Todd W.
@toddwe.bsky.social
Writing at Merion West, Key West Lit Seminar Workshop, Neptune, Writers in Paradise, Lunchbox, Beyond Queer Words, Lambda Lit, & more. he/him. Rep'd by Sterling Lord Literistic. toddwe.com
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In Todd Wellman's story, a group of men return to their small town for a tenth high school reunion with their girlfriends, but the girlfriends won't be sticking around, today at Villain Era! 🖤🔪
Sleeping Man by Todd Wellman
Before our girlfriends dumped us, we swayed gentle-drunk on the eve of our tenth high-school reunion, dogging shots around the dusty pool table at the town’s better bar. As we dipped about to Dua Lipa songs vibing from the jukebox, we blew our vape clouds into the swinging, green-frosted light, though the place was posted as smoke-free. Our girlfriends said, “We can’t believe you grew up in this town.” “Why?” we said. “You’re all so business-y now. Have they even heard of the NASDAQ around here?” “Maybe, maybe not, but big-city bitchyness they have heard of,” we said.
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August 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
In Todd Wellman's story, a group of men return to their small town for a tenth high school reunion with their girlfriends, but the girlfriends won't be sticking around, today at Villain Era! 🖤🔪
peeking in from my social-media break to say thx! to @villaineralit.bsky.social for publishing my story SLEEPING MAN -- villaineralit.com/2026/08/18/s... #shortstories #shortstory #booksky #shortfiction #fiction #litmag #literarymagazine
Sleeping Man by Todd Wellman
Before our girlfriends dumped us, we swayed gentle-drunk on the eve of our tenth high-school reunion, dogging shots around the dusty pool table at the town’s better bar. As we dipped about to Dua L…
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August 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
peeking in from my social-media break to say thx! to @villaineralit.bsky.social for publishing my story SLEEPING MAN -- villaineralit.com/2026/08/18/s... #shortstories #shortstory #booksky #shortfiction #fiction #litmag #literarymagazine
Nice to see some great singing in St. Pete, FL last night at the Side Door of the Palladium. #cabaret #opera #broadway #musicaltheatre #musicaltheater #jodikarem #stpetersburg
July 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Nice to see some great singing in St. Pete, FL last night at the Side Door of the Palladium. #cabaret #opera #broadway #musicaltheatre #musicaltheater #jodikarem #stpetersburg
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It's been my great privilege to serve and celebrate poets as a vice president for the Ohio Poetry Association these past two years and I am grateful for the experience. Also, I could not be more pleased with this new slate of officers. I look forward to the good things I know they will accomplish!
OPA Board Elections have concluded and our new OPA leadership team is:
Chuck Salmons, Treasurer Pro Tem
Beth Mulcahy, Secretary
Shei Sanchez, 2nd Vice President
Aimee Noel, 1st Vice President
Holly Brians Ragusa, President.
The team is excited to work on behalf of our mission and members!
Chuck Salmons, Treasurer Pro Tem
Beth Mulcahy, Secretary
Shei Sanchez, 2nd Vice President
Aimee Noel, 1st Vice President
Holly Brians Ragusa, President.
The team is excited to work on behalf of our mission and members!
July 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
It's been my great privilege to serve and celebrate poets as a vice president for the Ohio Poetry Association these past two years and I am grateful for the experience. Also, I could not be more pleased with this new slate of officers. I look forward to the good things I know they will accomplish!
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We're so honored to publish a feature with Gulfport, FL poet laureate Christa Fairbrother -- she reflects with us on memorable & moving lines of her own poetry published in Crannóg, Philly Chapbook Review, & Susurrus #poetrysky @christafairbrother.bsky.social
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Poetry
Paper Sigh celebrates poetry that makes us better people.
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July 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We're so honored to publish a feature with Gulfport, FL poet laureate Christa Fairbrother -- she reflects with us on memorable & moving lines of her own poetry published in Crannóg, Philly Chapbook Review, & Susurrus #poetrysky @christafairbrother.bsky.social
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Check out this great new poem by @angelaheiser.bsky.social -- www.beyondthepagewriting.com/pagesfromthe... #poetrysky #beyondthepagewriting
Dear Grandma Juniper — Beyond the Page
You never could take anything too seriously, Loved rolling and twisting teal play doh Fashioning beaks and feet and wings Reminding us to love small things I wonder what you’d think of the beach, Not...
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July 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Check out this great new poem by @angelaheiser.bsky.social -- www.beyondthepagewriting.com/pagesfromthe... #poetrysky #beyondthepagewriting
Alden Ehrenreich's tie at 79th Tony Awards reminds of Abraham Lincoln's tie this 1865 "Cracked Plate" Photograph of Lincoln
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"Cracked Plate" Photograph of Lincoln | Smithsonian Institution
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June 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Alden Ehrenreich's tie at 79th Tony Awards reminds of Abraham Lincoln's tie this 1865 "Cracked Plate" Photograph of Lincoln
www.si.edu/exhibitions/...
#TonyAwards #AldenEhrenreich
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#TonyAwards #AldenEhrenreich
A short tale about appliances:
Lately, I've been able to afford quieter appliances: Dish washer. Printer. Shredder. Laundry.
What've I learned about my whole life? Louder machine humming = worse health.
Better health is contingent on being able to afford quieter appliances.
Wow.
Lately, I've been able to afford quieter appliances: Dish washer. Printer. Shredder. Laundry.
What've I learned about my whole life? Louder machine humming = worse health.
Better health is contingent on being able to afford quieter appliances.
Wow.
May 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A short tale about appliances:
Lately, I've been able to afford quieter appliances: Dish washer. Printer. Shredder. Laundry.
What've I learned about my whole life? Louder machine humming = worse health.
Better health is contingent on being able to afford quieter appliances.
Wow.
Lately, I've been able to afford quieter appliances: Dish washer. Printer. Shredder. Laundry.
What've I learned about my whole life? Louder machine humming = worse health.
Better health is contingent on being able to afford quieter appliances.
Wow.
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When non-writers hear writers encourage other writers to submit... do you think they ever pause... and wonder what the heck we're so ready to submit ourselves to? // Oh -- and submit! Submissions open - papersigh.com #poetry #poetrysky
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May 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
When non-writers hear writers encourage other writers to submit... do you think they ever pause... and wonder what the heck we're so ready to submit ourselves to? // Oh -- and submit! Submissions open - papersigh.com #poetry #poetrysky
Today's NYT headline reads like the draft of a haiku:
White House insists
Iran war is over,
even while missiles fly
#poetry #accidentalpoetry #poetrysky
White House insists
Iran war is over,
even while missiles fly
#poetry #accidentalpoetry #poetrysky
May 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Today's NYT headline reads like the draft of a haiku:
White House insists
Iran war is over,
even while missiles fly
#poetry #accidentalpoetry #poetrysky
White House insists
Iran war is over,
even while missiles fly
#poetry #accidentalpoetry #poetrysky
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We're so happy to publish a poem by @cinnatus.bsky.social -- meditate on the image with us, will you? at papersigh.com #poetry #poetrysky
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Paper Sigh celebrates poetry that makes us better people.
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April 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
We're so happy to publish a poem by @cinnatus.bsky.social -- meditate on the image with us, will you? at papersigh.com #poetry #poetrysky
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We're so happy to publish @bigjosh84.bsky.social 's poem HOLD MUSIC. Read it at www.papersigh.com/poetry #poetry #poetrysky #poems
April 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
We're so happy to publish @bigjosh84.bsky.social 's poem HOLD MUSIC. Read it at www.papersigh.com/poetry #poetry #poetrysky #poems
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" #poetry is cool, like ice, but also always like volleyball player toes clutching hot sand. " - #papersigh editor www.papersigh.com/submit
April 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
" #poetry is cool, like ice, but also always like volleyball player toes clutching hot sand. " - #papersigh editor www.papersigh.com/submit
Friend's bro is v sick, so I'm singing @ #recital to raise remaining needed $. Free entry. 100 Mirror Lake, Sun, Apr 26, 12:30 start. Doors @ noon. We'll "pass a hat" & QR code. As we work for better systems for all, we support each other in the present. #stpetersburgfl Donate: gofund.me/dd1b91842
April 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Friend's bro is v sick, so I'm singing @ #recital to raise remaining needed $. Free entry. 100 Mirror Lake, Sun, Apr 26, 12:30 start. Doors @ noon. We'll "pass a hat" & QR code. As we work for better systems for all, we support each other in the present. #stpetersburgfl Donate: gofund.me/dd1b91842
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Three weeks until GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE comes out, and gosh, it’s windy today. Here’s a peek at Chapter 3.
(Preorders deeply appreciated! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768721...)
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March 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Three weeks until GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE comes out, and gosh, it’s windy today. Here’s a peek at Chapter 3.
(Preorders deeply appreciated! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768721...)
(Preorders deeply appreciated! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768721...)
@luciwest.bsky.social and fellow Artists glowing at the Sightline Gallery opening of RISE at #stpeteinternationalairport #PIE Creative Pinellas #sightlinegallery #floridaart #pinellascounty
February 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM
@luciwest.bsky.social and fellow Artists glowing at the Sightline Gallery opening of RISE at #stpeteinternationalairport #PIE Creative Pinellas #sightlinegallery #floridaart #pinellascounty
what #sixmagazines do I still read? let's see... literary journals would be for a different list, I think, so I'll go with...
Lion's Roar
Men's Health México
The New Yorker
Archaeology
Cook's Illustrated
Gripped: the Climbing Magazine
#reading #booksky #magazines #press #print
Lion's Roar
Men's Health México
The New Yorker
Archaeology
Cook's Illustrated
Gripped: the Climbing Magazine
#reading #booksky #magazines #press #print
February 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
what #sixmagazines do I still read? let's see... literary journals would be for a different list, I think, so I'll go with...
Lion's Roar
Men's Health México
The New Yorker
Archaeology
Cook's Illustrated
Gripped: the Climbing Magazine
#reading #booksky #magazines #press #print
Lion's Roar
Men's Health México
The New Yorker
Archaeology
Cook's Illustrated
Gripped: the Climbing Magazine
#reading #booksky #magazines #press #print
Read my exclusive interview with author Scott Broker on his upcoming novel The Disappointment: toddwe.com/2026/02/03/i...
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#booksky #authorinterview
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Interview: Scott Broker on his Debut Novel ‘The Disappointment’
Seven ideas for creative fuel if you’re a writer headed to Key West
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February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Read my exclusive interview with author Scott Broker on his upcoming novel The Disappointment: toddwe.com/2026/02/03/i...
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#booksky #authorinterview
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Thanks, #neptune #poetry journal for selecting / publishing two of my poems in the most recent issue! #poetrysky
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Thanks, #neptune #poetry journal for selecting / publishing two of my poems in the most recent issue! #poetrysky
Thx, #merionwest @austinallenjames.bsky.social for selecting / publishing my poem "Leadore" -- www.merionwest.com/leadore/ #poetry #booksky #poetrysky
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thx, #merionwest @austinallenjames.bsky.social for selecting / publishing my poem "Leadore" -- www.merionwest.com/leadore/ #poetry #booksky #poetrysky
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toddwe.com/2026/01/10/s... #keywest #writing #travel #writingseminar Just studied with fun & insightful @mauricenow.bsky.social at KWLS -- w/ fellow workshop mates @beccasaul.bsky.social @michaelsadoff.bsky.social & more
Seven Ideas for Writers Headed to Key West
Seven ideas for creative fuel if you’re a writer headed to Key West
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January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
toddwe.com/2026/01/10/s... #keywest #writing #travel #writingseminar Just studied with fun & insightful @mauricenow.bsky.social at KWLS -- w/ fellow workshop mates @beccasaul.bsky.social @michaelsadoff.bsky.social & more
