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Spark to Flame

@s2fjournal.bsky.social

A journal of collaborative poetry | https://www.s2fjournal.com Washington, D.C.-based journal welcoming submissions from anywhere 🌏🛸 New instagram account at s2fjournal Subs for Issue Eight open!

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Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Really awesome to read @ryancmccarty.bsky.social’s account of creating the flame for “A Brother’s Gotta Tell Me Goodbye.” 🔥🔥🔥 ryanmccarty.substack.com/p/the-dirty-...

The Dirty Dead-Grass Path to Poetry

or, What I Learned from Collaborative Writing

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Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Congrats to our @sundresspub.bsky.social Best of the Net 2027 nominations! #bestofthenet #writingcommunity #poetry #botn

Spark to Flame is so excited to have nominated the following pieces for Best of the Net, 2027: Issue Six “We Write What We Know” by Nathan McDowell and Neal Allen Shipley “Aurora” by Sarah Watkins (Flame) and Louise Hurrell (Spark) Issue Seven “A Brother’s Gotta Tell Me Goodbye” by Ryan McCarty (Flame) and Dylan Night (Spark) “Lost Sea” by Michael Kellichner (Flame) and Sorren Briarwood (Spark) Congrats to all.
Sorren 🐺@sorrenbriarwood.com · 5d ago

So grateful for @s2fjournal.bsky.social for the nomination. I was stunned by Lost Sea, @mithalanis.bsky.social transformed my soggy-hearted spiel into something powerful and I am delighted his magic is recognised. Read it at s2fjournal.com/assets/Issues/Spark_to_Flame_Issue_Seven_June_2026.pdf

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Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Congrats to our @sundresspub.bsky.social Best of the Net 2027 nominations! #bestofthenet #writingcommunity #poetry #botn

Spark to Flame is so excited to have nominated the following pieces for Best of the Net, 2027: Issue Six “We Write What We Know” by Nathan McDowell and Neal Allen Shipley “Aurora” by Sarah Watkins (Flame) and Louise Hurrell (Spark) Issue Seven “A Brother’s Gotta Tell Me Goodbye” by Ryan McCarty (Flame) and Dylan Night (Spark) “Lost Sea” by Michael Kellichner (Flame) and Sorren Briarwood (Spark) Congrats to all.
Michael Kellichner@mithalanis.bsky.social · 5d ago

Very honored by @s2fjournal.bsky.social's nomination - my very first! Deeply appreciative of @sorrenbriarwood.com for trusting me with their words to build off of. A wonderful collab that had me thinking in directions I wouldn't have otherwise explored. #poetry #BestOfTheNet #poem #booksky

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Congrats to our @sundresspub.bsky.social Best of the Net 2027 nominations! #bestofthenet #writingcommunity #poetry #botn

Spark to Flame is so excited to have nominated the following pieces for Best of the Net, 2027: Issue Six “We Write What We Know” by Nathan McDowell and Neal Allen Shipley “Aurora” by Sarah Watkins (Flame) and Louise Hurrell (Spark) Issue Seven “A Brother’s Gotta Tell Me Goodbye” by Ryan McCarty (Flame) and Dylan Night (Spark) “Lost Sea” by Michael Kellichner (Flame) and Sorren Briarwood (Spark) Congrats to all.
Alex Carrigan@carriganak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI I turned a line from Annie Liang's spark into a golden shovel in the latest issue of @s2fjournal.bsky.social, so check out "Phantom Thread" here:

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A poem featuring sewing?! Yes, please! Check out “Phantom Thread” by @carriganak.bsky.social (Flame) and Annie Liang (Spark): “I often surrender control of my hands to a / careers softer than the silk I feed through the machine…” Check it out, page 14: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry

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Michael Kellichner@mithalanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm so pleased with the poem @thejoelest.bsky.social built out of a nagging thought I couldn't figure out where to take. They really turned the ideas into something poignant. So pleased to have had the chance to read this result of collaboration. #poetry #poem #writing #writingsky

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Old and New Propositions” by @thejoelest.bsky.social (Flame) and @mithalanis.bsky.social (Spark) in Issue Seven plays with collective crisis, transactional relationships, and capitalism. Check it out, page 12: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

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Sorren 🐺@sorrenbriarwood.com · 3mo ago

I was lucky enough to write a spark AND a flame for the new issue of S2F 🕯️♥️ This was such a special and rewarding writing process and I think the results really speak for themselves. If you want to read some truly unique collaborative poetry, check it out below 👇👇👇

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Issue Seven of S2F is published! www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... In this issue, we have two co-authored poems and eleven poems created through our "spark-to-flame" process. Thank you to the cover artist, Adam (see more of his work on Instagram at @digitallycomposed)

Cover image of Spark to Flame Issue Seven by Adam. Person with white pants and wings at Pride 2025, Washington, DC.
Alex Carrigan@carriganak.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My poem "Phantom Thread" is in the new issue of @s2fjournal.bsky.social. Check out this flame based off a spark from Annie Liang on pg. 14. www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue...

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Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Issue Seven of S2F is published! www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... In this issue, we have two co-authored poems and eleven poems created through our "spark-to-flame" process. Thank you to the cover artist, Adam (see more of his work on Instagram at @digitallycomposed)

Cover image of Spark to Flame Issue Seven by Adam. Person with white pants and wings at Pride 2025, Washington, DC.
Michael Kellichner@mithalanis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Spark to Flame just released their latest issue. They always have some cool stuff - you should give them a try! #poetry #litmag #collaborativepoems #booksky

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Issue Seven of S2F is published! www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... In this issue, we have two co-authored poems and eleven poems created through our "spark-to-flame" process. Thank you to the cover artist, Adam (see more of his work on Instagram at @digitallycomposed)

Cover image of Spark to Flame Issue Seven by Adam. Person with white pants and wings at Pride 2025, Washington, DC.