I am honored that my story was longlisted for the annual @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social competition! gooseberry-pie.com/a-day-to-rem...

So thrilled to be included in this issue along with some really stellar writing! Congrats to all the winners!

Yesterday, I got a personal rejection from one of my dream journals, and the temptation to print it out and frame it is pretty strong.

Thanks to @youbigtalker.bsky.social for the shout-out on her Substack. elenidvlachos.substack.com/p/grabbing-a... I'm honored to have my story appear in the same issue as her powerful CNF "Starving Art."

I recently announced I was ready to try writing a novel again. I said this out loud to other people. Naturally, I haven't been able to stop writing new short stories since then. So, new writing hack?

Congrats to everyone who made the shortlist! I'm looking forward to seeing the special issue on May 14!

Do you know the old magpie nursery rhyme? One is for sorrow, two is for joy. . . Follow along with my protagonist as she counts magpies in a desperate search! (Image credit: "Utah Magpie" by chumlee10 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.) www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-f...

I've been going to a lot of in-person crafty/stitchy events in the last year and a half and one thing I have discovered is that if you love doing one creative thing, you probably love doing lots of creative things. I'm excited about this melding of two of my great loves!

Start gathering your application materials: our new novel/novella editor, @rabblerouses.bsky.social, is going to be looking for a few readers to join their 2026 N/N reading team! Readers are COMPENSATED!!! N/N reader apps will open on May 1 and close May 8, or after we've received 250 applications

So happy this story found its home! www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-f...

I'm so excited to have a story on this list!

I'm so thrilled to have a story included in the latest issue of Spotlong Review! www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-f...

And continuing our thanks to our March authors #MikkiAronoff @joannagarbutt.bsky.social @ddgwriter.bsky.social @ekmacdonald.bsky.social @chriscottom.bsky.social #SusmitaMukherjee @writesofkathryn.bsky.social. To catch up please click on the link below and enjoy

I am delighted to be featured on @megpokrass.bsky.social Substack earlier this week talking about the rejections! megpokrass.substack.com/p/believing-...

"you run run run so fast, and you see that cottage with the glowing windows and the curl of smoke from the chimney" Brilliant breathless prose from @ddgwriter.bsky.social; love how this connects with the fairytale and how the title hangs over the piece

Thank you, Fictive Dream, for giving my micro the perfect home! Thrilled to see my work on your page!

December 2024 Issue Work by @sfreligh.bsky.social Guy Biederman @amybarnes.bsky.social @ddgwriter.bsky.social @kimsrogers.bsky.social @rebeccatiger.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social …more tags in comments… gooseberry-pie.com/issue-24/

So thrilled to have this flash up at BULL LIT today!

So excited to have a story on this list!

So happy to have my tenderhearted optimistic paddling their way through the flood!

My @natflashfictionday.bsky.social story has been posted! flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/tend...

And procrastination paid off! I will have a story as part of the Flash Flood this year! Woo hoo!

Fellow procrastinators: today's the last day to get your flashes in to be part of the flood! I, of course, waited until today to submit mine.

As a writer, I feel like I did something right when an acceptance comes in that starts with some profanity. Yes, that was exactly the reaction I wanted to my story.

Which of your secrets is secretly a great story? A Moth GrandSLAM champ helps you crack open your life’s weirdest, funniest, or most haunting moments to find the one that demands to be told in this #WritingWorkshop. Spoiler: You’re the main character. writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc... #Writer

I once wrote an Easter story, and it got published the same day I was in the hospital having surgery for the second time in five days while we were all in quarantine. I'll always have a soft spot for this story. necessaryfiction.com/stories/dian...?

I've been using @libro.fm for a couple of years now and they are fantastic!

I woke up to find my invitation this morning and I had completely forgotten I'd signed up. It was a beautiful gift from past me! Can't wait to get started!

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

I really wasn't ready for all the feels yet this morning, but @sagetyrtle.com made me feel them anyway and now I think everyone else needs to read this story too.

I need song suggestions for my "Surviving the Dystopia" playlist. Who are you all listening to that's keeping you sane/motivated?

I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.

Fantastic piece of writing by @francesgapper.bsky.social!

If you're looking for a little "down with the patriarchy" flash fiction, I've got what you need.

This is such a heartbreaker of a story!

Channeling my inner tardigrade this year, so this is my first attempt at designing my own embroidery project.

Enjoy my feral princesses! Thanks @trampset.bsky.social for giving them and their briar a home!

48 hours until our 1st issue of 2025 drops. Featuring @abhii106.bsky.social @jaimegill.bsky.social Ulrik Anderson, Taylor Hamann Los, Shiyang Su, & @ddgwriter.bsky.social 🔥

Heya, #writers, it's that special time of year. No, not Happy Honda Days, but Rejection Competition sign up! Get in the submitting game with some friendly rivalry. Open to all writers, all levels. More at my site reneebibby.com/rejectioncompetition

Our 1st issue of 2025 drops Friday. Includes @abhii106.bsky.social @jaimegill.bsky.social Ulrik Anderson, Taylor Hamann Los, Shiyang Su, & @ddgwriter.bsky.social Free sub option always available. We pay $25/piece. We're reading for Feb & beyond. Check us out: trampset.org/submissions-...

Today I took an epic picture of Hugo that needs to be shared with the world. You're welcome.

Okay, I'm going to try to start actually using Bluesky again. I'll start by sharing a story that appeared in Gooseberry Pie last month: gooseberry-pie.com/remembering-...

I think I'm experiencing the ol' all my eggs in one basket adage first hand. I awoke to find my novella did not make the long list of the contest I'd submitted it to, and I somehow only have two pending submissions on Duotrope. Time toget back to submitting!

Wow. This poem. Yeah. It just perfectly captures something I have often struggled to put into words.

Today, I took approximately 7000 photos of my cats sleeping in the sweater bed I made for them yesterday. Oh, and I wrote a little bit too. Not bad considering I'm recovering from this stupid gross cold that won't end.

Do you have excellent flash fiction, poetry, or non-fiction that's under 500 words and looking for a home? This is your friendly reminder that CR is always open to submissions for our online miCRo series. Our submission guidelines: buff.ly/46Q2OFY

I've started writing by hand when I take a writing workshop, and here's why: 1) I'm forced type up anything worth continuing on with (rather than immediately forgetting what I named the file and never looking at it again) and 2) I use my own handmade journals, which makes me happy.

On my way to work early because I have an office now, and I won't have to eat my oatmeal in front of that one student who gets to class an hour early.