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Is she the one who whined about transgender swimmers and had to keep a straight face and accept it when Trump explained how all men can beat the best female swimmers, even him? I thought that might have been a wake up moment in her life, lol

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Trollbreath Magazine A Lithuanian Folktale (Told Backwards and Forwards in Time) Image of an illustrated snake over a blue background

Welcome to Throwback Thursday! I ADORE this tale from issue two. Sex, snakes, and trees: what more could you want from a story?

A Lithuanian Folktale (Told Backwards and Forwards in Time) by Beston Barnett

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slightly diminish a band:

Five Inch Nails

Me, yesterday: Cat hair on my toast? How does this happen?

Me, today two seconds after walking in the kitchen: Are you fucking kidding me with this shit?

Note: toaster is cold.

Trollbreath Magazine Issue 5, Fall 2025 Aimee Ogden Maressa Voss Crystal Sidell Catherine Tevares Image is a hovering old teal Chevy heading down a dirt road of fields toward a futuristic city

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That's the letter. Keep some pressure on. I might help change policy, it might not, but it's worth a try.

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It is long past time to stop shipments of offensive weapons to IDF units in Gaza and the West Bank; enforce the Leahy Laws. Stop funding the 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation'. This crisis needs NGO groups with the necessary expertise and honest intention to distribute humanitarian aid.

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In short, skeletal children only a few miles from trucks of rotting food, families murdered for the crime of showing up at food distribution points, and plans to build a resort town on the bones of Palestinians are not self-defense.

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I can only hope that as the months of starvation and cruelty have worn on, you have seen the humanitarian crisis more clearly.

Today's Letter to Congressman Golden:
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I wrote you months ago about the situation in Gaza and you balked at my use of the work genocide and insisted the Israel's actions were in line with self-defense.

Dude is complaining that the known pedophile was a problem not because of the rapes, but because he ‘stole’ one of Trump’s people. Like, ‘that was my peasant!’

Why Life Is Carbon-Based by Gwen C. Katz Trollbreath Magazine Image is blue DNA against a black background

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That Morning by the Well by Kathryn Yelinek Trollbreath Magazine black background with drawings of various herbs

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1. Cold? That’s cute, signed Maine.
2. You are right. I don’t understand why there are Starbucks drinkers here. I thought they worshipped at the temple of Dunkies here.

Husband suggests karaoke tonight. I suggested I sing “You Outta Know” and make full eye contact with a random dude the entire time. He doesn’t think the joke would go over.

Hiding the Cough by James Cato and David Vonderheide Trollbreath Magazine Image is a rusty background with the outline of a robot.

Happy Free Fiction Friday! Find your prize at magazine.trollbreath.com/hiding-the-c... and ask yourself: What is the nature of friendship, of love? Is it exclusively human?

Bookmarks featuring Trollbreath Magazine covers

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Repeat the mantra: I do not owe these "JuSt AsKiNg QuEsTiOnS" fools my engagement in their bad-faith arguments.

I saw this cursed image on Instagram. Gametime: spot the AI slop traits. How many can you find? Winners get the coveted "Your brain still functions" award!

Hey Disney, instead of warmed over corned beef, why don't we get together and discuss the potential of a Fox and Troll franchise. Two thieves, one a fast talking and uptight fox, the other a contemplative troll; best friends; found family; steampunk setting; adventures... it'll be a hit, I promise.

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Trollbreath Magazine Hope to see some of your smiling faces at Readercon! Image is a dog sitting at a table with coffee. The room is on fire. In the second panel, he smiles and says, "So we have a magazine . . . Bottom left: With acknowledgment to KC Green

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Perfection.

She will fold, but she will be “concerned”™️ We can call wrap ourselves in a blanket of of her useless, fucking concern.
Signed, A Mainer

The image is a sandy beach with old wooden struts. Above is a stormy sky. Text: Home, I was finally going home. No more smuggled bottles of saltwater sipped like fine wine. No more documentaries and soundscapes to fill in my homesickness. No more dreams of unending deserts when I could never, ever find the land’s edge. ... My daughter stood in the water up to her waist. Saltwater Mother by Wen Wen Yang Trollbreath Magazine

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How strong are the bonds of love?
How strong is the call of the sea?
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