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M.M. Kaufman

@mmkaufman

Meet me at the car wash. Writer. Managing editor at Rejection Letters. Latest words at Okay Donkey, Identity Theory, Farewell Transmission, JAKE.

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Less than 15 minutes.

20.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And for my next trick, we will see how long it takes me to do something I’ve been putting off for months.

20.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Car washing for two.

19.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ή

24.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NOT EVERYTHING DIES IN THE DARK by M.M. Kaufman For Ben There reality was, being all realistic, when it blinked out. One second I’m looking at Sammy and Joe sitting on the stoop in their church clothes eating deviled eggs and rice casserole off sty...

one more from the open-tabs TBR pile! a beaut' from @mmkaufman.bsky.social!

"I make a firm decision to tell Joe the next time he comes over. Sammy won’t take it well. She doesn’t take anything well; or rather, she takes things too well, too close to heart."

24.01.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mm’s Feels 2025

Every year for the past 7 years I have made a playlist for a ghost. Here is the 2025 incarnation of Mm’s Feels. The big M is my Aunt Marian and the little m is me, her namesake.

Love you, mean it, my sestra.

open.spotify.com/playlist/0IH...

01.01.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NOT EVERYTHING DIES IN THE DARK by M.M. Kaufman For Ben There reality was, being all realistic, when it blinked out. One second I’m looking at Sammy and Joe sitting on the stoop in their church clothes eating deviled eggs and rice casserole off sty...

"She’s walking the railing of the balcony like an Olympic gymnast on a balance beam, and the next second she’s a stuffed animal with those beads for eyes and plastic whiskers"

Stunning story. @mmkaufman.bsky.social @xraylitmag.bsky.social
xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...

29.12.2025 23:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NOT EVERYTHING DIES IN THE DARK by M.M. Kaufman For Ben There reality was, being all realistic, when it blinked out. One second I’m looking at Sammy and Joe sitting on the stoop in their church clothes eating deviled eggs and rice casserole off sty...

we have a story by MM Kaufman @mmkaufman.bsky.social !

it's about an aging man whose reality starts glitching, switching between ordinary life & a staged reality of actors, props, & cardboard

a beautiful story with a beautiful ending - u should read this pronto

xraylitmag.com/not-everythi...

29.12.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

so much love and care in these stories by
@mackenziemcgee.bsky.social @mmkaufman.bsky.social and Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez

pleased and proud we get to publish work like theirsπŸ”₯

16.12.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guess who is not getting published in The New Yorker? Me.
But guess who got a tiered rejection from The New Yorker? Also me!
#muchtoadmire πŸ’…

01.12.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fucking love my writing friends.

29.11.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I tripped and fell and wrote another tiny little poem. Where we sending those these days?

20.11.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Southern Divide by M.M. Kaufman There are many ways To divide Southerners. I do it by those who hate Loud bugs and frogs, the Ones that leap and fly In the dark, and those, Like me, who enjoy them For the inability to get too…

really can't recommend strongly enough that y'all treat yourselves today to a wonderful M.M. Kaufman treat of a poem

"There are many ways
To divide Southerners.
I do it by those who hate
Loud bugs and frogs..."

https://www.havehashad.com/eikr1

16.11.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Southern Divide by M.M. Kaufman There are many ways To divide Southerners. I do it by those who hate Loud bugs and frogs, the Ones that leap and fly In the dark, and those, Like me, who enjoy them For the inabil...

New little paw-eem up at @havehashad.com
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/sou...

20.11.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s here. My favorite thing I’ve ever written. Let’s go to the carwash!

31.10.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll never guess what my piece is about…

28.10.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I made two strangers happy-cry (like fr) in my office today. So my work is done here. I think I can go home.

15.10.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got good news today for enthusiasts of both carwashes and my writing. Stay tuned!

15.10.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a pink banner with the hex logo that says "submissions open 10 AM ET 9/5," lists recent contributors and awards, and includes a link to hex's submittable: hexliterary.submittable.com/submit

a pink banner with the hex logo that says "submissions open 10 AM ET 9/5," lists recent contributors and awards, and includes a link to hex's submittable: hexliterary.submittable.com/submit

oh hi, we're opening for submissions tomorrow, Friday 9/5! 200 cap & we'll stay open until filled. mark ur calendars πŸ‘‡

04.09.2025 14:07 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 16

Also dying to know @ambersparks.bsky.social’s thoughts/feelings on the new film trailer.

04.09.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Modern Reader’s Cliff Notes to Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontΓ«β€”But Make It Hot by M.M. Kaufmann (Cathy sr. re Heathcliff)Is he hot or is he the only guy you’ve ever known who isn’t related to you?Is he hot or did your dad bring him home and you and brother mistook him for a dog?Is he hot or i…

I think I’m in the minority of diehard Wuthering Heights fans who are actually excited about Emerald Fennell’s new film. But maybe that’s because my only published poem is a cliff notes version of who and why everyone hooks up in the novel? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ πŸ₯΅ #hottake

jmwwblog.wordpress.com/the-modern-r...

04.09.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Shout out to the birds that live around my neighborhood. Y’all sound real good today.

31.08.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing, Casey!

29.08.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um. Everybody... stop what you're doing and check out @mmkaufman.bsky.social's new banger "PLATEAUED"... up today at @poolpartymag.com πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

28.08.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
belt buckle featuring Slimer from Ghostbusters

belt buckle featuring Slimer from Ghostbusters

wwwwwwwwwwell my buckle makes impressions on the inside of her thigh

27.08.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pulling up to yoga class blasting Rage Against the Machine because that’s where I’m at right now.

25.08.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are people aware of what flight anxiety is really like? What it’s about, the triggers, the origins, and how it presents? Do I need to put off my novel projects again to write a CNF piece about this plague?

22.08.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Battling flight anxiety with a pre airport carwash.

22.08.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are just not enough people telling me on a daily basis that they wanna rock my Gypsy soul just like way back in the days of old.

20.08.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

All it took was 2025 (and a whole lot of bullshit) to make me realize I’m a Rage Against the Machine girlie.

19.08.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0