Kris V. Bernard

Don’t give up!

Hey, some good news.

You are magical ✨

@ericlarocca.bsky.social 🖤

An action shot from last night’s reading with the ever talented Eric LaRocca.🖤 #pinkskyPost

If you’re not subscribed, I highly recommend it: “When/If” @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social

New Colin Dickey dropped. 🛸

If we can take one thing from the way lynch talks about art I think it should be to never again dilute your vision and don't put off any art you want to make because it all dies with you, there's no other way, there's no one else

Ugh, fuck them haters!

Necessary Fiction Submission Manager

We are now open to submissions on the theme of "Return." Regular submissions are closed for now.

Full disclosure, I won’t delete X only because it’s where I follow all my favorite psychics 🔮 But that and circulating posts for animals in need of help are my only engagement on there.

I’m now down to 362 of those golden raffle tickets still available to buy if you want the chance to win this very, very unique copy of @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com 🌟STARDUST🌟 whilst supporting so many less fortunate click on the link to buy your ticket now!

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When having a body is body horror then every day is Halloween

Blasphemy

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Signature page of Elle Nash’s latest novel “Deliver Me” signed by the author.

I took zero pictures at last night’s Franklin Park Reading Series, but I got not one but TWO hugs from the stunning Elle Nash who also signed my copy of her new book, which is pretty damn rad.

At a reading—Please please please writers, do not go over your allotted time. If you do, know that a lot of listeners will not, likely, purchase your book.

Friends, I'd be very pleased if you'd read my newest story, "Procession," out now at Swamp Pink (formerly Crazyhorse). I wrote this story in a workshop with the incandescent Sabrina Orah Mark. 🙏 swamp-pink.cofc.edu/featured/pro...

We have arrived to let you know that we want your CNF and your EXP/Hybrids and we want ‘em nowish: louisville.edu/miraclemonoc...

Barrelhouse - Latine Monsters Issue Thanks for submitting your work to Barrelhouse!  Before you proceed, a note about open and closed categories. If you don't see the category that fits your work, we're not open for that thing. We keep...

Reminder that we are currently open for submissions for a new online issue on LATINX MONSTERS, guest edited by our friend Ofelia Montelongo. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction. We pay $50, no sub fee. We'd like this to run in late Oct. so we're moving quickly on it. Full details:

HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY!!! 🎈🎉

the application for the 2024 Periplus Fellowship—offering mentorship and community to writers of color—is now open ❤️‍🔥 you can learn more & apply by 10/27, pls help spread the word

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Librarian!

Pretty cool!

The anxiety that image is giving me *shivers*

Lit journals here so far (all .bsky.social):

barrelhouse
cincinnatireview
cottonxenomorph
dreampop
epochliterary
havehadhas
icefloepress
louisianalit
okaydonkey
pinkplastichouse
psalteryandlyre
rustandmoth
smokelong
stonecirclereview
tbq
theoffingmag
therumpus
thebaffler
uncannymagazine
zyzzyva

Columbus poet Ruth Awad shares experience with hair loss, grief in new collections Ruth Awad's new collections tackle intensely personal and challenging experiences, and offer more of her perspective than her debut.

My beloved @ruthawad.bsky.social featured in the Columbus Dispatch for her bravery and creativity:

White background cover with 2 raven feathers and 3 bloody fingerprints with the title Everything That Hurt Us Becomes a Ghost

Here’s your August reminder ‘Everything That Hurt Us Becomes a Ghost’ is coming your way in Oct. ( in ✌️ months ) from @GallaudetPress . Preorders are available from https://gupress.gallaudet.edu/everything-that-hurt-us-becomes-a-ghost.html
Amazon, and Barnes & Noble