Long-time married gay man, retired developer and tech writer, enjoying time with hubby and writing seriously again, mostly verse and memoir. 🏳️‍🌈 No LGB, or any other letter, without the T: 🏳️‍⚧️https://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mkfrc222kk2zIt's been quite a week! To top it off, my copies of Shadowplay, Issue 4, arrived! The editors at Shadowplay have provided a good home for my memoir piece, "Penn's Landing." #poem #poetry #writing #winter #philadelphia #heroism #homophobia #queer #lgbtq26 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfrc222kk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mkdopccsss2hAnother poem published today! Kreatif Magazine has given my poem, "The Man You Feared," a home. You can read it here: https://kreatifzine.com/writers/writer-spring-2026/david-milley-usa/ #poem #poetry #writing #family #homophobia #queer #lgbtq25 Apr 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdopccsss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mk4kv3r2722pToday's a two-fer day! This afternoon, the Spring 2026 issue of Remington Review went live. My poem about Maya Angelou is on page 6: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/0ce8696311.html#page/12 Next month will be twelve years since her passing. We need her voice more than ever today, every day. #poem #poetry #writing #angelou22 Apr 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4kv3r2722phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mk473ijkqs23This morning, the Origami Poems Project published another set of my little poems about Wade Whimsies, "Aquarium Set," as a foldable microchap. You can download the .pdf file for free: https://www.origamipoems.com/.../David_Milley_-_Aquarium... #poem #poetry #writing #aquarium #sealife #WadeWhimsies #Tea #RedRose #lgbtq22 Apr 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk473ijkqs23https://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mjifw6ek4k2qBack in 2020, Hawk and Whippoorwill published my poem, "Deer Season," about Warren, some hunters, and deer in the South Jersey woods. "Deer Season" can still be read at www.penandanvil.com/hw/10/milley/ #poetry #poem #writing #hawkandwhippoorwil #deer #nature #ecology #lgbtq14 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjifw6ek4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3miyeoifhss26Last evening, Issue 205 of RFD Magazine arrived. This issue's theme is "Heartbreak." It includes my poem "Losing Superboy," about what institutionalized homophobia can do to a child's gifts. #poetry #poem #writing #rfdmagazine #heartbreak #homophobia #florida #lgbtq08 Apr 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyeoifhss26https://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mi5hn5iavs2sNo Kings, Philadelphia!28 Mar 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5hn5iavs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mhrkm67t6k2kToday's mail brought my contributor's copy of Issue 55 of Berkeley Poetry Review. This issue includes my poem, "The Good Neighbor." This magazine can be found at www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpr/ #poetry #poem #writing #berkeleypoetryreview #neighbors #neighborhood #aging #lgbtq24 Mar 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrkm67t6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mh4omov6yc25My copy of The Loch Raven Review—Twenty-One arrived today, containing my poem, "To the Thrift," which they published on their web site last year. It can be read at: thelochravenreview.net/david-milleys15 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4omov6yc25https://bsky.app/profile/davidmilley.com/post/3mdxfksfrxk2qI'm honored to see my poem, "Tiller and Shears," appear in Issue #104 of Neologism Poetry Journal: www.neologismpoetry.com/January-2026/. I'm crazy proud of this piece! #poetry #poem #sestina #writing #neologismpoetry #icarus #garden #lgbtq @neologismpoetry.bsky.social03 Feb 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:3ckyl5fatginx4trstibvzoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxfksfrxk2q