It's such an honor to be in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social a second time. What makes me most proud about this story is that I wrestled with it & used my struggle to teach my GrubStreet and StoryStudio Chicago students. The vulnerability to try, fail, and struggle out loud served as a powerful tool. (1/2)

FIYAH Literary Magazine@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · last wk.

We can FINALLY scream that our newest issue is out in the world! Get your download of FIYAH #39: Black Kishōtenketsu: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

Sharing for the horror writers. I’m sure this is a themed call in the making.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Scientists found yeast growing inside the guts of a frozen mummy for thousands of years. They used it to create a “very, very good” sourdough bread.

Hi. Gamer girl since 1988 here. Been playing video games since Mario 1. Sobbing over the God of War Laufey video I just watched. The state of this art is fucking beautiful. Seriously enjoyed State of Play today.

Joining the collective heartbreak & unending deep gratitude to @davaun.bsky.social & team for FIYAH. I celebrate FIYAH’s accomplishments and contributions, mourn our loss of such a vital market, and hopefully await its return. I’m so grateful to FIYAH for publishing Didn’t Earn It back in the 2024.

DaVaun Sanders@davaun.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Difficult post, but past time to rip the band aid off. FIYAH is going on hiatus indefinitely, with issue #40 currently set to be our last for the time being. The mag cannot continue running at a loss, and needs time to reassess operations from top to bottom if a viable path forward is to be created.

Pausing my social media sabbatical to say to the writing community that if there aren't AT LEAST 3 short stories and 4 novel chapters with "Bonnet down, legs up" as a title, I will be SEVERELY disappointed in y'all. (Big kudos to the producer who wrote it and the editor who approved.)

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Michigan tenant called his landlord over to do some work at his home. The landlord was caught on the tenant’s camera having sex inside the home instead.

Go and bid!!

Juan Martinez@fulmerford.com · 3mo ago

Lots of excellent items here, all for my fave Chicago literary nonprofit, but only one where I’ll draw a portrait of you as a monster or a bird on a Post-it: new.biddingowl.com/item/persona...

The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran"

When this is over. All over. And it will end: We need talk about the restoration of the humanities. Pushing back the pendulum after this 30(+)-year swing. My love to every theater kid, dance kid, music kid, art kid, etc (and those who facilitate what it takes to bring their dreams to reality.)

Omg. WTF is Happening?@lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

I didn't know this story and I will sit with my unsettled spirit for the rest of the day. There is the reminder in this article that the United States Supreme Court did not ban the execution of children in this country until 2005. EJI is an extraordinary organization and I'm so grateful for it.

Equal Justice Initiative@eji.org · 6mo ago

On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.

Get in there, y’all!!

FIYAH Literary Magazine@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SUBS CLOSE TONIGHT! Get them polished, get them in! ⌛

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

Yep. I was there. That shit suuuucked. Kids were in preschool (hint: they just... didn't go to school that winter), husband rode the commuter rail every day (hint: the trains were... never on time... still are never on time). I am not convinced I fully survived with my sanity, but... I did survive.

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@kendrawrites.com · 6mo ago

Do you know about the winter of 2014-2015 when Boston lost its mind from the snow?

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This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good. Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

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Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

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The National Guard is still patrolling DC, carrying handguns & long rifles, patrolling vibrant community spaces in packs to intimidate residents, especially Black residents, of the city. Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.

A thread for your consideration.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 6mo ago

🎶 People in the United States have been getting treated this way the whole time 🎶 It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion

“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once

Jan-Werner Mueller@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.” Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.

Yet another reminder: It's us. It's art. It's joy. Y'all--it's us. It's art. It's *joy.* We're still here. We're making. We're here and we're making and it matters. Hi, watch this video. It's us. It's art. It's joy.

Nicki Washington, Ph.D.@drnickiw.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Who directed this?! I imagine they had this playing on set and told every dancer in the video "just do whatever you feel." That's the beauty and power of music. You don't need to know the words to fully experience it. I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!

I really, *really* want to leave all of social media, including this place. But then I see threads like this and I just have to stay a little longer.

Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up

GDQ this week, Sumo next week!? New Pitt and New Primal!? Grateful for a month of distraction.

Community and art above all. Cat is amazing and their community is full of amazing people. Join, learn, imagine a better future, make good art, and feel better.

Cat Rambo@catrambo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Are you a writer looking for an online community that offers co-writing sessions, classes, discussion groups, author talks, motivation sessions, and more? Check out the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers. Scholarships available. www.patreon.com/c/catrambo

Yay! Looking forward to the read, @susanjmorris.bsky.social!!

Susan J. Morris@susanjmorris.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's the new year and now only three months until the release of Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery, Strange Beasts. I can't wait for you to read it--but until then, here's a teaser of some of the things you can expect!

Yet another reminder that we need English majors and historians. I absolutely live for threads like this.

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Forget the "Happy Holidays" debate. Let's talk about why the British (& Australians/New Zealanders) say "Happy Christmas", while Americans exclusively say "Merry Christmas." HAPPY derives from Middle English 'hap' meaning "luck" (as preserved in "hapless"). Happy Birthday = "Lucky birthday!"

Whaat!? I hope they find each other again!!

Harvard Book Store@harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Dear Hunter Green Jacket, we hope you find Black Jacket & Hat! We're rooting for your missed connection, and hope you both enjoy your copies of Heated Rivalry 🏒❤️ www.reddit.com/r/CambridgeM...

Yep. I’m in a well-funded suburban district and they are reading excerpts of literature in a textbook rather than full works. I listen to novels in the car and normalized audiobooks for my teens. We need to talk about the textbook industry as much as we need to talk about general curriculum policy.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 8mo ago

As a parent of a now middle-schooler, I'm really hoping and expecting that by the time she hits 8th grade she's reading novels in school. But that's not happening everywhere in D.C., as I learned from this informative op-ed in @51st.news: 51st.news/opinion-dcps...

Come to Maryland and teach at an awesome HBCU! Tell great stories and guide young minds in doing the same!

ProfKori@profkori.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Heads up! Share widely! An opportunity to work with their new chair DaMaris Hill, be in a great region of the country, and join a legendary institution! morgan.peopleadmin.com/postings/8399

I feel the strong sudden urge to write military (speculative) fiction...?

Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 8mo ago

This is EXACTLY who i want as the face of the military

Daaaaaaaaaamn. This review is, as the kids say, absolute cinema. I wasn't gonna watch it anyway, but... daaaaaaamn. It's BAD bad. All the way bad. I'm not the least bit surprised.

Aisha Harris@aishaharris.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've now expanded upon this observation! www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...