David Milley

Here's how the folding works: www.origamipoems.com/who-we-are/f...

When you print it out, you'll need to get the settings precisely right. The final result, though, is perfect. I am chuffed!

The cover of a micro-chapbook entitled "Figurines Pulled from Boxes of Tea" by David Milley. A photograph of seven small figurines takes up the center of the image: two gray geese, a white ram, a red crab, a brown raccoon, a green turtle, and, in back a model of the Taj Mahal in yellow. The figurines appear against a blue cloth backdrop and the grouping is reflected below the photograph.

This morning the Origami Poems Project published my little set of poems about Wade Whimsies. It's a "microchap," which means, when it's folded, it forms a tiny booklet. You can download it for free here:
www.origamipoems.com/poets/recent...

#poem #poetry #writing #WadeWhimsies #Tea #RedRose #lgbtq

@viridinelit.bsky.social featured my ghazal from their July issue on their IG posting today! Nifty!
www.instagram.com/p/DQPPewxjJW...

An owl with one eye closed stares intently at the cameral. It's yellow, open eye provides the only color in an otherwise grayscale photograph. Above the owl's head appear the words "Ink & Ember Magazine."

Ink and Ember Magazine's Fall issue is now freely available online (and for hard-copy purchase) at www.inkandember.org

This issue includes three of my poems: "Basket," "The Jersey Devil," and "The Queer Outreach Concert."

#poem #poetry #writing #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #lgbtq #inkandember

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Troublemaker Firestarter Virtual Reading #3 · Zoom · Luma Dana DeFranco Axel B. Kolcow Merlin June Mack David Milley Emily Rita Roche will be reading poetry/short stories!

I'm one of the featured poets at the troublemakerfire.bsky.social virtual reading this Saturday evening at 7:00 pm EST. There's an open reading, too. Come on by!
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It’s always so obvious that Pam Bondi would rather be yelling at a waiter than doing whatever she’s doing

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Last Syllable has nominated my poem "Names" for inclusion this year’s Best of the Net Anthology. The odds are long, I know, but I'm honored that this piece resonated with the editors enough for them to recommend it!
lastsyllablelit.com/names

#poem #poetry #writing #lgbtq #hiv #washington

Poetry - Merion West A collection of original poems.

Today, my poem "The Morning News" appeared on-site at Merion West. I'm super-proud of this poem. It's about trying to hang onto what's important in hard times:
www.merionwest.com/tag/poetry
(It's a paywalled site, but they offer an option if that's an issue.)

#poem #poetry #writing #lgbtq

A white hard right winger murdered a white hard right winger and the hard right says “the transgender black communists must answer for this”

Stop by for the thirst trap — follow for the content!

Larry Merlo gives $1,000 to Joe Biden in 2020

Kirk Perry gives $1,000 to Joe Biden in 2020

Both the current chairman and the CEO of Kenvue, the company that owns Tylenol, each gave $1,000 to Joe Biden in 2020. Neither contributed anything to Donald Trump.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

4 strip comic. first frame, we see Horst Wessel and two other storm troopers carrying a large nazi flag. text reads : Horst Wessel was a young storm trooper recognized as a skilled public speaker by the nazi party. he also wrote the song that became the partys anthem and german co-national anthem until 1945. second frame, we see a portrait of Horst. text reads : in 1930, his landlady hired two men who happened to be communists to evict him over unpaid rent and alleged proxenetism. He died in the fight. thrid frame, we see Goebbels speaking in front of a large crowd. text reads : Goebbels, the nazi chief propagandist, had been looking for someone to turn into a christian martyr for the party and drum up enrollment. he turned wessel's funeral into a major propaganda event full of speeches antagonizing leftists. fourth frame, we see the State Farm Stadium with a large banner advertizing Charlie Kirk's funeral. text reads : thinking about him today for no particular reason.

No particular reason

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk’s record.

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People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.

But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

It'd be nice if there was a moment of reflection from the many cis people who just witnessed the WSJ attempt to initiate a pogrom against trans Americans at the behest of a fascist influencer.

But I won't hold my breath.

Hey @msnbc.com, you owe @matthewjdowd.bsky.social his job back, plus a huge apology.

honestly if this is really a watershed moment, or fork in the road, or moment of anagnorisis for the country, the thing that I think has actually been not so much revealed as *resolved* is the extent to which legacy media is incapable of and uninterested in serving public interest in this moment

Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate

Nearly 48 hours of relentless anti-trans propaganda and news reports over the murder of Charlie Kirk, and all of that for not a single shred of evidence that trans people or trans rights had anything to do with it.