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Fiction, essays, and poetry – along with unclassifiable writings, photos, and drawings – that challenge readers and bend their brains, while maintaining the highest levels of style and substance. Editor novelist Kevin Brennan.
Excerpts from a very special dictionary this morning, by Libby Banks. And guess what.
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
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This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excerpts from a very special dictionary this morning, by Libby Banks. And guess what.
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/02/a...
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
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If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
Three awesome micros this morning by @JeffreyHermann.
Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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August 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Three awesome micros this morning by @JeffreyHermann.
Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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A terrific new piece from a young writer from Virginia, "Without a Checklist."
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
August 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A terrific new piece from a young writer from Virginia, "Without a Checklist."
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Come and see!
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#fiction #flashfiction #litmags
Happens now and then, that nothing coming in over the transom quite suits our peculiar needs.
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
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Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happens now and then, that nothing coming in over the transom quite suits our peculiar needs.
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Just know, it's not you, it's us! 🤪
All the same, read some of our stuff and get a feel for what we're looking for.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
A special one today, by the irrepressible @sagetyrtle.bsky.social.
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#fiction #readingcommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity
July 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A special one today, by the irrepressible @sagetyrtle.bsky.social.
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#fiction #readingcommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity
"I look at the cracks spidering out from the doors’ corners, the windowsills. I hate them because they remind me of me."
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June 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"I look at the cracks spidering out from the doors’ corners, the windowsills. I hate them because they remind me of me."
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Here it is, a striking metaphor on how to take care of yourself.
"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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June 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here it is, a striking metaphor on how to take care of yourself.
"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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"My Brain is a Shifting Foundation" ~ Kaci Neves
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We have some awesome creative #nonfiction coming up tomorrow, so be sure to tune in.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
June 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We have some awesome creative #nonfiction coming up tomorrow, so be sure to tune in.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
"An extended metaphor to explore the uneven feelings associated with beginning psychotherapy."
My Brain is a Shifting Foundation by Kaci Neves.
We have a dandy one up today, "Chronic Pain," by @warmaiden (Colleen Harris).
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
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#poetry #writingcommunity
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
June 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have a dandy one up today, "Chronic Pain," by @warmaiden (Colleen Harris).
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
"Staring into the aquarium tank at the octopus
that stares back from its crouch in a crevice
of rock."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/06/10/c...
#poetry #writingcommunity
Come and read (in mere seconds) the latest #poetry from Elena Zhang ~ The Father of Minimalism.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Come and read (in mere seconds) the latest #poetry from Elena Zhang ~ The Father of Minimalism.
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Awesome creative nonfiction today at the D'Wife! Moving and uniquely told.
Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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May 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Awesome creative nonfiction today at the D'Wife! Moving and uniquely told.
Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Experiential Ecotone: Hashimoto’s Disease & Gestational Diabetes ~ by Court Harler
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Superb new #poetry this morning by @TomBusillo! Stop by and read "My Daddy's Accordion."
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May 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Superb new #poetry this morning by @TomBusillo! Stop by and read "My Daddy's Accordion."
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Whenever we're mentioned in a list of journals open for subs, I need to remind #writers to look at our submission guidelines before pressing SEND.
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
May 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whenever we're mentioned in a list of journals open for subs, I need to remind #writers to look at our submission guidelines before pressing SEND.
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
We're getting swamped right now, and so many of the newbies haven't clicked thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g....
Help us help you succeed!
Most of my #novels are available in paperback for as low as $7.24. For now. Amazon is raising printing costs in June, so grab one of these today before prices go up!
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#readingcommunity #fiction
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May 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Most of my #novels are available in paperback for as low as $7.24. For now. Amazon is raising printing costs in June, so grab one of these today before prices go up!
www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin...
#readingcommunity #fiction
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#readingcommunity #fiction