Adam Shaw
@adamshaw502.bsky.social
writer, dad, wannabe hockey player | assistant cnf editor for identity theory | mfa director at concordia st. paul
www.theshawspot.com
www.theshawspot.com
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It's best to go through life assuming friends and family have never read a single thing you've written and never will, any more than you have engaged with what they do for a living
one of our big AWP tips is to not corner acquaintances into telling you whether they've read your book or not: either you're going to hate the answer or they're going to resent being forced to talk about it. Let them bring it up. Or not.
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It's best to go through life assuming friends and family have never read a single thing you've written and never will, any more than you have engaged with what they do for a living
My kid recently told me that she wears this shirt every time she knows her class is going to the library and now I kinda love how worn to hell it is.
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
My kid recently told me that she wears this shirt every time she knows her class is going to the library and now I kinda love how worn to hell it is.
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My debut novel Burn came out this week from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and I'm so happy to welcome her to the world.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html
BURN
BURN Stephanie Austin Order Here (ebook & paperback available) “ BURN is filled with beautiful losers covered in scars of their own making. And yet it also finds hope in the dark places, both...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My debut novel Burn came out this week from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and I'm so happy to welcome her to the world.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html
Having a book that fits in my back pocket is lowkey one of my greatest joys.
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Having a book that fits in my back pocket is lowkey one of my greatest joys.
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“Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?” — @thelincoln.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
Why Literature Needs a Punk Rock Mindset
The Washington Post shutting down its books coverage is a reminder that we have to do it ourselves
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?” — @thelincoln.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
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Little reminder that I have a 63-page, book-length poem made from an erasure of the novelization of Ang Lee's HULK if any amazing press wants to take a chance on this absolute weirdness...
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Little reminder that I have a 63-page, book-length poem made from an erasure of the novelization of Ang Lee's HULK if any amazing press wants to take a chance on this absolute weirdness...
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We've nominated "Baggage" by @mrsfanster.bsky.social for Best Small Fictions 2026. Read it here:
Baggage by Fannie H. Gray - Identity Theory
Pack the pills first.
www.identitytheory.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
We've nominated "Baggage" by @mrsfanster.bsky.social for Best Small Fictions 2026. Read it here:
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Anyone looking for readers for an AWP off-site? I’d love to say hey and hear some stuff and read some stuff if there’s an opportunity!
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Anyone looking for readers for an AWP off-site? I’d love to say hey and hear some stuff and read some stuff if there’s an opportunity!
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Loved the hell out of this one by @badguybirnie.bsky.social! It’s clever and creepy and funny and gritty in all the best ways.
This wasn’t a case of my imagination running wild. Wasn’t a case of brains fried, tripping out on futures past. This was real, goddamnit. Whatever it was.
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Loved the hell out of this one by @badguybirnie.bsky.social! It’s clever and creepy and funny and gritty in all the best ways.
My kid's gotten really into cool ranch Doritos while we've been snowed in, which could be good or bad (probably, definitely bad) but is certainly on brand for what I'm able to accomplish at the moment
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
My kid's gotten really into cool ranch Doritos while we've been snowed in, which could be good or bad (probably, definitely bad) but is certainly on brand for what I'm able to accomplish at the moment
Man oh man what I would give for a boring, plain old snow day without remote work and my kid's virtual instruction (i.e. someone save me 🫠)
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Man oh man what I would give for a boring, plain old snow day without remote work and my kid's virtual instruction (i.e. someone save me 🫠)
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i'm a big @klooky.bsky.social fan. today on @burialmagazine.bsky.social
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January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
i'm a big @klooky.bsky.social fan. today on @burialmagazine.bsky.social
burialmagazine.neocities.org
burialmagazine.neocities.org
Driveway shoveled right before the sun goes down, hell yeah. 🤘
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Driveway shoveled right before the sun goes down, hell yeah. 🤘
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
Goddamn, what a time it was to be alive and young and moody.
20 classic emo albums that turn 25 this year www.brooklynvegan.com/the-year-tha...
The Year That Emo Broke: The 20 Best Emo Albums of 2001
In honor of the 20th anniversary of emo's breakout year, this edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at the 20 best emo albums of 2001.
www.brooklynvegan.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Goddamn, what a time it was to be alive and young and moody.
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I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
“You have melted, little snowflake, and now you are but one drop of water in the turgid, curdled human ocean.”
Sheesh, what a banger of a story. So damn good.
Sheesh, what a banger of a story. So damn good.
read this story by John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social !
it's about a girl who gets trapped in a crowd crush during a big concert. i feel like the claustrophobic writing style matches the story - don't miss this !
xraylitmag.com/how-to-survi...
it's about a girl who gets trapped in a crowd crush during a big concert. i feel like the claustrophobic writing style matches the story - don't miss this !
xraylitmag.com/how-to-survi...
HOW TO SURVIVE A CROWD CRUSH by John Waddy Bullion
First and foremost, don’t panic, baby girl. And please understand that it’s not your fault—you aren’t in this situation because you’re young and dumb, or because your already-questionable decision-mak...
xraylitmag.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“You have melted, little snowflake, and now you are but one drop of water in the turgid, curdled human ocean.”
Sheesh, what a banger of a story. So damn good.
Sheesh, what a banger of a story. So damn good.
My six-year-old asked me tonight if TVs had been invented when my wife and I started dating, a question she will pay for by carrying a 32” CRT TV up and down the stairs like Sisyphus.
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 AM
My six-year-old asked me tonight if TVs had been invented when my wife and I started dating, a question she will pay for by carrying a 32” CRT TV up and down the stairs like Sisyphus.
Ooo, fun!
Creed
Styx
Big Freedia
Iron Maiden
The Walkmen
Creed
Styx
Big Freedia
Iron Maiden
The Walkmen
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
MC Hammer
Neurosis
Kid Rock
Odd Future
Jonas Brothers
Demi Lovato
MC Hammer
Neurosis
Kid Rock
Odd Future
Jonas Brothers
Demi Lovato
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Natalie Merchant
Green Day
Vampire Weekend
Parliament
Jonathan Richman
Natalie Merchant
Green Day
Vampire Weekend
Parliament
Jonathan Richman
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ooo, fun!
Creed
Styx
Big Freedia
Iron Maiden
The Walkmen
Creed
Styx
Big Freedia
Iron Maiden
The Walkmen
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I dunno...sounds like BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is pretty fuckin good. Get yours February 3rd 🚬🔥
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I dunno...sounds like BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is pretty fuckin good. Get yours February 3rd 🚬🔥
Zero regrets. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Zero regrets. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyone looking for readers for an AWP off-site? I’d love to say hey and hear some stuff and read some stuff if there’s an opportunity!
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Anyone looking for readers for an AWP off-site? I’d love to say hey and hear some stuff and read some stuff if there’s an opportunity!
Great mail day! Been looking forward to this one.
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Great mail day! Been looking forward to this one.
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social