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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 2d

“the first time I saw my legs could carry me faster when I dressed less modestly, I learned more about my dad’s god than He ever told me.”

From “grime” a new Micro by Deborah Brown.

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From the Archives: 물귀신 | Mul Gwishin - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 5d

“In abandoned barns behind campus, watch her tongue curl around the words of your second language. Match your tongue to hers.”

From “물귀신 | Mul Gwishin” and "Hip Deep in the Chesapeake," Fiction by Kat Lewis, originally published on February 1st, 2021.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 7d

“In the hills the fire-frightened wildlife are drawn to the scent of what has burned, as I still smell you weeks after leaving my home.”

From “Aubade,” a new Poem by Benjamin Bartu.

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University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress.bsky.social · 9d

Today in @theoffingmag.bsky.social: an excerpt from Steve Majors @600mildollarman.bsky.social's forthcoming memoir, Man Made: Searching for Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and Fatherhood: theoffingmag.com/insight/blac...

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 8d

“With time, I see the only doubts about my Blackness lie within me, not my kids. To my Black daughters, I am no different than other fathers.”

From “Black Dad” a new Insight essay by Steve Majors.

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Internet Ephemera and a Mid-century London Artist - The Offing

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 12d

"I like knowing that Terence Greer felt his legacy appreciated during his lifetime."

From "Internet Ephemera and a Mid-century London Artist" new Art by Tracy J. Prince.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 12d

“On the morning I turned forty, I woke early, compelled to write—not to preserve the past, but to reshape it.”

From “The Spell of Exile” new Essay by Chris Campanioni (@chriscampanioni.bsky.social).

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Incident Reports - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 14d

“Incident: Heard shouting at midnight (quiet hours violation). Went to kitchen and found Andrew, Hunter, and Thomas (RA, floor 3) drunk. Thomas and Hunter not wearing shirts. Andrew not wearing pants.”

From “Incident Reports” new Wit Tea by Shannon Mahoney.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 15d

“they could take him any day now
they are taking one a day now”

From “Refuge,” new Poem by Edythe Rodriguez.

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From the Archives: Q&A with C Pam Zhang, author of “Are They Vampires, or Are They Just Chinese?” - The Offing

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 16d

“C Pam Zhang: Books started out as escapism for me, and I want my writing to maintain some of that.”

From a Q&A with C Pam Zhang, author of “Are They Vampires, or Are They Just Chinese?" Originally published May 1st, 2017.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 19d

“I return to the perfect green field, the perfect blue sky, where it feels impossible that anything has ever ended, or ever could end.”

From “bliss, eternity,” a new Insight essay by Nikki Barnhart.

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On My Way to See You - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 20d

“I am turmeric dust weeklong stains gleaming across nailbeds I am animal yellow tang ghost crab this banana slug this firefly bulb times a billion”

From “On My Way to See You,” a new Poem by Mehrnoosh Torbatnejad.

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From the Archives: Track 3: I Miss You - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 26d

“There's an old friend who I don't talk to anymore, and the universe keeps sending me signs of her.”

From “Track 3: I Miss You” a Comic by Kaitlin Chan, originally published on October 1st, 2021.

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Glengarry Glen Ross for the Gig Economy - The Offing

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 26d

“A, Always. B, Be. C, Closing. Always Be Closing. You wanna work here? Close! Otherwise, you’re fired.”

From “Glengarry Glen Ross for the Gig Economy,” new Wit Tea by Sue D. Gelber @suegelber.bsky.social.

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A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 26d

I am always excited to read a new @rossshowalter.com story and having this pop up in my feed first thing this morning was exactly what I needed.

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 28d

“I always give the postcards to men who stay the night. I like the morning light to come in with this new information. A new day brings a new discovery of yourself.”

From “A Manual for ASL Students,” new Fiction by Ross Showalter ( @rossshowalter.com ).

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 27d

“What I’m saying is: there’s a real reluctance to call what these ants are doing agriculture. To say: that’s farming, they’re farming!”

From “Ant Farm,” new Back of the Envelope by Ahana Ganguly.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 27d

“Always the same thwap-thwap of his sweeps, always a cigarette molded perfectly to his pink mouth.”

From “Mon Tabac,” a new Micro by Sophie Nunberg.

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Q&A with Khadijah Queen, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 28d

“KQ: There’s got to be other stories of women at sea, women in the Navy, women pirates, merchants.”

From a Q&A with with Khadijah Queen, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Ashaki M Jackson ( @ashakijackson.bsky.social ).

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A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 28d

“I always give the postcards to men who stay the night. I like the morning light to come in with this new information. A new day brings a new discovery of yourself.”

From “A Manual for ASL Students,” new Fiction by Ross Showalter ( @rossshowalter.com ).

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"I Liked Myself Better as an Exquisite Skeleton" and "Black Lake" - The Offing

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · 29d

“A me who is trying to cradle my own face in my hands, telling myself it’s okay.”

From “I Liked Myself Better as an Exquisite Skeleton” and “Black Lake,” new Poetry by Angela Townsend.

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · Sep 5

New story! I wrote (yet again) about ASL students, romantic relationships, and the uncertainty that arises when someone starts to learn a language after meeting you.

I'm grateful to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social and @theoffingmag.bsky.social for giving it space.

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · Aug 30

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/literary-flash-fiction-5o16r2F8

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · Aug 1

“I thought leaving everything behind would make it better, she says. I thought I’d remember how it used to be. But remembering just makes it worse.”

From “Pigeon Forge,” Fiction by Jenny Xie, originally published on November 6, 2017.

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