Whimsy July judging is officially… DONE! See you on the 28th for our first ever group of selected stories (sharing the £500 prize pool) & honourable mentions. Plus, the first addition to the Whimsy Wall of First Lines. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! whimsyfiction.com 🦙🪶

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

Very pleased to have my poem, "What You Remember from Statistics," up at Rattle today. There's a mistake in the link posted. This is the correct one: rattle.com/what-you-rem...

"We didn't know it was AI. We just thought it was bad!" Admitting you: •framed a piss stain that looks like the Virgin Mary if you squint and tilt your head •sold tickets to see it •infantilIzed/demeaned non-native English speakers is not the defense you think it is #antiAI #bonabooks #litmag

"I am not disappointed, because my expectations were already quite low, but I am incandescent with rage and a little despair if we’re being honest. I am wondering what the point of any of it all is when no one can be bothered to read their own submissions closely" www.patreon.com/posts/163723...

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Since this came out I've seen stories from this author and others accused of using LLMs removed from Cast of Wonders, Apex, Orange & Bee and more. The more emails I get from pubs about removing AI stories, the angrier I get at the publications.

DRUM ROLL!!!! Announcing the longlists for the Welkin Genre Prize 2026. Congratulations to the writers of these 50 wonderful pieces. Please feel free to celebrate wildly but don't reveal which piece is yours as judging is still ongoing! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...

Had a busy busy weekend but managed to get a submission in before the deadline! Really enjoyed being whimsical! @whimsyfiction.bsky.social

CONGRATULATIONS TO NATALIE! This is such an amazing accomplishment from an equally amazing person.

Congrats Natalie!! These stories are both amazing!

So happy for my friend, Natalie who won not only 2nd but also 3rd place in this contest! Congrats Natalie! 🎉

Is this real life? Second **and** Third in the @bwgroundtable.bsky.social 2026 Short Story contest judged by @susankayequinn.bsky.social? And @averyother.bsky.social is on the podium with me *again*? Chuffed. Floored. Tickled. Ecstatic.

I'm so happy to share this good news—even happier to celebrate the win with a friend, again. My story, Some Things We Just Knew, won 1st place in the BWR Short Story Award. Congratulations Natalie (@nataliewriteson.bsky.social) for winning 2nd AND 3rd! 🎉🎉🎉 bwgwritersroundtable.com/short-story-...

The United States is already an embarrassment globally, but our treatment of referees, players, and staff denied entry for the World Cup just cements our place as a laughing stock.

Man fuck the @bravesbot.bsky.social and Truist Park They have kid giveaways, but because we used the gate closet to where we parked because my FIL recently had surgery, and not the A-List gate, they won't give my daughter a fucking giveaway, even though out tickets say A List. Terrible.

I have a tattoo of the NY Giants logo. I love them. I still hope Jaxon gets sacked to fucking smithereens this season. If bones break, I don't fucking care. If we lose because of it, I don't fucking care. That loser has been begging for more concussions anyway. Fuck him.

“🥖” Auld Lang Syne https://qb.foofaraw.press/auld-lang-syne/

The first drabble I ever wrote was published at @quotatelle.bsky.social today! Check it out qb.foofaraw.press/auld-lang-sy...

@akscotland.bsky.social How does @notquitewrite.com initial judging work now woth 4 judges and the new team structure?

Two Rat Bag stories have been nominated by Foofaraw Press for their drabble awards! CongRATS @mikerange.bsky.social and @chrisdotydunn.com!

Artemis II today.

Similarly, it brings me no joy to report that I realized the other day how many people born in 2010 will vote in the 2028 elections. I realize this is how time and math work, but it feels like a deep violence against me that they do.

If you haven't checked out this delightfully weird and wonderful publication, I can't recommend it enough (as a reader and a writer.... yes a writer, keep those eyes peeled 👀)

That's me in the corner. That's me in the spot. light. 🎵 With my Friendo @nataliewriteson.bsky.social ! P.S. Looks like BWG extended their 2026 Short Story Award deadline through April. They're cool folks. Check it out if you've got something short and spec'y. bwgwritersroundtable.com/spotlight/

Trump closed the investigation of the guy that allegedly attempted to assassinate him… Let that shit sink in for a minute. Still think it wasn’t staged?!

It's super strange to me how there's nothing wrong with his ear, everyone can see there's nothing wrong with his ear, but we've collectively decided that it's not important that he faked it and got people killed in the process.

airports are nexus of information and travel for broad sections of the population. If one were to enact a tyranny, best to have your SS troops take over the airports. this is tyranny 101 tactics.

So, TSA lines at ATL are reported to be 2+ hours, even at 3am. @americanair.bsky.social hasn't adjusted their desk hours to accommodate, still opening at 4am.

👁️👁️ new one from @monicalyrehart.bsky.social “You keep your eyes on the clock and your breakfast, the analog arms ticking red circles in your syrupy stack.” www.nightshadesmag.com/your-head/

you don’t know where this one is going, i promise

If You Are A Writer Who Uses AI For Your Cover/Promotional Materials: I do not respect you as any sort of creative

Keep an eye on your email tomorrow (Friday)—you might be getting something exciting 👀

In this week's free Wednesday newsletter: @emilystjams.bsky.social on arts writing, nuance, and why we keep expecting movies to fill the moral gap left by journalists.

Book/science fact Fridays! I could see this being used as some amazing settings for stories. Rogue systems not just planets. Aliens that float around, when close to another system wonder what they may do? -Tony 💙📚 🐑 📖 🩸📚 🪐📚 #booksky #tonytravis #blog phys.org/news/2026-03...

Humans are incredible. Imagine all the art we could be making if we weren't spending every day fighting for our lives.

Austrian mountain dude left ANOTHER chick on the same mountain 1.5 years before?? Austrian women, PLEASE DO NOT DATE THIS MAN

No Kings includes Draft Kings

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH CURLING!!!!

Oh my goodness!! 8th place in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story Challenge finals! 1,597 people entered R1 (I got 4th in my group, getting me to R2) 432 made it to R2 (I got 1st! in my group, making to the finals) 56 folks made the finals, 1st-10th win $$... And I got 8th! I'm so excited!

Being a writer is the most embarrassing thing in the world! I write down the entire contents of my soul for validation! And then some editor will just be like no thanks!

Had anyone gotten a response from their submissions to @brokenantlermag.bsky.social ? Wondering if there is a spam issue going on?

Make a $15 donation to an MSP organization helping feed people or protecting people’s rights and email it to me hello [at] foofaraw [dot] press, I’ll give you a free year of Foofaraw’s premium tier. Make it $25 and I’ll send you copies of our two novelettes.

This was Alex Pretti at work at the VA honoring a veteran who had passed. This is who they're trying to falsely smear as a terrorist and assassin.

Jeopardy is fully using clues to make it clear that the current regime is dumb and fascist. And I am so here for it.

If anyone would like to support Guinevere and her Cookie selling this year, she would appreciate it! If you leave nearby, we can deliver, otherwise, select shipping :) digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/guinev...

The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s becoming obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included. For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp