@brecht_dp

🧑‍🦱 "Some guy who ranks all the lit journals you’ve ever heard of" ✍️ @Missouri_Review @ChicagoQReview @TheHudsonReview @BaltimoreEditor @xraylitmag & more

 Paris, France
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Joined March 2021
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The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
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Still thinking about the Raphael drawing. Never will AI be able to do this. And the same applies to writing.
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Wow
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Oh I would love this on my wall. But with an estimate of EUR 8-12k, that's just a little too steep...
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I'm in Milan for work. There were 2 things I wanted to see: the Raphael drawing and the Duomo. Mission accomplished ✔️
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My first ever go at creme brulee
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As with everything in life, the richest lit mags tend to have the best art. But I am finding some absolute gems among some lesser known journals. I can't wait to share them with you all!
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So Best Small Fictions has been taken over by Black Lawrence Press and, if I understood correctly, will skip (at least part of) a year?
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And another one...
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bbc.com/news/articles/c5vgjm…

AI is creating a 'human premium' for art created by people

Amid a surge in AI content, many are placing extra value on art that's obviously made by a human. But can that last, asks Ros Atkins

bbc.com
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I can't share details yet, but...
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Brecht De Poortere retweeted
megan nichols@mgncholsOct 8
Variant Lit is able to increase our honorariums! Poetry and flash prose will receive $15 and longform fiction will receive $25. We don't charge fees during our open submission period and we try to reply within 2 months. Subs open Oct 10 - Nov 20. @VariantLit
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MaaikeDx 🖌@RembrandtsRoomOct 10
Shakespeare insult kit.
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Passengers Journal (@PassengersPress) also ceased to exist... 🪦
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I never start writing unless I know the ending
Craig Terlson
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So, story or novel wise, what’s harder: beginnings or endings? I’m curious.
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Anthropic posted this. I had to check whether it was 1 April 😅
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When I get the 10th form rejection from the same lit mag...
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Ah, am I the last person to find out that @rejectionlit (Rejection Letters) has also closed shop?
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I love this painting by Jan Toorop. It's exquisite craftmanship. But it also perfectly captures the state of my mind right now...
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Today was one of the worst days in my life. But thank God for Anouar Brahem and his music 💙
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This is parody, right? Right?!?
Richie Assaly@rdassalyOct 5
I’m skeptical of AI still but this actually sounds really cool
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