Creative Nonfiction Editors Wanted! jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/c...

Everything feels kinda awful today but I got an acceptance from @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social so that helped a lot ❤️❤️

Me: I hope I get good writing news soon!! My email: G-A-R-A-G-E-S-T-O-R-A-G-E-B-Y-W-A-Y-F-A-I-R

We have a wonderful new piece today from Michael Nickels-Wisdom! Check out “Plum Mother.” lost-balloon.com/2025/08/27/p...

I started a writing club at work where we sit together in silence and write over our lunch hour. I got 1200 words down today!

My new mom friend rolled into daycare pickup blasting Panic at the Disco and I swooned

I got an acceptance from @necessaryfiction.com! I haven't been so excited about an upcoming story in a long time.

I cannot believe that after a long day of work my children – who I once prayed for – have the audacity to talk to me

Looks like free submissions have already closed for @lostballoon.bsky.social! They'll open again in October. If you're so inclined, tip jar submissions are open: lostballoon.submittable.com/submit

It happened. My son asked me what colors were like when I was little. “Did you have them or did you live in black and white?” Time for bed.

Parenting young kids means going back and forth between “omg stay this exact age forever” and “omg GO TO SLEEP”

My 2 and 6 year olds were arguing over a beach toy and in the middle of the argument the 2 year old leans over and hugs his brother. His brother hugs back. They moved on. Proud to be raising a generation of gentle boys.

2 year old from the other room: mommy can you come snuggle me? Me:

"Where was the life we were promised when we promised life?" Wow, this extraordinary poem by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social 💙💙💙

The light is on for Madeline Anthes! @madelineanthes.bsky.social 💡 “Mothers Posting on Facebook Mommy Message Boards Break My Heart Over and Over Again” is a heart-wrenching and sublimely Real poem you don’t want to miss! Check out Madeline’s incredible writing over at the site!

In other Bulb news, we have a poem from @madelineanthes.bsky.social coming tomorrow that is going to BLOW YOUR MINDS! It blew ours. And made us teary. And then on Friday, @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social's short story is so compelling and powerful, and we just know you're going to love it!

Today's @smokelong.bsky.social archive challenge pick is one of my favorite flash ghost stories! Read "The Ghost that Haunts my House" by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @nffr.bsky.social: newflashfiction.com/the-ghost-th...

Working on a copy edit for a small press anthology I’ve done some work for before & just deeply happy in my comfort zone. Would love to book more work like this. Love working on all genres (& hybrids) of prose. Rates are reasonable. Email: [email protected]

"I’ve heard that motherhood is a series of releases." I am completely floored by this powerful piece. Brilliant writing by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @gonelawn.bsky.social 💙💙💙

"I’ve heard that motherhood is a series of releases. Separations. Each one is painful but each one on time. Release, say goodbye. Let go." Powerful story-poem from @madelineanthes.bsky.social full of so much resonance and truth

I had a story come out with @gonelawn.bsky.social! Is it a story? Is it a poem? Is it a scream into the void about every parent's worst fear? Is a meditation on the state of the country? Is it all of the above? Anyway, enjoy. gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Stranger: wow I love seeing your kid in a cast! you don't see many kids getting hurt these days. It's good to let them play rough! Me, two weeks after watching my kid break his arm horrifically and need surgery: oh yeah me too i love it

I appreciate that every father's day ad I see is like "MAKE YOUR HUSBAND SOB OVER THIS GIFT" and it's an AI video of a kid growing up. So moms need a break for mother's day and dads need an emotional reckoning?

New Flash with the lovely @lostballoon.bsky.social “In the back of the car, you show me your chest, and I show you mine. We agree that they are both concave and too much alike. We are eight years old, and we are often left to our own...” lost-balloon.com/2025/05/07/i...

Me: I hope I get good writing news in my email today! My email: AREA RUGS AND OTTOMANS FROM WAYFAIR!

Me while watching Severance and having no idea what's going on and feeling confused and overwhelmed: this show is very good and I'm enjoying this

I have a little micro that is also kind of a prose poem. Where should I send it?

My partner ran a half marathon and on the way home picked up flowers for me to say thank you for handling the kids during his training runs and the race bc he knows how much work it is. Having a partner who recognizes the labor behind being a mother and doesn’t take it for granted? 10/10 no notes

Didn't know parenting involved so many socks. Socks in the living room. Socks in the dryer. Mismatched socks. Socks with holes. Why didn't anyone warn me.

Wait since when do all of you watch golf

Get me back to gods country

Is april fools day now the cringiest holiday ever or do I just not have a sense of humor anymore

Looking at pics from #awp and feeling absolutely enraged that everyone is so beautiful and talented

Led a flash fiction workshop this weekend and used "Fissures" by @madelineanthes.bsky.social to introduce the idea that one tiny moment can feel like a whole life. Have you read it? theaspbulletin.com/healing-fiss...

I’m always proud to be a Bethlehem parent and community member, but last night I was especially proud after hearing our superintendent, foundation President, and mayor all affirm our city and school’s commitment to serving the ENTIRE community, not just those with resources and privilege.

Took my children to see the land of their people (Olive Garden)

I just finished THE GOD OF THE WOODS by @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social and wow. One of the best books I’ve read recently. I need to recover after finishing. Feeling so sad it’s over but so grateful these kinds of masterpieces exist.

What sites/apps are you using for scripts for calling and messaging your reps?

Listen I am a millennial with very cringy tendencies and even I think the “emergency contact” meme is so cringy

Me when I hear my bff say “can I be petty for a second?”

The only thing more frustrating then painstakingly piecing together children’s valentines is finding a typo on them

Inspired by @megpillow.bsky.social to do little things every day to stay grounded and keep moving. What are you doing to keep moving forward? Here's Megan's list: www.meganpillow.com/one-small-th...

Back on my BS* *submitting to contests I have no chance of winning

We are delighted to announce our nominees for Best Small Fictions!!! @amadolaila.bsky.social @kelliborges2.bsky.social Cameron Mackenzie, Nora Esme Wagner, and Yasmine Yu!

So honored to have “Kryptonite” nominated for BSF @lostballoon.bsky.social. Huge thanks to editors @chelsvoulgares.bsky.social and @madelineanthes.bsky.social and to the wonderful @kathyfish.bsky.social for the workshop that inspired my story! ❤️🙏

It's time to submit to @lostballoon.bsky.social! We're open through Feb 7! lost-balloon.com/submit/

Listen to Maddie! We want to read your work.

Hello beautiful friends. @lostballoon.bsky.social will open on Saturday for the first time in 2025. We need your art and your words, now more than ever. We're only open for the first week of Feb, April, June, Aug and Oct! Plan accordingly and send us your best. lost-balloon.com/submit

This stage of parenting is 25% snuggling, 25% negotiating, 50% fruit distribution