“Food is alive. Food is us.” The upcoming issue will be our last. Submissions are now open until October 15. Thank you to all who’ve written, read, & edited. RUBY’s spirit continues in a hybrid cookbook antholgy. rubyliterarypress.com/submissions/

I have two stories in the new issue of amazing @literaryruby.bsky.social! And even better, so does my ridiculously talented daughter Nora! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing these. :) rubyliterarypress.com/259-2/issue-...

Feast on RUBY Issue Six featuring delectable and piquant writing by Sudha Balagopal, Allison Field Bell, @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social Joefel Bolo @tcboudreau.bsky.social @kimmagowan.bsky.social Nora Esme Wagner & @elinorann.bsky.social rubyliterarypress.com/259-2/issue-... #foodwriting #flashfiction

They are deadly serious about this. They are planning to throw millions of people off their insurance in order to afford a trillion dollar tax cut for the wealthiest 1%.

Thank you, Molly McGinnis and Los Angeles Review for this lovely review of SAD GROWNUPS!

This’ll do a world of good. Maybe now the government can ameliorate low sperm counts in teen boys with some of this freed-up funding. NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Slicing’ up eyeballs I want you to know (Link below) www.instagram.com/p/DGlqQ-zyED...

I know this may be not possible for you. But, if you can manage it, and it makes sense for how and where you live—some live locally and small already—do it. #economicblackout

“I look closely at him, assess whether he could be a murderer. There are no tells for a murderer, no secret signs.” Secrets of Mulholland Manor in @doricliterary.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2025/01/01/s...

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

It’s Times Like These. . . @gingergc.bsky.social

Suggestion to Americans: If you used a current bank account with funds on a recent tax return, it may be wise to contact your bank and request a change. Account and routing numbers are accessible, and Elon Musk’s staff have access to this information. Stay safe and protect your assets.

Elon staffers are using private emails, violating federal law.

I'm thrilled to be nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Congratulations and good luck to my fellow nominees including @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and @kimmagowan.bsky.social

Yay! Delighted to be nominated for a Pushcart by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Huge congratulations to my fellow nominees! ♥️

Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social and all at Ruby Literary for nominating my goodie flashes ‘Legumes’ and ‘Same Same but Different’ for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social 2025. I am honoured, humbled and deeply grateful. Congrats to fellow nominees Michelle Ross and Fiona Mossman. Best of luck!!🙏

I'm honored to have a story in this exquisite edition of @literaryruby.bsky.social with so many flashy flashers I love and admire! Thank you, @april-bradley.bsky.social for loving my story, giving it a perfect home, and nominating it for a Pushcart to boot! 😍 rubyliterarypress.com/issue-five-i...

Merry Holiday Week! I have two new stories, "Now" and "Hospice," in the brand-new issue of Ruby! Thanks to @april-bradley.bsky.social, @amygcb.bsky.social, and the whole gang at Ruby for giving them a home (and "Now" a Pushcart Prize nom!).

Thrilled to have a story in @literaryruby.bsky.social, along with writers I love! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing this one and nominating it for a Pushcart. Like many of mine this year, it was first born in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness: rubyliterarypress.com/issue-five-i...

"When you're 1% of the population, it's very hard to see how the democratic process will protect you" was quite a statement at the court after the TN attorney argued that the equal protection should be declined in favor of “the democratic process.”

Reporting from the Supreme Court on transgender rights in the Skrimetti case and I feel the weight of the moment. I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone. Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.

7: I'm such a giant @mcarphil.bsky.social fan, have been lucky enough to get to publish her a handful of times! They're all so great. I love the perfect tiny jolt of this poem after Nicky Beer. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/nas...

Coming to the newest issue of Cream City Review: a custom brick dinkus! Cream City, a nickname for Milwaukee, comes from our regional brick which is made of a yellow clay. You see tons of buildings around Milwaukee built in this signature material.

A fantastic gem from @janezwart.bsky.social!

Hey, Bluesky writers! Next Saturday, from 1-4 p.m. UK time, @lunchontuesday.bsky.social and I will host Submission (Im)possible on Zoom! We all work on our submissions in a supportive environment, Ingrid and I answer questions in the chat, and it's free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/submission....

Our first two days with this sweetie pie has been bliss.

Free creative workshop this coming Monday, 11/18, at 6 pm EST on Zoom! We'll be #writing, but you don't need to be an experienced #writer to join. I’ll have a few prompts, & there’ll be time for quiet creation & sharing as is helpful. If interested, please DM me for registration info.

@bestmicrofiction.bsky.social is open for submissions through mid-December!

this flash & short fiction writers starter pack filled up incredibly quickly (150 is the max, and I guess there are a lot of us). Anyway share if you're into short and flash fiction! go.bsky.app/53R6ziA

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