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Writer of words; probably doing this all wrong. [GEN X] [Oxford Comma Society] [Midwest Casual, USA] [In sterquiliniis invenitur] [NOM de PLUME] [he/him]

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 9d

One of my on-going projects with the Lonely Writers Club NW: Winter of Discontent Zine. 14 pages of weird fun
dropping on October 18th, 2025 in both print and digital.

#zine #chicagometro #poetry
#lonelywritersclubnw #winterofdiscontent
#DIY

LonelyWritersClub (ChiMetroNW) @lonelywritersclub.bsky.social · 9d

A proper cover reveal ! At least a week ahead of schedule and feeling great about this project.

Winter of Discontent
Issue #001 : You Made It Weird
Cover artist: BRUISEB3RRY

#chicagometro #chicago #poetry
#poetrysky #writingsky #artsky
#lonelywritersclubnw
#winterofdiscontent #DIY

~Chief

Cover of Issue #001 Zine
Winter of Discontent
A young woman leans against a wall with a small bear hanging from a
crowbar, while a black wolf creature sits above her. Off in the distance
alien ships are either abducting or releasing creatures, no context can be given. The graffiti message of 'they are among us' is displayed on the wall.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 15h

#writingcommunity #writing
#poetrycommunity #poetry
#Emoetry #candid
#drivewayconfessional
#basedonatruestory

candid

'can i be candid?' she asked
i paused a beat
'only if i can be frank' i replied
'just dont call me shirley'
she flashed that
million dollar smile of which
i soon would no longer
share residuals
and then
with a deep sigh it
left her face
the bench seat offered
no comfort
as we sat in silence
in her driveway
neither wanting to speak
but
both waiting for it
to be over.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 16h

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
curdle

their acidic tongue curdled my extended open hands into fists

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 1d

#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity #Poem
#poetrysky #poetry
#prompt126
#SenseWrds
#anger #chemicals
starry
isolation
following

the ends

Another week passed. People did what people did in that time, as they always did; they shopped, went to school, drove their cars, lied to each other, had arguments, and hurt one another. Standing on the walkway far above the enclosure, I wondered if they, as small as ants, had any clue that we were manipulating them with chemicals that subverted their ability to recall kindness. We had been doing it for just a few months now, but the outcome was clear. The chemicals of anger focused their seemingly limitless hatred to razor sharp points that they turned upon each other in horrible, yet fascinating ways. I felt some remorse that we did this, but my research notes had never been more full and complete.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 1d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
relic

ancient relics open dark doorways into pitch black infinity

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The Dank Macabre @dankmacabre.bsky.social · 2d

💀

#skeleton #artshare

A skeleton stands on a stool looking dejected at a spider on the floor.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 2d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
crow

crows wings envelop me like comfortable arms of feathered midnight

MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 3d

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#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
marrow

her graveyard nails tore open my flesh; exposed marrow of broken bones

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LonelyWritersClub (ChiMetroNW) @lonelywritersclub.bsky.social · 4d

Who are The Lonely Writer's Club?

#chicagometro #chicago #writers #authors #poets #poetry #poetrysky #writingsky #art #artsky #lonelywritersclubnw

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 4d

I don't care how much "good" you feel you did. Fucking sellouts, every last one of them. They traded their self-respect for 30 pieces of silver. I hope the ghost of Carlin haunts them for eternity.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 4d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
rancor

bayou sinners inhale rancorous hate rising from stinking black swamps

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 5d

#writingprompt #inspiration
#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity
#Poem #poetrysky
#poetry #prompt #mpprompt
#ghosts #shadowsofmemory
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social

dark windows

all my ghosts have
pitch black eyes
shadowy voids where
light should be
they grip my arms
and hold my head
forcing me to
look backwards
towards graveyard
regrets
and empty chairs
on peeling porches
their icy incomplete
whispers come
from the north
and chill me to the
marrow
i know you are gone
but i still sit
next to your memory
the wind catches
the rocking chair
and i try to pretend
its you
but the evening
shadows are far
too strong for
your light to remain
i sit in
the sighing sundown
and wait for
the morning that
always takes too
long to arrive.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 5d

#writingprompt #inspiration
#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity
#Poem #poetrysky
#poetry #prompt #mpprompt
#ghosts #shadowsofmemory
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 5d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
splinter

the abyss showed him the space between stars; his mind now splintered fractals

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 6d

#writingcommunity #writing
#poetrycommunity #poetry
#Emoetry #vanquished
#crookedsmile

weaponized

any good sense i had
was vanquished
the moment the crooked
smile
launched from her dark
sanguineous lips
it hit me square
in the chest
and left me breathless;
devastated in
its wake.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 6d

#writingcommunity #writing
#poetrycommunity #poetry
#Emoetry #vanquished
#crookedsmile

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 6d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
ghastly

ghastly doors of memory are opened with our own skeleton keys

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 7d

#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity #Poem
#poetrysky #poetry
#prompt121
#SenseWrds
#pulpish #prose

cottage
winding
midnight

dead reckoning

It was dark. Like, really fucking dark. Like armpit of satan in a coal mine when your flashlight goes out dark. Off in the distance I could see a faint light from...something? A cabin? My heart lept at the thought of a roaring fire, a place protected against the weather. For a moment I almost forgot that I was being persued by a most insidious foe; myself. He? I? I wasn't sure how to phrase it: No matter. THEY came through the breach in the quantum temporal field, the experiment had been a success, but at what cost? I pushed through the deep snow, the switchbacks nearly invisible a foot deep below the cool moonlight. Only one thing was clear at that point: I had to put some distance between us before morning, or else my goose was cooked.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 7d

Show me everything
The beautiful, the ugly, even if it hurts me
I want to see it all
Break me like the fourth wall...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBkY...

BLACKSHAPE - LIKE THE FOURTH WALL [VISUALIZER]

YouTube video by BLACKSHAPE

www.youtube.com

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 7d

#writingprompt #inspiration
#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity
#Poem #poetrysky
#poetry #prompt #mpprompt
#itsthehour #wetsock
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social

its the hour?

the clock blinks
from
a passing
thunderstorm
a puddle
of
petrichor magic
stands defiantly
upon the
linoleum
i bare my teeth
and inhabit neanderlethality
standing erect
my right mourns
the cotton of
my left
sock
soaked.

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 7d

#writingprompt #inspiration
#Writing #WriterCommunity
#PoetryCommunity
#Poem #poetrysky
#poetry #prompt #mpprompt
#itsthehour #wetsock
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 7d

#haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#haikufeels #prompt #poetrysky
#HaikuCommunity #monoku #1line
#onelineoctober
fetid

joy releases fetid vapors when forced by duplicitous fingers

MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 9d

Bust of Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian Poet. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland OH.

Statue in front of Cleveland Federal Reserve building, Cleveland OH.

Joc-O-Sot (1810-1844) grave, Erie Street Cemetary, Cleveland OH. Taken during Ghost Tour.

MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 9d

I went to Ohio, a story in 8 photos:

Soldiers & Sailors monument, Cleveland OH.

Ceiling, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland OH.

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Jen J.C. @jennnne.bsky.social · 9d

Life loves to give me
Oranges, squeezed dry
Styrofoam apples
National Lampoon's Xmas turkey
Cake with a TNT candle
And all of the dirty dishes

J. C. 09.29.25

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MaxMagenta @realmaxmagenta.bsky.social · 9d

LonelyWritersClub (ChiMetroNW) @lonelywritersclub.bsky.social · 9d

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