Joshua Hebburn
@joshuahebburn.bsky.social
Radiologist @XRAY https://joshuahebburn.wordpress.com/
love this time of year when I pass several large skeletons on my morning walk & smile in greeting like I’m seeing old friends
We're so pleased to congratulate Michelle Ross! Her story, "People in Elevators," published in our Fall 2025 issue, has won a Pushcart Prize!! newworldwriting.net/michelle-ros...
Michelle Ross ~ People in Elevators - New World Writing Quarterly
People in elevators are anxious. This is partly because people in elevators are going somewhere, and the elevators are not that somewhere. But it is also
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we have a story by Bogdan Dudzik ! it's about two strangers talking in a bar, & a dead body. our wonderful editor Joshua Hebburn says: ‘i really enjoyed what these two men achieved with one another through what felt like an actual bar conversation” xraylitmag.com/flanagans-ta...
Flanagan's Tavern by Bogdan Dudzik
The barmaid at Flanagan’s saw George come in and headed to meet him at his regular table. “How was your day, George?” she asked. “It was good, thank you. How was yours, Tammy?” “Mine too. You remember...
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Here is a gem by @joshuahebburn.bsky.social There’s the brown snout. There’s the black nose. I eat an orange." newworldwriting.net/joshua-hebbu...
Joshua Hebburn ~ The Window - New World Writing Quarterly
On the second floor of a beige stucco dingbat apartment complex in my Dad’s neighborhood there’s a window with blue curtains. I'm often visiting my Dad,
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"In no particular time, you were sitting idly and looking out the window, not really at anything, and you thought, in a complete and audible sentence, “I am looking out the window.”" Love this from @joshuahebburn.bsky.social in @newworldwriting.bsky.social newworldwriting.net/joshua-hebbu...
Joshua Hebburn ~ Old News New - New World Writing Quarterly
In no particular time, you were sitting idly and looking out the window, not really at anything, and you thought, in a complete and audible sentence, “I am
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i love this 300 word story by Kate Catinella ! it's about a girl that goes on a date with a guy who piles his plate with shredded parmesan what a good ending ! the role reversal in 300 words is impressive & memorable & thoughtful - read this pronto xraylitmag.com/cheese-drawe...
Cheese Drawer by Kate Catinella
There’s about seven inches of grated parmesan piled onto a side plate. The waiter said Say when, and the guy never said when. Just watched the waiter shave more and more of the block until finally the...
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Posting this again for all of you who may have missed. I wrote a weird thing, and I GREATLY appreciate that @xraylitmag.bsky.social saw fit to publish it. Look at those illustrations! xraylitmag.com/diplomats-by...
Diplomats by Matt Rowan
This was a town that got really excited about a Bigfoot sighting the winter before, but whose residents were crestfallen to learn that it was only a mound of old wigs someone had dumped out there, in ...
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we have a short story by Matt Rowan @veryrealbatman.bsky.social ! set in a vaguely apocalyptic world, a married couple visits a travel agency: “We just want the best journey of our lives." things quickly go sideways - gives funny & weird Yorgos Lanthimos vibes xraylitmag.com/diplomats-by...
Diplomats by Matt Rowan
This was a town that got really excited about a Bigfoot sighting the winter before, but whose residents were crestfallen to learn that it was only a mound of old wigs someone had dumped out there, in ...
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John Berger on the presence of ”boy unknown to you or me.”
"Big Man, star of Big Man, Bigger Man, Big Man: Biggest, and Still Big, Still Man, sadly passed away last night in a dog-sledding-related incident." I don't want to spoil too much of "Big Man, Dead at 37" by @spencerwriting.bsky.social. Hilarious and tender, wonderfully written. Don't miss it! 👇
Big Man, Dead at 37 by Spencer Nitkey
Big Man, star of Big Man, Bigger Man, Big Man: Biggest, and Still Big, Still Man, sadly passed away last night in a dog-sledding-related incident. Though his death is tragic, loved ones say they are c...
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This is probably my favorite thing I have ever written, and I am SO happy it found a home at HAD.
HAD@havehashad.com · 6mo agoamazing linguistic recursion today from Libby Banks "I reach for the word— mirror [window] window [mirror] Glass reflects. Glass transmits. The brain knows they're the same before language splits them." https://www.havehashad.com/9pdcw
amazing linguistic recursion today from Libby Banks "I reach for the word— mirror [window] window [mirror] Glass reflects. Glass transmits. The brain knows they're the same before language splits them." https://www.havehashad.com/9pdcw
MIRRORS/WINDOWS: A Recursion by Libby Banks
I reach for the word— mirror [window] window [mirror] Glass reflects. Glass transmits. The brain knows they're the same before language splits them. Standing at the glass [the brain tracking aperture…
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A new little piece of @joshuahebburn.bsky.social magic yesterday on @hexliterary.bsky.social! hexliterary.com?p=3269
"I’d slept for only four hours that day." The man the myth the legend, @joshuahebburn.bsky.social, is back in @hexliterary.bsky.social this week! Don't miss this delirious wonder!
The Invisible Man by Joshua Hebburn
I’d slept for only four hours that day. When I was looking at his face, I saw another face. It was as if an artist had drawn it smoothly into the natural lines, the fine hair, wrinkles, flecks of pigm...
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Tonight's goodnight image is 'She Did Not Turn', David Inshaw, oil on canvas, 1974. Sleep tight.
"I’d slept for only four hours that day." This week on hex, @joshuahebburn.bsky.social is back with a brief, perfectly written bit of delirium. A ripple in perception. A face and another face. Don't miss this wonder, "The Invisible Man," up now on the site! 🤔😐😶
The Invisible Man by Joshua Hebburn
I’d slept for only four hours that day. When I was looking at his face, I saw another face. It was as if an artist had drawn it smoothly into the natural lines, the fine hair, wrinkles, flecks of pigm...
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Don't miss this one. A favorite.
X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag.bsky.social · 6mo agowe have a story by Hannah Smart ! it's about a man who accidentally fakes his death & goes around town spying on his friends & family, to hear what they say about him. soon the story of his death starts slipping out of his control. xraylitmag.com/city-limits-...
Today is the 2 year anniversary of when I met the Ravens. They just checked me out from a distance then! Here is some of my fav footage: them courting, feeding each other, barrel rolling and some of their vocalisations. They are the most amazing birds and I am so lucky to have them!
"Dolores’s realization that Dolores can assume a sort of invincibility if only Dolores is willing to desire nothing more than exactly what Dolores already has is alluring, then calming." little 🔥 today from gg roland https://www.havehashad.com/fjcwx
how these things work by gg roland
Dolores’s life has taken a turn, according to some. It is Dolores’s own opinion that Dolores is undergoing a sort of enlightenment, a spiritual awakening, or a private avant-garde understanding of how…
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How about a cento of... lines from The Bachelor Season 22, Episode 8?! today from Adrian Acu! "he felt like he was falling for me[iii] I do feel myself falling for him[iv] I was falling in love with him[v] I feel like I'm falling in love with him[vi]" https://www.havehashad.com/8p601
Gravity: A Cento by Adrian Acu
lines from The Bachelor Season 22, Episode 8 I am falling for you[i] the more I fall for her[ii] he felt like he was falling for me[iii] I do feel myself falling for him[iv] I was falling in love with…
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"If you walk for long enough with your eyes closed it begins to feel like you’re walking on the spot." today from Billie J Daniel!! https://www.havehashad.com/f0n64
New Grouse County novel coming from Tom Drury. bookshop.org/p/books/west...
West of Loveland
Check out West of Loveland - <p><b>"Drury is an absolutely delightful writer who has carved out a world of his own in American fiction, one that is odd, revealing, and yet filled with love."--<i>Libra...
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been a minute, but super excited to feature Tyler Barton back on the site again today! "Knowing there will always be audiences for Sunday, this is about Sunday. For this day of the week we have this name. Sunday, which resists visitation..." https://www.havehashad.com/u73e6
After Brecht by Tyler Barton
Either all days are holy or none are. — Terry Pratchett Knowing there will always be audiences for Sunday, this is about Sunday. For this day of the week we have this name. Sunday, which resists…
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