Multiple former contributors of ours in this issue, woohoo! Now it’s EXTRA worth reading!

“I am not the heart of anything but lists, chores, errands. You, you are the heart of a storm. The only still point in turbulence.” We Rename Mondays and Rainstorms by @kathrynreese.bsky.social & @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/kathryn-rees...

The longer I sit with this piece, the more it gets me.

This issue’s Brewer’s Choice is the first collaborative work we’ve featured in Flight, from @kathrynreese.bsky.social and @pleomorphic2.bsky.social “ I ask for your birthdate as a way to name the time of you, though I hope it will become the time of us.” flight-literary.ghost.io/kathryn-rees...

Prompt:

This is my mate Pam the Poet telling an important story well. Check it out. Also if you’re on or near Kaurna land this fringe season, check out her show. It’s going to be 🔥🔥🔥

FIRST PLACE in the Welkin Writing Prize 2026, "August 4, 2020" by Yara Zgheib. A swirling evocation of destruction and chaos juxtaposed with the haunting beauty of music: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

I say this is a piece about being born and our mothers’ dreams I say while this interview clearly features our awkward selves, I think @pleomorphic2.bsky.social is pretty brilliant. I hope you enjoy both, and find a friend to write with, because the world needs more love & weird stories.

I had so much fun too! Thanks @the-engine-idling.bsky.social for promoting the practice of collaboration!

I love @carriganak.bsky.social’s work & the poem in Flight 3 is an absolute stunner.

Flight 3 is out today! This issue is all about...art! We have pieces by @carriganak.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @paulluikart.bsky.social and Dominik Slusarczyk Read our editor's note here: flight-literary.ghost.io/flight-3-now...

Flight 3 takes off tomorrow! Right now, our editors are working on preparing a very cool interview with Brewer's Choice feature artists @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and @kathrynreese.bsky.social all about their collaborative process

That one hour left of night shift feeling…

Hey! We're the featured listing of the day on @duotrope.com Check us out, and thank you to everyone who has been reporting their submissions! duotrope.com/magazine/fli...

Need a small poem to take your breath away? Here’s one by @pdforan.bsky.social

I mean, 42 degrees C is the optimal temperature for lying on a wooden floor reading lit mags, right?

Update on Collage: Caught up on reading subs & want more! Jan 31 deadline In case yr curious here's some popular sources: Frances de Lima, @kathrynreese.bsky.social, William Doreski, @angelaarnold777.bsky.social! Would 💙 to see more visuals, something formal, & a word game! engineidling.net

“The girl with a jade pendant hanging under her black singlet scoops a mussel from its shell and asks her date about lost loves.” @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202601who.htm

"She tugs the singlet so that it sits a little lower than her jade pendant & wonders if her breasts would bleed sugar for the right girl or if that only happens when the Queen commands her senses." Stunning mashup of lyricism & a text exchange with Persephone. So original @kathrynreese.bsky.social

The poet has left the flash writer and inexplicable Melbourne with its unsettling lack of mountains. Ask me where I am. Ask me about home. Here’s a postcard. wigleaf.com

Super excited for this longer flash to be out in the world! Thanks @wigleaf.bsky.social 💛

new new: "Who You Used to Love--" by Kathryn Reese: wigleaf.com

This crab curry by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social is no lie. You can’t share it with us but you can try to make it for yourself following the procedure set out here: manyworlds.place/issue-10/sum...

Oof Stunning @cake-girl.bsky.social

Human nerdz, rejoice!! 🐈‍⬛🤓🐈‍⬛ Check out our new series!!! (More details on our site) Sign up, repost, help us get the word out!!🙏🏼 It’s a class AND a fundraiser—all proceeds go to paying our writers and keeping our Claudine going. 🐈‍⬛💚🐈‍⬛

I just sent in my first nomination for The Dashboard Awards! Get on it & send yours in…yes it is hard to choose, but if this indecisive poet can do it, so can you!

🔥🔥🔥 this stunning micro 🔥🔥🔥

This crab curry by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social is no lie. You can’t share it with us but you can try to make it for yourself following the procedure set out here: manyworlds.place/issue-10/sum...

In times such as these, it is easy to become disheartened, distracted, and lose sight of what is important. I wrote this poem this week to focus myself following a weekend of (capital N) News. 2019project54.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/m...

“More silver, less greyish - you flow like mercury. You perch your satin-clad arse on my kitchen bench.” @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social with a piece that’s vivid and too real…

@pamthepoet.bsky.social saying what needs to be said & saying it well. 2019project54.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/m...

I cannot recommend this book highly enough, its imagery has embedded itself in the way I think. The blending of memoir, poetry & archive is stunning.

In local news…I did not think this poem would have another chance to be relevant 😱 In case my position is not clear, racism never creates cultural safety (whatever that might mean) #adelaidewritersweek

That’s us! 🐈‍⬛💚

In local news…I did not think this poem would have another chance to be relevant 😱 In case my position is not clear, racism never creates cultural safety (whatever that might mean) #adelaidewritersweek

I’m not shortlisted but given I wrote a thing at 3am on night shift and sent it in immediately 🤣…fair 🤣🤣🤣 Congrats to those who were & I can’t wait to read them! Thanks again @mattkendrick.bsky.social for making it fab!

Love this piece!

Dashboard Awards are OPEN til Jan 31! 3 awards=3 winners No $ prize. We offer bragging rights, Bsky boosts, a spark of community engagement, recognition for yr stellar work, & some fun swag. We wanna draw attention/validation to yr amazing work & help build connections w/i the #writingcommunity

Oooh my baby is on the longlist! The Welkin is one of the most fun comps around, thanks @mattkendrick.bsky.social for your work 💚 Congrats to my fellow longlist mates, too!

This is gorgeous 💛

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We want your golden shovels, cutups, mashups & collages based on our archive! Issue 8 is open for subs til Jan 31. Details: buff.ly/W6Q0BoP Collaborations encouraged! #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writingprompt #art #artists #indielit #indiepub #litmags

I signed up for a workshop after participating in a panel Matt ran with warmth and gentle expertise. Treat yourself to some Matt input and support him at the same time.

Reminder that I have pieces in Issues 4 and 7 of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social if you want to respond/remix them for this call!

This is not a sponsored re-post 🤣 Seriously. What an awesome way to share your favourites 💛 Where are all the poems we screenshot, shared, dog-eared and forwarded?

Would anyone like to order my NiF Mother Karma directly from me? Please fill out this form: forms.gle/SN3EFQrGSg7C... I can sign it if you like, and you get swag! 15 copies left!

The original is great but have you heard the remix? We want YOU to remix the works in our archive! Deadline Jan 31. Collaborations encouraged! Details: buff.ly/W6Q0BoP #poetrycommunity #poetry #writingcommunity #artistcommunity #collage #art #indielit #litmags

Start the new year with some Necessary Fiction. There’s a micro from me (started as a poem, ends maybe as a story, as always there’s a kitchen and good food, come on in…)

Call for subs!!