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"“Thou art a rotten worm, Braden. Be grateful that I speak to you, and do not banish you from my sight.”"
With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"“Thou art a rotten worm, Braden. Be grateful that I speak to you, and do not banish you from my sight.”"
With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
I’m beyond thrilled to see my latest short story go up over at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social
You can read “The Book of Braden” here: www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l...
You can read “The Book of Braden” here: www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l...
M.R. Lehman Wiens — Does It Have Pockets
The Book of Braden
www.doesithavepockets.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I’m beyond thrilled to see my latest short story go up over at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social
You can read “The Book of Braden” here: www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l...
You can read “The Book of Braden” here: www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l...
Reposted by Matt Lehman Wiens
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.
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It’s time for the world to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the U.S
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
It’s time for the world to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the U.S
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
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Yeah, let’s depose the leader of an oil rich nation on shaky legal ground and with very little forethought and planning. I’m sure there’s no precedent from previous Republican administrations that could indicate this is a bad idea.
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Yeah, let’s depose the leader of an oil rich nation on shaky legal ground and with very little forethought and planning. I’m sure there’s no precedent from previous Republican administrations that could indicate this is a bad idea.
My short story “Numbed to Death” is the featured story in the newest issue of the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable! bwgwritersroundtable.com/featured-sto...
Featured Story
The Legend of Four Winds Butte by D. T. Krippene 1905 Two prospectors tied their mules to a bush at the base of a tall butte perched on top of a desert mountain. “Hey, Sammy,” Jack asked, out of br…
bwgwritersroundtable.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My short story “Numbed to Death” is the featured story in the newest issue of the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable! bwgwritersroundtable.com/featured-sto...
Reposted by Matt Lehman Wiens
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
I guess I’m a poet now! My first published poem, Ekphrasis for Standing Glass Fish, is now up at Pictura Journal:
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
M.R. Lehman Wiens - pictura journal
M.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Minnesota. His work has been published widely.
picturajournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I guess I’m a poet now! My first published poem, Ekphrasis for Standing Glass Fish, is now up at Pictura Journal:
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
My latest piece, Abecedarian Lament, was just published at @themetaworker.bsky.social! It’s an acrostic using every letter of the alphabet, a poetry form with roots all the way back to early Hebrew scriptures.
themetaworker.com/2025/10/13/a...
themetaworker.com/2025/10/13/a...
Abecedarian Lament by M.R. Lehman Wiens - The Metaworker Literary Magazine
"...echoes of Sunday School pull me from my book to the unyielding curve of a church bench." - excerpt from "Abecedarian Lament", creative non-fiction by M.R. Lehman Wiens #MetaworkerMonday
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October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My latest piece, Abecedarian Lament, was just published at @themetaworker.bsky.social! It’s an acrostic using every letter of the alphabet, a poetry form with roots all the way back to early Hebrew scriptures.
themetaworker.com/2025/10/13/a...
themetaworker.com/2025/10/13/a...
Someone just gave me two dimes and a nickel in exchange for my Aldi cart. Truly a lawless era.
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Someone just gave me two dimes and a nickel in exchange for my Aldi cart. Truly a lawless era.
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6 days after Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, a Prague paper published these “10 Commandments”:
‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU:
1. Don’t know
2. Don’t care
3. Don’t tell
4. Don’t have
5. Don’t know how to
6. Don’t give
7. Can’t do
8. Don’t sell
9. Don’t show
10. Do nothing’
‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU:
1. Don’t know
2. Don’t care
3. Don’t tell
4. Don’t have
5. Don’t know how to
6. Don’t give
7. Can’t do
8. Don’t sell
9. Don’t show
10. Do nothing’
August 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
6 days after Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, a Prague paper published these “10 Commandments”:
‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU:
1. Don’t know
2. Don’t care
3. Don’t tell
4. Don’t have
5. Don’t know how to
6. Don’t give
7. Can’t do
8. Don’t sell
9. Don’t show
10. Do nothing’
‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU:
1. Don’t know
2. Don’t care
3. Don’t tell
4. Don’t have
5. Don’t know how to
6. Don’t give
7. Can’t do
8. Don’t sell
9. Don’t show
10. Do nothing’
TACO never fails.
July 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
TACO never fails.
How am I doing? Well in 2017 The West Wing was my comfort show, and now it’s Veep.
Go protest tomorrow!
Go protest tomorrow!
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How am I doing? Well in 2017 The West Wing was my comfort show, and now it’s Veep.
Go protest tomorrow!
Go protest tomorrow!
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And ALSO featuring:
A lovely magical realism short story by @mrlwwrites.bsky.social
Queer flash fiction by @leoastrum.bsky.social
Optimistic sci-fi by @element115.bsky.social
Reprint cozy fantasy by @rajivmote.bsky.social
A novelette about longing, wonder and nature by @clhellisen.bsky.social
A lovely magical realism short story by @mrlwwrites.bsky.social
Queer flash fiction by @leoastrum.bsky.social
Optimistic sci-fi by @element115.bsky.social
Reprint cozy fantasy by @rajivmote.bsky.social
A novelette about longing, wonder and nature by @clhellisen.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
And ALSO featuring:
A lovely magical realism short story by @mrlwwrites.bsky.social
Queer flash fiction by @leoastrum.bsky.social
Optimistic sci-fi by @element115.bsky.social
Reprint cozy fantasy by @rajivmote.bsky.social
A novelette about longing, wonder and nature by @clhellisen.bsky.social
A lovely magical realism short story by @mrlwwrites.bsky.social
Queer flash fiction by @leoastrum.bsky.social
Optimistic sci-fi by @element115.bsky.social
Reprint cozy fantasy by @rajivmote.bsky.social
A novelette about longing, wonder and nature by @clhellisen.bsky.social
Reposted by Matt Lehman Wiens
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
My latest bit of flash fiction just went up at Wild Umbrella Literary Journal: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/over-th...
Over the Water
M.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Kansas.
www.thewildumbrella.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My latest bit of flash fiction just went up at Wild Umbrella Literary Journal: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/over-th...
Tinned fish and drag shows: I can understand if it’s not your first choice, but until you’ve experienced a good one, I don’t think you get to have an opinion on the matter.
Also, if you try to take them from me I will be stabbing your hand with a sardine fork.
Also, if you try to take them from me I will be stabbing your hand with a sardine fork.
March 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tinned fish and drag shows: I can understand if it’s not your first choice, but until you’ve experienced a good one, I don’t think you get to have an opinion on the matter.
Also, if you try to take them from me I will be stabbing your hand with a sardine fork.
Also, if you try to take them from me I will be stabbing your hand with a sardine fork.
Another fun side effect of our hellish timeline: I started crying while reading The Lorax to my kid.
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Another fun side effect of our hellish timeline: I started crying while reading The Lorax to my kid.
One thing I learned from the pandemic was that efficient systems aren’t very resilient, and resilient systems aren’t very efficient. Given the choice between an efficient government and a resilient one, I choose resilient every day.
March 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
One thing I learned from the pandemic was that efficient systems aren’t very resilient, and resilient systems aren’t very efficient. Given the choice between an efficient government and a resilient one, I choose resilient every day.
I’m no political expert, but as the parent of a toddler…did the President skip his nap?
March 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’m no political expert, but as the parent of a toddler…did the President skip his nap?
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"Most editors have second jobs, family lives, and their own creative projects. Also, many are busy preparing for the end-times by burying bags of rice in the fields, scavenging for copper, or selling their bodies for ammunition."
Advice for Submitting to Literary Magazines in the Coming Totalitarian Dystopia
SOME BASICS ABOUT HOW LITERARY MAGAZINES WORK The most important thing to remember about the people who read your submissions is that they do not h...
buff.ly
February 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Most editors have second jobs, family lives, and their own creative projects. Also, many are busy preparing for the end-times by burying bags of rice in the fields, scavenging for copper, or selling their bodies for ammunition."
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Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government.
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
US Congress: Fire Elon Musk
Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development pr
FireElon.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government.
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
