I experimented with the acorn again. This is three shades of blue ink with purple and black ink highlights.
Lisa M. Bradley
@cafenowhere.bsky.social
Queer, disabled Latina spec-fic poet/author/editor. Work in LeVar Burton Reads, Fantasy, Lightspeed, Uncanny, & F&SF. Poetry Editor for Strange Horizons. www.lisambradley.com
More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children lost their legal representation Monday because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal services after it let a longstanding contract with a nonprofit expire. From States Newsroom buff.ly/zwMLFCj
Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation • Nebraska Examiner
WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal…
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God, just @ me why don’t you. Seriously tho, I just went through this in therapy yesterday. I felt like, I’ve already wrestled with this so many times, what do you mean it’s still there? Rude.
Michael Blackthorn@thedeviantwitch.com · 2d agotriggers. So many think that once you do some shadow work you'll be fine for the rest of your life. People think somehow when you go to therapy or do whatever healing work you do that you no longer have to deal with what that brought up. no. You just have more tools to help you navigate those things
and HOPEFULLY it eases the transition. Shadow Work doesn't mean that your mental health and struggles are now erased. So ignorant. #WitchLife
triggers. So many think that once you do some shadow work you'll be fine for the rest of your life. People think somehow when you go to therapy or do whatever healing work you do that you no longer have to deal with what that brought up. no. You just have more tools to help you navigate those things
I went to share something on my Business Page and then my internet went out lol and didn't turn on until now. So I decided to not talk about it there. However, I will say that y'all need to pull your head out your asses. Shadow Work doesn't mean you somehow become 'healed' and you don't have
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no alt text on the images for your disability anthology call? nope. dni. alt text that reads "book cover" or "graphic"? thanks for proving you could have, but didn't. people across the disabled world are watching how you're using alt text. if you're tripping this low bar, we're not showing up.
An anthology of Indigenous voices, published by Utah publishing house Torrey House Press, just won a 2026 American Book Award.
This book from a Utah publishing house won the American Book Award
"Beyond the Glittering World" was published by Torrey House Press in 2025.
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Yesterday I painted with an acorn and it made this cute pattern.
I had a tab open about Maxwell’s demon because I was going to use it as an image in a poem but I forgot which poem and why…🧐
This really cheers me up. Isn't it amazing how resilient nature can be, and how much potential is there to stop interfering and let it take root again? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
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In case anyone else is burnt out and also cannot take the break they actually need here's some advice my therapist gave me today that I'm sharing here jic: -wear comfortable clothes, & only pack comfortable clothes for trips -take at least two 15min breaks a day of silence, no screens or sounds
Raise your hand if you are a lit mag editor or reader who is very worried about the AI stuff the new Submittable CEO plans to try to force on us? That email introducing him yesterday is haunting me. We don't need or want AI anywhere near our submissions process.
Out now! "This Exquisite Topology," an absolutely amazing anthology! I have a poem in this lovely volume! <3 angrygablepress.com/2026/07/29/d... And: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCCM8XQB
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Considering the day started with a headache and an unrelated doctor’s appointment, I feel like today turned out okay.
Benjamin Alire Sáenz has died. elpasomatters.org/2026/07/28/b...
Renowned El Paso author, artist Benjamin Alire Sáenz dies at 71
“Ben was irrepressibly hopeful of the human spirit,” longtime friend Ruben Garcia said about Sáenz, an award-winning author whose “Aristotle and Dante” young adult novel was adapted into a movie in 20...
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Rest in power to the legendary Betye Saar, a true master who turned assemblage into a sacred language of Black imagination & survival. I wrote about her enduring impact & the brilliant creative lineage of her 3 daughters in my book, THE TONGUE I DREAM IN, out soon from PM Press. We owe her so much.
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I hadn’t heard this bit about the director. So sad. He filmed one of the most beautiful scenes I’ve ever seen: the children in a rowboat under the stars. And one of the most villainous villains in the same movie.
Alex A. Pagliuca@alexpagliuca.bsky.social · last wk.Critics lambasted this movie when it was released. Charles Loughton was so crushed by the recption, he never directed again. If you watch it today, it’s clear it was ahead of its time thematically, and technically stunning. boxd.it/25HW
Archita's a fellow writer from Kolkata who recently lost her father & is the sole caregiver of her mother who's suffering from cancer & needs extensive and very costly treatment. She's all alone and struggling to bear the costs. Please share widely & donate if you can:
Archita Mittra@architamittra.bsky.social · last wk.Neither my physical nor mental health is great, but I'm NOT giving up. I urgently need funds for our healthcare, so please circulate/donate if you can, and if you're able to help out in any other way, pls DM. You can donate via Gpay/UPI QR code (if you're in India) or ko-fi: Ko-fi.com/architamittra
New micro at The Sunlight Press today, based on stories my grandparents told me about their life in the Dust Bowl time. Grandma had a lot to say about the jackrabbits. "Kit County Jackrabbit Roundup: A Whopping Success"
Kit County Jackrabbit Roundup: A Whopping Success - The Sunlight Press
I picture its frightened eyes, remember its shiver as I eased the barb from its leg.
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Figured out a way into this poem I’ve been trying to write for weeks! Now to get the shape of it to appear…
Alt text: an assemblage artwork w/ red metal tray base. Tray has partially visible chinoiserie image of a mystical palace in the clouds. The tray holds red circles, red & black paper fan, Mammy doll’s head, & image of dark-skinned woman doing a redhead’s hair & giving the viewer a meaningful look.
Lisa M. Bradley@cafenowhere.bsky.social · 4mo agoI’d been putting off this poem and now that it’s written, I understand why. It’s heavy stuff. Inspired by this assemblage by Betye Saar, “To the Manor Born” 2011. weatherspoonart.org/exhibitions_...
