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👋 got this story collection 👇 out today👍👍👍

Fugazi have finally released the long-unheard version of In on the Kill Taker they recorded with Steve Albini in 1992. The sessions were shelved for decades, but have now been officially unveiled from the original master tapes. Available on Bandcamp, the digital release serves as a tribute to Albini, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Letters Charity.

That’s a Southern Goodbye

I miss the evil billionaires who'd try to buy their way into heaven by funding massive public libraries

I have a new story in this issue. About dealing with death and drastic life changes and departing from one existence to another.

Kickin’ off 2K26 w/ some HEAT 🔥 Peep our winter season TOC & pray for us sinners 🙏 feat: @songmess @meganeabbott @liambaranauskas @librosnimportan @jennivora @MisterJGrantham @cementeriocc @visionsandverbs @SpencerHupp @LoriFeathers Subscribe: southwestreview.com/subscribe/

I hope the motorcade has to go through the roundabout construction on University.

“Nobody Said Anything” by Raymond Carver (reread) …teenager…hooky…disgusting, glorious. 3/5

Short stories I’ve read this year (with redacted notes)

Hello everyone. It’s been a minute but I have a new story out today about moving to a new town and riding my mountain bike. Thank you, @alantenhoeve for working with me on this. Please enjoy.

I’ll be a panelist talking about short stories. Come and ask unhinged questions at the Q&A!

Whelp, I guess I’m back on here

On this day in 1965, Natchez NAACP President George Metcalfe was killed with a car bomb planted by the KKK. mississippitoday.pulse.ly/aamsjxjqbq

RIP Mick Ralphs. What a wonderful feel he had for the guitar, and wrote some wonderful songs. 🎸

I've got a new essay up on Substack, it's called: I Am Signaling You Through The Flames It's about poetry and music and travel and quitting your day job. You can read it here: emmaswiftsings.substack.com/p/i-am-signali…

Have we tried giving billionaires more tax cuts? I think if they had more money, they would then rule us more benevolently.

@alantenhoeve @LobotomyRob @clairehopple @ARost154 Hell yep!

Happy #NationalShortStoryMonth! Here's a small selection of some of our homegrown favorites. What are yours? #WilliamFaulkner #BarryHannah #LarryBrown #TomFranklin #MississippiWriters #LiteraryMississippi #ShortStories #ShortStoryMonth #OxordMS #shopindie #shoplocal

Big thanks to @MSarts and the NEA!

What Does an online indie lit publisher even Do? An online indie lit publisher goes beyond just publishing writing—they subtweet, quote tweet, and even 'cancel' other writers they view as hostile. Whether on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, an online indie lit editor reads the crowd, transitioning seamlessly between a position of victimization to absolute power, and sometimes even publishing their own friend's writing.

The Commador International Yacht Club in Dunedin, Florida. Hard to find, but a true local's hangout!!