@ancaszilagyi.bsky.social is my favorite foodie writer and she strikes again here with a fitting tribute to garlic. I love garlic, and now I am hungry.

Anca L. Szilágyi@ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · yesterday

Where my garlic lovers at? I'm thrilled to have a new essay about garlic in @orionmagazine.bsky.social today! orionmagazine.org/article/garl... #foodsky #booksky

Bopping along in my quick and dirty translation of an Old English text and come across “sceat.” Turn to my trusty Bosworth-Toller online dictionary to discover it means: a corner, a projection, a region, a bosom, a bay, a garment, a cloth napkin, a lap, a fold in a cloak. That clears it up!

Our short story of the week is Volcano by Erin Williamson.

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Volcano, a short fiction by Erin Williamson

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Our story of the week is Maintenance by Sarp Sozdinler.

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Maintenance, a flash fiction by Sarp Sozdinler

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Our nonfiction story of the week is Valet by Ralph James Savarese.

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Valet, a creative nonfiction by Ralph James Savarese

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Our story of the week is The Way We Were by Erin Finnerty.

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The Way We Were, a short fiction by Erin Finnerty

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“We’d hunch forward on that pink sofa, plastic plates in our laps, forlornly cutting beef sausage with inadequate plastic knives. Oh, that sausage, seemingly squat, never seemed to end!” No one writes food like @ancaszilagyi.bsky.social - what a great little trio of micros!

Anca L. Szilágyi@ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · 3w ago

"At Mars Cheese Castle in Wisconsin, beef summer sausage is the purchase I always feel compelled to buy yet immediately regret." ICYMI, I'm happy to have three micro nonfiction pieces in Bluestem's summer issue. bluestemmagazine.com/s26/anca-szi... #foodwriting #amwritingmemoir

"At Mars Cheese Castle in Wisconsin, beef summer sausage is the purchase I always feel compelled to buy yet immediately regret." ICYMI, I'm happy to have three micro nonfiction pieces in Bluestem's summer issue. bluestemmagazine.com/s26/anca-szi... #foodwriting #amwritingmemoir

Three Micros: Soup Baths, Children's Food, Beef Sausage on a Pink Leather Couch — Bluestem Magazine

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I saw Coyote vs. Acme yesterday and it’s fantastic. Very funny, unrelenting in its critique of monopolies and the systems that enable them, and full of intriguing stylistic and craft choices. I found myself strongly identifying with Coyote - well worth dragging yourself out of the house to see!

Our story of the week is The Spontaneous Dehusbanding of Maeve Smith by Wendy Elizabeth Wallace.

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The Spontaneous Dehusbanding of Maeve Smith, a short fiction by Wendy Elizabeth Wallace

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Just a reminder - we truly want to be a litmag anyone who wants to can sub to, but if the same names get in first every time that doesn’t work.

Sara Crowley@saracrowley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hello writers, we @theforge.bsky.social are delighted at how popular we are, but our free sub slots are filling in a day. In an attempt to give everyone a fair chance, we ask that if we decline your submission you wait at least 3 months before trying us again. Thank you! forgelitmag.com/submit/

Our story of the week is The Wheel of the Year by Justine Gardner.

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The Wheel of the Year, a short fiction by Justine Gardner

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Our story of the week is The Drop by David Brinson.

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The Drop, a short fiction by David Brinson

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“My name is ancient, like my magic, like the core of the earth, like faith.” How @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social finds these extraordinary Saints to write about so gorgeously. Find a copy of @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social and check this story out.

Our short story of the week is Bye, Benny by Róisín Burke.

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Bye, Benny, a short fiction by Róisín Burke

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I wrote an article about atomic grapefruits for @popsci.com and you can read it here: www.popsci.com/health/radia... Learn what red grapefruits and the Incredible Hulk have in common! #scicomm #atomic #science #food #fruit

Radiation fruit: How 1950s 'gamma gardens' created today's grapefruit

But don't worry: Grapefruits can't hurt you.

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"Pete, always the doctor, wheeled Cathy into her bedroom’s en suite to brush her teeth after dinner. She let him. If dying taught her anything it was that kindness was often a selfish act." So excited to bring you Cheyenne Mann's story this week - a painful and funny work about modern dying.

The Forge Literary Magazine@theforge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our story of the week is Dying in a More Beautiful Way by Cheyenne Mann.

Our nonfiction story of the week is The No-Cry Zone by Ellen Notbohm.

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The No-Cry Zone, a creative nonfiction by Ellen Notbohm

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Our story of the week is Belly of the Beast by Daniel Rousseau.

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Belly of the Beast, a short fiction by Daniel Rousseau

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I’ve read, loved, and admired @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social for a very long time, and it’s a tremendous honor to be included in their latest issue. Many thanks to all the wonderful people behind the scenes who brought this beautiful magazine to life!

I’ve read, loved, and admired @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social for a very long time, and it’s a tremendous honor to be included in their latest issue. Many thanks to all the wonderful people behind the scenes who brought this beautiful magazine to life!

Friday’s mail excitement!! Going to read this beautiful little chapbook by @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social so fast it won’t know what hit it!

This was a great event with so many talented writers and it’s cool to see some of our writing collected here! Thanks @turnandwork.com and especially thanks to @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social - go buy her book it’s amazing!!

Turn and Work (Hugh)@turnandwork.com · 3mo ago

(2/3) More from the Liz Rosen chapbook launch: Pegah Ouji @pegahouji.bsky.social Sarah Starr Murphy @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social ...and of course, Elizabeth Rosen @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social Killer event, hosted by @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social Links to stories by each author here:

Our story of the week is Clothesline by Jo Axolotl.

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Clothesline, a flash fiction by Jo Axolotl

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Very excited to celebrate the release of Liz’s chapbook at her reading tonight - this should be quite fun!! Link on the event page should you want to join!

Elizabeth Rosen Chapbook Release — SAND AND GRAVEL PRESS

Sand and Gravel is a small but mighty press dedicated to the miniature. We publish pocket-sized collections of flash fiction, standalone stories, and poetry.

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It’s July and @theforge.bsky.social is open to submissions! As we gear up to read, I thought I’d share some quick, hopefully helpful tips for submitters. 🧵 - You don’t need to pitch us or summarize your story in the cover letter - we won’t see it anyway! Your work speaks for itself.

Our story of the week is Caving In by Evan Parker.

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Caving In, a short fiction by Evan Parker

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“Perhaps Amen lies in the hillside with all the waiting cicadas, their hushed breaths rasping through tiny spiracles.” @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social writing and ideas take my breath away. www.thimblelitmag.com/2026/04/18/m...

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Happy to have a very very short flash in the lovely Thimble today! Big thanks to @thimblelitmag.bsky.social for publishing it - the whole issue is full of beautiful art and poetry and worth a read on a summer morning!

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Late to post this due to vacation, but absolutely drop everything you’re doing and read Kellan Jensen’s story!! It will go in a whole bunch of directions you won’t anticipate and, even more impressive, it might just make you feel a little better about our world and the magic in it.

The Forge Literary Magazine@theforge.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our story of the week is The Great Glue Whale by Kellan Jensen. forgelitmag.com/2026/06/22/t...