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Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
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Claude Cahun, Marcel Moore, Surrealism, Anti-Fascist, Poetry, Essays, Scripts, Prose, Fiction, Art (existotherwise.com) (existotherwise.cc)

Editor Eric Jennings (he/him), #MaleSurvivor Artist & Writer
Pinned
time to leave the #NaziBar

back to mastodon we go. find us at

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existotherwise.com
Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
A Journal of Cancelled Confessions, Inspired by Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
existotherwise.com
"some days i can't figure out if i'm upset that i'm trans
or just mystified that some people aren't..."

#trans #poetry by @mkzariel.bsky.social

existotherwise.com/on-surviving/
on surviving
poetry by mk zariel
existotherwise.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
this account will be deleted on January 23 as a show of support for Minneapolis's General Strike
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
time to leave the #NaziBar

back to mastodon we go. find us at

@cc@existotherwise.com

existotherwise.com
Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
A Journal of Cancelled Confessions, Inspired by Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
existotherwise.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"bsky for everyone"

but not for we

time to leave the newest #NaziBar
Hello, Patriots! DHS is here to appeal to your patriotic spirit and ask that you lend us a hand in stopping the Democrats’ government shutdown.

To all the Americans on Bluesky, your homeland needs all of us to work together.
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 PM
what is this? (it is liked)
January 20, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Mel Connelly (she/her) is a lesbian feminist poet, archivist, and art and book historian whose writing has appeared in Screen Door Review, Poetry South, Sinister Wisdom, and more.

“What’s the Point of Loving Me in Fascist America?”

existotherwise.com/handmaidens-...
Handmaidens (or, “What’s the Point of Loving Me in Fascist America?”)
poetry by Mel Connelly
existotherwise.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM
angry that #ICE Gestapo is not only on Bluesky, but they've been verified. worse is if we block them, our profile becomes known to them as having done so

this is no longer a safe space. not deleting today, but probably will eventually

please join us on the fediverse: @existo@existotherwise.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
well fuck. with Nazi ICE getting a blue check here, we are now in a #NaziBar

back to mastodon we shall go
January 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
there goes thhe neighborhood

#FuckIce
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
really loved the poem "Techno-Puritanism" by Beth Anne MacDonald in @existotherwise.bsky.social 🔥https://existotherwise.com/techno-puritanism/
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
i'm posting in a hurry 'cause i gotta be somewhere, but here's a link:

#ClaudeCahun #ClaudeCahunMonth is February 2026!

claudecahun.net/claude-cahun...
Claude Cahun Month
Claude Cahun Month. February 1 – 28 2026 at Torriano Meeting House London NW5 Exhibition of photomontage and prints by Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore and a programme of events celebrating an…
claudecahun.net
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
they want us afraid and in a state of distress. holding onto our joy is resistance. sharing that joy is also resistance

#resist and #FuckFash
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal issue 17 is online now, with a theme of "This is What Resistance Looks Like."

Our muses, #ClaudeCahun and #MarcelMoor were gender non-conforming antifascist activists and artists in the early 20th century. Their spirits live on.

existotherwise.com
Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
A Journal of Cancelled Confessions, Inspired by Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
existotherwise.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Exist Otherwise contributor @mkzariel.bsky.social has been nominated for Best of The Net for its poem '(doom)scrolls.' Congratulations on the nom and best wishes. You can read the poem here:

feralpoetry.net/doomscrolls-...
‘(doom)scrolls’ by mk zariel – FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art
feralpoetry.net
January 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
very interesting...

bsky.app/profile/mode...
bsky.app
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
My life/ /My life for The Canon:
poetry by Lyra Button
existotherwise.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
our main website is down, but it can be viewed here until the issue is resolved:

existotherwise.mymidnight.blog
Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal
A Journal of Cancelled Confessions, Inspired by Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
existotherwise.mymidnight.blog
December 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Exist Otherwise website is down. Thanks for your patience while we troubleshoot.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
THE FRIEDMANN EQUATIONS

#haibun by Joshua St. Claire

www.existotherwise.com/the-friedman...
The Friedmann Equations
haibun by Joshua St. Claire
www.existotherwise.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." —Patti Smith, as quoted in Let Me Be Everything, a poem by Emma Goldman-Sherman

www.existotherwise.com/let-me-be-ev...
Let Me Be Everything
poetry by Emma Goldman-Sherman
www.existotherwise.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"No inhibitions were in play at the moment; I felt nothing at the fact of us peeing near each other, focused on the warm release. Nothing, until he swung around and continued pissing, on me, to the point of inundation..."

#prose by Deborah Douglas Wilbrink

www.existotherwise.com/inundated/
Inundated
prose by Deborah Douglas Wilbrink
www.existotherwise.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#submissions are supposed to be closed as of yesterday, but i've been traveling and just got home so i'm leaving the form online for another day or so...

www.existotherwise.com/submit/
Submission Form
Submissions Are Open Theme for Issue 17, January 2026 is: This is What Resistance Looks Like Make sure you're familiar with our Submission Guidelines. This form will accept up to 3 files. Only s...
www.existotherwise.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"I refused to believe that a pair of chromosomes could break me / I need a new word for this double kind of beauty / Black radiance / Dual, sensual, instrumental..."

#poetry by Leyelle M.G.

www.existotherwise.com/pretty-littl...
Pretty Little Shades of Gray
poetry by Leyelle M.G.
www.existotherwise.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM