Kate McIntyre
@katemcintyre.bsky.social
Writer, MAD PRAIRIE, Flannery O’Connor Award winner, PEN/Bingham Prize long list. Assistant prof @wpi. Co-editor @hexliterary.🌻 🌪 katemcintyrewriting.com
what's it mean that two of my favorite recent artworks are about bombs in/under cars?
Xzhibit #1, @martinezfjulian.bsky.social new today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Xzhibit #1, @martinezfjulian.bsky.social new today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Pimp My Ride by Julián Martinez
Xzibit has planted the smallest bomb inside of a bomb which rests under the floating 2001 Toyota Corolla painted candy red with pinstripe and flames which hangs on the fuse of an even bigger bomb, the...
hexliterary.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
what's it mean that two of my favorite recent artworks are about bombs in/under cars?
Xzhibit #1, @martinezfjulian.bsky.social new today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Xzhibit #1, @martinezfjulian.bsky.social new today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
i heard you like bombs inside of bombs inside of cars inside of micros
"Xzibit has planted the smallest bomb inside of a bomb which rests under the floating 2001 Toyota Corolla painted candy red..."
the weirdest episode of "Pimp My Ride" you've ever watched, new on hex today from Julián Martinez @martinezfjulian.bsky.social ! 👇
the weirdest episode of "Pimp My Ride" you've ever watched, new on hex today from Julián Martinez @martinezfjulian.bsky.social ! 👇
Pimp My Ride by Julián Martinez
Xzibit has planted the smallest bomb inside of a bomb which rests under the floating 2001 Toyota Corolla painted candy red with pinstripe and flames which hangs on the fuse of an even bigger bomb, the...
hexliterary.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
i heard you like bombs inside of bombs inside of cars inside of micros
“While the curtains close, Jesus fiddles with the drained batteries in his chrome torso.”
What joy! Two new Elena Zhang pieces today.
What joy! Two new Elena Zhang pieces today.
"In this movie, Jesus and my mother are at a bar drinking mojitos."
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
Two by Elena Zhang
Butterfly Wing
The mad scientist sewed a butterfly wing onto my left shoulder, nerves spliced together like rope. I fluttered it once. My muscles ached with the effort. “There are consequences to a...
hexliterary.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“While the curtains close, Jesus fiddles with the drained batteries in his chrome torso.”
What joy! Two new Elena Zhang pieces today.
What joy! Two new Elena Zhang pieces today.
“And that pitcher still a little weepy out there still moping like a bastard. He’s a bastard that guy that pitcher. Good guy though, does a lot for his community…”
Oh man, the voice here hits just right. 🧢⚾️
Oh man, the voice here hits just right. 🧢⚾️
love this absolute moonshot of humor & joy from Dan Weaver @supernaturalfeat.com — read “A Home Run,” new on hex today !!! 👇🥎🏟️🔥
A Home Run by Dan Weaver
Back it goes that seems like a long one! Still going! Still up there just going and going! It's gone! Outta here! Literally in outer space. Upsetting the logical order of the universe on that one. Hom...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“And that pitcher still a little weepy out there still moping like a bastard. He’s a bastard that guy that pitcher. Good guy though, does a lot for his community…”
Oh man, the voice here hits just right. 🧢⚾️
Oh man, the voice here hits just right. 🧢⚾️
“Vicuna. ‘The smallest member of the camel family,’ I said, caressing his coat. ‘Most of them die from terror when sheared…’”
I adore our latest offering: lyrical, odd, gorgeous.
I adore our latest offering: lyrical, odd, gorgeous.
"I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss."
Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️
Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️
Truth or Consequences by Whitney Collins
I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss. High above a green and turgid swath of Florida, one of the aircraft’s giant white engines began smoldering like a marshmallow. This mechanical de...
hexliterary.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Vicuna. ‘The smallest member of the camel family,’ I said, caressing his coat. ‘Most of them die from terror when sheared…’”
I adore our latest offering: lyrical, odd, gorgeous.
I adore our latest offering: lyrical, odd, gorgeous.
So honored to be featured on this amazing list!
A new addition to my newsletter! Where I talk about forgetting, upcoming publications, and short fic recs with amazing work by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @catvalente.bsky.social, @katemcintyre.bsky.social, @noirbettie.bsky.social, and @babblewocky.bsky.social.
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On Forgetting
The Long Haul The audacity of needing to write newsletters in order to have a newsletter! It’s been a while, friends! Let’s see if I can get back in the...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So honored to be featured on this amazing list!
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My story Thirst Trap is out in @hexliterary.bsky.social (link in the comments). Read it to get your thirst quenched!
Thanks to the hex team for being amazing!
Thanks to the hex team for being amazing!
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My story Thirst Trap is out in @hexliterary.bsky.social (link in the comments). Read it to get your thirst quenched!
Thanks to the hex team for being amazing!
Thanks to the hex team for being amazing!
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
@hexliterary.bsky.social is the best, and I'm thrilled my latest story found a home with them.
This story made my friend laugh so hard he pissed himself! (My friend had been hospitalized because he hadn't urinated in a month. Doctors are now using my story for more medical breakthroughs).
This story made my friend laugh so hard he pissed himself! (My friend had been hospitalized because he hadn't urinated in a month. Doctors are now using my story for more medical breakthroughs).
"No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue."
This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!"
💪💀👇
This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!"
💪💀👇
Thirst Trap by Sean Dowie
No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue.
Travelers often discovered it. Their passion for deserts was as fiery as the temp...
hexliterary.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@hexliterary.bsky.social is the best, and I'm thrilled my latest story found a home with them.
This story made my friend laugh so hard he pissed himself! (My friend had been hospitalized because he hadn't urinated in a month. Doctors are now using my story for more medical breakthroughs).
This story made my friend laugh so hard he pissed himself! (My friend had been hospitalized because he hadn't urinated in a month. Doctors are now using my story for more medical breakthroughs).
Today on hex, @seandowie.bsky.social offers an all-time great first line. Then there's this killer moment: "I strutted. My plump buttocks in denim shorts no doubt caught their attention." And you won't believe the ending. Read it! 👇
"No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue."
This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!"
💪💀👇
This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!"
💪💀👇
Thirst Trap by Sean Dowie
No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue.
Travelers often discovered it. Their passion for deserts was as fiery as the temp...
hexliterary.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today on hex, @seandowie.bsky.social offers an all-time great first line. Then there's this killer moment: "I strutted. My plump buttocks in denim shorts no doubt caught their attention." And you won't believe the ending. Read it! 👇
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One of my favorite reading experiences is being completely baffled by something until all of a sudden I'm totally into it
always excited for new Kate McIntyre! a real fun triptych.
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
Kansas by Kate McIntyre
The Five Cows They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons, and they cry when there’s no one to scratch…
www.havehashad.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
One of my favorite reading experiences is being completely baffled by something until all of a sudden I'm totally into it
The sentiment is mutual 📝 🦍 💥
September 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The sentiment is mutual 📝 🦍 💥
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Absolutely love this new triptych which is at least 3 times as fun to read out loud as it is in your head
always excited for new Kate McIntyre! a real fun triptych.
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
Kansas by Kate McIntyre
The Five Cows They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons, and they cry when there’s no one to scratch…
www.havehashad.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Absolutely love this new triptych which is at least 3 times as fun to read out loud as it is in your head
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
NEW KATE MCINTYRE! go go go
always excited for new Kate McIntyre! a real fun triptych.
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
Kansas by Kate McIntyre
The Five Cows They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons, and they cry when there’s no one to scratch…
www.havehashad.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NEW KATE MCINTYRE! go go go
Thanks, HAD, for publishing this tripartite shortie. I'm honored to be back on the site. 🐂 💦 🤠
always excited for new Kate McIntyre! a real fun triptych.
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
The Five Cows
They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons...
https://www.havehashad.com/lx2yn
Kansas by Kate McIntyre
The Five Cows They buck invisible riders. They attend law school to properly sue their stink. They kill the townsfolk one night, very late, with andirons, and they cry when there’s no one to scratch…
www.havehashad.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thanks, HAD, for publishing this tripartite shortie. I'm honored to be back on the site. 🐂 💦 🤠
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"
We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌
We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌
The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen
There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...
hexliterary.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"
We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌
We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
I'm currently taking on a writing hiatus, so won't even be trying to take one of those 200 spots from y'all, but hex one of the best at it right now & one of my fave places to publish and work with!
oh hi, we're opening for submissions tomorrow, Friday 9/5! 200 cap & we'll stay open until filled. mark ur calendars 👇
September 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I'm currently taking on a writing hiatus, so won't even be trying to take one of those 200 spots from y'all, but hex one of the best at it right now & one of my fave places to publish and work with!
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
we're live baby! send em if you got em 🙏
oh hi, we're opening for submissions tomorrow, Friday 9/5! 200 cap & we'll stay open until filled. mark ur calendars 👇
September 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
we're live baby! send em if you got em 🙏
We open in less than an hour, for 200 submissions… including yours? 🍄
oh hi, we're opening for submissions tomorrow, Friday 9/5! 200 cap & we'll stay open until filled. mark ur calendars 👇
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We open in less than an hour, for 200 submissions… including yours? 🍄
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"I found an ad on Craigslist one evening for a rare invisible Camaro IROC-Z. After contacting the seller, we arranged to meet..." Two new micros by @anuelrx.bsky.social dream up wild pockets of possibility in the world we think we know. Read "Tooth Book" and "Ghost Theft Auto" now! 🦷📕🚨🐍
Two by Anuel Rodriguez
Tooth Book
During my first trip to the dentist in years, radiographs revealed that there was something buried in my gums. Since I was too old for it to be an impacted tooth growing out sideways lik...
hexliterary.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"I found an ad on Craigslist one evening for a rare invisible Camaro IROC-Z. After contacting the seller, we arranged to meet..." Two new micros by @anuelrx.bsky.social dream up wild pockets of possibility in the world we think we know. Read "Tooth Book" and "Ghost Theft Auto" now! 🦷📕🚨🐍
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"There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body."
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
Acephalous by Nicholas Schorn
There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body.
It is picked up by a girl. A quiet girl who cares a lot and does her caring quietly. This girl is Little Jessie Wylan...
hexliterary.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body."
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
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"I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss."
Incredibly stoked we get to feature two new @rorty.bsky.social surrealist bangers this week! Dreamworld imagery, playful language and a wonderfully bizarre sense of humor abound in these two beauties! Go peep! 🧶😶🌫️
Incredibly stoked we get to feature two new @rorty.bsky.social surrealist bangers this week! Dreamworld imagery, playful language and a wonderfully bizarre sense of humor abound in these two beauties! Go peep! 🧶😶🌫️
Two by Ruby Rorty
After the metal band, the rubber band
I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss. He is subject to hubris and get smart quick schemes. I absolve myself, but only just...
hexliterary.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss."
Incredibly stoked we get to feature two new @rorty.bsky.social surrealist bangers this week! Dreamworld imagery, playful language and a wonderfully bizarre sense of humor abound in these two beauties! Go peep! 🧶😶🌫️
Incredibly stoked we get to feature two new @rorty.bsky.social surrealist bangers this week! Dreamworld imagery, playful language and a wonderfully bizarre sense of humor abound in these two beauties! Go peep! 🧶😶🌫️
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
"Some kind of a noise. Or a nudge, a push."
We are BEYOND thrilled to have @aaronburch.bsky.social back in hex this week with "The Attic!" This story is the best kind of surprise, linguistically wonderful, a foray into the unsettling, all without losing Aaron's great sense of heart. Don't miss it!
We are BEYOND thrilled to have @aaronburch.bsky.social back in hex this week with "The Attic!" This story is the best kind of surprise, linguistically wonderful, a foray into the unsettling, all without losing Aaron's great sense of heart. Don't miss it!
The Attic by Aaron Burch
Some kind of a noise. Or a nudge, a push.
Probably both. A “Babe, babe,” together with or followed by, enough of a jostle to wake me up while trying not to startle me.
“Sorry,” Michelle said. “I...
hexliterary.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Some kind of a noise. Or a nudge, a push."
We are BEYOND thrilled to have @aaronburch.bsky.social back in hex this week with "The Attic!" This story is the best kind of surprise, linguistically wonderful, a foray into the unsettling, all without losing Aaron's great sense of heart. Don't miss it!
We are BEYOND thrilled to have @aaronburch.bsky.social back in hex this week with "The Attic!" This story is the best kind of surprise, linguistically wonderful, a foray into the unsettling, all without losing Aaron's great sense of heart. Don't miss it!
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
DISCO MURDER GIVEAWAY 🩸
Win the world’s first™️ Namakubi style painting of Saturday Night Fever John Travolta’s head.
Art by the wickedly talented @danielmiller.bsky.social
🪩1 Repost = 1 Entry
🪩1 Preorder of my Novel = 5 Entires
Link in bio to order from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Win the world’s first™️ Namakubi style painting of Saturday Night Fever John Travolta’s head.
Art by the wickedly talented @danielmiller.bsky.social
🪩1 Repost = 1 Entry
🪩1 Preorder of my Novel = 5 Entires
Link in bio to order from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
DISCO MURDER GIVEAWAY 🩸
Win the world’s first™️ Namakubi style painting of Saturday Night Fever John Travolta’s head.
Art by the wickedly talented @danielmiller.bsky.social
🪩1 Repost = 1 Entry
🪩1 Preorder of my Novel = 5 Entires
Link in bio to order from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Win the world’s first™️ Namakubi style painting of Saturday Night Fever John Travolta’s head.
Art by the wickedly talented @danielmiller.bsky.social
🪩1 Repost = 1 Entry
🪩1 Preorder of my Novel = 5 Entires
Link in bio to order from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Reposted by Kate McIntyre
happy bday to hex co-editor extraordinaire @danielmiller.bsky.social !! you make the world a brighter place 🎉🎂✨
July 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
happy bday to hex co-editor extraordinaire @danielmiller.bsky.social !! you make the world a brighter place 🎉🎂✨
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"Our eyes are plugs that keep truth out, that bend it when it tries to force its way in. The babies sat in their corner and stared back."
new on hex today ! "The Babies Who Have No Eyes" by Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social , a story that perfectly balances comedy and horror !! 👇 👶 ✨
new on hex today ! "The Babies Who Have No Eyes" by Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social , a story that perfectly balances comedy and horror !! 👇 👶 ✨
The Babies Who Have No Eyes by Lillie Franks
At some point everyone makes the same joke: it must be nice caring for babies who never cry. But the babies who have no eyes do cry; they’re born crying just like everyone else. You can see their tear...
hexliterary.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Our eyes are plugs that keep truth out, that bend it when it tries to force its way in. The babies sat in their corner and stared back."
new on hex today ! "The Babies Who Have No Eyes" by Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social , a story that perfectly balances comedy and horror !! 👇 👶 ✨
new on hex today ! "The Babies Who Have No Eyes" by Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social , a story that perfectly balances comedy and horror !! 👇 👶 ✨