Bulb Culture Collective
@bulbculture.bsky.social
SUBMISSIONS REOPENING NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
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Editors: L.M. Cole & Jared Povanda
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Submission Guidelines — Bulb Culture Collective
www.bulbculturecollective.com
💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
The light is on for Richard Klin! 💡
“Candy Colors” is a beautiful short story that, in the author’s own words, chronicles, “the pre-gentrified Park Slope, Brooklyn in the 1990s; the last phase of life on the cheap.”
Check out Richard’s fantastic writing over at the site!
“Candy Colors” is a beautiful short story that, in the author’s own words, chronicles, “the pre-gentrified Park Slope, Brooklyn in the 1990s; the last phase of life on the cheap.”
Check out Richard’s fantastic writing over at the site!
Candy Colors - Richard Klin — Bulb Culture Collective
And so they converse.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The light is on for Richard Klin! 💡
“Candy Colors” is a beautiful short story that, in the author’s own words, chronicles, “the pre-gentrified Park Slope, Brooklyn in the 1990s; the last phase of life on the cheap.”
Check out Richard’s fantastic writing over at the site!
“Candy Colors” is a beautiful short story that, in the author’s own words, chronicles, “the pre-gentrified Park Slope, Brooklyn in the 1990s; the last phase of life on the cheap.”
Check out Richard’s fantastic writing over at the site!
Don’t be left out in the cold! BCC is reopening for previously published work in under two weeks!!
💡 November 24! 💡
💡 November 24! 💡
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Don’t be left out in the cold! BCC is reopening for previously published work in under two weeks!!
💡 November 24! 💡
💡 November 24! 💡
The light is on for Justin Aoba! @justinaoba.bsky.social 💡
“Fountainhead” is an incredible micro that stuns and dazzles with a perfect control of language and pacing.
Check out Justin’s amazing writing over at the site!
“Fountainhead” is an incredible micro that stuns and dazzles with a perfect control of language and pacing.
Check out Justin’s amazing writing over at the site!
Fountainhead - Justin Aoba — Bulb Culture Collective
It was a summer of killings.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The light is on for Justin Aoba! @justinaoba.bsky.social 💡
“Fountainhead” is an incredible micro that stuns and dazzles with a perfect control of language and pacing.
Check out Justin’s amazing writing over at the site!
“Fountainhead” is an incredible micro that stuns and dazzles with a perfect control of language and pacing.
Check out Justin’s amazing writing over at the site!
A reminder of what we announced earlier this week!
We’re opening for submissions again! And soon!
We’re opening for submissions again! And soon!
💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Submission Guidelines — Bulb Culture Collective
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A reminder of what we announced earlier this week!
We’re opening for submissions again! And soon!
We’re opening for submissions again! And soon!
The light is on for D.R. James! 💡
“Percussion” is a gorgeous poem about music and the passage of time, about the act of worrying and the beauty of care.
Check out D.R.’s latest over at the site!
“Percussion” is a gorgeous poem about music and the passage of time, about the act of worrying and the beauty of care.
Check out D.R.’s latest over at the site!
Percussion - D.R. James — Bulb Culture Collective
All summer I shadow your band from the porch
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The light is on for D.R. James! 💡
“Percussion” is a gorgeous poem about music and the passage of time, about the act of worrying and the beauty of care.
Check out D.R.’s latest over at the site!
“Percussion” is a gorgeous poem about music and the passage of time, about the act of worrying and the beauty of care.
Check out D.R.’s latest over at the site!
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Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions of previously published work on November 24th
💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Submission Guidelines — Bulb Culture Collective
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions of previously published work on November 24th
The light is on for Dan Brotzel! @danbrotzel.bsky.social 💡
“In Here” is a wonderfully tense short story about a relationship that blooms quickly only to be consumed by troubling obsession.
Check out Dan’s latest over at the site!
“In Here” is a wonderfully tense short story about a relationship that blooms quickly only to be consumed by troubling obsession.
Check out Dan’s latest over at the site!
In Here - Dan Brotzel — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s toughened glass, and you only break one pane.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The light is on for Dan Brotzel! @danbrotzel.bsky.social 💡
“In Here” is a wonderfully tense short story about a relationship that blooms quickly only to be consumed by troubling obsession.
Check out Dan’s latest over at the site!
“In Here” is a wonderfully tense short story about a relationship that blooms quickly only to be consumed by troubling obsession.
Check out Dan’s latest over at the site!
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Hey,
What mags take previously published pieces?
Going through my website and found a bunch of now defunct magazines and looking to rehome some pieces!
I know @bulbculture.bsky.social does this! Also, Black Shadow Lit does an audio format! I’m trying to think of others. Any ideas?
What mags take previously published pieces?
Going through my website and found a bunch of now defunct magazines and looking to rehome some pieces!
I know @bulbculture.bsky.social does this! Also, Black Shadow Lit does an audio format! I’m trying to think of others. Any ideas?
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ALT: a cartoon of winnie the pooh scratching his head with the word think written on his chest
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November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hey,
What mags take previously published pieces?
Going through my website and found a bunch of now defunct magazines and looking to rehome some pieces!
I know @bulbculture.bsky.social does this! Also, Black Shadow Lit does an audio format! I’m trying to think of others. Any ideas?
What mags take previously published pieces?
Going through my website and found a bunch of now defunct magazines and looking to rehome some pieces!
I know @bulbculture.bsky.social does this! Also, Black Shadow Lit does an audio format! I’m trying to think of others. Any ideas?
💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Submission Guidelines — Bulb Culture Collective
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025!
We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!
🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃
The light is on for Andy Graber!💡
All treats and no tricks, this untitled oil pastel drawing is a stunning explosion of color you can get lost in!
Check out Andy’s amazing art over at the site!
The light is on for Andy Graber!💡
All treats and no tricks, this untitled oil pastel drawing is a stunning explosion of color you can get lost in!
Check out Andy’s amazing art over at the site!
Untitled - Andy Graber — Bulb Culture Collective
“Untitled” oil pastel drawing by Andy Graber
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October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃
The light is on for Andy Graber!💡
All treats and no tricks, this untitled oil pastel drawing is a stunning explosion of color you can get lost in!
Check out Andy’s amazing art over at the site!
The light is on for Andy Graber!💡
All treats and no tricks, this untitled oil pastel drawing is a stunning explosion of color you can get lost in!
Check out Andy’s amazing art over at the site!
The light is on for Sara Collie!💡
“The Tape Measure” is a beautiful piece of lockdown-era nonfiction that perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of distance.
Check out Sara’s soul-stirring writing over at the site!
“The Tape Measure” is a beautiful piece of lockdown-era nonfiction that perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of distance.
Check out Sara’s soul-stirring writing over at the site!
The Tape Measure - Sara Collie — Bulb Culture Collective
I’ve started to measure everything for the very same reason, as if knowing the dimensions of things and the distances between them can somehow stem the chaos that is threatening to undo the world.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The light is on for Sara Collie!💡
“The Tape Measure” is a beautiful piece of lockdown-era nonfiction that perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of distance.
Check out Sara’s soul-stirring writing over at the site!
“The Tape Measure” is a beautiful piece of lockdown-era nonfiction that perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of distance.
Check out Sara’s soul-stirring writing over at the site!
Hey, everyone! A Bulb update for you!
L.M. and I are planning on OPENING SUBMISSIONS in NOVEMBER! No date yet, but as soon as we have one, we'll be shouting it here!
And since we're reading for 2026, we'll be considering previously published work, if still online/accessible, from 2024.
L.M. and I are planning on OPENING SUBMISSIONS in NOVEMBER! No date yet, but as soon as we have one, we'll be shouting it here!
And since we're reading for 2026, we'll be considering previously published work, if still online/accessible, from 2024.
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hey, everyone! A Bulb update for you!
L.M. and I are planning on OPENING SUBMISSIONS in NOVEMBER! No date yet, but as soon as we have one, we'll be shouting it here!
And since we're reading for 2026, we'll be considering previously published work, if still online/accessible, from 2024.
L.M. and I are planning on OPENING SUBMISSIONS in NOVEMBER! No date yet, but as soon as we have one, we'll be shouting it here!
And since we're reading for 2026, we'll be considering previously published work, if still online/accessible, from 2024.
The light is on for Matias F. Travieso-Diaz!💡
“The Lying Cockerel—A Modern Fable” feels like the perfect companion to Orwell’s Animal Farm. The satire is as astute and pointed as a chicken’s beak.
Check out Matias’s amazing writing over at the site!
“The Lying Cockerel—A Modern Fable” feels like the perfect companion to Orwell’s Animal Farm. The satire is as astute and pointed as a chicken’s beak.
Check out Matias’s amazing writing over at the site!
The Lying Cockerel — A Modern Fable - Matias F. Travieso-Diaz — Bulb Culture Collective
You see, chickens are a bit like sharks.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The light is on for Matias F. Travieso-Diaz!💡
“The Lying Cockerel—A Modern Fable” feels like the perfect companion to Orwell’s Animal Farm. The satire is as astute and pointed as a chicken’s beak.
Check out Matias’s amazing writing over at the site!
“The Lying Cockerel—A Modern Fable” feels like the perfect companion to Orwell’s Animal Farm. The satire is as astute and pointed as a chicken’s beak.
Check out Matias’s amazing writing over at the site!
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My story "The Mountain" now lives again on the Bulb Culture Collective. Read about the end of the world! Climb a mountain! Say goodbye to time!
The light is on for Andrew Kozma! @andrewkozma.net💡
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
The Mountain - Andrew Kozma — Bulb Culture Collective
They came to the mountain because that’s where their prophets had told them to go.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My story "The Mountain" now lives again on the Bulb Culture Collective. Read about the end of the world! Climb a mountain! Say goodbye to time!
The light is on for Andrew Kozma! @andrewkozma.net💡
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
The Mountain - Andrew Kozma — Bulb Culture Collective
They came to the mountain because that’s where their prophets had told them to go.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The light is on for Andrew Kozma! @andrewkozma.net💡
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
“The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on.
Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!
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Means a lot to get this one back out into the world - thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for taking it on! Also inordinately pleased they chose 'Perseus with the Head of Medusa' to go with it as there's a rare replica at the fancy gardens near me. You bad bugger, Perseus 🐍
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Means a lot to get this one back out into the world - thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for taking it on! Also inordinately pleased they chose 'Perseus with the Head of Medusa' to go with it as there's a rare replica at the fancy gardens near me. You bad bugger, Perseus 🐍
The light is on for James Lilliefors! @jameslilliefors.bsky.social💡
“The Purpose of Trees” is a gorgeous poem that speaks to the everlasting nature of trees juxtaposed against human ephemerality.
Check out James’s beautiful writing over at the site!
“The Purpose of Trees” is a gorgeous poem that speaks to the everlasting nature of trees juxtaposed against human ephemerality.
Check out James’s beautiful writing over at the site!
The Purpose of Trees - James Lilliefors — Bulb Culture Collective
how the will to survive outlasts the will to destroy.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The light is on for James Lilliefors! @jameslilliefors.bsky.social💡
“The Purpose of Trees” is a gorgeous poem that speaks to the everlasting nature of trees juxtaposed against human ephemerality.
Check out James’s beautiful writing over at the site!
“The Purpose of Trees” is a gorgeous poem that speaks to the everlasting nature of trees juxtaposed against human ephemerality.
Check out James’s beautiful writing over at the site!
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@leighloveday.bsky.social is a super talented guy and it’s always wonderful to see more of his writing work, check it out
The light is on for Leigh Loveday! @leighloveday.bsky.social💡
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
Under Aegis - Leigh Loveday — Bulb Culture Collective
In return, I lacerate their hearts with flint.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@leighloveday.bsky.social is a super talented guy and it’s always wonderful to see more of his writing work, check it out
The light is on for Leigh Loveday! @leighloveday.bsky.social💡
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
Under Aegis - Leigh Loveday — Bulb Culture Collective
In return, I lacerate their hearts with flint.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The light is on for Leigh Loveday! @leighloveday.bsky.social💡
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.
Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!
The light is on for Keiran Elden!💡
“hemianopia” is a visually stunning poem that flows through language and thought with aplomb.
Check out Keiran’s wonderful writing over at the site!
“hemianopia” is a visually stunning poem that flows through language and thought with aplomb.
Check out Keiran’s wonderful writing over at the site!
hemianopia - Keiran Elden — Bulb Culture Collective
i didn’t look in mirrors.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The light is on for Keiran Elden!💡
“hemianopia” is a visually stunning poem that flows through language and thought with aplomb.
Check out Keiran’s wonderful writing over at the site!
“hemianopia” is a visually stunning poem that flows through language and thought with aplomb.
Check out Keiran’s wonderful writing over at the site!
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"These calls were a disruption, an upheaval, a re-placing of herself onto the plane of shared existence."
🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR
🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR
October 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"These calls were a disruption, an upheaval, a re-placing of herself onto the plane of shared existence."
🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR
🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR
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"...once I am there, she will let me in."
Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social
Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social
This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing.
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
What’s Your Poison? - Patricia Q. Bidar — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s Halloween and California is on fire.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"...once I am there, she will let me in."
Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social
Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social
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This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing.
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
What’s Your Poison? - Patricia Q. Bidar — Bulb Culture Collective
It’s Halloween and California is on fire.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing.
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry.
Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social
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Thank you for getting it back out in the world.
The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
One penny sit-up, two penny hang - Karen Walker — Bulb Culture Collective
Still, he pays a penny. New, like him.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thank you for getting it back out in the world.
The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
One penny sit-up, two penny hang - Karen Walker — Bulb Culture Collective
Still, he pays a penny. New, like him.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!
“One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work.
Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!