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Jennifer Ruth Jackson
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I'm a disabled poet and short story writer. I make greeting cards, beaded jewelry, and bad digital art. Domestic Bodies, my debut poetry collection, came out in 2023 from Querencia Press.
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It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
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It’s so true. It’s actually horrifying to see the memes and jokes about this.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in November 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A new fund will route millions to the literary arts
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A new fund will route millions to the literary arts
A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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In case you missed it...

Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a bunch of new social features for its creators in an attempt to make its platform more of a viable alternative to mainstream social media.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Newest YouTube Short:
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Six-Word Stories Volume 2
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November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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25 Manuscript Publishers Always Open to Submissions
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November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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New NPR limited series 'Books We've Loved' spotlights literary classics and beloved contemporary reads
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New NPR limited series 'Books We've Loved' spotlights literary classics and beloved contemporary reads
New podcast series invites authors, critics and cultural voices to revisit the books that shaped us — and still speak to us today.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Publishing Deals: How Creators Can Protect Themselves
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Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Publishing Deals: How Creators Can Protect Themselves | Jane Friedman
What every creator should know before signing a contract—protect your work, your time, and your well-being.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Apple sued, again, for allegedly using copyrighted material to train its AI
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Apple sued for using copyrighted material to train AI, report says
Two lawsuits allege that Apple trained its Apple Intelligence models using pirated works.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in November 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Today's Instagram:
A navy, starry sky with a shooting star in the center. Yellow text is over the image: A bright-knife star cutting through an autumn sky hit us like a cannonball, forcing our hands to lock together and our lips to form wishes. We found, within science, magic that followed us home.
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for November 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary
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The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary
According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools
In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.
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The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools
In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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What Editing 51 Books Reveals: 9 Hidden Traps for Aspiring Writers
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What Editing 51 Books Reveals: 9 Hidden Traps for Aspiring Writers
Advice from an editor that can teach you about screenwriting.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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30 Magazines Accepting Longer Fiction
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Nine Terrific New Literary Journals (October, 2025)
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October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Quan Barry on Writing a Horror Novel Set in Antarctica
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Quan Barry on Writing a Horror Novel Set in Antarctica
Quan Barry is an award-winning playwright (and poet) as well as a novelist, skills which show in the virtuosity of the ensemble of characters she has created in The Unveiling. Her primary narrator …
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October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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From ‘Frankenstein’ to ‘Dracula,’ exploring the dark world of death and the undead offers a reminder of our mortality
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From ‘Frankenstein’ to ‘Dracula,’ exploring the dark world of death and the undead offers a reminder of our mortality
Students in this literature course read a range of novels, short stories and more on grave robbing, murder, terror and grief.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Last cards of the season! Happy Halloween, everyone!
Two horizontal cards. 1. A purple card with three holographic orange jack-o'-lanterns in the center. On the top and bottom are green circles with a hollow center and black circles that are filled in. The circles are textured. 2. A yellow card with strips of black and white houndstooth ribbon down each side. In the center, there is a white rectangle that says "happy spooky season" in red and orange. On top of the sentiment, there are two felt witch's hats diagonal to each other on the top corners and touching in the middle of it. The hat on the left is purple with a black band and yellow buckle. The hat on the right is black with an orange band and a yellow buckle.
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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this is genuinely terrifying and I just ... the heartiest what the fuck to this nightmare sci-fi garbage torment nexus timeline
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

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Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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69 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets
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69 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets
This November there are more than five dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alw...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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52 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees
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52 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees
This November there are more than four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes ran...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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ICYMI: 12 Recurring Writing Contests - No entry fees
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Charles Dickens looking for some inspiration Updated 10/13/25 Winning a writing contest is a huge boost to the ego. Nothing makes a wr...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM