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@saltpeterdraws

AKA Michael Todd Cohen. Queer. Writer. Historian. Artist. Adoptee living in New England. Often work in adult themes: 18+ please.

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so damn proud of these first three books from my new press

@pizamapress.bsky.social

06.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tonight, honey! 🌈✨

06.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Split Lip fam poses by their AWP booth.

Split Lip fam poses by their AWP booth.

More fun at the Bookfair! ✨ @adrianf.bsky.social @erinvachon.bsky.social @annablabs.bsky.social

06.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Adrian in a green sweater stands next to Michael in a red and black plaid jacket. The baltimore harbor at dusk in the background

Adrian in a green sweater stands next to Michael in a red and black plaid jacket. The baltimore harbor at dusk in the background

Harborside w/ @saltpeterdraws.bsky.social

05.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

EEEEEEEEEEE!!!! πŸ™ŒπŸ˜β™₯️

04.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love you so hard

04.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
BOARD MEETING

Chameleon
cheese, the marketing
director
screamed,
his team
so hungry, so
violently
taking notes

BOARD MEETING Chameleon cheese, the marketing director screamed, his team so hungry, so violently taking notes

wrote a weird little poem on a bus bench last night

04.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would be a dream to get fellow grumps together and do a dramatic reading of this at some future AWP...

03.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Anti-Fascist Love Poem
JENNIFER A SUTHERLAND
CATHERINE ROCKWOOD
ADRIAN DALLAS FRANDLE
Reading
MICHAEL TODD COHEN
CARLA SOFIA FERREIRA
DOMINIQUE AHKONG
HAN VANDERHART
JOHNNY CORDOVA
ELIZABETH SYLVIA
RITA MOOKERJEE
AMORAK HUEY
ERIN VACHON
K. IVER
Off Site
Baltimore
Saturday, March 7|79pm
Fells Point 1640 Thames Street
(use entrance to: 1636)

Anti-Fascist Love Poem JENNIFER A SUTHERLAND CATHERINE ROCKWOOD ADRIAN DALLAS FRANDLE Reading MICHAEL TODD COHEN CARLA SOFIA FERREIRA DOMINIQUE AHKONG HAN VANDERHART JOHNNY CORDOVA ELIZABETH SYLVIA RITA MOOKERJEE AMORAK HUEY ERIN VACHON K. IVER Off Site Baltimore Saturday, March 7|79pm Fells Point 1640 Thames Street (use entrance to: 1636)

Hey friendsβ€”join us in Baltimore for some fire, anti-fascist love poems! Saturday night, 7pm.

03.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The literal worst version of it has to exist first if you're ever going to get anywhere, so you might as well embarrass yourself by writing it

02.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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we are currently accepting submissions for our SPRING 2026 issue, & we'd love to hear from you! ✨

πŸ’™ voicemailpoems.org/submit πŸ’™

deadline april 1st

02.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

😍

01.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next Sunday, Mar 8, draw Clay virtually!

doableguys.com/calendar/fig...

01.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honored to be in the @bendinggenres.bsky.social anthology!
I will see all you sassy queers at #AWP!!!

01.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
picture of old drop-leaf table; on top: a thick family bible, a pair of glasses, a pair of pipes; above: a pastoral painting hangs on the wall; warm morning light pours into the space. 2026 picture taken at Judson House (c. 1723).

picture of old drop-leaf table; on top: a thick family bible, a pair of glasses, a pair of pipes; above: a pastoral painting hangs on the wall; warm morning light pours into the space. 2026 picture taken at Judson House (c. 1723).

picture of a clutter of old spinning wheels, yarn and dust lit by morning light coming in through an old 12x12 window. 2026 picture taken at Judson House (c. 1723).

picture of a clutter of old spinning wheels, yarn and dust lit by morning light coming in through an old 12x12 window. 2026 picture taken at Judson House (c. 1723).

historians come in two types

28.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Michael stands in an old kitchen of a historic house (1723), holding a ceramic pot in his hands. Behind him, an open cabinet with yellow doors; further back light pours in through 12-pane windows.

Michael stands in an old kitchen of a historic house (1723), holding a ceramic pot in his hands. Behind him, an open cabinet with yellow doors; further back light pours in through 12-pane windows.

made of museum dust and archive sparkle ✨

27.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

25.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 5305 πŸ” 1936 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 68
Headline: Call for artists. The image shows William Shakespeare holding a cupcake with a lit birthday candle. The image caption says: "…Though this be madness, there is method in't."

Headline: Call for artists. The image shows William Shakespeare holding a cupcake with a lit birthday candle. The image caption says: "…Though this be madness, there is method in't."

April 23 is William Shakespeare's 462nd birthday. In honor of this milestone, we announce our new call for artists, "All's Well The Arts Well."

Prospectus, info & guidelines, and submission form: bit.ly/cfa-shakespeare-art-show

#shakespeare #artshow #plays #literature #thebard #blueskyart #art

18.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is the dream! body portraits in free space NR. I think a lot about the work of Frank Frazetta, his loosely sketched pen figures...

25.02.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

snow / snough

25.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Cruise Ship for the Disappeared - Electric Literature "Awaiting the Declassification of Documents at Some Point in the Near or Distant Future," flash fiction by Corey Farrenkopf

"Big case, the cop said, looking over his shoulder to the boat’s bulk. He lifted the tape, letting me through. I’m not sure he would have if I’d told him the second half of the story."

The talented @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com!

electricliterature.com/awaiting-the...

25.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Home MORE American Air by Mike Topp Add to Cart $25 |Β Perfect bound | 72 pages Paperback | Die-cut matte cover | 7Γ—7β€³ Mike Topp’s poems defy categorization. That’s why they are beloved by seamstresses, pat...

put a powerful nonfic essay into the pub cue at @xraylitmag.bsky.social and you all... can I just say how talented you are?

Keep 'em comin'
xraylitmag.com

24.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if we can't get this fixed at least he'll trade biting for witty barbs

24.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

stayed up late most nights to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show on "Nick at Nite"

23.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

stunning

23.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
frost on the window has somehow formed a long curvy string like structure - in the background is a fence

frost on the window has somehow formed a long curvy string like structure - in the background is a fence

frost is doing funny things

23.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Letter to the Brevity Blog Communityβ€”Our Editors’ Wish List for 2026 DEAR WRITERS, We were thrilled with your responses to the Blog essay topics we proposed with our Wish List last year. So, we’re back with the Wish List for 2026. We’ve carried a couple topics over,…

brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/o...

23.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

madam, direct me to the slack channel for queerdos.

23.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oysters cannot be overstated a dozen we shall have my good man and by the harbor!

23.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i cannot adequately express to you how disappointed I am that men's pleated kahkis have returned

22.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0