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"...Sandpaper the pain
into a polished objet d’art,
to dull and fade, as beauty does..."
Renovations by sjm
https://medium.com/lit-up/renovations-d9b2a607f275?sk=0fcacf77fdbc2b1eec92eeb0db566c81 #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
November 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"...Beyond the fruitiness of fruit,
or even the redness of red..."
Jamming by Uṇṇi Nambia̅r https://medium.com/lit-up/jamming-cf91f017d7a0/share/juliakantic
#poetry delicious #micropoetry #thoughtfortheday
in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
November 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"...Beyond the fruitiness of fruit,
or even the redness of red..."
Jamming by Uṇṇi Nambia̅r medium.com/lit-up/jammi...
#poetry delicious #micropoetry #thoughtfortheday
in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
Jamming
beyond the fruitiness of fruit
medium.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"...the truth is that, you see,
well things have been real weird and difficult
here lately, so…"
#read the latest from MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch...
#scifi #fiction meets #blankverse in the Lit Up ress #litpub & #readingcommunity
MITChell
PART 75: INT. MITCHELL PUBLIC LIBRARY — NOON
medium.com
November 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"...the truth is that, you see,
well things have been real weird and difficult
here lately, so…"
#read the latest from MITChell by Cole Hardman https://medium.com/lit-up/mitchell-08209ca22086/share/juliakantic
#scifi #fiction meets #blankverse in the Lit Up ress #litpub & #readingcommunity
November 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"...come, look over the walls
over the remains of a huge flood plain
filled with white flowers,
thousands and thousands of them..."
Abyssinia by John E Marks
medium.com/lit-up/abyss...
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
Abyssinia
Saint Isidore the Labourer
medium.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
November 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Mum would come outside brandishing her tea towel...
medium.com/lit-up/a-tal... #fiction #vignette #yorkshire #nostalgia in The Lit Up Press #litpub & #readingcommunity
#read & #share real #stories
A Tale of Two Dogs
Thank heaven for small mercies and broken silences
medium.com
November 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"...Sandpaper the pain
into a polished objet d’art,
to dull and fade, as beauty does..."
Renovations by sjm
medium.com/lit-up/renov... #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
Renovations
A poem about the tantalizing promise of new beginnings
medium.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"...Dead
rise

all the
time..."
Comeback by Chad Parenteau medium.com/lit-up/comeb...
#death #poetry for #halloween in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
Comeback
Free Verse
medium.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"...come, look over the walls
over the remains of a huge flood plain
filled with white flowers,
thousands and thousands of them..."
Abyssinia by John E Marks
https://medium.com/lit-up/abyssinia-58a82a013272?sk=da0e372e8531f18e3d34f1250a0929f8
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & […]
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me.dm
November 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The last thing my father ever texted me was a photograph of a tomato…
If You Get This, Call Me by Zane Faour
#fiction #shortstory in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
https://medium.com/lit-up/if-you-get-this-call-me-77151ce1d62f?sharedUserId=juliakantic
#read & #share #stories
November 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"...Dead
rise

all the
time..."
Comeback by @Chad_Parenteau https://medium.com/lit-up/comeback-a18aa0815469/share/juliakantic
#death #poetry for #halloween in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
October 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"when our time comes
to an end
it may be when the column of fire
searches us out
one by one..."
final prism by Mark Kessinger medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry at the #endoftheworld #musery13 in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
final prism
by Mark Kessinger
medium.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"when our time comes
to an end
it may be when the column of fire
searches us out
one by one..."
final prism by Mark Kessinger https://medium.com/the-mad-river/final-prism-018ae399faf4
#poetry at the #endoftheworld #musery13 in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
October 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The last thing my father ever texted me was a photograph of a tomato…
If You Get This, Call Me by Zane Faour
#fiction #shortstory in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
medium.com/lit-up/if-yo...
#read & #share #stories
If You Get This, Call Me
The last thing my father ever texted me was a photograph of a tomato…
medium.com
November 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"Dickinson weird,
Mind spinning fast
Whirling dervish
In a white dress..."
Dickinson Weird by Kaitlyn O’Donnell medium.com/lit-up/dicki...
#poetry #micropoetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
Dickinson Weird
Micropoetry
medium.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Can I be a selkie? My youngest asks and I want to tell her yes…
medium.com/lit-up/can-i...
#poetry #prosepoetry #parenting #drabble in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today :)
Can I Be a Selkie?
My youngest asks and I want to tell her yes…
medium.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“You’d rather be a penniless author than an affluent protagonist...”
Burgundy Boundaries by Nina https://medium.com/lit-up/burgundy-boundaries-5d25d978bc93
#fiction #litfic in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
join Frank and Celesta in the grey zone...
#quickread
October 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“You’d rather be a penniless author than an affluent protagonist...”
Burgundy Boundaries by Nina medium.com/lit-up/burgu...
#fiction #litfic in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
join Frank and Celesta in the grey zone...
#quickread
Burgundy Boundaries
“You’d rather be a penniless author than an affluent protagonist,” Frank says.
medium.com
October 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"Dickinson weird,
Mind spinning fast
Whirling dervish
In a white dress..."
Dickinson Weird by Kaitlyn O’Donnell https://medium.com/lit-up/dickinson-weird-6d7a91c9a1d8
#poetry #micropoetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
October 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Can I be a selkie? My youngest asks and I want to tell her yes…
https://medium.com/lit-up/can-i-be-a-selkie-e793d5de2669
#poetry #prosepoetry #parenting #drabble in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today :)
October 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"Reflected the bright water rippled in hazel-dyed light; the river cried
blood beyond, where the mountains turned ruddy. The beast
flowed past in the fire of pride..."
The News from the Front by Ken Kawaji medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
The News from the Front
Free Verse
medium.com
October 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
"...I was a ribbon
a few days ago

lush as crimson
just last week

loosely tied
in September
on a rollercoaster ride..."
Autumn Is Not My Favorite Season by Jean Campbell medium.com/lit-up/autum...
#poetry #autumn in the Lit Up pess #litpub & #poetrycommunity
#read & #share a #poem today
Autumn Is Not My Favorite Season
Free Verse
medium.com
October 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"We wake to the rumbling thunder of blood,
pumping hearts, twisted hearts, this shadow and I
squeeze into the thick silences of trees..."
Winter of my Heart by John E Marks https://medium.com/lit-up/winter-of-my-heart-4c4c046c8da6
powerful #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub & #poetrycommunity […]
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me.dm
October 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM