Sooo excited to have my tiny story, “We Don’t Meet in Buda” selected for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology! Huge thanks to judge @dsuess.bsky.social and to the wonderful @lynnmundell.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social for nominating my story! ❤️❤️❤️

“I listened along with Wilbur and we didn’t move. We felt her closeness and I felt the stories that came from her, that have inspired me to write.” Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️

Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time. open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...

“A life is looped yarn and slipped knots, chains and accidents.” Stunning work by @melostrom.bsky.social. Love the warmth and fear that buzz in this brilliant piece!

My only published work from 2025, but I've been writing a new novel for the last two years, so I'm giving myself a pass. This story took me five years and two days to write. I'm happy with how it came out in the end.

"With vivid, biting images and telling details, Bidar gestures at the deeper currents guiding her characters' lives." Lovely article @pw.org Literary MagNet about terrific writer @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social & 5 lit mags she's in. Can't wait to receive my copy of her book Pardon Me For Moonwalking.

NEWS! My story collection I'm Glad You Didn't Drown Yourself will be published with BOA Editions in 2027.

These wonderful writing prompts! Thank you, @kathyfish.bsky.social!❤️

We can't believe it! We're featured on @chillsubs.bsky.social's A Damn Good Read - Best Lit Mags of 2025 list 😁 The biggest THANK YOU to the Chill Subs team💕 Find the AMAZING list here: buff.ly/wdDPG8w

Omg!!! I know him!! I’m so happy, Jonathan! So incredibly well-deserved! The Lowest Basin is one of the best collection I’ve read!

"I’m in the drive-thru, next in line to order burgers, behind some giant, bougie SUV with a vanity plate I’m trying to decipher." Contributor @sabrinahicks.bsky.social published a story in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/OblBK2c

Got to see Colter Wall and Kade Hoffman sing last night. Western music is alive and well.

Mail day! Can’t wait to read this by @vanwinkle.bsky.social and avoid holiday shopping!

"I hate how we have to film every asshole to hold them accountable for their shittiness. And then the pile on comments..." LOVE this whipcrack of a story about impotent rage by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 🤯⚡ www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks

I say, "Grandma, I'm moving away. To the east coast." She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?" Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?" Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social

Going to see him live Wednesday! I can’t wait. My listening age is 27. I’m going to put my new year of birth down on everything.

“When the guy starts to inch up, I’m ready. I’m so ready. I’ve been waiting for this asshole all my life.” @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks

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What a gorgeous issue of @stanchion.bsky.social! Brilliant writing and photography. I’m so honored to be in this “Best of”issue!

"And you’re probably wondering why I’m telling you this story, and honestly, I don’t know – because it’s not true." Love this brilliant micro by @karenc.bsky.social!

Woke up to this amazing news! Honored and grateful. Thank you, @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and @mooncityreview.bsky.social! Huge congrats to my fellow nominees! 🎉🎉🎉

“ he sticks his head out of his window and shouts into the microphone, “Speak-ida Ingles!” like the prick he is” YES!!! 🙌 @sabrinahicks.bsky.social nailed it with this brilliant rant @bullshitlit.bsky.social!

"When the guy starts to inch up, I’m ready. I’m so ready." Big love for this story by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 💙💙💙

I will do another 15 prompts leading up to the end of 2025, (another tired old year), but you can try these ones if you haven’t already! With love & gratitude, ~Kathy 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

“I’ve been waiting for this asshole all my life.” Oh, gosh, I love this one by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥

Care to celebrate the Oxford (compound) word of the year, Rage Bait, with a story I wrote about assholes? Read the rage here in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! Thank you, Veronica! www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks

Care to celebrate the Oxford (compound) word of the year, Rage Bait, with a story I wrote about assholes? Read the rage here in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! Thank you, Veronica! www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks

May I suggest your next spin? Give my new book, COUNT THE DUST, a whirl. Out now from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social: a.co/d/iKEse4P

Ah that last line!! Love this by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social

The blurbs are in! 🥵 We’ve got some killer books out now/coming soon from @vanwinkle.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social @kevingrauke.bsky.social @fbereaud.bsky.social @johnwaddy.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @jdclappwrites.bsky.social Stay tuned and support indie lit!

One week until COUNT THE DUST lands on Earth. Look for it December 2nd from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social...

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Good morning, Cactus wren.

Back to hiking in cooler weather.

"Her mom says heaven is a perfect place, a place where everything Claire ever wished would come true." Missed this beauty by the wonderful @kelliborges2.bsky.social! Love it Kelli!

I had the pleasure of reading an early copy and I can attest to its coolness. Love Burke's writing! Available today!

🌊🌊COVER REVEAL🌊🌊 My debut novel I'M THE UNDERTOW drops 05.05.2026! (Fun pre-order campaign coming after the new year!)

It’s back 😏 Nominate Your Favorite Lit Mags of 2025 through this form ⬇️ www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... Let’s love on some editors, folks. They freakin’ deserve it!

Hey, vote for us! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... @chillsubs.bsky.social

“When she’s not looking, I fly toward open fields.” Beautiful micro by @bsherm36.bsky.social

I could REALLY use more orders of Issue 20. SRSLY. This is a celebration of 5 years of a magazine that pays, prints, nominates for awards, fulfills orders immediately, doesn't charge fees or ask for donations & champions its contributors. Here's what's inside the anniversary issue stanchionzine.com

Tucson at night 😍

Death by microplastics

We’ll be reopening for submissions for an unthemed issue tomorrow We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words

It’s been six months since the release of my debut collection, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.

Early Christmas shopping for the cat lovers I know! The photography is spectacular! By Jeff Bogle @stanchion.bsky.social 😻

Need a gift for a cat lover? Consider my book—the world's first travel guide for the cat obsessed! Photos & stories & travel intel from Japan to Turkey, Peru to Iceland, Morocco to Croatia, lots of cat cafes, & so much more! It's BOGO 50% off right now! amzn.to/49dWAnt

So excited for this!! 🔥🎉

Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed. Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish." bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...