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Kelly Schoenegge
@kellyschoenegge.bsky.social
Editor @broadripplereview.bsky.social
Former Fiction Editor at Booth and Kenyon Review Peter Taylor Fellow
BJJ 💜 + Co-Host @lezrollradio.bsky.social
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It's such a great feeling to have our first BRR issue out in the world this week and to also (the very same week!) accept our final piece for our second issue. The work we are receiving is just extraordinary.
The inaugural issue of Broad Ripple Review is live. We are proud to feature work by L.B. Browne, Angela Townsend, Margaret Dunn, Dorit d’Scarlett, and Sofía Carbonell Realme.

Find it at: broadripplereview.com.

Please share!
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Such a privilege and a joy for this issue to be released into the world today.
The inaugural issue of Broad Ripple Review is live. We are proud to feature work by L.B. Browne, Angela Townsend, Margaret Dunn, Dorit d’Scarlett, and Sofía Carbonell Realme.

Find it at: broadripplereview.com.

Please share!
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Kelly Schoenegge
We are around 50% sold out. Our camp is for all members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Thanks to generous sponsors, the cost of camp ($150) is significantly subsidized. We also have pay what you can options if that amount is still out of reach.

More info and registration at: lezrollradio.com/camp.
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Our first issue for @broadripplereview.bsky.social will be published this month.

It is a testament to the generosity of the writing community that this is possible. I am grateful for the writers who trusted us with their work, as well as our staff for their endless energy for this project.
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Kelly Schoenegge
Our annual LGBTQ+ grappling camp is happening April 17th-19th in Fishers, Indiana and registration is now open at: lezrollradio.com/camp

If you could please consider sharing news about camp, whether that is online, with your gym, or with your training partners, it would be greatly appreciated.
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Every time I go on a cruise I print my entire novel manuscript, as if I am going to actually physically go through it and hand write edits. Will I print it this time? Yes. Will I do anything with it? Eh.
August 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I used to think jiu jitsu and writing were totally separate. Lately I see the overlap everywhere—patience, repetition, failure, small wins.
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My little bit of jiu jitsu news is that I went from teaching two classes of BJJ a week to accidentally helping launch an entire program. Now I am teaching 4X a week. The way this happened was so odd, yet it also was meant to happen and is 1000% for the best.
August 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Being clear is not the same as being cruel. A lot of people were just never taught how to tell the truth without turning it into a weapon.
August 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sometimes community is one person saying, “I read your work. I really liked it.”
That’s it. That’s the lifeline.
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A lot of what gets called “visibility” is really just performance. The hard part is building something that lasts after the post goes viral.
August 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you are a coach and you cannot handle feedback, you are not building a community—you’re building a mirror.
August 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Inclusion isn’t the end goal. It’s the bare minimum. What comes after is actual power-sharing.
August 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The gym is not neutral. Culture gets built on who speaks up, who gets centered, and who leaves.
August 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Submit here for FREE: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
August 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A lot of people conflate “authentic” with “access to all of me.” That is not how it works. I can be transparent about my values without being emotionally available to everyone.
August 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Community” without structure becomes a popularity contest. If you're serious about inclusion, then you have to be serious about logistics, access, and accountability too. Otherwise, you're just vibing with power.
August 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I love when a story takes a big risk and somehow lands on its feet. Let’s all be a little unhinged on purpose.
August 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Community isn’t a hashtag or an event. It’s the person who sees you across the room and nods, “You can sit.” I’m so grateful to live here with chosen family and strangers who keep inviting me in.
August 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
You do not need to be the loudest voice in the room to lead well. But you do need to be accountable. That includes course correcting when people trust you enough to name harm.
July 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Kelly Schoenegge
While we are not closing for submissions, today is the last day for your submission to be considered for one of our inaugural prizes. FREE to submit. $200 prize for CNF and $200 for fiction.https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/broad-ripple-review-vGnmj
July 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hi - if you or someone you know may be interested, please share!
Registration is open for our annual LGBTQ+ grappling camp. We would appreciate it if you could share this event with your friends and training partners.

More info and registration: lezrollradio.com/camp
July 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When a true dream publication sends a personalized rejection. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
July 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Kelly Schoenegge
While we are staying open all year long, this is your last month to submit if you want your work to be considered for one of our inaugural prizes. $200 fiction and $200 CNF. It is FREE to submit. broadripplereview.com
Broad Ripple Review | Literary Magazine
Broad Ripple Review is an online literary magazine publishing bold, evocative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We seek work that challenges convention, lingers in complexity, and stays with the…
broadripplereview.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Also, from a place of love and trying to genuinely help you: PLEASE STOP SENDING SNARKY RESPONSES WHEN YOUR PIECE IS DECLINED.

Please, please, please. You're submitting for free. An actual human is reading your piece with care. I'm so sorry that rejection is disappointing but...
June 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM