Wistful, thoughtful piece by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social.
www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/
Wistful, thoughtful piece by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social.
www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/
@barlowadams.bsky.social has a stunner in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social
03.03.2026 01:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"I’d never been so jealous of a cigarette in my life, so envious of ash, to glow from the touch of her lips, to fall at her feet and be completely consumed."
A dandy by @barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social
Very grateful to have a poem in the new issue of @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! www.whaleroadreview.com/bedell-3/
03.03.2026 00:32 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1Super stoked to have a poem in this stellar issue! Thanks to everyone at @whaleroadreview.bsky.social, especially @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for giving my poem a perfect home!
03.03.2026 00:31 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
NEW Whale Road Review issue dropped!!!! 🐳 🐋 🌈
I’m so honored to read for this journal. Please enjoy and tip authors!
"I didn’t make a move because it seemed like trying to kiss the moon, so when she leaned in and put her lips on mine it momentarily broke the tides of my mind."
Dazzler. If you've not read it, it's time.
@barlowadams.bsky.social in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social !! www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/
"I didn’t make a move because it seemed like trying to kiss the moon, so when she leaned in and put her lips on mine it momentarily broke the tides of my mind."
What a great progression from the moon to the tides! @barlowadams.bsky.social at the new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social
Thrilled to have a new CNF in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social , a magazine I’ve long admired. Grateful to the awesome @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for letting me dip my toes in the illustrious waters of this new issue. 🐳 🗺️ 📓
02.03.2026 23:01 — 👍 37 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 7I'm so amused that I get to release Issue 42 when I am 42. :D Happy spring reading from Whale Road Review! These pieces might indeed be the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
02.03.2026 22:47 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
The new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social is out, and my review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's "Moon as Salted Lemon" is included. Read it here: www.whaleroadreview.com/clayre-benza...
02.03.2026 22:41 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
P.S. If you’re going to AWP, you can find us at our offsite reading on Wednesday evening at Westminster Hall (Poe’s burial place!) at 7, doors at 6:30. We’re co-sponsoring with SWWIM, MER, NELLE, Perugia Press, and Cultivating Voices LIVE, and the lineup of readers is incredible.
02.03.2026 22:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Please send some love to our contributors using the Tip the Author links below author bios throughout the issue. Thanks for reading!
@katiemanningpoet.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief
www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-42/
@carriganak.bsky.social @pinkpossumclub.bsky.social @jennavvz.bsky.social @BarlowAdams.bsky.social @mkpoet.bsky.social @caseyreiland.bsky.social @wordsbyRB.bsky.social @caseyschreiner.bsky.social @hannahorsag.bsky.social @roddwhwhelpley.bsky.social @jackbbedell.bsky.social @swethaamit.bsky.social
02.03.2026 22:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
When I began Whale Road Review a decade ago, I seriously considered naming it after Millay’s poem “First Fig.” I’ve also joked (but am I joking?) that she’s the journal’s patron saint, so I’m delighted to get to share this lovely light from such a special place.
Issue 42 features work by...
Our Spring 2026 issue is going live from a different coast! Today I’m in Rockland, Maine, at the birth home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, one of my favorite poets, for a few days of writing retreat with Carly DeMento (another one of my favorite poets!).
www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-42-spr...
Westminster Hall*, 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Admission is free. Cash bar available.
*A former church, Westminster Hall & Burying Ground is an historic site and the resting place of Edgar Allan Poe (and others).
@perugiapress.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social
#FF It’s National Wingman Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with the letter “W”!
@westofcanon.bsky.social
@whaleroadreview.bsky.social
@wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social
@wiseacrecomics.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce a third #AWP2026 event where we can share a big, awkward hug!
Join me with @swwim.bsky.social, @whaleroadreview.bsky.social, @merliterary.bsky.social, NELLE, & @perugiapress.bsky.social for Off-Site. On Purpose. Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 7 PM, Westminster Hall, Baltimore.
Our Staff Celebration Reading yesterday was a bright spot in a dark time. Thanks to all who read and attended!
You can join us asynchronously and watch the reading here:
youtu.be/XpFWjI12gXE?...
We're excited for our Staff Celebration Reading on Saturday! Join us on Zoom wherever you are in the world at 9 a.m. Pacific to hear some excellent poetry and short prose from the folks who read your submissions! 😊
Register here: pointloma.zoom.us/.../regi.../...
look mom it's me
11.01.2026 15:19 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
🎊🎊🎊
Our Program Director Mary Biddinger's piece, "Everyone Needs a Bit of Spiritual Devotion," (pub. @whaleroadreview.bsky.social) was chosen for Best Microfiction 2026!
Congratulations, @marybid.bsky.social 💫
@bestmicrofiction.bsky.social
www.bestmicrofiction.com/index.html
Thank you! 🙏
14.01.2026 19:20 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Huge congrats to @marybid.bsky.social and Michael Harper for having their work from WRR selected by Diane Seuss for Best Microfiction 2026!
www.bestmicrofiction.com
As part of our continued 10-year anniversary celebrations, please join us on Saturday, January 24, for a special Zoom reading featuring the staff of Whale Road Review!
WRR Staff Celebration Reading
When: Jan 24, 2026 09:00 AM Pacific Time
Register in advance:
pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thrilled to receive this Best Small Fictions nomination from the @whaleroadreview.bsky.social for "Glass Animal Collection" on my birthday 🩵
10.01.2026 20:50 — 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0We love a heartfelt flash for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 💗 Fiction reader @kplumhoff.bsky.social published this piece in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social about young love, basement secrets, and the scowling of Gordon Ramsay: buff.ly/Wh1DyoT
11.01.2026 22:27 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
And our nominees for Best Small Fictions are...
www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations/
Thank you @whaleroadreview.bsky.social and @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social
I’m overwhelmed ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
