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David Estringel
@davidestringel.bsky.social
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Writer+EIC @The Argyle @Blood+Honey🖊The Opiate, Punk Noir, The Gorko Gazette, BULL, Mythic Picnic, Citywide Lunch, Street Cake, Cowboy Jamboree, Fevers of the Mind, Apocalypse Confidential, Literary Heist, and The Daily Drunk. www.davidestringel.com
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jun 28
"Life leaves marks time & splashes of gin can't take away"

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Brujeria tinyurl.com/mpbx3bph
Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink tinyurl.com/xt9upxat
little punctures tinyurl.com/3tw9teem
Cold Comfort House tinyurl.com/3u55yy7b
Blood Honey tinyurl.com/5n6vc4ms
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 9h
FYI: Blood + Honey Submittable porthole is ready to roll for Rules of Verse: Poetry Inspired by The Velvet Underground. @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social
EIC: @davidestringel.bsky.social
Poetry Editor: @hubbsd.bsky.social
Guest Poetry Editor @seangmeggeson.bsky.social
#poetry #poem #poetrysubs #litmag
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · 4d
Poem, "Roseblood," in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
"Fictile Feelings" (Poetry Special, October '25) Issue. 🥰 to Guest Editor S. Sethi!

"...turn your blind eyes from this solemn procession / and the roseblood underfoot / some spots aren’t meant to wash away."

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The Argyle Literary Magazine @theargylelitmag.bsky.social · 8d
General submissions are now OPEN for Issue #6, scheduled for publication December 15, 2025 @ 6 PM CST. Send us your poetry, fiction, CNF, and digital art!!!
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 8d
Subs open tomorrow! Looking forward to reading your VU-inspired lines! @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social
EIC @davidestringel.bsky.social
Poetry Editor @hubbsd.bsky.social
Guest Poetry Editor @seangmeggeson.bsky.social
#poetry #poetrysubmissions
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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 13d
Thrilled to have a salty little micro up in the great @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social ! Thank you
@davidestringel.bsky.social for having it!!

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the haunt of age: a 5-step program for ghosting your ghost — Blood+Honey
by Karen Crawford “…anticipate your ghost’s surprise when she floats into the bedroom where your new nipped/tucked body lies. If she goes all poltergeist, rattle, and chain, flash her a ‘friendly’ s...
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · 13d
BIG thanks to @mrbullbull.bsky.social and EIC @thedrevlow.bsky.social for accepting my two micros, "Black Cherry" and "Ghost"!!! 🐂
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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 13d
"Kill me softly with your lipstick mouth, glistening like bloodhoney—haunted by spirits— under the slow burn of this bar light sun."
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · 14d
Woohoo! Gonna have my CNF piece "Dishes Best Served Cold" (originally published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) reprinted in The Opiate's Fall print issue. Love that mag! BIG thanks to Genna for the acceptance.
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 17d
Subs open in 🖤🔟🖤days!
EIC: @davidestringel.bsky.social
Poetry ed.: @hubbsd.bsky.social
Guest Poetry Ed.: @seangmeggeson.bsky.social
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 19d
“The Velvet Underground won’t replace anything … except maybe suicide.” --Cher.
Rules of Verse: subs open Oct 1
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Poetry editor: @hubbsd.bsky.social
Guest Poetry editor: @seangmeggeson.bsky.social
EIC: @davidestringel.bsky.social
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redochre1.bsky.social @redochre1.bsky.social · 24d
It is only with the support of journals like @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social and the hard work of editors like @davidestringel.bsky.social that we can reach new audiences and find the reciprocal energies to keep putting work out. Thank you
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 22d
Do you know Leopold von Sacher-Masoch? If so, maybe you have a poem to submit for Blood + Honey's Velvet Underground Special issue: Rules of Verse? Subs open Oct 1 on Submittable
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · 23d
Got a couple of poems, "Shadowhead (Yellow), 2017" and "Dirty Back Road," up at Apocalypse Confidential. BIG thanks to the editorial team for publishing these pieces.

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“SHADOWHEAD (YELLOW), 2017” – “DIRTY BLACK ROAD”
Shadowhead (Yellow), 2017 –after Richard Hambleton (1952-2017) soul projectionmindscramble ejectionscorched‘cross the slickof a jaundice skycreepingseepingscreamingweeping,polyester emanation…
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Mileva Anastasiadou 🍉 @happilander.bsky.social · Sep 6
My latest WiR story on my favorite lit journal @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social came out last night and it's about brotherhood/sisterhood against hardship/grief.

Thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social for giving it a beautiful home ❤️

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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Sep 4
Poem "The Density of Negative Space"
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The Density of Negative Space
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Sep 4
New poem "The Density of Negative Space" accepted for publication at Cataloguing Poetry Magazine. BIG thanks to @poetjohncompton.bsky.social for the acceptance.
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Aug 28
Psyched to have my new poem "Roseblood" accepted for publication in The Hooghly Review's @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social special issue in October '25. BIG thanks for Sanjeev Sethi for the acceptance.
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Aug 18
Got a mini-collection of (mostly) ekphrastic poems published today at @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social about the life and art of street art GOAT Richard Hambleton. BIG thanks to the editors at The Daily Drunk for the acceptance.

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Shadow Man Poems (inspired by the life and art of Richard Hambleton)
Photo by The Cleveland Museum of Art on Unsplash . . Blood Flowers, 2003           –after Richard Hambleton (1952-2017) . Red petal…
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Aug 1
Big thanks to The Gorko Gazette and EIC Colin Gee for publishing "Shadow Cat, 2004," an ekphrastic poem based upon one of Richard Hambleton's shadow art pieces and his heroin addiction--metaphorically "the shadow cat."

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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jul 30
Thrilled to have my micro piece "Down the Bermuda Highway" reprinted by Mythic Picnic. HUGE thanks to the editors for accepting this piece that was originally published at the very cool Citywide Lunch (citywidelunch.wordpress.com)

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thedrevlow @thedrevlow.bsky.social · Jul 26
So much love to @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social
@davidestringel.bsky.social, &
@happilander.bsky.social for publishing this roller coaster of a story about a flyer for a ukulele club. Would be grateful if you would give her a quick little read.
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ukulele stu — Blood+Honey
by Benjamin Drevlow “Every morning I mount my throne in the handicapped stall of the rec fields pavilion men’s room bare-assed with my sweatpants between my knees trying to do my business with 3 tra...
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jul 23
Got a batch of my Shadow Man poems, based on the life and art of GOAT 🐐 street artist Richard Hambleton, coming to you soon at @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social HUGE thanks to Shawn Berman & Seth Borkowski for the acceptance! 🥰
Photo by the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Shaun Anthony McMichael @shaunmcmichael.bsky.social · Jul 16
Proud to have my short fiction THE LOSER pubbed by @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social. Big thanks to @davidestringel.bsky.social and his team!

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#shaunanthonymcmichael

#bloodandhoney

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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jul 20
"Three Poems" by Jacob Schepers

“Queen / Latifah bites it / from the jellyfish / attack that starts out / so cute and like little nibbles.”

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three poems — Blood+Honey
by Jacob Schepers “Queen / Latifah bites it / from the jellyfish  / attack that starts out / so cute and like little nibbles.”
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jul 20
Short story "(Scape)goat" by Priyanuj Mazumdar

“The rope around the goat’s neck moves frantically, desperately, violently—one last exhibition of its sentience. The protest goes unheard.”

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(scape)goat — Blood+Honey
by Priyanuj Mazumdar “The rope around the goat’s neck moves frantically, desperately, violently—one last exhibition of its sentience. The protest goes unheard.”
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David Estringel @davidestringel.bsky.social · Jul 20
Very excited to have three micro pieces, "Let the Apples Fall," "Lucky Strike," and "Summer of '76, or Boil Boil Toil n Trouble," accepted for Spring '26 publication at @rawheadjournal.bsky.social. Always feels great when a pub gets your work.
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