SarahJSloat
@sjane.bsky.social
Reluctant non-smoker
Author of Hotel Almighty
Author of Hotel Almighty
Oh, but I just thought you might want something fine
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona
--Boots of Spanish Leather, Bob Dylan
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona
--Boots of Spanish Leather, Bob Dylan
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Oh, but I just thought you might want something fine
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona
--Boots of Spanish Leather, Bob Dylan
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona
--Boots of Spanish Leather, Bob Dylan
Her skirt was full of roses...
Marosa di Giorgio
Marosa di Giorgio
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Her skirt was full of roses...
Marosa di Giorgio
Marosa di Giorgio
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Pink-footed Geese arriving in the rain, Sheringham - seemed an apt image for this morning's weather. Rain drops peppering the watercolour washes. Not the greatest weather forecast for an exhibition preview evening but such is life!
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Pink-footed Geese arriving in the rain, Sheringham - seemed an apt image for this morning's weather. Rain drops peppering the watercolour washes. Not the greatest weather forecast for an exhibition preview evening but such is life!
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who
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
who
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
Phyllida’s hair was where her power resided.
Jeffrey Eugenides, "The Marriage Plot"
Jeffrey Eugenides, "The Marriage Plot"
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Phyllida’s hair was where her power resided.
Jeffrey Eugenides, "The Marriage Plot"
Jeffrey Eugenides, "The Marriage Plot"
Once when I was 8 years old my grandmother asked me, what will you do when you grow up? And I answered, I want to die. I want to die when I grow up. I want to die soon. And I think my sister really liked that answer. ― Fleur Jaeggy, "I Am the Brother of XX"
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Once when I was 8 years old my grandmother asked me, what will you do when you grow up? And I answered, I want to die. I want to die when I grow up. I want to die soon. And I think my sister really liked that answer. ― Fleur Jaeggy, "I Am the Brother of XX"
all mistakes are past mistakes
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
all mistakes are past mistakes
All mistakes are past mistakes.
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
All mistakes are past mistakes.
collage postcards with aphorism from @dinalrelles.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
collage postcards with aphorism from @dinalrelles.bsky.social
hopes of changing for the better
make glue of them,
then they will
stick
make glue of them,
then they will
stick
July 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
hopes of changing for the better
make glue of them,
then they will
stick
make glue of them,
then they will
stick
when I spoke of bathing
a dazed state commenced
all round about us,
with a splash
a big, heavy
morning
was beginning to break.
-a visual poem from my book, Classic Crimes
a dazed state commenced
all round about us,
with a splash
a big, heavy
morning
was beginning to break.
-a visual poem from my book, Classic Crimes
July 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
when I spoke of bathing
a dazed state commenced
all round about us,
with a splash
a big, heavy
morning
was beginning to break.
-a visual poem from my book, Classic Crimes
a dazed state commenced
all round about us,
with a splash
a big, heavy
morning
was beginning to break.
-a visual poem from my book, Classic Crimes
June 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
a desire for repose
came
with a can of hot water; and
a little Marsala
with a tumbler of wine,
and more wine:
a shut door
and pet dogs
and a nightshirt,
and collapse
that ministering angel
(from Classic Crimes, my book of visual poetry pubbed by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social)
came
with a can of hot water; and
a little Marsala
with a tumbler of wine,
and more wine:
a shut door
and pet dogs
and a nightshirt,
and collapse
that ministering angel
(from Classic Crimes, my book of visual poetry pubbed by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social)
June 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
a desire for repose
came
with a can of hot water; and
a little Marsala
with a tumbler of wine,
and more wine:
a shut door
and pet dogs
and a nightshirt,
and collapse
that ministering angel
(from Classic Crimes, my book of visual poetry pubbed by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social)
came
with a can of hot water; and
a little Marsala
with a tumbler of wine,
and more wine:
a shut door
and pet dogs
and a nightshirt,
and collapse
that ministering angel
(from Classic Crimes, my book of visual poetry pubbed by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social)
Thanks to Kelly Fordon for sharing my (current) favorite piece from Classic Crimes open.substack.com/pub/kellyfor...
My Personal Favorite with Sarah J. Sloat
A Poetry Blog
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June 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thanks to Kelly Fordon for sharing my (current) favorite piece from Classic Crimes open.substack.com/pub/kellyfor...
who
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
who
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
turned the window down and surveyed all
the tatters and waste
and
cleared his throat as if about to speak
I remember 15 years ago it was great to wake up to find you'd gotten an email. Now I feel like oh my god what can this email be, nothing good...!
May 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I remember 15 years ago it was great to wake up to find you'd gotten an email. Now I feel like oh my god what can this email be, nothing good...!
Liegt Böhmen noch am Meer, glaub ich den Meeren wieder.
Und glaub ich noch ans Meer, so hoffe ich auf Land.
-Ingeborg Bachmann
Und glaub ich noch ans Meer, so hoffe ich auf Land.
-Ingeborg Bachmann
May 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Liegt Böhmen noch am Meer, glaub ich den Meeren wieder.
Und glaub ich noch ans Meer, so hoffe ich auf Land.
-Ingeborg Bachmann
Und glaub ich noch ans Meer, so hoffe ich auf Land.
-Ingeborg Bachmann
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"If there could be love without violence,
there would be no breakers or boat. There would be
no tower to dive from. Maybe
there would be a field..."
Run over & read @jessicapoli.bsky.social's poems about diving horses at Blackbird. I took the image from her post on the poems elsewhere! rb.gy/wi6md7
there would be no breakers or boat. There would be
no tower to dive from. Maybe
there would be a field..."
Run over & read @jessicapoli.bsky.social's poems about diving horses at Blackbird. I took the image from her post on the poems elsewhere! rb.gy/wi6md7
May 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"If there could be love without violence,
there would be no breakers or boat. There would be
no tower to dive from. Maybe
there would be a field..."
Run over & read @jessicapoli.bsky.social's poems about diving horses at Blackbird. I took the image from her post on the poems elsewhere! rb.gy/wi6md7
there would be no breakers or boat. There would be
no tower to dive from. Maybe
there would be a field..."
Run over & read @jessicapoli.bsky.social's poems about diving horses at Blackbird. I took the image from her post on the poems elsewhere! rb.gy/wi6md7
in books we learn enough of despair
May 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
in books we learn enough of despair
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Today’s featured cover: Classic Crimes by Sarah J. Sloat.
True crime transformed—collage, whimsy, and cheek where mayhem once lived.
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@sjane.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social
True crime transformed—collage, whimsy, and cheek where mayhem once lived.
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@sjane.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today’s featured cover: Classic Crimes by Sarah J. Sloat.
True crime transformed—collage, whimsy, and cheek where mayhem once lived.
Vote via link in bio. 🩸
#booksky #books #art #design
@sjane.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social
True crime transformed—collage, whimsy, and cheek where mayhem once lived.
Vote via link in bio. 🩸
#booksky #books #art #design
@sjane.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social
A website that holds a weekly book cover competition has Classic Crimes up this week, competing with other nice covers. Would you go over and vote for your favorite, even if it isn't mine? It's @willpassbooks.bsky.social's Book Jacket Bracket.
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Book Jacket Bracket – Weekly Book Cover Tournament
A reader-powered book cover tournament. You vote for your favorite. The winner ascends. Celebrate design. Discover new books. Help worthy stories rise.
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May 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A website that holds a weekly book cover competition has Classic Crimes up this week, competing with other nice covers. Would you go over and vote for your favorite, even if it isn't mine? It's @willpassbooks.bsky.social's Book Jacket Bracket.
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