Issue 18 of @hinterlandnf.bsky.social is up for pre‑order. My CNF, 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴, appears — humbly — alongside @felinecharpentier.bsky.social, Kirsty Loehr, and Sabrin Hasbun. I’m very grateful to @andrewkenrick.bsky.social & @yinflim.bsky.social for the thoughtful editorial insight.

Brilliant place for a swift read and response time from @courtlandavenue.bsky.social

Great review in @igloomag.bsky.social of Tom Freegard’s (aka Memory Effect) Ritual Machines igloomag.com/reviews/memo... We were youth workers together in Hackney, London, a decade ago!

Just found this by @addisonzeller.bsky.social via Bess Winter of @cincinnatireview.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social interview… It was worth it! How the millennium bug made survivalism mainstream… And read by Addison too.

Brilliant by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social. Terrific voice, as always. The meerkat family is pitch perfect, even the step dad

Great start to @theberlinreview.bsky.social’s issue today with Therapy Dog by James Keith Smith Look forward to reading the rest theberlinliteraryreview.com/april-2026/

Sorry to this for @sanantoreview.bsky.social - a publication, which supports and showcases underrepresented writers and groups

Great piece up in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social today by Frank Jackson Need to call my siblings!

Thanks @hinterlandnf.bsky.social, and @greatormondst.bsky.social who along with my sons inspired Through all the Black Holes

Great opportunity to submit today!

Thanks on sharing this @belindarowe.bsky.social - terrific shout (again). Great writing by another bard of Avon, @kathystevens91.bsky.social. Sensitive and beautiful writing on child loss in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social

Fantastic piece by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social - tense throughout. You really feel the strain in the arm and bow

Thanks @marioaliberto3.bsky.social! Really appreciate you taking the time to read

From ‘Okeleedokelee' to 'Stay.Uncle Ray', @abbywilliams.bsky.social's story in @fictivedream.bsky.social is well worth the time

Thanks @hinterlandnf.bsky.social. I look forward to being in the next issue!

A throwback to the brilliant 2024 publication by @travisflatt.bsky.social I never thought I'd find levetiracetam in a story that I return to... www.macqueensquinterly.com/MacQ24/Flatt...

Wow, another brilliant one by @graythebruce.bsky.social in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social A ghost story that's breathless, breath-taking, &... CAN STILL HEAR YOU BREATHING

Very pleased to have Bleeding Seamonster in @neonandsmoke.bsky.social A shorter edit originally appeared in @vestalreview.bsky.social If you like London train stations and watch thieves, this might be for you. Thanks to T & J at Neon & Smoke for their editorial insight and generosity.

Tremendous artwork for @neonandsmoke.bsky.social's first anthology, Women Who Burn. Artwork by Theresa Ti Avena.

Great interview with David Galef @vestalreview.bsky.social published by @smokelong.bsky.social. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/intro-... #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #BlueskyLit #ShortReads

bulbregion.com/Key-Party-by... It’s always great to read @marioaliberto3.bsky.social stories and this one is a cracker!

Thanks @vestalreview.bsky.social for a terrific issue and for including my 500-word story. A longer 1,000-word edit of 'Bleeding Seamonster' will be in @neonandsmoke.bsky.social in 2026 #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors #Fiction #flashfiction #shortstory

This story by @graythebruce.bsky.social is one hell of a sentence! pitheadchapel.com/missile-comm... ...by one very generous first reader 👊 Thanks Gray! #PITHEADCHAPEL #FICTION #LITMAG

Thanks @belindarowe.bsky.social for this and for your story this week. Likewise @graythebruce.bsky.social and @marioaliberto3.bsky.social for helping a new writer - very grateful to you all.

I’ll chime in with @adelegallogly.bsky.social @stanjwild.bsky.social @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social

Another brilliant story in @vestalreview.bsky.social. 'Antarctica in the Basement' by @belindarowe.bsky.social is heart breaking and emboldening to the end. Belinda is also a #SmokeLongQuarterly Emerging Writer Fellow 2025 #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #LitMag

This is one stunning piece of flash!!! Check out @stanjwild.bsky.social in @vestalreview.bsky.social.

Another great story in @vestalreview.bsky.social this week. This time by @mattleibel.bsky.social, recently nominated for @pushcartprize.bsky.social - Congratulations Matt Full issue: www.vestalreview.net/issue-67 #VestalReview #FlashFiction #LiteraryMagazine #ShortStories #WritingCommunity #Fiction

3 highlights from VR this week: 🔹 Last Play: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social 🔹 Saint Cindy: @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social 🔹 The Walrus: @emilyrinkema.bsky.social Full issue: www.vestalreview.net/issue-67 #VestalReview #FlashFiction #LiteraryMagazine #ShortStories #WritingCommunity #Fiction

3 highlights from Vestal Review this week: 🔹 Last Play:@marioaliberto3.bsky.social 🔹 Saint Cindy:@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social 🔹 The Walrus:@emilyrinkema.bsky.social Full issue: www.vestalreview.net/issue-67 #VestalReview #FlashFiction #LiteraryMagazine #ShortStories #WritingCommunity #Fiction

Very honoured to have my flash fiction piece, “Bleeding Seamonster”, in @vestalreview.bsky.social. Read it here: www.vestalreview.net/bleeding-sea... Massive thanks to David Galef and his team for believing in this piece! #WritingCommunity #BookSky #FlashFiction #AmWriting #LitMagLove

FlashGiving! Today is the last day to get your name in the hat to possibly win $200 holiday $$. Just like/share this post or the original one. We'll choose a winner randomly tonight and announce tomorrow! Be sure to tag @smokelong.bsky.social to let us know you've entered!