Kate Feld
@katefeld.bsky.social
Poet and essayist. Journalism lecturer at the University of Salford. Vermonter in Manchester, UK. Debut chapbook DEERYARD out with Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers. katefeld.com
Do you read the New Yorker? (Sure, I even got the tote bag!) Ahhh, you might wanna check this out... bidoun.org/articles/hou...
House Arab
I was working at the magazine as a fact-checker and my parents no longer considered me a failure, not because they read or admired it, but because when they said its name to friends and relatives it s...
bidoun.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Do you read the New Yorker? (Sure, I even got the tote bag!) Ahhh, you might wanna check this out... bidoun.org/articles/hou...
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Submissions are open for November’s theme and guest editor @ccohanlon.bsky.social awaits your contributions::
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NOVEMBER 2025 Guest Editor Is C.C. O’HANLON!!! THEME/S: JOURNEYS
Burning House Press are excited to welcome C.C. O’HANLON as the fifth BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today C.C. will take over editorship of Burning House Pre…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Writers! Me & @mconley.bsky.social are teaming up for a writing workshop on the theme of 'attention.' Join us Sat Nov 29 at Saan.1 Gallery in Mcr to discuss poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Carl Phillips & Benjamin Zephaniah and then work on your own. Details here: katefeld.wordpress.com/wp-admin/pos...
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Writers! Me & @mconley.bsky.social are teaming up for a writing workshop on the theme of 'attention.' Join us Sat Nov 29 at Saan.1 Gallery in Mcr to discuss poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Carl Phillips & Benjamin Zephaniah and then work on your own. Details here: katefeld.wordpress.com/wp-admin/pos...
A storm is raging outside and I have been painstakingly updating my website with news of events and new writing of mine out there in the world and stuff I've enjoyed reading. Which feels cosy. katefeld.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/a...
Autumn 2025
Finally got my contributor’s copy of Magic Art Redux, which I mentioned last time – definitely one of the most beautiful books I’ve been published in. A few copies of the limited …
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October 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A storm is raging outside and I have been painstakingly updating my website with news of events and new writing of mine out there in the world and stuff I've enjoyed reading. Which feels cosy. katefeld.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/a...
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Memorizing this
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Memorizing this
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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🎊CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LITERARY MAGIC - FULL #MLF25 PROGRAMME OUT NOW!📚
From internationally acclaimed authors and cultural icons to bold new voices, our 20th edition is set to inspire, challenge and delight anyone who celebrates with us. 🧵
From internationally acclaimed authors and cultural icons to bold new voices, our 20th edition is set to inspire, challenge and delight anyone who celebrates with us. 🧵
August 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🎊CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LITERARY MAGIC - FULL #MLF25 PROGRAMME OUT NOW!📚
From internationally acclaimed authors and cultural icons to bold new voices, our 20th edition is set to inspire, challenge and delight anyone who celebrates with us. 🧵
From internationally acclaimed authors and cultural icons to bold new voices, our 20th edition is set to inspire, challenge and delight anyone who celebrates with us. 🧵
New work on BHP! Thanks to editor @saint-remus.bsky.social (& @miggyangel.bsky.social for starting this fire in the first place) 🔥 Lots of great stuff to read and another call live now...
after a week of flailing around like a distressed sunfish, i present to you Burning House Press:JULY EDITION! (its 11:20pm, it still counts!)
Thanks to everyone who shared their work w me! I received an AVALANCHE of subs at the end of the month & was /floored/
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Thanks to everyone who shared their work w me! I received an AVALANCHE of subs at the end of the month & was /floored/
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ART & ANNIHILATION– July 2025 Guest Editor M. Forajter
Contemporary ecological concerns are often countered with talk about environmental justice. What does justice mean to a corpse? I’ve read too many books where hapless environmentalist do-gooders tr…
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August 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New work on BHP! Thanks to editor @saint-remus.bsky.social (& @miggyangel.bsky.social for starting this fire in the first place) 🔥 Lots of great stuff to read and another call live now...
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You should hate Nazis more than you love convenience.
So many folks bemoaning how powerless they are re: the rise of fascism are actively funding it via their use of Substack and AI, by refusing to wear an n95, by ignoring transphobia, &c.
You have power. You just prefer convenience and comfort.
So many folks bemoaning how powerless they are re: the rise of fascism are actively funding it via their use of Substack and AI, by refusing to wear an n95, by ignoring transphobia, &c.
You have power. You just prefer convenience and comfort.
NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing.
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
Substack’s extremist ecosystem is flourishing
The app's recent swastika push alert was just the tip of the iceberg.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You should hate Nazis more than you love convenience.
So many folks bemoaning how powerless they are re: the rise of fascism are actively funding it via their use of Substack and AI, by refusing to wear an n95, by ignoring transphobia, &c.
You have power. You just prefer convenience and comfort.
So many folks bemoaning how powerless they are re: the rise of fascism are actively funding it via their use of Substack and AI, by refusing to wear an n95, by ignoring transphobia, &c.
You have power. You just prefer convenience and comfort.
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The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
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Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...
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July 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
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The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
July 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
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Thank you to everyone who has sent work in for the Art & Annihilation edition - subs close the end of today July 25th still time to send if you haven’t yet! @saint-remus.bsky.social
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JULY 2025 Guest Editor Is M. Forajter!!! THEME: ART & ANNIHILATION: contemporary gothic writing in the Anthropocene
Burning House Press are excited to welcome M. FORAJTER as the second BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today M. will take over editorship of Burning House Press onlin…
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July 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Thank you to everyone who has sent work in for the Art & Annihilation edition - subs close the end of today July 25th still time to send if you haven’t yet! @saint-remus.bsky.social
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Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine reports that their bank account has been frozen by Virgin Money (now owned by Nationwide). Two weeks ago, we warned that the ban on Palestine Action would lead to banks becoming nervous about any mention of “Palestine” netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...
July 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine reports that their bank account has been frozen by Virgin Money (now owned by Nationwide). Two weeks ago, we warned that the ban on Palestine Action would lead to banks becoming nervous about any mention of “Palestine” netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...
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And today I wrote about the overthrow of tyrants.
Today Is the Original No Kings Day/Happy Bastille Day
Yesterday I wrote, "The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear. It's when you assemble the whole picture that you have to raise the question if...
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July 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
And today I wrote about the overthrow of tyrants.
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I've called and called but my falcon isn't responding.
anybody else’s gyre feel wider lately
July 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've called and called but my falcon isn't responding.
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Hi Bluesky! 🦋👋 We're Foglifter Press & Journal, a San Francisco based small press and literary journal by and for queer writers.
We accept #poetry, #nonfiction, #fiction, and hybrid works during our biannual submission periods starting in May and September—and visual #art & media all year round. 🌈
We accept #poetry, #nonfiction, #fiction, and hybrid works during our biannual submission periods starting in May and September—and visual #art & media all year round. 🌈
June 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hi Bluesky! 🦋👋 We're Foglifter Press & Journal, a San Francisco based small press and literary journal by and for queer writers.
We accept #poetry, #nonfiction, #fiction, and hybrid works during our biannual submission periods starting in May and September—and visual #art & media all year round. 🌈
We accept #poetry, #nonfiction, #fiction, and hybrid works during our biannual submission periods starting in May and September—and visual #art & media all year round. 🌈
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Ah yes this is why I got into education: so I can watch 2 robots shitting into each others’ mouths
June 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Ah yes this is why I got into education: so I can watch 2 robots shitting into each others’ mouths
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BURNING HOUSE PRESS are excited to welcome (back) JOHN TREFRY @incastellated - as the 1st BHP guest editor of our current special-edition series!
JOHN’S theme for the month is
—INANIMISM
“Text is not active, it exists all at once, simultaneously.”
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JOHN’S theme for the month is
—INANIMISM
“Text is not active, it exists all at once, simultaneously.”
sendsendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/06/01/j...
JUNE 2025 Guest Editor Is JOHN TREFRY!!! THEME: INANIMISM
Burning House Press are excited to welcome JOHN TREFRY as the first BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today JOHN will take over editorship of Burning House …
burninghousepress.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
BURNING HOUSE PRESS are excited to welcome (back) JOHN TREFRY @incastellated - as the 1st BHP guest editor of our current special-edition series!
JOHN’S theme for the month is
—INANIMISM
“Text is not active, it exists all at once, simultaneously.”
sendsendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/06/01/j...
JOHN’S theme for the month is
—INANIMISM
“Text is not active, it exists all at once, simultaneously.”
sendsendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/06/01/j...
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You don't have to "look into it". You have to admit that you thought it was a cool idea to get rid of actual humans because they cost money, and instead used a plagiarism shitshow that makes up absolute garbage, inflicting a huge environmental cost on the planet that doesn't touch your bottom line.
We are looking into how this made it into print as we speak. It is not editorial content and was not created by, or approved by, the Sun-Times newsroom. We value your trust in our reporting and take this very seriously. More info will be provided soon.
May 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You don't have to "look into it". You have to admit that you thought it was a cool idea to get rid of actual humans because they cost money, and instead used a plagiarism shitshow that makes up absolute garbage, inflicting a huge environmental cost on the planet that doesn't touch your bottom line.
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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I understand the overworked prof better than most, but as institutions, schools are going to have to play a longer game—widespread adoption of these tools by profs is going to devalue what they are selling. Destabilizing education is part of their overall fascist project.
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I understand the overworked prof better than most, but as institutions, schools are going to have to play a longer game—widespread adoption of these tools by profs is going to devalue what they are selling. Destabilizing education is part of their overall fascist project.
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My interview with Anne Ursu is up on Lit Hub!
“You truly cannot separate the personal experience of having this disease from the social experience of it.” @gavingrant.bsky.social and @anneursu.bsky.social on chronic illness, writing, and family.
Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu
(I wrote this lying down. I sat at my old desk to write and it was a mistake so I had to lie down. Every time I rewrote this or sent Anne questions I was lying down. I dictated some of my questions…
buff.ly
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My interview with Anne Ursu is up on Lit Hub!
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I've started explicitly addressing some of what's described in this article as I go on my merry way, institution to institution insisting that we can and must continue to teach writing. There's two main risks. Both are real. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've started explicitly addressing some of what's described in this article as I go on my merry way, institution to institution insisting that we can and must continue to teach writing. There's two main risks. Both are real. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
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The devastating, shortsighted attack on literature continues. List from Magic City Books. Who'd they miss? Note: the small publishers selected here for financial attack include (among other very worthy and important presses) @transitbooks.bsky.social, publisher of 2023 Nobel laureate Jon Fosse.
May 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The devastating, shortsighted attack on literature continues. List from Magic City Books. Who'd they miss? Note: the small publishers selected here for financial attack include (among other very worthy and important presses) @transitbooks.bsky.social, publisher of 2023 Nobel laureate Jon Fosse.
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“Love casts out fear; but conversely fear casts out love. And not only love. Fear also casts out intelligence, casts out goodness, casts out all thought of beauty and truth.” #politics
~Aldous Huxley
~Aldous Huxley
April 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“Love casts out fear; but conversely fear casts out love. And not only love. Fear also casts out intelligence, casts out goodness, casts out all thought of beauty and truth.” #politics
~Aldous Huxley
~Aldous Huxley