Kirsti MacKenzie
@keersteemack.bsky.social
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writer | editor Major 7th Mag | local woman gets dressed, leaves house
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Aaron Burch
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âIt takes a long time to sound like yourself. But when you get there, it's like flying. It's the best.â â
@keersteemack.bsky.social
on
@lofipod.bsky.social
From Lo Fi Lit: Kirstie Mackenzie, Dec 30, 2025
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new lit journal alert đ
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about 15 hours ago
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never once seen a personalized license plate that wasnât deeply embarrassing
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button flies are bullshit. iâm tired of pretending theyâre not
2 days ago
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Incredible how you can turn out some of your best work while drawing on the emptiest well imaginable. What is the science. Has someone studied this
3 days ago
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Wish I could write about my complicated relationship with my home with as much razored precision as Mal does. Nobody is a keener observer of the Midwest. Her essays are absolutely worth your time.
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3 days ago
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I have read two (2) Lyndsay Hall stories and have decided I would take a bullet for her. Collection or novel immediately, please
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3 days ago
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Major 7th Magazine
4 days ago
ON REPEAT: Lauren Theresa in Volume 4 This one from
@imlaurentheresa.bsky.social
still hits us in the guts, embodying the spirit of Major 7th in an arresting visual style. Hit repeat:
www.major7mag.com/post/a-favor...
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men love to ask if my book is smut. i tell them no, i wish. iâd be making more money
4 days ago
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being a writer is so embarrassing when I was at the border the guard was like why do you travel through Pearson a lot and I was like Iâm a writer and he said oh like academic papers and said no. short fiction about hot dogs. and love
5 days ago
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ok, so, i am selfish and wanted to ask one million questions of
@martinezfjulian.bsky.social
but i settled for like 8 and he was v v nice about telling me all his writing secrets. i am going to steal them lil interview up for ya
keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-mar...
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JuliĂĄn Martinez is having F U N
On influences, flow, and getting the reader's attention.
https://keersteemack.substack.com/p/julian-martinez-is-having-f-u-n
5 days ago
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OKAY FINE I ADMIT IT
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5 days ago
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brewery dogs are the best dogs this is Tikka. she takes treats very gently and has perfect manners. please say hi to Tikka
7 days ago
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muttering âbreakinâ the law, breakinâ the lawâ when I miss a deadline from legal
7 days ago
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Belting AND IF YOU DONT LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN when I cc people on the email chain
8 days ago
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Gen Z coworker keeps owning my shit by saying âshe was born the year Chernobyl happenedâ
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save me crispy Diet Coke. crispy Diet Coke save me
9 days ago
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this story is about a haunted vibrator. there is an exorcism, but not by a priest. it is so much fun and Iâm mad I didnât write it. please enjoy
pitheadchapel.com/pulse/
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Pulse
Lyndsay Hall  His ghost appears at the nightclub. With one hand he dangles from the icicle lights that drip from the rafters and flash orange then red then yellow: the threat of hell. I can tell iâŠ
https://pitheadchapel.com/pulse/
9 days ago
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Joey Hedger
10 days ago
Put one of Sheldonâs stories in front of me w/out saying who wrote it, Iâm confident Iâd be able to tell itâs his. Love how unique, skillful, and engaging his writing always is!!
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one day I am gonna live somewhere I donât have to clear snow
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Andrew Bertaina
10 days ago
The next 804 lit salon will be on January 17th in DC. You can register for the event below
www.eventbrite.com/e/804-lit-sa...
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hey this is super nice đ
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11 days ago
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HAD
12 days ago
Sheldon Birnie one of my faves doing it rn. So excited to get to feature this one today and share it with you all! "Buddy walked into the lake with his shambling gait, legs struggling against the pull and push of the waves as they rolled into shore."
https://www.havehashad.com/q6q46
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Buddyâs Gone by Sheldon Birnie
Buddy walked into the lake with his shambling gait, legs struggling against the pull and push of the waves as they rolled into shore. When the water hit that belly of his, he dove in. He come back up…
https://www.havehashad.com/q6q46
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on earth weâre briefly posting
12 days ago
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Sheldon Birnie
13 days ago
ebook or audiobook of Where the Pavement Turns to Sand a steal of a deal, you guys
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i'm lucky i don't live with anyone bc i'm singin' "I'll Believe in Anything" while throwing my voice like the Wolf Parade guy
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12 days ago
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chatted with
@jillianluft.bsky.social
about all kinds of writing stuff on AFWP take the work seriously, donât take yourself seriously đ
open.spotify.com/episode/3jB6...
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Bonus Episode - Kirsti MacKenzie (Host: Jillian Luft)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jB6ttyysazcH8jAXzBEYO?si=brznGOTmTjuXE5RVqO2cQQ&t=2136&ct=2136
13 days ago
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X-R-A-Y Literary Press
13 days ago
made a list of some of our favorite things from 2025 ! subs open today at noon arizona time, until we reach our caps
xraylitmag.com/x-r-a-y-2025...
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X-R-A-Y 2025 SAMPLER
in 2025, X-R-A-Y published 169 things ! we read 2,808 submissions & accepted 114. here are some favorites for u to sample. Â but first, a big thank u to all the editors & readers ! Joshua Heppburn / s...
https://xraylitmag.com/x-r-a-y-2025-sampler/fiction/
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Aaron Burch
13 days ago
If you're looking for a short story collection to start your year, here's a bunch of recs from Short Story, Long contributors:
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/short-stor...
Also, I collected them all in a
@bookshop.org
list for ease of purchase:
bookshop.org/wishlists/11...
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SSL fave collections of 2025
Bookshop.org Custom Wishlist
https://bookshop.org/wishlists/116c14d826d2b21d3f47defafd5154cc8799ce04
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has anyone in the history of the world ever won a gift card for answering a feedback survey
13 days ago
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fuck it, we ball* *bartend 9hrs in sequins wish me luck
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Aaron Burch
15 days ago
End the year by emailing/tagging/etc. a writer who wrote something that inspired you, brought you joy, meant something to you this year!
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Stephanie King
15 days ago
Without further ado, here are my favorite stories of 2025, to give you something to read today. Other than my two favorites, these are in chronological order. My FAVORITE story of 2025 was this one by
@keersteemack.bsky.social
in
@xraylitmag.bsky.social
xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...
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PORTRAIT OF YOU IN FIVE PSYCHICS by Kirsti MacKenzie
First guy says: youâre gonna see a UFO. Like, BOOM. He lays this on me. Right now youâre probably thinking well, if that doesnât torpedo the whole thing for you. But it didnât. Okay? It didnât. I sat ...
https://xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-you-in-five-psychics-by-kirsti-mackenzie/fiction/
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if anyone wants an absolute master class in longer short stories may I scream from the rooftops about Alexander MacLeod
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Aaron Burch
16 days ago
A bunch of fave short story collections of the year from Short Story, Long contributors!
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Short Story, Long's fave story collections of 2025!
Some fave short story collections, chosen by our contributors, some released this year, some just read and appreciated this year.
https://ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/short-story-longs-fave-story-collections-c2b
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John Waddy Bullion
16 days ago
Thrilled to be on this list with some buds! Thanks
@aaronburch.bsky.social
for putting this together and thanks
@keersteemack.bsky.social
for the kind words!
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Dina L. Relles
16 days ago
i wrote this piece long ago +
@matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
was kind enough to give it new life, which somehow suits all this year-end wistfulness. grateful to anyone who spends time with it đ€
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hello Winnipeg come hang đ
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16 days ago
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Maudlin House
17 days ago
If you grew up somewhere you couldnât wait to escape, Winesburg, Ohio will recognize you immediately.
shop.maudlinhouse.net#winesburg-ohio
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December reads
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nicest bday gift is writing something and someone saying hey this was fun and good
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Casey Plett
18 days ago
Keep your stick on the ice.
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Sheldon Birnie
20 days ago
A Boxing Day special for you to âenjoyâ
farewelltransmission.net/2025/12/whit...
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Whiteout - Farewell Transmission
by Sheldon Birnie You could hardly see the road the way the snow was coming down. If that wasnât enough, the wind kept blowing it up and about and all over so that you could hardly see a thing past th...
https://farewelltransmission.net/2025/12/whiteout/
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if you are feeling lazy today and want something to do I wrote a nice story for you. there is audio if you are feeling extra lazy I donât judge đ
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âDipshitsâ by Kirsti MacKenzie
âMy husband made me a promise, once,â she says. âHe said, if I go first Iâm gonna haunt the shit out of you.â
https://open.substack.com/pub/ashortstorylong/p/dipshits-by-kirsti-mackenzie?r=1khpnb&utm_medium=ios
18 days ago
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okay yeah this is it this it the hangover that kills me i had a good run it was nice knowing ya
18 days ago
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regrettably left off this week's mixtape: Joe Pesci's "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You" (1998)
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19 days ago
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feels like the time to remind everyone that 1. Joe Pesci sings 2. Joe Pesci made whole albums 3. Joe Pesciâs oeuvre has Christmas songs 4. put some respect on Joe Pesciâs name
21 days ago
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Aaron Burch
22 days ago
forgot to hit "publish" on this yesterday. wrapping up the year on Short Story, Long with some lists â some more best & fave stories of the century (so far) this week, and some of our fave story collections of 2025 next week. check out some of these faves! add some of your own in the comments!
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"25 for 25" â a few more contributor lists
wrapping up the year with a few more Short Story, Long contributor lists of "best" and favorite short stories from the last 25 years
https://ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/25-for-25-a-few-more-contributor
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itâs my birthday today. people keep asking how old i am. i tell them. they tell me they never would have guessed. i tell them i bathe in the blood of my enemies to stay young. we never speak again
22 days ago
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Dave stories are my fav stories there should be a collection
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22 days ago
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