Emma Bolden
@emmabolden.bsky.social
Just trying to put words together. God Elegy forthcoming from BOA Editions 2028. The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis (Soft Skull 22), House Is an Enigma (Bull City Press), medi(t)ations (Noctuary Press, 16).
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This is Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This is Alex Pretti.
the ring doorbell is a device designed to collect the most unflattering videos possible of you going to get the mail
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the ring doorbell is a device designed to collect the most unflattering videos possible of you going to get the mail
a while back @toddedillard.bsky.social and @toddpetersen.bsky.social suggested i write a poem from one of my posts. the todds are two of my favorite people, so i did, and @baltimorereview.bsky.social was kind enough to take it. plz check out the issue: baltimorereview.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
a while back @toddedillard.bsky.social and @toddpetersen.bsky.social suggested i write a poem from one of my posts. the todds are two of my favorite people, so i did, and @baltimorereview.bsky.social was kind enough to take it. plz check out the issue: baltimorereview.org
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I challenge you to find a term more confusing than biweekly.
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I challenge you to find a term more confusing than biweekly.
so much of adulthood is just hating the updates on your phone
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
so much of adulthood is just hating the updates on your phone
“it’s kind of about the horrors of colonialism. and the importance of labor unions. and accepting your own mortality. but also cute animals.” — me, describing a nintendo game to someone
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
“it’s kind of about the horrors of colonialism. and the importance of labor unions. and accepting your own mortality. but also cute animals.” — me, describing a nintendo game to someone
we really should’ve invented self-cleaning bodies by now
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
we really should’ve invented self-cleaning bodies by now
extremely important to schedule in time for laying down multiple times a day
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
extremely important to schedule in time for laying down multiple times a day
i have had four cats in my life and none of them have adequately appreciated the effort i put into composing songs about them
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
i have had four cats in my life and none of them have adequately appreciated the effort i put into composing songs about them
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hey babe wanna get stuck in a pool with no ladder in the sims together? 👉👈
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
hey babe wanna get stuck in a pool with no ladder in the sims together? 👉👈
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From Alf Hog to A Tickertape of the Latest Miseries in Under Three Years: The Bluesky Story
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
From Alf Hog to A Tickertape of the Latest Miseries in Under Three Years: The Bluesky Story
when you order a vegetable plate in the south you are essentially ordering a small dish of ham
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
when you order a vegetable plate in the south you are essentially ordering a small dish of ham
every time i get a news alert i automatically go into the psychological/emotional equivalent of the position they make grade school kids get in during tornado warnings
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
every time i get a news alert i automatically go into the psychological/emotional equivalent of the position they make grade school kids get in during tornado warnings
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New Issue of Split Lip Magazine! Thanks so much for reading and sharing! Maybe start with the powerful poem by Joan Kwon Glass. But please don't miss a single piece here. They are all really unique and immersive. Congratulations to our contributors on this stunning work!
A new year brings us new work to admire 💫 Help us welcome our JANUARY ISSUE: buff.ly/xnuvf6J
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
New Issue of Split Lip Magazine! Thanks so much for reading and sharing! Maybe start with the powerful poem by Joan Kwon Glass. But please don't miss a single piece here. They are all really unique and immersive. Congratulations to our contributors on this stunning work!
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
don't ask about the specifics but january is a warp zone
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
don't ask about the specifics but january is a warp zone
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The Smithsonian’s recent decision to swap Trump’s portrait and scrub any mention of his two impeachments and the January 6 Capitol riot is more than a curatorial choice it’s a warning sign for history itself. Museums are meant to preserve truth, not sanitize it to suit political tastes.
Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments
National Portrait Gallery removes text on new portrait of Trump standing in Oval Office with a scowl and fists on desk
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Smithsonian’s recent decision to swap Trump’s portrait and scrub any mention of his two impeachments and the January 6 Capitol riot is more than a curatorial choice it’s a warning sign for history itself. Museums are meant to preserve truth, not sanitize it to suit political tastes.
80% of owning a cat is trying to figure out where your cat is
January 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
80% of owning a cat is trying to figure out where your cat is
we need an ice cream man but for books
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
we need an ice cream man but for books
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Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up
managed to capture the exact moment my cat realized the christmas tree was going away
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
managed to capture the exact moment my cat realized the christmas tree was going away
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
just saw an ad with an ai kelly clarkson and it was like having a full vision of the apocalypse
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
just saw an ad with an ai kelly clarkson and it was like having a full vision of the apocalypse
Just very honored to say that a paragraph from my essay "Admit the Gravity," which appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of @riverteeth.bsky.social, is featured as the paragraph of the week on The Humble Essayist. Thank you so much, @humbleessayist.bsky.social!
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January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Just very honored to say that a paragraph from my essay "Admit the Gravity," which appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of @riverteeth.bsky.social, is featured as the paragraph of the week on The Humble Essayist. Thank you so much, @humbleessayist.bsky.social!
www.the-humble-essayist.com
www.the-humble-essayist.com