This week's Tuesday Taster is a bite of Know Thyself by James Fleet Underwood. We enjoyed the gritty realism of the piece and its stark imagery. Read it in Issue 6.

Our second marvellous micro is from @quickasaflash.bsky.social 🦝 This was our first experience with haibun and Gill has used it beautifully to reflect on loss. Brevity is used masterfully here. Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/naming-game/ Then enjoy more of Gill: trashcatlit.com/if-it-aint-b...

well, well i’ve got stories in two cool kid journals 😎 thx so much @sillygoosepress.bsky.social & @underbellypress.bsky.social for hosting my tales 🙏 highly recommend subbing to these folks 👇

This week's Sunday Snippets is a slice of Enceladus by Laurie Avadis. A sharp, absurdist piece with a darkly comical edge and a great build up, we especially enjoyed the repetition of the door opening and closing. Read it now in Issue 6.

We asked you guys what lit mags the cool kids are flocking to this season, and this is what you said 💌 Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/cool_k... #writing

Big news! My #narrativenonfiction book, 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘, 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗: 𝘼 𝙃𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙉-𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙁𝙄𝙀𝙇𝘿 𝙂𝙐𝙄𝘿𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀, will be published by @beaconpress.bsky.social and distributed worldwide by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Coming to a bookstore near you in summer 2027 💥 #bookdeal #booksky #nonfiction

This week's Thursday Throwback features a gorgeous piece of artwork titled 'daydream' by Mirjana M. @cyanidecherries.bsky.social Check out more of Mirjana's stunning work, alongside other artists, in Issue 4.

This week’s Tuesday Taster is Antiques Road Show 2163 by Jason Graff. A unique, satirical dystopian piece, we really enjoyed this clever take on the theme, especially the idea of calories as currency. Read it now in Issue 6.

This week’s Sunday Snippets spotlights Inheritance by Abraham Aondoana, a sharp, frank piece featured in Issue 6. 'Look closely-- even the good-natured generosity is avaricious. wanting applause, wanting absolution, desiring to be known to have been nice.'

This week's Thursday Throwback features Bar Stool Elegy by @jdclappwrites.bsky.social It's a striking piece with a punchy, driving rhythm we loved. 'Scribbling this barstool Elegy on A tear-stained napkin For seasons lost, Sins forgotten then Remembered' Read it now in Issue 5.

An ABBA Song Turned Sour by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social It's a sharp, layered piece with strong characterisation, spiralling thoughts, and money, money, money at its core. Sympathies shift as things aren't quite what they initially seem. Read it now in Issue 6

Honoured to have my poem, 'Too Many Humans' published in issue 6 of @underbellypress.bsky.social - you can download a FREE!!!! Copy by following this link: linktr.ee/underbellypr...

Elated to have my short fiction ‘Aristotle’s Menu’ published in the sixth issue (on the theme ‘Greed’) of the wonderful @underbellypress.bsky.social. Warm thanks to the amazing editor, Lucy Huddleston, and her fabulous team! heyzine.com/flip-book/cc...

My micro “Budget Like A Millionaire” is included in this issue. Thank you to @underbellypress.bsky.social for giving this one a home.

#FF It’s Open an Umbrella Indoors Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with “U”! @ualbertapress.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social @underbellypress.bsky.social @unlikely-stories.bsky.social @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social @upthestaircase.bsky.social

Thank you, Lori, and I absolutely love your story. I wrote mine on last year’s March Micro Madness at ‪@smokelong.bsky.social‬‬. Big thanks to Group 28 for their help with it, and particularly @francesorrok.bsky.social for the surrogacy line, and to @underbellypress.bsky.social for publishing it.

super stoked to share my sly story of suburban avarice in the latest ish of the superb (& aptly named) @underbellypress.bsky.social 🙏 an honor to be among so many talented #writers in this journal esp other @smokelong.bsky.social fam (where this tale began in workshop) heyzine.com/flip-book/cc...

Pumped and honored to be part of this one. An awesome issue. p. 39 "Blind as a Bat" some cold noir. If you have a few minutes to spare...better yet read the whole fantastic issue!

Working my way through these GREED stories, especially loving pieces by @lorifontanes.bsky.social and @delgeo14.bsky.social 👏🏼👇🏼

Get into this, it looks stunning 🤩

Thank you Underbelly for publishing my story 🥰 You can click to the pdf or flipbook here, and I’m on page 25, nestled among some great writers.

So happy to have my story 'An ABBA Song Turned Sour' in this beautiful issue of ‪‪@underbellypress.bsky.social . Thank you, Lucy ❤

Woooooooooooo!!

One of my color studies, titled "Chlorosis," appears in this themed issue about GREED. My thanks to Lucy & the @underbellypress.bsky.social team 🖤💚

I’m so chuffed to share Issue 6 of Underbelly Press! Our website (in bio) features a PDF copy to download or read as a flipbook: underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/issue-six

Issue 6 of Underbelly Press is almost here… Before the full release this Friday, 13 March, I’m excited to share a small teaser of what’s inside. It’s been a pleasure curating this themed issue, filled with brilliant work from many wonderful contributors. Here's your first taste!

This somewhat sunny day we bring another fabulous preloved story 🦝 We loved the gritty, salty language here, the relatable-while-infuriating MC, and the use of cheese to enrich and hold the story. Grab a cracker or two and read @jdhellenwrites.bsky.social rich tale trashcatlit.com/the-ripening...

I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Underbelly Press Issue 6, ahead of its release in just one week, 13.03.26! Thank you to the brilliant L. Duthie, whose gorgeous shot is the cover of this issue. @darkonelf.bsky.social

Today's issue spotlight is a real mood-booster 🦝 It's short, it's sharp and it's gloriously, Britishly funny. Set your GPS and go read and listen to @doctor-dolittle.bsky.social's wee delight. trashcatlit.com/you-have-arr...

Our next feature shines a light on Debbi Voisey @dublinwriter.bsky.social writer, editor, and mentor. You can browse everything on offer here: www.debbivoisey.co.uk/courses-and-... ~ Next week, I'll also be sharing tasters from Issue 6. I'm excited for you to get a feel for what's coming.

New to Bluesky. Writer of noir and crime fiction from New Jersey. Debut novel on submission, short stories in the wild. Two dropping March 13: @villaineralit.bsky.social and @underbellypress.bsky.social. Come find me here if you're into reading about broken people making bad decisions.

My poem ‘how to leave a home’ published on @underbellypress.bsky.social - if wardrobes were carousels, this suitcase is a coffin of seeds 🌱 Read this issue here as we wait for their latest release: underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/copy-of... #poetry #home #loss #grief #migration #underbelly

I’m delighted to share that Issue 6 of Underbelly Press will be released on the 13th of March! I appreciate your support. Thank you for taking the time to read our issues, share them, and submit to them. Cover art submissions are open until 28.02

Read some great writing today. Not to compare. Just to absorb. Feel how those words form and land. Another writer’s rhythm can remind you what’s possible. Check out my website. www.debbivoisey.co.uk/client-testi... #ThursdayThoughts #WritersRead #ReadingLife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky

#HorrorCommunity 🖤 🧛 🦇 "Vampire Verses" published by @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social soon ends its NetGalley tour. ‼️📕 Proud to share: we made it to p. 1 of MOST REQUESTED BOOKS! @hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social www.netgalley.com/catalog/publ...

Well worth a read!

Ta dah!

can’t wait to read & share the ish! theme is GREED evergreen topic, n’est-ce pas 🧐

Coming soon 💕

Thrilled to have a story in issue 6 of Underbelly. 😊

We’re delighted to announce the list of wonderful contributors for Issue 6: GREED! A sincere thank you to everyone who submitted and supported Underbelly Press in shaping another themed issue. I’m very proud to be putting this issue together and can’t wait to share it with you.

Here They Are! 💜 The fifteen spangly new Trash Family contributing their amazing stories to our upcoming Spring Preloved Stories issue. Be there on the 28th 🦝 @ekmacdonald.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social @christinaltudor.bsky.social @lousie-w.bsky.social 1/2

All responses for Issue 6: Greed have now been sent! If you haven’t found yours, please check your spam folder, and feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions. Thank you for your continued support. More news about Issue 6 soon as we head into the editing stage!

🚨2 DAYS TO GO🚨 PAPER SISTERS HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME OUR MOST PREORDERED TITLE OF ALL TIME! Thank you so much to everyone who has picked up a copy 😍 You can read a really interesting interview with Rachel and order the book here: share.google/SoVkpOEtc8an...

Seeking cover art Submit up to 5 pieces of art/photography to [email protected] with the subject 'Cover art'. Submissions open until the end of the month. If shortlisted, we would love to include your piece as inside artwork for the contents pages. No AI-generated or AI-assisted submissions.

My latest story collection, A Sense Of Loss, has a couple of pieces previously published by the excellent @underbellypress.bsky.social in issues from last year. And 34 other stories, too. Available in paperback and (for 99p) ebook. #writingcommunity www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GJN89MB...

Submissions for Issue 6: GREED are now closed! Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be busy reading through everything and aim to send out all responses within that time. Thank you for your patience and, as always, your support.

Submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED close this week, January 30! For this issue, we’re looking for work that explores the intersection of greed and human experience. As before, we’re pairing the theme with our inherent focus: the gritty, the mundane, the uncomfortable, the human.

This week’s Thursday Throwback packs a punch with The Swing by @samlogan52.bsky.social This gritty piece stands out for its unapologetic depiction of lived violence and the bluntness of the narrator. It's short, sharp, impactful. Read it now in Issue 1 underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/publish...

A little snippet of a poem about conkers and burnt-out teachers! Thank you so much @underbellypress.bsky.social for accepting Autumn Terms in Issue 5. #poetry #WritingCommunity #ks1 #teaching