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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Flight: A Literary Sampler @flightlit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Day 7 of the #sealeychallenge

August 7th- Lone Yellow Flower, Erika Gill

@invariablyso.bsky.social has an editor's eye, and the poems in this collection from @querenciapress.bsky.social feel tight and focused in the best way

A picture of the Erika Gill book Lone Yellow Flower, which has a light blue cover with a yellow flower on it.

The poem "Sparrow in the Dark" by Erika Gill

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Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social · Jul 18

My review of @invariablyso.bsky.social's Lone Yellow Flower is live in the @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social blog. Check it out here: fifthwheelpress.com/blogarchive/...

Review: Lone Yellow Flower by Erika Gill — fifth wheel press

Erika Gill (they/them) lives, writes and builds community on unceded Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho), and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land in Denver, Colorado. Er...

fifthwheelpress.com

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Michael C. @snakeborn.bsky.social · Jul 10

⭐Tonight @invariablyso.bsky.social Erika Gill ⭐

Creativity is part of the point. It's one of the most incredible ways we have to intentionally seek connection. It belongs to all of us, and no one can stop you, so Fuck It, we ball!

(It's my only drum so I'm gonna beat it! Link at the end!)

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Jul 12

Tomorrow! Poetry as protest workshop. 50% of proceeds going to @chirla-org.bsky.social. This one has low attendance so it’ll be an intimate generative workshop with lots of feedback. ko-fi.com/s/692fac3634

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Jun 15

Next book tour stop is NYC in July with K. Hank Jost at Mood Ring!

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Chris Talbot (they/them) @mxchristalbot.bsky.social · Jun 12

SUBS OPEN: There's a new zine project I'm editing hosted by Summit for Action's Community of Practice! The zine is called Toolkit for Tough Conversations and will feature a mix of art, storytelling, and accessible resources to help folks navigate challenging climate, environmental, and...

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Jun 12

New collab out with @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social! A photo collage and a poem in @icebreakerslit.bsky.social!

www.icebreakerslit.com/read/coalesce

Coalesce — Icebreakers Lit

Poetry & Art by nat raum & erika gill

www.icebreakerslit.com

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · May 23

AUSTIN! I’ll be reading, signing and slanging books on Saturday, June 14, 2025, with the incredible SG Huerta at Monkeywrench Books! Bring all of your friends! This is my first non hometown stop on this lil book tour and I can’t wait to share Lone Yellow Flower with you!

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · Apr 5

My first post-AWP read was devouring Lone Yellow Flower by @invariablyso.bsky.social on the plane out of LA.

A picture of an open notebook with writing inside. On top of the notebook is the book lone yellow flower by Erika gill

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Querencia Press @querenciapress.bsky.social · Apr 19

Beyond excited for release of @invariablyso.bsky.social debut collection, Lone Yellow Flower! Gill explores the intimacies of selfhood, trauma, mental health, relationships, & more, so please read with care ✨ link in bio

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 29

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 29

AWP! I’ll be one of the editors selecting pieces at the Lit Mag Auction tonight at Village Well Bookstore in Culver City. Catch me with @troublemakerfire.bsky.social @havehashad.com and @publishedbyjake.bsky.social !

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 27

Less than an hour! 813 Flower St. 12 minute walk from the convention center #AWP25

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 26

Tonight! AWP offsite/the time of your life

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 26

Tonight! AWP offsite/the time of your life

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 25

I feel kind of bad saying this but it needs saying: I have a TERRIBLE memory. If I meet you this week and I forget details, ask for your name a couple times, or seem to not recognize you in passing please don’t take it personally. I do this to everyone and it’s embarrassing!

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 25

TOMORROW! In LA! There will be snacks and a bar where you can get drinks. Come hang

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · Mar 25

have a super queer night with us in like an hour and a half (i can't count apparently)

beestung @beestung.bsky.social · Mar 25

Happening in just over an hour! Join us at 6:30pm ET!

Email me at [email protected] for the Zoom link!

GAY-SCAPE FROM LA! A virtual reading between beestung and just femme & dandy.

Tuesday March 25th from 6:30pm to 7:45pm EST.

Featuring n.l. rivera, iris nguyen, Erika Gill, Young Fenimore Lee, Jennifer Wang, Tylyn Johnson, Alex Carrigan, j.j. rowan, felix salmoran, and emcee Kirin Khan.

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Querencia Press @querenciapress.bsky.social · Mar 19

Preorder is open today for @invariablyso.bsky.social first poetry collection, Lone Yellow Flower! This collection covers a broad range of subjects centered around selfhood & should be read with care ✨ link in bio

Cover art @daniellesabroad

Background field of irises, foreground cover of Erika Gill’s Lone Yellow Flower

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 17

Hi Bluesky! I’m terrible at using my account here but I have a book coming out and I miss a lot of you from Twitter so I am making an attempt to use this!

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Mar 17

Cover reveal for my debut poetry collection, Lone Yellow Flower, from @querenciapress.bsky.social! Preorders open the 19th! www.querenciapress.com/lone-yellow-...

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Nov 21

Making a tiramisu tonight bc I have this complex where I think I should excel at everything even things I’ve never done before

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Sep 25

Just finished writing my first poem in like six months and it’s a dead animal poem I can’t in good conscience submit anywhere lol

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Sep 22

@altmilkmag.bsky.social is here!

Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Sep 20

One might think that being an editor means that waiting on responses is easier - I can definitively state that it is not. One week down, 5 months three weeks to go.

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Erika Gill @invariablyso.bsky.social · Sep 20

Well, I’m all in at this point. Really didn’t want to uproot myself from Twitter but it’s also kind of nice to start fresh!

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