I took a break from posting here because months have been insane in good and bad ways, but I recently learned my poem in @rowanglassworks.bsky.social was nominated for Best of the Net! Guess I'm back! www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-... #poem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting

Cadaver by Betty Stanton

We built our temples out of what was left of the body. Skin turned to plaster, ribs into arches, the hollow of the mouth a place to echo prayer. Blood dries faster when it believes in something and...

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Don’t miss @cavankerrypress.bsky.social’s open submission period! The editors seek poetry collections, nonfiction essay collections, and memoirs through July 31. www.clmp.org/members/open...

"Instantaneous. The witness / was a local saloon keeper. / I put my head out / an opened window. / There are some things / a person can't get out of the way of.” #Poetry - "Grand Union": Heather Cousins #Artwork - "Loophole" by Amber Carpenter Issue 7 #TBT #LitMag #AmReading

Reflecting on #America250  and all our complicated history. "The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” - Frederick Douglass, July 1852 nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

#flashglass presents “Cadaver,” a #prosepoem by Betty Stanton (@fadingbetty.bsky.social)with a fresh twist on religious imagery. “We washed our wounds in holy water until the pain began to sing. Each scar became a psalm we could not ever stop reciting.” www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-...

Nonfiction Editor Erica Rose reviews Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s (@sfmontgomery.bsky.social)“Abbreviate” from Small Harbor Press. Read the full review on our website! rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews/r… #BookReview #SarahFawnMontgomery #HarborEditions #CNF

Happy First Day of #Summer! “So on a summer’s day waves collect, overbalance, and fall; collect and fall; and the whole world seems to be saying ‘that is all’...until even the heart in the body which lies in the sun on the beach says too ‘that is all’” - Virginia Woolf

#flashglass presents "Sunset is a Strange Name for a Dying Day" by Nas Jolaade (@nasjolaade ), a piece that reflects on unbroken cycles and lost souls. 🌇 Read the full prose poem on our website! 🔗 www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-... #LitMag #FlashGlass #Grief #ProsePoetry

Summer is upon us this #WritersWednesday! We invite you to start thinking about the inspiration of the summer and have some tips to keep you writing! #LitMag #KeepWriting #WritingTips

#flashglass presents "What Remains" by Jenn Martinez-Stefaniak, a sentimental essay about grief, family, and the legacy our loved ones leave behind. 🔗 Read the full essay now: www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-... #CNF #MicroEssay #Flash #LitMag

Read Laura Del Viscio's op-ed "Fragmented Essays, Fragmented Minds: Writing in the Digital Age" on our website today! www.rowanglassworks.org/opinion/frag... #Opinion #FragmentedEssay #Essays #CNF

Happy 15 years of Glassworks! Read more about what our past contributors have to say about Glassworks in the upcoming weeks! You can read Allen's poetry in Issues 18 and 29 on our website: rowanglassworks.org/read-and-order… #LitMag #Glassworks #Writing #Poetry

For the first day of Pride month @rowanglassworks.bsky.social reviewed my collection of queer girlhood essays ABBREVIATE! "Abbreviate is not merely a collection of essays; it is an act of reclamation." www.rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews...

Review: Abbreviate

The Strength in Womanhood Review : Abbreviate by Erica Rose ​ Sarah Fawn Montgomery Essays Small Harbor Publishing pp. 82  Cost: $18.00 ​

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#flashglass presents "Water Beast" by Nikoletta Gjoni @nikigjoni.bsky.social - a dark, intense look inside the mind of a young swimmer and what the sport has done to them. 🔗 Read the full story now: rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-20… #FlashFiction #Flash #LitMag #AmReading

#flashglass presents "Boiling Point" by Bethany Bruno, a tense moment in time that leaves the reader hungry Read the full story at: www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-... #FlashFiction #AmReading #Flash #LitMag #ShortReads

Congratulations to all of the recent Glassworks editors who are graduating today! 🎓 MA in Writing: Jordan, Bella, Alexia, John, Cecilia, Laura, Alexa, Sam, Sammi, Caitlin, Kelli, Erica, Sophia, Bethaney, Janaye, Austin, Shannon BA in Writing Arts: Adam, Samantha

Read more about what our past contributors have to say about Glassworks, and read Paul's flash "Deaf-Blind Convention" in our 2015 Flashglass anthology! ✏️ #Writing #LitMag #Poetry #Flash

The graphic, distinct work of Zahra Zoghi is some of the most eye-catching Glassworks has ever featured. See the work of Zahra Zoghi as well as that of or other talented contributors in issue 32, available at rowanglassworks.org 🎨 #GWIssue32 #Artwork #ArtistsOfBluesky #LitMag

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." — Anais Nin #MotivationMonday #AnaisNin #Writing #RiskTaking

Today we are showcasing some amazing poetry from Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi and Rita Rouvalis Chapman! You can find the full poems in Issue 32, available now! rowanglassworks.org #Glassworks #GWIssue32 #Poetry

Read more about what our past contributors have to say about Glassworks in the upcoming weeks! And read Jennifer Lang’s nonfiction essay "On Common Ground" in our Fall 2023 Issue! ✏️ #Writing #LitMag #Poetry #NonFiction #Published

Read Fiction Editor Janaye Roberts' op-ed "Black Fans Deserve Space Too: The Battle for Inclusion" here! rowanglassworks.org/opinion/black-… #Opinion #ReadingCommunity #Fandoms #Equality #EndRacism

"Stump" and "Sidewalk," the blistering pieces by the talented David August, make an impression upon all who read our newest issue. See the work of David August, as well as that of or other talented contributors in issue 32, available at the link in our bio! #GWIssue32

Read more about what our past contributors have to say about Glassworks in the upcoming weeks! And read Richard's poem"The Speed of Dark" in our Fall 2019 Issue! ✏️ #Writing #LitMag #Poetry #Fiction

Nonfiction Editor Samantha Grasso reviews Amy Kennedy's "Vanishing Point" from Antenna Press Read the full review on our website! rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews #BookReview #AmyKennedy #VanishingPoint #AntennaPress #CNF

On this fabulous Tuesday, we are featuring Issue 32 creative nonfiction from @a-l-gordon.bsky.social, Heather Augustyn, and Nan Bryan. Read their complete essays in Issue 32 - link in bio! #GWIssue32 #LitMag #CreativeNonfiction #AmWriting

Associate Editor Bella Bisicchia invites you to leap into this interactive read about the importance of world building, no matter your story’s genre. Read the tips and tricks and try them out yourself: writingclasses.com/toolbox/articl… #BestThingIRead #Worldbuilding #WritingExercise

Read more about what our past contributors have to say about Glassworks in the upcoming weeks! And see more of Leah Oates’ "Transitory Space" artwork in our Spring 2022 Issue! ✏️ #Writing #LitMag #Poetry #Fiction #Art

Popping back on your feed to feature poetry from Sebastian Subir and Andrea Reynolds! You can find the full poems in Issue 32 at the link below: issuu.com/glassworksmaga… #Glassworks #GWIssue32 #Poetry

Happy Earth Day from #Glassworks! Celebrate by reading or writing outside today 🌎 🌱 #EarthDay #Holiday #Nature #LitMag