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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

What a great story by @kiptain.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute! Awesome art by my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social, too!

Gigging Bullfrogs in Hell — Ghost Parachute

I can’t say I’m all that surprised I ended up in Hell after I died, but things are really starting to look up. I admit that I had to fight through some pretty formidable foes with nothing more than a ...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for the shout out!

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 7d

Here are the first two paragraphs of my new flash fiction “Gigging Bullfrogs in Hell.” Thank you to @brettpribble.bsky.social for including this story in Ghost Parachute. And thank you to Courtney Burton for the artwork. Click here to read the full story: ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 10d

Proud to have a new poem drop in @oneart.bsky.social today. Many thanks to @markdanowsky.bsky.social for his continued support of my work. oneartpoetry.com/2025/09/28/s...

Self-Portraits in a Broken Mirror by Kip Knott

Self-Portraits in a Broken Mirror When you break the mirror this morning to celebrate turning 60, your ordinary face shatters into a hundred cutting shards like a running commentary on who you were…

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 11d

This poem was published in the Mudlark Flash series just before the 2016 election. Sadly, the first six of these dreams have now come to fruition in one way or another. Time will tell if the same holds true for the seventh dream.

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 13d

Here is a poem in honor of Mark Rothko’s birthday today. I don’t know where I’d be as a writer without Rothko’s paintings in the world. www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 21d

Here’s my second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars,” that dropped yesterday in @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Thank you to @clayennisastro.bsky.social for the beautiful image of the Lagoon Nebula. eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 22d

Here’s the first of two new poems that dropped today on @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Click this link to read the second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars”: eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 28d

Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Sep 8

Whitman wholeheartedly believes that cats make the softest pillows.

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Sep 1

A poem for Labor Day from my book CLEAN COAL BURN (Kelsay Books, 2021). Make sure your coals are nice and hot.
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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here’s another piece from the not-too-distant past that was published in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social back in 2021. I truly hope this zine comes back from its indefinite hiatus very soon because it is missed!

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 25

Another blast from the past from another zine that I really miss. Thank you to Second Chance Lit for originally publishing this piece back in 2021.

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 24

A blast from the past. I can’t say for certain what inspired this bizarre little story. It must’ve been one of my antiquing forays into Amish Country here in Ohio. Many thanks to (mac)ro(mic)—a wonderful zine that I miss every day—for publishing this story back in 2021.

Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 23

Felt like making buttermilk biscuits from scratch this morning.

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thank you so much for the shout out!

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · Aug 1

The Shortlist for August 1, 2025:
Ending Patricia Highsmith week with one of her short stories plus eight others.

Familiar faces Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social ‬in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
and Sarah Lynn Hurd @sarlynh.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social

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The Shortlist for August 1, 2025 - turn and work

Fiction by Patricia Highsmith, Emily Rinkema, Sarah Lynn Hurd, Antheia, Kip Knott, X.C. Atkins, Claire Gallagher, Cate McGowan, and Ella Mae.

www.turnandwork.com

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 1

What a lovely surprise! Thank you to @turnandwork.com for highlighting my story!

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for some more books of poetry to read for the Sealey Challenge? Here are three chapbooks from @tinywrenlit.bsky.social you can add to your list by clicking this link: www.tinywrenlit.com/shop

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for some books of poetry to read for the Sealey Challenge? Here are three books from Kelsay Books you can add to your list by clicking this link: kelsaybooks.com/search?q=Kip...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 1

Here’s the opening of my new story “X-Ray Flowers” in the August issue of Ghost Parachute. Click the link below to read the full story. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social for accepting this piece. And thanks to @amymarques.bsky.social for the amazing artwork! ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Aug 1

"Maybe there’s something deep inside a dandelion after all that we aren’t meant to see with the naked eye"

Poignant writing from @kiptain.bsky.social, building so beautifully from beginning to end:

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X-Ray Flowers — Ghost Parachute

You covered the walls of our home with photographs of x-rayed flowers because you believed the images were the closest humans ever got to capturing ghosts on film. But I never fully understood why you...

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thank you, Matt!

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · Jul 26

Here’s an excerpt from my new story, “Bolting,” that’s up now on @fictivedream.bsky.social. Click this link to read the entire story: fictivedream.com/2025/07/25/b...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Jul 25

ICYMI today's story is Bolting by Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingcommunity. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/07/25/b...

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