Holly M. Wendt
@hmwendt.bsky.social
Novel HEADING NORTH (Braddock Avenue Books) out now! Free newsletter: hmwendt.beehiiv.com. Words in Shenandoah, Fourway Review, Memorious, & c. Writer, educator, enthusiast. they/them
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If you are looking for a comprehensive guide on how to support Minnesotans or stand up to ICE, individually or collectively, @naomikritzer.bsky.social created an amazing resource with a ton of useful information. Might be the best I've seen: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide on how to support Minnesotans or stand up to ICE, individually or collectively, @naomikritzer.bsky.social created an amazing resource with a ton of useful information. Might be the best I've seen: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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So excited to have a short story in one of my favorite places—thank you, @aaronburch.bsky.social and @jessdawn.bsky.social!
(And, as a long-time fan of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social’s work, I’m incredibly honored to have my story alongside her brilliant artwork! 🤩)
(And, as a long-time fan of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social’s work, I’m incredibly honored to have my story alongside her brilliant artwork! 🤩)
“Cloisters” by Danny Goodman
“It was Paul’s idea to take the day off, which surprised me. He’d promised, just six months ago, that he couldn’t look at me, not any longer.”
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January 20, 2026 at 11:07 PM
So excited to have a short story in one of my favorite places—thank you, @aaronburch.bsky.social and @jessdawn.bsky.social!
(And, as a long-time fan of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social’s work, I’m incredibly honored to have my story alongside her brilliant artwork! 🤩)
(And, as a long-time fan of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social’s work, I’m incredibly honored to have my story alongside her brilliant artwork! 🤩)
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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New edition of Loomings: Making, Doing, & Making Do!
Sport as Romance
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Sport as Romance
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Sport as Romance
& two upcoming events in the new year
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January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
New edition of Loomings: Making, Doing, & Making Do!
Sport as Romance
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Sport as Romance
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New edition of Loomings: Making, Doing, & Making Do!
Sport as Romance
hmwendt.beehiiv.com/p/sport-as-r...
Sport as Romance
hmwendt.beehiiv.com/p/sport-as-r...
Sport as Romance
& two upcoming events in the new year
hmwendt.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
New edition of Loomings: Making, Doing, & Making Do!
Sport as Romance
hmwendt.beehiiv.com/p/sport-as-r...
Sport as Romance
hmwendt.beehiiv.com/p/sport-as-r...
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It is a giant illegal plagiarism machine monetizing all of our intellectual property, & like every tech/finance grift before it, the business model is built on breaking the law & malfeasance. And the rush of university leaders & administrators to embed it in every aspect of our work is shameful.
Seems like the companies pushing this tech are not being strictly v honest with anyone about how it works.
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Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
Researchers found compelling evidence that AI models are actually copying copyrighted data, not "learning" from it.
futurism.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It is a giant illegal plagiarism machine monetizing all of our intellectual property, & like every tech/finance grift before it, the business model is built on breaking the law & malfeasance. And the rush of university leaders & administrators to embed it in every aspect of our work is shameful.
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oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
Small good things: buying a copy of your friend's book to send to another friend.
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Small good things: buying a copy of your friend's book to send to another friend.
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Pennsylvania friends! The Turning Wheel reading series is a proper delight, and I hope you'll join us on January 22 at 7 pm at Fescue Gallery. I'm honored to be the featured reader, and I can't wait to hear what folks share during the open mic!
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Pennsylvania friends! The Turning Wheel reading series is a proper delight, and I hope you'll join us on January 22 at 7 pm at Fescue Gallery. I'm honored to be the featured reader, and I can't wait to hear what folks share during the open mic!
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Teaching & writing pals: Green Blotter Literary Magazine is open for submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from students enrolled in undergraduate programs anywhere in the world until Jan 20! Full submission guidelines are here: wordpress.lvc.edu/greenblotter/
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Teaching & writing pals: Green Blotter Literary Magazine is open for submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from students enrolled in undergraduate programs anywhere in the world until Jan 20! Full submission guidelines are here: wordpress.lvc.edu/greenblotter/
Teaching & writing pals: Green Blotter Literary Magazine is open for submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from students enrolled in undergraduate programs anywhere in the world until Jan 20! Full submission guidelines are here: wordpress.lvc.edu/greenblotter/
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Teaching & writing pals: Green Blotter Literary Magazine is open for submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from students enrolled in undergraduate programs anywhere in the world until Jan 20! Full submission guidelines are here: wordpress.lvc.edu/greenblotter/
Pennsylvania friends! The Turning Wheel reading series is a proper delight, and I hope you'll join us on January 22 at 7 pm at Fescue Gallery. I'm honored to be the featured reader, and I can't wait to hear what folks share during the open mic!
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Pennsylvania friends! The Turning Wheel reading series is a proper delight, and I hope you'll join us on January 22 at 7 pm at Fescue Gallery. I'm honored to be the featured reader, and I can't wait to hear what folks share during the open mic!
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It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
Boycott Hilton Hotels
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
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Gentle reminder that EVERYONE shot by ICE or the police is innocent. Every single one. Cops aren't Judge Dredd. A person is innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT, so until a person is found guilty by a judge or jury, they're innocent. They're ALL innocent.
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Gentle reminder that EVERYONE shot by ICE or the police is innocent. Every single one. Cops aren't Judge Dredd. A person is innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT, so until a person is found guilty by a judge or jury, they're innocent. They're ALL innocent.
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What does volunteering as a reader for the Small Spec Book Awards mean? It means that you get to read some incredible books (FREE!) and uplift fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers from small and independent presses. Join us and do some good this new year!
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Doing #5amwritersclub with @saralippmann.bsky.social's Ungodly Writing Club, courtesy of the Writing Co-Lab. Andiamo!
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Doing #5amwritersclub with @saralippmann.bsky.social's Ungodly Writing Club, courtesy of the Writing Co-Lab. Andiamo!
What fantastic resource and celebration of poems. Thanks, @simeonberry.bsky.social!
My Annual Reminder to Myself that I Actually Love Poetry (Part II): in 2025, I posted 365 poems by 168 authors, from 142 magazines, 178 books, and 72 presses. Here they are (along with author, magazine, book, and press links): simeonberry.com/poem-recomme...
Poem Recommendations
POEMS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA (in posting order) 2025 POEMS [CONSOLIDATED PDF] 2024 POEMS [CONSOLIDATED PDF] 2023 POEMS [CONSOLIDATED PDF] 2022 POEMS [CONSOLIDATED PDF] 2021 POEMS [CONSOLIDATED…
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January 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
What fantastic resource and celebration of poems. Thanks, @simeonberry.bsky.social!
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Who's sending me some writing / visual art on Monday?
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Who's sending me some writing / visual art on Monday?
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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does anyone know who is in charge of tv in this stupid country to get me the softball lesbians
Next test for America: pick up & distribute Crave’s upcoming lesbian softball mockumentary sitcom co-exec produced by Elliot Page & Stevie from Schitt’s Creek with Nadine Bhabha - Kip’s friend Elena from Heated Rivalry - both as a guest star & one of the writers.
www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/pre...
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Beer, Lesbians and Baseball! Casting Announced for New Crave Original Comedy Series, SLO PITCH - Bell Media
TORONTO (October 2, 2025) – Crave announced today casting details for its new original series SLO PITCH, produced by Shaftesbury in association with Boss & Co, and Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY Productions. T...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
does anyone know who is in charge of tv in this stupid country to get me the softball lesbians
I am the herbalist in a 12th century monastery on the edge of Wales who solves murders on the side.
Sign me up!
Sign me up!
oh no I’m a writer with a disturbing childhood————-
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I am the herbalist in a 12th century monastery on the edge of Wales who solves murders on the side.
Sign me up!
Sign me up!
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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
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—Yufan Lu
beestungmag.com/issue25/two-...
Two Poems by Yufan Lu – beestung
beestungmag.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 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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Sign up & find a cozy spot to hole up in before we kick off Saturday's session!
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Are you a writer who can't get away for a residency?
Spend your holiday break at Barrelhouse Write-in’s
Imagine Cabins Writing Retreat!
Join us between Christmas & New Year’s in a (make-believe, Zoom-based) Imagine Cabin in the woods, and get some writing done!
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
Spend your holiday break at Barrelhouse Write-in’s
Imagine Cabins Writing Retreat!
Join us between Christmas & New Year’s in a (make-believe, Zoom-based) Imagine Cabin in the woods, and get some writing done!
www.barrelhousemag.com/writeins
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Couldn't make it to the first day? We're easygoing like that!
Sign up & find a cozy spot to hole up in before we kick off Saturday's session!
Sign up & find a cozy spot to hole up in before we kick off Saturday's session!
Book-friends, what are your favorite novels with omniscient narrators? Bonus points if the novels have been published in the last 30 years.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Book-friends, what are your favorite novels with omniscient narrators? Bonus points if the novels have been published in the last 30 years.