Kennedy Marie Crowder
@kennedy-marie.bsky.social
Assistant Editor for the Back of the Envelope Department, The Offing literary magazine
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you gotta read—& gotta SEE—AMAZING new nat raum today!
I.i am
A. writing
1. an ars poetica
i. in which i bury you,
ii. in which i close the widest point of the wound myself,
2. a farewell.
https://www.havehashad.com/t727h
I.i am
A. writing
1. an ars poetica
i. in which i bury you,
ii. in which i close the widest point of the wound myself,
2. a farewell.
https://www.havehashad.com/t727h
poem in which you become the “you” by nat raum
i am writing an ars poetica in which i bury you, in which i close the widest point of the wound myself, a farewell. still crying in my car sometimes. for your specter.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
you gotta read—& gotta SEE—AMAZING new nat raum today!
I.i am
A. writing
1. an ars poetica
i. in which i bury you,
ii. in which i close the widest point of the wound myself,
2. a farewell.
https://www.havehashad.com/t727h
I.i am
A. writing
1. an ars poetica
i. in which i bury you,
ii. in which i close the widest point of the wound myself,
2. a farewell.
https://www.havehashad.com/t727h
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On his ninth day outside and his twelfth refusing food, Arlo stops a mother sea turtle mid-drag back to the ocean to ask if he can eat one of her eggs.
88.8 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT by @kennedy-marie.bsky.social
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88.8 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT by @kennedy-marie.bsky.social
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August 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On his ninth day outside and his twelfth refusing food, Arlo stops a mother sea turtle mid-drag back to the ocean to ask if he can eat one of her eggs.
88.8 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT by @kennedy-marie.bsky.social
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88.8 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT by @kennedy-marie.bsky.social
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August 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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“Nobody, and certainly no sentient object, should die alone.”
"Buzzkill," new Back of the Envelope by T. J. Martinson.
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"Buzzkill," new Back of the Envelope by T. J. Martinson.
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Buzzkill - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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July 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
“Nobody, and certainly no sentient object, should die alone.”
"Buzzkill," new Back of the Envelope by T. J. Martinson.
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"Buzzkill," new Back of the Envelope by T. J. Martinson.
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸
“The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Sherry Shahan
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“The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Sherry Shahan
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The Bright Jars of Our Bodies by Sara Hills
When we run out of nice things to say to each other, Gil and I watch TV like we’re each just a brain in a jar, sitting side by side. Except instead of brains we’re hearts. And by hearts, I mean sex…
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July 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW STORY⚡️🐸
“The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Sherry Shahan
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“The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Sherry Shahan
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Very excited to share a second little story with fellow HAD readers today! 💀💀
another really perfectly odd and "HAD-y" piece today from Kennedy Marie Crowder!
"One time I finished a cigarette but couldn’t stop blowing out smoke. At first, I mistook the whispery cloud for condensation. Yeah, it’s cold out. Yeah, it’s October..."
https://www.havehashad.com/7efn9
"One time I finished a cigarette but couldn’t stop blowing out smoke. At first, I mistook the whispery cloud for condensation. Yeah, it’s cold out. Yeah, it’s October..."
https://www.havehashad.com/7efn9
deep and poorly ventilated by Kennedy Marie Crowder
One time I finished a cigarette but couldn’t stop blowing out smoke. At first, I mistook the whispery cloud for condensation. Yeah, it’s cold out. Yeah, it’s October. See the red of his nose? See the…
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July 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Very excited to share a second little story with fellow HAD readers today! 💀💀
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lowercase - featuring @beelitmag.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social & more ... bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/22/l...
lowercase: afro-scottish poetry, the bee & more
lower case highlights cultural events, new releases, short reviews, jobs and writing opportunities. Our focus is on small and micro press, radical publishers, and events from independent bookshops.…
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July 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
lowercase - featuring @beelitmag.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social & more ... bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/22/l...
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"I walk down the stairs – concrete, the edges smoothed away by time and the march of many mothers."
Flash Fiction: Baby Change by Sumitra Singam
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Flash Fiction: Baby Change by Sumitra Singam
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Flash Fiction: Baby Change by Sumitra Singam
I walk down the stairs – concrete, the edges smoothed away by time and the march of many mothers.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"I walk down the stairs – concrete, the edges smoothed away by time and the march of many mothers."
Flash Fiction: Baby Change by Sumitra Singam
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Flash Fiction: Baby Change by Sumitra Singam
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In her cover letter, Abigail Myers wrote, "Instagram makes me sad. This is a story about why.", and that kinda makes this one doubly hit, tbh. Oof.
https://www.havehashad.com/hat0n
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July 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In her cover letter, Abigail Myers wrote, "Instagram makes me sad. This is a story about why.", and that kinda makes this one doubly hit, tbh. Oof.
https://www.havehashad.com/hat0n
https://www.havehashad.com/hat0n
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"Tomorrow will arrest us anyway back to the earth and disinherit our most vain tools. So take and outlast necessity Today is a digression a feast, a war chariot on fire"
From "Evolution," a new Back of The Envelope by Farah Ghafoor.
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From "Evolution," a new Back of The Envelope by Farah Ghafoor.
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Evolution - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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July 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Tomorrow will arrest us anyway back to the earth and disinherit our most vain tools. So take and outlast necessity Today is a digression a feast, a war chariot on fire"
From "Evolution," a new Back of The Envelope by Farah Ghafoor.
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From "Evolution," a new Back of The Envelope by Farah Ghafoor.
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Read Rick Henry’s Vol. X: “Spring” Experimental Narratives piece BOOKMAKERS’ GUIDES here: expositionreview.com/issues/vol-x...! 🌱
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Read Rick Henry’s Vol. X: “Spring” Experimental Narratives piece BOOKMAKERS’ GUIDES here: expositionreview.com/issues/vol-x...! 🌱
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"Gaia:
There is no water left in me—
I blanch and I recede."
From “Gaia: [uncomfortably]” and “Gaia and 21st Century Malfunction”, new Back of the Envelope pieces by Jie V. Cohen at The Offing today!
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There is no water left in me—
I blanch and I recede."
From “Gaia: [uncomfortably]” and “Gaia and 21st Century Malfunction”, new Back of the Envelope pieces by Jie V. Cohen at The Offing today!
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"Gaia: [uncomfortably]" and "Gaia and 21st Century Malfunction" - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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April 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Gaia:
There is no water left in me—
I blanch and I recede."
From “Gaia: [uncomfortably]” and “Gaia and 21st Century Malfunction”, new Back of the Envelope pieces by Jie V. Cohen at The Offing today!
theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...
There is no water left in me—
I blanch and I recede."
From “Gaia: [uncomfortably]” and “Gaia and 21st Century Malfunction”, new Back of the Envelope pieces by Jie V. Cohen at The Offing today!
theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...
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Read “Bags”, a Back of the Envelope piece by Diego Alfaro Palma, translated from Spanish by Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta at The Offing today! theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...
Bags - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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March 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Read “Bags”, a Back of the Envelope piece by Diego Alfaro Palma, translated from Spanish by Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta at The Offing today! theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...
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Put the word out that we're back. Think of us. We open 4/20 for a short window for a print issue in the fall. We want poems, prose, art, comics & beyond. Free to submit, free to read online always, we now pay $150 + comp copies + eternal literary infamy. More prestigious than the Paris Review.
March 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Put the word out that we're back. Think of us. We open 4/20 for a short window for a print issue in the fall. We want poems, prose, art, comics & beyond. Free to submit, free to read online always, we now pay $150 + comp copies + eternal literary infamy. More prestigious than the Paris Review.
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today's story from Suzanne Hicks takes a turn in the final paragraph that is so perfect, it made me short-story-loving heart glow big and bright
"I’ve become a regular at the dispensary... and now every time I visit, she hugs me before I leave."
https://www.havehashad.com/kd4g9
"I’ve become a regular at the dispensary... and now every time I visit, she hugs me before I leave."
https://www.havehashad.com/kd4g9
I wait in line for two hours on the first day of recreational marijuana sales in Las Vegas by Suzanne Hicks
After they let me inside the building, there’s still a wait, but I’m provided a menu to browse. It’s divided into the different offerings: flower, edibles, concentrates, and it goes on. The lobby has…
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February 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
today's story from Suzanne Hicks takes a turn in the final paragraph that is so perfect, it made me short-story-loving heart glow big and bright
"I’ve become a regular at the dispensary... and now every time I visit, she hugs me before I leave."
https://www.havehashad.com/kd4g9
"I’ve become a regular at the dispensary... and now every time I visit, she hugs me before I leave."
https://www.havehashad.com/kd4g9
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Read “ANATOMY OF GATI’S VANITY” and “EXCERPTS FROM SEPTEMBER’S PSYCHOSOMATIC EFFECTS ON ARAB AM. GIRLS”, two new pieces by Maya Salameh, at The Offing today!
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"ANATOMY OF GATI'S VANITY" and "EXCERPTS FROM SEPTEMBER’S PSYCHOSOMATIC EFFECTS ON ARAB AM. GIRLS" - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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February 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Read “ANATOMY OF GATI’S VANITY” and “EXCERPTS FROM SEPTEMBER’S PSYCHOSOMATIC EFFECTS ON ARAB AM. GIRLS”, two new pieces by Maya Salameh, at The Offing today!
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"(I've never met a woman who would disembowel to make a moot point.)"
Read "Nesting" and "The Buzz," new Back of the Envelope pieces by Kimberly Reyes, at The Offing today!
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Read "Nesting" and "The Buzz," new Back of the Envelope pieces by Kimberly Reyes, at The Offing today!
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"Nesting" and "The Buzz" - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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January 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"(I've never met a woman who would disembowel to make a moot point.)"
Read "Nesting" and "The Buzz," new Back of the Envelope pieces by Kimberly Reyes, at The Offing today!
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Read "Nesting" and "The Buzz," new Back of the Envelope pieces by Kimberly Reyes, at The Offing today!
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Shauna Shipman - The Butcher
Stream the new season of Yellowjackets February 14.
Stream the new season of Yellowjackets February 14.
January 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Shauna Shipman - The Butcher
Stream the new season of Yellowjackets February 14.
Stream the new season of Yellowjackets February 14.
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Small bit of good news: The Altadena Zine Library survived! Part of the Altadena Library system, they have a substantial zine collection and many programs that encourage folks of all ages to self-publish.
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Our Altadena Libraries Are Thankfully Still Here
YouTube video by Altadena Library
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January 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Small bit of good news: The Altadena Zine Library survived! Part of the Altadena Library system, they have a substantial zine collection and many programs that encourage folks of all ages to self-publish.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pw_...
www.instagram.com/altadenazine...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pw_...
www.instagram.com/altadenazine...
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Read the 2024 Pushcart Prize nominated Back of the Envelope piece "All the Parts of Things" by Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
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All the Parts of Things - The Offing
Back of the Envelope - The Offing Magazine
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December 12, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Read the 2024 Pushcart Prize nominated Back of the Envelope piece "All the Parts of Things" by Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
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theoffingmag.com/backoftheenv...