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Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front
@irrealist.bsky.social
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At war with reality. Ithaca Irrealist Reading Series and other revolutionary activities. https://irrealist.org
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edashtonwriting.bsky.social
Just a reminder that I'll be at Lock City Books in Lockport today (10/4) from 11 - 2. If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!
October 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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spires.bsky.social
Reread as text Don Pizarro's @donfoolery.com stories that he read in person at Ithaca Irrealist Readings. @irrealist.bsky.social Really enjoyed the escalation and competition in “Show and Tell”—as well as the Filipino cultural backdrop that comes to life: anting anting, religion and family.
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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parkeriswriting.bsky.social
You can’t tell, but as this photo was taken I was repeating the Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front manifesto in my head
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 23
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
September 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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donfoolery.com
Isang bagsak! Thanks for having me @irrealist.bsky.social. It was a blast reading with @parkeriswriting.bsky.social!

(There... if I wasn't on a watchlist before being Brown while working for an Ivy and living in a Sanctuary City, I sure am now!)
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 23
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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spires.bsky.social
This was a great event! I really enjoyed the readings.

Dark moments, bright moments, powerful stories!

Filipino cultural heritage, Catholicism, D&D, mirrors, strange eeriness... an arresting array of narratives!

@willmcmahon36.bsky.social @donfoolery.com @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 23
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
irrealist.bsky.social
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
Don Pizarro and Parker M. O’Neill standing on stage under purple lighting with their fists up.
September 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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spires.bsky.social
Enjoyed “Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops” by @parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Upstate NY, the waters, cataloging of species & cyborg. Gorgeous language & an interesting take on rainmaker! Loved the etymology & provenance of cultural institutions like sports.

grist.org/climate-fict...

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Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops
Climate fiction: Two brothers embark on a perilous journey to document endangered species, and instead find a different way to change the world.
grist.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
irrealist.bsky.social
Irrealists: join us TONIGHT at Liquid State Brewing in downtown Ithaca for readings by @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Onward!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 14
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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donfoolery.com
Granted, "the 22nd night of September" doesn't have the same ring to it as the Earth, Wind & Fire line, but I'm sure @parkeriswriting.bsky.social and I will make it one to remember!

If you're around the 607, come by Liquid State at 7 pm!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 14
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
August Reader Spotlight: Edmundo Paz-Soldán read his moving short story “Artificial” from the anthology LATINX RISING (Ohio State University Press, 2020).
Edmundo Paz-Soldán sitting on a stage under purple lighting reading from a packet of papers.
September 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
August Reader Spotlight: @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social captivated the audience with two stories from her collection YOU GLOW IN THE DARK (tr. Chris Andrews for New Directions, 2024), “The Cave” and “The Greenest Eyes.”
Liliana Colanzi seated on stage under purple lighting, reading from her collection YOU GLOW IN THE DARK.
September 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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irrealist.bsky.social
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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parkeriswriting.bsky.social
Rochester area writing buddies, come listen to me yap! Non Rochester area writing buddies, now might be a great time for a road trip
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 14
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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donfoolery.com
Chances are, I wrote what I'll be reading while drinking. If you want to come hear some on Sept. 22nd, you'll have the option of drinking, too!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Sep 14
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Don Pizarro Writer whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Crossed Genres, Lakeside Circus, and other places online and in print. He is a graduate of the 2016 Viable Paradise Writing Workshop and can be found at donfoolery.com. Parker M. O'Neill Writer of fiction appearing or forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. He is a recent winner of the Elegant Literature Award for New Writers and can be found at linktr.ee/parkermoneill. Liquid State Brewing Monday, September 22nd 7-9 PM irrealist.org
September 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
August reader spotlight: @spires.bsky.social (and her young assistant) gave the crowd an excerpt of her upcoming novella ELLIPSES, forthcoming from Infinivox, about a field biologist discovering life on an alien planet.
D.A. Xiaolin spires sitting on a stage, with her young daughter standing beside her, under purple lighting.
September 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
The Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front has already stated our revolutionary position on the literary/genre discourse of the day.
Is this series for literary fiction or genre fiction? “Literary” is an adjective describing a relation to literature—the written word. “Genre” is Old French for “gender” and can, eccentrically, refer to which shelf a book is set down on for sale. We insist that any such inquiries be translated, e.g. “What is the gender of this book?” Those abusing these words will face the revolutionary justice of the IILF.
September 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
If you are in the Ithaca area (or interested in traveling) and would also like to have a great time reading with us, sign up here! forms.gle/9orzjfv9R6QK...
August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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spires.bsky.social
Such a great time reading!
Great atmosphere, lovely fiction and fun people.

Thank you @irrealist.bsky.social for organizing, as well as fellow writers @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social and Edmundo Paz-Soldán!

Thank you Liquid State Brewery for hosting.

Looking forward to more readers at the brewery!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Aug 22
We had a great reading this week, featuring @spires.bsky.social, @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social, and Edmundo Paz-Soldán! Look forward to reader spotlights in the coming days. The IILF marches on!
August 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
irrealist.bsky.social
We had a great reading this week, featuring @spires.bsky.social, @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social, and Edmundo Paz-Soldán! Look forward to reader spotlights in the coming days. The IILF marches on!
Three people standing together and smiling on a stage under purple lighting: Edmundo Paz-Soldán, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, and Liliana Colanzi. Around thirty people watching the reading in rows of picnic style tables inside a brewery barrel room.
August 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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donfoolery.com
The revolution will be read aloud!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Aug 18
TONIGHT! Join us for an Ithaca Irrealist Reading featuring @spires.bsky.social @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social and Edmundo Paz-Soldán!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Aug 5
¡Adelante! IILF partisans rally for the next Ithaca Irrealist Reading at Liquid State Brewing on Monday, August 18th from 7–9PM. Featuring Liliana Colanzi, Edmundo Paz-Soldán, and @spires.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
August 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
irrealist.bsky.social
TONIGHT! Join us for an Ithaca Irrealist Reading featuring @spires.bsky.social @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social and Edmundo Paz-Soldán!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Aug 5
¡Adelante! IILF partisans rally for the next Ithaca Irrealist Reading at Liquid State Brewing on Monday, August 18th from 7–9PM. Featuring Liliana Colanzi, Edmundo Paz-Soldán, and @spires.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Liliana Colanzi Writer and Professor of Latin American Literature at Cornell. Winner of the Zinklar Prize and Ribera del Duero Prize, and shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award. Author of three short fiction collections, including You Glow in the Dark. Edmundo Paz-Soldán Writer and Professor of Latin American Literature at Cornell. Winner of the Bolivian National Book Award and the Juan Rulfo Short Story Award. Author of fourteen novels and six books of short stories, with work translated into twelve languages. D.A. Xiaolin Spires Writer of speculative fiction and poetry, appearing in Clarkesworld, Analog, Strange Horizons, Nature, and others. Her poetry has been nominated for the Dwarf Star, Rhysling, Best of the Net, and Pushcart Awards. Author of the forthcoming novella Ellipses. Liquid State Brewing Monday, August 18th - 7 PM to 9 PM irrealist.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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spires.bsky.social
This speculative reading is happening TOMORROW, Monday, August 18, 7-9pm at Liquid State Brewery in Ithaca, NY!

I'll be reading from my SF novella Ellipses, forthcoming from @infinivoxsf.bsky.social--alongside @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social and Edmundo Paz-Soldán!

Please come by & enjoy the readings!
irrealist.bsky.social Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social · Aug 5
¡Adelante! IILF partisans rally for the next Ithaca Irrealist Reading at Liquid State Brewing on Monday, August 18th from 7–9PM. Featuring Liliana Colanzi, Edmundo Paz-Soldán, and @spires.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
Ithaca Irrealist Readings A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. Liliana Colanzi Writer and Professor of Latin American Literature at Cornell. Winner of the Zinklar Prize and Ribera del Duero Prize, and shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award. Author of three short fiction collections, including You Glow in the Dark. Edmundo Paz-Soldán Writer and Professor of Latin American Literature at Cornell. Winner of the Bolivian National Book Award and the Juan Rulfo Short Story Award. Author of fourteen novels and six books of short stories, with work translated into twelve languages. D.A. Xiaolin Spires Writer of speculative fiction and poetry, appearing in Clarkesworld, Analog, Strange Horizons, Nature, and others. Her poetry has been nominated for the Dwarf Star, Rhysling, Best of the Net, and Pushcart Awards. Author of the forthcoming novella Ellipses. Liquid State Brewing Monday, August 18th - 7 PM to 9 PM irrealist.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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spires.bsky.social
The Kickstarter for my sci-fi novella, ELLIPSES, is live!
Launched by my publisher @infinivoxsf.bsky.social.
Check it out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
August 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM