beestung
@beestung.bsky.social
a quarterly mag of non-binary & genderqueer & two-spirit writers that’s sweet & stings | imprint of
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sundress publications | eic sarahclark.bsky.social
http://www.beestungmag.com
https://beestungmag.com/newsletter
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@beestung.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Being here for the duration & doing the dishes. Altar rails & touching up mullets. Disastrous atrophy & boba tea. Setting our fields ablaze.
beestung #25 is here!
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beestung #25 is here!
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"I was all mare, fawn, & galloped stallion
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
Two Poems by Michal ‘MJ’ Jones – beestung
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January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
"I was all mare, fawn, & galloped stallion
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
"I was all mare, fawn, & galloped stallion
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
Two Poems by Michal ‘MJ’ Jones – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
"I was all mare, fawn, & galloped stallion
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
setting our fields ablaze, wild with want"
—Michal ‘MJ’ Jones
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
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Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length prose manuscripts in all genres. All authors are welcome to submit manuscripts during our reading period! Submissions are free for writers of color and those who purchase a book! www.sundresspublications.com/submit#prose
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length prose manuscripts in all genres. All authors are welcome to submit manuscripts during our reading period! Submissions are free for writers of color and those who purchase a book! www.sundresspublications.com/submit#prose
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bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
Alt: two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
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January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
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MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
MnNEAT | Rapid ICE‑Related Safety & Community Care Resources
MnNEAT stands with our community and against ICE. This rapid‑response effort for community care provides downloadable disability access resources to support individuals during the current emergency…
mnneat.wixstudio.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
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"like i said it didn’t really matter that we still hadn’t even had sex, so we undressed each other for the first time and we let the water run over us, hot and stinging our brownskin red"
—n.l. rivera
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—n.l. rivera
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One Poem by n.l. rivera – beestung
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October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"like i said it didn’t really matter that we still hadn’t even had sex, so we undressed each other for the first time and we let the water run over us, hot and stinging our brownskin red"
—n.l. rivera
beestungmag.com/issue16/one-...
—n.l. rivera
beestungmag.com/issue16/one-...
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"i don’t want a pushcart or hugo or nebula. i don’t want a nobel or pulitzer, to write a national book. i want to be free. i want you to be free."
—Erica Rivera
beestungmag.com/issue19/one-...
—Erica Rivera
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One CNF Prose Poem by Erica Rivera – beestung
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October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"i don’t want a pushcart or hugo or nebula. i don’t want a nobel or pulitzer, to write a national book. i want to be free. i want you to be free."
—Erica Rivera
beestungmag.com/issue19/one-...
—Erica Rivera
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"Not queer like a rainbow slapped onto a Wells Fargo debit card, gay as in let's hurl a Molotov cocktail thru the window of the bank at nightfall and kiss while we watch the glass shatter like a supernova."
—Ally Ang
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—Ally Ang
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Two Poems by Ally Ang – beestung
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October 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Not queer like a rainbow slapped onto a Wells Fargo debit card, gay as in let's hurl a Molotov cocktail thru the window of the bank at nightfall and kiss while we watch the glass shatter like a supernova."
—Ally Ang
beestungmag.com/issue21/two-...
—Ally Ang
beestungmag.com/issue21/two-...
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I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
Send a Love Note — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
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Giving a boost to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social who were on the front lines during the George Floyd protests & are doing the same now. They're closed to shopping today, but are in the store to hand out whistles, stickers, etc. & provide bathroom access.
moonpalacebooks.com
moonpalacebooks.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Giving a boost to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social who were on the front lines during the George Floyd protests & are doing the same now. They're closed to shopping today, but are in the store to hand out whistles, stickers, etc. & provide bathroom access.
moonpalacebooks.com
moonpalacebooks.com
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Going to throw a few more out here to add to Twin Cities Bookstores: Black Garnet is a newer bookstore in St Paul that specializes in BIPOC literature and has done a lot already to build a community space and there's also Louise Erdrich's Birchbark Books in Minneapolis
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Going to throw a few more out here to add to Twin Cities Bookstores: Black Garnet is a newer bookstore in St Paul that specializes in BIPOC literature and has done a lot already to build a community space and there's also Louise Erdrich's Birchbark Books in Minneapolis
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Please support this magazine of trans photography.
The work in here (and the first edition which you can get online) is lovely. Easel is made by a very small handful of people, and is incredibly well done. It’s printed BEAUTIFULLY.
Tell your friends about it. ◡̈
The work in here (and the first edition which you can get online) is lovely. Easel is made by a very small handful of people, and is incredibly well done. It’s printed BEAUTIFULLY.
Tell your friends about it. ◡̈
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Please support this magazine of trans photography.
The work in here (and the first edition which you can get online) is lovely. Easel is made by a very small handful of people, and is incredibly well done. It’s printed BEAUTIFULLY.
Tell your friends about it. ◡̈
The work in here (and the first edition which you can get online) is lovely. Easel is made by a very small handful of people, and is incredibly well done. It’s printed BEAUTIFULLY.
Tell your friends about it. ◡̈
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It feels amazing to finally see my first book in print. It was a long journey and I am so grateful for all the support I received along the way. ❤️ Thank you @dukepress.bsky.social for making this possible!
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
It feels amazing to finally see my first book in print. It was a long journey and I am so grateful for all the support I received along the way. ❤️ Thank you @dukepress.bsky.social for making this possible!
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"it is nothing new. ‘slut’ one closed circuit
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
One Poem by Lyrik Courtney – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"it is nothing new. ‘slut’ one closed circuit
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
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Applications are due on 2/1 for Summer 2026 residencies! This summer we have fellowships for writers of color and trans writers through the Smokelong Quarterly fellowship! Scholarships are also available! www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Applications are due on 2/1 for Summer 2026 residencies! This summer we have fellowships for writers of color and trans writers through the Smokelong Quarterly fellowship! Scholarships are also available! www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
Alt: two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
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Dear one, don’t fret for me, I’m not afraid— / when steel-edge parts my skin, bares pearl-arched ribs
"I’ve sliced out half my flesh for your design—
one lung, kidney, clenched fist a spattered song.
My left hand shakes; my white coat’s soaked carmine
to carve a place your body can belong."
—P.H. Low
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one lung, kidney, clenched fist a spattered song.
My left hand shakes; my white coat’s soaked carmine
to carve a place your body can belong."
—P.H. Low
beestungmag.com/issue18/thre...
Three Poems by P.H. Low – beestung
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January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Dear one, don’t fret for me, I’m not afraid— / when steel-edge parts my skin, bares pearl-arched ribs
"it is nothing new. ‘slut’ one closed circuit
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
One Poem by Lyrik Courtney – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"it is nothing new. ‘slut’ one closed circuit
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
short of rupture, rapture, derivative of
immolation explicit. i am functionally a keyhole"
Read "Schematic." by Lyrik Courtney in beestung
beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...
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Did you see what’s available? 👀
T4T by Evelyn Berry is here—an electric, tender exploration of queer and trans life right now.
Get your copy: www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/t4...
T4T by Evelyn Berry is here—an electric, tender exploration of queer and trans life right now.
Get your copy: www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/t4...
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Did you see what’s available? 👀
T4T by Evelyn Berry is here—an electric, tender exploration of queer and trans life right now.
Get your copy: www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/t4...
T4T by Evelyn Berry is here—an electric, tender exploration of queer and trans life right now.
Get your copy: www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/t4...
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Pre-orders are now available for Jaye Nasir's award-winning broadside, "Palestine is a Place." All proceeds from this year's broadside will go to support our fellowship for Palestinian diaspora writers! sundress-publications.square.site/product/-pal...
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Pre-orders are now available for Jaye Nasir's award-winning broadside, "Palestine is a Place." All proceeds from this year's broadside will go to support our fellowship for Palestinian diaspora writers! sundress-publications.square.site/product/-pal...
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“They made me and dissected me and sold me for ¥68 a ticket to college girls who all come with best friends and cups of boba tea.”
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
Two Poems by Yufan Lu – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“They made me and dissected me and sold me for ¥68 a ticket to college girls who all come with best friends and cups of boba tea.”
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
“They made me and dissected me and sold me for ¥68 a ticket to college girls who all come with best friends and cups of boba tea.”
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
Two Poems by Yufan Lu – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“They made me and dissected me and sold me for ¥68 a ticket to college girls who all come with best friends and cups of boba tea.”
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
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particularly interested in hearing from more transfemme poets and writers!
beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
particularly interested in hearing from more transfemme poets and writers!
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"And eventually the star, the two
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
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disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
Two Poems by Joanna Valente – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
"And eventually the star, the two
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
"And eventually the star, the two
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
Two Poems by Joanna Valente – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
"And eventually the star, the two
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...
disembodied stars, find each other"
—Joanna Valente
beestungmag.com/issue01/two-...