Aug 3, 2026
In this bonus episode, Tuck chats with poet Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (they/them) about what's going on over at Metonymy Press. Topics include:
- Metonymy’s role in launching the careers of trans writers
- Advice for trans people considering their own small press
- What Metonymy is looking for in its current open submissions
- How Tuck keeps messing up on dating apps :) :) :)
- Plus: Teaching Hanif Abdurraqib & summoning Elliot Page??
Support Metonymy via their GoFundMe and shop their existing titles at MetonymyPress.com. Eli Tareq’s newsletter is at slowsyrup.substack.com; Knot Body and The Good Arabs are available now.
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Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M.
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Music: Breakmaster
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