Does It Have Pockets
@doesithavepockets.bsky.social
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Posts by Cami(lle) Griep, EIC
Posts by Cami(lle) Griep, EIC
"I felt the intimacy of our voices entwined without our bodies ever touching. Hidden closeness in plain sight."
Music, love, & what hides between in this essential #longread #fiction from Rachel McCarron. Please don't miss this one <3 | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/rachel-mccarron
Music, love, & what hides between in this essential #longread #fiction from Rachel McCarron. Please don't miss this one <3 | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/rachel-mccarron
September 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"I felt the intimacy of our voices entwined without our bodies ever touching. Hidden closeness in plain sight."
Music, love, & what hides between in this essential #longread #fiction from Rachel McCarron. Please don't miss this one <3 | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/rachel-mccarron
Music, love, & what hides between in this essential #longread #fiction from Rachel McCarron. Please don't miss this one <3 | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/rachel-mccarron
"....Maybe
if I let my son say fuck as a child it will grow
into any other word: wrinkle or bushwhack or apricot."
An intimate, authentic, & stunning trio of #poems, new from Kristina Percy | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/krist...
if I let my son say fuck as a child it will grow
into any other word: wrinkle or bushwhack or apricot."
An intimate, authentic, & stunning trio of #poems, new from Kristina Percy | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/krist...
September 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"....Maybe
if I let my son say fuck as a child it will grow
into any other word: wrinkle or bushwhack or apricot."
An intimate, authentic, & stunning trio of #poems, new from Kristina Percy | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/krist...
if I let my son say fuck as a child it will grow
into any other word: wrinkle or bushwhack or apricot."
An intimate, authentic, & stunning trio of #poems, new from Kristina Percy | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/krist...
"It’s all fun and games at the rodeo until the angels show up..."
Another ethereal, magic-laden, wonder-filled #fiction from DIHP alum KM Baysal | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/km-b...
Another ethereal, magic-laden, wonder-filled #fiction from DIHP alum KM Baysal | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/km-b...
September 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"It’s all fun and games at the rodeo until the angels show up..."
Another ethereal, magic-laden, wonder-filled #fiction from DIHP alum KM Baysal | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/km-b...
Another ethereal, magic-laden, wonder-filled #fiction from DIHP alum KM Baysal | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/km-b...
"Secure or not we
dwell in persuasion."
A pair of playfully pensive #poems new from Gregory O'Neill | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/grego...
dwell in persuasion."
A pair of playfully pensive #poems new from Gregory O'Neill | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/grego...
September 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Secure or not we
dwell in persuasion."
A pair of playfully pensive #poems new from Gregory O'Neill | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/grego...
dwell in persuasion."
A pair of playfully pensive #poems new from Gregory O'Neill | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/grego...
"Some remarks are pithy and poignant, like the small yellow note stating simply, “I’ve never felt lonelier than when I moved to the USA.”"
Discover a gently gorgeous journey in this new #creativenonfiction from Laurie Drabble | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/laurie-d...
Discover a gently gorgeous journey in this new #creativenonfiction from Laurie Drabble | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/laurie-d...
September 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"Some remarks are pithy and poignant, like the small yellow note stating simply, “I’ve never felt lonelier than when I moved to the USA.”"
Discover a gently gorgeous journey in this new #creativenonfiction from Laurie Drabble | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/laurie-d...
Discover a gently gorgeous journey in this new #creativenonfiction from Laurie Drabble | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/laurie-d...
"Two snakes were playing Hearts. Both cheated."
Delightfully quirky new #fiction from Michael Drezin | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich...
Delightfully quirky new #fiction from Michael Drezin | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich...
September 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"Two snakes were playing Hearts. Both cheated."
Delightfully quirky new #fiction from Michael Drezin | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich...
Delightfully quirky new #fiction from Michael Drezin | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich...
"The first time they saw each other, he put the leash and collar on and she made like a still heavy rock."
Part lovesong, part essay, fully beautiful, lyric new #creativenonfiction from Rob S. Rutherford | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/rob-s-ru...
Part lovesong, part essay, fully beautiful, lyric new #creativenonfiction from Rob S. Rutherford | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/rob-s-ru...
September 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"The first time they saw each other, he put the leash and collar on and she made like a still heavy rock."
Part lovesong, part essay, fully beautiful, lyric new #creativenonfiction from Rob S. Rutherford | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/rob-s-ru...
Part lovesong, part essay, fully beautiful, lyric new #creativenonfiction from Rob S. Rutherford | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/rob-s-ru...
"It was she who had built the system of routines she called the factory, and she held the sole authority to halt it."
A quietly powerful story of aging, caregiving, and the relationships that surround both in this new #fiction from Aldo Giovannitti | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/aldo...
A quietly powerful story of aging, caregiving, and the relationships that surround both in this new #fiction from Aldo Giovannitti | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/aldo...
September 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"It was she who had built the system of routines she called the factory, and she held the sole authority to halt it."
A quietly powerful story of aging, caregiving, and the relationships that surround both in this new #fiction from Aldo Giovannitti | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/aldo...
A quietly powerful story of aging, caregiving, and the relationships that surround both in this new #fiction from Aldo Giovannitti | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/aldo...
"I keep
waiting for a sentence with enough gravity to ruin my
life in the right direction."
Uniquely voiced and vividly drawn, two new #poems from Scott Kenimond @scottthepoet.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/scott...
waiting for a sentence with enough gravity to ruin my
life in the right direction."
Uniquely voiced and vividly drawn, two new #poems from Scott Kenimond @scottthepoet.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/scott...
September 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"I keep
waiting for a sentence with enough gravity to ruin my
life in the right direction."
Uniquely voiced and vividly drawn, two new #poems from Scott Kenimond @scottthepoet.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/scott...
waiting for a sentence with enough gravity to ruin my
life in the right direction."
Uniquely voiced and vividly drawn, two new #poems from Scott Kenimond @scottthepoet.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/scott...
"You dress like Hulk Hogan. Your yellow tights are okay. Unfortunately, the handlebar mustache is itchy and keeps falling off."
An exquisitely poignant coming of age heartbreaker, new from Matthew Kasper | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... #fiction
An exquisitely poignant coming of age heartbreaker, new from Matthew Kasper | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... #fiction
September 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"You dress like Hulk Hogan. Your yellow tights are okay. Unfortunately, the handlebar mustache is itchy and keeps falling off."
An exquisitely poignant coming of age heartbreaker, new from Matthew Kasper | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... #fiction
An exquisitely poignant coming of age heartbreaker, new from Matthew Kasper | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... #fiction
"But you only see multi-shades of moldy-brown, an easter egg dipped in too many dyes at once."
A pair of singularly cinematic #poems from @williamteets.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/willi...
A pair of singularly cinematic #poems from @williamteets.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/willi...
September 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"But you only see multi-shades of moldy-brown, an easter egg dipped in too many dyes at once."
A pair of singularly cinematic #poems from @williamteets.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/willi...
A pair of singularly cinematic #poems from @williamteets.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/willi...
"If a shard of glass grazes your cheek: the better, the better."
Dark, propulsive & brilliant, don't miss this new flash #fiction from Mandy Lange | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mand...
Dark, propulsive & brilliant, don't miss this new flash #fiction from Mandy Lange | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mand...
September 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"If a shard of glass grazes your cheek: the better, the better."
Dark, propulsive & brilliant, don't miss this new flash #fiction from Mandy Lange | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mand...
Dark, propulsive & brilliant, don't miss this new flash #fiction from Mandy Lange | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mand...
Does It Have Pockets
"They think it’s some kind of miracle,
like women haven’t been giving birth
to foxes for centuries now."
A trio of sparkling #poems from Tresha Faye Haefner | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/tresh...
"They think it’s some kind of miracle,
like women haven’t been giving birth
to foxes for centuries now."
A trio of sparkling #poems from Tresha Faye Haefner | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/tresh...
September 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Does It Have Pockets
"They think it’s some kind of miracle,
like women haven’t been giving birth
to foxes for centuries now."
A trio of sparkling #poems from Tresha Faye Haefner | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/tresh...
"They think it’s some kind of miracle,
like women haven’t been giving birth
to foxes for centuries now."
A trio of sparkling #poems from Tresha Faye Haefner | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/tresh...
"keep a hand on the sheet, always,
i’ve been trained, but this flax
sail was woven by my daughter
and there will never be another."
A stunning pair of poems from Travis Stephens, new for September | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/travi...
i’ve been trained, but this flax
sail was woven by my daughter
and there will never be another."
A stunning pair of poems from Travis Stephens, new for September | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/travi...
September 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"keep a hand on the sheet, always,
i’ve been trained, but this flax
sail was woven by my daughter
and there will never be another."
A stunning pair of poems from Travis Stephens, new for September | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/travi...
i’ve been trained, but this flax
sail was woven by my daughter
and there will never be another."
A stunning pair of poems from Travis Stephens, new for September | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/travi...
Does It Have Pockets
"We became fixated on this
news reel from beyond,
and worried."
Two superlative new #poems from Marc Harshman | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/marc-...
"We became fixated on this
news reel from beyond,
and worried."
Two superlative new #poems from Marc Harshman | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/marc-...
September 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Does It Have Pockets
"We became fixated on this
news reel from beyond,
and worried."
Two superlative new #poems from Marc Harshman | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/marc-...
"We became fixated on this
news reel from beyond,
and worried."
Two superlative new #poems from Marc Harshman | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/marc-...
"“Your grandma tasted like old lace and butterscotch candies,” I said, snapping my jaws."
Blurring the lines between real & imagined, powerful new literary speculative #fiction from Verdell Walker @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/verd...
Blurring the lines between real & imagined, powerful new literary speculative #fiction from Verdell Walker @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/verd...
September 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"“Your grandma tasted like old lace and butterscotch candies,” I said, snapping my jaws."
Blurring the lines between real & imagined, powerful new literary speculative #fiction from Verdell Walker @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/verd...
Blurring the lines between real & imagined, powerful new literary speculative #fiction from Verdell Walker @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/verd...
"It doesn’t do to poke the creature that lives in her chest, the one that roars when she thinks of all she’s lost."
A small, perfect meditation on grief from the wonderful @jackmorris.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jack... #fiction
A small, perfect meditation on grief from the wonderful @jackmorris.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jack... #fiction
September 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"It doesn’t do to poke the creature that lives in her chest, the one that roars when she thinks of all she’s lost."
A small, perfect meditation on grief from the wonderful @jackmorris.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jack... #fiction
A small, perfect meditation on grief from the wonderful @jackmorris.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jack... #fiction
"In a haughty voice, I inform my mom that I’m anti-fur."
Warm and nuanced new #CreativeNonfiction from Abby Alten Schwartz @abbys480.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/abby-alt...
Warm and nuanced new #CreativeNonfiction from Abby Alten Schwartz @abbys480.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/abby-alt...
September 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"In a haughty voice, I inform my mom that I’m anti-fur."
Warm and nuanced new #CreativeNonfiction from Abby Alten Schwartz @abbys480.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/abby-alt...
Warm and nuanced new #CreativeNonfiction from Abby Alten Schwartz @abbys480.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/abby-alt...
Our September gallery features the vibrant work of Serial Color Dabbler Joyce Stone: www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid...
Joyce Stone | September 2026 — Does It Have Pockets
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September 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Our September gallery features the vibrant work of Serial Color Dabbler Joyce Stone: www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid...
A Conversation with the brilliant #dihpalum Beth Sherman! Up now in Features : www.doesithavepockets.com/features/b-s...
A Conversation with Beth Sherman — Does It Have Pockets
www.doesithavepockets.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A Conversation with the brilliant #dihpalum Beth Sherman! Up now in Features : www.doesithavepockets.com/features/b-s...
Your semi-annual reminder: DIHP is Fee-Free til the end of August! www.doesithavepockets.com/subs
August 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Your semi-annual reminder: DIHP is Fee-Free til the end of August! www.doesithavepockets.com/subs
Don't miss our latest interview, this time with Pockets alumna Jessica Purdy! We talk poetry, marsupials, dreams, and a whole lot more. www.doesithavepockets.com/features/j-p...
A Conversation with Jessica Purdy — Does It Have Pockets
www.doesithavepockets.com
August 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Don't miss our latest interview, this time with Pockets alumna Jessica Purdy! We talk poetry, marsupials, dreams, and a whole lot more. www.doesithavepockets.com/features/j-p...
"As soon as the fishtailing started, I latched onto the first glowing thing I saw: a Waffle House sign, like a beacon in the storm."
Love, addiction, friendship, & Waffle House. Magnificent new #fiction from Colin Bishoff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/coli...
Love, addiction, friendship, & Waffle House. Magnificent new #fiction from Colin Bishoff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/coli...
August 5, 2026 at 6:05 AM
"As soon as the fishtailing started, I latched onto the first glowing thing I saw: a Waffle House sign, like a beacon in the storm."
Love, addiction, friendship, & Waffle House. Magnificent new #fiction from Colin Bishoff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/coli...
Love, addiction, friendship, & Waffle House. Magnificent new #fiction from Colin Bishoff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/coli...
"I only stood back
minting what currency I could
from ruin"
Two singularly breathtaking new #poems from Mark Dunbar | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/mark-...
minting what currency I could
from ruin"
Two singularly breathtaking new #poems from Mark Dunbar | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/mark-...
August 5, 2026 at 6:02 AM
"I only stood back
minting what currency I could
from ruin"
Two singularly breathtaking new #poems from Mark Dunbar | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/mark-...
minting what currency I could
from ruin"
Two singularly breathtaking new #poems from Mark Dunbar | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/mark-...
"Her memory is increasingly selective and her world view set to outrage."
Boundaries, grief, & family, beautifully writ in this new #longread #fiction from John Wegner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/john...
Boundaries, grief, & family, beautifully writ in this new #longread #fiction from John Wegner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/john...
August 5, 2026 at 5:59 AM
"Her memory is increasingly selective and her world view set to outrage."
Boundaries, grief, & family, beautifully writ in this new #longread #fiction from John Wegner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/john...
Boundaries, grief, & family, beautifully writ in this new #longread #fiction from John Wegner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/john...