Bleating Thing Magazine

Submissions for our 4th issue have officially closed! Thank you to everyone who sent work.

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Excited to dig in & build this next issue!

Today is the last day to submit to Issue 04! Don't delay

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Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: ONE WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT TO ISSUE 04

Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: We accept: lyric-leaning poems, flash fiction, essays, hybrid works (collage poems, visual poetry, essays with poems in the footnotes, poems with essays in the footnotes, etc.), & visual art. If it bleats, we want it

Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with, downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: For previous issues & a complete list of guidelines, visit BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

ONE WEEK LEFT to submit to Bleating Thing's unthemed fourth issue!

We are especially in need of:
- Essays
- Hybrid work

Bleat @ us before the end of the day on July 31st!

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, the text reads: Details from "Self-made Solution" by Connor on next slide Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Through a gauze of roses, a clipping of a medicine label for testosterone is visible. Below, a collage of the first few lines of a poem: an injection has shown a restless Animal desire in its heart bleeding freely a body deep in the warmth of this red Lake

Rejoice in the transformative power of medicine alongside @connorsartroom.bsky.social in the final Issue 03 spotlight, "Self-Made Solution."

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We especially need essays! Whatever you were thinking of posting for free on Substack, perhaps consider sending to us instead?

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "Tiny" by Sara Das Gupta: " An ant crawls across my page I carry it into the sunlight " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Marvel at the wonder of all creatures big & small with Sarah Das Gupta in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Tiny"

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

Apologies if you submitted within the last week & are waiting on a submission confirmation! Real life caught up to us, but we are catching it back!

(Pretend that turn of phrase makes sense & expect outstanding confirmations by end of day)

A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "An Exaltation In Transition" by Sol Rios: " glory then, the baritone, glory the blunt edge of blade slipped into leather purse, glory the sounds of the night " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Exalt the body in all its iterations and permutations with @arcanumb.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "An Exaltation In Transition"

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We're open for submissions for our fourth issue!

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from "Pelicans" by Pam Clements: " A line of pelicans passes above us . . . Their legs are pulled up close to their bodies, their outsized beaks pointed home in the syrupy light. " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Celebrate nature's beauty & humor alongside @nemo52.bsky.social in today's Issue 03 spotlight, "Pelicans"

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Want to see your work in a spotlight like this?

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, the text reads: Details from "Beauty Beyond What's Broken" by Rainbow Robbins on next slide Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Close up on a portion of a painting. From the abstract background emerge two distinct shapes: a butterfly heading toward the bottom of the frame, & a humpback wale pointed toward the top of the frame (as if breaching the surface).

Celebrate growth & exuberance against formidable odds alongside @rainbow-robbins.bsky.social 's "Beauty Beyond What's Broken" in today's Issue 03 spotlight.

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Want to have your work spotlit by us? Send to Issue 04: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html

A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from Elenaor Ball's "The Solstice": " The strawberry moon hanging heavy and low, its edges as sharp as a papercut. " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Luxuriate in the grotesqueries of the natural & fabricated world with today's Issue 03 spotlight: "The Solstice" by @eleanorball.bsky.social

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We could be spotlighting your work sometime soon!

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from Peter Mladinic's "The Two Dollar Bill": " Two dollar bills are little miracles, so are can openers, screwdrivers, and this " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Celebrate the small & oft-overlooked with today's Issue 03 spotlight: "The Two Dollar Bill" by Peter Mladinic.

Read it here: bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-03.html

Essayists & multi-disciplinary hybrid creatures, we need you especially 🐑💕

Having said that, we are open for issue 04 submissions! & If you have questions our guidelines do not address, our inbox is open. 🐑💕

Hello all. We've tried to cultivate an ethos of online correspondence that encourages patience, kindness, & receptivity, but will be responding to all future inquiries that are clearly answered in our submission guidelines with a link to those guidelines. Thank you for understanding.

Consider sending us work this weekend?
👉👈 Only if you want to 🐑

So proud of this poem and publication 🩶

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A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, a quote from Lydia Rae Bush's "Wind Sang": " I didn't know if you had ever tasted grass so sweet, but I bet the wind sang at the touch of your wings " Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Let @lrbpoetry.bsky.social 's "Wind Sang" shower you in warmth as today's Issue 03 spotlight.

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Close up on a portion of a collage. A long-haired figure in a billowing coat strides boldly away from the viewer, across a grid of large squares smattered with paper diamonds & clipped phrases. The only complete phrase visible on screen is PLAYTIME FOREVER.

A soapdish sits under a canopy of fabric roses, the dish carved with the small figurine of an angel in a frock gazing down at the lamb nestled at her feet. Above their heads, the text reads: Details from "A Spark, A Hope and a Dream" by Julia Lee on next slide Read the issue BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Experience the urgency of joy with Julia Lee's collage "A Spark, A Hope, and a Dream" in today's Issue 03 spotlight.

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New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution” “The president remained steadfast in his novel interpretation of constitutional law.” “Faced with the choice between clinging to the letter of the ...

“The president’s solutions-focused approach to legal roadblocks necessitated thinking outside the constitutional box.”