# submission call (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover submission call. Page: Feed: --- ## [Upcoming Poetry Events](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/upcoming-poetry-events-650) _2026-08-20 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ Open mics, poetry slams, book launches, workshops, festivals and more! ## [David Bond](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/08/david-bond.html) _2026-08-17 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ MURDER ONE The loneliness she felt, watching him leave, knowing he would be with another woman, didn't bother her. She remembered how her body ached after he beat her the night before. Left in their palace in the country, she found she could pretend to be happy while she calmly planned exactly how and when he was going to die. Her act was easy to understand when you live like this. The story ## [50 Speed Poetry Prompts](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/50-speed-poetry-prompts) _2026-08-10 · Uplift Poetry_ Thanks to Echoes from the Cave Inn ## [Chad Parenteau](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/08/chad-parenteau.html) _2026-08-10 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ CUTTING ROOM FLOOR Someday, maybe in a country that lets people criticize other countries openly, there will be a film featuring the next Jesse Eisenberg-type as a wretched tech bro with our Social Security numbers in a flash drive mixing in his pocket full of Gold Cards pre-paid in full for future Trump voters. We'll get to witness his Zack Snyder-style slo-mo beating to millions cheering. But ## [Craig Kirchner](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/08/craig-kirchner.html) _2026-08-03 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ WOUND US ALL It’s there. It’s still there, just under, seething, ready to explode, to rise up, shed the ugly evil laminate that has slimed over its soul like pond scum. It wants to rid itself of the rot, the spineless that represent it, the inhumanity of the demons pulling the strings, applying an agent ice that will traumatize for generations. It’s there. It’s still there, just below the ## [A Plethora of Sub Calls Still to Come in 2026](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/08/02/a-plethora-of-sub-calls-still-to-come-in-2026/) _2026-08-02 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ As we head into August and focus on our popular Prompted Stories challenge, we’re also excited for the rest of the year. We have no less than FOUR more submission opportunities before the end of 2026. Something for everyone, we hope. Here’s a summary of everything that’s coming so you can add us to your \[…\] ## [REVIEW: 'Small Epiphanies' by David Terelinck](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/review-small-epiphanies-by-david) _2026-07-30 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ 'Terelinck may as well be a word-wizard' - Jack Anthony ## [Tonia Kalouria](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/07/tonia-kalouria.html) _2026-07-27 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ JACK, THE HACK CARJACKER Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack leaped over the gear-change stick. Jack be bonkers, Jack be dim: Hotwires engine Keys still in! Carjacker needs money, though should’ve rehearsed: Shifts in a hurry — right into REVERSE! Carjacker be nervous; Quite out of his gourd. PANIC engulfs him: A Baby On Board! Jack flees car and babe… Thus, in his defense: T’was Thief —not ## [70+ Poetry Submission Calls, Prizes, and More](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/70-poetry-submission-calls-prizes) _2026-07-27 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ 16 prizes, 10 themed calls & 45 un-themed calls ## [JK Miller](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/07/jk-miller.html) _2026-07-20 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ FOREVER CHEMICALS I suspect something in the garden is killing me. Pulling out the dead stalks on hands and knees. Dried larkspur pods pour over black grains. Poppies' big hard ovaries shake. Salt and pepper bombs burst. Take cover. Anoint me valley, table, cup. Me thinks purple as in waves of grain and deep-sleep red—-as in fields of dorothy— neurotoxic psoriasis. By what authority do the ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IxRJIOa1MuFy) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Upcoming Poetry Events](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/upcoming-poetry-events-f58) _2026-07-20 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ Open mics, poetry slams, book launches, workshops, festivals and more! ## [Kate LaDew](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/07/kate-ladew.html) _2026-07-13 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ A MAN DREDGED A RIVER an 18-ton digger slicing through the water sediment hurled away leaving the salmon and trout and bullhead and minnows gasping the otters and mink scurrying the kingfisher and sand martin's bellies empty a man dredged a river stripped every wildflower and tree and bush and blade of grass to build a road to his home and then he went to jail ecological vandalism on an ## [Q & A with Zoë Davis](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/07/10/q-a-with-zoe-davis/) _2026-07-10 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ When my mojo is fried, I go and play wheelchair rugby league. I train twice a week with matches at weekends. Smashing the heck out of other people really clears the head. I also find that some of my best story ideas come when I'm swimming, ## [65+ Poetry Submission Calls, Prizes, and More](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/65-poetry-submission-calls-prizes) _2026-07-07 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ Including 15 prizes, 12 themed calls, 40 un-themed calls ## [David Anson Lee](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/07/david-anson-lee.html) _2026-07-06 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ TAX EXEMPT The chapel carries a donor’s name carved deep enough to outlive theology. So does the stadium, the laboratory, the business school where futures are priced in credit hours and compound interest. At orientation, freshmen are issued lanyards, passwords, a map that loops back to debt. The university expands like a body forgetting where pain begins: roots descending from branches, ## [Q & A with Claudia Monpere](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/07/05/q-a-claudia-monpere/) _2026-07-05 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ Once I cawed back at a crow in a pattern. The crow repeated the pattern. It was amazing, but I've never been able to replicate it. The crow probably spread the word to ignore me. ## [REVIEW: 'these memories require' by Jacinta Le Plastrier](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/review-these-memories-require-by) _2026-06-29 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ '... there’s an unsentimental hope in this collection' - Rebecca Cheers ## [Jennifer Lagier](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/06/jennifer-lagier.html) _2026-06-29 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ APOCALYPSE NOW Ooh war, I despise 'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives War means tears, to thousands of mother's eyes When their sons go off to fight and lose their lives –lyrics to the song "War" by Edwin Starr Morning headlines announce anti-war icon, Country Joe McDonald has died. We remember his name from Vietnam, Woodstock, the Fish cheer, Veterans for Peace. As our ## [Upcoming Poetry Events](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/upcoming-poetry-events-9f4) _2026-06-23 · Uplift Poetry · Uplift Poetry_ Open mics, poetry slams, book launches, workshops, festivals and more! ## [F.I. Goldhaber](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/06/fi-goldhaber.html) _2026-06-22 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ LUNCH Sorry to learn that your cat disappeared. It is always best to keep felines and other pets safe inside. Because there are majestic Red-tail hawks circling above who don't distinguish between fur-covered prey. They just snatch another tasty meal; their nature and hunger absolving their crime. F.I.'s YouTube reading of "Lunch" F.I. confesses: "'Lunch' was inspired by missing pet ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/53WD07qJjTfF) _2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Poem: 'The Contract' by Alex Campbell](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/poem-the-contract-by-alex-campbell) _2026-06-18 · Uplift Poetry_ Responding to one of 60 Speed Poetry Prompts ## [Chad Parenteau](https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/06/chad-parenteau.html) _2026-06-15 · Gerald So · The Five-Two_ RUDY GIULIANI MUTTERS DURING HIS LAST RITES If I could get building-big like I did for that Time Man of the Year cover, I could finally get a look at Lady Liberty’s underpants. That’s the one problem being an inside man. No more time to grope underneath. I’m not finished yet. I just want to stay around and do one last act, something only I can do to changes lives forever. Good bad, does that ## [Poetry Prompts from The Monthly Poet - June 2026](https://upliftpoetry.substack.com/p/poetry-prompts-from-the-monthly-poet-05a) _2026-06-15 · Monthly Poet · Uplift Poetry_ Turn four words into sixteen lines of poetry ## [Q & A with Beth Sherman](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/05/18/q-a-with-beth-sherman/) _2026-05-18 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ I also keep a running list of pieces I love that have appeared in various journals so I can re-read them whenever I want to be inspired. ## [Q & A with Kathryn Kulpa](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/05/13/q-a-with-kathryn-kulpa/) _2026-05-13 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ I’ve never liked the prescription to “kill your darlings,” at least the way I think it’s often interpreted—to cut anything not ‘necessary’ out of your story and focus only on driving the plot forward. Many times, I find the oddball detours and vivid, unexpected images more interesting than the plot. ## [Q & A with Sophia Adamowicz](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/03/29/q-a-with-sophia-adamowicz/) _2026-03-29 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ Let yourself be truly weird and weirdly truthful. ## [Q & A with Jesse Binger](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/03/25/q-a-with-jesse-binger/) _2026-03-25 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ I'm much more of an editor than a writer, as anyone who has read my rambling, dreary first drafts will agree. And I find editing is a good use of time when your creative muscles are exhausted. ## [Q & A with Jaime Gill](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/03/08/q-a-with-jaime-gill/) _2026-03-08 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ I'm much more of an editor than a writer, as anyone who has read my rambling, dreary first drafts will agree. And I find editing is a good use of time when your creative muscles are exhausted. ## [Q & A with Emily Macdonald](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/03/04/q-a-with-emily-macdonald/) _2026-03-04 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ I’m an eclectic reader and I’m always excited by beautiful language. I go through all sorts of reading phases. Anything from Westerns, Classics, Crime and Thrillers, the Booker nominees etc. ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CquSVjoTmuKb) _2026-03-04 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Q & A with Jenny Hart](https://trashcatlit.com/2026/01/15/q-a-with-jenny-hart/) _2026-01-15 · Trash Cat · TRASH CAT LIT_ ...having a little group of fellow writers who meet up a couple of times a week to write together. And if you end up doing like admin while everyone else is writing? Be kind to yourself and write something fabulous next time.