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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for a creepy Halloween read? Get in and buckle up for a ride with Dave K. and The Bong-Ripping Brides of Count Drogado! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #horror #horrorreads #horrornovel #fictionbooks #spookyseason #spooky #spookyvibes #booklover #bookstagram #reading #halloween

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · 4d

The new issue of Jarnal is dropping, and you're invited! Come party with us! #launchparty #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #litjournal #poetry #prose #partytime #litliterature #shortstories #literaryfiction

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 18

Cover just dropped! Who’s excited for Aliens Attack? We sure are! Out this Spring (2026) by @dave.housley Dave Housley. Cover art by @muirheadlife @mattmuirheadartist Matt Muirhead #bookcovertart #bookcover #scifi #scifilovers #newbook #comingsoon

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 13

Come check us out, today (9/13) and tomorrow (9/14) @Baltimore Book Festival! Mason Jar is tabling 10-6! #books #bookfestival #baltimore #supportlocal #shoplocal

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 10

So join MJP @baltimorebookfestival this Sat (9/13) & Sunday (9/14) from 10am-6pm. Come get a new book to enjoy by the fire this fall season! #baltimorebookfest25 #booksbooksbooks #fall #happyfall #bonfireseason #shoplocal #supportsmallpresses

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 10

Need a hump-day boost? MJP will be tabling Sat (9/13) & Sun (9/14) 10-6 for the Baltimore Book Festival! Come and see us and get a new book to enjoy with your psl (we won't tell anyone 🤫) #booksbooksbooks #baltimorebookfest25 #tabling #literary #shoplocal #supportsmallpress

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 10

There's still time (but not much) to get that "Just Submitted Glow" Submit to Jarnal by September 14! #poetry #prose #creative #nonfiction #submissions #deadline #sendusyourstuff #litmag #literaryscene #indiepress #glowupseason masonjarpress.com/submissions

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

masonjarpress.com/jarnal #poetry #prose #nonfiction #litmag #jarnal #submissions #indiepress #baltimore #arts

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 30

This could be you right meow! Jarnal submissions are now open! This submission period ends on September 14 - don't miss it! masonjarpress.com/jarnal #indiepress #submissions #prose #poetry #creativenonfiction #sendusyourstuff

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

Are you ready? #masonjar #jarnal #literary #submissions #poetry #prose #creative #nonfiction #sendusyourstuff #countdown

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 25

Jarnal is opening for submissions August 30! We'll be accepting work from 8/30 - 9/14. Get ready to send us your stuff! #summer #vibes #masonjar #litsubmissions #writing #prose #poetry #journal #jarnal #mjp #literary #submissions

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 15

August is halfway over, how’s that summer reading list going? Time to squeeze in one more? masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1 Have a personal pan pizza for old times sake! #nostalgia #90skids #bookit #summerreading #challenge #books #pizzahut

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 23

Yes, it’s true, yes it’s amazing, no you can’t read it..yet! Aliens Attack by Dave Housley, coming Spring 2026! @housleydave.bsky.social #books #manuscript #publishing #nospoilers

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 15

We know you’ve got a TBR pile about to topple over, why not one more from MJP. If it’s really close to collapse, we’ve got ebooks! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1 masonjarpress.com/ebooks
#bookaddict #booklover #books #collecting #booksonbooksonbooks

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 10

Calling all book lovers, worms, aficionados, nerds, however you call it, MJP has launched our new book sponsorship program. Visit masonjarpress.com/book-sponsor... to become a sponsor today! #books #bookworm #patronofthearts #sponsor #supportartists #arts #booklover

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 5

Kind of wishing the aliens would just show up this Independence Day? We get it. Hopefully you’re looking forward to Aliens Attack! By Dave Housley, coming Spring 2026 at MJP. In the meantime, why not check out SciFi’s weird cousin, Dystopia?
..and other disasters by Malka Older is available at MJP!

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 23

We are lauching our new book sponsorship program with @dave.housley's Aliens Attack, coming in Spring 2026! Book sponsors will have their name published in the book and receive a signed copy. Sign up to be a sponsor today at - masonjarpress.com/support-us
#sponsor #supportmjp #supportartists

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 17

Mason Jar is proud to announce our new author, Dave Housley! Dave is the author of four novels and five story collections. Stay tuned for more details to come on his upcoming book release with MJP! #scifinovels #scifiwriter #scififans #novelwriting @housleydave.bsky.social @barrelhouse.bsky.social

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 7

Anyone else go to festivals for the premium dog-watching? @hampdenhighlights @baltimore @festivals @pride @doggos @summertime

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 2

MJP would like to wish a Happy Pride Month to all! We support all of our LGBTQIA+ writers, artists and creatives. Go forth, be gay, do crime (if the law is unjust) and just get radical with it ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 2

It’s hiking season, but it’s dangerous to go alone! Bring a MJP book with you on all your summertime adventures - masonjarpress.com @mjp @summer @readinglist @hiking @nature

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · May 24

It’s ArtScape weekend in Baltimore!

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · May 23

It's a three day weekend! Get your Mason Jar Press and chill on. #lifegoals #holidayweekend #holidayweekendvibes #drinkingandreading #reading #readingcommunity #readingtime #books #booksbooksbooks #fiction #shortstories #shortstoriescollection #chilltime #chillinlikeavillain #chilling

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Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · May 20

Empathy is always a good choice. @panteaamin.bsky.social

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · May 17

"in my pocket lives

a bird that can swim
all the way back

to my second grade one day"

#TodaysPoem #poetry
Ash-rains by Pantea Amin Tofangchi (@panteaamin.bsky.social) from Glazed With War (2023 @masonjarpress.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/39bnvjje

Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi's Glazed With War

Pantea Amin Tofangchi grew up in poetry, war, death, conflict, beauty, hatred, love, and censorship all at the same time. She was eight when the Iran‑Iraq War started and in… Continue reading Three Po...

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