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Mike Meginnis @mikemeginnis.bsky.social · 14h

As for me, I must recommend my own book. But there are at least two or three more worth considering!

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 15h

Free shipping on @bookshop.org today!

I'd recommend picking up anything you've had yours eyes on, but here's some specific, recent indie press story collections I've loved:

Magic Can't Save Us, Josh Denslow
Girl on Girl, Emily Costa
My Prisoner and Other Stories, Tyler McAndrew
Sad Grownups, Amy Stuber
Horsegirl Fever, Kevin Maloney
The Nothing, Lauren Davis
Cheap Therapist Says You're Insane, Parker Young
Where the Pavement Turns to Sand, Sheldon Birnie
Hey You Assholes, Kyle Seibel
Are You Happy?, Lori Ostlund
This Is the Afterlife, Jeff Chon
Birds Aren't Real, D.T. Robbins
Survival Tips, Miriam Gershow
Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts, Nick Rees Gardner
Early Sobrieties, Michael Deagler

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Paranoid Tree Press @paranoidxtree.bsky.social · 12h

🎉🎉🎉 Party Alert!

In partnership with @conium.bsky.social, we will be hosting Shapes & Sound, a reading event & book/zine party. Come hang with us at Dual Citizen Brewery on 11/8. Beverages will be available for purchase and we’ll have some snacks for y’all to enjoy! No RSVP and totally free. ❤️

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 11h

Bookshop is having a sale to counter Prime Day! What a great opportunity to buy this cool new book I heard about.

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First Kicking, Then Not

Check out First Kicking, Then Not - A young woman transforms after an unspeakable loss. A recent divorcee discovers a new life. An aging mother fears losing everything she loves, while another aban...

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Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social · 10h

I also talked with Ethan about his debut collection 12 years ago: numerocinqmagazine.com/2013/07/07/m...

My God, what have I done? | Interview with Ethan Rutherford --- Benjamin Woodard | Numéro Cinq

One of the great things about writing fiction is that you can sit down and ask yourself: where do I want to go today? The answer for me is always: out to sea. But the challenge, of course, comes when ...

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Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Now that the @nationalbook.bsky.social finalists have been announced, revisit my @bombmag.bsky.social interview with Ethan Rutherford from April:

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BOMB Magazine | Ethan Rutherford by Benjamin Woodard

Whaling ships, spectral visitors, and the haunting pull of the sea.

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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 10h

⚡⚡Great deal on 12 fabulous books (including my collection, Love You, Miss You, Goodbye Forever) ⚡⚡

Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 1d

Introducing the 2026 Stanchion Book Club.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 6h

Going on tour next week! Come say hi please don’t make me read to myself and that one guy who’s actually got earbuds in

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 17h

Ever wonder how to get a ghost mom? Give this little excerpt from my chapbook a listen.

If you like what you hear, GHOST MOM is 50% off right now at @stanchion.bsky.social! 👻
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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 17h

Purchase link here:
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Ghost Mom | Stanchion

Ghost Mom is a short novel told through a cohesive collection of flash fiction, it is a story about a mom who isn't exactly alive and a young adult who isn't exactly living, a story about grieving whi...

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 17h

Ever wonder how to get a ghost mom? Give this little excerpt from my chapbook a listen.

If you like what you hear, GHOST MOM is 50% off right now at @stanchion.bsky.social! 👻
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 1d

Every democratic candidate must put SCOTUS reform into their agenda. Anything less would make their term pointless.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS signaled at its hearings today it may strike down Colorado's ban on conversion therapy

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The Conservative Justices Don't Trust Any Science That Supports LGBTQ Kids

States that want to facilitate discrimination against LGBTQ people have the Court's blessing. States that want to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination do not.

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 1d

Introducing the 2026 Stanchion Book Club.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 1d

ONE WEEK! DC! Come to the launch party in Adams Morgan! @rvoronacote.bsky.social and me at Lost City Books and a few fun surprises, and a very spooky party www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-peop...

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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to announce Leaders We Deserve is making 4 endorsements, including our first incumbent challenger. Our candidates don’t take corporate $, have beaten the GOP in court, taken on big polluters, reduced gun violence, and will serve their communities – not special interests.

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 1d

Bookshop is offering free shipping on all orders today. Just saying 🥺

Every Galaxy a Circle

Check out Every Galaxy a Circle - An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human ExperienceIn Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghost...

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 1d

If you preorder and would like a beautiful book sticker, let me know!

Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 1d

Bookshop is offering free shipping on all orders today. Just saying 🥺

Every Galaxy a Circle

Check out Every Galaxy a Circle - An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human ExperienceIn Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghost...

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 1d

Still hate Tesla. Don't buy their crap.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Tesla announced the launch of a new, cheaper version of its best-selling electric vehicle Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.

Tesla offers cheaper version of its best-selling EV in bid to win back market share in a tough year

Tesla announced the launch of a new, cheaper version of its best-selling electric vehicle Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 1d

"I’m mad at him. Why, though? For not being overjoyed to see me? For dying, I figure. For leaving me. For initiating the bad decisions phase of my life. Instead of watering blown-out peonies, crocheting baby socks," by @kimmagowan.bsky.social
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My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 1d

"He looked mostly the same, a little more etched by the eyes, thicker round the jowls. I knew his face and body so well; we had been together almost four years. We both thought we would get married until we didn’t." by @aimee-bender.bsky.social.
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Encounters — Ghost Parachute

When I was in my twenties and went through a breakup and didn’t hate the person, I harbored what I’d call the “nursing home” fantasy. I’d imagine running into my ex in the wallpapered halls of an assi...

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Diode @diodeeditions.bsky.social · 1d

DIODE
18.3
COMING SOON

check out 18.2 before it archives
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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 1d

"I’d come from my room carrying everything I wanted to happen that didn’t. Now the lobby was too bright and smelled like grapefruits and your face was weary in a way that felt intimate."
by @dinalrelles.bsky.social from @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social.
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matchbook | Home

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