Justin Karcher
@justinkarcher.bsky.social
Buffalo, NY. Man About Town. Poet. Playwright. New Play Development Director. Editor of Ghost City Review.
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Justin Karcher
@justinkarcher.bsky.social
· Jul 22
I’m 249 days sober and today I got a poem published about it. Big thx to @asitoughttobe.bsky.social
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LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (Official Video)
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December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
One of my favorite “it’s snowing but in the pretty way” songs
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
One of my favorite “it’s snowing but in the pretty way” songs
Fred Claus is playing on TV as I send out poetry submissions. I am tired
December 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Fred Claus is playing on TV as I send out poetry submissions. I am tired
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my favorite non-university method of this is to go to the library or used book store with a friend and each picks a book for the other to read.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
my favorite non-university method of this is to go to the library or used book store with a friend and each picks a book for the other to read.
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““Am I dead? I ask her.
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here by Skyler Melnick
The line takes forever, but finally it’s my turn. I stare at my best friend, tucked into a girl-sized mahogany coffin. Bridget is incredibly dead.
Face painted, hair curled and crunchy, she looks e...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
““Am I dead? I ask her.
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
Great Sabres game. Wrote a poem. I like these vibes
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Great Sabres game. Wrote a poem. I like these vibes
Mini-play starring Drew and Justin:
Drew: I will never forget us ghost hunting in that abandoned church for as long as I live.
Justin: With a twelve pack of beer, our second generation iPhones and hope in our hearts. Obama’s America.
Drew: I will never forget us ghost hunting in that abandoned church for as long as I live.
Justin: With a twelve pack of beer, our second generation iPhones and hope in our hearts. Obama’s America.
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mini-play starring Drew and Justin:
Drew: I will never forget us ghost hunting in that abandoned church for as long as I live.
Justin: With a twelve pack of beer, our second generation iPhones and hope in our hearts. Obama’s America.
Drew: I will never forget us ghost hunting in that abandoned church for as long as I live.
Justin: With a twelve pack of beer, our second generation iPhones and hope in our hearts. Obama’s America.
I dug deep into some undergrad memories and wrote a poem about Tom Stoppard. One of the first playwrights that shook me
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I dug deep into some undergrad memories and wrote a poem about Tom Stoppard. One of the first playwrights that shook me
Last night I locked eyes with a drunk dude wearing a Jack Eichel jersey underneath the Xmas lights in front of Breezy Burrito. There was no windchill, just the cold camaraderie of being Sabres fans. Then we walked our separate ways. I’ll never forget him
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Last night I locked eyes with a drunk dude wearing a Jack Eichel jersey underneath the Xmas lights in front of Breezy Burrito. There was no windchill, just the cold camaraderie of being Sabres fans. Then we walked our separate ways. I’ll never forget him
My mom at the Botanical Gardens
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My mom at the Botanical Gardens
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The world won't stop annihilating me.
Krisma Mancia from New England Review
Krisma Mancia from New England Review
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The world won't stop annihilating me.
Krisma Mancia from New England Review
Krisma Mancia from New England Review
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idk if i ever posted it here, but i have a new (free!) micro up with whittle micro-press
whittlemicropress.com/publications...
whittlemicropress.com/publications...
april, buttersoft - nat raum — Whittle Micro-Press
april, buttersoft by nat raum Published November 2025 PDF Micro-chapbook With cool, precise syntax across ten little self-discoveries, raum hands the reader a mangy bouquet, but it’s actually all on...
whittlemicropress.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
idk if i ever posted it here, but i have a new (free!) micro up with whittle micro-press
whittlemicropress.com/publications...
whittlemicropress.com/publications...
Knife fight at the open mic
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Knife fight at the open mic
Nice crowd tonight for poetry! L Period McGraw & Michael Solo Farrow getting us started
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Nice crowd tonight for poetry! L Period McGraw & Michael Solo Farrow getting us started
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rainer maria rilke
ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO
ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
rainer maria rilke
ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO
ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO
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14yo texting from school to ask if I can teach her how to make a resume so she can apply for a job with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
14yo texting from school to ask if I can teach her how to make a resume so she can apply for a job with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
I got a new poem published
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I got a new poem published
In a surprise to no one, I have a lot to say about this Hallmark Bills movie
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In a surprise to no one, I have a lot to say about this Hallmark Bills movie
Last night I had a NyQuil fever dream that the Bills won by 60. Don’t kill my vibe
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last night I had a NyQuil fever dream that the Bills won by 60. Don’t kill my vibe
I recently got a poem accepted by Blue Earth Review
This is your annual reminder that the only one who decides when you're done submitting to a magazine is YOU 🫵
Never give up. Never surrender.
Submit to these mags here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/one-pe...
#writing #writingcommunity #litmags
Never give up. Never surrender.
Submit to these mags here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/one-pe...
#writing #writingcommunity #litmags
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I recently got a poem accepted by Blue Earth Review
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Wonderful poem!
A hard, painful poem to share, but here it is in its entirety oneartpoetry.com/2025/10/31/a...
A Few Days After the Election I Woke Up in a Hamburg Jail Cell by Justin Karcher
A Few Days After the Election I Woke Up in a Hamburg Jail Cell my head throbbing as an officer handed me a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich like I was taking communion. He couldn’t believe I got…
oneartpoetry.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wonderful poem!
My new Xmas short play “No Kings” is premiering Dec 11th at American Repertory Theater of WNY. It runs to Dec 20th
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My new Xmas short play “No Kings” is premiering Dec 11th at American Repertory Theater of WNY. It runs to Dec 20th
Today I am ONE YEAR SOBER. It has been a blessed journey that started at rock bottom. I wrote a poem about it published in @oneart.bsky.social. The link to the full poem is in the comments. Some art is tough to share, but it might help someone who is struggling
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today I am ONE YEAR SOBER. It has been a blessed journey that started at rock bottom. I wrote a poem about it published in @oneart.bsky.social. The link to the full poem is in the comments. Some art is tough to share, but it might help someone who is struggling
Last night’s poetry workshop was a fun one
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last night’s poetry workshop was a fun one