Ariana D. Den Bleyker

The World • Issue 29 Ariana Den Bleyker – "A new day is forming in the kind / of sky or ocean or plain / where you can see the edge / of a dream in all directions / & it opens to you, & you let it in"

Excited to have one of my favorite pieces published in the newest issue of Your Impossible Voice this morning. It’s a great issue to be a part of. You should read it. Special thanks to editor, Keith J. Powell for believing in my work.

Thank you!

Memento Mori | Rust & Moth When you mourn me, I will look comfortable yet distressed like when you watched me turn in my sleep dreaming of drowning or the times I spent crouched down, hands pressed hard against my ears, silenci...

So excited to share this recent poem of mine up now at Rust + Moth. I simply love this journal.

My first book, NO OFFENSE: A MEMOIR IN ESSAYS, will be published with ELJ Editions in 2025! It blends personal essay and cultural critique to explore the impact of microaggressions against queer and trans folks and I can’t wait to share it with the world! @emergejournal.bsky.social

Let’s talk manuscript rejections. At what number do you sign the official DNR, especially if it’s been professionally edited. Mine’s a poetry collection. I’m ready to burn it but someone suggested breaking it into chapbooks and resubbing. What’ve you done?

Our new fall issue just went live, and it's so good. Check it out! 🍂

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In the hours before the errant chunk of asteroid crashed into our planet by Rachel Abbey McCafferty People watched and waited and did all the things you’d expect: went to loved ones, went to church, went to the forest, went to the water’s edge. Headed to the grocery store because they thought th...

New tiny apocalypse over at @havehashad.com! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/in-...

Vincent Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint thinking it would get the happiness inside him.

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ICYMI: We’re seeking #manuscripts thru Sept. We’ve accepted a few & would like the next one to be yours. #poetry #flash #novelette #novel (check categories). $100 adv on royalties @ signing/royalties/copies/distrib. We’re reading & making decisions for 2025. #WritingCommunity

Expression 47 is up!

Mornin!

Time to check your mirrors and see what’s being reflected there.

Expression 47 is live.

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The Beauty of Flash Fiction Photo by Giulia May on Unsplash Hi friends, UPCOMING WORKSHOPS First a bit of business: I’m soon to announce the upcoming round of workshops. If you’re interested and are not already on my Mailchi...

My September Art of Flash Fiction newsletter. Let's talk about beauty. open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

Cover of Eldest Daughter: A Break-up Story - painting of a woman sitting under a barren tree, in the grass staring at a boarded up house, a fire burns in the grass nearby

Get ready folks! My newest chap - ELDEST DAUGHTER: A BREAK-UP STORY - from @porkbellypress is dropping very soon 👀👀👀

I am beyond proud of this chap. It's full of grief and love. I hope you'll buy it and love it when it is released! More soon!

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