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Kyle Isamu Weik

@kyleisamu.bsky.social

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just a queer dude and his pen | 2025 SmokeLong Emerging Writer Fellow | Flash Frog, Ghost Parachute, Variant Literature, Emerge Literary Journal, Vestal Review

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Carved this piece out of me, and I’m excited to finally share it. Thank you @flashfrog.bsky.social @ericscottryon.bsky.social Gina Chung and @jiksuncheung.bsky.social for giving this the home of my dreams!

Materials Needed by Kyle Weik

*THE BLUE FROG 1st PLACE WINNER* Introduction by Guest Judge GINA CHUNG In the deeply affecting “Materials Needed,” an adolescent protagonist gradually comes to an understanding of thei…

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thank you for reading and sharing Jeff!!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 11

What’s not to love about this beauty?! Read it y’all, now!

Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · Apr 9

I'm so stoked to have this piece in @wigleaf.bsky.social that I have resurrected "stoked" as nothing else was suitable! :D Please check out my postcard, too!

Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · Apr 9

new on our mainpage: "Peonies," by Ani King: wigleaf.com

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you for reading and sharing Gill!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you Sabrina! 💕

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 11

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · Apr 10

"But instead, she pulls me into her chest with a gravitational force so strong it crushes my lungs, and I’m back in our backyard."

This is a phenomenal piece of writing by @kyleisamu.bsky.social in @emergejournal.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Feeling so lucky to have a new story up in @emergejournal.bsky.social, alongside some incredible writers. Show the new issue some love y’all!

Signs of Life

by Kyle Weik A man smiles at me while browsing Italian sausages, and I instantly get hard. Hopefully Mrs. Lee can’t tell. I adjust my apron and slide her ground pork across the counter. I tell her …

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 10

You’re the best Dan, thanks for reading and sharing!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you for reading and sharing Suzanne! 🙏

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Feeling so lucky to have a new story up in @emergejournal.bsky.social, alongside some incredible writers. Show the new issue some love y’all!

Signs of Life

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Really appreciate this Sara! 🙏

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you for the love Sara!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 2

The feeling is very much mutual Travis 🙏

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thanks so much for reading Emma!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 1

The honor was all mine Jiksun, thank you so much for this beautiful piece!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you so much Jiksun, your artwork is absolutely gorgeous!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you for the kind words and support Emily!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Materials Needed by Kyle Weik

*THE BLUE FROG 1st PLACE WINNER* Introduction by Guest Judge GINA CHUNG In the deeply affecting “Materials Needed,” an adolescent protagonist gradually comes to an understanding of thei…

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you so much my friend 💕🫶

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Such an honor, thank you Eric!

Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you so much Belinda 💙

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · Mar 14

“Until then, I’ll lick my lips and watch the sugarcane fields burn.”

“The air outside burns too. A new color, Sugarcane Ash, coating my hair and every windshield.”

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 15

Always appreciate you Pat 🙏

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Mar 7

"I ask him if he can take me driving since Mom is working. Chad doesn’t work and neither do his words, not before noon, and he grunts."

Wonderful build of character and emotion in this brilliant #FlashFiction from @kyleisamu.bsky.social

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · Mar 6

Read "Chad" written by @kyleisamu.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"Mom’s new boyfriend is breakfast. Coffee breath, ketchup face, sausage fingers. Diner cheap. This new boyfriend, Chad, is eating Frosted Flakes raw."

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Chad — Ghost Parachute

Mom’s new boyfriend is breakfast. Coffee breath, ketchup face, sausage fingers. Diner cheap. This new boyfriend, Chad, is eating Frosted Flakes raw. I butter toast and silence scrapes by. I ask him if...

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 7

Appreciate this read and share Matt! 🙏