Robert Vaughan

"This is what Disintegration does over and over again, pairs truth against humanity."

Really insightful & thoughtful review of Kiik's book is up on @bendinggenres.bsky.social today!

Thanks to Yetta Stein & @rgvaughan.bsky.social

bendinggenres.com/review-of-ki...

From a medieval manuscript, The artwork depicts two hares, a beetle-like insect, and a moth in a field of flowers and other plants

‘The quick-scut, the dew-flirt,
the grass-biter, the goibert,
the home-late, the do-the-dirt.
The starer, the wood-cat,
the purblind, the furze cat…’ ~ The Names of a Hare, trans from Middle English by Heaney. #BookWormSat
🖼️ From Cocharelli Codex, c.1330, Genoa, Italy, Brit. Library, 28841, f. 6v

Totally agree. Tried to listen to a podcast today where they got diverted about college football teams they supported and I was like, HONEY... SNOOZEFEST!!!

Thanks also @neonpajamas.bsky.social , @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @rgvaughan.bsky.social for the workshop that spurred this!

This only happens to you once

YouTube video by Christian Davies Joni Mitchell - Urge For Going

Joni Mitchell, “Urge for Going”

youtu.be/ZvSvTRhAJxg
🎵

Come live and write with us in Sewanee! The Department of English & Creative Writing's is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Poetry position! Apply by Nov. 3.

Movie poster to the film "The History of Sound"

Jesus fuck, this was incredible. 😭

Three Canada geese in flight silhouetted against a soft, golden-gray sunset sky, their wings spread at different stages of their flight cycle, captured during the golden hour with warm, muted lighting

Evening Migration
8-2025

#geese #goldenhour #wildlifephotography #nature #migration #canadageese #silhouette #wildlife #sunset #photography #twilight #Scape #contemplative #dusk #photography #birding #Art #ArtYear #写真 #風景 #Foto #Fotografia #Bluehour #landscapephotography

Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King? 1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen acro...

"You leave the carnival with your arm around your girl and climb behind the wheel of your car. It feels like nothing could go wrong."

Matrix comes from the Latin for womb, mother, source. This poem is not about absence, but the silence of listening. Not gone, only unheard.
She waits. She pulses. We forgot how to hear her.
#PoemsAbout #SilentPlanets @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Reford seen from behind, with his distinctive haircut

#RIP Robert Redford
📷 Terry O'Neill, mid-1970s

"On Fifth Avenue a girl approaches him as though he were an altar.
“'Are you really Robert Redford?' she asks. 'Only when I'm alone,' he answers."
- Martha Weinman Lear

Bookmarking the excerpt & so want to read the book! "Masad shows the highest regard for science fiction, both the people writing it and for its potential to hold a mirror up to our world (though I would say, in this case, the mirror is more of a prism, endlessly refracting light and meaning)." 💙

Happy Birthday!

She stars on HACKS!!! She is a fantastic comedian, and actor!

If you missed this, please check out @freemanpoet.bsky.social 's review of my @diodeeditions.bsky.social chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect in @bendinggenres.bsky.social. Thank you Matthew and editor, @rgvaughan.bsky.social for publishing it!

bendinggenres.com/review-of-da...

Second-Generation Out in the sky, a comet flails.

Today's Featured Poem:

"Second-Generation" by Ayesha Asad published in the Mid-American Review

Read here:
spare.poems.com/poem/second-...

On beige background with royal blue text: EWS logo, a circle with an olive branch around the letters EWS. Bold, across top: What is European Writers Salon? To right of logo: A traveling salon where writers across Europe can meet and connect on and off social media. The main event will be an annual salon with opportunities for writing, attending panels and talks, networking, and exploring the cultural and literary life of our host city. Across bottom: saloneurope.org.

‪For anyone just joining us, here's a roundup of our values, community and plans✨

Although we value meeting in person, we also host quarterly online open mics so anyone can take part, wherever they are💛

#writingcommunity #europe

Between Chamisa and Rengyō - SmokeLong Quarterly I. The rain doesn’t smell the same here, and neither do I. Warm, resinous, alive: piñons and junipers, greasewood and ponderosa, the ghost bloom of Apache plume snagged on old barbed wire, claret cup ...

My story "Between Chamisa and Rengyō" is out!

Thank you to the @smokelong.bsky.social judges for selecting it as the winner of The Smokey award. I am so moved by the recognition 🙏🏻

I hope you enjoy this story:
www.smokelong.com/stories/betw...

A crocheted Patti smith

Patti smith from Horses

I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover

Review of Massive Attack’s June 5th performance at Manchester’s Co-op Live by Maia Cardew

We have a new music column, curated by Maia Cardew. She wrote about the Massive Attack concert on June 5, 2025 in England, which she attended with her Dad, @cardewjcardew.bsky.social who is a massive fan of theirs. bendinggenres.com/review-of-ma...

Writing Groups

Join us October 17- 19 with Len Kuntz for our next @bendinggenres.bsky.social weekend workshop! Len is the author of 6 books, and he's course is called BRAVE INK... more here: bendinggenres.com/writing-grou...
#writers #workshops #bendinggenres

I kind of laugh at the idea of a "reliable narrator". Have you met people?!

See also: workers experiencing homelessness forced to prove they're employed in order to sleep in their cars near luxury resorts.

So grateful to @freemanpoet.bsky.social for this sweet book review published in @bendinggenres.bsky.social (thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social for publishing it). Please check it out and share if you could!!!

Thank you, @freemanpoet.bsky.social for the sweet review of my @diodeeditions.bsky.social book in @bendinggenres.bsky.social, and thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social for your ongoing support and for publishing it! Please check it out and share if you have a moment.

Review of Dancing Backwards Toward Pluperfect by Koss, by Matthew Freeman

Today on our @bendinggenres.bsky.social blog, author Matthew Freeman reviews @kossworks.bsky.social new collection, Dancing Backwards Toward Pluperfect: bendinggenres.com/review-of-da...
#writers #writing #poem #poetry

First Kicking, Then Not | Stanchion A young woman transforms after an unspeakable loss. A recent divorcee discovers a new life. An aging mother fears losing everything she loves, while another abandons her children at Starbucks. First K...

saw large black wings swoop behind a house and immediately thought of @writesloud.bsky.social - if you know, you know…

…if not go buy it to find out:

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MY BOOK'S OUT TODAY!

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Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💀

Enjoy your launch, love the cover and the concept is fabulous!!!