“The tornado is sexy, sultry, a slut. She sucks up everything in her path. Since she was born, since she touched down seven minutes ago, in a midwestern prairie, she has known her purpose: to consume.” Skyler Melnick | @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/she-sucks/?f...

Are you in need of a village? We are The Village with All of The Flash Writers. And here's the invitation link: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/plans/191340...

“João wanted to sleep with the camel because he’s four and misses you. He climbed onto the camel’s hump and wrapped himself around it, just like when he was a newborn and would sleep skin-to-skin on your chest…” @kellypedro.bsky.social | @necessaryfiction.com necessaryfiction.com/stories/a-ca...

“These couples exist in group chats and email threads with an extended universe of metamours. Their Google calendars burn rainbow bright with dates, weekend trips, birthdays, anniversaries all blocked out…” @livesinpages.bsky.social | Grist gristjournal.com/2026/03/make...

“I wonder sometimes where the egg came from, if in the grief and confusion of being widowed I tore the egg from myself, infusing it with a great and terrible magic that has lain dormant all these years.” @ruthjoffre.bsky.social | @flashfrog.bsky.social flash-frog.com/2026/03/16/l...

“…and here is a bone from Tommy Jessup’s hand, the little pinky bone, after he came to the river and never left, and here is your mother’s wedding ring from that night she called your father a bastard…” Cathy Ulrich | @flashfrog.bsky.social flash-frog.com/2026/03/09/r...

Why not welcome the warm weather with a new flash workshop? I’ll be teaching CRAFTING STRUCTURE IN FLASH FICTION and yes this is an in-person workshop! writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/events/coope...

I can’t believe over the years I’ve made so met so many wonderful, creative, lovely writers that I didn’t have a chance to see them all in person at #AWP2026! If I missed seeing, know I was there in spirit! For those I did see, thank you for all the laughs and fun!

ONE COPY LEFT of THESE WORN BODIES @mooncitypress.bsky.social table (T 773; 775) #AWP2026 GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!! Complete with dry erase magnet 🧲

On a plane for Baltimore after a 3-year AWP hiatus. Got nothin to show for all that time except a quiet stack of research notes on the historical novel I swear I’m actually gonna write someday soon. Catch me happily following @avitusbcarle.bsky.social around, per usual.

The events are SWARMING all over social media for #AWP26 so imma just post my “Where to Find Me at #AWP” in the hopes that I’ll see you there! @ettereview.bsky.social @mooncitypress.bsky.social

Soooo the draft binder is not exactly…bindering the drafts anymore… Writer friends who write by hand…what do you do with/ how do you store all your hand written drafts?!?!

"Did you hear about the Black man? The Black woman? Black boy? The Black girl gone missing?" Wow, this is incredibly powerful writing from @avitusbcarle.bsky.social. If you haven't read it, please read it. Such an important piece.

Sadly, this is timeless. New work by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute. ghostparachute.com/issue/februa...

Read this. Just read it.

@avitusbcarle.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute! ghostparachute.com/issue/februa...

“Another body, another girl, another name to say.” New brilliance from @avitusbcarle.bsky.social. Read it right now.

Did you hear about the Black man? The Black woman? Black boys? With a rope? From a tree? Bodies becoming ornaments. Dismissed then silenced then overlooked then added to the number of Black bodies who never came home. A powerful piece by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social

Read "Breaking News" written by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "Did you hear about the Black man? The Black woman? Black boy? The Black girl gone missing? Kidnapped. From thoughts and prayers. From the news." tinyurl.com/yswvau9e

"they didn’t even try to understand." All this truth. Listen.

"Timeless."

Did you hear? A powerful must-read story.

"Did you hear about the Black man? The Black woman asleep in her home?" @avitusbcarle.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute. READ this NOW

I rarely write micros but somehow this one found its way into the welcoming arms of the latest issue of Ghost Parachute AND will be included in the upcoming Ghost Parachute Anthology (available at #AWP26 in Baltimore)! ghostparachute.com/issue/februa...

Looking for a workshop in Spring 2026? How about meeting up in person to learn about storytelling in flash? I’ve got just the workshop for you! Join me on April 11, 2026 at Rutgers for my Crafting Structure in Flash Workshop! Register here: writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/events/coope...

If you’re going to #AWP26 in Baltimore, I hope to/can’t wait to see you there! Here’s one of THREE readings I’ll be participating in! And can we talk about all the brilliance wrapped up in this gathering of creatives?!?!?

Two of my 2026 reads by TWO of my favorite creatives (@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social & @rebb003.bsky.social) have arrived!

2025 has been a WILD ride filled with friends and book sales! Here’s to more friends, more adventues, more books, more reading and MUCH MORE writing in 2026!

So excited to see this flash being so well received AND to be nominated for Best Small Fictions!? For those who don’t know, this story was inspired by another story my Dad told me about a guy he used to play basketball with who just stopped showing up one day 💔

Another excellent workshop with the one and only @kathyfish.bsky.social! I’ve been in a writing rut lately and this workshop was perfect to pull me out of my head and just write. Perfect way to spend a snowy afternoon ☕️

There are so many ❤️ @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social @anniefrazzr.bsky.social @theoriginalison.bsky.social @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @jackiedwrites.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social @kcmeadbrewer.com @writesloud.bsky.social @hannahbae.bsky.social @coocoo4afropuffs.bsky.social

Prepping for the New Year with A NEW IN-PERSON WORKSHOP I’ll be joining Rutgers Camden MFA in Creative Writing 2026 lineup with a Flash Fiction Workshop about Crafting Structure in Flash Fiction When: April 11, 2026, 10 AM - 1 PM EST Register here: writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/events/coope...

Sending all the thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social and everyone at Ghost Parachute for loving and nominating my story!!!! Congratulations to my fellow nominees! What an honor to be amongst so many incredible talents 😍

Are you a writer looking for inspiration? Genre bending workshops? Looking to meet/catch up with your fellow creatives? Come to DC for The Writer Center’s 1-day Genre Jumper conference! Register here: writer.org/event/genre-...

She’s just a baby 🥹

There be DRAGONS!

I could eat 🤤

A couple of close encounters 😱

TONIGHT AT 7PM EST! @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be in conversation with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of BITTER OVER SWEET! Hosted by yours truly ☺️ There’s still time to register! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

There's still time to register for the BITTER OVER SWEET release party over Zoom with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm EST! Register here: buff.ly/CtKtA0k Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/q27a4lT @susanschulman.bsky.social

weekly talk story about my book & zoom launch w/@deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social & @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, @msmagazine.com review & my interview with @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social... @sfwp.bsky.social @susanschulman.bsky.social www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

There’s still time to register for tonight’s Troublemaker Firestarter open mic! luma.com/z6tj5s4k?fbc...

TOMORROW NIGHT!

The party continues this Friday at 7pm EST as @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social celebrate the release of BITTER OVER SWEET over on Zoom! Register here: buff.ly/CtKtA0k Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/q27a4lT

THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social) officially hit the streets 1 year ago TODAY and when I say it’s been a JOURNEY I’m talking about one of the most wonderful experiences within the writing community I’ve had.

Next Friday at 7pm EST over Zoom, we're celebrating the launch of @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET, with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social! buff.ly/t7sQV7L BITTER OVER SWEET will be available in 4 DAYS! Preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/q27a4lT

I’ll be jumping genres with the @thewriterscenter.bsky.social Sunday, December 7, for a day full of workshops, panels, and fun times! Check out workshop offerings with @writesloud.bsky.social, @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social, @poeticmoni.bsky.social, myself and more! writer.org/event/genre-...

My flash collection, THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social), is on the list!

“I was the mother, but where was my duffel bag of knowledge for being trapped in a tunnel? Whimpering now, his eyes widened as if trying to let in as much light as possible. I reached back and held his plump leg…” Nina Schuyler | Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

inspiration reading for the flash workshop retreat next week 🥰