Wrote something while on vacation and got a prize for it 🥲 thank you Wigleaf and thank you jet lag! wigleaf.com/202409sydw.htm

Read our p-card finalists! (winner announced soooooon)

Winner to be announced later this week. In the meantime, read/reread these awesome stories!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

me watching the film adaptation of Eileen waiting for the word "oceanic" to drop

Stephanir Yusdottir - is that anything?

Sharing this story I reread every year. A must read in the “tick lit” cannon. Sad Christmas theme but funny too. Immaculate vibes www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

This month's #Mondettes have been picked by me and are a bumper affair of 20 (+ a few more) of my favourite #flashfiction pieces from 2024. Also, some waffle about why I like each piece and six fun prompts to have a go at! mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...

My debut short story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE will be published by Dial Press in 2026! I’m so thrilled to be working with the amazing Katy Nishimoto and the entire team at Dial Press. Many thanks to @mlwyd who shared a vision with me and got us there.

Thank you @smokelong.bsky.social for this honor!

Digging one out from the archives (still love it) xraylitmag.com/dog-dentist-...

WHEW this story is so good

I have given up writing bc this is so good. @stephanieyu.bsky.social delivers a masterclass in story structure. Check it out!

I love this story.

Our first starter pack of SmokeLong contributors: Issue 63-85. If we've missed you, please tag us so we can add you! go.bsky.app/2BsZebW

In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force. Listen to my interview on NPR's Code Switch where B.A. Parker and I discuss my latest novel which is even more relevant after the 2024 election. www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1... #horror #scifi #immigration #NPR #Frankenstein

So, I got starter-pack FOMO and decided to make one for writing people who know stuff and pass it on through courses, workshops, newsletters etc. It includes all the savants who teach me stuff. I've probably missed people but these were the ones who sprung to my head. go.bsky.app/K7ftxtv

new new: “United as Cousins in Death,” by Keri Miller: wigleaf.com

"Every good story is really two stories. A famous author said this but did not specify whether both of the stories had to be good to make the story on the whole good" Oh, wow! This #FlashFiction from @stephanieyu.bsky.social is sparkling on so many different levels. Rich, complex writing 🙌

Read my first Han Kang last night 🤯 so spare and so good www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

And here's said bespoke OKD starter pack, ICYMI:

this flash & short fiction writers starter pack filled up incredibly quickly (150 is the max, and I guess there are a lot of us). Anyway share if you're into short and flash fiction! go.bsky.app/53R6ziA

I made a list of the literary magazines and small presses I’ve found here so far. Definitely not comprehensive, I’m sure I’ve missed lots. Feel free to tag any I’ve missed in the comments. go.bsky.app/PBU24ts

Hi! Checking in and sharing a list of flash fiction writers on here bsky.app/starter-pack...

I had major writer's block after having a baby. My life had changed and writing about it seemed at once too profound and too mundane. Eventually this is the story that came out. Would love it if you gave it a read! swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/an-...

I haven't written a lot about motherhood bc I am still very much in it and processing. This story came to me in the bleary newborn days and stuck around. Hope you enjoy it and thanks so much swamp pink for publishing swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/an-...

I haven't written a lot about motherhood bc I am still very much in it and processing. This story came to me in the bleary newborn days and stuck around. Hope you enjoy it and thanks so much swamp pink for publishing swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/an-...

The shortlist for The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction is live! Congratulations, everyone! Our list of finalists is coming soon! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

"They have a little party second day she's home: Nova Scotia salmon, chocolates, a risotto he made, brie cheese, champagne." From the archive: "Wife in Reverse" by Stephen Dixon www.matchbooklitmag.com/dixon

Okay, to help everyone make their BlueSky what they want it to be, here's a thread about feeds. What they are, how to find them, how to add them, how to pin them, what feeds to follow if you're a #writer, and how you can make your own 🥸 1/16

Me writing my little words, taking my time, thinking a lot.

Still reeling from this writing prompt from 2021. Messed me up so bad. Haven't recovered from it.