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Kip Knott

@kiptain

Poet, writer, photographer. MFA U. of Alaska Fairbanks. Author of FAMILY HAUNTS (Louisiana Literature Press). Wigleaf Top 50 2024. Best Microfiction 2024.

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24.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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85 Seconds to Midnight by Kip Knott We are born out of nothingness,the emptiness of the universe.All of us know this void well.We spend our days filling itwith something more than light,something more than darkness,somet…

Thank you to the editors of @januaryhouselit.bsky.social for accepting my poem β€œ85 Seconds to Midnight” for their upcoming fall issue. Check out January House Literary Journal here: januaryhouselit.com/2026/02/23/8...

23.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before I Forget for Kory Knott (1969-1974) Last night I found a memory of you like a long-forgotten winter jacket discovered while cleaning out a closet. I slipped it off its rusting hanger and draped it over my s…

Thank you to @eunoiareview.bsky.social for being such a kind supporter of my writing over the years. Here are links to two new poems that dropped today:

eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/b...

eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/w...

18.02.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Partly Cloudy to Mostly Haunted by Kip Knott On Monday of the week I turn 65, it rains trinkets from my childhood. Rainbow puddles of Tiddlywinks pool at my feet. A hail of acid-orange Nerf Balls bounce benignly off my head. Platoons of green, p...

Thank you to Aaron Burch for the skull and for including my story β€œPartly Cloudy to Mostly Haunted” in @havehashad.com. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/par...

17.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to Natalie Welsh for including my poem β€œCarrion” in the new issue of @syncopationlit.bsky.social. Click this link to read the entire issue:
syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/volume-5-iss...

16.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One Bullet for Annie by Kip Knott Your mother named you Annie after Annie Oakley. I remember you’d wear a fringed and pleated skirt and a flat cowboy hat with the same kind of six-pointed star Annie had pinned to her brim whenever we ...

Here’s a complicated love story for complicated times. Many thanks to @havehashad.com for originally publishing this story back in 2021. ❀️ www.havehashad.com/hadposts/one...

14.02.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Really pleased the my microfiction story β€œJump Cuts” found a home in the new issue of Bright Flash Literary Review. brightflash1000.com/2026/02/08/j...

09.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to 50-Word Stories for publishing my piece β€œMemento Mori” today. #microfiction #flashfiction #prosepoetry

04.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Charitable Donation β€” Ghost Parachute He looks everywhere for his shadow. It was just there a moment ago, staring back him blankly like it always does. Like it always did. It’s not as if the sun suddenly clouded over or the day turned int...

Read "Charitable Donation" written by
@kiptain.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"He looks everywhere for his shadow. It was just there a moment ago, staring back him blankly like it always does. Like it always did."

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02.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Your artwork is perfect for this story! Thank you!

02.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pill-White Light byΒ Kip Knott naql Β  CC Pill-White Light ​ Β  Β  This isn’t the first sleepless night Doug has snuck out of the house and into the darkness, but he knows it is the last night. After more than forty years in...

So glad that @antiheroinchic.bsky.social is back! And VERY proud that my story β€œPill-White Light” is included in the new issue! Check out the full issue here: heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/pill-wh...

#flashfiction #microfiction

02.02.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends, it's been a while, but here we are with another beautiful, heart-rending issue. My gratitude runs deep to all of you for filling this space with your brilliant and hopeful voices. The light is so hard to find, but I think you'll find some of it here.

heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/issue-3...

01.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Thank you to @brettpribble.bsky.social for including my story β€œCharitable Donation” in the new issue of Ghost Parachute. And thank you to @brooksiebooks.bsky.social for the incredible artwork! Click here to check out the entire issue: ghostparachute.com

01.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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January is over and we're delighted to thank #fiction authors: Scott Bolendz @fionajanemack.bsky.social @jaimegill.bsky.social @kiptain.bsky.social Mathieu Cailler Eva Rivers Louella Lester and Anna Schachner. Pls. click on the link below to check out their stories fictivedream.com/2026/01/

31.01.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wrote this poem on January 6, 2021. How can it be that things have gotten worse in the five years since then?

25.01.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Verse News, Saturday, January 24, 2026: newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/01/wint...

25.01.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out my new prose poem β€œLessons in Walking” that just came out today at @oneart.bsky.social. Thank you to @markdanowsky.bsky.social for his continued support of my writing. oneartpoetry.com/2026/01/13/l...

#poetry #poetrycommunity #prosepoetry

13.01.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for this, Patricia. It means a lot to me that you took the time to reach out about my story. I truly appreciate it!

13.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the shout out, Laura!

13.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI today from #MicroMonday we're delighted to bring you Catch and Release by Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social #microfiction. Please click on the link below and enjoy

12.01.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m always proud to have work in @fictivedream.bsky.social. Thank you to the editors for including my new microfiction story β€œCatch and Release” in their MicroMonday series. fictivedream.com/2026/01/12/m...

12.01.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"...my father and I shared stories and worries and life’s little victories in those seventy-eight steps to and from the pond." Catch and Release by Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday series. Please click on the link below and enjoy

12.01.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Linda.

12.01.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Once again, our elected β€œleaders” have demonstrated their true faith.

#reneenicolegood

08.01.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s no coincidence that the acronym of my book of poems about the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021, A MOB OF KANGAROOS, is AMOK. Click here for more information: eastridgereview.com

06.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting the year off with my prose poem β€œSundowning” in the newest issue of Unbroken: A Quarterly Journal of Prose Poetry. Thank you to the editors who made some terrific suggestions that brought the whole piece together. Check out the entire issue by clicking here: unbrokenjournal.com

04.01.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in 2009, @2river.bsky.social featured my poem β€œThe End of Winter” on their beautifully designed annual Holiday card. I thought I would re-post this as my 2024 Holiday card to all my virtual friends. Thank you for your kind support of my writing this past year. Happy Holidays!

24.12.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to @tinywrenlit.bsky.social for including two of my poems in the Major Arcana themed issue. Click the link here to read the whole beautiful issue: www.tinywrenlit.com/issue-10

23.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜All throughout my life, my mother made sure that I followed the β€œRules of Six” that she said The Universe had created especially for me…’

Oof, what a flash from @kiptain.bsky.social. And accompanied by the perfect artwork from @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social… 6️⃣

20.12.2025 07:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

20.12.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0