Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at http://newversenews.blogspot.com and https://thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him 🌈 💙 Story collection—Queer As Folk Tales—out now https://a.co/d/9GkGz81. https://jamespenha.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3mz4wtesdec2vhttps://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/tbr-halloween-cartoon?r=2g9dd&utm_medium=ios30 Oct 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4wtesdec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3mz3q6t3gos2qThe perfect mobster. He’s not saying it was wrong; he’s saying he wants his cut. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/trump-alina-habba-mildon-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlE.3bkG.yHEUy4g_M-6b&smid=nytcore-ios-share30 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3q6t3gos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3mz2isaetq22fAlways an honor to be included in David Mcmurray’s Asahi Haiku Notebook—especially on Halloween. https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/17002481 @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social30 Oct 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2isaetq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3myrigaavb22wMy God, how did Kelly Beard have the guts to write this devastating poem? https://poets.org/poem/after-words-0?utm_source=The+Academy+of+American+Poets&utm_campaign=833fc598e6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_12_07_39_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c667c90d2e-369983902&mc_cid=833fc598e6&mc_eid=6e8d88df20 @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social26 Oct 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrigaavb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3mymmnzuq5c2tThanks to Charlotte Digregorio for hosting my autumnal haiku (recollected from my NY days) at her blog today: https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/10/23/the-daily-haiku-with-william-cullen-jr-and-james-penha-oct-24-2026/ @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social24 Oct 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymmnzuq5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3myjzhiprps2lWhat a beautiful poem by Catherine Barnett. https://poets.org/poem/dumb-luck?utm_source=The+Academy+of+American+Poets&utm_campaign=3f7f89ed2b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_12_07_39_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c667c90d2e-369983902&mc_cid=3f7f89ed2b&mc_eid=6e8d88df2023 Oct 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjzhiprps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamespenha.bsky.social/post/3myhkj6crp225https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/new-mexico-changes-name-to-fuck-trump?r=2g9dd&utm_medium=ios by Andy Borowitz22 Oct 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:3gry666sdjgbh32pfbp2va33/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhkj6crp225