Closing tonight (Sunday!!!)

We extended our deadline for the bad apple WORLD TOUR! Now closes Sunday May 11 at midnight in your local timezone.

Ella Sage unpicks her own mind and the anxiety that has lurked in the corners of her psyche my whole life; she is in love with the art of freezing.

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We are almost there! Only a few hundred dollars to our goal with a week to go. If you’re able to throw even a few dollars to our Boosted it will be deeply appreciated!

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In this response through personal essay, Nuanzhi Zheng stretches her thoughts on Xin Ji’s ‘Body Story’ to consider queerness, Chinese identity, family and whether the body truly keeps the score.

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Last week, Rebecca Mary Gwendolon had a raucous time at ‘Antonio!’—a musical that perhaps was made specifically for them.

“It is a complex game they’re playing and this team didn’t once drop the ball.”

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Kia ora e hoa mā, we are still raising funds to publish three Māori books with Āporo Press if you have capacity to donate!

Only 30% to go!

Here’s a new poem from Nicola Andrew’s forthcoming collection that will be supported by your pūtea.

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Hannah Jamieson had the rare opportunity to sit down and learn about the art of reviewing from Sam Brooks. Here, she notes some takeaways.

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It’s happy 20th of the month to independent contractors day! Since you’re probably super flush right now (haha) why not throw a few dollars toward indie Māori publishing (pleaseeee)

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Holly Rowsell laments on the curvature of citrus fruits, the taste of coconut water and the smell of an old friend’s letters in this new poem ‘you’ve crept into everything!’.

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Pretty exciting and bonkers news today that ‘The Cyborg Manifucksto’ by @understatesmen.bsky.social that we published last year is a finalist in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best Production/Publication.

It’s NSFW but you can read it here: badapple.gay/2024/10/25/t...

... okay here it is, the essay I wrote about wanting to fuck a mech is up for a major award

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the essay itself, obviously not work safe, may be found here:

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bad apple World Tour! Accepting submissions from international queer artists and writers for publication in June 2025.

Deadline is April 30 2025. For details on how to submit head to badapple.gay/world-tour/

Pack your bags cos bad apple's circling the globe! We're ready for our very first experience abroad and inviting all our international besties to come on the bad apple WORLD TOUR.