Vic Nogay
@vicnogaywrites.bsky.social
reader, writer, specter micro editor @identitytheory.bsky.social Best Microfiction 2026 Naming a Dying Thing (Yellow Arrow, 2025) under fire, under water (tiny wren, 2022) ohio forever she/her vicnogay.com
"I try to create space for myself to find rest for the body and freedom for the mind—two things mothers have no time for. Sitting down to write poems is a mental and physical embodiment of exactly this." An interview with Vic Nogay (Naming a Dying Thing) by Justin Aoba.
Interview: Vic Nogay on Naming a Dying Thing
Writing, for me, is defiance of all mothers must or should do. It is my intention to be and do less than is expected or demanded of me, and to be all the happier and healthier for it.
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i consider myself at least part reptile. this micro is so sweetly satisfying.
Identity Theory@identitytheory.bsky.social · 3d ago"He’s a man, a good poet, but today I’m tired of being told what I am by men and poets." New micro by Allison Field Bell.
Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Identity Theory
Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/identity-theory-a-literary-magazine-905 #amwriting
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This micro feels like waking up from a weird dream, still believing it was somehow real 🖤
Identity Theory@identitytheory.bsky.social · 3d ago"The small print hints of stars that fracture in the dark." -Mikki Aronoff, "Border Crossing"
I think about this guy a lot, and how sometimes the most useful thing you can do is refuse to have conversations that are in bad faith or are otherwise flawed in their premise. m.youtube.com/shorts/g7kym...
Master Debater, "I refuse the question"
YouTube video by Know Your Meme
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Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 3d agoHere's where the show's host should say: "If you don't stop lying, we're going to end this interview."
I fucking love this micro. So honored to have published it
Identity Theory@identitytheory.bsky.social · 4d ago"Behind the glass, four mannequin heads sat on a shelf. They were bald and moon-pale, features smoothed by years of heat and neglect, but their eyes remained." Micro by Jennifer Fox from our summer issue.
New micro up at Ghost Parachute 🥰🥰🥰 Always grateful to @brettpribble.bsky.social 🥰
Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · 4d agoRead "The Guys in the Parked Cars" written by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "One guy from summer school only wanted head. Told me I was pretty but he wasn’t really into me. Had plans to date this other girl." tinyurl.com/5yy9y9wd
Our first Substack of the year drops tomorrow. identitytheory.substack.com
Super Identity Theory Substack Party | Matt Borondy | Substack
Email fun from identitytheory.com (a literary publication). Click to read Super Identity Theory Substack Party, by Matt Borondy, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/
Todd Blanche is the mastermind of Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion corrupt slush fund. His nomination to serve as Attorney General must be rejected. Hold. The. Line.
No need to panic. Just a chapbook publisher randomly buying 1000 sheets of paper on a random Thursday. Surely this is a common event that will have no cultural significance whatsoever
Recommended If You Like: a novel by Adam Voith. Out Monday.
Billie Eilish posts a tribute to Glen Hansard on her Instagram Story. “Wouldn’t be who I am today without Glen.” More tributes: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
We hope you ENJOY YOUR BOOK! 🖤👻📚👻🖤 (We are with you in spirit!)
The corn sweats in July and releases gallons of water vapor into the air that drip down the outside of windows and make a person change their underwear twice a day. Don't come here right now. Leave us be.
If you’re in the Chicago area, come see me on Saturday!
If you’re in the Chicago area, come see me on Saturday!
Hello! I am ceo of computers. I am sorry to sayit is your duty to buy computer or the future won't happen. :(
If you’re waiting on an @identitytheory.bsky.social micro sub response, today’s the day! working by the pool and clearing the inbox 🫡
I miss when $100 was "treat yourself" money and not just the price for leaving the house on any random day.
Saddened to hear of the passing of Darth Vader. While we disagreed politically, I always respected his fervent defense of evil and his love for the Yankees! RIP big guy.
prefer being your "breaking news" sewer account over "your sewer is broken" news account
CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country
MAHA.
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