This story, like ALL my best stories, was a @barrelhouse.bsky.social #WriterCamp story, polished in an editorial meeting with @embfitz.bsky.social.

Fantastic short story from @brownhoundpress.bsky.social www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb...

Shaking with rage and joy reading this. @libbycudmore.bsky.social is one of the best to do it. So thrilled that @brownhoundpress.bsky.social exists.

I fucking love this story -- go read it. Bravo, @libbycudmore.bsky.social! www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb...

As someone who grew up in a religion that wasn't quite as fanatical as the one in @libbycudmore.bsky.social's wonderful story, I can still say this really touched me. Thanks, my friend, and thanks @brownhoundpress.bsky.social www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb...

A great short story from Brown Hound Press. The Storm is coming, and Emily will be forced to make a choice...

Have you subscribed? Nothing better than a new short story every week, right in your inbox…. Just sayin.

Story of the Week: Libby Cudmore’s “The Pantry” was the first story I purchased for Brown Hound. I love a southern gothic vibe. Can Emily overcome the corrosive influence of her husband’s church and rechart the future of her family? @libbycudmore.bsky.social www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb...

Finished working on a new story for #FlashFictionFriday and perfect for #FridayThe13th. It will be available on @patreon.com on Friday 4pm (IST) - www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus... Join today and receive it in your mail. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Horror #ValentinesDay #BookSky #ReadSky #DarkArt

so stoked to see this story, drafted in my fall class at the Columbia MFA, now published at @necessaryfiction.com

We pair each story with a Story Track that complements the theme. I paired Bob Johnson’s story with John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” because of the similarities between the two narrators. Both women long for something they can’t quite name. “If dreams were lightning and thunder were desire…”

for anyone not watching football, here's a review of Bob Johnson's latest short story, "The Train to Union Station," published in the new lit journal @brownhoundpress.bsky.social. The review along with a link to Bob's story: read-short-stories.com

Who of us hasn’t, like the narrator in “The Train to Union Station”, experienced the feeling that life may not be turning out the way we’d planned it? Read the story at www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-....

I have a book that I WROTE IN MY OWN FUCKING HANDS!!!

BTW, one very cool thing is that @joshaboldt.bsky.social is pairing each story with a song as part of his editor's note!

My new literary magazine @brownhoundpress.bsky.social launched yesterday with our first short story. If you like reading good stories, you should check it out and follow. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-...

Go read it!

Our first story is up today from PEN/Bingham nominee Bob Johnson. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-...

This was a great read @brownhoundpress.bsky.social and I love the song pairing. I heard it for the first time today :)

This was a quirky, sneak, clever story that had a great ending. Sign up and read it!

That last line! (chef’s kiss)

Just got a link to “The Train to Union Station” in my mail, and digging in right now! @brownhoundpress.bsky.social www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-...

I couldn’t be more honored to have one of Bob Johnson's stories as the first publication by Brown Hound Press. His collection The Continental Divide was my favorite book of 2025 and it was longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Bingham Prize. Josh Boldt, Editor www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-...

This is really a super-cool idea and the sort of thing newsletters are well-designed for

It’s a time of terrible things, but if you go sign up at @brownhoundpress.bsky.social right now, you’ll get the very first weekly short story tomorrow morning! Do itttttt! www.brownhoundpress.com

Excited for the first story (it's already 5th here... timezones are a pain!)

10 is today's magic number. That's how many stories we have lined up. Ten weeks of reading pleasure. And it all starts with a PEN/Bingham longlisted author on February 5th. #litmag #shortstories #author #fiction #writing

Psst! Launching THURSDAY! I can't wait--I literally just described it in a whiny voice note about this endless weather as a reason to live!!!

Today we are designing the email template that we’ll use to send out our weekly stories. It’s a clean and simple design that focuses exactly on what it should: the story and its author. Aka it’s not loaded up with a bunch of bullshit!

fyi for all short story writers! #writer #amwritering

One week until our first story goes up. Next Thursday. Hint: the author is currently longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Bingham Prize!

Updates happening at brownhoundpress.com! We have real pages now. First story coming next week.

Anybody like seeing the data? We've been open about a week now. Our response time is two days. We've had 208 submissions, and we've bought six stories. That puts our acceptance rate at 2.9%. Worth stating, many of those stories were good reads--just not quite a match for us. It's been a fun week!

Heyo, we are now on @chillsubs.bsky.social. Submissions open! www.chillsubs.com/magazine/bro...

We are still looking for good short stories! Mystery, literary, offbeat, southern gothic, dark humor. 3K words or less. We pay $25 for each accepted story. brownhoundpress.com #OpenSubmissions #SubmissionsOpen #CallForSubmissions #LitMag #LiteraryFiction #mystery #ShortStories #amwriting #writers

“Read those authors who write the way you hope to write, those who think the way you would like to think. But also read those who do not think as you think or write as you want to write, and so be stimulated in directions you might not take for many years.” - Bradbury in Zen in the Art of Writing

Subscribe, y’all! This is going to be 🤩

We have a launch date! Our first story goes live on February 5th. One story a week after that. Subscribe and we’ll send them directly to your email. For free. brownhoundpress.com

RE last post - we have bought four of those 200 stories. Thank you to all the authors who have trusted us to read your work.

Welp, we’re approaching 200 submissions already. It’s been a busy couple days since we opened. What an honor to read so many good stories!

We’ve been working on the website that will be Brown Hound’s new home at launch. It’s so good. We plan to drop the first story on February 5th!

Submissions open at brownhoundpress.com. #callforsubmissions #shortstories

Y’all. One of our favorite writers submitted a story yesterday. That was acceptance number 3. Can’t wait to share it with you in February.

We bought our second story this morning. Got one to share? brownhoundpress.com

Submissions open at brownhoundpress.com. #callforsubmissions #shortstories

Woofie enjoys helping me out at the Lexington Writer’s Room. #deadlinepal

On our first day of submissions a great story landed in our inbox from @libbycudmore.bsky.social. We bought it. Obviously. Who’s next? brownhoundpress.com

Psst...have a cool short story you don't have a home for that fits this description? Submit it!

Wow, we certainly did not expect to pick up 200 followers and receive dozens of submissions on day one. Love it! Feeling excited about this new venture. #smallpress #submissionsopen #mysteryfiction #southerngothic

#writingcommunity #callforsubmissions #writesky #writersky