If you are in and or around Mid-Missouri tomorrow, come thru 😘 ft. @johnwaddy.bsky.social @bdcutkomp.bsky.social Daren Dean @cbwell.bsky.social @abbymanzella.bsky.social @cshrumly.bsky.social and me (shaking ass ((jk (((or am I?))))))

Really stoked to see that the Dodo Eraser reading I took part in is now uploaded to Youtube, along with 7 more readings from the series! Was thrilled to read alongside such great writers here!!! If interested, my pieces start at 1:17:00, and I was clearly not paying attention to how I was framed

Dodo Eraser #7 (4/28/26): Bethany Cutkomp, Jameson Draper, Daniel Miller, Travis Shosa + 3 more

YouTube video by Dodo Eraser

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SO PROUD OF THIS ISSUE! ✨ thomasonian.com/read

Thomasonian@thomasonianmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

IT’S HERE: Thomasonian Issue II! Kick back and take a stroll through the natural world with these poems, photos, and nonfiction. Thank you to our lovely contributors who have trusted us with their fantastic work. You can find Issue II at thomasonian.com/read

Thomasonian Issue II - Photography Contributors

Thomasonian Issue II - Nonfiction Contributors

Thomasonian Issue II - Poetry Contributors

Introducing our Issue II Contributors!!! We’re psyched to share a bunch of thoughtful pieces and perspectives by these brilliant humans soon!

Writing is a process. So make mistakes! Don't be scared. You can always fix them later ✏️

Thank you @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social for publishing this fun mixed media piece called "CAPTCHA," which pretty much sums up what working in a public library has been like lately. (Best viewed on a widescreen device!) To read the full piece, visit fifthwheelpress.com/anth9-backen...

You ever read a page of a book so good that it makes you want to stand up on your chair or climb up on your desk?

Shout out to all the lit mag editors & readers just doing their best in this new AI world, often for little or no money, because they believe in writing & art & supporting the people who create it. There's no easy or clear path through this mess AI's creating, but I appreciate you all trying.

Writing a little flash story on a park bench beneath leaves letting through dappled sunlight. May pull out the sketchbook, too.

This story by @danielmiller.bsky.social had me clutching the edge of my seat. It’s just so cryptic and fascinating.

Daniel Miller@danielmiller.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They’re* saying I have a weird new parenting story in the super rad @somewordslit.bsky.social today! *I am

I don’t recommend driving through two separate tornado warnings while running on less than an hour of sleep. But if you do, make sure to blast a movie soundtrack over it, because the background music makes the insanity feel cinematic.

The people banning books are never the same people who actually read books.

Hey, our website is back up and running, just in time to let you know that Thomasonian is closing Issue II nonfiction submissions on May 1st! Visit thomasonian.com/submit to send something nature and/or science related our way.

I write to find out if my characters are mad at me.

One of the silliest things about writing for young people is the shade authors get for it—as if it’s easier. This shows me that A. You don’t understand that this is where the big work is being done to help children build empathy and critical thinking, and B. You haven’t read the right books.

By the way, an update on my whale son 🥲

Bethany Cutkomp@bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My whale is ON THE MOVE. GO, MY SON.

Already teary-eyed and I haven’t even seen the trailer yet.

Bummed that the work I’m most proud of lately (beefing up the stories in my linked collection with lore and parallels) is too long to share aloud in readings and open mics.

So honored to have a new poem out in the lovely @wildroofjournal.bsky.social ! In an age where technology and algorithms are robbing people of their sense of self, here is a piece to remind you of your humanity. 🫀 Check out the rest of Wild Roof Journal’s issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-33/

Wrote a new story today. Feeling powerful.

I’m sorry the whole world is shit and ALSO robots have stolen my favorite punctuation mark so I think I deserve a little treat

editing is so funny because you really can make something worse and then you have to trace back your steps and it's like oh i shouldn't have changed this whole paragraph, just these two sentences.

First AWP!

Delighted that my eel story is included in Ghost Parachute’s anthology of flash fiction!

Fairy wren doodle

Writing a book is such a nightmare. That's the fun part!