New poetry by Travis Stephens
This poem features a highway fortune teller and a unexpected reading,
I’m always drawn to those neon signs!
New #poetry by Travis Stephens.
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09.08.2025 14:06 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Such gorgeous writing. So glad to see a part of our first printed publication. ❤️
31.07.2025 18:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excited to have my story, "Fling" included in the new Tangled Lives anthology, alongside work by @swethaamit.bsky.social @thepoetjade.bsky.social @michelecacano.bsky.social @shannonsavvas.bsky.social. Thanks @tangledlockslit.bsky.social for creating this book! tangledlocksjournal.com/2023/04/13/f...
23.02.2025 19:04 — 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2
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A Treasure for Readers and Writers
Just want to spotlight Mountain Bluebird Magazine. I am thrilled to have a short story in their next issue. Jenny Forrester is the creative force behind this gorgeous print-only…
http://tangledlocksjournal.com/2025/02/20/a-treasure-for-readers-and-writers/
20.02.2025 13:07 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Jeffrey Tobin captures the extraordinary love of family through ordinary objects in his poem, 'Where the Smallest Things Collide.' New work from our Winter 2025 Issue. tangledlocksjournal.com/.../where-th... #poetry #poetrylovers
17.02.2025 13:58 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Tell us your stories.
I'm thinking a lot about independent voices these days. Fiction, poetry, and essays have the power to tell truths. The pressure is on to RightSpeak, whether it is restricting news outlets for not using his new…
http://tangledlocksjournal.com/2025/02/16/tell-us-your-stories/
16.02.2025 13:29 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
As a queer American expat, I want to use the privilege of living abroad to support my community. For the next year, if you’re an Org or researcher serving the LGBTQIA+ community (UK/USA), I’ll meet your project budget. WHATEVER it is. Animation, illustration, answer's yes: pay what you can. DM me.
22.01.2025 09:54 — 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
I picture a cliff. The waters below are treacherous. A crowd is tightly packed.
Trump, Elon, & oligarchs are far from the edge. They push. Some Immigrants, nonbinary and trans people tumble on day 1.
The oligarchs push again. We need to push back but our little bit of grass seems safe. Will we?
22.01.2025 10:49 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks Dan! Your story is breathtaking.
22.01.2025 04:40 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks Dan! Your story is breathtaking.
22.01.2025 04:40 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
I think these reporters are overestimating the appeal of trump’s bs. At least I hope so.
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It hit us this way too. Glad it moved you! :)
11.01.2025 23:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
After Dobbs
New poetry by Melissa Fitzpatrick.
"I want the word to sound
like what it is.
Let it contain the ruler’s hard edge,
retribution’s sharp teeth,
the voice constricted, then
expelled by force."
My lord, this poem. Stunning work by @melissafitz.bsky.social in @tangledlockslit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
tangledlocksjournal.com/2025/01/10/a...
11.01.2025 18:19 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Sometimes poetry is the best way to make a statement. Powerful piece. Thank you for sharing with our readers.
11.01.2025 15:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I woke up the day after the election and revised this poem that has been sitting in my files. Thank you, @tangledlockslit.bsky.social , for publishing it.
11.01.2025 14:36 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
After Dobbs
New poetry by Melissa Fitzpatrick.
A poetic and linguistic exploration of the ruling.
tangledlocksjournal.com/2025/01/10/a...
11.01.2025 02:53 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Allowing hate speech on social media platforms makes it incredibly difficult to amplify the words of marginalized writers. We are on Bluesky but many members of our community are on Facebook and Instagram.
10.01.2025 10:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover of Tangled Lives, edited by Teresa Berkowitz.
Tangled Lives, the collection from @tangledlockslit.bsky.social is finally out! Thanks to all the writers and editors for making this happen. My poem, London Fever, is included.
www.amazon.com/Tangled-Live...
05.01.2025 22:56 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Laura! We love your writing. Thanks for being a part of our first print publication.
10.01.2025 10:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I am so grateful to be a part of this. Thank you, Teresa. #grateful #poet
07.01.2025 04:39 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Legacy
An essay by Jackie Herbach.
In the midst of the conservative narrowing of women’s roles, a writer reflects on her legacy. A new essay from our “we could almost touch it” special feature.
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Call for Submissions
Now that we have our first printed publication under our belts, I want to remind you that we are still seeking essays, creative non fiction, and artwork for “We Could Almost Touch It” anthology. This special work documents women’s experiences, feelings, and insights since the 2016 election. Be a part of this historic work. This anthology will be published as a hardcover, paperback, and ebook. There is no fee to submit. For more information on this call and other opportunities, check out our submittable page.
Call for Submissions
Now that we have our first printed publication under our belts, I want to remind you that we are still seeking essays, creative non fiction, and artwork for “We Could Almost Touch It” anthology. This special work documents women’s experiences, feelings, and insights since the…
07.01.2025 14:25 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Writer, runner | Nonfiction Editor at Pithead Chapel | MFA Emerson College | Short story collection: The Girl and the Fox Pirate | kategehan.com
Writer, healer, and badge-wearing weirdo. “Corpus Memoria: Hair” available in all the book ordering places. CNF/hybrid short story collection and other shiny things in progress. PDX 🌈 [they/them]
I’m Nico. Mom/person. Bleeding heart. Change consultant. Faulty human.
Writer. Poet. Grandma Extraordinaire.
Animator/Illustrator. Visual storyteller helping academics, researchers, policymakers, and mission based orgs disseminate research in creative & impactful ways. Glasgow. Queer. Inclusive Feminist. https://yourstory.studio
writer person zinester collaborator
PAC-NW native, living and working in the Netherlands with my Frisian kids. Music is my beating heart. Goth. DJ (Glaskarten/glassbox). I wrote a book called Paineater. And another about breasts. I do stuff online sometimes. Community builder IRL.
Writer, illustrator, grief worker, book coach, recovering academic, cat lover. Feminist. She/her
Writer | Animals | Books | Humanism
Seattle writer, former '80s Berkeley teenager, punk rock wine mom. (she/her, all views my own)
Mother. Writer. Director. Suffragette. Witch. Knitter. Embroiderist. Cummari. Chingona. Siciliana. Latina. Filipina. Lyin’ Whore. Trollop. Shitkicker. Thief.
Withered Debutante.
“Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of my stature.”
Translingual writer. Scriptwriter. Procrastinator extraordinaire. But as the quote says: “Getting what you go after is success, but enjoying yourself while doing so is happiness.”
disabled professor of anthropology, writer, mom, third-gen disability activist, knitter, collector of inventories of joy [ID: Middle-aged white woman with thick teal glasses and brown hair smiles without showing teeth. She rocks her Gen X jean jacket].
writer teacher abolitionist activist person💖
harm reduction saves lives
Love my family and friends and the natural beauty of the PNW. I also dig reading, writing, crafting, dancing, the arts, cooking, baking, gardening, hiking, and exploring.
Santa Fe Writers Project - globally distributed publisher of fiction & CNF since '98. Subrights repped by @susanschulman.bsky.social
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Author, artist, ASL interpreter. Exploring the creative spaces of cross-pollination, the intersections of personal and community. Writing facilitator & editor, performance interpreting coordinator. *Still masking & COVID cautious.* [she/they]
