we've trained you all to be total maniacs

Young writers, find each other & make your own spaces. I know that's hard w no money, but some of the most dynamic, exciting and politically charged art forms emerged with the backdrop of economic downturns and cultural suppression. Don't wait for s/o else to do it. It's on you.

The ten dumbest things we're being asked to believe about Gaza: 1. That Israel had no idea what Hamas was up to prior to October 7, but ever since October 7 has known about every hospital, mosque, school, refugee camp and water tower that Hamas is hiding in. 2. That the blame for all of the deaths caused by Israeli weapons launched by Israel rests solely on Hamas. 3. That Hamas is using “human shields” — meaning Hamas bases are hidden amidst civilian populations — yet Israel is managing to kill thousands of civilians without doing any meaningful damage to Hamas. 4. That it would be perfectly fine to murder children by the thousands even if they were being used as “human shields” — as though resolving a hostage situation by mowing down thousands of child hostages would be regarded as reasonable and acceptable by the public if it happened in our own country. 5. That is is only by pure coincidence that Israel bombing “Hamas targets” in civilian infrastructure and residential buildings just so happens to look exactly the same as what you’d expect to see if Israel was simply bombing civilian infrastructure and residential buildings and lying about its reasons for doing so. 6. That satellite images of entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble in Gaza have been caused by “precision strikes” directed solely at Hamas and have been carried out with the greatest of care for human life, despite Israeli officials openly saying that “the emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy” in this assault and that “Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents; there will be no buildings.” 7. That this bombing campaign has anything to do with freeing Israeli hostages — as though the bombing campaign itself has not killed dozens of hostages, and as though anyone believes Israel would stop bombing Gaza after the hostages are returned. 8. That the only reason anyone could possibly oppose the detonation of thousands of bombs on an open air prison full of children would be if they had very strong and hateful opinions toward the members of the religion of Judaism. 9. That Hamas attacked Israel entirely out of the blue and completely unprovoked, solely because they are evil and hate Jews. 10. That Washington is powerless to stop this genocide that it is directly funding and supplying.

Our response to the accusations of harassment at the HBS die-in. Stop lying to silence pro-Palestinian voices. (1/3)

I received an invite from the Biden administration for a Diwali event being held by the VP on nov 8. I decline any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population—50% of whom are children.

Submission are now OPEN for sinθ #29 "SOUR 酸" until OCTOBER 14, 11:49 PST 💘 Dig into flavor and feeling, bring us work that tingles the senses and burns holes in its wake. Submission guidelines: sinetheta.net/guidelines Full list of prompts: sinetheta.net/29

if I never strained a good poem from my tears, then did it mean anything? if I gamed a system for all it was worth, is it fair to feel cheated? if I never made another friend, would they all leave me in the end?

what is everyone's hopes for the teen writing world? what do you hope to see more of in our spaces? bc in light of recent events (sigh), we were thinking a lot about the pressures placed on young writers, and what teen lit organizations can do to be accountable to the community

new poem in @FrontierPoetry! here's "Essay on Class":

I, um, have an announcement, and the announcement is that MY VERY FIRST BOOK IS HAPPENING!!!!!!! Judas Goat 🔪 @Tin_House 🔪 2023

I don’t think we think about enough just how many talented artists were lost from that… from queer to queer, thank you for your work ❤️

i think i'm done with demure and pretty poems for now... i want to write wildly and boldly again

oh yeah this happened hiiii~~~~~

transmascs who transitioned in adulthood — do you ever feel sometimes that you are a teenage failboy trapped in adult world and you try your best to act/look/seem like an adult but you just make yourself feel like more of a bumbling child? 🥲

for every straight book i read i have to read 5 gay books

i need a squad 4 this type of stuff

the state of my chapbook my life my love stories my memior cnf manic drafts mary karr my common app my favorite color my mom's eggplants she grew in the garden my ex -

super fun interview i did for @thedawnreview!!!