The Bulb Region

Baby Albatross by Kevin Maloney My wife wanted to see Barbie but didn’t think she could do it sober, so we gobbled up some psychedelic mushrooms during the opening credits. The movie was about a famous doll named Barbie and her boyf...

We return with two great pieces this Saturday, but before then, stop what you are doing and give The Bulb Region writer Kevin Maloney’s (@kevinmaloney.net) banger in HAD (@havehashad.com) a read!

www.havehashad.com/hadposts/bab...

Time Temperament Questionnaire, by Claire Polders — The Bulb Region Time Temperament Questionnaire — Claire Polders IN WHAT DIMENSION DO YOU spend most of your waking...

Check out Claire Polder’s (@clairepolders.bsky.social) mind- and time-bending amazing hybrid piece, “Time Temperament Questionnaire.”

“Imagine that for each anticipation, you’d have to sacrifice a memory.”

Out today in The Bulb Region.

bulbregion.com/Time-Tempera...

The Brokenhearted Whalemen's Club, by Kevin Maloney — The Bulb Region The Brokenhearted Whalemen’s Club — Kevin Maloney I WENT TO TACOMA TO VISIT  my...

Word on the street has it one other particular The Bulb Region writer might (or might not) be making a cameo in Kevin Maloney’s (@kevinmaloney.net) hearty and brainy story “The Brokenhearted Whalemen’s Club.” 👀

Out today in The Bulb Region.

bulbregion.com/The-Brokenhe...

NOBODY'S DAUGHTER by Ryan-Ashley Anderson I was almost five years old, it was Christmas day, and I knew something was wrong because I’d gotten everything I’d asked for: a blue and white-checked gingham romper with buttons up the front; black,...

We return with two new pieces tomorrow, but before then, do yourselves a favor and make sure to read this amazing memoir piece in @xraylitmag.bsky.social by The Bulb Region writer Ryan-Ashley Anderson (@femmeintheory.bsky.social).

xraylitmag.com/nobodys-daug...

I’ve been reading and rereading and revisiting this piece on so many occasions since I read it the first time. Don’t miss it if you can.

Booby Traps, by Ryan-Ashley Anderson — The Bulb Region Booby Traps — Ryan-Ashley Anderson THE FIRST TIME I KISS A GIRL, I’m nine years...

“We spend the evening watching VH1 Pop-Up Videos and reading bible verses before turning on Ghost…”

Check out this amazing piece by my wildly talented wife @femmeintheory.bsky.social on the incredible new journal @bulbregion.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

bulbregion.com/Booby-Traps-...

Thank you, Chris ❤️ Glad to hear you like it!

We love Drevlow and are very lucky to be publishing his brilliant writing soon!

YOOOO! 😭❤️😭

Any guesses? 👀

Booby Traps, by Ryan-Ashley Anderson — The Bulb Region Booby Traps — Ryan-Ashley Anderson THE FIRST TIME I KISS A GIRL, I’m nine years...

finally having a quiet moment to dig into @bulbregion.bsky.social... and there's two new stories!

started with this @femmeintheory.bsky.social stunner. so good!

"If we don’t have a name for it, we can’t be punished, right?

Can you be punished for breaking a rule you didn’t know?"

Three Smallies, by Zac Smith — The Bulb Region Three Smallies — Zac Smith Tom the Boy When I was young there were the Pottyboys....

The second piece of the day comes from the one and only Zac Smith (@zacsmithtweeto.bsky.social). “Three Smallies” is funny, brilliant, and… delightfully weird:

bulbregion.com/Three-Smalli...

Booby Traps, by Ryan-Ashley Anderson — The Bulb Region Booby Traps — Ryan-Ashley Anderson THE FIRST TIME I KISS A GIRL, I’m nine years...

Our new iteration goes live today with Ryan-Ashley Anderson’s (@femmeintheory.bsky.social) incredible gut-punch of a story, “Booby Traps.”

It’s honest, it’s brutal — make sure you don’t miss this one:

bulbregion.com/Booby-Traps-...

Birth by Tracy Fuad Born of a sharpness, and set to music.

Our next iteration goes live tomorrow with two amazing pieces but before that, make sure to have a look at The Bulb Region writer Tracy Fuad’s (@tracyfuad.bsky.social) beautiful poem, “Birth,” in The Paris Review:

www.theparisreview.org/poetry/7971/...

Thank you, Carlos! Glad to hear you enjoyed Tracy’s beautiful poem ❤️

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Big Things Small Town, by Aaron Burch — The Bulb Region Big Things Small Town — Aaron Burch THERE’S A TOWN —Casey, Illinois—in the...

If you missed it yesterday, I've got this new story, on the beautiful new journal, @bulbregion.bsky.social.

It's real short. But with big heart! Thanks.

bulbregion.com/Big-Things-S...

Living, by Tracy Fuad — The Bulb Region Living — Tracy Fuad At that time I was still convinced that everything had to be...

We are delighted to publish Tracy Fuad’s (@tracyfuad.bsky.social) extraordinary little poem, “Living.” In just a few words, she manages to build this vast interconnected universe where objects and bodies seamlessly blur together:

bulbregion.com/Living-by-Tr...

‪Oh, Emily 🥹 Means a lot coming from you!‬

A gorgeous new journal by @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social--the design is matched only by the quality of these first four pieces.

Thank you so much, Beth! ❤️

The Funeral, by Benjamin Niespodziany — The Bulb Region The Funeral — Benjamin Niespodziany after Anne-Marie Turza The butchers in old...

"They are all alive and it is a miracle to be alive yet the butchers still weep. Seizing up, sunburned, worried like moons."

@neonpajamas.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/The-Funeral-...

Baby Things, by Cathy Ulrich — The Bulb Region Baby Things — Cathy Ulrich ROBOT BABY WAS MADE in...

"Robot baby glows in the dark. Robot baby has an on/off switch on the small of its back."

"Someone is covering Robot baby with a blanket. Someone is calling for their spouse. Someone is..."

the *have to* of seeing, the if of need

Cathy Ulrich @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Baby-Things-...

Big Things Small Town, by Aaron Burch — The Bulb Region Big Things Small Town — Aaron Burch THERE’S A TOWN —Casey, Illinois—in the...

Aaron’s (@aaronburch.bsky.social) short prose piece, “Big Things Small Town," is a knockout of an opener! And it accomplishes lots of remarkable things in such a modest space. Don’t miss the big-small world of Casey, Illinois—home of the World’s Largest everything:

bulbregion.com/Big-Things-S...

Baby Things, by Cathy Ulrich — The Bulb Region Baby Things — Cathy Ulrich ROBOT BABY WAS MADE in...

Cathy is a writer I’ve been looking up to since forever and I feel incredibly blessed to have her among us at The Bulb Region. Make sure to read her incredible micro, “Baby Things,” which is also a part of our opening roster:

bulbregion.com/Baby-Things-...

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The Funeral, by Benjamin Niespodziany — The Bulb Region The Funeral — Benjamin Niespodziany after Anne-Marie Turza The butchers in old...

Starting to share the opening pieces with Ben Niespodziany’s (@neonpajamas.bsky.social) beautiful prose poem, “The Funeral.”

bulbregion.com/The-Funeral-...

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The Bulb Region opens its doors today with four brilliant writers. We feel privileged to publish their work. Make sure to show them the love they deserve and celebrate your fellow writers.

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@aaronburch.bsky.social
@tracyfuad.bsky.social
@neonpajamas.bsky.social

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THE BULB REGION is now online!

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Make sure to read our four inaugural pieces at:

www.bulbregion.com

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celebrate new beginnings, with our first call for the new year, celebrating the beginning of @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social's new journal, The Bulb Region, dropping tomorrow!