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Laney Lenox, PhD

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writer and researcher by trade, autistic by brain writes about building our hoped for futures PhD in anarchism, anthropology, and memory work (she/her) hopes to be remembered for bringing weird vibes to the function https://linktr.ee/laneylenox

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Jan 20

Writing about social foibles, being chronically ill (endometriosis) and autistic, sometimes feeling like an asshole, and anarchism- what more could you want? If you do, in fact, want more, check out the Linktree in bio for other featured writing.
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The Autistic Asshole’s Substack | Laney Lenox | Substack

writing about social foibles, autistic shenanigans, and boldy unmasking. Click to read The Autistic Asshole’s Substack, by Laney Lenox, a Substack publication. Launched 8 months ago.

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 1d

"Of course you will miss your belongings, but what is need vs. want? There isn’t room for your old sneakers, tenth grade French book, postcards from Swansea, not even for your first child’s last baby tooth." Beautiful story in Washington Square Review
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Becky Hagenston — Washington Square Review

Issue 53 Spring 2025

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 3d

"James sat with me for coffee at The Amsterdam Cafe until, unbeknownst to me, his Hinge date showed up." New nonfiction in @thirteenbridges.bsky.social
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Ericka Arcadia | October 25 CNF | Thirteen Bridges

The Amsterdam Incident Ericka Arcadia October Creative Non-Fiction

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 8d

". . .Anette pulls a hat over her frizzy hair, grabs her binoculars, and shimmies up into the crow’s nest above the adjoining room of the polar observation station." A really atmospheric story in @kenyonreview.bsky.social by Madison Bakalar. Great autumn/winter read!
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Calving - The Kenyon Review

78°43’N, 26°38’E ~1,050 kilometers from the North Pole February 28 – 10:31 p.m., 1009 millibars Twelve hours after her colleagues departed Svenskøya, Anette lies awake, listening to the ice cliffs […]

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19d

Happy to share, it was a great read!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19d

"Lara eats chocolate cake again when the man she loves brings it to her after his wife has gone into town to run errands." @kellypedro.bsky.social in @tahomareview.bsky.social
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Preserves - Tahoma Literary Review

In winter, Lara eats root vegetables from the cellar—crisp carrots and sugar beets that snap between her calcified teeth. Outside, the snow is like

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19d

"I’d been working at W__ Corp for about two years when I first learned that time flickered in and out in the back corner of the office basement." A great one by Emily Zasada in The Jabberwock Review
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The Office Where Time Flickers | Jabberwock Review

I’d been working at W__ Corp for about two years when I first learned that time flickered in and out in the back corner of the office basement.

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 19d

"I gave myself a jolt (picture: hair dryer, sink of water, pre-coffee brain fog) and when I came to, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself had roosted on my sofa." Get into this really funny one by @jfsullivan4th.bsky.social in @reedmagazine.bsky.social
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Ficiton:Sacred Hearts

James Sullivan is the author of Harboring (ELJ Editions). His stories and essays have appeared in Cimarron Review, New Ohio Review, Third Coast Magazine, Fourth Genre, The Normal School, and Fourteen ...

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20d

I loved it! It was so funny and unexpected!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20d

"We dressed slowly—to rush would be to not take time, to not take care, and that would open us up for long looks." Fantastic piece by Lydia Mathis in @southeastreview.bsky.social

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Fiction by Lydia Mathis

Let the Church Say On that first Sunday in March, we woke early. The alarm went off at six a.m. and we blinked the sleep out of our eyes. We reached for our phones, tapped stop, and started our morni...

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20d

"Just imagine: a hairy little guy who looks embarrassed to be spotted in the world has caused so much historic fuss." A truly delightful piece by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social in Monkeybicycle
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Little Devil

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20d

". . .but if I say, “Yes, we’re going down in the dose permanently, I hope,” if I say, “So far we’re doing pretty well,” if I say anything at all, we’ll be at the hospital in twenty-four hours." Swallow by @writesloud.bsky.social in @xraylitmag.bsky.social
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SWALLOW by Hannah Grieco

The pharmacist has to get the key, which is missing for the moment. The tech apologizes. It was hanging by the fridge in the back, just yesterday. He’s not sure where it went, but the pharmacist will ...

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 20d

This is such a fun seasonal listen from @feministbookclub.bsky.social about horror books featuring @sadiehartmann.bsky.social !

Feminist Book Club @feministbookclub.bsky.social · 21d

The ‘ber months are here, so that means we’re reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert – @sadiehartmann.bsky.social! Tune in to hear Mhairie chat about women in horror, becoming an accidental author, and good old fashioned vibes reading

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Feral and Hysterical: In conversation with Mother Horror

The ‘ber months are here, so that means we’re reading horror. You know we read horror all year round, but we brought in the expert - Mother Horror

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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · Feb 26

Cheeky, wonderful prose piece up today. Enjoy "Unexplained Phenomena of Invisible Women" by @thehagsoup.bsky.social

Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/2-25-25/unex...

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 22d

I did to not know that Heathcliff is supposed to be a racialized other in Wuthering Heights! I would've read it a lot sooner if I knew we were delving into all this race and class stuff. So . . . why do we have Jacob Elordi playing him in the Emerald Fennell adaptation?

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 22d

I'm finally getting around to reading Wuthering Heights because I want to weigh in on the new adaptation. Emerald Fennell's other films bothered me, particularly given her (very) wealthy background. Am I just now reading Wuthering Heights because I'm being a bit of a hater? Maybe! And what of it?

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · 23d

Have a listen of this podcast about using your library as an act of resistance from @feministbookclub.bsky.social Loved hearing about one disabled person's experience of having book delivered to her house from her local library! Libraries are amazing, y'all!
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Accessible Resistance: Use Your Library

Mhairie and Nox both LOVE the library, and in this segment, they’re talking about how much they love libraries and audiobooks. Nox gushes about a program

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thank you!!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 30

And . .. the last submission of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 just went out to @skyislandjournal.bsky.social !!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Submission 29 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #Submit30 sent to Zone 3!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Submission 28 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Baltimore Review!

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Submission 27 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Normal School!

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 29

A great read in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social ! "Although Delores could not claim Jackson as her boyfriend, owing to the fact that they had not yet had the conversation, she nonetheless felt a sense of impending exclusivity."
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Mud Season — Split Lip Magazine

It arrived on a damp Friday afternoon in mud season, among the patches of soggy black earth that sucked at people’s boots and the lingering snow piles that slumped and shrank and whose melt froze at n...

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Submission 26 for @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to @splitlipthemag.bsky.social !

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Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you!!!

Laney Lenox, PhD @laneylenox.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks so much to @genrepunkmag.bsky.social for publishing this little weirdo! The idea for this piece came from when I had a boyfriend that I found to be condescending and a know-it-all. So, I started making up historical "facts" to tell him. Apologies for my contribution to the misinformation age

Genrepunk Magazine @genrepunkmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

"An Alternative History of Common Objects" by Laney Lenox (@laneylenox.bsky.social)

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An Alternative History of Common Objects – Laney Lenox

The Whisk Now known as a staple of the French cooking arsenal used to whip up delightful sauces or to make a nice roux, this simple kitchen utensil was once used as a warning to the falling aristoc…

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