Dan Crawley
@danbillyc.bsky.social
Straight Down the Road (Ad Hoc Fiction) | The Wind, It Swirls (Cowboy Jamboree Press) | Blur (Cowboy Jamboree Press). Writing appears in very nice places like Pithead Chapel, Best Small Fictions, Gone Lawn, 100 Word Story, Flash Frog, Atticus Review.
"Her perfumed, plaited hair shone bright under the dizzying ballroom light, as brassy as the trumpets swinging on the enormous stage,...." Wow, this powerful, brilliantly written micro by @cherylpappas.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Cheryl Pappas@cherylpappas.bsky.social · 8h agoMy story "What Is Missing" appears in the Cincinnati Review today. www.cincinnatireview.com/micros/what-...
I am here to say that this is one of THE best collection of short stories that’s come down the pike in a long time! @sabrinahicks.bsky.social strikes words together and creates 🔥. Get yourself a copy, and send one to a friend. It’s that good!
"When it comes to what we send, more and more nowadays, I come back to the question 'what makes your writing unique?'" So many brilliant insights in this craft article by @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 2d agoMy #CraftArticle for August is a reflection of my thoughts from doing the @welkinpress.bsky.social Genre Prize longlisting. What makes a piece a no, what to think about to turn it into a yes: prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/pick-me-pi...
"Ever less reverend, Reverend William put a tempting apple in a bucket, and hoisted it up." Big love for this tiny gem by @kawalker.bsky.social in @welkinpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · yesterdayShortlisted in the Joy Prize, "Behold the Adam and Eve of Huntingfield" by @kawalker.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
ICYMI: Pithead Chapel's EiC on writing style trends she's noticed, a story that exemplifies the journal's goals, specific things that stop a “nearly” story getting accepted and the decision-making process at the journal.
The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage.bsky.social · 5mo agoIn The Village editor Kim Magowan talks about what it's like to edit Pithead Chapel. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/intro-...
"Ivy’s teenage daughter overheard us, and at the next daily destruction, she went outside with her Doc Martens laces trailing behind." This brilliant micro by @chelseastickle.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Chelsea Stickle@chelseastickle.bsky.social · 3d agoThrilled to have a new micro in Boudin about rage and community! This story came from @smokelong.bsky.social Summer. thereview.mcneese.edu/and-she-stil...
"How much do I really know about you, the wedding ring sitting new and uneasy on my ring finger; you returned from the bathroom at that club in Ibiza with red lipstick on your collar and said it was mine." This is extraordinary writing by @lorisambolbrody.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Lori Sambol Brody@lorisambolbrody.bsky.social · 4d agoNew story in Boudin! thereview.mcneese.edu/olives/
July stats: 634 received 10 accepted 1.58% acceptance rate We're open. We pay. Guidelines > www.trampset.org/submissions
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"What happened to Joulupukki after giving Toivo his present on stage." Wow. How this story is put together. Brilliance by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social in @welkinpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 3d agoShortlisted in the History Prize, "The things we did not see on Christmas Eve in Calumet, Michigan, 1913" by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
"You, of bark and roots and roar. You remember the seeding. The flowering." My lord, this perfect piece of writing by @karenc.bsky.social in @welkinpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 4d agoShortlisted in the Earth Prize, "The Boy Wraps His Arms Around You" by @karenc.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
August Submissions Open Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.
August Submissions Open
Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.
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The doors to KikWorld™ open in 10 days. Get your ticket to enter this surreal, sublime, sexy & unsettling land today. @kiklodge.bsky.social @jeromefage.bsky.social www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
The Bully in My Pillow | Stanchion
A man walks into a bar with an Erection Taser™ his girlfriend has made him wear. A grieving mother clings to the memory of her son’s imaginary friend. A Foley artist recreates the soundtrack of his sp...
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We want your stories! The 2026 Larry Brown Short Story Award is officially open for submissions 1st prize: $500 Guest judge: Deesha Philyaw More info: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
It'd mean everything to me if you preorder my book. But definitely pick up some other Malarkey titles. They're all amazing reads 💙💙💙
Malarkey@malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 4d agoWill’s book comes out in April and it is beautiful. As it’s our first book of strictly flash fiction we are offering a flash sale. Code AFTERLASTCALL gets 50% off anything in our store today only (8/1/26). Great day to preorder Will’s book but the code will also work on all of our other titles!
Our 1st issue back after break is 🔥. Featuring @mitchkates.bsky.social @ewenglass.bsky.social Ben Starr @emilyrinkema.bsky.social Jason Davidson, Claire Lee, Pravin Vemuri, Lorrie Ness @thaddevassie.bsky.social & @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social! www.trampset.org
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🚨There’s still time to haunt us, but our call for ghost stories closes tomorrow night at midnight pst! 👻⏰
Flash Frog@flashfrog.bsky.social · last mo.Haunt us! flash-frog.com/submit/
"I crouch down and turn over a card and explain how it’s all about counting, about strategy, about knowing when to bump your opponents, and when to leave them alone." I love the brilliant storytelling by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Emily Rinkema@emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 5d agoI have a story in @trampset.bsky.social (I have been wanting to type that for so long)! Thanks to my potatoes for all the feedback. Hope you enjoy “The Night the Mongols Arrive to Sack the City” www.trampset.org/post/the-nig...
This month's #FromTheCoursesMouth features brilliant-sounding things from @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @jmgatford.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social @rgvaughan.bsky.social @bendinggenres.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social @marthawrites.bsky.social: fromthecoursesmouth.substack.com/p/august-sep...
August / September 26: Upcoming courses, workshops & events
Here’s what’s coming up from your your friendly neighbourhood freelancers, lit mags and awesome independents over the next couple of months.
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Coming to a Monday near you!! 🐈⬛✨🐈⬛ @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social is open for submissions: Artwork for our cover and/or to accompany published pieces of fiction. Fiction with 6 sentences and no more than 400 words. gooseberry-pie.com/submissions/
Submissions - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Submissions Submission Guidelines Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine publishes fiction with exactly six-sentences and no more than 400 words. Title does not count as one of the six sentences or towards the w...
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We're open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #submissionsopen #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We look forward to reading your words.
Submission Guidelines
We publish short stories, including translations, of up to 2,500 words that have not previously appeared elsewhere, either in print or online (including your own blog and social media). We offer th…
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