Love love love every word of this— so flashy from the strong opening to the precision of the details to that unforgettable last line. Gawd, Linda.. you made me cry!! Congratulations!🎉

Just finished reading “Ina-Baby: a love story in reverse” by @thedrevlow.bsky.social published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and it has already shifted my thinking about every word I’ve ever written. Like, I want I do- over. Burn it all down. My God, this book.

Bittersweet to read this gem by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social in the farewell issue of @literaryruby.bsky.social 👇🏼

WELKIN ME UP! 💃🏼🙌🏽😜

My book landed in beautiful hands. The words of support have been overwhelming. Thank you thank you Tim Winton Pip Williams @christopherallen.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @mattkendrick.bsky.social Mabel Gibson Susan Midalia & #chil3design

A sad, yet beautiful, story of the death of someone you do not know how to mourn. It reminds me of when my friend's boyfriend died. We never had any physical contact but I did love him in a way but I couldn't say that.

“If it meant nothing, then there was nothing to mourn.” “… I had my own ways to celebrate our love. If that’s what it was.” @tracieadams.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/beast-of-bur...

"We had tried to cauterize our separate childhood wounds with skin and sweat... In the van, with “Beast of Burden” blaring, we tried to numb ourselves and feel something better at the same time." @tracieadams.bsky.social burning it up in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social 🔥

“language woven like a nest where we set our brittle songs” Gorgeous prose poem by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social in the new issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social

"I choose the joy night after night. I sit in his recliner, finish reading the novel he left on his nightstand. I drink a shot of his whiskey, smoke one of his cigars." Read @tracieadams.bsky.social in @doricliterary.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2026/04/01/t...

"I remembered the night he strutted in the back of the van, hammer in hand, singing into it like a microphone, hips swinging, ponytail whipping as he mimicked Jagger’s swagger until I laughed so hard I forgot where I was." RUN to @pitheadchapel.bsky.social and @tracieadams.bsky.social 's latest!

Check out this gorgeous cover! So honored to share space with all these talented writers. 🙏🏼♥️

“The earth is a harbour. The earth is a vacuum. The earth is no moisture, no fire, no acid, no sunshine, no salt. It is no bruises, no scraped knees. It is no bee stings, no bullies, no acne, no embarrassment of pubic hair. It is no lonely lunchbreaks.” Wow. I”m undone. 👇🏼

Shoutout to @doricliterary.bsky.social EIC Dave who is THE kindest, most thorough editor I’ve encountered yet. 🙏🏼♥️ And hey mentor @mattkendrick.bsky.social look at your mentee writing characters she actually cares about! I’m proud of this one, and I hope you like it! 😁♥️👇🏼

"I didn’t go to the funeral because I didn’t want to intrude on his wonderful family" Brilliant piece of CNF in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social from my brilliant mentee @tracieadams.bsky.social that makes such a powerful use of anaphora repetition

Thanks to @pitheadchapel.bsky.social for including my CNF in this gorgeous April issue. Thanks also to my @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness peeps for all the help with this one and to my mentor @mattkendrick.bsky.social for helping with the final edit. pitheadchapel.com/beast-of-bur...

Preordered my copy. Can’t wait to read FAREWELL TO EMPTINESS by @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social 💃🏼

New, new from the @welkinpress.bsky.social - in the lead-up to the Welkin Genre Prize, I'll be teaching 6 one-hour generative workshops which delve into Welkin micros past to inspire some Welkin micros future! 1st one is on Thursday 7th May. Details / book: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-workshops

Submissions are OPEN for our summer issue, Descent ⛷️📉. As always we're looking for short #fiction and #poetry related to the theme of descent + #nonfiction pieces about creative writing. Full submission guidelines available here 👉 penstricken.com/submissions

My review of @damicandrea.bsky.social’s book “All the Losses” published by @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social You need this book!♥️♥️😻

Porch season! Taking a much needed break from writing to spend time with the words of some brilliant writers: @thedrevlow.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social @damicandrea.bsky.social

Thank you Andrew EIC for including my poem “On Writing Music for the Mouth”(page 100 -101) penstricken.com/the-sublime-...

For your #FlashInTheFeed : this piece by @tracieadams.bsky.social in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/i-me...

Who are these cutie pies of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social??? Get writing and send them subs in June!

Tinnitus. The gift that keeps on giving. ... 🤪

Huge thank you to @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social for giving this piece a home. And shoutout to all my @smokelong.bsky.social workshop buddies who helped me shape this one.

"When I spotted the paper dolls among a display of children’s picture books, I felt my body shrink into itself" Great sense of tension in this piece from @tracieadams.bsky.social - love how it uses the speculative to shine such a bright mirror on human truth

A wonderful piece on shame by @tracieadams.bsky.social

Excited about this one. @mattkendrick.bsky.social has been mentoring me, making me do hard things (write fiction!) Big thanks to @doricliterary.bsky.social for all the editorial love and grace you showed my words. Looking forward to April Fool's Day like never before.

@claudiamonpere.bsky.social at her best with a new flash in @emergejournal.bsky.social 👇🏼

To celebrate my birthday, I wanted to do something nice that would hopefully spread a bit of joy in the next few months. So, today is the official launch of... 🥁🥁🥁 THE WELKIN GENRE PRIZE!!! Details in the thread below! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...

New @smokelong.bsky.social! So many fantastic flashes—and interviews, too!

Older women doing things you wouldn’t expect them to is kinda my thing… @bulbculture.bsky.social

Why I write👇🏼🙏🏼💕

My book signing at Barnes and Noble was so much fun yesterday. Lots of great conversations with readers, kissed some babies, cried a little. Overall a really great day.

Two new stories by @kimmagowan.bsky.social in The Bulb Region! bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

Reading at the moment - Nearly finished Shirley Jackson, then @tracieadams.bsky.social is up! Then Longshore Drift by the wonderful @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social dropped through my door this week, so that’s next! No one disturb me, I‘m busy. 🤓

"I sit on the edge of the bed and breathe like I’ve been underwater for too long, my lungs too full and my heart an empty tomb" Such a pleasure to work with @tracieadams.bsky.social; this one carries so much emotional heft. A character who'll stay with you for sure.

Thanks @aziaarcher.bsky.social Root Smoke Journal for publishing "Home is Not a Place." This is an excerpt of a novella I've been working on with mentor @mattkendrick.bsky.social. This character has stayed with me, as she's inspired by my friend I lost to brain cancer. substack.com/home/post/p-...

"It ends with a glass of wine across a restaurant table. With a soft smile of not-quite regret but something close to it. Disappointment, perhaps; a tinge of sorrow." Read @annalisacrawford.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social. fictivedream.com/2026/03/09/m...

Working my way through these GREED stories, especially loving pieces by @lorifontanes.bsky.social and @delgeo14.bsky.social 👏🏼👇🏼

The bones of the new website for The Broken Hearts Gallery Literary are up. Check out the two dozen heartbreaks we received last year and find out how to submit your own: ttps://brokenheartsliterary.com/

Best night of AWP 👇🏼

Be still my heart. 💜

Let’s go!

Who couldn't use an extra hunting knife?😁 Great flash by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social ⭐️

My review of @tcboudreau.bsky.social "Love You, Miss You, Goodbye Forever" is live on Goodreads. Five stars. Highly recommend. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Just bought my copy of this stunning debut novel by @barbarabyar.bsky.social published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social