing papers, and 9am classes? Then it's time to take a break and hit the road with Patty Grant when you read *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY by @lindalenhoff.bsky.social! buff.ly/XWau3O7

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Aud Auder @cbauder.bsky.social · 1d

My husband designs and sells mathematical images that reflect the nature of the world and our place in it. He does not use AI. Shares are most welcome--please check out his shop at diffgeom.com! 🥰

Original Math Designs @diffgeom.com · 1d

Six new poster/wall decor designs at Differential Geometry:

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#MathSky #MathArt

A gallery of six mathematical posters:
A sphere resembling an underwater life form with a glowing nucleus;
A purple and green conformal hexagon tiling of a torus, seen from inside;
A white wireframe torus casting a shadow on a virtual calm tropical sea;
A dramatic side-lit red and black form resembling a melted heart;
A blue mollusk shell with a gold coordinate grid looming in a twilit sky;
A field of sky-blue foreground-background arrows masking underlying reality.

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 14h

Yay!!! Congratulations, Melissa!! May your book travel far and their photos continue to roll in!!

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 1d

weekly talk story about Bitter Over Sweet out in the world...

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The Preordered Copies of Bitter Over Sweet Are Out In The World — Melissa Llanes Brownlee

I just want to celebrate that my book is officially/unofficially out in the world! Pictures have been rolling in and I am so excited. It’s so wonderful to see people sharing their books with me! Thank...

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Dr. Matthew E. Henry (MEH) @mehpoeting.bsky.social · 1d

My tiny little poem “metaphor” was published in issue 13 of Molecule!

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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 1d

Another #poem that can speak for herself. #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets #PoetsOfBlueSky

My Clock

Bare feet on the hour hand
metal edge slicing my soles

I cannot stop time.

Fingers on razored minute hand
pushing hard to rewind the moments

I cannot stop.

Tick tock, tick tock.

His touching me like that
has already happened

too many times.
A warped cycle.

I cannot

even slow down the seconds
of innocence lost.

Tick tock, tick tock.

Karen Pierce Gonzalez

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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 20h

Taken from my poem New Furnishings first published in To Lay Sun Into A Forest from @sidhepress.bsky.social. Many thanks again ❤️

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Philippa Bowe @philippabowe.bsky.social · 19h

Calling all poets interested in writing about the body - workshop this Sunday! 🙌✨😁

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 2d

Come write about the body!

Praise for Julie - 'I am usually not one to choose the highest scores across the board, but I was really impressed by the tutor, the diverse examples, the exercises and the 'spirit' and depth of our discussions.'

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Elena “Eraserhead baby” Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 16h

Just read this phenomenal story in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social

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The Molotov Cocktail

Dead Man from the Ocean Floor by Neil Clark He climbed into my boat tonight, seawater spewing from the bottoms of his trouser legs, a thousand tiny crabs crawling in and out the holes in his bloate…

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 16h

"Breakfast Fail" by Salvatore Difalco, who lives in Toronto, Canada

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 15h

Delighted to talk with @thecorlew.bsky.social for @lazyandentitled.bsky.social about spooky month. Shout outs to current reads by @ambersparks.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social and past reads by @fulmerford.com and @sgj.bsky.social

scary stories with the lights on with Chloe N. Clark

Podcast Episode · The Lazy & Entitled Podcast · 09/10/2025 · 36m

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 15h

Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social about her upcoming collection, THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS!

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Author Interview * Vanessa Fogg

Vanessa Fogg has long been one of my favorite writers. Several of her short stories are on my secret “all-time best” list, so it’s a treat to learn about her new collection, The House of Illusionis…

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 14h

“But the notes said look deeper, reminding me that the heart is deceptively wicked above all things, pitifully fragile and shallow.”

Love this powerful and heartfelt piece. A reminder how small things can bring big shifts. @tracieadams.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 20h

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, do take a moment to rest and read this powerful (and very appropriate for today) non-fiction by @tracieadams.bsky.social.
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#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Pam Yve Simon @pamyve.bsky.social · 2d

Come see an amazing poetry lineup tonight in Brooklyn at 6:30pm for “Poetry of Peculiar Joys”!

Reading & panel host @jaredharel.bsky.social with poets @readinstead.bsky.social @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social Yerra Bergman, Lynn Melnick, and Jason Schneiderman.

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Poetry of Peculiar Joys: Elegy, Memory, and Epiphany

Featuring

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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 2d

Ty Lynne Lampe for her pre-writing on IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS, collaborative-hybrid work by myself (art) & Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social (poetry).
"an intricate piece of lace tatted from a single thread" - LJLampe.
Available @icefloepress.bsky.social
#books #collaboration #vispo @poetry

Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 2d

"From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings.."

Grateful to @ljensenlampe.bsky.social for her praise of In the Blueprint of Her Iris.

Available from @icefloepress.bsky.social. Link below🔥

@rfredekenter.bsky.social

“From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings. This collaboration by Vikki C. (words) and Robert Frede Kenter (images) reminds me of an intricate piece of lace tatted from a single thread—necessarily connected, the collection loops and swirls. Individually and as a whole, the pairings captivate with repeating words, colors, textures, and themes. Each time I reached the end, I started over, looking for more connections and sonic play. I read Vikki’s words first silently then aloud, I basked in Robert’s vivid visuals. I felt upended in the best way, a “galaxy mouthing a name / it has not learnt to pronounce.” In the Blueprint of Her Iris won’t let me go.”

—Lynne Jensen Lampe, author of Talk Smack to a Hurricane

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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 2d

If my spirit is going to be anywhere Nov. 1, it'll be here. Look for me near the open window ⛈️ @eatthestorms.com www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-storms...

The Storms Issue V Launch

Welcome to Rathfarnham Castle for the launch of The Storms, the printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art.

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Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · 2d

What? “A Word?” Wednesday is back baby and it’s a good one! Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social and KSR sit down and chat away about her new release, “Unrivered” music , and much more. Click the link for more!

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 2d

My new flash fiction film series ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’ is coming soon!

The first episode arrives next week (October 15th) and here’s a little sneak peek!

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The Time Pirate | Episode 1 Teaser

YouTube video by jenwithwords

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!!! ✨

Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 3d

“—maybe I’m there, bobbing in the ocean, letting the drift of the tides take me to a moon where the breath of the stars provides a nourished universe inside my body.”

Gorgeous and dreamlike - new work by Shome Dasgupta in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 3d

"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 3d

Of course, amazing Sumitra! 🩵

Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 3d

You’re welcome, Dawn! ✨

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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 5d

Getting ready to post my #poemsabout #imperfectme on FRIDAY. Lots of promise in this theme!!! bsky.app/profile/theb...

The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 5d

Big thanks for last week’s fierce drops on #PoemsAbout. Next up: #ImperfectMe — bruised reflections, warped mirrors, un-Photoshopped truths. The new theme starts this Friday. Sign up for prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout or get lost in the feed.

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 4d

“Friday night is Vodka Cruisers and lollies, beer and cigarettes”

Wild Friday nights and other assorted impacts on the heart. Read @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social

Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 5d

Chuffed to be in this issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social with my CNF “Friday Night Is”. Thanks to @nomad-sw18.bsky.social for the beta (if we’d been at uni together you would totally have been Shell or Kez, babe)
Thanks @dehardy.bsky.social 🧡🧡🧡
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 4d

My #WritingCraftArticle for September is all about feedback and editing skills. It got quite lengthy so I had to split it into two. This is part one, focusing on my four feedback Es, writer intention, and stars, wishes & mirrors:

🏝️⭐🧞🪞

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No Writer is an Island - Part 1

As an editor I have the privilege of working with writers at all stages of their writing journeys.

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