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@scoops.bsky.social
Poet, parent, artist, mess.
Bulb Culture Collective co-editor, JAKE managing poetry editor
Best of the Net winner. Won a fanfic contest once.
https://linktr.ee/lmcole
Bulb Culture Collective co-editor, JAKE managing poetry editor
Best of the Net winner. Won a fanfic contest once.
https://linktr.ee/lmcole
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Ready for an ANNOUNCEMENT? 💡☀️
We are OPEN for Chandelier Submissions! The theme?
BLAZING
If you're unfamiliar, Chandelier is BCC's e-zine! A curation of previously published writing centered around a single theme.
We're looking for writing that BLAZES. Think: HEAT, LIGHT, SEAR, BURN.
We are OPEN for Chandelier Submissions! The theme?
BLAZING
If you're unfamiliar, Chandelier is BCC's e-zine! A curation of previously published writing centered around a single theme.
We're looking for writing that BLAZES. Think: HEAT, LIGHT, SEAR, BURN.
July 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Ready for an ANNOUNCEMENT? 💡☀️
We are OPEN for Chandelier Submissions! The theme?
BLAZING
If you're unfamiliar, Chandelier is BCC's e-zine! A curation of previously published writing centered around a single theme.
We're looking for writing that BLAZES. Think: HEAT, LIGHT, SEAR, BURN.
We are OPEN for Chandelier Submissions! The theme?
BLAZING
If you're unfamiliar, Chandelier is BCC's e-zine! A curation of previously published writing centered around a single theme.
We're looking for writing that BLAZES. Think: HEAT, LIGHT, SEAR, BURN.
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The light is on for Wendy BooydeGraaff! 💡 @onlybooyskies.bsky.social
“Full Moon” is a spectacularly eerie micro that demands to be read and reread!
Check it out!
“Full Moon” is a spectacularly eerie micro that demands to be read and reread!
Check it out!
Full Moon - Wendy BooydeGraaff — Bulb Culture Collective
She sat beneath the trees because she needed the darkness first.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The light is on for Wendy BooydeGraaff! 💡 @onlybooyskies.bsky.social
“Full Moon” is a spectacularly eerie micro that demands to be read and reread!
Check it out!
“Full Moon” is a spectacularly eerie micro that demands to be read and reread!
Check it out!
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In My Next Queer Life, I want to Be is an expression of the haunting realities of living queer today, told through the hopeful lens of possibilities for a better future. Audrey's poems are witty, mournful, and joyful—often all at once.
@audreytcarroll.bsky.social
@audreytcarroll.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In My Next Queer Life, I want to Be is an expression of the haunting realities of living queer today, told through the hopeful lens of possibilities for a better future. Audrey's poems are witty, mournful, and joyful—often all at once.
@audreytcarroll.bsky.social
@audreytcarroll.bsky.social
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It's true. Send us the poetry! Send us the essays! JAKE wants your weird.
Poets! Essayists! We want your work!
Nearing the end of the first 24 hours of the new sub manager, and 11 of the 15 submitted pieces are in Fiction. The rest are poems. So if you're a poet or CNF writer, the odds are generally never better than this to get a quick response/acceptance!
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
January 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It's true. Send us the poetry! Send us the essays! JAKE wants your weird.
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Poets! Essayists! We want your work!
Nearing the end of the first 24 hours of the new sub manager, and 11 of the 15 submitted pieces are in Fiction. The rest are poems. So if you're a poet or CNF writer, the odds are generally never better than this to get a quick response/acceptance!
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
JAKE: The Anti Literary Magazine Submission Manager
Submit to JAKE: The Anti Literary Magazine. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.
duotrope.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Poets! Essayists! We want your work!
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I'm talking to my 20-year-old crochet maestro about a 2025 Stanchion Book Club crocheted goodie. So far, she's made a ghost & a slew of adorable sock ornaments. Buy a book club membership for yourself or your favorite reader to get books & so much more!
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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November 27, 2024 at 10:34 PM
I'm talking to my 20-year-old crochet maestro about a 2025 Stanchion Book Club crocheted goodie. So far, she's made a ghost & a slew of adorable sock ornaments. Buy a book club membership for yourself or your favorite reader to get books & so much more!
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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so grateful this piece has found a new home!! thank you @jaredpovanda.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social 💞
The light is on for Vic Nogay! @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social! 💡
"First Communion" is a heady mix of teenage angst and desire set against the backdrop of the church. Powerful and deep, head on over to the site to read Vic's work!
"First Communion" is a heady mix of teenage angst and desire set against the backdrop of the church. Powerful and deep, head on over to the site to read Vic's work!
First Communion - Vic Nogay — Bulb Culture Collective
The last day of the last summer before you got a car, we got the guts to steal the wine from the church refrigerator.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
so grateful this piece has found a new home!! thank you @jaredpovanda.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social 💞
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A reminder that we are very much open for your previously published fiction, poetry, and CNF!
Full guidelines here:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/submission-g...
Full guidelines here:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines — Bulb Culture Collective
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM
A reminder that we are very much open for your previously published fiction, poetry, and CNF!
Full guidelines here:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/submission-g...
Full guidelines here:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/submission-g...
Alright, y'all. I'm making the switch. It's a relief, almost, to be able to say goodbye to the other place, even though I've been there for over a decade.
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Alright, y'all. I'm making the switch. It's a relief, almost, to be able to say goodbye to the other place, even though I've been there for over a decade.
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O.k. Time for the next bit of big news. JAKE is proud to announce that he's bringing in the venerable
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
November 15, 2024 at 1:06 AM
O.k. Time for the next bit of big news. JAKE is proud to announce that he's bringing in the venerable
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
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So ready to read the killer work that @scoops.bsky.social is going to bring to JAKE
O.k. Time for the next bit of big news. JAKE is proud to announce that he's bringing in the venerable
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
@scoops.bsky.social
as the new Managing Editor for Poetry!🧵
November 15, 2024 at 5:45 AM
So ready to read the killer work that @scoops.bsky.social is going to bring to JAKE
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What makes a bad poem bad? The structure? The subject? The essence? Listen to @scoops.bsky.social guest on the show and hear a sorted batch of bad poems from the drafts folder! Thanks L.M. for coming on the show!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
My Bad Poetry: Pumpkin King ... Decreasing Functionality (w/ L.M. Cole) on Apple Podcasts
Show My Bad Poetry, Ep Pumpkin King ... Decreasing Functionality (w/ L.M. Cole) - Feb 26, 2024
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February 27, 2024 at 2:10 AM
What makes a bad poem bad? The structure? The subject? The essence? Listen to @scoops.bsky.social guest on the show and hear a sorted batch of bad poems from the drafts folder! Thanks L.M. for coming on the show!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Just dropped an All-Star episode featuring @trappermarkelz.bsky.social , @scoops.bsky.social , @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social , @madelinksi.bsky.social , Shiksha Dheda, Court Ludwick, @natallman.bsky.social !!!
What's that... it's a blooper compilation?
Oh. Enjoy!
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What's that... it's a blooper compilation?
Oh. Enjoy!
www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetr...
Spring Break Bloopers!
Co-Hosts Aaron and Dave took the week off to focus on their day jobs. Enjoy a compilation of the tangents, distractions, and strange takes that just didn't make the…
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April 1, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Just dropped an All-Star episode featuring @trappermarkelz.bsky.social , @scoops.bsky.social , @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social , @madelinksi.bsky.social , Shiksha Dheda, Court Ludwick, @natallman.bsky.social !!!
What's that... it's a blooper compilation?
Oh. Enjoy!
www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetr...
What's that... it's a blooper compilation?
Oh. Enjoy!
www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetr...
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The light is on for Cheryl Skory Suma! @cherylskorysumal.bsky.social
Today's story is a heartfelt paring down of a relationship, a look at the way a fire can reduce to smolder and still burn.
Check it out:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
Today's story is a heartfelt paring down of a relationship, a look at the way a fire can reduce to smolder and still burn.
Check it out:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
November 10, 2023 at 5:54 PM
The light is on for Cheryl Skory Suma! @cherylskorysumal.bsky.social
Today's story is a heartfelt paring down of a relationship, a look at the way a fire can reduce to smolder and still burn.
Check it out:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
Today's story is a heartfelt paring down of a relationship, a look at the way a fire can reduce to smolder and still burn.
Check it out:
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
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"What I was now was a useful tool for anger, so I threw myself into that spite."
Swamp Thing Works through the Third Skandha. New #flashfiction from @jackbedell.bsky.social!
Swamp Thing Works through the Third Skandha. New #flashfiction from @jackbedell.bsky.social!
Swamp Thing Works through the Third Skandha by Jack B. Bedell | Issue #31
My first week living in this swamp I had a hard time admitting I was what I was. The growth formula, the fire, all the violence and loss—these things caused me to be the thing I am, and what was lef...
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November 6, 2023 at 2:33 PM
"What I was now was a useful tool for anger, so I threw myself into that spite."
Swamp Thing Works through the Third Skandha. New #flashfiction from @jackbedell.bsky.social!
Swamp Thing Works through the Third Skandha. New #flashfiction from @jackbedell.bsky.social!
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The light is on for Dan Brotzel!
Come read up on some new definitions in this touching and humorous piece from return writer, Dan Brotzel! "Mug Shots" is another piece of excellence and we're so excited to share it!
Come read up on some new definitions in this touching and humorous piece from return writer, Dan Brotzel! "Mug Shots" is another piece of excellence and we're so excited to share it!
October 20, 2023 at 3:19 PM
The light is on for Dan Brotzel!
Come read up on some new definitions in this touching and humorous piece from return writer, Dan Brotzel! "Mug Shots" is another piece of excellence and we're so excited to share it!
Come read up on some new definitions in this touching and humorous piece from return writer, Dan Brotzel! "Mug Shots" is another piece of excellence and we're so excited to share it!
This was so fun to do! I recommend working with the JAKE team!
We've got some big things to announce soon, but I'll just tease it a little now by mentioning that JAKE is open for guest editorial runs once again for this December! Link is now live here:
oleada.io/publication/...
oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
October 18, 2023 at 10:10 AM
This was so fun to do! I recommend working with the JAKE team!
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#WriterBeware: Another fake agency doing the solicitation thing: Collins Literary Guild. Web domain just 54 days old, multiple ludicrously false claims of repped books, and a roster of AI "literary agents" w/ bios cribbed from Sanford Greenburger Associates collinslitguild.com
Collins Literary Guild
The Collins Literary Guild functions as a specialized firm, providing a comprehensive array of representation services to authors who are at various stages of their publishing journey.
collinslitguild.com
October 15, 2023 at 12:11 AM
#WriterBeware: Another fake agency doing the solicitation thing: Collins Literary Guild. Web domain just 54 days old, multiple ludicrously false claims of repped books, and a roster of AI "literary agents" w/ bios cribbed from Sanford Greenburger Associates collinslitguild.com
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The faster we find our followers here, the faster we can leave the dying bird site (we still rely on it a lot for site traffic!) so do a smol business a favour and share the shit out of us so we can find our gang. Pretty pretty please 🙏 🙏 🙏
October 14, 2023 at 9:34 AM
The faster we find our followers here, the faster we can leave the dying bird site (we still rely on it a lot for site traffic!) so do a smol business a favour and share the shit out of us so we can find our gang. Pretty pretty please 🙏 🙏 🙏
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The light is on for Dan Brotzel!!
He's back again! "Blown Away" is a witty, humorous piece of fiction that all writers can relate to. It's a rage-inducing riot that hits just right.
Check it out!
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/blown-a...
He's back again! "Blown Away" is a witty, humorous piece of fiction that all writers can relate to. It's a rage-inducing riot that hits just right.
Check it out!
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/blown-a...
October 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM
The light is on for Dan Brotzel!!
He's back again! "Blown Away" is a witty, humorous piece of fiction that all writers can relate to. It's a rage-inducing riot that hits just right.
Check it out!
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/blown-a...
He's back again! "Blown Away" is a witty, humorous piece of fiction that all writers can relate to. It's a rage-inducing riot that hits just right.
Check it out!
www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/blown-a...
I'm trying to make the break from the garbage site, but it's tough. Anyone else struggling?
October 12, 2023 at 11:21 PM
I'm trying to make the break from the garbage site, but it's tough. Anyone else struggling?
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we had a book release today! you can find it here: ko-fi.com/s/d7f1b9965e please tip if you are able!!
thank you so much to Querencia Press &@nakedcatlitmag.bsky.social for homing a few of these poems (see nxt tweet for more) & thank you @carriganak.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social for blurbs!
thank you so much to Querencia Press &@nakedcatlitmag.bsky.social for homing a few of these poems (see nxt tweet for more) & thank you @carriganak.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social for blurbs!
September 22, 2023 at 2:25 PM
we had a book release today! you can find it here: ko-fi.com/s/d7f1b9965e please tip if you are able!!
thank you so much to Querencia Press &@nakedcatlitmag.bsky.social for homing a few of these poems (see nxt tweet for more) & thank you @carriganak.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social for blurbs!
thank you so much to Querencia Press &@nakedcatlitmag.bsky.social for homing a few of these poems (see nxt tweet for more) & thank you @carriganak.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social for blurbs!