My new story came out a few days ago in Cetera, the mag that's like opening up a box of assorted chocolates. "Kids Eat Free" by Stacey Lounsberry www.ceteramagazine.com/kids-eat-free/ @ceteramagazine.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky

Cetera #2 – The Body Keeps the Score www.ceteramagazine.com/cetera-2-the...

THE WORDS FAIRE: ISSUE 1 open.substack.com/pub/thewords...

Me listening to @syskpodcast.bsky.social and 6 yo says, "Why do I always hear those guys?" 😁

Very little interaction on here (ok, on any socials tbh) but let's try this anyway: I'm looking for a beta reader group to swap poetry. I miss the community it brings, and my poems miss the critiques. Anyone out there? If you are, please enjoy this short story elegantly composed by my 5 yo.

"Why is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration?"~Ann Patchett

A good read www.wallstrait.com/post/the-old...

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New FREE contest for writers of Middle Grade Fiction — tinyurl.com/wdwcontest4 — Judged by Agent Morgan Hughes of Fineprint Literary, via @writingdayworkshops. Winners get an agent critique of their work. @writingdaywksp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/wdwcontest4)

Broad Ripple Review @broadripplereview.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions (some fees) through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Broad Ripple Review @broadripplereview.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for Open Reading Period - Reviews/Interviews (some fees). #CallforSubmissions

Check it out! My poem "This Is Where We Split" was nominated for the 2026 Pushcart Prize by the wonderful people at January House Lit!!!

We let the imaginary land boundaries feel tangible, but-- “What is the sense of giving a boundary to all that, of giving it a name and ceasing to love where the name ceases to apply? What is love of one's country; is it hate of one's uncountry?” - from The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The inaugural issue of Broad Ripple Review is live. We are proud to feature work by L.B. Browne, Angela Townsend, Margaret Dunn, Dorit d’Scarlett, and Sofía Carbonell Realme. Find it at: broadripplereview.com. Please share!

Winston, the star of my next book.

"The best writing comes not when you want to say something but when you want to find something." ~ Andre Dubus III

Congratulations to all finalists and semifinalists! I call it a major win to be among the semifinalists here. ♥️ I'm excited to read the winning manuscript. blacklawrencepress.com/spring2025br... @blacklawrence.bsky.social

Every story submission is a door cracked open into another world. Some slam shut. Some leave us haunted. A few, we cannot close at all. Submit for FREE:

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Pinch me, my name is included on this list! @januaryhouselit.bsky.social januaryhouselit.com/2025/08/09/2...

What is a 'Real Writer’? open.substack.com/pub/thewords...

ONE WEEK left to submit if you would like to be considered for the Broad Ripple Review Prize. $200 in fiction and $200 in nonfiction. Submissions are FREE and all are considered for publication: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...