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Sight-impaired spoonie, working-class writer and visual artist. Naps a lot in Yorkshire.
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Split Lip Magazine
1 day ago
What do we want? Flash! When do we want it? Now! 😜 We LOVE voice-driven, bold work that hits us right in the gut 💪 Work that shouts out what just can't be kept in. Work that puts a new lens on old narratives. That reminds us what it means to be human in this scary, spinning world.
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Tara Campbell
4 days ago
Hey folks, don't forget, we're opening for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on June 1! There's still time to polish those pages before subs open!
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Free Flash Fiction
7 days ago
Free Flash Fiction...
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Split Lip Magazine
8 days ago
Our MAY ISSUE is finally here. 🌼 WORDS by: E.P. Tuazon, Renny Gong, Mary Liza Hartong, & Despy Boutris. ART by: Christopher Dunlap. PLUS:
@crsantastic.bsky.social
interviews Kate Broad. ✨️ Enjoy it all right here:
buff.ly/pUBKe7b
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Thirty West Publishing
8 days ago
8 days until the flood gates burst
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Frances Gapper
8 days ago
This wonderful competition issue of Gooseberry Pie includes my tiny tale about Cleopatra's asp 🐍
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Debbi Voisey
9 days ago
The best arcs feel earned. Change happens through pressure, conflict, and choice.
www.debbivoisey.co.uk
– visit my writing craft blog and leave a message
#ThursdayThought
#writingcommunity
#writersofbluesky
#AmWriting
#CharacterArc
#storyarc
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Thank you again
@blacknorereview.bsky.social
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Kathy Hoyle
10 days ago
I’ll be joining Laura on Monday,18th to talk about my novella-in-flash ‘Chasing the Dragon’. There’s a discussion every month with a different author! Sign up details below. Come and join us👇👇☺️☺️
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Thank you so much for sharing my work. A joy to be with you.
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12 days ago
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My mantra for today, courtesy of The Daily Om - for myself or others - One loving choice then another. 💞
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Apex Magazine and Book Company
18 days ago
ARC GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!! 📢📚 We're giving away 30 collector's edition ARCs of
@jasonsanford.bsky.social
's PLAGUE BIRDS: THE RED DAY EDITION! 🪐🖥️🔥 Each copy is signed, hand-numbered, and one of a kind. TO ENTER: like, comment, and repost this post by May 11th for the chance to win 🌟 Good Luck! 🖤👽
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Matt Kendrick
21 days ago
Such an honour to have a new piece out today in Centaur Lit alongside an incredible rostrum of writers. I rarely write about my illness but this brought me a lot of catharsis. It's a kind of fiction / CNF / prose poem mash-up - hope you'll give it a read:
centaurlit.com/the-man-with...
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The man with a squatter in his belly dreams by Matt Kendrick | Centaur
https://centaurlit.com/the-man-with-a-squatter-in-his-belly-dreams-by-matt-kendrick/
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Linda M. Bayley
24 days ago
One last piece I want to share this morning...
#FlashInTheFeed
@moonparkreview.bsky.social
(I notice that other people are also sharing this story. If you see this more than once in your feed, that means you have to read it more than once. Worth it!)
moonparkreview.com/issue-35-spr...
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Shallots
By Rachel M. Hollis My therapist says I apologize too much so I promised to track it: Left the oven on while I ran to the store (forgot the shallots) Bumped a stranger’s arm (he reached across me) …
https://moonparkreview.com/issue-35-spring-2026/shallots/
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Carnyx Press
29 days ago
Discover cracking new fiction from eight writers living in the North of England, exploring the theme of folklore. Curses and quests, fairies and petroglyphs, midsummer rituals in a climate-changed future: it's got it all! Out this June. Pre-order now:
carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...
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Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
Captivating folklore-inspired tales from writers in the North of England. Out 4th June 2026: available for pre-order now.
https://carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oaths-and-offerings/
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Ben Banyard
8 months ago
I've reduced signed copies of my last
#poetry
collection, Hi-Viz, to just £5.00 (£7.00 including P&P) on my site! Don't delay - there aren't many left! For more info, sample poems and the lovely things that people have said about the book, head to my website.
benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/
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Hi-Viz
My second full collection, published by Yaffle Press in November 2021.
https://benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/
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Thrilled to have another photograph featured with
@thesunlightpress.bsky.social
and a reminder of a magical day spent amongst the puffins on Farne.
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Trash Cat Lit
4 months ago
We saved a corker for our final spotlight from the cat issue 🦝 We loved how
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
used sci-fi/tech to tell this one, her unique feline POVs and the sharp humour. Trash Cat added some structural graphics, but the words are all Heather
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Writers’ HQ
4 months ago
It's newsletter day! We're currently in the attic rooting out old notebooks to ritually burn while we cackle like witches in the light of the flames. How are you doing? Send us yer gif right here ⬇️
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Glorious closing image!
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5 months ago
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Delighted to have a silly hermit kitty flash up with
@trashcatlit.bsky.social
and huge thanks to
@jprelph.bsky.social
for the brilliant formatting. A wonderful editor who puts so much work into her trashy family and is an awesome writer in her own right.
trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...
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FFIST (Feline-First Integrated Smart Technology
Heather D Haigh PUSSYGALORE74 Well, hello, darlings. New user here, and can I mention what a delight it is to be on board. I promise, I don’t bite … unless you ask verrrrrrry nicely. The comm…
https://trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline-first-integrated-smart-technology/
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Okay I'll repost this with my literary profile - the gremlins had me logged into my specalative writing accoung - but the words still count.
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A beautifully poignant story, and the cat as a mirror works wonderfully.
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Linda M. Bayley
5 months ago
OMG... I know the new
@trashcatlit.bsky.social
issue has only been up for a couple of hours, but HAVE YOU GUYS READ THIS YET?? I am laughing so hard...
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
#flashfiction
trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...
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FFIST (Feline-First Integrated Smart Technology
Heather D Haigh PUSSYGALORE74 Well, hello, darlings. New user here, and can I mention what a delight it is to be on board. I promise, I don’t bite … unless you ask verrrrrrry nicely. The comm…
https://trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline-first-integrated-smart-technology/
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Trash Cat Lit
5 months ago
Our LAST tease! Issue launches 2nd Jan. Get your paws on 20 cat flash then 🦝
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
shows us a future where the cats get all the tech
@jennyhart2001.bsky.social
layers her relationship story with martial arts
@francesgapper.bsky.social
gives us a glimpse of something uncanny
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Trash Cat Lit
5 months ago
We're back with some teases for our January '26 issue. These titles with tell you the theme 🐈⬛ Unfolding with supernatural charm, Clara shows us the extraordinary life of one feline In
@drfionamoore.bsky.social
's quiet sci-fi, we get a microbial battle and one very unique saviour
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Thank you for having me on board. Can't wait to read all the goodies.
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Fictive Dream
5 months ago
We are currently open for submissions of contemporary
#shortstories
#flashfiction
and
#microfiction
#callforsubmissions
Please click on the link for our guidelines
fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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Writers’ HQ
5 months ago
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Fabulous podcast - checkout
@matgost.bsky.social
with
@terryholland.bsky.social
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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris
6 months ago
What a landscape... Cannot wait for this collection by
@gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social
! 🔥🦅
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Sumitra Singam
6 months ago
Hey hi what might you be doing on Saturday Dec 13 3pm EST/8pm BST? Want to launch a NiF with me? Hosted by
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social
and featuring
@kathrynreese.bsky.social
(and yes also me). It’ll be fun! Preorder phx (US only) and ebook:
jakethemag.com/books/
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Delighted to have a flash fiction live RedRoseThorns
www.redrosethorns.com/post/mother
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Mother? by Heather D. Haigh | redrosethorns publications | gender-sexuality
Dive into Heather D. Haigh's captivating story on motherhood intertwined with femininity and nature. Explore the depths of emotion and connection in this unique story on Mother Earth. redrosethorns p...
https://www.redrosethorns.com/post/mother
6 months ago
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Love
@urbanpigspress.bsky.social
. My latest pub witjh them:
urbanpigspress.co.uk/2025/10/26/p...
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Press Room Thirteen, Deep Within The Bowels Of Parliament
By Heather D Haigh So, Mr Nackus, can you reiterate for our readers, how this new policy will benefit those who are already the worst off in society, how locking them into their misery will allevia…
https://urbanpigspress.co.uk/2025/10/26/press-room-thirteen-deep-within-the-bowels-of-parliament/
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Yes yes yes! Happy reading. You know you want one ... it's a genius brainchild of @MatGost
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS5VCPG...
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MatGost
8 months ago
Includes work by a host of incredible authors: Includes work by
@terryholland.bsky.social
@soniaoverall.bsky.social
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@alimaloney.bsky.social
@therelphian.bsky.social
@lindzmcleod.bsky.social
@zaryfekete.bsky.social
@sarahmusings.bsky.social
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Anika Carpenter
8 months ago
Thank you for having me
@paragraphplanet.bsky.social
🙏
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2 mini poems out on Wailing & Gnashing - great space for a rant - subs open
www.wailingandgnashing.com/about-3
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Wailers | Wailing And Gnashing
https://www.wailingandgnashing.com/about-3
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Sarah Royston
8 months ago
In the shadow of the Reserve of Persisting Complexity, a rag-tag community finds that webs are stronger than walls... I'm thrilled to introduce my Grubbers to the world, with such beautiful illustrations by Manon Cezaro!
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JP Relph - TWO NEW COLLECTIONS OUT
8 months ago
2/2 So excited to share pages with writers I love -
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@terryholland.bsky.social
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
@lindzmcleod.bsky.social
and others I can't wait to get familiar with (in a readerly sense, obvs 😀)
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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now!
8 months ago
Tagging the authors here:
@terryholland.bsky.social
@soniaoverall.bsky.social
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@alimaloney.bsky.social
@therelphian.bsky.social
@zaryfekete.bsky.social
@sarahmusings.bsky.social
@hilary55.bsky.social
@jamespenha.bsky.social
@chol.ch
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Delighted to have a photograph in here. Looking forward to lots of lovely reading too.
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8 months ago
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Story Trails
8 months ago
This project has been supported by Wakefield Council Culture Grants and the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of Our Heritage Our Stories.
#CultureGrantsWFD
#OurHeritageOurStories
@wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social
@wflibraries.bsky.social
@nationallottery.bsky.social
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Story Trails
8 months ago
Get ready for tomorrow's Hemsworth Story-Trail! Just like all the trails in the 'Once Upon a Story-Trail' series, this is an accessible Heritage Open Days event that is free to book. We'll be meeting outside Hemsworth Library:
youtu.be/lzX3gRVPgsg
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Once Upon A Story Trail: Hemsworth
YouTube video by Beccy
https://youtu.be/lzX3gRVPgsg
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Delighted to have three poems out in the latest publication of SpecPoVerse.
specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
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Specpoverse
Join us in our mission to create a multicultural vision of speculative poetry.
https://specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-issue-2-2025
9 months ago
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Matt Kendrick
10 months ago
Can't do live stuff? Prefer to work through things at your own pace? Why not get the recordings from my recent "Unique Selling Points" workshop and "Beyond These Shores" discussion:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
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Workshop-recordings (List) | MattKendrick.co.uk
https://www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-recordings
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TrashLight Press
11 months ago
Laura DeHart Young’s “Don’t call it dinner” is a love letter to small goodbyes, bad weather, and even worse coping snacks. Terribly beautiful touches of life - read them now. (
@lauradehartyoung.bsky.social
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Don't Call It Dinner - TrashLight Press
An Arctic blast freezes my face—wind hissing snow sidewaysinto darkness. I tug my Merino beanie over my earsas wind shoves me toward the buildings.Fluorescent lights glow behind glass,figures move ins...
https://trashlightpress.com/dont-call-it-dinner/
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Delighted to have a piece of light painting in here. Looking forward to savouring all the delicious work.
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11 months ago
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TrashLight Press
11 months ago
Our first issue - REJECTS - just dropped! This is for the ones who keep writing anyway. Who make things even when they get told it’s “too much.” Thank you to every beautiful soul who brought this to life. We’re just getting started.
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