Today is a sleepy day...very sleepy. SO sleepy, in fact, I could just go to sleep right now.
Alejandro Wilson
@alejandrowilson.bsky.social
31. He / It / They. I write and snap photos! Currently: MFA student at VCFA 🎉
I'm reaching the weird part of life where people will talk to me in...ways.
Heads up, birdy friends! @gracklereview.bsky.social is now open for submissions. If you've ever wanted to submit to a lit mag, now's the time. . . our theme for our first issue is 'strange'. Find out more and submit here: grackle.review/submissions/
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The Grackle Review is now accepting submissions! We will be open for submissions to December 31st 2026. Our first theme will be: ‘strange’. Whatever that means to you, we want to see it…
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A photo of the ivy I was obsessed with in Chicago - so pretty yet so destructive!
Changed my handle to simply my name - I am trying to tighten up my social media a little bit & am tired of hiding behind pseudonyms because I feel 'not good enough'.
Y'all! We hit a milestone on Instagram!
Grackle Review@gracklereview.bsky.social · 3d agoWe have reached just over 100 amazing people on our Instagram and wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming support! With that many people, we could fill a whole coffee shop to the brim! From the bottom of my heart, thank you, this has made the EIC's birthday even more lovely.
If I actually formatted / created a chapbook of love poems written for @magicofservice.bsky.social , would anyone be interested in seeing it? It'd be pay what you want w/ the goal of helping us get to Chicago!
The fact that I misread how to submit to a lit mag is going to haunt my days. Accidentally putting my name in the document title. Agghhhh.
The 12th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications! As always, these funds are for organizing / community projects led by trans people of color. We are particularly interested in funding existing projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, immigrants, etc.
I'm still looking for folks to join me in online merriment!
Grackle Review@gracklereview.bsky.social · last wk.We're looking for help! Right now, the EIC is the only one here and we're hoping to change that. If you have a love for literature or the visual arts, maybe you'd want to team up to make something cool? Experience comes in many forms - first timers are welcome! Hit us up if you have any questions 🐦
Cookies: eaten. Room: cleaner. I still have accomplished things today!
Some days are very productive - today is a day in which productivity is measured by how many cookies I can eat.
Trying to wrap my head around the fact that so many fellowships and grants are for post-grad, but here I am feeling like financial stability would very much make me a *more* creative person, not less.
Every time I try and look for places to submit my work to, I get overwhelmed and end up giving up before I submit a single poem. Any advice on how to circumvent this? :')
Please keep in mind @gracklereview.bsky.social is my baby and I fully intend to keep pushing on and hope it catches on. I'm rarely proud of my own ideas, but I'm liking the vibe so far.
We're looking for help! Right now, the EIC is the only one here and we're hoping to change that. If you have a love for literature or the visual arts, maybe you'd want to team up to make something cool? Experience comes in many forms - first timers are welcome! Hit us up if you have any questions 🐦
Oh Gods - I'm turning 32 in a handful of days.
Want to get to know the founder of @gracklereview.bsky.social ? Look no further than their list of favorite birds. Everyone knows favorite birds are top of the list for getting to know a writer. We want to know - what's your favorite bird?
Poetry friends, would it be worth it to try and sign up for fellowships / grants next year? I feel like as a baby poet I would likely get overlooked.
If anyone would like to peruse it, I finally have my own personal website up and running! www.alejandrowilson.art
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Is there anyone that might be interested in working on @gracklereview.bsky.social with me? In theory I could do this all by myself, but in practice it sounds more fun with friends!
Twenty grand or so would solve a lot of problems for me right now - manifesting a winning lotto ticket. Hashtag dream big.
Please send good vibes as I hope I get one of the jobs I applied for.
Squawk! New submission theme dropped: grackle.review/2026/09/23/0... We want your poems, your art, your heart! More submission details will be available soon. Stay tuned! #literaryjournal #litmag
Explore the Theme of 'Strange' for Our Inaugural Issue
Explore The Grackle Review's inaugural theme of 'strange.' Submit your odd, exploratory work and embrace creativity—coming soon!
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For the daytime crowd - show my new venture some love?
Alejandro Wilson@alejandrowilson.bsky.social · 3w agoIiiiif any of my buddies want to follow this little venture @gracklereview.bsky.social and www.instagram.com/gracklereview/ now exist! The following days I will be making logos, creating the info needed to have the website up and running, etc. If any of y'all want to get in on this, let me know!
Iiiiif any of my buddies want to follow this little venture @gracklereview.bsky.social and www.instagram.com/gracklereview/ now exist! The following days I will be making logos, creating the info needed to have the website up and running, etc. If any of y'all want to get in on this, let me know!
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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Making the website is going very slowly but it is coming! grackle.review
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A literary journal for those that feel unwanted.
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That spelling error is going to haunt me. 'Covert Letter' instead of 'Cover Letter'. Lesson learned to spell check your titles too :")