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Sea Minor/Irving Benitez

@seaminor

Poetry and Fiction writer. Disabled and Queer. Crowned in Blood and Birthright. A horror genre and tangerine enjoyer. Really weird. Carrd: seaminor.carrd.co/ itch.io: https://sea-minor.itch.io/

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I cannot remember the name for the life of me but if yall remember the trans body horror writing workshop where you watch films and then make art and poems from your experience PLEASE let me know! I’m searching my emails bc I know I had one but nothing!

11.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Current Issue - digital literary anthology accepting submissions based on theme to open conversations aimed at interpersonal understanding.

ISSUE 7: INTEGRITY is now LIVE!

Please read, share, and discuss! And watch this space all week for lots of spotlights.

Thank you to everyone who is a part of this issue and our wonderful #EpistemicLitFamily!

epistemiclit.com/current-issue/

01.12.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 11
Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces:

ISSUE 05:
FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT

sculpture garden/classical statuary

The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.

Against a backdrop of marble, a flower grows from a broken statue of a bird in a cupped pair of hands. The statue is obscured by the text, which announces: ISSUE 05: FRAGMENTS OF A PAINTED CULT sculpture garden/classical statuary The image is colored pale shades of green & pink.

Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. 

The text bubble reads:

SUBMISSIONS OPEN 
NOW THRU JAN 31

BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

Against a backdrop of marble, a staff-wielding shepherd gazes out at his flock, a lamb nestled in the crook of his arm. The text bubble reads: SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW THRU JAN 31 BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

SUBMISSIONS ARE !! OPEN !! For our fifth issue now thru JAN 31

Guidelines and theme description are available @ bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit

01.12.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Appreciate all my buds checking in on me for res evil 9 launch including
"Lor how's your husband"
"Hope you are breathing correctly today"
"Lor is so normal about old Leon"

28.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

first few hours of RE9: it's out there and it can smell my fear

rest of RE9: welcome to mr. kennedy's wild funhouse ride

28.02.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell. Here's how. | Video Game History Foundation We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learnedβ€”and how we beat them.

Genuinely a very cool and weird game that got caught up in the most BS takedowns I've ever seen. This is a monumental success and I hope this case helps other games going forward gamehistory.org/cookies-bust...

03.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Support lor gislason Support lor gislason

An upcoming publisher closure means that 3 of my books are now currently unavailable. The best way to support me rn is to get Cosmic Dykes or Bound In flesh from ghoulish.rip , lil guts via lil ghosts, or directly thru ko-fi.com/lormaggot πŸ’–

22.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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considering love like this today

16.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Maybe the Body, poems by Asa Drake.

Maybe the Body, poems by Asa Drake.

"The body is full of attempt without the guarantee of resolution."

Don't miss A.D. Lauren-Abunassar's review of @asaldrake.bsky.social's poetry collection MAYBE THE BODY from our FEBRUARY ISSUE. πŸ’• Enjoy it right here: buff.ly/lVpi9D5

20.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ty for your patience as we get this ready!! you'll meet them soon <3

06.12.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screencaps of text that reads "There's a fat dyke with engine problems out front. You deal with it. That's how Harriett first met Marcy Bukowski--"

Screencaps of text that reads "There's a fat dyke with engine problems out front. You deal with it. That's how Harriett first met Marcy Bukowski--"

I'd also like to say I'm p sure I wrote the best meetcute of all time and it starts with this line

30.01.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Fanny Howe

05.01.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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"Self-Portrait as the Eight of Swords", Anna Laura Reeve

08.01.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Universal Amplified | ONLY POEMS The Universal Amplified β€” A Review of At the Louvre: Poems by 100 Contemporary World Poets, edited by Antoine Caro, Edwin Frank, and Donatien Grau

"...there is no better place to find the materials for that cosmopolitan education in poetry than by reading through the poems that make up the anthology At the Louvre: Poems by 100 Contemporary World Poets,

Another review from Ancci in @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social

09.01.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

at least it’s almost february

25.01.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2

my grandpa leon design also making hearts throb πŸ’•

27.01.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1939 πŸ” 397 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0
purple graphic with teal circle and Foglifter logo. The header reads, β€œSave the Date.” text reads, β€œCall for Print Issue 11.2, Feb 1 - Apr 1”

purple graphic with teal circle and Foglifter logo. The header reads, β€œSave the Date.” text reads, β€œCall for Print Issue 11.2, Feb 1 - Apr 1”

 purple graphic with teal circle and Foglifter logo. The header reads, β€œSave the Date.”  text reads, β€œCall for Print Issue 11.2, Feb 1 - Apr 1”

purple graphic with teal circle and Foglifter logo. The header reads, β€œSave the Date.” text reads, β€œCall for Print Issue 11.2, Feb 1 - Apr 1”

This year, we’re trying something new! We’ll be moving up our submission periods by one month: so save the dates and start thinking about what work you might like to send our way!

✨ Print Issue 11.2 ✨
February 1 - April 1, 2026

✨ Digital Issue 1.2 ✨
February 15 - April 15, 2026

18.01.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
aquarius symbol and foglifter logo. text reads, "creative prompts for aquarius season."

aquarius symbol and foglifter logo. text reads, "creative prompts for aquarius season."

 yellow half circle graphics. text reads, "aquarius as a creative energy. the urge to question, challenge, experiment, reform, rebel, disrupt, liberate, be unique, invent, organize with others, imagine the future, break free, radicalize, QUEER THINGS UP."

yellow half circle graphics. text reads, "aquarius as a creative energy. the urge to question, challenge, experiment, reform, rebel, disrupt, liberate, be unique, invent, organize with others, imagine the future, break free, radicalize, QUEER THINGS UP."

 text reads, "creative prompts. aquarius season invites you to consider liberation. AQUARIUS: liberation as a gesture, expression, or movement. PISCES: liberation as dreams or messages from ancestors. ARIES: liberation as uniting for a common good. TAURUS: liberation as the role(s) people might play. GEMINI: liberation as beliefs, philosophies, or sacred entities. CANCER: liberation as grieving, intimacy, or mutual aid."

text reads, "creative prompts. aquarius season invites you to consider liberation. AQUARIUS: liberation as a gesture, expression, or movement. PISCES: liberation as dreams or messages from ancestors. ARIES: liberation as uniting for a common good. TAURUS: liberation as the role(s) people might play. GEMINI: liberation as beliefs, philosophies, or sacred entities. CANCER: liberation as grieving, intimacy, or mutual aid."

text reads, "creative prompts. aquarius season invites you to consider liberation. LEO: liberation as relating or relationship. VIRGO: liberation as service, work, or ritual. LIBRA: liberation as joy, play, or fun. SCORPIO: liberation as loved ones and what feels like home. SAGITTARIUS: liberation as neighbors and neighborhood. CAPRICORN: liberation as values & what someone has to offer."

text reads, "creative prompts. aquarius season invites you to consider liberation. LEO: liberation as relating or relationship. VIRGO: liberation as service, work, or ritual. LIBRA: liberation as joy, play, or fun. SCORPIO: liberation as loved ones and what feels like home. SAGITTARIUS: liberation as neighbors and neighborhood. CAPRICORN: liberation as values & what someone has to offer."

in honor of aquarius season, creative prompts on liberation for your sign. 🌠 β™’ 🏺

22.01.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The text WHAT ELEGANT STARS on a background of swirling void and glittering stars, amidst two neon-lit inlaid columns. Spaceships with fiery tails behind them in the distance. (An excerpt from the cover illustrated by Lyss Menold). Plus the Neon Hemlock logo.

The text WHAT ELEGANT STARS on a background of swirling void and glittering stars, amidst two neon-lit inlaid columns. Spaceships with fiery tails behind them in the distance. (An excerpt from the cover illustrated by Lyss Menold). Plus the Neon Hemlock logo.

We'll be reading stories for ✨ What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style ✨ from January 15th to April 15th.

Give us stories of satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars.

<6k words. 8Β’/word. simsub β˜‘οΈ. multiple submissions 🚫.

www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

20.12.2025 02:17 πŸ‘ 185 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 15

This call is now open πŸš€

Looking forward to your queer space opera fashions!

16.01.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
White text atop a purple illustrated background. The OTHERSIDE logo is at the top. Below that, it reads: "FICTION: We are looking for unpublished speculative fiction (up to 4000 words) by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. Sci-fi, fantasy, horror: we love it all! Simultaneous submissions are welcome! We pay 8 cents/word (USD). OPEN NOW! Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines"

White text atop a purple illustrated background. The OTHERSIDE logo is at the top. Below that, it reads: "FICTION: We are looking for unpublished speculative fiction (up to 4000 words) by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. Sci-fi, fantasy, horror: we love it all! Simultaneous submissions are welcome! We pay 8 cents/word (USD). OPEN NOW! Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines"

White text atop a purple illustrated background. The OTHERSIDE logo is at the top. Below that, it reads: "POETRY: We are looking for unpublished speculative poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. You can submit up to three poems at a time, and simultaneous submissions are always welcome. We pay $50 per poem (USD). OPEN NOW! Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines"

White text atop a purple illustrated background. The OTHERSIDE logo is at the top. Below that, it reads: "POETRY: We are looking for unpublished speculative poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. You can submit up to three poems at a time, and simultaneous submissions are always welcome. We pay $50 per poem (USD). OPEN NOW! Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines"

OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions πŸͺπŸ—‘️

If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!

πŸ“š Open window: Jan 1-14
πŸ“‘ See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

01.01.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
Split Lip Magazine's Monarch Queer Literary Awards, 2026 nominees.

Split Lip Magazine's Monarch Queer Literary Awards, 2026 nominees.

Poetry nominees. Ally Ang, "From Holes We Emerged, and Into Holes We Shall Return."
Alex Bortell, "Cruising in the Motor City." SΓ©amus Isaac Fey, "Tove's Cento: Youth." Max Pasakorn, "Ghazal for My Gay Ass."
C. Russell Price, "Bisquick's Dance Break."

Poetry nominees. Ally Ang, "From Holes We Emerged, and Into Holes We Shall Return." Alex Bortell, "Cruising in the Motor City." SΓ©amus Isaac Fey, "Tove's Cento: Youth." Max Pasakorn, "Ghazal for My Gay Ass." C. Russell Price, "Bisquick's Dance Break."

Fiction nominees. Thomas Kearnes, "I Will Forget His Voice." Neeru Nagarajan, "Deadheading." Creative Nonfiction nominees. Ciara Alfaro, "Beauty Mark."
Dante Fuoco, "We've Got War to Cover."

Fiction nominees. Thomas Kearnes, "I Will Forget His Voice." Neeru Nagarajan, "Deadheading." Creative Nonfiction nominees. Ciara Alfaro, "Beauty Mark." Dante Fuoco, "We've Got War to Cover."

πŸŽ‰ We're thrilled to share our nominees for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards! ✨ πŸŽ‰ buff.ly/FS2olmv

05.11.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Issue No. 11 is here!! All subscriptions and preorders were dropped off at the post office this morning and should be in your mailboxes very soon!!

Didn’t order your copy yet? Get one here: andchangepoetry.com/issues/p/no-11

15.01.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Social media has connected me with so many amazing people and also it caught me in a trap of moral hyperscrupulosity that I didn't realize and am still disentangling myself from

18.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

i will be posting lil tidbits/background LOR(e) about the book as we get closer. to start things off, while I joke its "like ghostbusters" that was the easiest way to describe the book. The "ghosts" are closer to cosmic beings passing through our world!! Pass-Thrus, PTs, or Peteys. they are buds.

07.12.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Beings by Ilana Masad
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Angel Down by Daniel Kraus Beings by Ilana Masad Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley
Helm by Sarah Hall
The Antidote by Karen Russell
When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift
Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley Helm by Sarah Hall The Antidote by Karen Russell When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

I'm still reading, and there's a chance of some late entries coming up. But for now, in no particular order, my top ten books of 2025!

14.12.2025 01:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People who argue "who cares it's just for kids" all I can say is fuck right off. Kids deserve thoughtful, well-made movies that challenge them just as much as adults do. Kids aren't stupid, and they remember how movies affect them basically forever.

13.12.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 2011 πŸ” 440 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 35

ICYMI, I wrote about Greg Bovino texting someone to complain that DHS is hiding him, and appearing to admit that Border Patrol was running license plates to find doors to knock on.

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