Patrick Kindig @pdkindig - Bluesky Profile

Joyelle McSweeney competing on Jeopardy

Joyelle McSweeney's blurb for my poetry collection 'fascinations'

In honor of her big 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺! win last night, a gentle reminder that Joyelle blurbed my first poetry collection (which you can still purchase here 👀: shorturl.at/pV0MM):

04.11.2025 16:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The cover of the November/December 2025 issue of the G&LR

The text of my poem "Spring"

Delighted to have a cruisy little poem in the latest issue of the Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide!

03.11.2025 14:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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01.11.2025 20:00 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Today is the LAST DAY to submit works of drama to Third Coast---and our treat to you this Halloween is that submissions are free today! Submit using the link in our bio.

#litmag #literarymagazine #opensubmissions #reading #plays #drama #writing

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His motions plainly denoted his extreme exhaustion.

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Some advice: do not buy Halloween candy early if you are in the middle of an intensive grading week.

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An orange sticker that reads "THE INSTITUTION WILL NEVER LOVE YOU BACK"

New sticker for my water bottle courtesy of a colleague:

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!!!

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Ween entering the portion of the cemetery near our house named "Colonial Pet Rest"

Mr. Boy is still awaiting a negative ringworm test (after ~6wks of quarantine 😩), so instead of going to the dog park, we have had to settle recently for visiting Dead Friends (who can't get ringworm):

21.10.2025 22:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Be a Volunteer at the MLA Annual Convention The MLA is calling for nonpresenting undergraduate and graduate student volunteers to serve at the 2026 MLA Annual Convention in Toronto.Volunteering at the convention is a great way to meet new frien...

We're looking for grad students who might want to work as volunteers at #MLA26 in exchange for free registration. We'll make sure you get plenty of time to go to sessions! www.mla.org/Events/2026-...

21.10.2025 18:34 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Ween

The face of a boy whose dads have returned after a weekend away:

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She sounds lovely! I think that because a couple of her poems have gone viral in recent years, some Edgy Poets equate her with Rupi Kaur. Which is bananas! For obvious reasons!

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Mary Oliver's poem "An Old Whorehouse"

Like, come on, now!

16.10.2025 22:18 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Every time I read Mary Oliver, I wonder anew why people hate Mary Oliver. She is very good, actually!

16.10.2025 22:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.

The Others
Talk to Me
M3GAN
Midsommar

16.10.2025 01:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

n+1 Seeks Managing Editor n+1 is seeking a full-time Managing Editor to work in our Brooklyn office. Compensation will range from $58,000 to $64,000 and includes health and dental insurance. n+1 is a print magazine of literatu...

N+1 is looking for a managing editor. Who's got the time? The talent? Healthcare is a definite plus!!

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TSA man wished me a happy early birthday (while working without pay!) 🥲.

09.10.2025 12:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Abstract submission form QR code for the Post45 graduate symposium at Duke, February 20-21, 2026. The form is also accessible at https://tinyurl.com/2e2dr4wv.

The 11th annual Post45 Graduate Symposium will be hosted by Duke University's Department of English, February 20-21, 2026! Check out the CFP (post45.org/graduate/202...) and please share with anyone who might be interested.

Abstracts are due November 14.

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A package of cookies called Dark Fantasy Big

As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me

08.10.2025 22:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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01.10.2025 22:42 — 👍 31 🔁 26 💬 2 📌 2

Two Shenandoah submission periods for poetry start 10/15

Editorial fellow Samyak Shertok is looking for poems using form, including modified, hybrid, and more

The Graybeal Gowan prize offer $1000 for a poem written by someone who has lived in VA at any point for 2+ years

Poets, Shenandoah reading periods are coming up fast! The one for Virginia poets will stay open till 10/31, but Samyak’s great call for formal experiment will hit the cap fast (I’d guess 3 days). www.shenandoahliterary.org/submissions/

07.10.2025 17:31 — 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

C19 folks! Do you have a favorite book on American naturalism post-Jen Fleissner? What is it?? (Suggestions for articles that theorize the genre in broad strokes are also very welcome!)

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Ween and me sitting on the deck, The House of Mirth in my lap

Shutdown, Day 6:

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He is prescient.

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My husband, hearing Adele come on the radio & having a revelation about what will solve the world's ills: "We need this. We need emotional singing. From a woman."

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Merriam-Webster does it again!

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