Maya Williams
@emmdubb16.bsky.social
(Ey/They/She) // Poet & Prose Writer in Maine // Judas & Suicide // Refused a Second Date // What’s So Wrong with a Pity Party Anyway? // Feminine Morbidity
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any lit mags out there looking for longer creature feature fiction, like 5,000 words and up?
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
any lit mags out there looking for longer creature feature fiction, like 5,000 words and up?
As a religious person, THIS is what I mean when I say I am “Blessed and Highly Favored.” 🙌🏼
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
As a religious person, THIS is what I mean when I say I am “Blessed and Highly Favored.” 🙌🏼
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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my POETRY COLLECTION that ENGAGES WITH MITSKI'S MUSIC / MY RELATIONSHIP TO HER ARTISTRY / WHAT IT MEANS 2 B OBSESSED is releasing THE SAME WEEK AS MITSKI'S NEW ALBUM you can PRE-ORDER IT and ENJOY THEM TOGETHER !!!!!! hostpublications.com/products/the...
The Hungering Years by Summer Farah
Utterly magnetic, Summer Farah’s debut poetry collection The Hungering Years is a rush of breathless song, voicing confessions so often left unsung amidst personal and collective crisis. “I am afraid ...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
my POETRY COLLECTION that ENGAGES WITH MITSKI'S MUSIC / MY RELATIONSHIP TO HER ARTISTRY / WHAT IT MEANS 2 B OBSESSED is releasing THE SAME WEEK AS MITSKI'S NEW ALBUM you can PRE-ORDER IT and ENJOY THEM TOGETHER !!!!!! hostpublications.com/products/the...
There are still days I forget momentarily I can’t text or call my Granny anymore.
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
There are still days I forget momentarily I can’t text or call my Granny anymore.
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After the second day of classes, I've stayed up to 2 a.m. writing a new poem 🙃
a woman laying on a bed with the words and we 're back on the bottom
ALT: a woman laying on a bed with the words and we 're back on the bottom
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January 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
After the second day of classes, I've stayed up to 2 a.m. writing a new poem 🙃
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just finished reading my 10th book of 2026 🤭 no wonder I was voted “best reader” by my third grade class
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
just finished reading my 10th book of 2026 🤭 no wonder I was voted “best reader” by my third grade class
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Me and mom at my stepdad’s funeral on Wednesday. I’ll have more to say about it soon, but for now I’m just very grateful for all the love and support my family has received in recent weeks ❤️
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Me and mom at my stepdad’s funeral on Wednesday. I’ll have more to say about it soon, but for now I’m just very grateful for all the love and support my family has received in recent weeks ❤️
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Chicago stands with Minneapolis
January 9, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Chicago stands with Minneapolis
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“...no matter how many external systems try to erase this community, it is not disappearing anytime soon.”
From “Gaar Adams’ Guest Privileges Deconstructs ‘Isn’t it Harder There?’ for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf,” a new original essay by @emmdubb16.bsky.social.
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From “Gaar Adams’ Guest Privileges Deconstructs ‘Isn’t it Harder There?’ for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf,” a new original essay by @emmdubb16.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/malIu1w
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“...no matter how many external systems try to erase this community, it is not disappearing anytime soon.”
From “Gaar Adams’ Guest Privileges Deconstructs ‘Isn’t it Harder There?’ for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf,” a new original essay by @emmdubb16.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/malIu1w
From “Gaar Adams’ Guest Privileges Deconstructs ‘Isn’t it Harder There?’ for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf,” a new original essay by @emmdubb16.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/malIu1w
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poetry rocks and going to poetry readings is the best
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
poetry rocks and going to poetry readings is the best
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there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
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Thanks to @emmdubb16.bsky.social for the truly superb insight this review offers — we are fortunate @therumpus.net to get writers at this level of perspicacity
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Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Gaar Adams’ “ Guest Privileges Deconstructs” “Isn’t it Harder There?” for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf - The Rumpus
To witness the bureaucracy and legalities that don’t stop queer and trans people from simply existing is a witnessing worth entering into.
therumpus.net
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Thanks to @emmdubb16.bsky.social for the truly superb insight this review offers — we are fortunate @therumpus.net to get writers at this level of perspicacity
therumpus.net/2026/01/07/g...
Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Gaar Adams’ “ Guest Privileges Deconstructs” “Isn’t it Harder There?” for LGBTQ+ People in the Gulf - The Rumpus
To witness the bureaucracy and legalities that don’t stop queer and trans people from simply existing is a witnessing worth entering into.
therumpus.net
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
therumpus.net/2026/01/07/g...
Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Thank you @therumpus.net (especially @jbrookewrites.bsky.social ) for letting me write this one! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
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"Imma bad bitch. With my grip
on everything considered culture. & every strength
passed through generations of red pumps. So live, baby."
—KB
beestungmag.com/issue14/one-...
on everything considered culture. & every strength
passed through generations of red pumps. So live, baby."
—KB
beestungmag.com/issue14/one-...
One Poem by KB – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"Imma bad bitch. With my grip
on everything considered culture. & every strength
passed through generations of red pumps. So live, baby."
—KB
beestungmag.com/issue14/one-...
on everything considered culture. & every strength
passed through generations of red pumps. So live, baby."
—KB
beestungmag.com/issue14/one-...
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Please tell me about your attractive, durable travel bags. Duffels, carry-ons, etc. I'm most concerned about optimizing space and longevity of use.
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Please tell me about your attractive, durable travel bags. Duffels, carry-ons, etc. I'm most concerned about optimizing space and longevity of use.
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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First book of the new year <3
January 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
First book of the new year <3
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I’m in the mood to be widely adored if anyone would like to indulge me
January 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I’m in the mood to be widely adored if anyone would like to indulge me
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Issue no. 7 is available now. Start the new year off right by supporting trans* poets and a trans*-centered small press. Please share!
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January 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Issue no. 7 is available now. Start the new year off right by supporting trans* poets and a trans*-centered small press. Please share!
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Thank you @newwordspress.bsky.social for including my poem in your seventh issue! Congrats on seven issues and the more that are to come! 🩵💙🩵💙
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Thank you @newwordspress.bsky.social for including my poem in your seventh issue! Congrats on seven issues and the more that are to come! 🩵💙🩵💙
Most underutilized actress in Wicked! C’mon people!!
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Most underutilized actress in Wicked! C’mon people!!
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📚 SHP Top 5 | Dec 2025 📚
1️⃣ Repeat As Needed — Dustin Brookshire
2️⃣ Mother of Other Kingdoms — Kai Coggin
3️⃣ Braving the Body — Callihan, Bao & Franklin
4️⃣ What’s Left Is Tender — Travis Chi Wing Lau
5️⃣ Love Most Of You Too — Dustin Brookshire
1️⃣ Repeat As Needed — Dustin Brookshire
2️⃣ Mother of Other Kingdoms — Kai Coggin
3️⃣ Braving the Body — Callihan, Bao & Franklin
4️⃣ What’s Left Is Tender — Travis Chi Wing Lau
5️⃣ Love Most Of You Too — Dustin Brookshire
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
📚 SHP Top 5 | Dec 2025 📚
1️⃣ Repeat As Needed — Dustin Brookshire
2️⃣ Mother of Other Kingdoms — Kai Coggin
3️⃣ Braving the Body — Callihan, Bao & Franklin
4️⃣ What’s Left Is Tender — Travis Chi Wing Lau
5️⃣ Love Most Of You Too — Dustin Brookshire
1️⃣ Repeat As Needed — Dustin Brookshire
2️⃣ Mother of Other Kingdoms — Kai Coggin
3️⃣ Braving the Body — Callihan, Bao & Franklin
4️⃣ What’s Left Is Tender — Travis Chi Wing Lau
5️⃣ Love Most Of You Too — Dustin Brookshire
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Join author Natasha Tynes on Thurs, 2/12 at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a memoir writing workshop! Learn to shape your story, find your narrative spine, structure memories into chapters, and overcome self-doubt to finish your memoir.
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🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/how...
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Join author Natasha Tynes on Thurs, 2/12 at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a memoir writing workshop! Learn to shape your story, find your narrative spine, structure memories into chapters, and overcome self-doubt to finish your memoir.
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/how...
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/how...