Jan Stinchcomb
@janstinchcomb.bsky.social
Author of Verushka (JournalStone), The Blood Trail (Red Bird Chapbooks) & stories in many places (Gamut, Bourbon Penn, Tales to Terrify, Wigleaf, hex, etc.)
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Art is not frivolous or escapist. If you are making or consuming (or promoting) art, you don’t need to explain or apologize.
There’s a reason why fascists go after artists.
There’s a reason why fascists go after artists.
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we should want to make it undeniable that there is no choice but to end ICE, prosecute its officers for lawbreaking, and fundamentally rethink immigration enforcement.
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
we should want to make it undeniable that there is no choice but to end ICE, prosecute its officers for lawbreaking, and fundamentally rethink immigration enforcement.
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new new: "My Make-up Tips, 1986," by Julie Klein: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
new new: "My Make-up Tips, 1986," by Julie Klein: wigleaf.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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"Everyone knew about our friendship, and by that I mean: the Kremlin."
This week in hex: a birthday party, anti-gravity secrets, the complexities of parenting. We are BEYOND thrilled to feature the incredible @glennorgias.bsky.social's "Dewdrops," an unforgettable slice of magic! Spread the word! 😈
This week in hex: a birthday party, anti-gravity secrets, the complexities of parenting. We are BEYOND thrilled to feature the incredible @glennorgias.bsky.social's "Dewdrops," an unforgettable slice of magic! Spread the word! 😈
Dewdrops by Glenn Orgias
Mr Hyun lived down the hall, he was elderly and had arthritis so I’d cook him meals (he offered to pay, but given that I’d been cajoled into spying on him it was the least I could do). Everyone knew a...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"Everyone knew about our friendship, and by that I mean: the Kremlin."
This week in hex: a birthday party, anti-gravity secrets, the complexities of parenting. We are BEYOND thrilled to feature the incredible @glennorgias.bsky.social's "Dewdrops," an unforgettable slice of magic! Spread the word! 😈
This week in hex: a birthday party, anti-gravity secrets, the complexities of parenting. We are BEYOND thrilled to feature the incredible @glennorgias.bsky.social's "Dewdrops," an unforgettable slice of magic! Spread the word! 😈
Out here firing off the long shot submissions because it’s the 13th.
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Out here firing off the long shot submissions because it’s the 13th.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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it's here! my first publication of 2026!
"If they ask where I go at night, I won’t tell them about the second job I had to pick up this winter..."
New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...
New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...
One of the Lies I Tell My Children | matchbook
www.matchbooklitmag.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
it's here! my first publication of 2026!
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"The mouth of the mother is the mouth of a wolf."
this prose poem by @tearley.bsky.social is 🔥
poets.org/poem/vacatio...
this prose poem by @tearley.bsky.social is 🔥
poets.org/poem/vacatio...
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"The mouth of the mother is the mouth of a wolf."
this prose poem by @tearley.bsky.social is 🔥
poets.org/poem/vacatio...
this prose poem by @tearley.bsky.social is 🔥
poets.org/poem/vacatio...
Enjoy your Sunday evening, Jerome Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Enjoy your Sunday evening, Jerome Powell.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Playing Uncle John’s Band, as one must.
2026, you are off to a terrible start.
2026, you are off to a terrible start.
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Playing Uncle John’s Band, as one must.
2026, you are off to a terrible start.
2026, you are off to a terrible start.
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Bob Weir photographed by Linda McCartney, San Francisco, 1967.
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Bob Weir photographed by Linda McCartney, San Francisco, 1967.
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what is "the beginning" of a story? it's the thing you work on the entire time
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
what is "the beginning" of a story? it's the thing you work on the entire time
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in an era of book banning, putting books in the hands of teens in western NC is a cause near and dear to my heart. that's why I'm matching all gifts needed to fund this library project via @donorschoose.bsky.social: www.donorschoose.org/giving/amys-...
Amy's Giving Page | DonorsChoose
I'm matching the remaining amount needed to bring this project to completion and put books in the hands of teens in Black Mountain, NC.
www.donorschoose.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
in an era of book banning, putting books in the hands of teens in western NC is a cause near and dear to my heart. that's why I'm matching all gifts needed to fund this library project via @donorschoose.bsky.social: www.donorschoose.org/giving/amys-...
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
Tears every day.
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Tears every day.
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Advanced Reader Copies of my debut novel have arrived! I am over the moon!
Preorder link in comments!
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson
Preorder link in comments!
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Advanced Reader Copies of my debut novel have arrived! I am over the moon!
Preorder link in comments!
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson
Preorder link in comments!
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis.
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Disclaimer: We do not give out actual crowns.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Disclaimer: We do not give out actual crowns.
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We’re having a super proud mom moment for @aniking.bsky.social being selected for the 2026 Best Microfiction anthology! 🎉
And huge thanks to the editors of @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social & @dseuss.bsky.social for your hard work and care in selecting these pieces. Congrats to all the winners!
And huge thanks to the editors of @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social & @dseuss.bsky.social for your hard work and care in selecting these pieces. Congrats to all the winners!
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
We’re having a super proud mom moment for @aniking.bsky.social being selected for the 2026 Best Microfiction anthology! 🎉
And huge thanks to the editors of @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social & @dseuss.bsky.social for your hard work and care in selecting these pieces. Congrats to all the winners!
And huge thanks to the editors of @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social & @dseuss.bsky.social for your hard work and care in selecting these pieces. Congrats to all the winners!
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"The children saw their chance."
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
Enthrall! by Stephanie Feldman
The children saw their chance.
The cheese course lay in ruins on the endless table. The parents were too tipsy or sleepy, too busy arguing or laughing or singing, too distracted loosening belts and...
hexliterary.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"The children saw their chance."
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
Mothra Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Bob, Carol, Ted & Mothra
Mothra on the Orient Express
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Mothra Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest