Kim Murdock
@kimmurdock.bsky.social
writer, a bit at sea stories: Fractured Lit, New Flash Fiction Review, Tiny Molecules, Bending Genres, Crow & Cross Keys, 100 Word Story, and more. kimmurdock.wordpress.com
"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. There Will Come Soft Rains, Ray Bradbury's melancholy obituary for a dead world, is set today.
Sometimes a note to yourself from 3 years ago (as you started work on a new novel for real for real) that you’d completely forgotten about shows up & gives you the feels. A hug from a me who was struggling less than I am today. Let’s do the query work on this thing & remember this hug across time.
Fuck off, Adobe. I need to know this shit, not pretend to know it.
Who's hungry? We are! Submissions are open for Gone Lawn 67. gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
Gone Lawn : Submission Guidelines
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![Some notes:
[1] Submit your poetry manuscript to the opening in the oldest tree you pass on your walks.
[2] Protest AI by going on walks and writing surreal poems on fallen leaves.
[3] Create more weird novellas, more experimental films, more tiny poems, more nature trails, more loud albums, more fables.
[4] Subscribe to the weekly newsletter written by the witch who lives in a cloud above your home.
[5] Write a poem on the bottom of your shoes then walk for hours until every word is a ghost.
[6] Reach a point in your life where you go to the library twice a week.
[7] Write tiny surrealist poems to combat The Dread.
[8] Understand the creative process: we never know what we’re doing until we do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fapzml6rxabrqbw3ih36msj/bafkreifxvpuc2aatzksnm7uootkiqt2v47c6dw6dmtjglchzpvnylosrga)
and lo, the sky turned the colour of French Canadian pea soup.
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Excellent essay on language , trauma, memoir & more by the brilliant @lilydunn.bsky.social aeon.co/essays/not-e...
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While I work on resurrecting the Ellipsis archive, let’s get the ball rolling… Web submissions are open, 6th-16th June. 1,000 words or fewer. The usual guidelines apply and can be found here: ellipsis-zine.com/submit
I've recently added Bulb's stance on AI to our guidelines. Basically, if you've used AI to write your story, we don't want it. Now, we are a journal for previously published work, so we may not be fielding AI-subs for a while (or ever, we hope), but here it is! --Jared
Just finished the final proofread of my new collection, which includes this essay originally published in @literaryhub.bsky.social. If you haven't read it, consider this is your invitation into my work and what it's all about.
Misunderstanding Thoreau: Reading Neurodiversity in Literature and in Life
“How does it feel—emotionally—to be wrong?” Kathryn Schulz asks the audience at her 2011 TED Talk entitled “On Being Wrong.” I show the video to my first-year writing students every semester on the…
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“Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognised in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself.” —“An Apology for Idlers” Robert Louis Stevenson (1877) www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69825
An apology for idlers, and other essays by Robert Louis Stevenson
Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Stanley Johnson@branddna.bsky.social · 2mo ago"The difficulty of always feeling that you ought to be doing something is that you tend to undervalue the times when you’re apparently doing nothing, and those are very important times." ~ Brian Eno
🌟 Mark your calendars! 🌟 JMWW is reopening flash submissions June 1! We cap at 40 submissions/reading period so don't delay. I'd love to see (or not "see" since we read anonymously 😅) your work in the queue.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 2y agoSubmit your work here! jmww.submittable.com/Submit
ICYMI: Michelle Ross on 100 word story's editorial process, including what sets a story apart— smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/959650...
'The real question is perhaps not how an AI story could slip past judges but how a story this poorly written could win an award for its “lyrical precision.”' Yup.
Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 3mo agoOkay, some quick and dirty thoughts on this whole scandal countercraft.substack.com/p/llms-are-r...
If it’s not ethical to use the plagiarism machine for writing, why would you think it’s ethical to use for visual creative work? It’s not different. There is no ethical way to use the thievery machine for creative work period. It’s stealing from ALL of us.
DM me your email if you’re interested in doing a flash nonfiction workshop series with me! The time has come and I’m starting my own damn business! Shares and support welcome 💕
We're still working hard behind the scenes at trampset. I can't give you a timeframe of when we'll reopen to subs b/c the archive is taking much longer than we anticipated, but that day will come, I'd guess early summer.
trampset@trampset.bsky.social · 4mo agoTo keep everyone up to date: We're still working hard behind the scenes to transfer the archives over before we go live again. We can't wait to reopen to subs. We've missed you all.
Thrilled to have a new story 'Matryoshka' up at @fracturedlit.bsky.social! Thank you @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for giving this one a home. 🪆⚡ fracturedlit.com/matryoshka/
Matryoshka | Fractured
The truck hits a rut, and her mind slips. Shoved in the back of a cold closet, a dry, dusty attic where she’s susceptible to cracks, a damp cellar where mold and rot creep in. The kind of things you can’t repair.
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If you were into @identitytheory.bsky.social’s March Equinox micro issue, send us something to read! We are always open for micro subs and are reading for the June Solstice issue now. And if you haven’t read our latest yet, what are you waiting for??
Micro - Identity Theory
Prose up to 500 words. Poetry up to 9 lines.
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Hello. I have a new story up at Ghost Parachute. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for giving my work space in this terrific issue!
Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · 4mo agoRead "After Her Death, the Murdered Girl Speaks to Reporters" written by @sfreligh.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "What will you make of my life, a desert of ache with few oases?" tinyurl.com/yc2n7uhu
Icymi, I have a new story at @doricliterary.bsky.social about space and loss and seeking
Apogee
Finally, another manned mission to Mars. How he’d glowed with excitement.
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if you’re trying to “save time” as a writer by using AI, i suggest you find another profession. it takes time to write well, time to write exciting books. it takes time to write one good poem. i’ve spent years on a single poem. the time spent learning one’s craft is everything
I'm looking for readers for both @fracturedlit.bsky.social & @unchartedmag.bsky.social It's a laidback way to get involved with a literary magazine, and it will help level up your writing! We ask for 2-4 hours of volunteer reading each week, but I'm flexible with vacations and other commitments.