Alisha Erin Hillam
@aehillam.bsky.social
Pushcart-nominated writer (she/her), with poems + CNF at ONLY POEMS, Barrelhouse, Lunch Ticket, Consequence Forum, and others. 2025 AIR Literature Västra Götaland Artist in Residence. Historian, Hoosier, & traveler, now based in Europe.
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Alisha Erin Hillam
@aehillam.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Current Issue: December 2025 | One Sentence Poems
www.onesentencepoems.com
new poem out! one sentence poems has so kindly pubbed my piece "Sydney Harbour," and I am delighted to share it with all of you!
www.onesentencepoems.com/december2025
www.onesentencepoems.com/december2025
can't waittttttt!!
We can’t believe Early Bird tickets to our Annual Salon in Madrid have sold out in less than a week! 💃
We’re so moved and excited that so many of you want to take part.
If you’ve joined us before, you know: European Writers Salon is unlike any literary event you’ve been to...
We’re so moved and excited that so many of you want to take part.
If you’ve joined us before, you know: European Writers Salon is unlike any literary event you’ve been to...
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
can't waittttttt!!
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This poem spent a little time behind a paywall, and have just realized that I never shared it now that it's out in the wild! Grateful to Consequence Forum for publishing what was, for me, a profound series of experiences
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
Małopolska Mosaic - Consequence Forum
consequenceforum.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This poem spent a little time behind a paywall, and have just realized that I never shared it now that it's out in the wild! Grateful to Consequence Forum for publishing what was, for me, a profound series of experiences
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
This poem spent a little time behind a paywall, and have just realized that I never shared it now that it's out in the wild! Grateful to Consequence Forum for publishing what was, for me, a profound series of experiences
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
Małopolska Mosaic - Consequence Forum
consequenceforum.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This poem spent a little time behind a paywall, and have just realized that I never shared it now that it's out in the wild! Grateful to Consequence Forum for publishing what was, for me, a profound series of experiences
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
consequenceforum.org/malopolska-m...
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The whole point of that “First they came for the—“ poem is that they get around to everybody.
January 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The whole point of that “First they came for the—“ poem is that they get around to everybody.
look at these helpers.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 AM
look at these helpers.
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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Nice little structural ambiguity for the #linguistics feed
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Nice little structural ambiguity for the #linguistics feed
the live reporting we need in these times
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
the live reporting we need in these times
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in case you stan Pluto and you didn’t click through on my other post you really have to see this.
These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
January 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM
in case you stan Pluto and you didn’t click through on my other post you really have to see this.
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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Nice examples of toddler overgeneralization in English past tense in this banger
January 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Nice examples of toddler overgeneralization in English past tense in this banger
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I Wrote This Poem on Company Time
by @isabellewrites.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
with thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social for introducing me to her work on her substack. #poetry
by @isabellewrites.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
with thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social for introducing me to her work on her substack. #poetry
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I Wrote This Poem on Company Time
by @isabellewrites.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
with thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social for introducing me to her work on her substack. #poetry
by @isabellewrites.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
with thanks to @katierpoet.bsky.social for introducing me to her work on her substack. #poetry
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My laptop every time I ask it to print something on the printer that is two feet away
a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` i don 't know her '' written next to her .
Alt: Mariah Carey smiling, shaking her head, and saying "I don't know her"
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
My laptop every time I ask it to print something on the printer that is two feet away
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"What the people want is very simple--they want an America as good as its promise."
Barbara Jordan, who died on this day in 1996
Barbara Jordan, who died on this day in 1996
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
"What the people want is very simple--they want an America as good as its promise."
Barbara Jordan, who died on this day in 1996
Barbara Jordan, who died on this day in 1996
fascinating thread!
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
fascinating thread!
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It's a busy time for us. Check out our newsletter to find out what's going on, including:
🌟 London workshop and salon with theme of LOVE
🌟 A return to Berlin where we will tour, write, and hear great readings
🌟 SO many online happenings
Join our friendly community!
🌟 London workshop and salon with theme of LOVE
🌟 A return to Berlin where we will tour, write, and hear great readings
🌟 SO many online happenings
Join our friendly community!
ICYMI, our newsletter is out!
With:
• Courses from @grahammort.bsky.social @deborahzafer.bsky.social, @markabowles.bsky.social and more
• Another salon in Berlin
• A Europe-wide birthday bash
• Discount on Supporter subscription for January
Check it out to see if we’re heading to a city near you✨
With:
• Courses from @grahammort.bsky.social @deborahzafer.bsky.social, @markabowles.bsky.social and more
• Another salon in Berlin
• A Europe-wide birthday bash
• Discount on Supporter subscription for January
Check it out to see if we’re heading to a city near you✨
New Year's resolution: meet more writers
Plus a multi-city birthday party across Europe!
europeanwriterssalon.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
It's a busy time for us. Check out our newsletter to find out what's going on, including:
🌟 London workshop and salon with theme of LOVE
🌟 A return to Berlin where we will tour, write, and hear great readings
🌟 SO many online happenings
Join our friendly community!
🌟 London workshop and salon with theme of LOVE
🌟 A return to Berlin where we will tour, write, and hear great readings
🌟 SO many online happenings
Join our friendly community!
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"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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This weekend, our newsletter came out, and you can read it here.
We're going to London and Berlin, and we've got loads of online events too. We'd love to meet you! We'll also be popping up all over Europe on 11 Feb for our 2nd birthday so watch this space 👀
open.substack.com/pub/european...
We're going to London and Berlin, and we've got loads of online events too. We'd love to meet you! We'll also be popping up all over Europe on 11 Feb for our 2nd birthday so watch this space 👀
open.substack.com/pub/european...
New Year's resolution: meet more writers
Plus a multi-city birthday party across Europe!
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This weekend, our newsletter came out, and you can read it here.
We're going to London and Berlin, and we've got loads of online events too. We'd love to meet you! We'll also be popping up all over Europe on 11 Feb for our 2nd birthday so watch this space 👀
open.substack.com/pub/european...
We're going to London and Berlin, and we've got loads of online events too. We'd love to meet you! We'll also be popping up all over Europe on 11 Feb for our 2nd birthday so watch this space 👀
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things
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Just saw the phrase “AI journaling” and, well, allow me to suggest a walk outdoors instead.
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just saw the phrase “AI journaling” and, well, allow me to suggest a walk outdoors instead.
shoutout to the time i accidentally preordered the same book THREE TIMES
Preorders are important because then you forget you preordered and you buy another copy of the book and give the one you get after the one you get surprisingly quickly to your friend.
Preorders help small presses and authors tremendously but that’s not why they’re important on a soul level. Preorders matter because they’re acts of faith. You trust the order will come through, the book will be good, which means something in this low-trust society we’re trapped in.
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
shoutout to the time i accidentally preordered the same book THREE TIMES
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January 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM