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Posts in support of the Unlikely Stories on-line magazine of art & literature and Unlikely Books. Unlikely Stories was founded July 1, 1998. https://www.unlikelystories.org/ Posts by Jonathan Penton #TNRT
Frankie Metro continues to interview literary luminaries in his ICYMI column! This week is Sedona Lynn, author of “Says the Speck,” at www.unlikelystories.org/content/an-i... #interview #smallpress #litmag
An Interview with Sedona Lynn
“A genetic component exists for all generalized epilepsies and, specifically, for absence epilepsy. The inheritance pattern is not strictly autosomal recessive or dominant and is considered to be mult...
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Check out “Strategic Hypostasis,” a piece of science fiction by Unlikely newcomer Zachery Brasier on huge patches of white, sudden heart failure, and other symptoms of the end of the world at www.unlikelystories.org/content/stra... #fiction #smallpress #litmag
Strategic Hypostasis
At 18:31 CST on March 13, 2029, the world started to end. First Lieutenant Jessica Marinakis was driving back from dinner, returning to her Army base to chisel away at a stack of paperwork. She stoppe...
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Please welcome Unlikey newcomer Shubhaa Forrest who brings her short story, “Hansel and Gretel revisited,” on embroidered green crocodiles, the disappointment of children, and haunting Parliament at www.unlikelystories.org/content/hans... #fiction #smallpress #litmag
Hansel and Gretel revisited
When the twins were born, their parents were over the moon. Since the day they met at an anti-globalization protest, they had always wanted to have kids, mainly to show the world that upbringing was t...
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Please meet Unlikely newcomer Cindy Rinne, who brings us ten samples of her gorgeous and sophisticated textile works at www.unlikelystories.org/content/ten-... ! Thanks to Leona Strassberg Steiner for putting this exhibit together! #textileart #visualart #litmag #smallpress
TOMORROW at 2pm, I'll be reading at the Latter Library on St. Charles in New Orleans! I'll be reading with the excellent Jennifer Polson Peterson, Emily Goldsmith, and Ed Ruzicka at Gina Ferrara's Poetry Buffet Series! I can't wait! www.facebook.com/events/23124... #nola #neworleans #poetry
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Howie Good is back to the pages of Unlikely with three prose poems on screaming quietly, the descendents of wolves, and the end of the American century at www.unlikelystories.org/content/sail... #prosepoetry #poetry #smallpress #litmag
"Sail On, Sailor," "Beside the Golden Door," and "The Z Train"
Sail On, Sailor The tongue is all muscle. But if you must scream, please scream quietly. There’s a committee of men who travel from town to town with a portable guillotine. “They killed plenty Jews,” ...
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Check out “Searching for God (Or Some Reasonable Facsimile),” a poem by Unlikely newcomer Bart Edelman on new truths, serious business, and that thundering voice at www.unlikelystories.org/content/sear... #poetry #litmag #smallpress
Searching for God
Summon a new truth—Anyway you see it.Purchase a witness from the bank.Pay whatever she demands;After all, this is serious business,And don’t you dare forget it.When you smell a hint of desire,Tread cl...
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Unlikely’s Chief Rock’n’Rolla Frankie Metro is back, with ICYMI, Part VII: an interview with old-school internet poet Newamba Flamingo! Check it out at www.unlikelystories.org/content/an-i... #interview #poetry #smallpress #litmag
Unlikely newcomer Patrick Barney brings us “The Syllogism Machine,” a short story on the artists who resisted “Unification" and the sad ends they came to at www.unlikelystories.org/content/the-... #fiction #sciencefiction #smallpress #litmag
The Syllogism Machine
Chapter Four: Unification Resisted As we’ve seen in previous chapters, thought leaders in the fintech space during the late pre-Attunement period tended to support Unification, some even championing...
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Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social out now from C22 Open Editions! Colliding words and images. Inscrutable licking whiplash, shrieking and reformulating itself into a kaleidoscopic fissure. Read for free or buy in print! c22press.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/d...
Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by Joshua Martin out now!
We here at C22 are proud to bring to you Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by Joshua Martin, the latest in our Open Editions chapbook releases. Colliding words and images. Inscrutable licki…
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Su Zi is back in the pages of Unlikely Stories with “The Last Days of Vincent Vega,” a story on physical identity, imprisonment, and how we fade away at www.unlikelystories.org/content/the-... #fiction #smallpress #litmag
The Last Days of Vincent Vega
Vincent Vega awoke in a cell The guards were giants when they pushed food at him, he ate He stayed in his cell and heard yelling, pleading, heartbroken weeping and a silence from those who had given...
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SATURDAY, 2pm, August 1, at the Latter Library on St. Charles in New Orleans! I'll be reading with the excellent Ed Ruzicka, Jennifer Polson Peterson, and Emily Goldsmith at Gina Ferrara's Poetry Buffet Series! I can't wait! www.facebook.com/events/23124... #poetry #neworleans #nola
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Unlikely staff reviewer dan raphael explores Claudia Saleeby Savage's “First You Must Destroy the World” (First Matter Press, 2025) in his new review, “Judging a Book by its Title,” at www.unlikelystories.org/content/judg... #bookreview #criticism #poetry #litmag #smallpress
Judging a Book by its Title
Poetry that escapes the left hand margin attracts me. I did a lot of floating lines in my early years of writing, but am now, sadly, mostly locked to the left margin. Claudia Saleeby Savage spreads he...
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Mornings are terrible, but we nonetheless have yesterday's episode of Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series now up on the YouTubes! Check out Larissa Shmailo, Jon Wesick, Marc Vincenz, Jeff Wright and yours truly, along with an exceptional open mic at youtu.be/EmoJxMkIUzo
Lit Balm: Marc Vincenz, Larissa Shmailo, Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, Jonathan Penton, and Jon Wesick
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I hope to see you at 5pm Eastern (4pm New Orleans time)! www.facebook.com/events/99486... #poetry #zoompoetry #onlinepoetry
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Unlikely newcomer @rksinghindia.bsky.social is here, with three poems on the romance of the miserable, the myths we unmake, and the debris of history at www.unlikelystories.org/content/new-... #poetry #litmag #smallpress
"New Slavery," "Bondage Of Nearness," and "Voters' Tragedy: Four Episodes"
New Slavery From the 15th floor window I watchdreams racing on the muddied roadthe ugly beauty of tomorrow the romance of the miserablethe egotist, the cunning, the heart-broken the idealist, the mani...
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Meet Unlikely newcomer Matthew Pullar, who brings us his six-part poem Incommensurables, on labyrinthine worlds, truths consistently inconvenient, and the lives of Simone and André Weil at www.unlikelystories.org/content/inco... #poetry #smallpress #litmag
Incommensurables
I fear that today it is rather toward the Babylonian conception that we’re moving, in other words playing games rather than making art. I wonder how many mathematicians today see mathematics as a proc...
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In addition to my dad's best inappropriate joke, you will hear, Shell Game, the true tale of my close encounter with a South American dictator, which first appeared in @unlikely-stories.bsky.social petersontoscanostudios.podbean.com/e/wooden-leg/
Wooden Leg | Bubble and Squeak
This episode of Bubble & Squeak comes in three parts: a joke Peterson almost told at an open mic in Sunbury, PA, a true story from Santiago, Chile, and a sound slice from the past. Peterson begins...
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Check out “The Message,” a short story by Unlikely newcomer Mark Keane on artistic integrity, unhappy writers, and the power of corporations at www.unlikelystories.org/content/the-... #fiction #smallpress #litmag
The Message
The receptionist told him he was two hours early for his meeting. “If you’re looking for something to do while you’re waiting,” she added, “I can recommend a museum that’s nearby.” Donal half-listened...
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Penda Smith will read at Bar Redux TONIGHT! Penda Mbaye Z. Smith is an educator living in New Orleans. She has received support from Cave Canem, Ragdale, The Kenyon Review, Hedgebrook, and Vona. She loves hot yoga, rollerskating, and being rudely awakened by her cat. #nola #neworleans #poetry
Check out “Wind-Blown,” a short story by Unlikely newcomer Angela Zimmerling on finding the money for bus trips and warm water against the cold at www.unlikelystories.org/content/wind... #fiction #smallpress #litmag
Wind-Blown
The girl hunches against the rain’s chill as she stands at the edge of the terminal parking-lot. The lot is almost empty, but she expected it would be. She can’t imagine anyone would choose to climb a...
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This SATURDAY, at 5pm Eastern, I'll be reading with Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series with Jon Wesick, Jeff Wright, Larissa Shmailo, and Marc Vincenz! It's a virtual reading that's sure to be lots of fun! More info at www.litbalm.org #poetry
Nordette Adams will be reading at Bar Redux tomorrow at 8pm! Nordette N. Adams grew up in New Orleans. Her poetry has appeared in Rattle Magazine, Quaint, and About Place Journal. She received her MA in English and her MFA in poetry from the University of New Orleans. #neworleans #nola #poetry
Just TWO MORE DAYS! Come hear from Penda Smith, Jennifer Polson Peterson, Nordette Adams, and Xander Bilyk at Bar Redux! I'm bringing chocolate cherry cupcakes! #nola #neworleans #poetry
Xander Bilyk will read at Bar Redux July 14! Xander is a writer, musician, and stand up comedian. His writing explores queerness, synesthesia, humor, and witchcraft. They are at home in both Minnesota and New Orleans, while currently pursuing their MFA in creative writing at Hamline University.
Meet Unlikely newcomer Bruce McRae, who brings us two gorgeous videopoems on the natural, the unnatural, and everything else at www.unlikelystories.org/content/even... #poetry #videopoetry #smallpress #litmag
"Eventide" and "The Secret Life of Cows"
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The Times leadership viewed trans people as a disposable bargaining chip they could trade in for credibility with conservatives. I have no sympathy for them that leopard is now eating their face.