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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 3d

"Joy is an act of resistance"--Toi Derricotte

LOVE this essay by @danielleofri.bsky.social about joy being a way of standing up to tyranny. Beethoven's 9th is a work of joy, and my favorite symphony!
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Defiant Acts of Joy

When a friend hit me up with a “great opportunity”, my answer was an immediate no. Whatever crumbs of free time in my possession were now taken up with responding to the Trump administration’s atta…

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 3d

BLR Issue 49 on Animalia is here! And to celebrate, we're trying out an exciting new format for our fall reading. 📖

Join us Thursday, October 23 online for a LIVE event. We'll hear from Animalia authors as they share their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 🦉

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 6d

Today's Weekly Read is "I Must Have Been That Man" by Adina Talve-Goodman, winner of BLR's 2015 Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction. ✨

Learn more about the essay and The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship, a mentorship created in Adina's memory. blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 10d

Bellevue Literary Review is excited to offer its 2026 writing workshop—Writing Illness onto the Page—to all who are interested in exploring the complexities of health, illness, and healing. 📝

Learn more and register:
blreview.org/blr-writing-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 13d

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Saint Elizabeth" from Issue 18. ✏️

Learn more about this pick:
blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #literarycommunity

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 14d

Our virtual event Crafting a Story of Illness is TONIGHT! Who's joining? 🙋

BLR's @danielleofri.bsky.social—primary care doctor, author, and editor-in-chief—will moderate the discussion. 🎉

Details:
📆 TONIGHT, Thurs, Sept 25
🕐 7 PM - 8 PM EDT
💻Online
✨Free
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 16d

Crafting a Story of Illness is in just 2 days! We are thrilled that nurse and bestselling author @theresabrown.bsky.social is joining us as a panelist. 🎉

Details:
📆Thursday, Sept 25
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
💻Online
✨This event is free and open to the public

RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 20d

BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “Mental Health Days” by Sakena Jwan Washington, from Issue 43: Recovery. ❤️‍🩹 @sakenajwan.bsky.social

Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 21d

Meet Sandeep and the rest of our panelists—
@ranaawdish.bsky.social Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social
—on September 25th. Bring your questions!

Details:
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
✨Free and open to the public.
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 21d

We are excited to introduce Sandeep Jauhar as a panelist in next week's "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️

Sandeep is a cardiologist at @northwellhealth.bsky.social and bestselling author.

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 28d

BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read—the story "White Space" by Amanda McCormick—recalls the chaos and confusion in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Learn more about this read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 29d

Meet Rana and the rest of our panelists—Sandeep Jauhar, Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social—on September 25th. Bring your questions!

The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · 29d

We're thrilled to welcome @ranaawdish.bsky.social as a panelist in our upcoming "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️

Rana is a pulmonary and critical care physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and an acclaimed author and speaker.

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Sep 6

BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "The James Webb Telescope Detects a Heartbeat" by Terry Tierney, from Issue 45. 🔭

Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ready for some new fall reading? 📖 🎉 Pre-order your copy of our upcoming theme issue, Animalia. Its pages are filled with meditations on what animals can teach us about being human.

Order your copy: blreview.org/product/blr-...

@emipasbeck.bsky.social @debkossmann.bsky.social

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today's Weekly Read is "Letter to a Dead Mother" by Martha Silano, from Issue 44. Our editors were saddened to learn that Martha passed away this past May, a great loss to the literary community. ❤️‍🩹

Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 26

What better way to spend Labor Day than with polishing and submitting your writing?! 🙌

Submissions for BLR open on Monday, September 1st. 🎉Learn more about our submission guidelines: blreview.org/submit/
#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #writingsubmission

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 22

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Almost Theides" by Manini Nayar, from Issue 35. 📖

Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-... #literarymagazine

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nope, you're not seeing double! Last year, BLR went to visit the studio of Issue 46 cover artist Nicole Cohen, where we got to see the piece in-person. 🖼️

Nicole spoke to @danielleofri.bsky.social about her process and the way art heals her. Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/cjtrnznSOY4?...

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 15

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Fast-Thinning Throng" by Rachel Hadas, from BLR's 10th anniversary issue. 📖

Learn more about this pick and read the full poem: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 13

A beautiful meditation from Nicholas Samaras on memory and how we identify ourselves through what we choose to remember. Informed by his tumultuous nomadic childhood, Samaras' work primarily explores what he calls "writing from permanent exile." ✏️

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blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 11

The summer nights may be cooling off, but writing season is about to start! Submissions for BLR open September 1st. 🎉Learn more about our submission guidelines: blreview.org/submit/

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 8

BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Motherhood Requiem," an essay by Nadia Ghent from Issue 40. 📖

Learn more about this pick and read the whole essay: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 6

Looking back on all the summer vacations BLR has gone on. It's the perfect beach and picnic companion. ☀️
#literarymagazine #literaryjournal

blreview.bsky.social @blreview.bsky.social · Aug 4

We've all watched as arts funding is being slashed. They aren’t just policy decisions—they’re efforts to silence voices. Subscriptions are an effective way to sustain the work, offering dependable support to fund programs. We hope you consider subscribing. blreview.org/product-cate...