One of my favourite pieces by my favourite poet (and bae) @kathrynreese.bsky.social in my favourite litmag @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

As we head into the weekend, spend a few moments reading this quiet, musical little piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social. And if you like it, say "coo-ee!" in the comments! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

"It’s the perfect place for our imperfect girl." This is such a moving, aching story! @anniejowrites.bsky.social in Craft. www.craftliterary.com/2025/09/19/t...

⚡️Fast Flash Review: Other Household Toxins by Christopher Allen. @christopherallen.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social

“take stock: a cut on your chin, split lip bleeding salt into salt” 🌊 This was the first story I read in the queue and I fell in love with its watery and wild vibes. @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!

Begin the week with this triumphant micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in Issue 2. Read 'Surfer Girl' here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

"Schrodinger's Sadness" is a beautiful exploration of grief and the unique, even weird ways we deal with it. Mileva's piece will stay with you for a long time. Do read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Happening this weekend! Will you be there or be a quadrilateral? 😁

As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

If you're craving some perspective today, do read @juniper-writing.bsky.social's beautiful non-fiction, "Petrichor Dreaming." In Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Time to respond to forwarded Diwali messages with some other forwarded messages. #HappyDiwali

"How to Skip a Rock Across the Pacific"--a deep meditative piece about skipping stones and human connection by @mattleibel.bsky.social. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

#namjooning in old stationery shops is my favorite!

ICYMI, this is on the 25th of October, 9pm EST. Don’t forget to calculate your respective time zone!

"Up and Down" by Divya Durgadas-an evocative, triumphant piece of fiction. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

This is stunning! @eliseblackwell.bsky.social at @wigleaf.bsky.social ❤️‍🩹

Good news, everyone! Literary Namjooning's first ever flash reading and open mic's happening soon! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

It’s that time of the year when I get extreme anxiety over one-string or two-string consistency of sugar syrup. #iykyk #Diwali2025

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, do take a moment to rest and read this powerful (and very appropriate for today) non-fiction by @tracieadams.bsky.social. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

“I buy a pen and a lottery ticket at the tabacchi in town, pause in front of notebooks and magnets, faded postcards of the city, Macerata scrawled across them, ready to be postmarked.” A wonderful vicarious wander by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Hooray, @maxpasakorn.bsky.social!!! 💜💜💜

"Daylight Savings" by @jackiegoyette.bsky.social--a delightful non-fiction piece exploring an Italian town along with the author's introspection on seasons and impermanence. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

"Dog" by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social--a brilliant, breathless meditation about humans and dogs, desires, and what happiness really means. Read Here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

October card pull. This is…good? Can I breathe easy for a bit?

Thank you so much, @jhhwriter.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social and @lumchanmfa.bsky.social for picking the weirdest queer-ass story I have ever written. It was such a thrill to win this contest. Thanks for pinging this round again 🧡🏳️‍🌈

Previously published or unpublished, fiction or nonfiction (or anything in between), 250 words or fewer, deadline Nov 15. The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

"Responsible adulthood has been wobbling since you died, your absence a silence that keeps finding new rooms." Feeling this in my bones. @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social ❤️‍🩹

“For this slice of afternoon, like a perfectly tart orange slice, the freedom to trickle is not only okay, but beloved.” Settle into this quiet afternoon scene and the bodies that inhabit it. Quiet and gorgeous by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Yeah Nah is on again next week! Thurs 2 Oct 7pm Melb time, hosted by the amazing @kathrynreese.bsky.social this time. Rego link in quote skeet 🧡

On the surface, this nonfiction piece by @maxpasakorn.bsky.social seems like a peek into their cozy weekend, but there's so much simmering beneath it. Case in point--the line we've picked. So powerful! Read "Restful Self-Portrait" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... #namjooning

"The Now of All Things" by Francine Witte is a beautiful, aching moment between a recently separated couple. The details the narrator now notices are brilliant. This is a must-read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/th…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

A gecko on a canvas, its moves rising and depressing. The canvas is askew, but it's still art. Brilliant use of metaphor told from a unique POV. Read "Come Alive Again" by @saipradhan.bsky.social in Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/co…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

A runaway mother buys a hardware store and what happens next is you're nodding along saying "omfg, yes" all the way till the end. Belinda Rowe stuns with "Flying the Nest" in Issue 2. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/fl…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

A runaway mother buys a hardware store and what happens next is you're nodding along saying "omfg, yes" all the way till the end. Belinda Rowe stuns with "Flying the Nest" in Issue 2. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/fl…#namjooningn#namjooningbutliteraryry

ICYMI, Our 2nd issue is out now. Take a short break, dig in, and breathe with these pieces. #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

"out here it’s either a corn year or a bean year and nothing about the flat-as-a-pancake terrain allows anything to sneak up on you." Love how this soars with hope and beauty @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Rest well with this restful nonfiction piece on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 💕 Poetry reader and contributor @maxpasakorn.bsky.social published this lovely self portrait in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social: buff.ly/W50Nfl0

"I need to sneak out of my own bed just to get downstairs and actually do the things that I need to do, so many things that a normal person should do without having to worry about a dog" Love! @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

"She wallpapered the hallways with notes in every color of the rainbow—you got this, i believe in you, you are stronger than you think." Stunning @tracieadams.bsky.social I'll never see a sticky note in the same way. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

"you stand while this whole world whirls around you, muscles you didn’t know you had singing a wild chorus" What a gem @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

"I tell you that wait is a future word, and I’d appreciate you not using it." Stunning story. Nobody writes breakups like @francinewitte.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

2 years ago, this day, my sister was taken to the hospital and she never came home. The hurt gets worse with every passing year. She had so much she wanted to do.

It's a rainy Saturday morning here in Singapore. Staying in and taking in all the lovely comments we're getting about Issue 2. Have you read it yet? literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/issue-2 #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Inviting you for a brief 🌿 respite from these times with my little story that's out today at @lit-namjooning.bsky.social Thank you to the editors for letting it share space in this issue. And thnx @smokelong.bsky.social where I drafted this piece 💞 literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

MUCH GRATITUDE TO @jenwithwords.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and all the WONDERFUL EDITORS AT LITERARY NAMJOONING for including "Sticky Notes for a Downcast Soul" in Issue 2 literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/sticky-notes-for-a-downcast-soul-by-tracie-adams

Thanks to Hema Nataraju, Lakshmi Iyer, and @lumchanmfa.bsky.social for including my new story in this fantastic new issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social alongside many great pieces! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

📢📢 Issue 2 is LIVE! Chock-full of literary deliciousness. We hope you will enjoy (and share!) literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/issue-2 #namjooning #happyrmday

I have a microfic in the latest issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social about rain, loneliness & a forest I know. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/... Thanks to the awesome team at Literary Namjooning for being the perfect home for this strange small piece of my heart ❤️