🫙Abigail Raley🫙 (she/they)
@abigailraley.bsky.social
Author of Wet Specimen (Sundress, 2026). MFA UMT. PhD candidate CWRU. Words forthcoming/published in The Offing, HAD, Hanging Loose Mag, Stone Circle Review, and elsewhere.
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With books the same. The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the truest of all books is Solomon’s
August 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
With books the same. The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the truest of all books is Solomon’s
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Unhinge the lower jaw
July 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Unhinge the lower jaw
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I know we all know this already but one of the more frustrating parts of telling people AI is bad is that they think knowledge is just what you would use to fill in a blank on a test and can't conceive the matrices of study and practice and experience that form actual, deep knowledge
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I know we all know this already but one of the more frustrating parts of telling people AI is bad is that they think knowledge is just what you would use to fill in a blank on a test and can't conceive the matrices of study and practice and experience that form actual, deep knowledge
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a really wonderful kinda experimental little oddity today from Sam Berman
https://www.havehashad.com/ac8zk
https://www.havehashad.com/ac8zk
July 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
a really wonderful kinda experimental little oddity today from Sam Berman
https://www.havehashad.com/ac8zk
https://www.havehashad.com/ac8zk
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methodism is at its core a rejection of calvin and hobbes
July 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
methodism is at its core a rejection of calvin and hobbes
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a neat poetry trick is that you can just say what the poem is about in the poem
July 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
a neat poetry trick is that you can just say what the poem is about in the poem
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Still needed
keep Palestinians connected: chuffed.org/project/crip...
June 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Still needed
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Disability terrifies people because it’s the only minority group that one can join. People like to stick their head in the sand about issues like their mortality and fragility. We need to get over this and accept that disability is the intersection where most social justice issues meet.
June 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Disability terrifies people because it’s the only minority group that one can join. People like to stick their head in the sand about issues like their mortality and fragility. We need to get over this and accept that disability is the intersection where most social justice issues meet.
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The media must stop using this photo of Adriana Smith from her first pregnancy.
She was much further along in this photo than she was when declared brain dead.
She was only 9 weeks when she died.
This photo choice seems to be an attempt to make the medical experiment more “palatable”
She was much further along in this photo than she was when declared brain dead.
She was only 9 weeks when she died.
This photo choice seems to be an attempt to make the medical experiment more “palatable”
The family of Adriana Smith, a metro Atlanta nurse who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, said her baby boy has arrived
“He's expected to be OK. He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him.”
“He's expected to be OK. He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him.”
Family says baby delivered through C-section from Georgia mom who was declared brain dead
The infant, named Chance, was born Friday, June 13, around 4:41 a.m. by emergency Cesarean section.
www.11alive.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The media must stop using this photo of Adriana Smith from her first pregnancy.
She was much further along in this photo than she was when declared brain dead.
She was only 9 weeks when she died.
This photo choice seems to be an attempt to make the medical experiment more “palatable”
She was much further along in this photo than she was when declared brain dead.
She was only 9 weeks when she died.
This photo choice seems to be an attempt to make the medical experiment more “palatable”
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“Writing a poem is impossible and once you realize this, you’re free.”
-Caroline Bird, The Craft, 2019
-Caroline Bird, The Craft, 2019
June 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Writing a poem is impossible and once you realize this, you’re free.”
-Caroline Bird, The Craft, 2019
-Caroline Bird, The Craft, 2019
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what a joy to have this piece published, the pigeon thinks to itself, while on its work break, eating meatballs and pasta, content @havehashad.com www.havehashad.com/hadposts/do-...
do you think this pigeon knows that it, too, is an animal? by Katherine Schmidt
i.
what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world, the same way i search for myself ...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
what a joy to have this piece published, the pigeon thinks to itself, while on its work break, eating meatballs and pasta, content @havehashad.com www.havehashad.com/hadposts/do-...
Oh my god this dropped WHILE I’M WEARING MY PIGEON DRESS!?! Very exciting. Happy HAD pigeon day to all who celebrate.
don't miss today's piece of wonder from Katherine Schmidt amidst the chaos!
"what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world..."
https://www.havehashad.com/kewmh
"what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world..."
https://www.havehashad.com/kewmh
do you think this pigeon knows that it, too, is an animal? by Katherine Schmidt
i. what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world, the same way i search for myself &…
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June 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oh my god this dropped WHILE I’M WEARING MY PIGEON DRESS!?! Very exciting. Happy HAD pigeon day to all who celebrate.
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"It was a fantasy we managed, the impossible silence of our complete life"
From "Study for a Portrait" a Micro by Abigail Raley (@abigailraley.bsky.social).
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
From "Study for a Portrait" a Micro by Abigail Raley (@abigailraley.bsky.social).
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
Study for a Portrait - The Offing
Micro - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"It was a fantasy we managed, the impossible silence of our complete life"
From "Study for a Portrait" a Micro by Abigail Raley (@abigailraley.bsky.social).
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
From "Study for a Portrait" a Micro by Abigail Raley (@abigailraley.bsky.social).
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
A brand spanking new poem from me today on @theoffingmag.bsky.social!!!!
Absolutely delighted for this dreamy pub. Please read!
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
Absolutely delighted for this dreamy pub. Please read!
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
Study for a Portrait - The Offing
Micro - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A brand spanking new poem from me today on @theoffingmag.bsky.social!!!!
Absolutely delighted for this dreamy pub. Please read!
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
Absolutely delighted for this dreamy pub. Please read!
theoffingmag.com/micro/study-...
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Ok, look, I was hoping for some actual, cool new paleontology discovery.
But I wasn't disappointed by this poem.
But I wasn't disappointed by this poem.
Sorry, but the T. Rex Doesn’t Look Anything Like What You Think It Does by Abigail Raley
maudlinhouse.net/sorry-but-th...
maudlinhouse.net/sorry-but-th...
Sorry, but the T. Rex Doesn’t Look Anything Like What You Think It Does
She’s actually skinny. She’s on Ozempic, enduring her small apocalypse: too many jokes about her tiny arms. She’s had a bad day. If you knew anything about the T. Rex, you’d know that her favorite ban...
maudlinhouse.net
April 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ok, look, I was hoping for some actual, cool new paleontology discovery.
But I wasn't disappointed by this poem.
But I wasn't disappointed by this poem.
Check out my brand spanking new poem on Maudlin House!!! I’m thrilled!!!
Sorry, but the T. Rex Doesn’t Look Anything Like What You Think It Does by Abigail Raley
maudlinhouse.net/sorry-but-th...
maudlinhouse.net/sorry-but-th...
Sorry, but the T. Rex Doesn’t Look Anything Like What You Think It Does
She’s actually skinny. She’s on Ozempic, enduring her small apocalypse: too many jokes about her tiny arms. She’s had a bad day. If you knew anything about the T. Rex, you’d know that her favorite ban...
maudlinhouse.net
April 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Check out my brand spanking new poem on Maudlin House!!! I’m thrilled!!!
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Well well well look who it is
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts: Dani Janae’s Hound Triptych, Abigail Raley’s Wet Specimen, SG Huerta’s Burns, and Kay E. Bancroft’s Bloodroom. www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/01...
January 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Well well well look who it is
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Oh hey, that’s me and my cohort of baddies ✨🩸
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts: Dani Janae’s Hound Triptych, Abigail Raley’s Wet Specimen, SG Huerta’s Burns, and Kay E. Bancroft’s Bloodroom. www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/01...
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Oh hey, that’s me and my cohort of baddies ✨🩸
I’ve been bad about keeping up with all my socials lately, but I am BEYOND thrilled to be a part of this incredible lineup. An immense honor from @sundresspub.bsky.social. My heart is full. 🖤 WET SPECIMEN 2026!!!!!!
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts: Dani Janae’s Hound Triptych, Abigail Raley’s Wet Specimen, SG Huerta’s Burns, and Kay E. Bancroft’s Bloodroom. www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/01...
February 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I’ve been bad about keeping up with all my socials lately, but I am BEYOND thrilled to be a part of this incredible lineup. An immense honor from @sundresspub.bsky.social. My heart is full. 🖤 WET SPECIMEN 2026!!!!!!
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Muhammad Ali was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, KY.
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Muhammad Ali was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, KY.
Adulthood is completely unpredictable. A year ago I was talking to C suite execs and drafting “deliverables.” Now I’m eating ziti in my kitchen standing up, listening to all the different versions of Boom Chicka Boom on Spotify so I can pick the right one for my story time kids.
January 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Adulthood is completely unpredictable. A year ago I was talking to C suite execs and drafting “deliverables.” Now I’m eating ziti in my kitchen standing up, listening to all the different versions of Boom Chicka Boom on Spotify so I can pick the right one for my story time kids.
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in their submission cover letter, El Bentivegna said, "I'm obsessed with lanternflies and defend them with my life. here is my attempt to spread the good word." and we agreed to spread that good word with this wonderful piece!
https://www.havehashad.com/edzd2
https://www.havehashad.com/edzd2
Lanternfly Cento by El Bentivegna
THE PEST: Lycorma delicatula, an invasive planthopper. THE THREAT: Nymphs and adults feed in large numbers on sap from grapevines and other plants, resulting in wilting, dieback, and sooty mold…
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December 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
in their submission cover letter, El Bentivegna said, "I'm obsessed with lanternflies and defend them with my life. here is my attempt to spread the good word." and we agreed to spread that good word with this wonderful piece!
https://www.havehashad.com/edzd2
https://www.havehashad.com/edzd2
I’m also reading in this one next month!
December 22, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I’m also reading in this one next month!
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beautiful snapshot of seattle
"only waves banging and bashing into one another like millions of blind mice / a V of geese / handrails hot enough to cook hash browns on"
— Zoe Reay-Ellers
https://www.havehashad.com/7vuu8
"only waves banging and bashing into one another like millions of blind mice / a V of geese / handrails hot enough to cook hash browns on"
— Zoe Reay-Ellers
https://www.havehashad.com/7vuu8
MAYBE SEATTLE, JUNE 2025 by Zoe Reay-Ellers
Rooftop chicken coops plummeting like plastic ping-pong ball containers / a squawking / a coffee mug teetering on a balcony / sticky semi-permeable concrete below / no wind / only waves banging and…
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December 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM
beautiful snapshot of seattle
"only waves banging and bashing into one another like millions of blind mice / a V of geese / handrails hot enough to cook hash browns on"
— Zoe Reay-Ellers
https://www.havehashad.com/7vuu8
"only waves banging and bashing into one another like millions of blind mice / a V of geese / handrails hot enough to cook hash browns on"
— Zoe Reay-Ellers
https://www.havehashad.com/7vuu8