Submitted my 500 word story to the NQW contest for Oct. Looking forward to reading everyone's stories!
Barb DeMoney
@bdemoney.bsky.social
Writing contest goblin! A wife and mother of two, who loves writing in many different genres, but mainly romance, horror, comedies, suspense/thrillers and mysteries. She also enjoys hiking, concerts, yoga, reading and dogs.
I am pleased to announce that my second chance romance story Under the Strobe Lights was published today by Sweet Cute Magazine. I hope you enjoy it!
My story The Taste of Olives was published today by Sudden Flash. It is a sad, reflective short story I wrote a while back. Hope you enjoy it! yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...
The Taste of Olives
Suddenly, she was eating olives.
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I just submitted my 300 word wholesome horror story for the monthly Whimsy contest. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's stories once we can share them!
I'm please to announce that my short horror story A Good Host was a finalist for a Halloween horror contest at Flash Phantoms. You can see all the finalists stories here: www.flashphantoms.net/halloween-co... Or here is the picture and a screenshot of my story below.
I just submitted my 500-word rhyming story for this challenge. It was fun to write a comedy this time around! Good luck to all my friends who joined. I look forward to reading lots of stories!
NYC Midnight@nycmidnight.bsky.social · last mo.The 1st Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2026 is underway! View the list of writers, prompt assignments, and a countdown until the submission deadline at nycmidnight.co/3Tc93lY. Best of luck to the 1,400+ writers participating over the next five days!
Just submitted my 500 word rhyming story. Had fun getting to write a comedy this time around! Looking forward to reading everyone's stories!
NYC Midnight@nycmidnight.bsky.social · last mo.The 1st Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2026 is underway! View the list of writers, prompt assignments, and a countdown until the submission deadline at nycmidnight.co/3Tc93lY. Best of luck to the 1,400+ writers participating over the next five days!
I'm excited to announce my story Operation Bromance finished in the top 16 stories for its genre!
I'm happy to see my story Operation Bromance advanced to the final showdown in the writing contest I entered at Writing Battle. I will find out if it advances from the Top 64 on Sunday.
Excited that my story Better Than the Bus received the Cupid's Choice for August for being the most read and engaged with story in its category.
I just submitted my story for this month's Whimsy contest. Good luck to everyone!
Happy to announce my short Romance story Under the Strobe Lights will be published in Sweet Cute Magazine in October.
I'm very pleased to announce that my story Under the Strobe Lights was accepted for publication by Sweet Cute Magazine! I really like this story and am excited for it to be published on Oct. 12th!
My funny little 250-word short story An Unexpected Ambush was published today. Please give it a read. I bet it will make you smile! qb.foofaraw.press
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I am excited to announce that my short RomCom Better Than the Bus was published today by @micromancemagazine.bsky.social If you have a minute or two, please give it a read. I hope it will brighten your day and make you smile! :) substack.com/home/post/p-...
Better Than A Bus
By Barb DeMoney
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I am excited to announce I started an Amazon author page. It lists all of the anthologies I have been published in. Please check it out and follow me: www.amazon.com/author/barbd...
Barb DeMoney: books, biography, latest update
Follow Barb DeMoney and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Barb DeMoney Author Page.
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I was really excited to see my suspense/thriller short story Beyond the Dunes came in 2nd for my group in the NYCM flash fiction contest! Now I get to move on to round 2!
My copy of Dream a Little Dream With Me arrived today. My story is a summer meet cute story (When Things Finally Click) about a home owner and locksmith, that I wrote for the summer KissMet Quarterly. It is the fourth anthology I've been included in now by them. @micromancemagazine.bsky.social
So happy for my friend, Natalie who won not only 2nd but also 3rd place in this contest! Congrats Natalie! 🎉
Natalie Writes On@nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 4mo agoIs this real life? Second **and** Third in the @bwgroundtable.bsky.social 2026 Short Story contest judged by @susankayequinn.bsky.social? And @averyother.bsky.social is on the podium with me *again*? Chuffed. Floored. Tickled. Ecstatic.
My friend, Cris and I had our short stories published today in the summer KissMet Quarterly titled Dream a Little Dream With Me. My story is When Things Finally Click and Cris wrote Pink Sands. www.amazon.com/KissMet-Quar...
KissMet Quarterly: Dream A Little Dream With Me
Amazon.com: KissMet Quarterly: Dream A Little Dream With Me eBook : Quarterly , KissMet, Beach, Luci, Taylor, Marie , Cabrera , Cristina, Liles, Adele, DeMoney , Barb, Beckett, Mina, Schwartz , Demi, Black, Mickey, Chow, Charly: Kindle Store
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My story Just Outside the Frame was accepted for the Shine On Harvest Moon autumn KissMet Quarterly anthology!
When an act of courage sparks an unlikely friendship, whispered conversations through prison walls become something worth risking everything for. "What We Whisper Through Walls" by @bdemoney.bsky.social Please check it out at the Garage: literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...
What We Whisper Through Walls | Literary Garage
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Literary Garage@literarygarage.bsky.social · 4mo agoSome survive prison by staying invisible. Chloe keeps her head down, follows the rules & counts the days until release. Rachel does the opposite What We Whisper Through Walls by Barb DeMoney is a story about loyalty, love & finding the courage to be seen. literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...
My opposites attract short story What We Whisper Through Walls was published today. literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...
What We Whisper Through Walls | Literary Garage
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My story Blizzards and Barstools received the Cupid's Choice award for the month of May with Micromance Magazine! Yay!
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Two-Story Writing Challenge on July 30th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/two-story
Two-Story Writing Challenge — nycmidnight
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.
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I’m so happy to share my YA short story Rearranging the Stars that was published today. It's my favorite story that I've written so far. It's about a socially anxious teen who relies on routines, but learns something new about herself. I hope you like it. lunchticket.org/rearranging-...
Rearranging the Stars - Lunch Ticket
Rearranging the Stars is a young adult piece by writer Barb DeMoney about two people meeting for the first time in a school cafeteria.
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I'm pleased to announce my opposites attract short story What We Whisper Through Walls came in the top 64 for its genre and I'm even happier that it has been accepted for publication and will be published by Literary Garage in the next few weeks or months.
I'm happy to announce my sweet RomCom (a meet-cute at a hotel in Upstate NY during a blizzard) is out today at Micromance Magazine. You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/microman... hope you enjoy it!
Blizzards and Barstools
By Barb DeMoney
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I entered into the 2500-word Verdant Owl competition at Writing Battle and found out today that my story will be advancing to the final showdown. The top 10 stories in each group advance and mine came in 7th. I also received a poetic prose trophy.
