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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 21h

“—maybe I’m there, bobbing in the ocean, letting the drift of the tides take me to a moon where the breath of the stars provides a nourished universe inside my body.”

Gorgeous and dreamlike - new work by Shome Dasgupta in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

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"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 1d

"Musical chairs and spherical stairs—up up up I go into lullabies and stories of cattails and bells, bedside lamps and picture books where legendary lions and mythical beasts play on seesaws and merry-go-rounds, humming in my head childhood daze of blankets and spoons." How beautiful. 💙

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"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for reading and sharing, Kathy!

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 1d

Yes--we're worried about him too. Hope he's okay.

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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 2d

Ahem, in the grand tradition of the comments section: FIRST!

Absolutely delighted to have this out here in the wild(s of urban Michigan). @lumchanmfa.bsky.social dropped another banger!

Picture of a book with a bold blue, yellow, black, purple, red-orange and white cover in a Hawaiian print, with the title BITTER OVER SWEET in all caps.

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 1d

"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 5d

“I buy a pen and a lottery ticket at the tabacchi in town, pause in front of notebooks and magnets, faded postcards of the city, Macerata scrawled across them, ready to be postmarked.”

A wonderful vicarious wander by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 5d

"Daylight Savings" by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social--a delightful non-fiction piece exploring an Italian town along with the author's introspection on seasons and impermanence. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 5d

"Daylight Savings" by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social--a delightful non-fiction piece exploring an Italian town along with the author's introspection on seasons and impermanence. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 6d

Check out our editor @lumchanmfa.bsky.social’s latest in Ghost Parachute! 💜💜

Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 7d

Check out my latest Pele micro in Ghost Parachute! Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social and love the art @damicandrea.bsky.social ❤️

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 7d

Read "One Day, Pele Decides She Wants to Visit Us" written by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

"her lava coursing down our streets into our houses, like liquid gelatin, as we eat our cereal and go to school, swimming through her."

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 7d

“like how this is going to affect the dog the next day, in terms of doggy happiness”

For those that love dogs, this one’s for you! 🐕 @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 7d

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski

If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 7d

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski

If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

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Anne Anthony @anchalastudio.bsky.social · 7d

You there. Are you the owner of a dog or owned by a dog? This story felt felt like reading my memoir.

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 7d

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski

If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much for reading and sharing, Anne!

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 7d

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski

If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

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Kathryn Rw Reese @kathrynreese.bsky.social · 8d

Oh god ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
This piece from @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is good medicine.

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 25d

Inviting you for a brief 🌿 respite from these times with my little story that's out today at @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Thank you to the editors for letting it share space in this issue. And thnx @smokelong.bsky.social where I drafted this piece 💞

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Beyond the Chattering Flush by Mizuki Yamagen

Here’s how you do it. Sit on the ledge, where the ivy climbs, threading dark green rivulets over the old stone wall. Place your hand here where the slate is firm and constant. See the little dip, wher...

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 9d

Sorry, we’ve been quiet. It’s been a crazy weekend and Monday. More author spotlights coming soon!
- Hema

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 12d

"The thing I don’t remember is leaves. It’s been winter forever, branches bare, limbs naked. There’s ice on snow on ice"

Always wonderful to discover a new-to-me writer. This is a micro gem from @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Miriam Gershow @miriamgershow.bsky.social · 26d

Honored as heck to be included in the second issue of Literary Namjooning. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Delicious Trees by Miriam Gershow

The thing I don’t remember is leaves. It’s been winter forever, branches bare, limbsnaked. There’s ice on snow on ice. Gray slosh. Needles hold on the fir trees, butneedles aren’t the same as leaves. ...

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Matt, thank you for reading! 💜💜

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 14d

“For this slice of afternoon, like a perfectly tart orange slice, the freedom to trickle is not only okay, but beloved.”

Settle into this quiet afternoon scene and the bodies that inhabit it. Quiet and gorgeous by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 14d

On the surface, this nonfiction piece by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social seems like a peek into their cozy weekend, but there's so much simmering beneath it. Case in point--the line we've picked. So powerful! Read "Restful Self-Portrait" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 14d

On the surface, this nonfiction piece by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social seems like a peek into their cozy weekend, but there's so much simmering beneath it. Case in point--the line we've picked. So powerful! Read "Restful Self-Portrait" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 16d

“Your hands run over the surfaces, trailing paths into the leftover dust. The dust is holding onto your touch and is all I have left of you.”

Gorgeous and introspective piece reminding us that now is all we have by @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 16d

"The Now of All Things" by Francine Witte is a beautiful, aching moment between a recently separated couple. The details the narrator now notices are brilliant. This is a must-read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/th…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 16d

"The Now of All Things" by Francine Witte is a beautiful, aching moment between a recently separated couple. The details the narrator now notices are brilliant. This is a must-read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/th…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 20d

"...and why am I not doing the things I need to make me happy, and better yet, now that I think of it, why am I not just a dog?"

Big love for this piece of writing by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks to Hema Nataraju, Lakshmi Iyer, and @lumchanmfa.bsky.social for including my new story in this fantastic new issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social alongside many great pieces!

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Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski

If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 20d

"You tell me, I’ll never change, and you leave and I’m
standing there like I’m a candle. A flame from the very top of my head."

I love this brilliant piece of writing by @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 21d

Flash fiction in Literary Namjooning. Thank you, editors.

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The Now of All Things by Francine Witte

I am talking to you from the now of all things, the universe and our bodies and the momentbefore all our cells shift, but you are examining the furniture. Reminding me that the movers are coming tomor...

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Melissa Fitzpatrick @melissafitz.bsky.social · 20d

Reading this lovely piece by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social felt like self care

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Daylight Savings by Jacqueline Goyette

This is springtime. The first day and I am up in town, past medieval walls and old churches, up the ramp of steps to the piazza. Spring is in the small things today: the twitch of flowers peeping up f...

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