Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed

“—maybe I’m there, bobbing in the ocean, letting the drift of the tides take me to a moon where the breath of the stars provides a nourished universe inside my body.”

Gorgeous and dreamlike - new work by Shome Dasgupta in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

"Musical chairs and spherical stairs—up up up I go into lullabies and stories of cattails and bells, bedside lamps and picture books where legendary lions and mythical beasts play on seesaws and merry-go-rounds, humming in my head childhood daze of blankets and spoons." How beautiful. 💙

Thank you for reading and sharing, Kathy!

Yes--we're worried about him too. Hope he's okay.

Picture of a book with a bold blue, yellow, black, purple, red-orange and white cover in a Hawaiian print, with the title BITTER OVER SWEET in all caps.

Ahem, in the grand tradition of the comments section: FIRST!

Absolutely delighted to have this out here in the wild(s of urban Michigan). @lumchanmfa.bsky.social dropped another banger!

"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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“I buy a pen and a lottery ticket at the tabacchi in town, pause in front of notebooks and magnets, faded postcards of the city, Macerata scrawled across them, ready to be postmarked.”

A wonderful vicarious wander by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

"Daylight Savings" by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social--a delightful non-fiction piece exploring an Italian town along with the author's introspection on seasons and impermanence. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Check out our editor @lumchanmfa.bsky.social’s latest in Ghost Parachute! 💜💜

“like how this is going to affect the dog the next day, in terms of doggy happiness”

For those that love dogs, this one’s for you! 🐕 @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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You there. Are you the owner of a dog or owned by a dog? This story felt felt like reading my memoir.

Thanks so much for reading and sharing, Anne!

Dog by Michael Czyzniejewski If the only way that I can exist is to make sure that I take the dog on his walk and feed the dog and then feed the cats and make sure the dog doesn’t eat the cat food, or the cats, for that matter, a...

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Oh god ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
This piece from @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is good medicine.

Sorry, we’ve been quiet. It’s been a crazy weekend and Monday. More author spotlights coming soon!
- Hema

"The thing I don’t remember is leaves. It’s been winter forever, branches bare, limbs naked. There’s ice on snow on ice"

Always wonderful to discover a new-to-me writer. This is a micro gem from @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Matt, thank you for reading! 💜💜

“For this slice of afternoon, like a perfectly tart orange slice, the freedom to trickle is not only okay, but beloved.”

Settle into this quiet afternoon scene and the bodies that inhabit it. Quiet and gorgeous by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

On the surface, this nonfiction piece by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social seems like a peek into their cozy weekend, but there's so much simmering beneath it. Case in point--the line we've picked. So powerful! Read "Restful Self-Portrait" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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“Your hands run over the surfaces, trailing paths into the leftover dust. The dust is holding onto your touch and is all I have left of you.”

Gorgeous and introspective piece reminding us that now is all we have by @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

"The Now of All Things" by Francine Witte is a beautiful, aching moment between a recently separated couple. The details the narrator now notices are brilliant. This is a must-read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/th…

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"...and why am I not doing the things I need to make me happy, and better yet, now that I think of it, why am I not just a dog?"

Big love for this piece of writing by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💙💙💙

"You tell me, I’ll never change, and you leave and I’m
standing there like I’m a candle. A flame from the very top of my head."

I love this brilliant piece of writing by @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Daylight Savings by Jacqueline Goyette This is springtime. The first day and I am up in town, past medieval walls and old churches, up the ramp of steps to the piazza. Spring is in the small things today: the twitch of flowers peeping up f...

Reading this lovely piece by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social felt like self care

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So glad it felt like self-care! Thank you for reading and sharing, Melissa!

“…and I leave myself there in case I find myself.”

This wonderment by Shome Dasgupta in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!💙

“Perhaps we only wanted her as long as she didn’t mean grief.”

This stunner by @happilander.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social! 🔥💔

Thanks for reading and sharing, Melissa! 💜💜

“We breathe, we bloom.”

Gorgeous piece by @saipradhan.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social full of little lives and small creatures and finding the beauty in the cyclical nature of living.