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I was watching The Wolf of Wall Street last night in bed. It’s been years since I’ve seen it. Soaked full with the kind of bombastic humor that delights me to see in movies. The dead-lock glamour of the 80’s saturates, but only up to a point.

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Pleased as punch for this wonderful writer, and honored, beyond measure.

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Just when you thought I couldn’t overshare… My interview with @librelit.bsky.social is live! We talked about mental health, writing in today’s chaos, and whether screaming into the void counts as a productive hobby (spoiler: it does). I also reveal my overconsumption of daydreaming.

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“I think a takeaway might be that there are no heroes or villains—only people moving through pain, survival, and the messy in-between of being human.” Read @chrissystegmanpoet.bsky.social ‘s full interview on the site. www.librelit.com/in-the-ear/c...

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The word “submit” has become an active member of my vocabulary. librelit.com/submit

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Libre’s facelift and initial recovery are going splendidly. They wanted me to tell you to stop sending flowers and start donating! Stop by when you’ve got the time to check out the new website format. www.librelit.com

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Very happy that not one, but two of my CNF pieces have been accepted by the wonderful @librelit.bsky.social 🎉

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Our new contributor interview series, In the Ear, is officially here. I had the pleasure of speaking with @salenacasha.bsky.social about mental health, doom scrolling, visualization, and writing revisions. Read the interview, here: www.librelit.com/in-the-ear/s...

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We’re playing catch-up with submissions this week. Empty Submittable queues are haunted, liminal spaces. I3 subs are open through April, along with rolling. Just a gentle reminder that all I3 contributors are paid $30. Incentives and creativity go hand-in-hand. libre.submittable.com/submit/31898...

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Lucky for the follows recently, and just wanted to say a brief hello in a couple of paragraphs, in case you’re wondering what we’re about and what’s with all the brain imagery.

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Past & present Libre contributors: I have an idea I should’ve engaged months ago, but am only now approaching. It’s simple enough and I’ll begin with a question:

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Our Issue Two: Plath print edition is ready for free download, if you’re so willing. www.librelit.com/store/p/issu...

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Write to us about phenomena of the mind, and steep her in scene and symbol. Tell us about the time your brain went sideways. We’re here to prove the existence of ourselves. www.librelit.com/submit

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Enjoy Stephanie Leonard’s “Superstar Rap”, a part of larger narration entitled “Exploring Mental Health Through Mad Max’s Diary”. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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No eloquence, just outrage.

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“Girlhood memories return to you as you watch your daughter twirl. You remember loneliness and fear.” Fiction by Keti Shea, weighing a heady evisceration and duality of light and pain today on the site. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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Rolling submissions and Issue Three submissions are open until April 1st. Payment for both. Please send us your writing and art! We’d love to read you.

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I'm stoked to have my surreal/lit-sci-fi micro, "#E0E0E0 Sky" up at @librelit.bsky.social today. If you're interested, give it a read here: www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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“Nearly transparent numbers rain down upon the Earth against the #E0E0E0 sky and I no longer care to watch because we have tasks to complete.” Fiction by Michael Bettendorf is up today. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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while answers / still search / for anchor points. / even my Psychiatrist is puzzled New poetry out today by Geoffrey Aitken. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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As I mourn for estranged friends, / memories cling to my skin and clothes / like tobacco smoke. New poetry up today by Janet Heller. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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Forgetting the cues, but remembering the lines. Submit, if you’re into it. 🧠

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We have new nonfiction up today by Elsie Coyne! Give it a read. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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We have new flash fiction up today by Alex Z. Salinas. Check it out on the site, now! www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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There’s meaning in media that applies to mental health now more than ever before. Consider submitting to our themed issue before springtime. There’s empathy in the lens, too, just adjust the lighting so—look deep and true.

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“Sometimes the clay is smashed / so that with careful hands / it can become / a sculpture of hope.” Vivid, finely-wrought poetry by David Icenogle on the site today. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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Mental health on film. Sifting through narratives for the unanswerable static of the mind. What has film gotten right? We’ve got a list of what it’s gotten wrong.

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Hallucination #1 in A Beautiful Mind wears tweed during his alcohol and sex fueled binges and looks great with a wet head full of moppy, yellow hair. He does the most work in every scene he’s included in because he’s the alchemical equivalent of disease…

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“The Middle Has Never Appealed to Me” is a brief essay about bipolar by Zoe Steeler—read it on the site, now. www.librelit.com/themagazine/...

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Obsessed with this submission call & the fact that I get to read for it, summoning my fellow cinephiles ~ @librelit.bsky.social wants your writing/art about the intersection of cinema & mental health 🩵 #writingcommunity #writersky #cinema #filmsky #mentalhealth

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