Author Spotlight #9: Lillian Hochwender (ligerlillie.bsky.social) and their poem, "Our Night at the Anatomy Theatre." Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/our-night-at... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Author Spotlight #8: Katie Larson and her poem, "How to Bury Your Human Body: 101." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/how-to-bury-... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Author Spotlight #7: John Masterson and his poem, "Sudden Severe." Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/sudden-sever... . . . #authorspotlight #litmags #poetry #healthscares

Author Spotlight #5: Chris Kads and her poem, "To the Woman Haunted by Seasonal Depression." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/to-the-haunt... REPOST because of an accidental typo! . . . #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares #litmags

Author Spotlight #6: Jade Cox and her poem, "My life altered." Read her piece: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/my-life-alte... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Author Spotlight #5: Chris Kads and her poem, "To the Haunted Woman by Seasonal Depression." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/to-the-haunt... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Can't believe I've already sold a good number of copies!🥰 I am trying my best to sell to bookstores, get interviews, and reviews. If you're interested or have any knowledge, please feel free to get in touch! Buy my book: bottlecap.press/products/asp... #smallpress #bottlecappress #poetry

Late to the party, but I have a piece in here! 💖

Author Spotlight #4: Carrie Farrar and her poem, "They Name It Illness." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/they-name-it... . . . #litmags #poetry #authorspotlight #healthscares

EIC Kelly has a new poetry chapbook out with Bottlecap Press! It's a collection about her lupus. If you feel like supporting a chronically ill writer and editor, here's a link to purchase: bottlecap.press/products/asp... Paperback copies are $10 each, and digital PDFs are $3.50 each.

Author Spotlight #3: Bella Melardi and their poem, "Bedsheets." Read their piece: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/bedsheets-by... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Author Spotlight #2: A. Riel Regan (riwritesatnight.bsky.social) and their poem, "Idiopathic Hypersomnia w/ Long Sleep Time." Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/idiopathic-h... . . . #authorspotlight #poetry #litmags #healthscares

How wonderful that this week has been spooky for my poetry too! I'm so happy that both of these morbid poems found homes with @flaremagazine.bsky.social and @magnetsandladders.org.web.brid.gy in this Halloween season ☺️ Thanks to both mags for publishing my work! ✨ #poetry #poems #writingpoetry

Author Spotlight #1: Alex Shevrin Venet (asv.bsky.social) and her poem, "Why I Left This Mess in the Kitchen." Read her piece: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/why-i-left-t... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #poetry #healthscares

Thank you to @flaremagazine.bsky.social for publishing my CNF "Jump Scare My Heart" in their special Halloween issue! flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/jump-scare-m... #chronicillness #disability #halloween

My essay "No Leads," about being chronically ill/disabled and having test results come back negative, is out now from @flaremagazine.bsky.social! flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/no-leads-by-...

I have a poem out today in @flaremagazine.bsky.social 🥰 flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/why-i-left-t...

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻💀 I’ve got a new spooky poem out in @flaremagazine.bsky.social today, inspired by Shakespeare, Early Modern medicine, and medical trauma! And you can read it for FREE! CW for body horror flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/our-night-at...

Happy Halloween! Special Issue 2: Health Scares is out now! Read the issue here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/special-issu... Our Contributors (1/2) asv.bsky.social riwritesatnight.bsky.social Bella Melardi Carrie Farrar Chris Kads Jade Cox John Masterson Katie Larson ligerlillie.bsky.social

ANNOUNCEMENT: We will not be having a November mini issue due to our EIC's current health. The October issue will still come out, but EIC Kelly needs extra time to rest and take care of herself. Hope you understand. Subs will re-open in 2026. #chronicillnessawareness

I also have a Ko-Fi, if you just feel generous! ko-fi.com/kellyesparza

Anybody need edits? I can edit for cheap based on budget. I found out I will be getting a laptop screen extender and a lap desk because my lupus is bad, and I need to be able to work at my stable job during the week without being at my desk. I can work this weekend! #editorforhire #editor

Artist Spotlight #5: Maudie Bryant (maudiemichelle.bsky.social) and their paintings, "Untethered" and "Masquerade." See their art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/untethered-a... . . . #litmags #artistspotlight #mentalhealth #art #paintings

Thanks all for submitting to our health scares issue! The issue releases on October 31, aka Halloween! We will post stats soon! We’ll open in November for subs for our special Thanksgiving issue and it’ll be our last issue of 2025!

Artist Spotlight #4: Kyle Nowak and his artwork, "Serendipitous Rot" and "Nurture." See his art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/serendipitou... . . . #litmags #artistspotlight #disabilities #art

Very excited to have an essay accepted into this issue!

It's the LAST DAY to submit for special mini issue 2: Health Scares. You have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time! Get those subs in: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/submission-g... . . . #halloweenissue #submit #callforsubs

Artist Spotlight #3: KJ Hannah Greenberg and her artwork, "Blessings" and "Cloudscape." See her art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/blessings-an... . . . #litmags #artistspotlight #art

I'm excited to share that I'll have a short fiction piece in the upcoming Health Scares for Halloween issue of @flaremagazine.bsky.social ! What's scarier than chronic mystery illnesses? 💀 (Thank you, EIC Kelly!) #writingcommunity

Artist Spotlight #2: Faune Vita and her oil paintings, "Alive," "Inside," and "Dilation." See her art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/alive-inside... . . . #litmags #artistspotlight #art #paintings #chronicillness

Artist Spotlight #1: Edward Michael Supranowicz and his artwork, "Reflections in a Dark River of Night." See his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/reflections-... . . . #litmags #artistspotlight #art

Grateful to share that my CNF "Jump Scare My Heart" will be published in @flaremagazine.bsky.social Health Scares issue on Halloween! A spooky story about my NDE and becoming a temporary ghost. Thank you editor Kelly Esparza! #writingcommunity #chronicillness #disability #spookyseason

Author Spotlight #32: Shelley Lloyd and their experimental piece, "User Manual: Operating the Human Body (revised for glitchy functioning)." Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/user-manual-... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #experimental #disabilities

🎃 Exciting news! My flash fiction "Bruise-Dark Cursive" will be published in @flaremagazine.bsky.social Health Scares issue on Halloween! A spooky story about chronic pain & genre fiction. Thanks to editor Kelly Esparza for this opportunity! #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #HorrorFiction

Author Spotlight #31: Jodie Whitchurch and their hybrid piece, "Hammocks and Jade in November: the Deepest, Darkest, Fullest Moon." Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/hammocks-and... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #hybrid #disability

We’ve loved the subs we’re getting so far! We’d love to receive more creative nonfiction (we haven’t received any so far), flash fiction, experimental, and art! Remember, the theme is Health Scares! Submit: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/submission-g... #chronicillness #disability #mentalhealth

Author Spotlight #30: Travis Flatt (travisflatt.bsky.social) and his creative nonfiction piece, "The Wrong Things Slip Out." Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-wrong-th... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #CNF #disabilities

Author Spotlight #29: Shannon McEntee (misshalcyon.bsky.social) and her creative nonfiction piece, "Getting Better Is a Process That Never Ends." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/getting-bett... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #mentalhealth #CNF

My main genre from childhood through college was poetry but I hadn't written a poem in probably 10+ years. This summer I was in a multi-genre workshop group and it inspired me to start writing poems again. One just got accepted to @flaremagazine.bsky.social (coming out at the end of the month) 🥰

Author Spotlight #28: Olivia J. Bennett and their creative nonfiction piece, "Bone Spurs and Blueberry Pie." Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/bone-spurs-a... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #CNF #chronicillness

Get ready to read some great pieces on Halloween!

Author Spotlight #27: Kristi Joy Rimbach and her creative nonfiction piece, “Vignette From a Winter’s Day in Which I Cry.” Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/vignette-fro... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #CNF #disabilities

We are OPEN for submissions for our 2nd mini issue! The theme is Health Scares. This could be a genre fiction story in horror, mysteries/thriller, etc. or about the "horrors" & health scares of chronic illnesses, disabilities, & mental health! Submit: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/submission-g...

Author Spotlight #26: Jenne Hébert and her creative nonfiction piece, "Resilience." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/resilience-b... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #CNF #mentalhealth

Author Spotlight #25: David Elliot Eisenstat (eisenstat.bsky.social) and his creative nonfiction piece, "The Bread of Affliction." Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-bread-of... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #disabilities

Author Spotlight #24: Robin Bissett and her flash fiction story, "Landlocked." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/landlocked-b... . . . #authorspotlight #litmags #flashfiction #chronicillnesses

Author Spotlight #23: Lucien R. Starchild and his flash fiction story, "The Sky Is Full of Teeth." Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-sky-is-f... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #disabilities #flashfiction

Author Spotlight #22: Jenny Stalter (jennystalter.bsky.social) and her micro fiction piece, "Your Teenage Son Brings Flowers to Your Sickbed." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/your-teenage... . . . #authorspotlight #litmags #microfiction #disabilities

Author Spotlight #21: Desirae Gracyn and her flash fiction story, "Darkness Within." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/darkness-wit... . . . #litmags #authorspotlight #flashfiction #mentalhealth

Author Spotlight #20: Alex Pellerin and her flash fiction story, "The Symptoms Forecast." Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-symptoms... . . . #authorspotlight #flashfiction #chronicillness #litmags