K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
@kmhanslik.bsky.social
Poet, writer, current editor for The Turning Leaf Journal. ⟡⟡ Writing in Bleating Thing Magazine, 3Elements Review Black Glass Pages, Dishsoap Quarterly & elsewhere ⟡⟡
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K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
@kmhanslik.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Lovely piece that scopes absolutely wonderfully across time + space up for y'all this week. Enjoy "fossils" from @kmhanslik.bsky.social
Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-25-25
Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-25-25
Thanks so much @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for the shout out and for your kind words! Overjoyed to be included 🥳🥳 🫶
The vibes for my upcoming chapbook:
🌱🕸️🪰🍄🟫🌲🌘 [not my photos]
🌱🕸️🪰🍄🟫🌲🌘 [not my photos]
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The vibes for my upcoming chapbook:
🌱🕸️🪰🍄🟫🌲🌘 [not my photos]
🌱🕸️🪰🍄🟫🌲🌘 [not my photos]
As a writer it’s a rule that you must save every single draft you’ve ever written *just in case* that oneeee line that you really liked can be used in a piece later
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
As a writer it’s a rule that you must save every single draft you’ve ever written *just in case* that oneeee line that you really liked can be used in a piece later
Viewing writing as change, as movement— as the landscapes we inhabit & the tools we use to shape them
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Viewing writing as change, as movement— as the landscapes we inhabit & the tools we use to shape them
My first literary award 🥹 Thanks to all the lovely folks at Bleating Thing & Monarch!! 🫶
We are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
My first literary award 🥹 Thanks to all the lovely folks at Bleating Thing & Monarch!! 🫶
So honored to be included, I’ll be thrilled to see all of your lovely writing in the final anthology 🫶
We're so proud of all our nominees! Congratulations to @godstained.bsky.social, @connorsartroom.bsky.social , @kmhanslik.bsky.social, and, of course, to @esichr.bsky.social.
We are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So honored to be included, I’ll be thrilled to see all of your lovely writing in the final anthology 🫶
Thanks so much @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for the shout out and for your kind words! Overjoyed to be included 🥳🥳 🫶
Lovely piece that scopes absolutely wonderfully across time + space up for y'all this week. Enjoy "fossils" from @kmhanslik.bsky.social
Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-25-25
Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-25-25
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Thanks so much @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for the shout out and for your kind words! Overjoyed to be included 🥳🥳 🫶
Reposted by K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
Is my yard overgrown or am I creating holistic Halloween decorations?
October 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Is my yard overgrown or am I creating holistic Halloween decorations?
Reposted by K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
Submissions open in one week! Yay!
How/What to Submit:
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Read previous issues:
turningleafjournal.com/read/
Open September 1st through November 1st to CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, and Art!
How/What to Submit:
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Read previous issues:
turningleafjournal.com/read/
Open September 1st through November 1st to CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, and Art!
August 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Submissions open in one week! Yay!
How/What to Submit:
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Read previous issues:
turningleafjournal.com/read/
Open September 1st through November 1st to CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, and Art!
How/What to Submit:
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Read previous issues:
turningleafjournal.com/read/
Open September 1st through November 1st to CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, and Art!
My piece “the taxidermist” in ‘Issue 2: Survivors’ of Black Glass Pages!
April 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My piece “the taxidermist” in ‘Issue 2: Survivors’ of Black Glass Pages!
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Today’s feature is an excerpt from Jean Feldeisen’s poem, “Jab Jab Cross.”
Read this poem, and two more by Jean, here: turningleafjournal.com/2024/12/15/j...
We paired this piece with artwork titled “Cherry Thinking,” submitted by Mirjana M.
Read this poem, and two more by Jean, here: turningleafjournal.com/2024/12/15/j...
We paired this piece with artwork titled “Cherry Thinking,” submitted by Mirjana M.
April 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Jean Feldeisen’s poem, “Jab Jab Cross.”
Read this poem, and two more by Jean, here: turningleafjournal.com/2024/12/15/j...
We paired this piece with artwork titled “Cherry Thinking,” submitted by Mirjana M.
Read this poem, and two more by Jean, here: turningleafjournal.com/2024/12/15/j...
We paired this piece with artwork titled “Cherry Thinking,” submitted by Mirjana M.
Reposted by K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
I feel like what a lot of people call “wonder” is just them shutting off the things that filter the world around them
January 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I feel like what a lot of people call “wonder” is just them shutting off the things that filter the world around them
Been kind of a dry spell but I have 2 pieces confirmed coming out in 2025 so far, and a potential chapbook in the works, so stay tuned :)
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Been kind of a dry spell but I have 2 pieces confirmed coming out in 2025 so far, and a potential chapbook in the works, so stay tuned :)
If you see this and you’re a fellow writer, say “hi”!! 🙋
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 PM
If you see this and you’re a fellow writer, say “hi”!! 🙋
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Vol 1.2 Contributors and final submission stats!
Each of these contributors have helped us to create an issue that is so viscerally human and we cannot wait for its publication on December 15th! Just a few days away!
Each of these contributors have helped us to create an issue that is so viscerally human and we cannot wait for its publication on December 15th! Just a few days away!
December 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Vol 1.2 Contributors and final submission stats!
Each of these contributors have helped us to create an issue that is so viscerally human and we cannot wait for its publication on December 15th! Just a few days away!
Each of these contributors have helped us to create an issue that is so viscerally human and we cannot wait for its publication on December 15th! Just a few days away!
Reposted by K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
Happy publication day to Volume 1, Issue 2 of The Turning Leaf Journal!
Read the EIC's letter first, then slowly indulge yourself in 22 new definitions, explorations, and reflections on change--that is, after all, what we're all about. 🌿
turningleafjournal.com/v1-2/
Read the EIC's letter first, then slowly indulge yourself in 22 new definitions, explorations, and reflections on change--that is, after all, what we're all about. 🌿
turningleafjournal.com/v1-2/
December 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Happy publication day to Volume 1, Issue 2 of The Turning Leaf Journal!
Read the EIC's letter first, then slowly indulge yourself in 22 new definitions, explorations, and reflections on change--that is, after all, what we're all about. 🌿
turningleafjournal.com/v1-2/
Read the EIC's letter first, then slowly indulge yourself in 22 new definitions, explorations, and reflections on change--that is, after all, what we're all about. 🌿
turningleafjournal.com/v1-2/
Reposted by K.M. Hanslik ✨🪰
Bluesky gets the reveal first 👀
So excited to share the cover for our second issue! Publication date is set for December 15th.
Artwork is from @suebarryschulz.bsky.social and is titled "Town Square."
So excited to share the cover for our second issue! Publication date is set for December 15th.
Artwork is from @suebarryschulz.bsky.social and is titled "Town Square."
November 18, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Bluesky gets the reveal first 👀
So excited to share the cover for our second issue! Publication date is set for December 15th.
Artwork is from @suebarryschulz.bsky.social and is titled "Town Square."
So excited to share the cover for our second issue! Publication date is set for December 15th.
Artwork is from @suebarryschulz.bsky.social and is titled "Town Square."
In case you missed it, I’m uploading some of my writing to this platform now. Here’s “sanctimonious” from Bleating Thing Magazine’s second volume 🤍 🐏
November 24, 2024 at 12:21 AM
In case you missed it, I’m uploading some of my writing to this platform now. Here’s “sanctimonious” from Bleating Thing Magazine’s second volume 🤍 🐏
Received a lovely acceptance yesterday, from the folks at Black Glass Pages! ♥️
November 24, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Received a lovely acceptance yesterday, from the folks at Black Glass Pages! ♥️
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Our next issue Joy will be out in January. Thank you for your patience while we make our way through the Dust inbox, we’ve been thinking a lot about this as we do:
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Our next issue Joy will be out in January. Thank you for your patience while we make our way through the Dust inbox, we’ve been thinking a lot about this as we do:
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We're expanding the masthead! Applications will stay open until all positions have been filled.
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Also, hi 👋 We're gonna be more active over here now!
Social Media Manager: forms.gle/QQeFokkwr53Z...
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Also, hi 👋 We're gonna be more active over here now!
November 12, 2024 at 11:41 PM
We're expanding the masthead! Applications will stay open until all positions have been filled.
Social Media Manager: forms.gle/QQeFokkwr53Z...
Reader: forms.gle/RKvhpmjJaxA2...
Also, hi 👋 We're gonna be more active over here now!
Social Media Manager: forms.gle/QQeFokkwr53Z...
Reader: forms.gle/RKvhpmjJaxA2...
Also, hi 👋 We're gonna be more active over here now!