Big rain, even the vibes are soaked. Everyone go back to bed

Eirene Eleni@eireneeleni.bsky.social · yesterday

Odd vibe in the air. Everyone go back to bed

Odd vibe in the air. Everyone go back to bed

When people talk about AI producing bad work, I feel like that misses the real point. I don’t care that it’s bad; I care that it’s not human. Why should any of us want to give away what makes us human?

Ursula K. Le Guin spoke out against Amazon and its control over the book industry, refused a Nebula Award, and withdrew from the Author’s Guild in 2009 to protest Google’s digitization of books.

Hold on now

Happy 888 day!  August 8 ‘26 (2+6=8). Yes I’m fudging by not adding the 20 in 2026. Sticklers may celebrate 88 day instead. But I love 8s! 888 is great!  Evidently the lion’s gate portal has also opened and I don’t know what that is but hear it’s good. Happy auspicious 8s day!

Delighted to have my first 💀 over @havehashad.com

I mean, that's the most plausible conclusion.

Everyone is eating them. If you're not eating them, you'll be left behind...

I have eaten the men that were in the icebox and which thought they were oppressed Forgive me they were delicious so illiterate and so rejected

#FF It’s Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with “P”: @pinko.online @polari.press @postcardlit.bsky.social @prairie-schooner.bsky.social @presshenshaw.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @prosetrics.bsky.social

#FF It’s Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with “P”: @periodicities.bsky.social @perseidprophecies.bsky.social @petrichorlit.bsky.social @phoebejournal.bsky.social @pinchjournal.bsky.social @pinholepoetry.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

#FF It’s Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with “P”: @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @paranoidxtree.bsky.social @paraselenemag.bsky.social @parthianbooks.bsky.social @peasantmagazine.bsky.social @penumbricmag.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

Wait, is EVERYONE eating them?

Adrian 'buy HAIR SHIRT' Sobol@yoadrianididit.bsky.social · 4d ago

Excuse me?

I'll be reading on Sept. 6 to celebrate one year of @claudineliterary.bsky.social!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · 6d ago

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...

I think my heart stopped 😭. Thank you @mattkendrick.bsky.social for seeing something in my CNF. There is a Nosehill Park. There was a boy. The thing I love best about writing is the agency it gives to write new stories and rewrite old ones.

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 5d ago

🌎🌎🌎 WINNER of the Earth Prize, "Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Nose Hill Park" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social A piece that's wonderfully vivid and wonderfully alive: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Embrace the blue with Something, a little flash of freedom by the terrific @delgeo14.bsky.social New in our ongoing Joy issue, because it's always time for a little joy. templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...

our august submission challenge continues. where are you sending your work this month?

A few rags (old and new) added to the list. Always worth a repost to give everyone a boost. I hope you find some pages worth diving into.

Emily Brockway@ebrockwayink.bsky.social · 2y ago

Comment in the thread below to add a Journal, Mag, or Lit Review. go.bsky.app/5EvEJgk And if your favorite rag hasn’t migrated here yet - reach out to their Admin team & give them a nudge. Thank you all for finding value in this little happy cloud in Bluesky.

Wanted a coffee, got a hell cat

What about all the other boys in these stats? Stupendous poem by @holliemcnish.bsky.social

Would love to read the story that you wrote on the bus or over seven years or in your bed every Sunday morning inspired by the news article you read about kitchenette living in Chicago, or your dad's old yearbook, or the hornworm you accidentally squeezed with your bare hand while picking a tomato

JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · last wk.

August Submissions Open Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.

Epistemic Literary @epistemiclit.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Re-opening: Epistemic Literary

Epistemic Literary @epistemiclit.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/epistemic-literary-37442 #amwriting

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FUN!! I realize I’m biased, but the August Werd Nerdz is going to be the best one yet! 100 word story. Let’s gooooooo!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · 2w ago

Humans, it’s that time again. Yaaas! 🔥 Spoiler: we’re going to tackle the 100 word story and VOICE! 💚🤓💚 DM us to join!

Very overwhelmed & honoured to have been picked for this by the @smokelong.bsky.social community. There are SO MANY within the writing world who inspire others every single day, so I'm sure this must have come down to about 0.001% of a vote. The fact that I now get to pass my good fortune onto...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage.bsky.social · 2w ago

Matt Kendrick is the winner of The Villager Challenge 2026 for his inspiring commitment to the flash community. The prize ($200) will be passed along to two more people. Matt has already chosen two people to receive a free place in one of his workshops. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/105247...

Looking for some Buddhism? ‘Self is Heavy’, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu wp.me/pFy3u-2bu.

Self is Heavy, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Often, when we say that there is no self, people get worried, or angry. Their attachment and identification to this idea of a self is so strong that they actually become hostile towards us if we be…

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At a certain distance kids and crows sound alike

If I vow not to doom scroll will the world vow not to doom?

Mercury has been in retrograde in Cancer since last month and will only be retrograde for a couple more days. Why am I telling you this? Well, this is my most Mercury Retrograde ever. So if you feel drawn back into the past lately, this story is for you. Let's play What If?

Ellipsis Zine@ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 3w ago

'The What If? Game: Advanced Version' flash fiction from @chelseastickle.bsky.social Tossing and turning in your twin bed, you try to understand your place in every room. Sleep won’t visit until you’ve exhausted yourself. Read more: www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/the-...

Love this journal so much. Submit if you have something suitable to these beautiful hearts.

Anti-Heroin Chic@antiheroinchic.bsky.social · 3w ago

All any of us are ever really looking for is that "home at the edge of the world." Chosen family, a place where we don't have to try too hard to explain ourselves. Art can be such a place. We hope to be such a place. Submissions are open for our September issue until 8/26. heroinchic.weebly.com