M. Lopes da Silva

Dems, this is your shutdown message for today! They have money to bailout the president of Argentina who is literally doing stunts and shows (he can't fund his own bailout ticket sales look pretty good), while letting Americans foot the bill AND pay higher premiums on their health care.

Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

So, I'm making a video game based on Palestinian folklore. It's called Thursday of the Dead, and you can talk to a Palestinian ghouleh. It will have branching narrative, and art all made by a human (me). I need exactly $100 to launch it on Steam when it's finished.

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Calling vapes “robo penises” is not helping with my nicotine addiction it’s just making it sexier

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat. People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via Al video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people."

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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FLESH Zine For this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be included for free with Samir Sirk Morató’s Gore Poetics, a Cursed Morsels 2026 release. For context, this book is weird, erotic, grotesque, queer, transgressive, literary, and intense if that gives you a sense for the kinds of work Samir and I (Eric Raglin) are looking for. Your submission can be fiction, poetry, or nonfiction. Pay is 10 cents per word. We’re asking for first worldwide print and digital publishing rights but no exclusivity period. Contributors will receive five free physical copies of the zine.

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

A bunch of handmade dead billionaire astronaut stickers

A hand-carved stamp of a dead billionaire made out of a rubber eraser, two prints of it, and a green ink pad.

Good news everyone I spent today making so many dead billionaires for you today 😌 see you @voidcon.bsky.social

THIS TIME NEXT WEEK WE VOIDFOLK WILL BE KNEE DEEP IN HOT SHENANIGANS AND TOTAL CLOWNERY.

See you there.

Free Erotica and Other Fun Stuff! VoidCon’s almost here!! omgggggggg brain error delete fuck reboot A Very Special VoidCon announcement: one of my rarest stories to acquire in the U.S. is going to be at VoidCon! Next week you can p…

Fundraising, free erotica, and VoidCon surprises await on the ol’ meatthink! meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/f...

Submissions open for Brave New Weird volume 4 — tenebrous press REMINDER: THIS IS FOR ELIGIBLE REPRINTS ONLY Tenebrous Press presents the FOURTH (!!!) Annual Brave New Weird Awards—to reward and promote this unique blend of genres—and its accompanying antholog...

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
...for BRAVE NEW WEIRD Vol. 4, our annual collection of the best **PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED** New Weird Horror of the year.
Eligibility window: stories published between 31st October 2024 and 31st October 2025.
All the deets here:
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Third contender is the spicy-but-underrated “unexpected DM”. I’m having the poems fight it out.

My poetry education is continuing splendidly. Currently debating about submitting a poem titled “the healing asshole” or another one called “sinner’s meat” for homework. Only one can be workshopped at a time, alas!

Aaa thank you so much! Glad you dug it so much. 💜💜💜

Y'all, Mitch's book is so, so, so good. Don't sleep on this collection. 🖤🖤🖤

Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions - M. Lopes da Silva | Weirdpunk Books A non-binary model discovers that an artist is attempting to paint their soul. Glitter-vomiting deer take over the streets of Los Angeles. A trans man drives out to the desert to investigate rumors of...

Hello new followers!

I’m a trans man who writes horror and poetry and makes weird art. If you’re interested in supporting me you can check out my book of short, messed-up stories at Weirdpunk. Or you can request your local library branch to carry a copy: weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/infi...

September Stuff September is almost over; my first month at CLI has almost finished up. I feel like I’m learning about the history of poetry for the very first time, and in a lot of ways, I am. I’m ashamed to say …

It’s still September! New blog post up meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/s...

The cover of speculative erotics Issue 5 with the text: Issue 5 of God's Cruel Joke, SPECULATIVE EROTICS, features art and writing from twenty-seven contributors which explores the farthest thresholds of eroticism. Each piece within is an exercise in rapturous disintegration, blending and meditating on themes of identity, sexuality, technology, faith, war and existence. printed above the cover. There are also links to purchase the book or download the free PDF

Issue #5 of @godscrueljokelp.bsky.social is out today and the theme is speculative erotica, and yes I wrote a story in this one. There’s a paid option and a free download: www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...

I’m sorry but the Rapture already happened in 1980 and if Blondie didn’t take you then she’s not coming for you now

Happy #bivisibilityday to all who celebrate 💗💜💙 if you spot a bisexual in the wild you can ask them to grant you a wish but you might get kicked in the shin instead ✨

Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger

Selfie of M. Lopes da Silva. He is trans and unbearably hot.

Hi. I’m still trans, assholes 💜

Poetry, Soap, and Fundraising for Palestine A lot is going on in Mitch’s corner of the world, so here are some much-needed announcements: Upon Learning That came out this month – neat! Edited by Alex Dawson, these poems combine f…

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If you missed tonight’s open mic, don’t worry, this cat filled in for you.

Idk what ppl are talking about when they say the bus is a bad experience fellow passengers are totally cool with me repeatedly lip-synching the words to “Lord, Let That Tesla Crash” by CMAT and not interrupting me for dozens of minutes on end.

Over 3 hours spent (so far) on a poem about an episode of BRATZ the animated series 💜

Open Mic tonight at the World Stage! Featuring the USC Chapter of CLI hosted by Hiram Sims. $10 admission. I hope to see you there!

Two more months till POPCORN DISABILITIES hits shelves and I cannot wait for you to read it! Still time to preorder. Do you want to host a POPCORN DISABILITIES event? Have me on your podcast or do an interview? DMs are open. Let's work together to talk disability at the movies.

Launch party for this book on Thursday! There’s going to be live poetry readings. You can sign up here: form.jotform.com/252384044656...

Upon Learning That: A collection of poetry based on facts about the natural world Amazon.com: Upon Learning That: A collection of poetry based on facts about the natural world: 9798292914037: Dawson, Alex: Books

Happy belated book birthday to Upon Learning That! Facts about nature are combined with poetic insights in this collection of poetry. I have a poem about monstera plants in here that I hope you check out :) www.amazon.com/Upon-Learnin...

During the first week of October, @spicycloaca.bsky.social and I are running an open sub call for the zine that will accompany their book Gore Poetics. 500 words max on the theme FLESH. Pay is 10 cents/word. Samir's book is weird, erotic, and often transgressive vibewise, so keep that in mind.