Melissa Flores Anderson
@melissacuisine.bsky.social
Flash, CNF, short stories and unpublished novels. Reader/Editor Roi Fainéant Press. 4x BOTN nom, 1x Pushcart nom. Chapbook "A Body in Motion" (JAKE). Novelette "Roadkill" (ELJ Editions). ""All and Then None of You" (Cowboy Jamboree).
I am so excited to have a piece in this latest issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social called "The Paper Doll Collective." If you ever hung out with me at an AWP, you might recognize a moment or two.
Temple in a city@templeinacity.bsky.social · yesterdayWell hello good people. We’re excited to hand you our latest issue. Please swim in and enjoy templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
It's been one year since my debut short story collection was published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. thanks to everyone who bought it, and especially those who actually read it!
National video, where if you called in they would hold a movie for you until you got in to pick it up and my friends and I rented all the foreign films. When it went out of business (because blockbuster), I bought so many movies from their closeout.
Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 6d agoTell me about the video store of your past please
I'm going to be reading my piece "Chill Hours" with many other amazing writers! Sign up for this free reading.
Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · last wk.Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We have a new heartbreak over at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social, and this one feom @elisescott.bsky.social really got me 🥹
Proud to have my five minutes of heartbreak featured as the editor's pick in @fiveminutelit.bsky.social.
Five Minutes@fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 3w ago"Fourth of July" by @melissacuisine.bsky.social who has published work in swamp pink, Chapter House, HAD and Best Small Fictions 2025. Her debut short story collection "All and Then None of You" is out now from Cowboy Jamboree Press. "Fourth of July" is the Editor's Pick for our STING contest.on.
I'll be reading on Sept. 6 to celebrate one year of @claudineliterary.bsky.social!
Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · last mo.Join us as we revel in the work of our year-one contributors. Sept 4th & 6th! Fiction. CNF. New Writers. Chapbook authors. Hear them live on Zoom reading their own words. www.claudineliterary.com/yearonereadi...
We have a new micro up at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social because I couldn't leave you all without one on a Wednesday. Get your subs in = micros or poems up to 50 words and a photo. Sent out accpetances so we'll return next week with a story from the inbox! brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr...
2026 Heartbreaks
Nestlings by Melissa Flores Anderson The grasses are drier and flatter than last month, newly plucked and picked to form a bed, a home, a sanctuary. My son peers into the empty nest. Four and three…
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July 2026 roundup: 📝 3 submissions 👎27 rejections (from the five minute lit marathon) 👍 3 acceptances 0 withdrawn 7 pending 23 total acceptances for the year
Melissa Flores Anderson@melissacuisine.bsky.social · 2mo agoJune 2026 roundup: 📝 20 subs thx to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social write ins, mostly 👎3 rejections 👍 16 acceptances 📕 16 pubs @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Flood and write ins 0 withdrawn 35 pending 20 total acceptances for the year
We need some new heartbreaks for the gallery. Doesn't have to be about someone who broke your heart. Maybe its a song or movie that always makes you tear up, a spot you used to love in your home town that's gone now, a lost family recipe. 50 words or less and one photo is all we need. Sub link ⏬️
Finally saw the Odyssey and i did not expect a greek tragedy to end with a beautiful sunset 🤣. Now my husband is making me watch Troy at home...
The latest heartbreak is up at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social from @rsnelsonwriter.bsky.social with a reminder to spend time with our loved ones while we can: brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr... The inbox is empty, so send something my way, or there might not be a heartache next week.
2026 Heartbreaks
Time by Rommy Nelson You left us in August. Closed your eyes and didn’t wake up. When you left, you took your laughter, your jokes, your voice. You left us the life lessons, the memories,…
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Just my kid rewriting the lyrics to Taylor Swift's I Knew it I Knew You to be I Knew it, You farted in honor of my upcoming colonoscopy.
My favorite flowers bloomed juat in time for my birthday. 48 sneaks up on you. Enjoying a birthday lunch with a few of my favorite
It's Wednesday so it's time for the latest from @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. This week we have a piece from @emhall47.bsky.social who shares how a craft can ease sorrow. brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr... Send in your heartbreaks -- 50 words or less and a photograph that embodies your hurt.
2026 Heartbreaks
Knit Two Together By Emily Hall @shared_yarns To process the loss of her sister, Mom-Mom taught me to knit. Yarn looped around our needles. Balm spread across her heart. …
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I wish everyday was beach day, especially when I am packing up my work office for an unwanted move...
When life gives you lemons, cut your hair.
We are looking for more heartache submissions over at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social as we just posted the last one in our inbox this morning. Send something quick before I have to share my own heartbreak next week. For now here's the latest from Chris Lihou: brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr...
2026 Heartbreaks
Waiting by Chris Lihou She’d been waiting patiently for nearly eighteen months. Not that she wished for a short wait. He had every reason to enjoy time without her, having put his life on hold…
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We picked flowers at a local farm yesterday, and then my kiddo picked cosmos from our yard and made a tiny bouquet.
Got a lovely acceptance from @doricliterary.bsky.social. Look for a new story from me this fall. If you can guess where this photo was taken you might guess the title of the story.
Maybe summer isn't a time of heartbreaks, so this week's submission takes us back to Christmas. brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr... Send in your micro heartaches and an image for @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. Open for submissions now!
2026 Heartbreaks
A Little Light at Christmas by Sarah Brent Thanks, tarted up. No expectations. A light in the darkness because you seemed sad. You took it and ran. Turned it into a blaze. When I said wai…
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The Broken Hearts Literary Gallery is looking for stories for August and September. Submit a micro or poem up to 50 words and an origianl image that represents your heart ache. See link to submit below.
Flowers in the garden, on the counter and at the park.
My mom said she wanted a fairy garden so the kiddo did aome plant shopping and design.
Wednesday means the latest heartache is out. Thanks to @tomljanovic.bsky.social for sharing a writer's group breakup. brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr... We are open for submissions and need more of your broken hearts to share! See sub guidelines below ⬇️
2026 Heartbreaks
Writers Support Group by T.L. Tomljanovic @Wilovic A dog in a chicken suit. That’s all it took. Called it AI slop. Right vs. wrong. Shots fired across messenger: tone policing, pearl clutching, mis…
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June 2026 roundup: 📝 20 subs thx to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social write ins, mostly 👎3 rejections 👍 16 acceptances 📕 16 pubs @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Flood and write ins 0 withdrawn 35 pending 20 total acceptances for the year
Melissa Flores Anderson@melissacuisine.bsky.social · 3mo agoMay 2026 roundup: 🎤 1 readings 📝 32 subs thx to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social marathon 👎4 rejections 👍 0 acceptances 📕 1 pub @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 0 withdrawn 33 pending 4 total acceptances for the year
Did you know @chrisstevenson.bsky.social writes poetry? He's got a great piece in the latest issue of @rfpress.bsky.social. Check it out: www.roifaineantpress.com/post/spirals...
"Spirals" by Christopher Stevenson
SpiralsI.II.III.
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