Kathryn Kulpa
@writesofkathryn.bsky.social
Will write for coffee. Mostly flash, mostly fiction. Work in BULL, Centaur, Flash Frog, Ghost Parachute, HAD, Milk Candy, SmokeLong, TrashCat, Wigleaf, YIV. Chapbooks: A Map of Lost Places; For Every Tower, a Princess; Cooking Tips for the Demon-Haunted.
"The real world wouldn’t find us. We’d slip away. Tall shadows in a sea of silver trees. Steeping birch tea. Brewing birch beer." Gorgeous @writesofkathryn.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
You Were Scared — Ghost Parachute
Scared of bats (rabies). Scared of mice (hantavirus). Scared of mosquitoes (encephalitis). Things that fly. Things that bite. I was scared too. Afraid of everything. I was never afraid of you. I was s...
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Thoughts on the writing process, Ursula K. Le Guin’s daily schedule, and my spooky flash workshop (coming SOON!) in my latest post.
“You want intention. I can only tell you that came later.” @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/rabbits-2/
Rabbits
Kathryn Kulpa This is the origin story you don’t need to hear. Child of my heart! There would not be enough ewws in the world. You want us bravely stepping forward. You want intention. I can only…
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My cats seem to have started a rumor that if enough people sign up for my spooky Chopped class On October 10 they will get new catnip fishie toys. But you must ask yourself: Do they DESERVE new catnip fishie toys?
Huge thanks to The Sunlight Press for nominating 2 of my stories for Best Small Fictions! (links below) & Congrats to @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social & @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social!! @thesunlightpress.bsky.social
Surprise me with your best work ! I'm waiting....
Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 6d agoThinking of writing something for our biohazard horror call? Here are some of things our reader, Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social would like to see 🦝 This call is open for eight more days. Give us horror and your dark biology 🖤 All the details are here: trashcatlit.com/call-for-bio...
Read "Not affected by any of this" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey." tinyurl.com/bddb69f2
Not affected by any of this — Ghost Parachute
Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey. The producers said they needed something to bump up the ratings, to keep their...
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“A fake knife can cut you just like a real one.” New story in Flash the Court, out now. flashthecourt.com/2026/10/02/d...
Read “You Were Scared” in the 10th anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute.
I’m thrilled to be in this treasure chest of an anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute! 👻🪂 🖤
Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · last wk.Read "You Were Scared" written by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social and illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social. "Scared of bats (rabies). Scared of mice (hantavirus). Scared of mosquitoes (encephalitis). Things that fly. Things that bite. I was scared too." tinyurl.com/yfde6zzd
Love this one by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social
Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · last wk.Read "You Were Scared" written by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social and illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social. "Scared of bats (rabies). Scared of mice (hantavirus). Scared of mosquitoes (encephalitis). Things that fly. Things that bite. I was scared too." tinyurl.com/yfde6zzd
It’s our October issue! Art: Cate Petty Fiction: @writesofkathryn.bsky.social Arden Shostak @jeremymauser.bsky.social Mathieu Parsy Nonfiction: Sharon Goldberg Melissa Fraterrigo Leath Tonino Poetry: @leeh70.bsky.social Cal Freeman pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is...
Volume 15, Issue 10
COVER ART BY Cate Petty FICTION RABBITS BY KATHRYN KULPA IN FLORE BY ARDEN SHOSTAK PANDEMONIUM BY JEREMY MAUSER AFTER THE GIFT BY MATHIEU PARSY NONFICTION AUDITION BY SHARON GOLDBERG …
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Nothing to see here, just some perfect little whiskers on a perfect little being.
If you want to start some new flash or microfiction, or get help with a work in progress, I’ve got some workshops in October. Details at cleavermagazine.com/classes.
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...
Celebration time! Join us for the Zoom launch of Kathryn’s new flash collection, “Spinning: Love, Family, and Other Strange Entanglements”(Cowboy Jamboree Press). Hosted by the one and only Kathy Fish...
Flash * Friendship * Fun * Fabulous giveaways
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We are currently open for fiction submissions from disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers! We are reading flash fiction, full-length stories, and more until December 1st!
I had three pieces published this month, all really different. It’s interesting to see them all side by side.
"Help me understand, that boy sang to me once, strumming guitar, and I was young enough to believe it was a song he wrote, just for me." Loss and love explored in a tumble of memories by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social newflashfiction.com/if-he-fell-b...
If He Fell by Kathryn Kulpa | Issue #42
Once there was a boy who fell off a mountain. An accident, or not-accident; a leap into air. Did he wait for someone to catch him?
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Thank you so much to @claudineliterary.bsky.social for the nom & congratulations to all the writers! 🎉🎉🎉
Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · 3w agoWe are so very honored to announce our 2026 nominations for The Best Small Fictions. Congrats to all the nominees!! Fingers and toes (and toe beans) crossed!! 🐈⬛🔥💚🤞🏼 @melissacuisine.bsky.social @aresjb.bsky.social @eireneeleni.bsky.social @suzannehicks.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social
Two stories in one day! This one was inspired by a song and by the photography of Louella Lester. newflashfiction.com/if-he-fell-b...
If He Fell by Kathryn Kulpa | Issue #42
Once there was a boy who fell off a mountain. An accident, or not-accident; a leap into air. Did he wait for someone to catch him?
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SOOO excited to share Issue 42 - oh the places these writers will take you: Ali McLafferty, @stillsqquirrel.bsky.social @blakepierpoint.bsy.social @jekwriter.bsky.social @karenc.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @sagreene1.bsky.social & Sophie Purchase share.google/UHQWCirfupPP...
Issue 42: Stories Inspired by Photographs | New Flash Fiction Review
Featuring new flash fiction from Anika Carpenter, Karen Crawford, S.A. Greene, Jessica Klimesh, Kathryn Kulpa, Ali McLafferty, Blake Pierpoint, Sophie Purchase, and Brent Waggoner.
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Started writing this on the side of the road last December, and here it is today. Thank you to The Hoolet’s Nook. 🦉 www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
Tenacity of Weeds
by Kathryn Kulpa Have you ever noticed the grass that grows in the cracks on the highway? Maybe it’s on the soft shoulder, the breakdown lane, the verge. Maybe it’s on the median strip. Maybe...
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This week's story is "Lost Girls" by @melostrom.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/stories/lost...
"Such an inconvenient spot, such an impudent ghost, always something snide to say about Jessie’s cockaleekie,...." Love this tiny story by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙 gooseberry-pie.com/cockaleekie/
Cockaleekie - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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New @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social live @sudhab.bsky.social Scott Bolendz, @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social @happilander.bsky.social Rebecca Evans, Louella Lester @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @rinapalumbo.bsky.social cover art: Charlotte Hamrick gooseberry-pie.com/issue-46/
Issue 46 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Capilano by Sudha Balagopal Old Dog by Scott Bolendz Cockaleekie by Kathryn Kulpa Okay, Maybe Just a Little Hoot From Time to Time Lemonhead Ferris Wheel by Tara Campbell Ghost Museum by Mileva Anasta...
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It’s delicious to be in Gooseberry Pie again with a new story, “Cockaleekie!” 🍲
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 4w agoNew @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social live @sudhab.bsky.social Scott Bolendz, @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social @happilander.bsky.social Rebecca Evans, Louella Lester @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @rinapalumbo.bsky.social cover art: Charlotte Hamrick gooseberry-pie.com/issue-46/
