James Schwartz
@queeraspoetry.bsky.social
X-Amish poet/ Lambda Literary Award nom author of The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America, Big Island Beatnik (Alien Buddha Press) http://Literaryparty.blogspot.com
The Belle Isle Bard - 50 Word Stories
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Belle Isle Bard - 50 Word Stories
#flashbackfriday Attending @barbmcquade.bsky.social's talk at Detroit Public Library, March 2024
"Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" is now available in paperback!
"Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" is now available in paperback!
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
#flashbackfriday Attending @barbmcquade.bsky.social's talk at Detroit Public Library, March 2024
"Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" is now available in paperback!
"Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" is now available in paperback!
Breaking literary news! My next poetry book (and first Amish themed collection since 2011) is slated for a 2026 release from Alien Buddha Press! 🙏🐎 📚
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking literary news! My next poetry book (and first Amish themed collection since 2011) is slated for a 2026 release from Alien Buddha Press! 🙏🐎 📚
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
##RockyHorror50 at the Iron Springs Chateau! 👄
November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
##RockyHorror50 at the Iron Springs Chateau! 👄
Happy Halloween! 🎃 ready to celebrate #RockyHorror50 tonight! 👄 I see you shiver with antici..........
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 ready to celebrate #RockyHorror50 tonight! 👄 I see you shiver with antici..........
I'm happy to announce my Michigan photography will be published in the 'Great Lakes Review' next summer! Look for images of a historical city near and dear to my 🖤! #michiganphotography #detroitvseverybody #greatlakesreview
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I'm happy to announce my Michigan photography will be published in the 'Great Lakes Review' next summer! Look for images of a historical city near and dear to my 🖤! #michiganphotography #detroitvseverybody #greatlakesreview
Nice to hear I have actual Amish readers out there! One never knows the true impact of art!
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nice to hear I have actual Amish readers out there! One never knows the true impact of art!
My poetic take on what is being called the Heist of the Century: The Great Louvre Caper is today's @newversenews.bsky.social poem ‐ read it here:
newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My poetic take on what is being called the Heist of the Century: The Great Louvre Caper is today's @newversenews.bsky.social poem ‐ read it here:
newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Happy Halloween season! Here is a FREE printable "The Third Baptism" bookmark to celebrate! 🎃
sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
October 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Happy Halloween season! Here is a FREE printable "The Third Baptism" bookmark to celebrate! 🎃
sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
I'm officially a playwright! My one minute horror play "The Third Baptism" can be read here: sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
#Anabaptist #horror #microplay #theatre #Halloween #Halloween2025 #thethirdbaptism
#Anabaptist #horror #microplay #theatre #Halloween #Halloween2025 #thethirdbaptism
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I'm officially a playwright! My one minute horror play "The Third Baptism" can be read here: sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
#Anabaptist #horror #microplay #theatre #Halloween #Halloween2025 #thethirdbaptism
#Anabaptist #horror #microplay #theatre #Halloween #Halloween2025 #thethirdbaptism
My new 90s themed short story "The Golden Age of Trance" will be included in "The Alien Buddha's Chaos Countdowns 2" sequel anthology of New Years stories (dropping in December!) Josta cola anyone?
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PSA savejosta.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My new 90s themed short story "The Golden Age of Trance" will be included in "The Alien Buddha's Chaos Countdowns 2" sequel anthology of New Years stories (dropping in December!) Josta cola anyone?
PSA savejosta.org
PSA savejosta.org
Carhartt vibes and October aesthetics 🍂
📸 by George L. Blosser
with Rita the Rock Planter sculpture by Thomas Dambo
📸 by George L. Blosser
with Rita the Rock Planter sculpture by Thomas Dambo
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Carhartt vibes and October aesthetics 🍂
📸 by George L. Blosser
with Rita the Rock Planter sculpture by Thomas Dambo
📸 by George L. Blosser
with Rita the Rock Planter sculpture by Thomas Dambo
Happy birthday to #TrumanCapote, my favorite writer! Photos from my visit in 2004 with my Amish father who ended up visiting with Harper Lee's mechanic! One of my favorite travel memories ever!
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Happy birthday to #TrumanCapote, my favorite writer! Photos from my visit in 2004 with my Amish father who ended up visiting with Harper Lee's mechanic! One of my favorite travel memories ever!
Bonus photos! As a thank you for purchasing copies of my summer read Big Island Beatnik! 🌋
a.co/d/4OQEOOL
a.co/d/4OQEOOL
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Bonus photos! As a thank you for purchasing copies of my summer read Big Island Beatnik! 🌋
a.co/d/4OQEOOL
a.co/d/4OQEOOL
2025 was a fairly productive year for me, with a few things forthcoming.... look for my "Dark Academia" poem in "The Alien Buddha's Arcane Magick" anthology later this year! 🪄🪬🃏 @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
2025 was a fairly productive year for me, with a few things forthcoming.... look for my "Dark Academia" poem in "The Alien Buddha's Arcane Magick" anthology later this year! 🪄🪬🃏 @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
This is awesome, #1! Congrats to everyone! "The Alien Buddha Gets Isolated & Weird" is now available! a.co/d/1XL7NiM
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is awesome, #1! Congrats to everyone! "The Alien Buddha Gets Isolated & Weird" is now available! a.co/d/1XL7NiM
Time to remind everyone that September is #librarycardsignupmonth! Photos of my childhood library in Michigan (with a hitching rail in the back for horse and buggies!), Hilo Public Library where I spent hours in that beautiful courtyard and my favorite library in Detroit. 📚
September 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Time to remind everyone that September is #librarycardsignupmonth! Photos of my childhood library in Michigan (with a hitching rail in the back for horse and buggies!), Hilo Public Library where I spent hours in that beautiful courtyard and my favorite library in Detroit. 📚
I'm officially in my Haiku Era! 🍁🍂
buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsma...
buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsma...
September 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I'm officially in my Haiku Era! 🍁🍂
buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsma...
buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsma...
My takeaway is the #Amish communities need access to mental health care and resources, Wednesday's New Verse News: @newversenews.bsky.social 📰 thenewversenews.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My takeaway is the #Amish communities need access to mental health care and resources, Wednesday's New Verse News: @newversenews.bsky.social 📰 thenewversenews.substack.com
Happy #worldphotographyday! 📸 (My current work-in-progress is a collection of #Michigan themed poems & photography!)
August 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy #worldphotographyday! 📸 (My current work-in-progress is a collection of #Michigan themed poems & photography!)
📸 by George L. Blosser
Colorado Springs CO 2025
Colorado Springs CO 2025
August 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
📸 by George L. Blosser
Colorado Springs CO 2025
Colorado Springs CO 2025
Welcome to the dog days of summer! 🥵 I had fun doing an #amishtiktok reading today with @misfitamish.bsky.social ... good things coming, readers! 🔥
August 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Welcome to the dog days of summer! 🥵 I had fun doing an #amishtiktok reading today with @misfitamish.bsky.social ... good things coming, readers! 🔥
"Big Sky Beatnik" 🏞
August 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"Big Sky Beatnik" 🏞