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Geetha Iyer

@geetha-iyer.bsky.social

Writes about people/nature in flux. Teaches fiction, nonfiction, graphic narratives. Spider enthusiast. Animal cognition nerd. Cross-disciplinary everything. https://geetha-iyer.com/

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The Dodge@thedodgemag.bsky.social · last mo.

We are so excited to announce that our Summer 2026 Issue is OUT NOW! You can read the new issue on our website through the link in our bio! You can also use that link to RSVP to our Zoom Launch Party on Wednesday 7/22 at 7 p.m. EST. We hope to see you there!

Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Adding this to my ongoing collection of social insect fiction discourse. "what would ayn rand have them do—scatter and leave the colony foodless, defenseless? or worse, have the workers fight among herselves for the last scrap of succulent grub?" It's a wee story, you have time to read it.

Orion Magazine@orionmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(Hint: the ant—that ultimate symbol of teamwork and self-sacrifice—wasn't into her.) A micro-story from K.A. Hughes.

Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"I still believe in my country because | joy keeps happening without | permission" I could have drop-quoted any line from this poem and it would have pulled you into the group hug we all need. Read both poems at the link. Breathtaking work by Oladosu Michael Emerald >>

Electric Literature@electricliterature.com · 2mo ago

Two poems by Oladosu Michael Emerald about the surveillance of the body and the persistence of belief in one's country amid overwhelming grief.

Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5

Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark

On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.

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Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Let me tell you, there is no thrill greater than showing your child that a creature from their imagination exists in real life. We looked at a whole bunch of nonbinary (gynandromorph) butterflies tonight. You should too.

6-year-old's doodle of a butterfly with the left half of its wings painted in sparkly orange-red, and the right half in sparkly blue-green. Smudgy fingerprints abound. A gynandromorphic common blue butterfly on a thistle flower. Left half of wings are iridescent powder blue (male patterning), and right half are brown fringed with orange dots (female patterning). Photo by Burkhard Hinnersmann, from Wikimedia Commons.
Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ashraf Shaikh: "Communities don’t need poetry. They need policy. Wildlife doesn’t need abstraction. It needs security." Stumbled upon this piece quite by accident and I'm simultaneously in awe of the impassioned argument and dying inside because my own writing has so often missed the mark.

Worldcrunch.com@worldcrunch.com · last yr.

The concept of "coexistence" between humans and wildlife has been a meaningful goal. But in reality, it is being misused or superficially invoked to the benefit of neither person or animal. ✍️ Ashraf Shaikh for @undark.org via @worldcrunch.com

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 8mo ago

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

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Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My alma mater, the MFA Program Creative Writing & Environment at Iowa State University, is hiring an assistant professor, tenure-track. If you're a writer who blends your creative work with place, nature, ecology, environment, etc, apply: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing and Environment)

Position Title: Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing and Environment) Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: The Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Io...

isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Who knew I needed to see Paleolithic rock art. Thread below, come for the shade, stay for the delicately carved sculptures >>

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness@tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Musk wants to be a Renaissance man, but he's not even a paleolithic man. Paleolithic people made art, cared for the sick, & got together to share resources & ideas. Musk would have died alone, crying that no one saw the genius of his plan to monetize hitting yourself in the head with a big rock.

An Elon musk tweet reading "grok imagine prompt: she smiles and says 'i will always love you '" over an ai slop image of a grimacing woman with weird lighting
Geetha Iyer@geetha-iyer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Every time I find an interview with Trudy Cooper in the wild I rejoice. Platinum Grit and Oglaf are way more niche than they deserve to be. Also, how is this thing that I love that someone created 16+ years old?

Jason Bergman@jasonxbergman.com · 10mo ago

My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it. They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR? www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...