In my next newsletter I'm going to be focusing on editing/feedback and as part of that I'd love to promote any books from writers I've worked with as editor/teacher (where you feel I've contributed in some way). If this applies to you and you'd like me to feature your book, please hit me with links!

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I'm honored that @mattkendrick.bsky.social asked me to do the October Mondettes selection. But how challenging it was to choose only ten!! Ten beauties. I hope you'll give them all a read! 💜

“Dads peer over Mandy’s head to see if her mom is dressed in her sexy cat outfit like last year, only for the other moms to respond to the dads’ disappointment with whispers of overdose, poor dear.” @marioaliberto3.bsky.social | House of Arcanum www.houseofarcanum.org/current-issu...

Links to pieces from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social @dianegotauthor.bsky.social uthor.bsky.social

"...they hated Teo. They said he was weird, and when I asked why, they said I was weird too. I’d heard this before. I thought if I could make them like me then it wouldn’t be true." Felt this in my soul!!! @mackenziemcgee.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com

I have the EXTREME pleasure of hosting @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as they discuss all things craft and wonders found in BITTER OVER SWEET (@sfwp.bsky.social)! When: November 7, 2025 at 7PM EST Where: Zoom Register here: www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

New interview up today with @dehardy.bsky.social about the new micro lit journal, Claudine! @claudineliterary.bsky.social

Yeah this is bad ass. New @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social !!!

Chestnut Review is fundraising for $1500 to provide a scholarship to help support a writer who has barriers to participating in our international retreats. We hope that this may make our retreats possible for more writers, and we are committed to doing so as much as we can. Link in bio.

Hello writer friends! Who's going to #AWP in Baltimore this year? Want to see all the people!!!

Oh, Mandy! New story by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social

Check out @marioaliberto3.bsky.social latest!!

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When the moms and dads come to the door, the dads say, You look just like your mother. The moms whisper to the dads, Yeah, like trash. Wow! Fantastic story by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in House of Arcanum!

When the moms and dads come to the door, they know exactly what and who she is. A ghost the dads say. The moms whisper to the dads, Trouble. Mandy, slipping through the cracks -- just heartbreaking @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in House of Arcanum

Huge thank you to Sundog Lit and Eric Rasmussen for really seeing this story and loving it as much as I do. It was a complete pleasure working with Eric and I totally love this lit mag! They are awesome!

Thread of awesome stories out today! #1 @dawnwriter.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/blur/

@bradymicheller.bsky.social put a lot of editorial love for these stories in the latest House of Arcanum! Check out "Every Day is Halloween" for Mandy's story. www.houseofarcanum.org/current-issu...

So honored to have my story “Haunting Tides” published in the issue 5 of the gorgeous House of Arcanum. Warm thanks to the wonderful editor, @bradymicheller.bsky.social! Please visit the link below to read my short story. www.houseofarcanum.org/current-issu...

We're live! www.HouseofArcanum.org!

@marioaliberto3.bsky.social has a terrific new piece up at www.houseofarcanum.org/current-issu...: “School the next day, Mandy hasn’t washed off the freckles. The kids call her chicken pox. They trade full-sized candy bars amongst each other in the cafeteria but won’t trade for her candy corn.”

Learn more about Claudia here: claudiamonpere.com And read recent work of hers here: pitheadchapel.com/we-drive-the...

We reached out to Claudia Monpere for our CNF category after being captivated by the strength and beauty of her prose. Although she's normally a fiction writer, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning essay that we can't wait to share.

Looking forward to this @marioaliberto3.bsky.social!

This one is special to me. Can't wait to share Mandy's story on 9/1. Love that she has a home at www.houseofarcanum.org.

Sept 1 at www.houseofarcanum.org!! @marioaliberto3.bsky.social

I've got lots of exciting workshops coming up before the end of the year. "I Hear Voices" next week. Then, my autumn workshop series which is "Story Shapes", "Emotional Depths" & "Funny Bones." Really enjoying teaching/facilitating these live sessions. www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-workshops

So grateful for 2026 Best of the Net nomination for "Papier-Mâché Sestina" published in Centaur. Many thanks, @lynnmundell.bsky.social. Here's the story: centaurlit.com/papier-mache...

WHAT ABOUT THE BODIES by Ken Jaworowski. Grabs you by the throat and tries to drown you in blood and adrenaline. One of the best books I've read in a while. Bit of family, crime, and violence, and all tense thriller. Read this! #NetGalley

We launch in one week, humans!! Our very first issue presents five stellar micros and two chapbook reviews. Prepare for the 🔥 @yana.quest @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social

⚡️Fast Flash Review: All The Dead We Have Yet to Bury by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social published by @chestnutreview.bsky.social Excuse the blustery day! #flashfiction

“Deja watched Ness’s thighs swell as he pedaled. Ness’s bike shorts were a tantalizing lacquer of black spandex contoured to the shape of his quads.” Ready for some fun? Read @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social 🚴‍♂️🔥

A beautiful review of All The Dead We Have Yet to Bury by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social. The kindness to share a review means so much to me. Thank you, Gillian ❤️ @chestnutreview.bsky.social

This took me right back to my spin class days!! Fab, fun story by the incomparable @marioaliberto3.bsky.social !! @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social

"Ness smelled sweet, like something baked, a hot pastry. He didn’t ask if she was ready, just started peddling, standing tall and straight on the pedals." Passion, possibility, poison-- riveting flash @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/a-ce...

Oh, the thighs in this story! Good one, @marioaliberto3.bsky.social!

Yesssss new Mario story dropped!!

New story with the bad ass @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social. A modern take on the play Women of Trachis, where Dejanira, fearing Hercules's infidelity, is tricked by the dying centaur Nessus into believing his blood is a love potion.

You may have read this one by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social before, but it deserves a second reading for the last lines alone!

@marioaliberto3.bsky.social claims he's having a summer of silly stories, but they're still gut punches. And amazing. And utterly hilarious. Genius!! @maudlinhouse.bsky.social is such a perfect home for this one!

Currently reading this gorgeous book by @fionamckay.bsky.social!!!!

ICYMI: I know social media is a wreck nowadays, but this story has the words "TONGUE DART" and "FARTBOX" in one sentence, and if that's the legacy I leave, so be it. @maudlinhouse.bsky.social maudlinhouse.net/when-the-guy...

Stunned and thrilled to be a Best of the Net finalist for "Girl Locks," published in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social. Thank you, @wendyoleson.bsky.social, @maureenlangloss.bsky.social , @amystuber.com, and Star Su for giving my story such a loving home. splitlipthemag.com/flash/0524/c...

Today is @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social launch day! I’m celebrating with my micro “The Devil You Don’t Know” - originally published in The Ilanot Review.

"“I just need to get on the plane sober,” I said finishing my seltzer. “If I don’t drink by ten a.m., I don’t drink at all.” “Good. You don’t want a repeat of your daughter’s fifth birthday party.” Another dazzler from the amazing @marioaliberto3.bsky.social maudlinhouse.net/when-the-guy...

This is such a damn stunner. Love it!

So many great lines to quote from this story, many maybe not appropriate to share here. But this will give you an idea of the story’s tone. “Ah, I’m a teetotaller myself!” Reynolds said sliding off the bar. He tapped a nostril. “Except the odd snoot toot of Columbian booger sugar.” Just read it!

New flash at one of my faves @maudlinhouse.bsky.social !!! Stuck in an airport lounge with Ryan Reynolds and try to stay sober! WHEN THE GUY WHO PLAYED DEADPOOL WAS MY AA SPONSOR. Aiming to get at least one laugh out of you! maudlinhouse.net/when-the-guy...