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Literary mag 📖 Est. 2023 🏙️ Bluevilla.org 🔗 Discord.gg/xVkWr5BJjk 👾 It’s a privilege to study sonder 📖
Breathe in the crisp autumn air and let the warmth of cinnamon fill your senses. Take a stroll through the heart of fall with A Walk in the Woods by J. Fox Bedford 🍂🍎
A Walk in the Woods - J. Fox Bedford - Blue Villa
A Walk in the Woods J. Fox Bedford There are not one, but two, glass jars of potpourri on my desk. Dried rose petals from bouquets so beautiful I couldn’t bear to throw them away. After they faded red...
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When you’re not here anymore, what nuances will stay behind in the people who loved you? 🕊️ Ken Wuetcher remembers Uncle J, live now on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Uncle J Ken Wuetcher “Hey Philpot, let it all hang out!” Uncle J stood in his leather penny loafers, no socks and Bermuda shorts. Shirtless with hirsute chest. His large round belly shook with laughte...
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Andrew Macleod opens the door into a deteriorating shared life in his latest story, Spilt Wine 🍷 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
Andrew Macleod - Spilt Wine - Blue Villa
Spilt Wine Andrew Macleod The keys fell to the wooden landing with a clatter. Again. He cursed at their inert form, then confronted the ruby-red door before him. He reached for the black metal knocker...
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Neža Harper Avbelj brings us a sharp self-recking storm of tongue‑biting and boat‑rocking in her latest poem, plain sailing ⛵️ 🌊 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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plain sailing Neža Harper Avbelj you’ve said your part, now it’s my time to shine two years apart, i’d overstepped a line i’m curious, do you have more to say? no, never mind, it doesn’t matter anyway...
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Casey Autumn Woods walks the long halls of grief with her heart in her hands 💧 Last Tear is live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗 bluevilla.org/casey-autumn...
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Last Tear Casey Autumn Woods I walk through a slim hall filled with darkness. The darkness consumes all around me. I see the dim light ahead, And start to feel helpless and afraid. Stepping forward, a...
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Grade‑school legends, Marlboro breath, and the feeling of wanting to be tougher than you were 🎒 🚬 Jimmy by Ken Wuetcher is live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Jimmy Ken Wuetcher Jimmy was one of the cool kids: smoked Marlboro cigarettes, had one of those rad Zippo Brushed Chrome lighters, never had a problem getting beer and whiskey. Stories were told about...
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For anyone who’s ever felt watched over by a guardian angel they can’t name ✨ 🌫️ Hello, are you there? by Casey Autumn Woods is live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Hello, are you there? Casey Autumn Woods Hello there. I feel you near. Your presence alone shows no fear I can’t see you, but I know you’re there. I feel you close and comfort fills the air I wonder w...
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Ken Wuetcher brings us a sweltering dose of reality in his latest poem, The Pup Tent ⛺️ Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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The Pup Tent Ken Wuetcher Orange sides with gray top. Yellow ropes and orange stakes. Front flap with screen door. Smelled funny like pungent plastic. I lie on my sleeping bag after eating popcorn and...
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When the days dwindle and the world tilts toward darker months, grief tilts with it in September Weeps, Jim Burns’s elegy for a friend and for September herself 🍂 🕯️
September Weeps - Jim Burns - Blue Villa
September Weeps Jim Burns A friend of mine died the week before his name came up on the heart transplant waiting list. He finally won the lottery but was too dead to celebrate, and as the emergency te...
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When the days dwindle and the world tilts toward darker months, grief tilts with it in September Weeps, Jim Burns’s elegy for a friend and for September herself 🍂 🕯️
September Weeps - Jim Burns - Blue Villa
September Weeps Jim Burns A friend of mine died the week before his name came up on the heart transplant waiting list. He finally won the lottery but was too dead to celebrate, and as the emergency te...
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As we settle in this Sunday evening, reflect with Ethan McKnight on the complexities of creativity, self-expression, and the search for meaning in A Poet’s Journal Entry ⏳📜
Ethan McKnight - A Poet’s Journal Entry - Blue Villa
A Poet’s Journal Entry Ethan McKnight I wonder if I can write about happiness. But most days, smiling is hard enough. If my poems made me feel good, The ink in my journal would be white. For now it’s ...
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Night owls, what has you burning the midnight oil? 🌃 #BlueVillaAsks 💬
Michael Moreth builds color like architecture in his latest gouache paintings 🎨 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Dauntless Michael Moreth
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No, it's not clickbait. It's serious literature! (Okay, maybe silly literature. But not gratuitous!) An excerpt from my novel What The Hell Ever Happened to Yuri Rozhenko? needlepictures.com/tbd/2020/07/... #Books #Fiction #Punks
The Horniest Lesbian in the World - Terminal Berkeley Denizen
When conversations about genitals and bodily functions get too silly!
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Michael Moreth builds color like architecture in his latest gouache paintings 🎨 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Dauntless Michael Moreth
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I would like to share my solo thesis animated short film! DAYONE: youtube.com/playlist?lis... bsky.app/profile/imah...
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"If memories become content, who are you without the screen?" DAYONE. A solo animated short film and research study of Shane Magtoto for EMC Capstone 01 - 02...
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KeyCheyn Imahinasyon@imahinasyon.bsky.social · 2mo agoDAYONE: Teaser 01 Stay tuned for the animated short film. --- #DAYONE #indieanimation #indiefilm
Hi! Thanks for hosting! Name's Cheyn, a freelance multimedia artist! Website: sites.google.com/view/shane-m... bsky.app/profile/keyc...
Shane Magtoto
cascading paintings and airborne thoughts
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KeyCheyn | Open for Work@keycheyn.bsky.social · 3mo agoHi! Cheyn here! [For Hire/Commissions Open] Site: sites.google.com/view/shane-m... Portfolio: cara.app/kcheyn Vids: youtube.com/@keycheyn Music: youtube.com/@kcheyn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/shane-rus... Support: ko-fi.com/shanemagtoto Alt Support: ko-fi.com/keycheyn Commissions: vgen.co/kcheyn
#FF It’s National Bow Tie Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these members of the lit community beginning with “B”: @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @blackfoxlit.bsky.social @blaft.bsky.social @bluevilla.org @bookhugpress.bsky.social
Deserts of Karad (Inkspired) new from Kim Johnson! Desi goes to a desert planet and deals with a close protection detail for a few months getinkspired.com/en/story/560... Follow @kimjohnson562.bsky.social for more!
Inkspired - Deserts of Karad
TF Green is sent on a two-week contract to protect the wealthy businessman, Mr. Dortmuff. They experience hostile people and the struggle to stay alive for two weeks.
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Brie Radis brings you breakfast, ferns and complicated relationships in her latest poem, Instructions for Staying 🍳 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
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Instructions for Staying Brie Radis Listen, I was left twice by the people, who were supposed to be the soil. First my mother, who taught me early that a door can quietly stop being a door. Then my wi...
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Brie Radis brings you breakfast, ferns and complicated relationships in her latest poem, Instructions for Staying 🍳 Live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
Brie Radis - Instructions for Staying - Blue Villa
Instructions for Staying Brie Radis Listen, I was left twice by the people, who were supposed to be the soil. First my mother, who taught me early that a door can quietly stop being a door. Then my wi...
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Some moments you can’t bury, no matter how much dirt you lay over them. Cynthia Pitman’s Pretty Little Flowers is live now, on Blue Villa Mag 🔗
Cynthia Pitman - Pretty Little Flowers - Blue Villa
Pretty Little Flowers Cynthia Pitman Before they took her away, I used to stand by my window and watch my mother work in her flower garden. I can see her now, on her knees, crouched down, spade in han...
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