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Dawn Tasaka Steffler@dawnsteffler.bsky.social · last wk.

Ghost Parachute has a monster of an issue out to celebrate 10 years! As I was reading the TOC, I was like, wow, then Wow, then WOW, then like, OMG! It's a real testament to @brettpribble.bsky.social. And the ART! omg, the art... the whole thing is just Art. TY, Brett, for always supporting my work.

"You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof, so there are actually clouds above you...." I love how @dawnsteffler.bsky.social put this amazing story together! 💙💙💙

Dawn Tasaka Steffler@dawnsteffler.bsky.social · last wk.

Ghost Parachute has a monster of an issue out to celebrate 10 years! As I was reading the TOC, I was like, wow, then Wow, then WOW, then like, OMG! It's a real testament to @brettpribble.bsky.social. And the ART! omg, the art... the whole thing is just Art. TY, Brett, for always supporting my work.

Read "In your dream, you turn into a boulder" written by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford. "You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..." tinyurl.com/35xx78xv

In your dream, you turn into a boulder — Ghost Parachute

You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof, so there are actually clouds above you—you love sleeping on a roof so much mor...

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"you love sleeping on a roof so much more than sleeping under a roof—and you feel something move in your beard but it isn’t alarming" A tiny gem of a piece from @dawnsteffler.bsky.social; I love the whole feel of this; sparkling writing

Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · 6d ago

Read "In your dream, you turn into a boulder" written by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford. "You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..." tinyurl.com/35xx78xv

One of the most talented flash writers writing today (and bestest most amazingest super kindest human) is launching her kick-ass collection in a couple of weeks, and trust me, you won't want to miss this! And, just 👀 at those guest readers... 😍😍😍😍 Register at aniking.net/launchparty/

Ani King (they/them)@aniking.bsky.social · 5d ago

Ohai! Come to my Family Night launch party! Oct 24 @1pmEDT, w/ guests @kplumhoff.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social! Readings, Q&A and book giveaway! aniking.net/launchparty/

I would read a grocery list by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and probably end up crying (in a good way)and I’m such a fan of this menopausal woman story: sundoglit.com/dawn-tasaka-...

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The Menopausal Woman Can’t Understand Why Anyone Would Want to Be a Woman If They Didn’t Have To Dawn Tasaka Steffler The Menopausal Woman startles from a dream: a person in drag is tossed from a c…

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“... you are a little thirsty, your water bottle is within reach, but rocks in the desert can’t just drink water whenever they want ...” this by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

In your dream, you turn into a boulder — Ghost Parachute

You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof, so there are actually clouds above you—you love sleeping on a roof so much mor...

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Today, a wolf at the dollar store. Last week, a pair of raccoons leered at me around the edge of a counter in the corner coffee shop. I watched this one get drafted and the final product is powerful. And what an excellent home for it! Siobhan Ring in @reckonreview.bsky.social

Reckon Review@reckonreview.bsky.social · 5d ago

New fiction for you today from Siobhan Ring. Siobhan Ring lives and writes from the Pacific Northwest where she lives with her wife and son. When she isn't writing, she is organizing for a world where all of us are safe and free.

three haiku (with a bonus fourth for his bio!) today from @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social ! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hai...

Ghost Parachute has a monster of an issue out to celebrate 10 years! As I was reading the TOC, I was like, wow, then Wow, then WOW, then like, OMG! It's a real testament to @brettpribble.bsky.social. And the ART! omg, the art... the whole thing is just Art. TY, Brett, for always supporting my work.

In your dream, you turn into a boulder — Ghost Parachute

You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof, so there are actually clouds above you—you love sleeping on a roof so much mor...

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You need to wean yourself from me..." This after Polly noting that the photos of her around the house were mostly from when she was ten and younger. ”Are you aware this is a sign of yearning for a time their kids were under their absolute control? Always up for a 🐓 story @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

Patricia Q. Bidar@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · last wk.

In bed, she’d fumed. Hell yes, she’d love to have sent Polly to her room, rather than being banished to her own. Gerry, half awake, drawled, “Girls and their mothers.” THANK YOU, @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social, and to @dawnsteffler.bsky.social for the inside poop.

I usually post links to really great pieces individually but in the case of this issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social everything's wonderful. So I'm just gonna recommend that you read all of it. #FlashInTheFeed

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's finally the 12th! Which means, Issue 3 is LIVE, folx! 23 fabulous pieces of fiction and non-fiction. Come on in, grab a beanbag, your beverage of choice, and read! And if any of the pieces speak to you, let the author know! And so, here we go! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/issue3

People only see the juicy bits in the world, glue them to themselves for protection. I know the danger, but I want someone to chomp down hard, to maybe even chip a tooth on the pit, to say, “Hey, that’s you, right?” I didn't see this hit coming @willmusgrove.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · last wk.

"The peach pit in my stomach cracks open." This is a piece only @willmusgrove.bsky.social could've written! Loneliness and the need to be seen in "Bus Windows." Gorgeous, moving work. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

I pass a row of masks on the wall. Their black mesh faces are silent, waiting to be chosen. I think of all the masks I have worn: daughter, tom-boy, Indian, American, woman, doctor, wife, mother. Here, I’m me, the fencer. @ninamiller.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2w ago

Author Spotlight's on! @ninamiller.bsky.social writes a wonderfully meditative essay on "salle-itude" she finds while fencing! Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

There is something about Pat's writing that is inexplicable. Solid but fleeting. Abstract but right in front of you. Touchable. Lighting up your brain, turning it into a gd Christmas tree. Absolutely delighted to see 2 of his pieces in this issue. @pdforan.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2w ago

Let's begin this Monday morning with the inimitable @pdforan.bsky.social's magical fiction piece, "Kissing, Still." "You are living and not living, and we are kissing." literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

My wife, who grabbed my arm this morning, her lips pursed tight like Lady Jane’s, and hissed that she wanted a divorce. My son’s bouncing, his hand jiggling against the cage of my fingers. “Is he really going to chop off her head?” So good! @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2w ago

@madeleinewrite.bsky.social expertly braids history & art with a moving story in "The Execution of Lady Jane Grey." This took me down an amazing history rabbit hole. That's what great writing (and art) does to you, I guess. Read Madeleine's piece here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Tomorrow night! Come join the authors and editors of Lit Namjooning celebrate the third issue! I'll be reading my CNF "Of all the landscapes..." and I can't wait to hear the other stories/essays. I love hearing an author's words come alive when they read them. ❤️ Oct 2, 9 pm EST. Link below.

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2w ago

Good news, everyone! (yes, it's a Futurama reference). We're celebrating our Issue 3 authors with a LAUNCH PARTY!! Do come, hear them read their work, chat with Lit Nam Eds, and have a generally good literary time! Friday, Oct 2, 9:00 PM EST. Registration link : us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Only masochists and mooncalves have three babies in five years, right?" Fantastically creative piece from @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social I love this one so much: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Of all the landscapes her life has led her through by Dawn Tasaka Steffler

this is her favorite; there’s something about the windsweptness of this coastline. Scruffy trees bent from wind the sharp smell of cold. On a cliff overlooking the ocean she has created a sort of nest...

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“She understands now why crones and wizards live on mountaintops.” A beautiful story of landscapes and families and distances by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 3w ago

Monday morning in Singapore. Let's turn on the author spotlight, shall we? It's on the talented @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and her moving NF piece. And that title! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/....

“But she had to teach them how to not need her so much, didn’t she?” @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 3w ago

Monday morning in Singapore. Let's turn on the author spotlight, shall we? It's on the talented @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and her moving NF piece. And that title! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/....

every morning, for almost a month. A grey and pink hand taps gently at my window... His tongue lolls out as soon as he sees the banana on my desk. I open the window—I always open the window. After a bit of small talk, he gets his breakfast. Gorgeous prose. Govind Gupta @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 4w ago

Author Spotlights, let's go! First is Govind Gupta--a high-school student from India whose NF piece blew our socks off. Spirituality and the mundane come together in this beautifully deep essay - What the Monkeys Know. Don't miss it. Seriously, don't. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

I'm honored to read, alongside a slate of other *just* amazing flash writers, at the zoom launch of Kathryn Silver-Hajo's flash collection, Spinning! Come join us! In 10 days! Register now! October 10, 3pm EST. Link below.

Kathryn Silver-Hajo@kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oct. 10th Zoom launch of "Spinning: Love, Family and Other Strange Entanglements!" Host @kathyfish.bsky.social. Guest readers @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social Mikki Aronoff, @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social! 🎉 www.kathrynsilverhajo.com/so/d8OplZ7Px...

@marioaliberto3.bsky.social is one of the most supportive people I know In the flash lit scene and I think we should all listen to Mario. 😌❤️ Grab a copy of Family Night from @masonjarpress.bsky.social here: masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

I’ll tell myself I’m satisfied. We’ll tell ourselves we’ve got it all, even as we circle the emptiness. Such a lovely, satisfying ending @cbigs.bsky.social in @moonparkreview.bsky.social

The Time Will Come

By Coleman Bigelow The time will come when I’ll find a partner and make partner and partner up, and you’ll be satisfied. “Put her there, partner,” you’ll say, extending your hand to me like I was s…

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"You, of all people, should know what happens to the Hot Boyfriend!" Heard @dawnsteffler.bsky.social read this at @travisflatt.bsky.social 's book launch last night. So fun, and so heartbreaking! #FlashInTheFeed from Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/july-2...

You were supposed to find me, not get eaten — Ghost Parachute

The whomp-whomp of a military helicopter is faint, but the handful of us nurses and doctors hear it. We un-barricade the door with hospital beds and sprint up the stairwell to the roof. Minutes later,...

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I was just listening to a reading and heard the most incredible flash, layered, quietly stabbing me in the gut. The kind of story you type into the chat as soon as the author is done, where was that one published? James Keith Smith @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social in @vestalreview.bsky.social

Home Planet — Vestal Review

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both of us tilted-–how blue the sky was that summer, how thick and far away the clouds—and I told you that if we believed it, you could fly, saying, “Wheee!” at the right moment I'm always there for sister memories because sister memories are the best Nicole Brogdon in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open!@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Because of all the raggedy people in our unfinished house smelling of sawdust, cigarettes, and beer, I loved you best." The spotlight's on Nicole Brogdon - nbrogdonwrites.bsky.social and her fabulous Space Sisters against the world. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Family Night the unboxing!!! Out with @masonjarpress.bsky.social who are so amazing. This is the queer, trans flash book of my dreams. I’m so fucking grateful to have it out in the world. youtube.com/shorts/RX4rj...

Unboxing Family Night by Ani King (Masón Jar Press)

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To celebrate Travis Flatt's new chapbook, some of my main squeezes are reading shit that'll blow your socks off. @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @cbigs.bsky.social @elissafield.bsky.social In Two Days! Saturday, Sept 29 @ 6:00 PM EST Wanna play footsie? DM/ message @travisflatt.bsky.social for link.

Travis Flatt@travisflatt.bsky.social · last mo.

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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. Come hear ye the incomparable stylings of @travisflatt.bsky.social. SATURDAY (19th) at 6pm EST. Join for his book launch Such Late Night Radio!!! DM Travis for link. With readers including @marioaliberto3.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social list continues…