Wow, it's not every day you wind up on the same list as #writers like Lydia Davis, Amy Hempel, George Saunders, @kathyfish.bsky.social and @kimchinquee.bsky.social #flashfiction writingworkshops.com/blogs/news/f...

"This immediately lends a feeling of significance for the story you’re about to tell. It indicates this day is special." A great article about sychronicity from the marvellous @kathyfish.bsky.social - apparently this is a week for juxtaposition as I'm teaching a workshop on this on Thursday!!

Synchronicity & Juxtaposition: Dramatically Setting Your Flash in Motion open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

I’m so touched and honored by this mention in this excellent survey of flash fiction by Gary Lippmann in Literary Hub. More here: lithub.com/micro-sudden...

Thank goodness I'm coordinating so I can be there - seats are going fast! @kathyfish.bsky.social @sfreligh.bsky.social and @joybaglio.bsky.social

It's filling up!

Is someone able to add me and @gwenekirby.bsky.social to the Smokelong contributor list? I was an early editor for them as well! 💙

"Flash fiction lends itself so well to innovation and experimentation, it’s no wonder it is similarly well-suited to the less common narrative approaches." I love what @kathyfish.bsky.social writes about in The Use of Second Person in Flash Fiction post! 💙💙💙

"Direct and compelling, it is the literary equivalent of making good eye contact." Really interesting wee essay. I've got a piece coming out later this year at New Writing Scotland that's deeply personal - delving into my anxieties around memory - and using second person was key to unlocking it...

one of my goals for this year is to find a home for my novel in second person...

"Direct and compelling, it is the literary equivalent of making good eye contact." Such a good craft article from @kathyfish.bsky.social on using second person in flash fiction. I want to try out the prompt in here straightaway but I have to work 😒 so saving this for a future date 🤩

Pay Attention: The Use of Second Person in Flash Fiction open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

Brilliant micro by @sharontelfer.bsky.social as highlighted in @kathyfish.bsky.social newsletter. theshortstory.co.uk/microfiction...

ms. rachel is WEAK on the economy

Great review! So looking forward to this collection by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social 💙

These pieces are outstanding. @kathyfish.bsky.social is the poet laureate of prose.

"To be time blind is to be forever stuck in the present. I call it living in the Now. Maintenant. / Though in truth I am living in both the now and the then." Stunning work from @kathyfish.bsky.social - just constantly blown away by Kathy's writing: bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

Looks gorgeous @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social Everyone should read SALT CITY RUNAWAY!

There will be two new posts on the website tomorrow, but before then, we highly recommend you read this brilliant short story by our dear contributor Kathy Fish (@kathyfish.bsky.social), "A Thousand Perfect Strangers," published in @smokelong.bsky.social. www.smokelong.com/stories/a-th...

Good gravy! Absolutely astonishing, right on time work by @kathyfish.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social !! Do not miss them. bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

“I am cradling my grandmother. I am rocking her against my bony chest. I am ten years old and she is fat, squalling, inconsolable. She knows who I am, but she cannot be consoled.” — Time Can Do So Much @kathyfish.bsky.social | @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

“If you are sad or depressed, obey. A sulky beauty or a gloomy genius should obey. This means you should obey. The quicker the better. With snap and accuracy.” — The Good Soldier @kathyfish.bsky.social | @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

‘Which is to say, this is a complete fiction.’ Always admire @kathyfish.bsky.social‘s writing so much on a sentence-level. Two new ones in @bulbregion.bsky.social 🫡 bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

"Nobody will thank you. You try to endure dust and dirt." And: "What she means is, unlike time, I cannot be managed." I love these pieces of brilliance by @kathyfish.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social 💙💙💙

This is making me wish I had kept me Girl Scout Handbook from better times. @kathyfish.bsky.social @bulbregion.bsky.social

“Think about this: You will never do anything. Think about this: A pure mind cannot endure. Obey. The quicker the better.” — “I may be making this all up. I mean I definitely am. Which is to say …” ♥️ these, Kathy @kathyfish.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

"To be time blind is to be forever stuck in the present. I call it living in the Now. Maintenant." Showstopping work from @kathyfish.bsky.social. I love both of these new stories, but of course the time-bendy one is my favorite. The format & emotion are perfectly paired. @bulbregion.bsky.social

"Because time is one-dimensional and space is three-dimensional. Because time is the plate and space, the long hallway. Because love is a wolf." Find two new great micros by the one and only Kathy Fish (@kathyfish.bsky.social) in The Bulb Region today. bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

So thrilled to have two new pieces published in The Bulb Region today. What a gorgeous journal! Thanks to editor Sarp Sozdinler! 💙

Check it out, fam: contributor @kathyfish.bsky.social published a piece in Frigg inspired by David Copperfield! buff.ly/NzMHMut

Thank you, @splitlipthemag.bsky.social 💙💙💙

On this Trans Day of Visibility, I would just like to say that trans rights are human rights and that celebrating the trans community as a part of all communities enriches every one of us.

SO many great options at Stanchion (even mine)! 🧡

“Because she loved yogurt and didn’t know what she would otherwise eat for breakfast, Penny was afraid of becoming lactose intolerant. Once a teenager, Penny was afraid of being phobic …” Penny’s Phobias + 1 by @kimmagowan.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...

“Somebody posted on Facebook about the town finally replacing a square of sidewalk that had retained a stubborn prop blood stain all those years, like a badge of honor. We hit like, love.” @eileentomarchio.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/They-Filmed-...

Going to see Project Hail Mary with our two sons today. Have not read the book, but it looks like a fun popcorn movie, which is exactly what I need right now. 🍿🧑‍🚀🎬

The more time you can spend around creatives who value kindness and equal rights, the better. It can feel isolating to believe in those things right now, but even those of us who are islands in hostile waters are not alone. There is an archipelago of artistry and compassion if you just reach out.

WHEN THE DISCOURSE IS CURSED AND THE TAKES AT THEIR WORST, THAT'S AMOOOOREEEEEEE

I've found the cure for my insomnia! I just have to work myself physically and mentally to the point of exhaustion every day and I sleep like a 👶! Who knew???

Hey friends, if you’re signed up for THIS Saturday’s 3-in-90 workshop, you will have received your Webex link at the time of registration. Please locate it now and come ready to write at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday! If you can’t find it, let me know, and I will happily re-send it to you!

Can you write? OK, but can you publish? OK, but can you promote? OK, but can you fend off existential dread?

Hey friends, my FINAL 3-in-90 workshop for this round is THIS Saturday, March 21st, from 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern. Still a few spaces available if you want to join us! We’ll be looking at ORIGINALITY in Flash Fiction, and some ways to achieve it. www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...

Hey friends, my FINAL 3-in-90 workshop for this round is THIS Saturday, March 21st, from 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern. Still a few spaces available if you want to join us! We’ll be looking at ORIGINALITY in Flash Fiction, and some ways to achieve it. www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...

Okay. I've been working all damned day. Time to pour a glass of wine and watch the Oscars. Have I already missed the red carpet show?? 🍷

Maybe the best moment of the writing life, getting to here.

There's huge value in saying, fuck it, I'm just going to write what I want to write, the way I want to write it.

New interview with Emma Burnett about all things writing & her upcoming novella, EX PARTUM! Also links to Emma's stories in @mythaxis.bsky.social , @unchartedmag.bsky.social , @radonjournal.bsky.social & @northerngravy.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @atthisarts.com

Name a more iconic trio!! Make you wanna slap your mama! Nancy Stohlman, @pamelapainter.bsky.social and @kathyfish.bsky.social !! lithub.com/very-short-s...

Today's must read from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social 💙

Wow, a HUGE list! Way to go, @splitlipthemag.bsky.social fam! 💙💙💙