Across The Margin
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Across The Margin
@acrossthemargin.bsky.social
An Arts & Culture webzine / publishing company / media group offering an engaging mix of fiction, criticism, essays, satire, poetry, podcasts, and more!

Home of Across The Margin : The Podcast & Welcome To The Party Pal Podcast
Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein: acrossthemargin.com/welcome-to-t... #WTTPP #Frankenstein
Welcome To The Party Pal — Frankenstein
Welcome To The Party Pal — Frankenstein
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November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A short story that highlights the perils of being overly enthusiastic and passionate about the written word. “A Red Ink Kind of Day” by Daniel Crépault: acrossthemargin.com/a-red-ink-ki... #Fiction #Obsession #Fanboy #Writing
"A Red Ink Kind of Day" by Daniel Crépault — Across The Margin
"A Red Ink Kind of Day" by Daniel Crépault — Across The Margin
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November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Across The Margin : The Podcast recounts the untold story of the 90s jam band explosion with the author of Sharing in the Groove, Mike Ayers: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... @osirispod.bsky.social @themikeayers.bsky.social #SharingInTheGroove
Across The Margin : The Podcast — The 90s Jam Band Explosion with Mike Ayers
Across The Margin : The Podcast — The 90s Jam Band Explosion with Mike Ayers
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November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Thank you to @acrossthemargin.bsky.social for publishing my essay on heroes, narrative and solving the climate emergency acrossthemargin.com/the-hero-is-...
"The Hero Is The Problem" by Mary Murray Bartolomé — Across The Margin
"The Hero Is The Problem" by Mary Murray Bartolomé — Across The Margin
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November 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
These three poems by Cam McGlynn are obsessed with irony, belief, and how our cognitive biases and abilities affect how we interact with the world, whether we like it or not: acrossthemargin.com/three-poems-... #Poems #Poetry
Three Poems by Cam McGlynn — Across The Margin
Three Poems by Cam McGlynn — Across The Margin
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November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Yes!!!
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Across The Margin : The Podcast celebrates the music of soul jazz legend Les McCann through an interview with bassist/producer Mocean Worker & pianist/composer Joe Alterman: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... @osirispod.bsky.social @moceanworker.bsky.social #LesMcCann #KeepTheLineOpen
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Keep The Line Open with Joe Alterman and Mocean Worker
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Keep The Line Open with Joe Alterman and Mocean Worker
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A work of fiction, inspired by the great resistors of yore, that imagines a brave and practical way to thwart modern day tyranny. “The Heiress & The IT Guy” by T. G. Metcalf…at Across The Margin now: acrossthemargin.com/the-heiress-...
"The Heiress & The IT Guy" — Across The Margin
"The Heiress & The IT Guy" — Across The Margin
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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5 years ago I had 3 poems appear in the fantastic @acrossthemargin.bsky.social
1 of which has since appeared in my 1st collection, the other 2 in my 2nd. You can read them here: acrossthemargin.com/three-poems-...
Three Poems by Peter Lilly — Across The Margin
These three poems by Peter Lilly invite the reader to intimately experience the uneven passage of time. Looking back, "Legacy" expresses gratitude for the wonder of story while "To My Son..." enters i...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An essay on climate, capitalism, and storytelling that argues that society cannot rely on a sole hero to save it, but rather it takes strong, committed communities working together to enact real change. “The Hero is The Problem” by Mary Murray Bartolomé. acrossthemargin.com/the-hero-is-...
"The Hero Is The Problem" by Mary Murray Bartolomé — Across The Margin
"The Hero Is The Problem" by Mary Murray Bartolomé — Across The Margin
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Across The Margin : The Podcast explores how New York Democratic Socialists fight for Climate Survival with the author of Organize or Burn, Fabian Holt: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... #ClimateChange #DemocraticSocialism
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Organize or Burn with Fabian Holt
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Organize or Burn with Fabian Holt
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November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A look at Andrew Durham’s debut film, Fairyland, adapted from Alysia Abbott’s 2013 memoir, Fairyland : A Memoir of My Father. “Fairyland : A Review” by Jennifer Parker: acrossthemargin.com/fairyland-a-... #Fairyland
"Fairyland : A Review" by Jennifer Parker
"Fairyland : A Review" by Jennifer Parker
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November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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What Halloween was like for us who grew up in cold weather.
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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A gang of far-right extremists have sent the US military to cities with Democratic mayors and kidnapping people at the behest of a proto-dictator and his white supremacist party and very serious pundits with national platforms take a look and say “hmm yes the left is forcing their views on people.”
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Across The Margin : The Podcast celebrates one of the most impactful songs in American history with director Rick Korn: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... #HarryChapin #CatsInTheCradle #WhyHunger @osirispod.bsky.social @whyhunger.bsky.social
Across The Margin : The Podcast — The Song That Changed Our Lives with Rick Korn
Across The Margin : The Podcast — The Song That Changed Our Lives with Rick Korn
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October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
These three poems by Brian Mosher speak of struggling to find a way to understand the mysteries of the world; of failing and then trying again despite knowing there is little hope of success.: acrossthemargin.com/three-poems-... #poems #poetry
Three Poems by Brian Mosher — Across The Margin
Three Poems by Brian Mosher — Across The Margin
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October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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For anyone missing ‘Task’ tonight…
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I appreciate 'Task' so much for a variety of reasons (many of which are talked about here) and I appreciate @mikeshza.bsky.social for having me on to talk about this incredible show.
October 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates Brad Ingelsby’s riveting follow up to Mare of Easttown, HBO’s Task: acrossthemargin.com/welcome-to-t... @osirispod.bsky.social @ryanoconnell79.bsky.social @mikeshza.bsky.social #WTTPP #Task
Welcome To The Party Pal — Task
Welcome To The Party Pal — Task
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October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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I have a new #LitFic novel coming out in January: The Awakening.

@acrossthemargin.bsky.social published my short story based in the same world as the book a couple years back:
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October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Across The Margin : The Podcast presents an interview with singer-songwriter Jenna Nicholls on the heels of the release of her latest album, The Commuter: acrossthemargin.com/across-the-m... @osirispod.bsky.social #JennaNicholls #TheCommuter
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Jenna Nicholls, The Commuter
Across The Margin : The Podcast — Jenna Nicholls, The Commuter
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October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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It's October 21, New York City — population 8.5 million people — has had a grand total of 255 homicides for the year; and the feds are using an armored vehicle/thing to drive the six blocks from Canal/Broadway to Lafayette/Duane after hassling the guys selling Gucci fakes.
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An offering of flash fiction that acquaints readers to the type of love that makes life worth living. “The Cinnamon Room” by Donna Obeid…at Across The Margin now. #Fiction #Love acrossthemargin.com/the-cinnamon...
"The Cinnamon Room" by Donna Obeid — Across The Margin
"The Cinnamon Room" by Donna Obeid — Across The Margin
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October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A runaway daughter. A father in distress. A short story that imagines what a parent hopes to never have to. “Your Only Fan” by R.E. Hengsterman: acrossthemargin.com/your-only-fan/ #Fatherhood #Family #YourOnlyFan #Fiction
"Your Only Fan" by R.E. Hengsterman — Across The Margin
"Your Only Fan" by R.E. Hengsterman — Across The Margin
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October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A gothic horror story which reimagines the parole system through a supernatural lens — a house that manifests bureaucratic denials as locked doors, each containing the dying hope of a rejected second chance. “The House of Denied Mercies” by Raymond Brunell: acrossthemargin.com/the-house-of...
"The House of Denied Mercies" by Raymond Brunell — Across The Margin
"The House of Denied Mercies" by Raymond Brunell — Across The Margin
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October 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM