"fluffy and tiny
she hops around
the big wide moon..."
The Moon Rabbit by Sowshan medium.com/lit-up/the-m...
#poetry #faith in the Lit Up press #litpub
she hops around
the big wide moon..."
The Moon Rabbit by Sowshan medium.com/lit-up/the-m...
#poetry #faith in the Lit Up press #litpub
The Moon Rabbit
Contemporary lyrical poetry
medium.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"fluffy and tiny
she hops around
the big wide moon..."
The Moon Rabbit by Sowshan medium.com/lit-up/the-m...
#poetry #faith in the Lit Up press #litpub
she hops around
the big wide moon..."
The Moon Rabbit by Sowshan medium.com/lit-up/the-m...
#poetry #faith in the Lit Up press #litpub
At the door, she stopped and looked back at the rows of empty desks.
She gave them a little wave. “See you Monday.”
The Only Person Working for the Company by Takeshi Chin medium.com/lit-up/the-o... #fiction #quietfiction #litfic in the Lit Up press & #litpub #readingcommunity
She gave them a little wave. “See you Monday.”
The Only Person Working for the Company by Takeshi Chin medium.com/lit-up/the-o... #fiction #quietfiction #litfic in the Lit Up press & #litpub #readingcommunity
The Only Person Working for the Company
Hitomi stepped into the office, where rows of empty desks greeted her.
medium.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
At the door, she stopped and looked back at the rows of empty desks.
She gave them a little wave. “See you Monday.”
The Only Person Working for the Company by Takeshi Chin medium.com/lit-up/the-o... #fiction #quietfiction #litfic in the Lit Up press & #litpub #readingcommunity
She gave them a little wave. “See you Monday.”
The Only Person Working for the Company by Takeshi Chin medium.com/lit-up/the-o... #fiction #quietfiction #litfic in the Lit Up press & #litpub #readingcommunity
"On this day of flowers, the animals follow
the usual path of the sun
ripples coagulate like blood..."
Oxford, August 1941 by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/oxfor... #poetry in @thelituppress #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#Oxford #BridgeofSighs #haiga
the usual path of the sun
ripples coagulate like blood..."
Oxford, August 1941 by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/oxfor... #poetry in @thelituppress #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#Oxford #BridgeofSighs #haiga
Oxford, August 1941
the soft airs of centuries of youth
medium.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"On this day of flowers, the animals follow
the usual path of the sun
ripples coagulate like blood..."
Oxford, August 1941 by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/oxfor... #poetry in @thelituppress #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#Oxford #BridgeofSighs #haiga
the usual path of the sun
ripples coagulate like blood..."
Oxford, August 1941 by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/oxfor... #poetry in @thelituppress #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#Oxford #BridgeofSighs #haiga
"They mourn September and paint over
the kind of memory holes that begin
at fifteen..."
Sonnet for the Good Girls by Todd Heldt medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #VAW #trauma in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
the kind of memory holes that begin
at fifteen..."
Sonnet for the Good Girls by Todd Heldt medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #VAW #trauma in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
Sonnet for the Good Girls
They mourn September and paint over
the kind of memory holes that begin
at fifteen. Nothing there one day and no
explanation to be found…
medium.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"They mourn September and paint over
the kind of memory holes that begin
at fifteen..."
Sonnet for the Good Girls by Todd Heldt medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #VAW #trauma in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
the kind of memory holes that begin
at fifteen..."
Sonnet for the Good Girls by Todd Heldt medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #VAW #trauma in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
The Mad River is a labour of love for me, but every single poem and story there is worth it. #poetry #fiction #litpub
In The Mad River I Lay Me Down To Play
“where all poems are pixie wings
and all poets breath gold dust…”
by Mike Ketch🖌
https://medium.com/the-mad-river/in-the-mad-river-i-lay-me-down-to-play-f7e4d715751b
Magical #poetry in The Mad River
“where all poems are pixie wings
and all poets breath gold dust…”
by Mike Ketch🖌
https://medium.com/the-mad-river/in-the-mad-river-i-lay-me-down-to-play-f7e4d715751b
Magical #poetry in The Mad River
In The Mad River I Lay Me Down To Play
where all poems are pixie wings
and all poets breath gold dust
medium.com
July 10, 2026 at 6:47 AM
"Copa met the question that would haunt him for the rest of his life — When was time first created?.."
Buya, Everywhere by Yang Zefan medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#time #fiction #literaryfiction in The Mad River #litpub and #readingcommunity
Buya, Everywhere by Yang Zefan medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#time #fiction #literaryfiction in The Mad River #litpub and #readingcommunity
Buya, Everywhere
“Perhaps time is a vessel,” she answered with a smile, “that can hold every change inside it.”
medium.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"Copa met the question that would haunt him for the rest of his life — When was time first created?.."
Buya, Everywhere by Yang Zefan medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#time #fiction #literaryfiction in The Mad River #litpub and #readingcommunity
Buya, Everywhere by Yang Zefan medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#time #fiction #literaryfiction in The Mad River #litpub and #readingcommunity
"...I haven’t moved.
How could I?
Without you?..."
The Love I Always Dreamed Of by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/the-l...
#poetry #micropoetry #love #loss #grief in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
How could I?
Without you?..."
The Love I Always Dreamed Of by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/the-l...
#poetry #micropoetry #love #loss #grief in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
The Love I Always Dreamed Of
A birthday I always remember
medium.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"...I haven’t moved.
How could I?
Without you?..."
The Love I Always Dreamed Of by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/the-l...
#poetry #micropoetry #love #loss #grief in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
How could I?
Without you?..."
The Love I Always Dreamed Of by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/the-l...
#poetry #micropoetry #love #loss #grief in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"March is not so much a false friend
As reliably unreliable — a prodigal uncle?
Storming in, brash arms open wide
Chilly chubby fingers bringing the sunshine behind..."
Spring Break medium.com/lit-up/sprin...
#spring #poetry #gardening in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
As reliably unreliable — a prodigal uncle?
Storming in, brash arms open wide
Chilly chubby fingers bringing the sunshine behind..."
Spring Break medium.com/lit-up/sprin...
#spring #poetry #gardening in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Spring Break
Free Verse
medium.com
April 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"March is not so much a false friend
As reliably unreliable — a prodigal uncle?
Storming in, brash arms open wide
Chilly chubby fingers bringing the sunshine behind..."
Spring Break medium.com/lit-up/sprin...
#spring #poetry #gardening in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
As reliably unreliable — a prodigal uncle?
Storming in, brash arms open wide
Chilly chubby fingers bringing the sunshine behind..."
Spring Break medium.com/lit-up/sprin...
#spring #poetry #gardening in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Waking Up to Snow
Parity XII by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... tiny but perfectly formed #poetry #seasons in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Parity XII by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... tiny but perfectly formed #poetry #seasons in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Parity XII
Waking Up to Snow
medium.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Waking Up to Snow
Parity XII by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... tiny but perfectly formed #poetry #seasons in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Parity XII by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... tiny but perfectly formed #poetry #seasons in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Quick question LitAgents and #WritersofBlueSky, are there ever any virtual or in person events for live pitching novels to agents and editors, out loud, in true elevator pitch fashion? #AmQuerying #LitPub #YAFantasy
February 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Quick question LitAgents and #WritersofBlueSky, are there ever any virtual or in person events for live pitching novels to agents and editors, out loud, in true elevator pitch fashion? #AmQuerying #LitPub #YAFantasy
"Before the knowledge that feminism and craft coffee both share many waves..."
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine by Arielle Blackburn medium.com/lit-up/my-hu... #creativenonfiction #narrativenonfiction #cnf in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine by Arielle Blackburn medium.com/lit-up/my-hu... #creativenonfiction #narrativenonfiction #cnf in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering. Psalm 51:16
medium.com
September 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Before the knowledge that feminism and craft coffee both share many waves..."
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine by Arielle Blackburn medium.com/lit-up/my-hu... #creativenonfiction #narrativenonfiction #cnf in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine by Arielle Blackburn medium.com/lit-up/my-hu... #creativenonfiction #narrativenonfiction #cnf in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity
"...I hunched at the bottom of the staircase in the shadows, whispering shaky questions into the phone..."
#micromemoir #memoir #creativenonfiction
Staircase medium.com/flashbacks/s... in Flashbacks #litpub for #TinyTrueTales
#micromemoir #memoir #creativenonfiction
Staircase medium.com/flashbacks/s... in Flashbacks #litpub for #TinyTrueTales
Staircase
a late-night phone call
medium.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"...I hunched at the bottom of the staircase in the shadows, whispering shaky questions into the phone..."
#micromemoir #memoir #creativenonfiction
Staircase medium.com/flashbacks/s... in Flashbacks #litpub for #TinyTrueTales
#micromemoir #memoir #creativenonfiction
Staircase medium.com/flashbacks/s... in Flashbacks #litpub for #TinyTrueTales
"I woke from forgetfulness
and realized my parents
were gone.
Uncles, aunts,
and grandparents
had turned to dust..."
Death’s Denial Lost by @mftulin.bsky.social
#poetry #death in Lit Up #litpub
medium.com/lit-up/death...
and realized my parents
were gone.
Uncles, aunts,
and grandparents
had turned to dust..."
Death’s Denial Lost by @mftulin.bsky.social
#poetry #death in Lit Up #litpub
medium.com/lit-up/death...
Death’s Denial Lost
The reality of our mortality
medium.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"I woke from forgetfulness
and realized my parents
were gone.
Uncles, aunts,
and grandparents
had turned to dust..."
Death’s Denial Lost by @mftulin.bsky.social
#poetry #death in Lit Up #litpub
medium.com/lit-up/death...
and realized my parents
were gone.
Uncles, aunts,
and grandparents
had turned to dust..."
Death’s Denial Lost by @mftulin.bsky.social
#poetry #death in Lit Up #litpub
medium.com/lit-up/death...
"On the edge of my friend’s forest there is a tree..."
The Bluebird Tree by Kris J Leonard medium.com/lit-up/the-b... #poetry #friendship in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
The Bluebird Tree by Kris J Leonard medium.com/lit-up/the-b... #poetry #friendship in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
The Bluebird Tree
On the edge of my friend’s forest there is a tree.
medium.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
"On the edge of my friend’s forest there is a tree..."
The Bluebird Tree by Kris J Leonard medium.com/lit-up/the-b... #poetry #friendship in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
The Bluebird Tree by Kris J Leonard medium.com/lit-up/the-b... #poetry #friendship in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"I am another victim of
18-wheeler inspiration.
I am full of poetry
like a swollen deer on the side
of Highway 37, about to burst
with off-gassed enjambments..."
#read it all
Roadkill by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
18-wheeler inspiration.
I am full of poetry
like a swollen deer on the side
of Highway 37, about to burst
with off-gassed enjambments..."
#read it all
Roadkill by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Roadkill
I am full of poetry
medium.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:25 AM
"I am another victim of
18-wheeler inspiration.
I am full of poetry
like a swollen deer on the side
of Highway 37, about to burst
with off-gassed enjambments..."
#read it all
Roadkill by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
18-wheeler inspiration.
I am full of poetry
like a swollen deer on the side
of Highway 37, about to burst
with off-gassed enjambments..."
#read it all
Roadkill by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
SHELLY
(shaking the water
or her anger off)
What’d you do?...
MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch...
#drama #scifi #horror and #poetry all in this glorious #serialfiction treat for Lit Up #readingcommunity and #litpub
(shaking the water
or her anger off)
What’d you do?...
MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch...
#drama #scifi #horror and #poetry all in this glorious #serialfiction treat for Lit Up #readingcommunity and #litpub
MITChell
PART 64: INT. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY — MORNING
medium.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
SHELLY
(shaking the water
or her anger off)
What’d you do?...
MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch...
#drama #scifi #horror and #poetry all in this glorious #serialfiction treat for Lit Up #readingcommunity and #litpub
(shaking the water
or her anger off)
What’d you do?...
MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch...
#drama #scifi #horror and #poetry all in this glorious #serialfiction treat for Lit Up #readingcommunity and #litpub
#poetry meets #prose #haibun
#family #sharing in Lit Up #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity and #litpub
#family #sharing in Lit Up #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity and #litpub
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
#poetry meets #prose #haibun
#family #sharing in Lit Up #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity and #litpub
#family #sharing in Lit Up #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity and #litpub
"He knew full well talking with other members of his species tended to lead to disappointment..."
Spare Time by Drew Faraday medium.com/lit-up/spare...
Get your fix of strange #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
#read and share #stories
Spare Time by Drew Faraday medium.com/lit-up/spare...
Get your fix of strange #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
#read and share #stories
Spare Time
Easing the Door Open
medium.com
May 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"He knew full well talking with other members of his species tended to lead to disappointment..."
Spare Time by Drew Faraday medium.com/lit-up/spare...
Get your fix of strange #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
#read and share #stories
Spare Time by Drew Faraday medium.com/lit-up/spare...
Get your fix of strange #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
#read and share #stories
"halls painted
in dancing candlelight . . .
my breathing tuned
to the echoes
of your footsteps..."
Movement by Richard Grahn medium.com/the-mad-rive... #haibun #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
in dancing candlelight . . .
my breathing tuned
to the echoes
of your footsteps..."
Movement by Richard Grahn medium.com/the-mad-rive... #haibun #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Movement
Poetry — For Johanna
medium.com
September 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
"halls painted
in dancing candlelight . . .
my breathing tuned
to the echoes
of your footsteps..."
Movement by Richard Grahn medium.com/the-mad-rive... #haibun #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
in dancing candlelight . . .
my breathing tuned
to the echoes
of your footsteps..."
Movement by Richard Grahn medium.com/the-mad-rive... #haibun #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"...I’m thinking of writing something filled with pitiful and villainous teenage tropes that definitely aren’t true..."
Breathless medium.com/lit-up/breat...
#ProsePoem #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity #teenagers #Parenting
Breathless medium.com/lit-up/breat...
#ProsePoem #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity #teenagers #Parenting
Breathless
Be guilty firmly time …
medium.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"...I’m thinking of writing something filled with pitiful and villainous teenage tropes that definitely aren’t true..."
Breathless medium.com/lit-up/breat...
#ProsePoem #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity #teenagers #Parenting
Breathless medium.com/lit-up/breat...
#ProsePoem #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity #teenagers #Parenting
"...Head on, you look ahead (pines
and signs conspire). This body,
a cliff side house
destined for the bedrock..."
Fragile Side Up by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/fragi... #poem
in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#whattheworldneeds #read & #share #poetry
and signs conspire). This body,
a cliff side house
destined for the bedrock..."
Fragile Side Up by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/fragi... #poem
in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#whattheworldneeds #read & #share #poetry
Fragile Side Up
Free Verse
medium.com
August 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
"...Head on, you look ahead (pines
and signs conspire). This body,
a cliff side house
destined for the bedrock..."
Fragile Side Up by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/fragi... #poem
in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#whattheworldneeds #read & #share #poetry
and signs conspire). This body,
a cliff side house
destined for the bedrock..."
Fragile Side Up by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/fragi... #poem
in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#whattheworldneeds #read & #share #poetry
"Skin cracks like line breaks
when the dry winter wind
stirs snowflake enjambments
in cold editorial flurries —"
Winter by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #aging #read it now in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
when the dry winter wind
stirs snowflake enjambments
in cold editorial flurries —"
Winter by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #aging #read it now in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Winter
Free Verse
medium.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Skin cracks like line breaks
when the dry winter wind
stirs snowflake enjambments
in cold editorial flurries —"
Winter by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #aging #read it now in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
when the dry winter wind
stirs snowflake enjambments
in cold editorial flurries —"
Winter by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive...
#poetry #aging #read it now in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"...poppies sustain us;
producing conditions for opium,
simpletons in a quagmire..."
Countless Nights by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/count...
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#humanity #existentialism
#read & #share a #poem a day to help #poets poet...
producing conditions for opium,
simpletons in a quagmire..."
Countless Nights by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/count...
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#humanity #existentialism
#read & #share a #poem a day to help #poets poet...
Countless Nights
A poem
medium.com
August 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"...poppies sustain us;
producing conditions for opium,
simpletons in a quagmire..."
Countless Nights by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/count...
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#humanity #existentialism
#read & #share a #poem a day to help #poets poet...
producing conditions for opium,
simpletons in a quagmire..."
Countless Nights by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/count...
#poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#humanity #existentialism
#read & #share a #poem a day to help #poets poet...
"...How hideous I am, in my perennial outfit of pond scum. Green and flat and dull..."
I Am a Retention Pond by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-am-... strange #fiction in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
#read and share a #story today
I Am a Retention Pond by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-am-... strange #fiction in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
#read and share a #story today
I Am a Retention Pond
In front of an office building
medium.com
March 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"...How hideous I am, in my perennial outfit of pond scum. Green and flat and dull..."
I Am a Retention Pond by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-am-... strange #fiction in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
#read and share a #story today
I Am a Retention Pond by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-am-... strange #fiction in the Lit Up press #litpub & #readingcommunity
#read and share a #story today
"...No grasp
of dreams
a ghost
can grab..."
Just Dead by Chad Parenteau medium.com/lit-up/just-... #poetry #micropoetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
sharing a #poem a day helps poets believe their words are read
of dreams
a ghost
can grab..."
Just Dead by Chad Parenteau medium.com/lit-up/just-... #poetry #micropoetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
sharing a #poem a day helps poets believe their words are read
Just Dead
Free Verse
medium.com
March 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"...No grasp
of dreams
a ghost
can grab..."
Just Dead by Chad Parenteau medium.com/lit-up/just-... #poetry #micropoetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
sharing a #poem a day helps poets believe their words are read
of dreams
a ghost
can grab..."
Just Dead by Chad Parenteau medium.com/lit-up/just-... #poetry #micropoetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
sharing a #poem a day helps poets believe their words are read