Bulb Culture Collective
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SUBMISSIONS OPEN! online lit space ○ light bulb bunch ○ send us your previously published writing Editors: L.M. Cole & Jared Povanda https://www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-zine
The light is on for John Grey! 💡 Just like its subject matter, “The Glacier” is a stunningly beautiful poem with so much going on beneath the surface. Read John’s haunting poetry over at the site!
The Glacier - John Grey — Bulb Culture Collective
I'm here for your sake.
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Our inbox is currently empty, so if you've been awaiting a response from us, check your inbox! 🚨 And a reminder! 🚨 We are (temporarily) closing for general submissions on SEPTEMBER 1, 2026! So if you've been wanting to send any previously published writing our way, now would be a great time!
Y'all! Bulb Culture accepted my submission! L.M. and Jared are giving my sex, love, and terrorism story—the one that broke my debut-writer heart by collecting FIFTY-TWO CONSECUTIVE REJECTIONS—a whole new life! Publishes on Nov 10. Don't worry, I'll remind you! @bulbculture.bsky.social
"And then – the icons rustled, exclaimed – music. Ann always forgot it was coming. Followed by the dogs, cream-colored and dapple, sweeping in through the leftward gate in a soft and living wave." www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/let-me-...
Let me go (Honey oh) - Catherine Rockwood — Bulb Culture Collective
Erin wanted to go down to the dog park again but Ann, Erin’s mother, couldn’t face it today.
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My short story, Sebastian the Safety Squirrel, has been republished by the fine folks at @bulbculture.bsky.social. This story is a wild ride (er, run) & as they put it, "an absolutely hilarious send-up of Law & Order." Find the link at allisonwaltersluther.com/published-works. I hope you enjoy it!
The light is on for Allison Walters Luther! @allisonluther.bsky.social 💡 “Sebastian the Safety Squirrel” is an absolutely hilarious send-up of Law & Order. You won’t want to miss this one! Read Allison’s joyful fiction over at the site!
Sebastian the Safety Squirrel - Allison Walters Luther — Bulb Culture Collective
I was also a giant purple squirrel.
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The light is on for James Croal Jackson! @jamescroaljackson.bsky.social 💡 Dedicated to Mary Oliver, “Blur” is a poem that perfectly places human yearning within the beautiful—and beguiling—natural world. Read James’s gorgeous poetry over at the site!
Blur - James Croal Jackson — Bulb Culture Collective
and where else to go / but deeper?
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The light is on for Malina Douglas! @iridescentwords.bsky.social💡 “A Tear in the Cloud” is an incredible story about a married couple teetering on the great edge of disaster. Read Malina’s amazing fiction over at the site!
A Tear in the Cloud - Malina Douglas — Bulb Culture Collective
And struggle she did.
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The Bulb folks are a fine bunch if you have a story fit for a second turn in the spotlight. Quick responses too! Grateful to them for reprinting my sulky Gorgon story late last year: www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/under-a...
Under Aegis - Leigh Loveday — Bulb Culture Collective
In return, I lacerate their hearts with flint.
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Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2w agoHi, everyone! Just a reminder that we are OPEN for your previously published writing! We want to read your fiction, your poetry, your CNF—anything! 💡 We’ll be temporarily closing our general subs in September, but we’re still open now!
Hi, friends. Justin here. In January, I had open heart surgery to repair a valve. The alternative was, basically, to die. So many beautiful souls helped my family. This is my new chapbook, THE HUMBLE APARTMENT OF MY CHEST. I'm giving it to the world as a free download to say thank you. Link below.
Thanks to Bulb Culture Collective for reviving Atlas! I love this little poem! We all need a muse sometimes!
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2w agoThe light is on for Vicky MacDonald Harris! @vickymharris.bsky.social 💡 “does your muse need to know?” is both sensual and cerebral—a poem to truly sink into. Read Vicky’s excellent poetry over at the site!
If you have a question about our guidelines or process or anything, feel free to ask here or email! L.M. & I are pretty chill, and we tend to respond to all submissions within two weeks. We've been running BCC for (almost) FOUR YEARS, and it's still such a thrill to read your work.
Love @bulbculture.bsky.social! They gave new life to one of my favorite little ends/starts of the world (www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/again-a...). Send them your stuff!
Again and again and again and - Rachel Abbey McCafferty — Bulb Culture Collective
The day the bugs descended, the air was thick with warmth and wings.
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Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2w agoHi, everyone! Just a reminder that we are OPEN for your previously published writing! We want to read your fiction, your poetry, your CNF—anything! 💡 We’ll be temporarily closing our general subs in September, but we’re still open now!
Bulb Culture does such a great job rejuvenating work other journals couldn’t sustain. So good to work with this team!
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2w agoHi, everyone! Just a reminder that we are OPEN for your previously published writing! We want to read your fiction, your poetry, your CNF—anything! 💡 We’ll be temporarily closing our general subs in September, but we’re still open now!
And we may be closing our general submissions—(temporarily)—in September, but something else is likely on the horizon…🎃
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2w agoHi, everyone! Just a reminder that we are OPEN for your previously published writing! We want to read your fiction, your poetry, your CNF—anything! 💡 We’ll be temporarily closing our general subs in September, but we’re still open now!
Hi, everyone! Just a reminder that we are OPEN for your previously published writing! We want to read your fiction, your poetry, your CNF—anything! 💡 We’ll be temporarily closing our general subs in September, but we’re still open now!
The light is on for Vicky MacDonald Harris! @vickymharris.bsky.social 💡 “does your muse need to know?” is both sensual and cerebral—a poem to truly sink into. Read Vicky’s excellent poetry over at the site!
does your muse need to know? - Vicky MacDonald Harris — Bulb Culture Collective
My pen's ink wanders and doodles
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The light is on for Michael T. Smith! 💡 “Shhh” is a lyrically complex poem that leaps from one image to the next with superb confidence. Read Michael’s incredible poem over at the site!
Shhh - Michael T. Smith — Bulb Culture Collective
I remember saying these things
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The light is on for Bob McAfee! 💡 “Speed Dating” is an extremely cool shape poem that’s funny, clever, and oh so relatable. Read Bob’s fantastic poem over at the site!
Speed Dating - Bob McAfee — Bulb Culture Collective
Hi. My name is…
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The light is on for Robert Allen! @robertallenpoet.bsky.social 💡 “Manic Haibun” paints a lyrically rich picture of a mind under strain and set ablaze. Read Robert’s gorgeous poetry over at the site!
Manic Haibun - Robert Allen — Bulb Culture Collective
I’m told my brain was in flames
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The light is on for Marley Greiner! 💡 “James Dean is Dead” is a gripping poem that chronicles the ebbs and flows of poignant grief. Read Marley’s incredible poem—first published in 1986!—over at the site!
James Dean is Dead - Marley Greiner — Bulb Culture Collective
His Technicolor pictures hang on my bedroom wall.
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The light is on for Craig Kirchner! @craigkiirchner.bsky.social 💡 “Next” is a fantastic poem about moving, chasing, escaping. Running, for good or for ill, from one sort of life to the next. Read Craig’s incredible poetry over at the site!
Next - Craig Kirchner — Bulb Culture Collective
I’ve been running all my life
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And last but not least, @bulbculture.bsky.social brought one of my previously published stories back into the light. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/berries...
Berries - Chelsea Stickle — Bulb Culture Collective
The neighborhood waxwings are drunk on fermented berries.
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The light is on for Jake Rinloan! 💡 “Sir Rusty” is a terrific short story about a grad student whose life is changed when she interviews a homeless Vietnam War veteran for her thesis. Discover Jake’s gripping fiction over at the site!
Sir Rusty - Jake Rinloan — Bulb Culture Collective
"Yes. I have two kids. A boy and a girl."
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A reprint of my Big Hark fiction debut, “When the Rain You Asked for Comes.” Thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social sky.social for its new home.
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · last mo.The light is on for Big Hark! @bighark.bsky.social💡 “When the Rain You Asked for Comes” is a story of addiction and family, of the complicated twists and turns life can take. Check out Big Hark’s amazing fiction over at the site!
This is really good. Short and slant and sad
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · last mo.The light is on for Big Hark! @bighark.bsky.social💡 “When the Rain You Asked for Comes” is a story of addiction and family, of the complicated twists and turns life can take. Check out Big Hark’s amazing fiction over at the site!
The light is on for Big Hark! @bighark.bsky.social💡 “When the Rain You Asked for Comes” is a story of addiction and family, of the complicated twists and turns life can take. Check out Big Hark’s amazing fiction over at the site!
When the Rain You Asked for Comes - Big Hark — Bulb Culture Collective
Said they were going to do it right this time, get their acts together.
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ICYMI: I had a reprint in @bulbculture.bsky.social about drunk waxwings and a deer in the road.
Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · last mo.The light is on for Chelsea Stickle! @chelseastickle.bsky.social 💡 “Berries” is a gorgeous flash fiction that chronicles the myriad fractures between a father and daughter after a painful loss. Take flight with Chelsea’s fiction over at the site!
Enjoyed this one. And @bulbculture.bsky.social gets a nod for resurrection of a nice piece. They brought one of mine back from lit mag purgatory last year.