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Megan Barickman

@barickme.bsky.social

Writer living in Colorado.

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"I’d slept for only four hours that day." This week on hex, @joshuahebburn.bsky.social is back with a brief, perfectly written bit of delirium. A ripple in perception. A face and another face. Don't miss this wonder, "The Invisible Man," up now on the site! 🤔😐😶

The Invisible Man by Joshua Hebburn

I’d slept for only four hours that day. When I was looking at his face, I saw another face. It was as if an artist had drawn it smoothly into the natural lines, the fine hair, wrinkles, flecks of pigm...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"…and each time there was a story in the end..." Thus begins @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social's perfectly honed "Been on a Train Five Times," a dream-like series of train happenings written with such precision. Pattnaik is such an incredible writer and we are so stoked to feature this wonder! Peep it!

Been on a Train Five Times by Mandira Pattnaik

…and each time there was a story in the end: 1. Driverless train destined to crash, until something caused surroundings to speed away too. Result? Train was relatively stationary, and safe. 2...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"The children saw their chance." This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!" Go check it out!

Enthrall! by Stephanie Feldman

The children saw their chance. The cheese course lay in ruins on the endless table. The parents were too tipsy or sleepy, too busy arguing or laughing or singing, too distracted loosening belts and...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 11mo ago

"Eli says I can come over on Saturday, but I have to be quiet when we go inside, because his mom will be home all day." We are so stoked to feature a new one by @lilliekoi.bsky.social today that is absolutely oozing with a phenomenal sense of childhood dread and weirdness. Don't miss "Out," up now!

Out by Lillie E. Franks

Eli says I can come over on Saturday, but I have to be quiet when we go inside, because his mom will be home all day. One time on the playground behind the swings, Eli told me that he hates his mom, a...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · last yr.

"The lectern of the conference room is emanating darkness. Profits are down. I know this because we all know this." Surprise after surprise at this hilarious and horrifying marketing conference, we're so fired up to feature @johnchrostek.com's latest, Inclement Weather this week! Bring a jacket!! 🧥

Inclement Weather by John Chrostek

The lectern of the conference room is emanating darkness. Profits are down. I know this because we all know this. There is no escaping the revelation. I yearn to feel anything other than concern, but ...

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X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag.bsky.social · last yr.

today we have a story by Cortez ! 'Would You Tremble in the Presence of the Virgin Should She Come To Your Town?' is about the narrator's mother, who keeps getting pregnant. brilliant themes of creation, scandal, & power in here <3 great sentences xraylitmag.com/would-you-tr...

WOULD YOU TREMBLE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE VIRGIN SHOULD SHE COME TO YOUR TOWN? by Cortez

When Mother’s belly bloomed again, she pointed a french-tipped finger at the richest man in town. The accusation, though baseless, haunted him– it polluted his polished lawn, noosed his silk ties. Thi...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · last yr.

"I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss." Incredibly stoked we get to feature two new @rorty.bsky.social surrealist bangers this week! Dreamworld imagery, playful language and a wonderfully bizarre sense of humor abound in these two beauties! Go peep! 🧶😶‍🌫️

Two by Ruby Rorty

After the metal band, the rubber band I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss. He is subject to hubris and get smart quick schemes. I absolve myself, but only just...

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HAD@havehashad.com · last yr.

this Julián Martinez poem is a little different, yet just as amazing, than I've come to expect from him "See, our lips bend: we are always moving warmthward through and beyond what we forgot we would say: I’m so about being buried together." https://www.havehashad.com/rx442

Anti-Elegy by Julián Martinez

after John Ashbery See, our lips bend: we are always moving warmthward (if I may) through and beyond what we forgot we would say: I’m so about being buried together. Your nightmares are of us being&hellip;

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Moist Poetry Journal@moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

“I don’t know why I always imagined the fields in dusk—the little flame- tailed foxes dragging their torches behind.” Reyzl Grace, with a gorgeous, new #SummerRiot poem 🦊🔥 @reyzlgrace.bsky.social

“Midrash on Judges 15:4” by Reyzl Grace

I don’t know why I always imaginedthe fields in dusk—the little flame-tailed foxes dragging their torchesbehind. Do you think, as they rushed from their doors,the Philistines saw how beautiful it w…

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Megan Barickman@barickme.bsky.social · last yr.

‘Her body south-facing always, a spirit searching for union, for extension, for vegetable tranquillity; unpractised in green ways, in rootedness, but sapful, exalted and germinal.’

X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag.bsky.social · last yr.

'Wonder Meadow' by David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social is so beautiful & dreamy & subtle, it deserves multiple reads <3 a surreal short story about a woman who leaves a hospital & finds a meadow. xraylitmag.com/wonder-meado...

hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The scientists were holding a press conference. They often did this and were often ignored. The public was sick of novel findings." Feeling crabby? Anneke Schwob (and several scientists) have the cure! This week on hex, "Carcinisation" is hilarious, strange, wonderful and very timely! Go read! 🦀

Carcinisation by Anneke Schwob

The scientists were holding a press conference. They often did this and were often ignored. The public was sick of novel findings. They couldn’t figure out why anything the scientists told them mat...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"So today Mena’s got a bucket, and a bright, sharp trowel, and a scary-sharp gleam in her eye." Oh, friends, this week we offer a quiet creeper, rivulets of unease tracing through impeccably crafted prose. "Mena, Until," by Patricia Russo is one you won't want to miss. 🪣 hexliterary.com?p=2553

Mena, Until by Patricia Russo

So today Mena's got a bucket, and a bright, sharp trowel, and a scary-sharp gleam in her eye. Rain's streaming down, and the air's thick and gray. Her nails are dirty, and it looks like she hasn't bru...

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Daniel Miller@danielmiller.bsky.social · 2y ago

Who up reading ghost-cow fiction??? If not, you are missing out... New @barickme.bsky.social, for the afternoon crowd! Go get it!

hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Businessmen do not often dwell far from the fluorescent halls of their elective palaces. Still, businessmen go walking." This week on hex, @barickme.bsky.social is back with a new wonder. This story is dreamlike, biblical, and so beautifully written. Go read "The Cattle-Maiden," up now! 🐄👻👇

Megan Barickman@barickme.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m so excited to be back in one of my very favorite lit mags @hexliterary.bsky.social today with a little tale about capitalists and cow-ghosts.

hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Businessmen do not often dwell far from the fluorescent halls of their elective palaces. Still, businessmen go walking." This week on hex, @barickme.bsky.social is back with a new wonder. This story is dreamlike, biblical, and so beautifully written. Go read "The Cattle-Maiden," up now! 🐄👻👇

X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

today we have a teriffic story by Rylie Farr !! in this story, the narrator's girlfriend is slowly turning into an insect. i loved how caring & supportive the narrator is as this happens -- turning a horror story into a love story. xraylitmag.com/she-transmog...

she transmogrified in my bed by Rylie Farr

My girlfriend has started a new regiment this week. She told me after coming home yesterday from work. Supposedly, this is supposed to help her achieve her “ideal form.” Every night now she is suppose...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"I want to look (inside) and see that the (centre) leads to a different world." Dreamy, wondrous, a linguistic treat, a mysterious room--@isanaskeete.bsky.social's "at the (centre) of it all" hits all the bases! We love this delightfully strange story, up now! Go read it! 👇

at the (centre) of it all by Isana Skeete

I want to look (inside) and see that the (centre) leads to a different world. A kaleidoscope of a world. And in that world is a brand spanking new. A diamond chrysalis. (inside) the chrysalis is anoth...

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Sailor Moon doesn’t need a magical wand or an idiot with roses." We are BEYOND thrilled to share a new @angelaliu.bsky.social story with you this week, featuring a familiar 90s icon searching for change in her life! The prose in this one is so sharp! Hit it!👇🌙

Sailor Moon Is Tired of Fighting Evil by Angela Liu

Sailor Moon doesn’t need a magical wand or an idiot with roses. The ghouls that chase her are already a dying species—outdated, second class to the real monsters shouting on the TV. She rides the trai...

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