The Circus Collective
@circuslit.bsky.social
A revelry of literary anarchy: https://circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/
We have had to remove our social media manager from the Circus Troupe due to unprofessional behaviour ~ our approach to socials will return to the original vision for our brand, & any contributors affected by the change will be notified. Thank you for your patience while we patch up our tent 💙
We stand together or we all fall. - NO AI audiobooks - NO AI covers - NO AI book trailers - NO AI character drawings - NO AI marketing copy - NO AI “research” - NO AI editors - NO AI translation - NO AI at all
Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · last yr.Very weird to see writers cheering for A.I. audiobooks. This is the same horrible machine that they want to replace YOU. Audiobook narrators are your peers.
once upon a time, RESURRECTION Magazine published this microsonnet contrapuntal, "Bury/Excavate," in their t r a n s m i g r a t i o n issue resurrectionmag.com/t-r-a-n-s-m-...
the first in a series of collaborative poems with @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social, titled "light," is in this issue 👀 it's like a modified haibun, composed of nat's prose poem + my experimental tanka
Moss Puppy Magazine@mosspuppymag.bsky.social · last yr.It’s here - Issue 8: Amberfields is now available online and in print! Read it online at: buff.ly/add5xHm To order in print, head to: buff.ly/aMDGZbL
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God/Corpse: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/god-corpse/ Dudes Rock: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/dudes-rock/ CRINGE!: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/cringe/ Burn Book: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/burn-book/ Taboo: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/taboo/
CRINGE!
Cover Artwork by C. V. Tibbett ~ A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR! ~ ☆ PROSE Eggplant Emojis by Randall Madden The Performance by Madeline McGovern An Impawsible Situation by Emma Maguire EVERY TIMOTHÉE CHAL…
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@nollthere.bsky.social created a wonderful and important art prompt list. I hope I can post more art regarding this subject later this year and I hope more people will join. #sciart #kleinekunsklasse
Ligus@greyauk.bsky.social · last yr.I finished my marbled murrelet 🪶 It's now available in my Ko-fi shop 🙏 ko-fi.com/s/ef50750548 #sciart #seabirds #birdart #watercolour #artsale
Writers: before you sign a contract with a publisher, make sure AI isn't replacing your illustrator, your translator, your editor, your jacket designer. Readers: if you're thinking of buying a book, do the same. Refuse. Resist. If AI garbage doesn't sell, people will stop making it.
NEW FOR 2025: Pride Book Fair Itchio Bundles! ✨ If you're a participating author with works published on Itchio, consider submitting to our bundle(s)! Check out the link below for more details, including the submission form: pridebookfair.carrd.co#itchio #pridebookfair 🌈📚
Reading CRINGE!: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/cringe/ Burn Book: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/burn-book/ Taboo: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/taboo/ Dudes Rock: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/dudes-rock/ God/Corpse: circuscollectivelit.wordpress.com/god-corpse/
CRINGE!
Cover Artwork by C. V. Tibbett ~ A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR! ~ ☆ PROSE Eggplant Emojis by Randall Madden The Performance by Madeline McGovern An Impawsible Situation by Emma Maguire EVERY TIMOTHÉE CHAL…
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When the Nuremberg trials of our age are held, may every single person involved find the justice they deserve.
R. K. Duncan@rkduncan.bsky.social · last yr.The prosecution of every member of ICE, CBP, DOGE, etc. is a moderate compromise. Abolition without prosecution is a conservative one.
It's official, #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on July 7-8, 2025 🌊 This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity. Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
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Some of the best Warhammer players in the world are boycotting a championship in the U.S. over our embrace of fascism. One Belgian player cited specifically legal actions against trans people as one reason he will not participate. Nice to see.
No matter how much he pays the world will not forget Palestine and how he specifically acted toward Netanyahu the electorate and protesting students. His actions woke up so many to the issue. Hopefully people never forget
Politico@politico.com · last yr.Joe Biden is in reputation management mode — and has hired a veteran campaign and communications strategist to help burnish his legacy.
When a lit mag lands a piece in the pushcart anthology, it’s a big deal. It brings prestige, more readers, and attention. Not just for the mag, but for the writer too 🖤
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
if you take this moment to denigrate the "big indies" losing NEA funding, because of your perception that they publish identity over talent, it says a lot to me about your insecurity and self-centered view of publishing.
fascinating call for The New Material Ecopoetics: "experimental eco-poetry that engages with the possibilities of organic form. We welcome experiments with lyric, visual poetics, material poetries, and sound poetries." from @arcpoetry.bsky.social
💗 If you see this, quote it with your pink art! 🎀
Murk@ginkgogoes.bsky.social · last yr.If you se this quote it with your pink art
Feels like a good day for an excerpt from my review of THESE STRANGE BODIES by @courtludwick.bsky.social (ELJ Editions: 2024), published in @variantlit.bsky.social's Variety Pack section earlier this year variantlit.com/knowing-and-...
