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Joined December 2025
The Bulb Region retweeted
much has been said (esp. by me) about my two poems in @BulbRegion today but before it’s all over, i want to talk about the second poem which is not about my dead grandfather but some ineffable bullshit about the origins of my sexuality. here’s a stanza i like. see ya.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
Both of Kat's poems are very good, but the second (which you need to open the website to read!) is an all-timer, for me.
two poems in @BulbRegion today, the first of which is about my grandfather, who was cool as fuck and would have loved the “pimped-out” coffin referenced in the poem.
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You don't want to miss this kicker by @anniejowrites
"I waited for her to ask the question, had we been having an affair, but she never did and if she had, I would’ve told her no, you were my faraway friend." The one and only Anna Vangala Jones (@anniejowrites) returns to The Bulb Region with one of her trademark gut-punch micros.
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In case you missed @giordkat's gorgeous poems 👀
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
KAT GIORDANO? MOTION!
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
two poems in @BulbRegion today, the first of which is about my grandfather, who was cool as fuck and would have loved the “pimped-out” coffin referenced in the poem.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
Killed em dead, total heaters
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
I have a new micro in the beautiful @BulbRegion today! grateful to @sarpsozdinler & any of you who read my fiction 🤍 bulbregion.com/But-She-Didn-…
"I waited for her to ask the question, had we been having an affair, but she never did and if she had, I would’ve told her no, you were my faraway friend." The one and only Anna Vangala Jones (@anniejowrites) returns to The Bulb Region with one of her trademark gut-punch micros.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
about to go into a horrible meeting at work but i WILL be annoying about this later. get it in u and thanks @sarpsozdinler 💕
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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whoaaaaaaa
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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THE Giordano 🔥
"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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"when you died I thought, 'something real to be sad about.' at the funeral home I was the only one wearing black. baby’s first dead body." Don't miss Kat Giordano's (@giordkat) deeply intimate, tender poems in The Bulb Region today.
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"I waited for her to ask the question, had we been having an affair, but she never did and if she had, I would’ve told her no, you were my faraway friend." The one and only Anna Vangala Jones (@anniejowrites) returns to The Bulb Region with one of her trademark gut-punch micros.
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The Bulb Region retweeted
SOMETHING WENT WRONG AT THE MOVIES. "Background Noise," an offbeat journey into suburbia, obsession, and the movies, is available from @thealienbuddha at amazon.com/dp/B0HK9BNFQH Some stories made noise in @MaudlinHouse @trampset @BottleRocketLit @litgarage01. Excerpts from work in @BulbRegion @DoricLiterary @HAWKEYE_mag
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The Bulb Region retweeted
Finally got a chance to read this. There’s a really great character in here. But that’s not why I’m telling you to read this. I’m telling you to read this because it rocks.
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