A reminder of what we announced earlier this week! We’re opening for submissions again! And soon!

The light is on for D.R. James! 💡 “Percussion” is a gorgeous poem about music and the passage of time, about the act of worrying and the beauty of care. Check out D.R.’s latest over at the site!

Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions of previously published work on November 24th

The light is on for Dan Brotzel! @danbrotzel.bsky.social 💡 “In Here” is a wonderfully tense short story about a relationship that blooms quickly only to be consumed by troubling obsession. Check out Dan’s latest over at the site!

Hey, What mags take previously published pieces? Going through my website and found a bunch of now defunct magazines and looking to rehome some pieces! I know @bulbculture.bsky.social does this! Also, Black Shadow Lit does an audio format! I’m trying to think of others. Any ideas?

💡 ANNOUNCEMENT! 💡 Bulb Culture Collective will be reopening for submissions on NOVEMBER 24, 2025! We can't wait to read your incredible previously published work!

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 The light is on for Andy Graber!💡 All treats and no tricks, this untitled oil pastel drawing is a stunning explosion of color you can get lost in! Check out Andy’s amazing art over at the site!

The light is on for Sara Collie!💡 “The Tape Measure” is a beautiful piece of lockdown-era nonfiction that perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of distance. Check out Sara’s soul-stirring writing over at the site!

Hey, everyone! A Bulb update for you! L.M. and I are planning on OPENING SUBMISSIONS in NOVEMBER! No date yet, but as soon as we have one, we'll be shouting it here! And since we're reading for 2026, we'll be considering previously published work, if still online/accessible, from 2024.

The light is on for Matias F. Travieso-Diaz!💡 “The Lying Cockerel—A Modern Fable” feels like the perfect companion to Orwell’s Animal Farm. The satire is as astute and pointed as a chicken’s beak. Check out Matias’s amazing writing over at the site!

My story "The Mountain" now lives again on the Bulb Culture Collective. Read about the end of the world! Climb a mountain! Say goodbye to time!

The light is on for Andrew Kozma! @andrewkozma.net💡 “The Mountain” blew us away from the very first paragraph. This is a haunting and beautifully composed story about a pilgrimage that gets more and more surreal as the story goes on. Check out Andrew’s stunning writing over at the site!

Means a lot to get this one back out into the world - thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for taking it on! Also inordinately pleased they chose 'Perseus with the Head of Medusa' to go with it as there's a rare replica at the fancy gardens near me. You bad bugger, Perseus 🐍

The light is on for James Lilliefors! @jameslilliefors.bsky.social💡 “The Purpose of Trees” is a gorgeous poem that speaks to the everlasting nature of trees juxtaposed against human ephemerality. Check out James’s beautiful writing over at the site!

@leighloveday.bsky.social is a super talented guy and it’s always wonderful to see more of his writing work, check it out

The light is on for Leigh Loveday! @leighloveday.bsky.social💡 “Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology. Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!

The light is on for Keiran Elden!💡 “hemianopia” is a visually stunning poem that flows through language and thought with aplomb. Check out Keiran’s wonderful writing over at the site!

"These calls were a disruption, an upheaval, a re-placing of herself onto the plane of shared existence." 🎶 🎉 Assistant Fiction Editor @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social published a story in @bulbculture.bsky.social! buff.ly/7AfBwiR

"...once I am there, she will let me in." Love this one by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social

This time of year, the veil between worlds is thinnest. We glide between. Connected. Unconnected. Stable. Unstable. Masked. Passing. The busboy bangs his cart into our table; I emit a cry. Thank you, @bulbculture.bsky.social

Thank you for getting it back out in the world.

The light is on for Karen Walker! @kawalker.bsky.social💡 “One Penny Sit-Up, Two Penny Hang” is an incredible piece of flash historical fiction that—in a bold voice—illuminates the raw realities of a woman engaged in sex work. Check out Karen’s beautiful writing over at the site!

Includes links to @doesithavepockets.bsky.social , @bulbculture.bsky.social and my dear friends at @underlandpress.bsky.social!!

The light is on for Matti Ben-Lev!💡 “Inflatable” is a powerful piece of flash CNF that chronicles guilt and shame, intimacy and recovery—an entire spectrum of life. Check out Matti’s amazing writing over at the site!

I wrote 'Bone Swing' in the wake of a tragedy as a kind of ritual of death and renewal. The theme of #NationalPoetryDay is 'play': in this poem it's the gods who are at play, and the game is a dark one. But here's another chance to read it in 'Chandelier: Blazing' from @bulbculture.bsky.social !

by the way! this fantasy short story of mine was re-published in @bulbculture.bsky.social’s Chandelier: Blazing e-zine a month ago, but now you can also read it in its own post! :) 🔗 in replies!

Another way to read the BLAZING hot stories at @bulbculture.bsky.social Again many thanks to them for giving my "High Heat" a new home. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/high-he...

The light is on for Kasimma! @kasimma.bsky.social💡 “Slave of the Living Dead” is an incredibly propulsive short story about a generational curse that haunts the steps of the main characters. Check out Kasimma’s gorgeous writing over at the site!

The light is on for Pauline Peters!💡 “Hamilton Ontario, 1975” is a searing poem, with the most stunning lyric language, about the perpetual, poisonous damage caused by racism. Check out Pauline’s incredible writing over at the site!

The light is on for Anne Howkins! @anneh23.bsky.social💡 “The Oxbow Parenthesis” is a gorgeous story about a young schoolgirl whose home life is capsizing. Check out Anne’s beautiful writing over at the site!

I'm very proud that this month I've had two politically-inspired stories published. 'Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened to Other People' @bulbculture.bsky.social www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/been-a-... and 'The Tenth Testicle' newflashfiction.com/the-tenth-te...

Thank you so much for publishing this, @bulbculture.bsky.social. I'm very proud of this one!

@bulbculture.bsky.social is great and specializes in republishing stories that are inaccessible. If it’s been out since at least 2023, it probably meets their guidelines.

The light is on for S.A. Greene! @sagreene1.bsky.social💡 “Been A While Since Bad Things Only Happened to Other People” is an undeniably chilling story about what happens when we choose to close our eyes to what’s happening right in front of us. Check out S.A.’s amazing writing over at the site!

The light is on for James W. Morris!💡 “The Constituents of Light” is a beguiling short story featuring a protagonist who experiences the world in a fascinating way. Check out James’s amazing writing over at the site!

It has been two weeks since CHANDELIER: BLAZING was released into the world! Have you checked out our latest e-zine yet? It’s full of incredible prose and poetry from 10 amazing authors! 🔥 You can find Blazing (and the two other issues of Chandelier) over at the site!

Having had a recent airing on Inverness Hospital Radio, my Tahitian Princess in Scotland story is now re-published in the stellar (and very kind!) @bulbculture.bsky.social as of today! My grateful thanks to them for being such stalwart supporters of my writing. 🙏

The light is on for Fiona J. Mackintosh! @fionajanemack.bsky.social💡 “The Other Half of the Sky” is an arresting and astonishingly written piece of historical fiction set along the east coast of an early 20th century Scotland. Check out Fiona’s supremely gorgeous writing over at the site!

This morning, @bulbculture.bsky.social gave "Godsend" a new home online! This story is close to my heart and it's wonderful to see it made available again. Read it here: www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/godsend...

Thank you for giving “Godsend” a second chance at life! Finally available online again after several years in the dark, “Godsend” is an under 500 word micro fiction about a church misconduct investigation. Read it today in Bulb Culture Collective.

The light is on for Emily Strempler! @estrempler.bsky.social💡 “Godsend” is an incredibly powerful, sucker-punch of a story centering on the victim of an insidious and choking abuse of power. Check out Emily’s stunning writing over at the site!

My flash piece “Doomsday Rock (Three Minutes to Midnight)” has risen from the ashes, reprinted here. Inspired by my “helping” my grandfather as a kid way back when, when he built a fallout shelter on his farm. Many thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for the showcase!

fastforward this week: I had a reprint in the "Blazing" issue of the Chandelier e-zine from @bulbculture.bsky.social. My second appearence at that site this year. They are commited to shining a light on previously published but not available stories. www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-z...

Thank you @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving my cat piece a great new home. Here's me with Smooshie in Phoenix. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/smooshi...

The light is on for Suzy Eynon! @suzyeynon.bsky.social 💡 “Smooshie” is a wonderful piece of creative nonfiction that steadily builds to an ending that had us immediately going back to the beginning and starting again. Check out Suzy’s gorgeous writing over at the site!

Chandelier: Blazing isn’t the only new BCC publication this week! The light is on for Todd Campbell!💡 “Slip the Knot” is a powerful and perfectly crafted poem that left us breathless. Check out Todd’s incredible writing over at the site!

ICYMI: We've released our newest e-zine full of incredible stories and poems! There's something for everything in BLAZING! 🔥

Double publication day for me. In addition to my original flash at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social , I have a reprint in the BLAZING e-zine released by @bulbculture.bsky.social today! (My second appearance at BCC this year) Check out it below: www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-z...