Kyle Joseph Kennedy
@kylejoseph.bsky.social
Writer. Former sadsack songwriter. Seeking a publisher / agent for a novel about christofascism and persecution. Support trans rights.
Links: https://tr.ee/bRnpqS
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This is my story! Thanks to Bull Lit for championing this. It's actually a small section of the novel that I'm currently shopping to agents. Give it a read.
"At the sink, Devin shoveled week-old pink unicorn cake into his mouth with a toddler’s spoon. Treacly sweet, it nuked his taste buds, leaving a pudding-like mouthfeel. It was terrible. He took another bite." - Kyle Joseph Kennedy mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
October 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This is my story! Thanks to Bull Lit for championing this. It's actually a small section of the novel that I'm currently shopping to agents. Give it a read.
One of the pieces I’ve been most excited to publish is up. It’s about disconnection and mourning and mint chocolate.
Thumbsucker by Kyle Joseph Kennedy — Bottle Rocket
Bleeding in the produce aisle of Aldi, I debate between containers of mushy pre-cut cantaloupe. At the bottom of one of the containers, a viscous orange liquid lolls around like swallowed phlegm. I pu...
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September 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
One of the pieces I’ve been most excited to publish is up. It’s about disconnection and mourning and mint chocolate.
Got a new piece coming up in Bottle Rocket Lit Mag and I have to say, Wilson the EIC, is an absolute gem in how he worked with me to make the piece as strong as it can be. Flash friends, submit to him. Really a tremendous experience and an editor with a lot of love for his authors
September 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Got a new piece coming up in Bottle Rocket Lit Mag and I have to say, Wilson the EIC, is an absolute gem in how he worked with me to make the piece as strong as it can be. Flash friends, submit to him. Really a tremendous experience and an editor with a lot of love for his authors
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New episode of Malarkey Public Radio, this time with @ljabouttown.bsky.social and @joshuatrentbrown.com!
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As Long as a Dog's Tail
Podcast Episode · Malarkey Public Radio · August 24 · 46m
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August 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM
New episode of Malarkey Public Radio, this time with @ljabouttown.bsky.social and @joshuatrentbrown.com!
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A few weeks back I published a story with @weirdlitmag.bsky.social My interview with them is now up!
Interview with Author Kyle Joseph Kennedy
I have imposter syndrome everywhere I go. Who gave me the authority to pick out these avocados?
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August 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A few weeks back I published a story with @weirdlitmag.bsky.social My interview with them is now up!
“I talked to Mom and Dad at the dinner table that night.
“What do you need that pink doll back for?” Dad dropped his fork as if I’d asked him for a Ferrari.”
This is such a good little story, and the ending is perfect. @bulbregion.bsky.social
“What do you need that pink doll back for?” Dad dropped his fork as if I’d asked him for a Ferrari.”
This is such a good little story, and the ending is perfect. @bulbregion.bsky.social
Hank, by Guy Cramer — The Bulb Region
Hank — Guy Cramer OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART, Dad opened a small donations...
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August 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“I talked to Mom and Dad at the dinner table that night.
“What do you need that pink doll back for?” Dad dropped his fork as if I’d asked him for a Ferrari.”
This is such a good little story, and the ending is perfect. @bulbregion.bsky.social
“What do you need that pink doll back for?” Dad dropped his fork as if I’d asked him for a Ferrari.”
This is such a good little story, and the ending is perfect. @bulbregion.bsky.social
Looking through some public domain art and I found this. It is an 1871 piece captioned “absolute silence reigns supreme in all its sad majesty” and it is my spirit animal
August 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Looking through some public domain art and I found this. It is an 1871 piece captioned “absolute silence reigns supreme in all its sad majesty” and it is my spirit animal
This morning I finished “When We Were Feral” by @shastagrant.bsky.social Truly remarkable. As someone who teaches young people, with two little ones at home, it ripped my heart out in a way only a great book can. Maggie and Erin and Sarah will live with me for a long time moving forward. Masterful.
August 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
This morning I finished “When We Were Feral” by @shastagrant.bsky.social Truly remarkable. As someone who teaches young people, with two little ones at home, it ripped my heart out in a way only a great book can. Maggie and Erin and Sarah will live with me for a long time moving forward. Masterful.
I have physical copies of Terrestrial, Backmask, Still Alive, etc but that didn’t stop me from grabbing free digital copies so I can bring them with me everywhere
Well over 100 books/zines downloaded for free so far today. Well over. Keep going!
Hello friends and happy Friday we are making all our ebooks free today with code FREEFRIDAY
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August 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I have physical copies of Terrestrial, Backmask, Still Alive, etc but that didn’t stop me from grabbing free digital copies so I can bring them with me everywhere
Re-upping this piece from yesterday, which my father described as “clever and righteous, yet sad”. Thats what we call the KJ Kennedy wheelhouse.
I’ve got one of my favorite pieces of the year in the marvelous Dodo Eraser. Divorce. Cancer. Fraud. All the best stuff. Thanks to @travisshosa.bsky.social for the support
Irreconcilable Differences
You’re eating a flaccid burrito with your ex-husband on the day of your divorce finalization and there’s a significant likelihood that you’ll never speak again. Larynx cancer will do th…
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July 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Re-upping this piece from yesterday, which my father described as “clever and righteous, yet sad”. Thats what we call the KJ Kennedy wheelhouse.
I’ve got one of my favorite pieces of the year in the marvelous Dodo Eraser. Divorce. Cancer. Fraud. All the best stuff. Thanks to @travisshosa.bsky.social for the support
Irreconcilable Differences
You’re eating a flaccid burrito with your ex-husband on the day of your divorce finalization and there’s a significant likelihood that you’ll never speak again. Larynx cancer will do th…
dodoeraser.org
July 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM
I’ve got one of my favorite pieces of the year in the marvelous Dodo Eraser. Divorce. Cancer. Fraud. All the best stuff. Thanks to @travisshosa.bsky.social for the support
Loved this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash piece this morning. Such tension and wit. I KNOW these guys.
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Pull It Together, Wilson | dishsoap quarterly
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July 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Loved this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash piece this morning. Such tension and wit. I KNOW these guys.
dishsoap-quarterly.com/7-14-26
dishsoap-quarterly.com/7-14-26
Not much more lovely than getting an acceptance from a writer you admire. I’ll have a piece up next week in Dodo Eraser!
July 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Not much more lovely than getting an acceptance from a writer you admire. I’ll have a piece up next week in Dodo Eraser!
I had a piece rejected over twenty times. Had given up on it. Did a little work on it this morning and sent it out expecting more of the same, only to be surprised by an acceptance within hours. Really can’t wait to share this one. In the meantime, read some stories over at @eunoiareview.bsky.social
July 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I had a piece rejected over twenty times. Had given up on it. Did a little work on it this morning and sent it out expecting more of the same, only to be surprised by an acceptance within hours. Really can’t wait to share this one. In the meantime, read some stories over at @eunoiareview.bsky.social
got two rejections and ate three of my niece’s birthday cupcakes. a man of the people.
Got a story accepted and went on a 30 mile bike ride. Solid Wednesday.
July 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
got two rejections and ate three of my niece’s birthday cupcakes. a man of the people.
I’m listening to a writing lecture and the prof says you don’t need time away from writing to refill the well, but to notice things. My daughter is toasting her own bagel (exciting for 5yo) and calls me over to show me that the plastic tie from the bagels is shaped like a bear head. Praxis.
June 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I’m listening to a writing lecture and the prof says you don’t need time away from writing to refill the well, but to notice things. My daughter is toasting her own bagel (exciting for 5yo) and calls me over to show me that the plastic tie from the bagels is shaped like a bear head. Praxis.
A dystopian future where lies are currency. @weirdlitmag.bsky.social Summer issue is out and I’m honored to have a strange little flash piece involved. Gonna get a coffee and read the rest of it.
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"Dishonest Tender" by Kyle Joseph Kennedy | Weird Lit
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June 21, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A dystopian future where lies are currency. @weirdlitmag.bsky.social Summer issue is out and I’m honored to have a strange little flash piece involved. Gonna get a coffee and read the rest of it.
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/dish...
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/dish...
Avoided e-readers for so long. I like the tactile, the feel of the pages, the smell of a used book (mold?). Anyway, got a Kindle and I have to say, as a low-light household (great for aesthetic warmth, bad for reading), I get it now.
June 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Avoided e-readers for so long. I like the tactile, the feel of the pages, the smell of a used book (mold?). Anyway, got a Kindle and I have to say, as a low-light household (great for aesthetic warmth, bad for reading), I get it now.
Me to my 3 year old building an infinitely tall tower of magnet tiles. “What are you building?”
Him, not looking up. “Princess Zelda’s home when she died on the cross.”
Him, not looking up. “Princess Zelda’s home when she died on the cross.”
June 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Me to my 3 year old building an infinitely tall tower of magnet tiles. “What are you building?”
Him, not looking up. “Princess Zelda’s home when she died on the cross.”
Him, not looking up. “Princess Zelda’s home when she died on the cross.”
Absolutely love this story by @kdiannerule.bsky.social
QVC, run down motels, Craigslist. That last paragraph. Bravo.
QVC, run down motels, Craigslist. That last paragraph. Bravo.
I Like Being Far Away - Turn and Work
A woman meets a stranger from Craigslist for a night in a rundown motel, where they share a bath and swap stories. An intimate and absurd story from a Turn & Work favourite.
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June 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Absolutely love this story by @kdiannerule.bsky.social
QVC, run down motels, Craigslist. That last paragraph. Bravo.
QVC, run down motels, Craigslist. That last paragraph. Bravo.
PUBLICATION DAY for one of my favorite flash pieces I've written since I got back into writing last year. Big thanks to @turnandwork.com for championing this piece. Really beautiful site that covers music and literature (the Holy Binity)
Felled Trees - Turn and Work
"Oh! There's Kyle!" Poor Kyle.
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May 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
PUBLICATION DAY for one of my favorite flash pieces I've written since I got back into writing last year. Big thanks to @turnandwork.com for championing this piece. Really beautiful site that covers music and literature (the Holy Binity)
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imagining the lives of my coworkers and writing little paragraphs during lunch
May 18, 2026 at 11:42 AM
imagining the lives of my coworkers and writing little paragraphs during lunch
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"Paperwork" by Kyle Joseph Kennedy is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction
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May 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM
"Paperwork" by Kyle Joseph Kennedy is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction
Getting an acceptance from Paragraph Planet is the right of passage that graduation (any of them) should have been.
May 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Getting an acceptance from Paragraph Planet is the right of passage that graduation (any of them) should have been.