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Bulb Culture Collective
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SUBMISSIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED online lit space ○ light bulb bunch ○ send us your previously published writing Editors: L.M. Cole & Jared Povanda https://www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-zine
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · Sep 1
🔥 CHANDELIER: BLAZING IS LIVE! 🔥
Chandelier — Bulb Culture Collective
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 15h
"These calls were a disruption, an upheaval, a re-placing of herself onto the plane of shared existence."

🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR
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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 17h
"...once I am there, she will let me in."
Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social
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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 18h
This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing.

The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.

Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
What’s Your Poison? - Patricia Q. Bidar — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s Halloween and California is on fire.
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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 18h
This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing.

The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.

Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
What’s Your Poison? - Patricia Q. Bidar — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s Halloween and California is on fire.
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kawalker.bsky.social @kawalker.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you for getting it back out in the world.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 1d
The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡

“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.

Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
One penny sit-up, two penny hang - Karen Walker — Bulb Culture Collective
Still, he pays a penny. New, like him.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 1d
The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡

“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.

Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
One penny sit-up, two penny hang - Karen Walker — Bulb Culture Collective
Still, he pays a penny. New, like him.
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Elad Haber @eladhaber.bsky.social · 5d
Includes links to @doesithavepockets.bsky.social , @bulbculture.bsky.social and my dear friends at @underlandpress.bsky.social!!
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Elad Haber @eladhaber.bsky.social · 5d
Blogged some updates, horribly late to the party but somehow it's still going ??

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September Updates (Better late than never!)
Very busy month for me regarding publications! After a quiet few months, I appear to be heading towards my most prolific year of publications in twenty years of doing this! Last year my big focus w…
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 5d
The light is on for Matti Ben-Lev!💡

“Inflatable” is a powerful piece of flash CNF that chronicles guilt and shame, intimacy and recovery—an entire spectrum of life.

Check out Matti’s amazing writing over at the site!
Inflatable - Matti Ben-Lev — Bulb Culture Collective
I spent weeks digging the painful glass crystals out of my fingers with a pair of tweezers.
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Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social · 7d
I wrote 'Bone Swing' in the wake of a tragedy as a kind of ritual of death and renewal. The theme of #NationalPoetryDay is 'play': in this poem it's the gods who are at play, and the game is a dark one. But here's another chance to read it in 'Chandelier: Blazing' from @bulbculture.bsky.social !
Bone Swing - Clare O’Brien — Bulb Culture Collective
We skinned the thing that killed you, boiled its flesh for soup.
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avery✨ @averytimmonsauthor.bsky.social · 7d
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Fired Up - Avery Timmons — Bulb Culture Collective
Kerria touched every bouquet that she passed, in case something were to happen.
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avery✨ @averytimmonsauthor.bsky.social · 7d
by the way!

this fantasy short story of mine was re-published in @bulbculture.bsky.social’s Chandelier: Blazing e-zine a month ago, but now you can also read it in its own post! :)

🔗 in replies!
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Teresa Tumminello Brader @ttbrader.bsky.social · 7d
Another way to read the BLAZING hot stories at @bulbculture.bsky.social

Again many thanks to them for giving my "High Heat" a new home. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/high-he...
High Heat - Teresa Tumminello Brader — Bulb Culture Collective
Evilly, the sun found any spot sunscreen missed. 
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 8d
The light is on for Kasimma! @kasimma.bsky.social💡

“Slave of the Living Dead” is an incredibly propulsive short story about a generational curse that haunts the steps of the main characters.

Check out Kasimma’s gorgeous writing over at the site!
Slave of the Living Dead - Kasimma — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s no news that the first sons in Arinze’s kindred did not live past thirty-five.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 12d
The light is on for Pauline Peters!💡

“Hamilton Ontario, 1975” is a searing poem, with the most stunning lyric language, about the perpetual, poisonous damage caused by racism.

Check out Pauline’s incredible writing over at the site!
Hamilton Ontario, 1975 - Pauline Peters — Bulb Culture Collective
No one shows you how to wear your blackness No one gives you that armour
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15d
The light is on for Anne Howkins! @anneh23.bsky.social💡

“The Oxbow Parenthesis” is a gorgeous story about a young schoolgirl whose home life is capsizing.

Check out Anne’s beautiful writing over at the site!
The Oxbow Parenthesis - Anne Howkins — Bulb Culture Collective
Chloe wants her water enclosed, straight.
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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 19d
I'm very proud that this month I've had two politically-inspired stories published. 'Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened to Other People' @bulbculture.bsky.social www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/been-a-... and
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The Tenth Testicle by S.A. Greene | Issue #38
When a third testicle dropped, he asked her to enlarge his trousers so he could house everything more comfortably and she said which century do you think we’re living in?
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 19d
It's an absolute stunner! Thank you for sharing it with us!
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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 19d
Thank you so much for publishing this, @bulbculture.bsky.social. I'm very proud of this one!
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 19d
The light is on for S.A. Greene! @sagreene1.bsky.social💡

“Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened to Other People” is an undeniably chilling story about what happens when we choose to close our eyes to what’s happening right in front of us.

Check out S.A.’s amazing writing over at the site!
Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened To Other People - S.A. Greene — Bulb Culture Collective
They stop at James’ chair. Not a word is spoken. James rises. Follows them outside.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 19d
Hi, Jack! We're going to open again sometime in the near future, and when we do, we'll be glad to consider your work!
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Emily Strempler @estrempler.bsky.social · 19d
@bulbculture.bsky.social is great and specializes in republishing stories that are inaccessible. If it’s been out since at least 2023, it probably meets their guidelines.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 19d
The light is on for S.A. Greene! @sagreene1.bsky.social💡

“Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened to Other People” is an undeniably chilling story about what happens when we choose to close our eyes to what’s happening right in front of us.

Check out S.A.’s amazing writing over at the site!
Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened To Other People - S.A. Greene — Bulb Culture Collective
They stop at James’ chair. Not a word is spoken. James rises. Follows them outside.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 22d
The light is on for James W. Morris!💡

“The Constituents of Light” is a beguiling short story featuring a protagonist who experiences the world in a fascinating way.

Check out James’s amazing writing over at the site!
The Constituents of Light - James W. Morris — Bulb Culture Collective
In my mind’s eye, Monday is indigo.
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 23d
It has been two weeks since CHANDELIER: BLAZING was released into the world! Have you checked out our latest e-zine yet? It’s full of incredible prose and poetry from 10 amazing authors! 🔥

You can find Blazing (and the two other issues of Chandelier) over at the site!
Chandelier — Bulb Culture Collective
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 26d
It is our absolute pleasure and honor! Thank you for sharing your work with us.
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[email protected] @fionajanemack.bsky.social · 26d
Having had a recent airing on Inverness Hospital Radio, my Tahitian Princess in Scotland story is now re-published in the stellar (and very kind!) @bulbculture.bsky.social as of today! My grateful thanks to them for being such stalwart supporters of my writing. 🙏
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 26d
The light is on for Fiona J. Mackintosh! @fionajanemack.bsky.social💡

“The Other Half of the Sky” is an arresting and astonishingly written piece of historical fiction set along the east coast of an early 20th century Scotland.

Check out Fiona’s supremely gorgeous writing over at the site!
The Other Half of the Sky - Fiona J. Mackintosh — Bulb Culture Collective
Even now, I can only love him when the candles have been pinched and our light and dark is hidden by the night. 
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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 26d
The light is on for Fiona J. Mackintosh! @fionajanemack.bsky.social💡

“The Other Half of the Sky” is an arresting and astonishingly written piece of historical fiction set along the east coast of an early 20th century Scotland.

Check out Fiona’s supremely gorgeous writing over at the site!
The Other Half of the Sky - Fiona J. Mackintosh — Bulb Culture Collective
Even now, I can only love him when the candles have been pinched and our light and dark is hidden by the night. 
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