Susan Lerner

Portrait of a blonde woman: face smooshed sideways against the glass of a scanner, gaze unfixed, mouth parted. Repositioned mid-scan, the top half of her face repeats in fresh distortion, a slight glitch at the seam. Her hard blue eyes look away.

Love makes the world go 'round and so does art 💕 Enjoy our FEBRUARY ISSUE, made with love 💕 buff.ly/eKv5fuz

The biggest thank you to our contributors
WORDS: Brett Hymel Jr., Rowan Tate, Maria Lata, @tarabetts.bsky.social
ART: VANDI
PLUS: A.D. Lauren-Abunassar reviews @asaldrake.bsky.social

Phantom Pains [winner] - The Georgia Review Before the amputation, the doctors warned me. My memory might recall my absent limb after the surgery, and I might experience these recollections as physical sensations. I pressed for more specifics a...

You really should read this stunner by @rochellejohnson.bsky.social in The Georgia Review. Thx to @saribotton.bsky.social & her Memoir Monday for the link. www.thegeorgiareview.com/posts/phanto...

Brilliant episode! Kudos @camilleuadams.bsky.social !

Love Maiolo’s memoir!

Loved my conversation with Rebecca Makkai. booth.butler.edu/2025/06/06/a...

The collection is a cherished gift from a fave lit mag 😉

Grateful for this new practice—and Maureen

How wonderful! Congratulations!!!

Not many people know that AA Milne had a much smaller brother called AAA Milne

Thanks to @memoirland.bsky.social for boosting this great memoir!

I feel like if you have any interest at all in reading/writing, Matt Bell’s newsletter should be a must-read. I have learned so much from each one!

I will never understand people who come in swinging to defend the indefensible actions of large corporations. They don’t care about you.

Anyway, Happy Independent Bookstore day!

Show your local indie some love—or find one to love on @bookshop.org or @libro.fm

Mine is @thelynxbooks.bsky.social

Q: Can you judge a lit mag by its cover? "How much can a writer know about a lit mag, based on its cover?"

Love this “book by the cover” piece in Lit Mag News—especially since one of the mags it highlights is my beloved @boothajournal.bsky.social litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-you-...

Still by Casey Mulligan Walsh | Knowing yet not knowing.

Great to see this stunner by @caseymulliganwalsh.bsky.social, (1st featured in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social), now brought to you by @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/still/?ref=s...

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For sure!

I really wish Submittable gave editors & readers a way to bypass the cover letter. #litmags

We’ve got war to cover — Split Lip Magazine 2002— The Anna Nicole Show premieres. 7.6 million people watch. A record. Two million keep watching. Anna Nicole Smith is E!’s biggest hit.

We’ve Got War To Cover, the new memoir up at @splitlipthemag.bsky.social & featured at @memoirland.bsky.social is such a stunning piece of writing splitlipthemag.com/memoir/0325/...

New obsession. Love this take on repairing worn clothing which is also a kind of middle finger to consumer culture

Really enjoyed the new interview of @marthasjones.bsky.social by Let’s Talk Memoir host @ronitplank.bsky.social

Always a good move

Happy Annual "OMG I Don't Think I Watched Any New Movies This Year" Day!... to all who celebrate.

Can’t wait! Think it’s going to help all of us. And the pup!

This is a great idea, so thanks for posting. Our pup has both medical and behavioral concerns and whenever we hire pet sitters I feel like we throw a lot of info at them!

REGARDING MY DELAY

I’ve been trying
on coffins

and can’t
find one

with a big
enough dance floor.

—Andrea Cohen
@fourwaybooks.bsky.social

Thanks for the rec!

Gorgeous love story “This is the secret of patriarchy. The boys are supposed to save us. The boys are supposed to be our great loves. Be we knew better.” substack.com/inbox/post/1... #BrookeHartman

Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine? "I know this magazine has taken a lot of heat over the years."

Can I just say how much I enjoy @beckyltuch.bsky.social ‘s Lit Mag News. Love this take on Narrative… litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-we-t...

Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1 YouTube video by FOBBV CAM

Best stress reliever ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L... #livecam #baldeagles