Identity Theory
@identitytheory.bsky.social
Classic online lit mag (founded 2000). Interviews, fiction, CNF, micro, poetry, etc. We may or may not be edited by a corgi. Read us at identitytheory.com.
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this was fun! thanks for your subs. i only accepted one piece last night, but read a lot of almosts! subs remain open if you want to send something today :) happy new year 🤍
if you send a micro submission to micro@identitytheory.com by 11pm eastern today 12/31, i’ll send you a response before the new year.
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guidelines here: www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-...
Micro Submission Guidelines - Identity Theory
Thank you for your interest in publishing your micro in Identity Theory. We thoughtfully read, consider, and discuss all submissions. Qualifying micros
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January 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
this was fun! thanks for your subs. i only accepted one piece last night, but read a lot of almosts! subs remain open if you want to send something today :) happy new year 🤍
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the micro inbox @identitytheory.bsky.social is OPEN and waiting for your submissions!
please read the new guidelines here: www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-...
please read the new guidelines here: www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-...
Micro Submission Guidelines - Identity Theory
Thank you for your interest in publishing your micro in Identity Theory. We thoughtfully read, consider, and discuss all submissions. Qualifying micros
www.identitytheory.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
the micro inbox @identitytheory.bsky.social is OPEN and waiting for your submissions!
please read the new guidelines here: www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-...
please read the new guidelines here: www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-...
This week's @ampydoo.bsky.social cartoon.
December 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This week's @ampydoo.bsky.social cartoon.
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In September, the illustrious @identitytheory.bsky.social put up this very personal poem
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Walking After: A Poem by David Rosenthal - Identity Theory
Everything is fraught / with terror when one’s life is blessed / by saving.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In September, the illustrious @identitytheory.bsky.social put up this very personal poem
11/14
11/14
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Oh, wow! I barely published this past year, so this is an unexpected honor. Thanks @identitytheory.bsky.social and good luck to my fellow nominees!
Congratulations to this year's Best Microfiction nominees: @esfletcher.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social and Donna Shanley!
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Oh, wow! I barely published this past year, so this is an unexpected honor. Thanks @identitytheory.bsky.social and good luck to my fellow nominees!
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Thank you so much @identitytheory.bsky.social for the nomination, and congrats to the other nominees!
Congratulations to this year's Best Microfiction nominees: @esfletcher.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social and Donna Shanley!
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Thank you so much @identitytheory.bsky.social for the nomination, and congrats to the other nominees!
Congratulations to this year's Best Microfiction nominees: @esfletcher.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social and Donna Shanley!
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Congratulations to this year's Best Microfiction nominees: @esfletcher.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social and Donna Shanley!
It's a double @ampydoo.bsky.social Sunday!
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It's a double @ampydoo.bsky.social Sunday!
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
Hey, it's another @ampydoo.bsky.social cartoon.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hey, it's another @ampydoo.bsky.social cartoon.
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
Choose barbaric yawp over AI slop.
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Choose barbaric yawp over AI slop.
A review of our resident cartoonist's bingo fiction book.
Book Review: Alan Michael Parker’s Bingo Bango Boingo
At the core of Alan Michael Parker’s 'Bingo Bango Boingo' is its major formal premise: stories laid out in the 25 boxes of a bingo card.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A review of our resident cartoonist's bingo fiction book.
Also new! "We Only Get Drier" by Jason Hardung (CNF)
We Only Get Drier by Jason Hardung - Identity Theory
Still, it was love, and this type of love would pull me through later in life when there was no other kind.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Also new! "We Only Get Drier" by Jason Hardung (CNF)
New! "The Alphabet of a Sidewalk Story" by @julietpersimmon.bsky.social www.identitytheory.com/the-alphabet...
The Alphabet of a Sidewalk Story - Identity Theory
Yes, it’s true this all started with a crow. Or maybe it all started with the bagels.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
New! "The Alphabet of a Sidewalk Story" by @julietpersimmon.bsky.social www.identitytheory.com/the-alphabet...
Dad, let go. This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Dad, let go. This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
RIP to our old friend Thomas Perry.
Thomas Perry Dies at 78; Writer of Popular, Unconventional Thrillers
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October 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
RIP to our old friend Thomas Perry.
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nice surprise- thanks @identitytheory.bsky.social for the nomination ☺️
Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
nice surprise- thanks @identitytheory.bsky.social for the nomination ☺️
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I am beyond honored that @identitytheory.bsky.social nominated my poem for the Best of the Net 2026! 💜
Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
September 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I am beyond honored that @identitytheory.bsky.social nominated my poem for the Best of the Net 2026! 💜
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COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to finally share the cover of Naming a Dying Thing with you all. You can preorder a copy from @yellowarrowpub.bsky.social
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Naming a Dying Thing by Vic Nogay — Yellow Arrow Publishing
Like humid Ohio summers, often wistful and lovely, yet undeniably heavy, Naming a Dying Thing by Vic Nogay is a sticky collection. At times a confrontation, at others an abdication, the poems within t...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to finally share the cover of Naming a Dying Thing with you all. You can preorder a copy from @yellowarrowpub.bsky.social
www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/store/p/nami...
www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/store/p/nami...
Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This week's cartoon from @ampydoo.bsky.social
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What an honor to have a story selected by the amazing @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social! And thanks to @identitytheory.bsky.social for publishing “Egg, Five Ways”!
This month's #Mondettes picked by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social
⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Kathryn made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
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⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Kathryn made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
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September 2025
Ten stories picked by Kathryn Silver-Hajo
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September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What an honor to have a story selected by the amazing @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social! And thanks to @identitytheory.bsky.social for publishing “Egg, Five Ways”!