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bwrbrd🪶 @bwrbrd.bsky.social · 16d

It’s the best time of the year! Welcome to autumn, fsckheads!

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · 26d

"Vacation arguments are real arguments with wings; they reveal a bird’s-eye-view of yourself, a perspective you’d never seen before and swore didn’t exist."

A perfect & eerie end-of-summer story!!!

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Read it here! gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Gone Lawn 61 : Robin Zlotnick

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · Aug 10

Through "managed decay" and a master plan, this piece shows how Highgate Cemetery maintains its mystique, embodying the fragile interplay between history, nature, and our need to memorialize.

By @ohhiralphjones.bsky.social in @longreads.com

Disneyland of the Dead - Longreads

London’s Highgate Cemetery shows us just how hard it is to keep the dead buried.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Aug 9

Writing the first draft of a novel is brutal. But nothing compares to your sweet six-year-old daughter looking you in the eyes and saying, "When I'm a grown-up, I don't want to write. I want to be FREE."

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Aug 4

"Listen here, my good bitch. Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI."

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations

“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Jul 26

Excited to have a short story in The Sandy River Review!

Writer Madison Medeiros holds a copy of The Sandy River Review.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Jul 18

"How can suffering and compassion coexist in the same environment?" Rümeysa Öztürk's essay about life inside an ICE women's prison is devastating; her empathy is astounding. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r....

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison

Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jun 17

Israel hasn't stopped gunning down the Palestinians they're starving, as those Palestinians try to feed themselves

There is nothing wrong with continuing to say it: these are war crimes, this is genocide, this is murder. It must be stopped, and those perpetrating the crimes must be held accountable

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Vipps is down
Published at09:44 inVips
Vipps is experiencing problems logging into the app on Tuesday morning. This affects all users and all Vipps MobilePay services, Vipps writes, according to NTB.

Vipps states that they are working to resolve the problem and will provide an update as soon as they have new information.

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DN: John Fredriksen oil tanker involved in collision in the Gulf of Oman
Published at09:43
Reuters reports on Tuesday about a collision in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.

John Frederiksen's tanker company confirms to Dagens Næringsliv that one of their ships, "Front Eagle", was involved in the collision.

All crew members are safe. No spills have been reported.

The oil tanker Adalynn was also involved in the collision, the United Arab Emirates Coast Guard confirms, Khaaleej Times and Gulf News report.

24 people were evacuated from the ship, the Coast Guard said.

The incident is not said to be related to the unrest in the area.

45 people reportedly killed while waiting for aid in Gaza
Published at09:23 inThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict
At least 45 Palestinians are reported to have been killed in Khan Younis while waiting for trucks carrying relief supplies. Many are also reported to have been injured.

This is reported by Reuters, citing Palestinian health officials.

Medical personnel told Reuters that witnesses claimed Israeli tanks were firing into the crowd. They expect the death toll to rise as many are critically injured.

Pictures show the dead and wounded being transported to Nasser Hospital, where large, angry crowds have also gathered.

The Israeli military has not yet commented on the incident.

Also on Monday, dozens of Palestinians were reported killed during the distribution of emergency aid.

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cathode ray tubetop @nightelectricity.com · Mar 7

new saddest six word story just dropped

Facebook marketplace listing for "Full Podcasting set up (Hardly used)

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Mar 16

Read, reread "The Other Things We Swallow" by Natalia Martinez in @ninthletter.bsky.social ninthletter.com/2025/02/28/n...

Natalia Martinez – Ninth Letter

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Kevin Nguyen @knguyen.bsky.social · Feb 26

nothing like defending the free market of ideas by saying your newspaper will publish the same idea, every day

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · Feb 15

among the many wild things about this, gonna safely assume RFK doesn’t know how high suicide and depression rates are for actual farmers (bc of industrial agriculture companies making their livelihoods impossible)

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Feb 14

RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"

The farms will "reparent" them.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Feb 3

Everything about this story is fascinating, but nothing beats the detail about a kid asking @lpandell.bsky.social if she has pepperoni.

Lexi Pandell @lpandell.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Soap Opera 🧼🐐 My latest for @wired.com about a goat farmer in rural Minnesota who found a new family on Facebook: www.wired.com/story/are-yo...

Are You Lonely? Adopt a New Family on Facebook Today

A goat farmer in rural Minnesota, estranged from her biological children, finds new purpose as a surrogate grandparent.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Feb 3

It turns out that logging into Submittable to check your submissions every 15 minutes doesn't move anything from "received" to "in-progress." Who knew?!

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Jan 30

Loved reading this bizarre short by Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind in Copper Nickel. A fun read for anyone who enjoyed "Like Mother Used to Make" by Shirley Jackson. copper-nickel.org/the-new-face/

Copper Nickel | The New Face

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Jan 11

I read "Evangelina Concepcion" by Ani Sison Cooney recently, and it brought me to tears. The story is set in LA and is so sad and beautiful and relevant; it begs us to consider whose stories we tell during a tragedy and whose we ignore. www.likewisefiction.com/episodes/eva...

"Evangelina Concepcion," by Ani Sison Cooney — LikeWise Fiction

A young Latina woman growing up in Los Angeles struggles with grief after her mother is killed in a car accident.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Jan 1

Kicking off the year with some reading, and this fantastically weird and creepy short story by Karris Rae in @xraylitmag.bsky.social is just what I needed. xraylitmag.com/dear-phone-m...

DEAR PHONE MAN by Karris Rae

Hello. I am Roy Whitaker. I have mailed you before, or maybe not you but someone else at your office, because my phone has been disconnected. I think this is because you think I am dead, but I am not ...

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 24

If you're in the mood for a little mischief this Christmas Eve, I wrote a story about rich moms & elf on the shelf. Happy holidays!

Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 22

I've been focusing on fiction this year. Here's a little short story I wrote for fun. Hope it brings some laughs this holiday season! www.madisonmedeiros.com/blog/2024/12...

"I Am the Eggman" — Madison Medeiros

The warning signs had been there, but I never thought it'd escalate the way it did. It started when Janet asked the Maple Academy second-grade moms if they had a preference between “Classic Christmas”...

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 22

I've been focusing on fiction this year. Here's a little short story I wrote for fun. Hope it brings some laughs this holiday season! www.madisonmedeiros.com/blog/2024/12...

"I Am the Eggman" — Madison Medeiros

The warning signs had been there, but I never thought it'd escalate the way it did. It started when Janet asked the Maple Academy second-grade moms if they had a preference between “Classic Christmas”...

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · Dec 11

You guys @erinlyndalmartin.bsky.social is a genius, and this is so brilliant and also a great damn poem? Working on so many levels over at @electriclit.bsky.social

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 10

I read "You Are What You Eat" by @bdiggswrites.bsky.social earlier this year and keep coming back. Enjoy this great micro in @fracturedlit.bsky.social.

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You Are What You Eat – Fractured

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 6

Today's short story, "Elsinore," comes from @nualaoconnor.bsky.social in the @stingingfly.bsky.social.

A mischievous parrot reopens a world of possibilities.

stingingfly.org/2024/11/08/e...

Elsinore – The Stinging Fly

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 6

It's not Natal in Portugal without bacalhau.

Bacahalau-shaped lights over a shop in Braga, Portugal.

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 5

"What if a perpetual life with ghosts can radically alter the life of the living?"

Mandatory ghost-related reading by @murmurshewrote.bsky.social

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Seeing Life Through the Eyes of the Dead: A Short Handbook for Writing Ghosts

Despite writing a novel about ghosts, I do not profess to be a ghost expert. But I do know that every April, my family gathers at multiple cemeteries across New York and New Jersey to pay their res…

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · Dec 5

"Perhaps a grief counselor could explain the physics behind the recent change in the weight of air in our apartment." @andreabishop.bsky.social makes grief palpable in this gorgeous short. mastersreview.com/new-voices-q...

New Voices: “Quantifying the Dent of Bob” by Andrea Bishop - The Masters Review

A project manager immerses herself in her work in Andrea Bishop's touching "Quantifying the Dent of Bob," the newest entry to our New Voices catalog. Beth was Mr. Carter's first hire, and it was throu...

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