January River
@januaryriver.bsky.social
Writer, artist, potato chip aficionado
short stories | poetry | photography
music | art | creative-type stuff
short stories | poetry | photography
music | art | creative-type stuff
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January River
@januaryriver.bsky.social
· Nov 13
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New content every Tuesday!
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Hi! I’m new to Bluesky and looking for other writers as well as readers! I post poetry, fiction, photography, music, and other art on my blog every Tuesday. Looking forward to meeting new people!
Here’s my blog: january-river.net
Here’s my blog: january-river.net
Sometimes you can’t. Sometimes you can. If you can, maybe you can help someone who can’t.
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Some times / aren’t / Some days / don’t
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December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sometimes you can’t. Sometimes you can. If you can, maybe you can help someone who can’t.
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Washing machines don’t last thirty years anymore, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that we should be listening to more Slovak techno. Or something.
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Commentary: Christmas Lights and Western Civilization: vol. 1 - january-river.net
Why is it we can put a man on the moon but we can’t design Christmas lights that last more than one season?
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Washing machines don’t last thirty years anymore, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that we should be listening to more Slovak techno. Or something.
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One of my favorite types of poetry is “what do you think this is actually about?” Post your guesses in the comments!
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sweeper - january-river.net
Eight-hundred slender fingers / on a bound hand / gently kiss the contours / of the plane
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November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
One of my favorite types of poetry is “what do you think this is actually about?” Post your guesses in the comments!
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It’s 11/11! Make a wish!
Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!
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Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!
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Commentary: Art Stuff - january-river.net
It’s 11/11! Make a wish! Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!
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November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It’s 11/11! Make a wish!
Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!
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Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!
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Need something fun to read on a brisk fall day? Cassandra, Sebastian, and their dreams of a Christmas-themed coffee shop will heat things up!
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A Cup of Christmas Coffee - january-river.net
“But what about all this? Your ranch, your dream of running a Christmas-themed coffee shop right here in a small New Mexico town? And what about the people of Elephant Butte?”
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November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Need something fun to read on a brisk fall day? Cassandra, Sebastian, and their dreams of a Christmas-themed coffee shop will heat things up!
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New flash fiction!
The pond was beautiful, tranquil, still, like a painting. Until it wasn’t.
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The pond was beautiful, tranquil, still, like a painting. Until it wasn’t.
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Still Life, Pond in Autumn - january-river.net
Kieran sat unmoving in his equally motionless kayak, the bright yellow plastic divided in two perfect halves by the mirror of the water’s surface.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
New flash fiction!
The pond was beautiful, tranquil, still, like a painting. Until it wasn’t.
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The pond was beautiful, tranquil, still, like a painting. Until it wasn’t.
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New flash fiction tomorrow!
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New flash fiction tomorrow!
bound - january-river.net
The natives fling themselves / with abandon / into walls
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October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I think you can get away with a “dear reader” type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long it’s not every week. Or every two weeks.
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Commentary: It Was a Protein Shake - january-river.net
I think you can get away with a “dear reader” type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long it’s not every week. Or every two weeks.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I think you can get away with a “dear reader” type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long it’s not every week. Or every two weeks.
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Today’s poem is the first January River thing that’s been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!
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reconstruction - january-river.net
Today’s poem is the first January River thing that’s been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!
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October 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today’s poem is the first January River thing that’s been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!
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One thing I’ve been discovering as I’ve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a “market” for reprints.
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Commentary: Something Old, Something Also Old, Several Other Old Things - january-river.net
One thing I’ve been discovering as I’ve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a “market” for reprints.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
One thing I’ve been discovering as I’ve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a “market” for reprints.
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The words of a child possess such stark wisdom, such doubtless truth. Heed them well.
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posteriority - january-river.net
Butt cheek! / Butt cheek! / my daughter proclaims / to the world
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September 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The words of a child possess such stark wisdom, such doubtless truth. Heed them well.
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When I have a chance to see a band live, I feel a mix of appreciation and inspiration from people who are working hard at their craft. Seeing a show is a good reminder that the secret sauce is hard work.
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Commentary: Rock On, Harrisburg; Rock On, Boston - january-river.net
When I have a chance to see a band live, I get as much out of the experience as I can. Seeing a show is a good reminder that the secret sauce is hard work.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
When I have a chance to see a band live, I feel a mix of appreciation and inspiration from people who are working hard at their craft. Seeing a show is a good reminder that the secret sauce is hard work.
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If you know for certain where you’ll finish, what’s the point of the race?
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The floor is paved with wooden planks / rough and scratched / peeling, mismatched
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September 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you know for certain where you’ll finish, what’s the point of the race?
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Is the song stuck in your head now, too? Also: this month always makes me feel like my world is getting upended.
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Commentary: Seasons Change - january-river.net
September always makes me hyper-aware of change, which makes sense. It’s also really self-indulgent, but this IS a blog.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Is the song stuck in your head now, too? Also: this month always makes me feel like my world is getting upended.
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It’s not that I’ve never done physical labor, it’s that I’ve never done it every single day.
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At six forty-six p.m. / they’re still laying great big chunks of granite / in the yard
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August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s not that I’ve never done physical labor, it’s that I’ve never done it every single day.
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Hey, it’s writing about writing, including a list of three simple tricks! What is this, 2005???
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Commentary: Three Secret Techniques Etc. - january-river.net
I wrote most of an essay, then realized it amounted to five-hundred words on how “writing is hard.” So I scrapped it.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hey, it’s writing about writing, including a list of three simple tricks! What is this, 2005???
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countryside - january-river.net
The rug in the room looks like Portugal
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August 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We talking about #hashbrowns over here too, or…?
August 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We talking about #hashbrowns over here too, or…?
I’m still writing stuff every Tuesday, but if I want to have time to work on longer and more complex things, I need to change things up.
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Commentary: Slowing Down to Speed Up - january-river.net
I’m still publishing something every Tuesday, but new poetry/prose/art will be every other week. That gives me the time I need for longer, more complex stuff.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m still writing stuff every Tuesday, but if I want to have time to work on longer and more complex things, I need to change things up.
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There are differing opinions on the ethics of “catch and release” fishing, which may be influenced by personal experiences.
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Catch and Release - january-river.net
The fishing hole looked almost too good to be true. The current would slowly carry the lure right past the submerged trunk, where hungry fish might be hiding. “Catch and release,” Brent muttered…
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July 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There are differing opinions on the ethics of “catch and release” fishing, which may be influenced by personal experiences.
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Route 1 on the North Shore of Massachusetts is a legendary stretch of highway. Check it out before it’s gone!
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luxury - january-river.net
The Route One Prada has seen better days
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July 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Route 1 on the North Shore of Massachusetts is a legendary stretch of highway. Check it out before it’s gone!
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anxiety - january-river.net
As the drugs take hold the mirror melts
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July 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
