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Fiction Editor @ Epiphany Lit. Stories in The Carolina Quarterly, Bridge Eight, Fatal Flaw, Sequestrum, Epiphany, McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Video creations (Richard Hell, Nancy Wilson, Hariz et al) www.jeffbond.nyc chillsubs.com/user/jeffbondnyc

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Apr 22

A short story of mine from the Fall/Winter 2023 print issue of Epiphany is now online and free to read. I’ll post the audio version—in which Edmund White reads the part of Max the dog—in the comments. 🐶

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“Monster Monster” by Jeff Bond — Epiphany Magazine

“Enter Max. Max was strong, with a sleek neck and green eyes, and an impossibly tiny waist—you know the type: unsurprised to find the world at his feet. Aaron met him in New Jersey, coming back from h...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · 14d

Epiphany’s Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one emerging BIPOC writer without an advanced writing degree.

*$2000 stipend
*Year-long editorial fellowship at a small non-profit literary magazine
*Publication

Applications are O P E N

Applications are Open for the 2026 Fresh Voices Fellowship! — Epiphany Magazine

The 2026 Fresh Voices Fellowship is currently OPEN for applications and will close on November 1st, 2025. The Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one emerging Black, Indigenous, or other writer of...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Interesting read in Wired where attempted payment triggered a determination that the a published story was an “AI fabrication.” Not the same as your situation but interesting that it has a similar stress point

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How WIRED Got Rolled by an AI Freelancer

We retracted a story in May. Here’s what happened.

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Aug 14

IYKYK

A smashed birdhouse on the ground is paired with a picture of Betty Davis in a Mary Poppins hat, eating a piece of fried chicken. The caption reads “Fat birds!

Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you haven’t yet confirmed that the writer is who they say they are, it could be an imposter or plagiarizer. I’ve seen suspected plagiarizers balk when asked to do something (meet face to face on Zoom, etc) that would force their true identity out in the open.

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lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · Aug 9

The Cultural and Political Obsession With Trans People Is Harming My Community 🏳️‍⚧️

Read Denne Michele Norris's introduction to Electric Literature's first book, "Both/And"

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The Cultural and Political Obsession With Trans People Is Harming My Community - Electric Literature

Read Denne Michele Norris's introduction to Electric Literature's first book, "Both/And"

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Aug 9

I always kinda preferred this version tho TBH youtu.be/LvYCXXGOwAE?...

Eduard Khil -- The version the Soviets didn't want you to see!

YouTube video by Bond Wooley

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Aug 2

Representing @epiphanylit.bsky.social at the One Story Writers' Conference in NYC. Honored to be quoted on their Instagram! Congrats to @onestorymag.bsky.social for organizing an excellent event.

Screenshot of One Story's Instagram post that includes a quote from me, Jeff Bond, Fiction Editor at Epiphany: "Writing and editing aren't generally thought of as visual skills, but in many ways, they are. The way you use white space on the page can invite reader to take a breath, think about what they've just read before plowing forward. Have no white space can be just as effective in asking the reader to bear with you, this is dense and long but, please trust me, we're going somewhere."

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jul 27

Here’s the song mashed up with The Bee Gees and Donna Summer. Works in a strange way.

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You Should Be Dancing, Billie Joe

YouTube video by johndamn

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jul 10

Another excellent satire from SM Strand, who happens to be my very funny sister.

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Trade Your Way to Wellness: A Patriotic Guide to Farm-Fresh Health Care

“Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first.’ Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut hea...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jul 3

Another excellent satire from SM Strand 😂 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/adv...

Advice from Your Conservative Neighbor on How You, a Liberal, Can Hang an American Flag Without Looking Like a Trumper

I saw you this morning as you were getting your paper, gazing wistfully at that flagpole bracket like it broke your heart in junior year. You want ...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 27

Dog loss seems to what’s on the collective brain/heart of the #writing community here today. Here’s my contribution, an almost-ghost story from Bridge Eight:

“Roscoe lives alone with 35 dogs. … He finds them easy to take care of because they are dead.”

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Sunshine » Bridge Eight Press

ROSCOE LIVES ALONE WITH THIRTY-FIVE DOGS. He finds them easy to take care of, even though he's seventy and slowing down. The dogs require little but that he calls out their names a few times a day, th...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 21

@saralippmann.bsky.social steered me toward this short story: “Horse” by @amybonnaffons.bsky.social
It’s magnificent

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'Horse' by Amy Bonnaffons - Ciervo Blanco

Every morning we meet in the kitchen and unsheathe our needles. Serena delicately peels down her underwear, exposing a modest triangle of buttock; I count to three, hold her hip to steady her tremblin...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thousands of you have been asking me, "Where can I get a print copy of that amazing literary journal in which you, Jeff, edited SEVEN of the thirteen prose pieces?" and I am here to tell you that you can purchase it at this link, for just $20:

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Epiphany Issue 34, Spring/Summer 2025: Desire & Dread Is Out! — Epiphany Magazine

The latest issue of Epiphany is out! Check out the table of contents to get a taste of what and who is in the magazine!

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 14

Submissions for the Fall/Winter Epiphany print issue close on Sun Jun 15 (tomorrow). Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Get ‘em in before midnight! All subs read by at least 2 ppl epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit

Epiphany: A Literary Journal Submission Manager

We hope that when you read Epiphany: A Literary Journal, you'll get a sense of the great variety of stories, poems, essays, and genre-bending work that we like, and the recurring themes to which we ke...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Epiphany Issue 34 is out! “Desire & Dread” available in both digital & print. So, so crazy proud of the stories in here and whatever part I had in helping bring them to life. Please check it out!

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Epiphany Issue 34, Spring/Summer 2025: Desire & Dread Is Out! — Epiphany Magazine

The latest issue of Epiphany is out! Check out the table of contents to get a taste of what and who is in the magazine!

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 9

Something I did when I had more free time was make unlikely mashups. This one is Cher X Pink Floyd, which I call “Dark Side of the Moonstruck.” Silly fun.

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MASHUP - DARK SIDE OF THE MOONSTRUCK!! (CHER, PINK FLOYD)

YouTube video by johndamn

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85

The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has died

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Paul Baggaley, editor-in-chief of White’s publisher Bloomsbury, said “It is impossible to overstate the importance or influence of his writing, in bringing the gay experience to the widest readership, and always achieved with wit, elegance and sexual candour.”

Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very saddened by the news of the death of the iconic Edmund White. A literary lion and a true gay icon who I am proud to have called a friend. 💔

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · May 31

Excellent new short piece by Jody Callahan on epiphanyzine.com: “Any Day Can Be Thanksgiving”

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · May 30

Epiphany Summer Fete Thurs 6/12 6PM-? at the Urbane Arts Club, 1016 Beverly Rd in Brooklyn! Guests Mahogany L. Browne & Emily Kirven. OPEN BAR and our new issue will be available. Win free editorial feedback or a Catskills getaway! Music by Daphne Gale. Q train takes you right there. IT WILL BE FUN

Epiphany Presents: The 2025 Fête — Epiphany Magazine

Welcome to Epiphany 's Annual Fete! Join us for a night of glamour and giving back at The Urbane Arts Club. Get ready for an evening filled with live music, delicious hors d'oeuvres, an open bar with...

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · May 25

I had to zoom in to see if this was Pitchbot

Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · May 24

That was an excellent read.

Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · May 22

2 free tix available for Epiphany Summer Fete with guests Mahogany L. Brown and Emily Kirven Thursday, June 12 in Brooklyn! Follow @epiphanylitjournal on Instagram, like the fete post and tag the friend you'd bring if (when) you win. Winner chosen on Friday 5/23. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · May 16

"Can you picture this year’s Christmas dinner? The Pope shows up with his seven-layer dip and gets accosted with, “The Walmart cashier said ‘Happy Holidays’ to me to deliberately persecute Christians—what are you gonna do about it, Your Holiness?!”

An Open Letter to My Dead Mother about the New Pope with the MAGA Brother

Hey Mum! Remember a couple of months before you died, when you told me the Freemasons had installed Pope Francis? And that he was in cahoots with O...

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