What is a bleat if not a desperate, urgent rallying cry. We will not go quietly. We will be loud; we will be loud; for those that have no voice, we will be loud.

Today's Featured Poem: "Self-Portrait as Ars Poetica" by Sophie Bebeau (Sophie Bebeau), from Issue 1 of Bleating Thing Magazine (Bleating Thing Magazine || FIND US ON 🦋 & 🧵). Read here: poems.com/poem/self-port…

My story "Grail, 2004" is one of the most personal stories I've ever written. I can't thank Bleating Thing Magazine || FIND US ON 🦋 & 🧵 enough for publishing and championing it. It was hard to write, & harder still to publish, but I'm so glad I did. It's filled with grief. bleatingthingmagazine.com/issue-02.html

Angel Rosen and I have begun work on an anthology to be released in early 2025 focused on theme of resistance! This is very flexible! We want your screams that you are here no matter who likes it or not, or your more quiet wills to live. Submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Thank you Bleating Thing Magazine || FIND US ON 🦋 & 🧵 for publishing my really screwed up flash cnf piece, Polished Rocks, on p. 21. I hope my mom doesn’t see this. 😬 Link in comments. Don’t let the flipbook deter you. The art is incredible. I love this magazine