A #haiku of mine, published in 'Tea - All the Time It Takes' haiku anthology put together by Denise Fontaine-Pincince after the funeral - a single cup of tea

Just a bit of notice that I’ll be leading a beginners’ in-person #workshop in #haiku #poetry as part of this year’s Intl Litfest in #Dublin, @ilfdublin.bsky.social. It takes place on Sun 17/5 at 3pm and will include a ginko / walk around Merrion Square. (Cost €18/16). ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Beautiful writing. A heartbreaker. Take a read.

I love when there's humour in these tiny stories. Take a read.

Didn't make it into @natflashfictionday.bsky.social this year, but I am looking forward to reading all the stories in June.

Delighted to have 50 words on 50-word stories today. Fly with Icarus Rises. fiftywordstories.com

blackbird its yellow beak pierces its own dark shadow tumbling over a tree's dark shadow pink cherry blossom mud dark wave... flash of sunlight on a cormorant's back

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A #haiku of mine long-listed on The Haiku Foundation's Zoo themed Haiku Dialogue in March. panda enclosure — not everything is black and white (Read more of the long-listed haiku here thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog... )

Interesting prompt/guidelines for this one! Free with prizes - take a chance and write.

"My first love made it" by @livabegglen.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction

Not been published yet? Here's a worthwhile punt.

Calling all writers: can you write a story in 75 words? Exactly 75 words? Paragraph Planet has been publishing one #story every day since 2008. Submit today! (Oh and please share) www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php

Today’s poem is called ‘The Question’.

#SUBMISSIONS are still open for our next edition. ‘MIDSUMMER’ full details : blink-ink.org/current-subm... #writers #flashfiction Spread the word!

A #haiku of mine published in the Covid edition of Cicada's Cry in 2020 my morning blackbird sings in the garden lilac; I know all the notes.

Take a read of this shivery-weird story from Faye Brinsmead up on today's Paragraph Planet.

Currently you can find this story on the Yesterday Page www.paragraphplanet.com/yesterday.php

Learn to haiku this summer. Take a walk with Maeve in May.

Happy to have this little note up on @paragraphplanet.bsky.social for the 10th of April. Please take a read of Entanglement. No strings attached! www.paragraphplanet.com

Could you manage a 0.75 drabble (or a 1.5 dribble) - a midrabble? Send it to @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

Welkin me up! These workshops will be informative and fun - check them out.

Delighted to have my #senryu included in this, the inaugural issue of Only Human : retirement — I listen to the tick of my new clock Lots more interesting pieces within - go check it out! #haiku

You never know what you'll be inspired to write, if you don't get in the bin! I recommend a try.

the bedroom beckons — I long for your warm embrace electric blanket #senryu of mine published in Failed Haiku Issue 92 #haiku

This is a brilliant read. Worth some minutes of your time (especially if you are waiting for a train).

I'm in! Join Jo.

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Delightful postcard piece from @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social . Zoom in and take a read.

late spring landing in the rugby pitch — the last Brent geese A #haiku of mine accepted by @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social for their Signs of Spring Issue

Today is the big day! Join us for the 2026 Solitary Daisy Haiku Contest! Please read the instructions carefully and submit using the form on the website by April 4th. thesolitarydaisy.ca/haiku-contest/

Two great stories. I'm not surprised it was too difficult to chose between them! Take a read.

So many levels in this. Take a read.

#haiku these warming days one red maple leaf hangs on, doubting the season One of mine from Folk Ku 6 @kingriverpress.bsky.social How will seasonal references, traditional in haiku, fare in the maelstrom of climate change. You can read the rest of the issue here kingriverpress.com/wp-content/u...

For the day that's in it #MothersDay #haiku This one of mine made it into the current Kokako Issue 44 another whist drive my mother, at eighty-five doesn't miss a trick

Delighted to have a "Signs of Spring" #haiku included in this @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social Issue.

Submit your #haiku and #microfiction to the lovely people of The Hoolet's Nook. (Until the 31st of March)

I love reading and writing these Prompted Stories from @trashcatlit.bsky.social - they spiral off in such unexpected ways.

Dull winter morning even the sun finds it hard to rise A #haiku of mine published in The Cicada's Cry Winter 2019 Edition

Reminder: submissions close tomorrow (Sunday, March 8) on the theme of Signs of Spring. Details here: thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g... #haiku #senryu #haikusubmissions

"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it." Apparently this is Brandolini's Law - I am inordinately pleased with it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandol...

In celebration of World Book Day, here’s a poem called ‘Book Group’.

low sunlight glimmers -- stitching the clouds together a skein of Brent geese #haiku of mine (published in Seashores Issue 10)

Soup kitchen heart wrencher (but not soupy). From @kiklodge.bsky.social in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social Take a read.

Submissions for the Mini Bin are now OPEN. Send us your best micros before 8pm (UK Time) on the 10th March. Make 'em short, make 'em sharp, make 'em story. 50-175 words, any genre. trashcatlit.com/microfiction...

A opportunity for kidlit writers. Great workshop/feedback prizes for a 50 words or fewer story. Open on the 2nd and 3rd of March only. @nimblewitlit.bsky.social - might be of interest to your followers? viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/07/h...

Interesting thread on how AI can't correctly answer what appears to be a simple question.

Want to be part of a reading team?

Sell your soul? Read this first. Fantastic piece by @therelphian.bsky.social

We want to see more #microfiction and #shortpoetry with a speculative edge. Check out our Fables & Folklore and Mystic & Magic tags for inspiration. We'd love it if you shared this post—it helps a lot! ✍️🦉💫🧜‍♀️ www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... #submissioncall #writingcommunity #fables #folklore