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Linda M. Bayley

@lmbayley.bsky.social

Words in BULL, FlashFlood, Does It Have Pockets, Frazzled Lit, Trash Cat Lit, Urban Pigs Press, Fictive Dream. Genrepunk Awards nominee. Shortlisted for the 2026 Bath Novella-in-Flash Award. She/her. @lmbayley at the other place.

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Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 2d ago

I love what @sabrinahicks.bsky.social is saying here: The very act of writing is a willingness to exam all the tender spots of being alive. It requires an amount of bravery, self-sacrifice, that is only admirable coming from, as Mary Oliver reminds us, “the soft animal of your body”.

Sabrina Hicks@sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Auraist was kind enough to interview me about my debut collection, “Coyote Girl,” which they chose as Best Book of the Month. If you want to read about how much I hate AI or some of my stylistic choices, then read below! open.substack.com/pub/auraist/...

Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 2d ago

This worries me. Yesterday I started a submission email with a compliment about the litmag. Was I being obsequious? Eek. And to make it worse, I promised that I hadn't used AI to write my story. Only to realize, later, that my early drafts of said story contain em-dashes...

Matt Wolfbridge (read Typebar Magazine)@wolfbridge.bsky.social · 2d ago

3-If you're 50-50 on a writer's output being LLM-generated then another way to catch them is actually their correspondence. They will outsource this to AI sometimes, too. They'll send you absurdly fawning, obsequious replies (nobody communicates like this)

Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 3d ago

They crowded the coffin and cried loudly, rhythmically, with the confidence of people who knew exactly how grief should sound. Their voices filled the room like noise, like performance. #FlashInTheFeed by Iryna Somkina @tlkncrt.bsky.social in Hawkeye Mag hawkeyemag.com/stories/somk...

Act Your Age

It was hard to remember the first drink, or what age I was. —Kevin Richard White I. Cans and Camouflage It started with cans. Not bottles, not wine glasses, not anything that looked adult. Cheap, swee...

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Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 6d ago

OMG OMG OMG would you look at what @sagetyrtle.bsky.social did based on one of my favourite photographs!!!!!!! I love this so much. This is the kind of art that makes me so happy. When you can see that the artist has approached the subject with LOVE and JOY. It's priceless.

Sage Tyrtle@sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 6d ago

As requested by @lmbayley.bsky.social, this ridiculously adorable princess of a chipmunk. (See below for reference photo.) I tried @crankypacifist.bsky.social's suggestion to turn ref. photo for better perspective, and I think it worked a treat. I GOT NEW MARKERS WHEEE What should I draw next?

Pen and marker drawing of a chipmunk sitting on a small wall with one paw in the air and one on the wall supporting its weight. In the lower right corner it says "12 / 365, Jul 30 2026".
Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · last wk.

Having had to clear out my father's apartment twice, once after a crisis, and once after he died, I can relate to this piece by Kathleen McGookey in @fictivedream.bsky.social a little too well. :( #FlashInTheFeed #MicroMonday #microfiction fictivedream.com/2026/07/27/m...

Microfiction #67

Things We Threw in the Dumpster by Kathleen McGookey Moldy tuxedo, Kodak slide projector and six spare carousels of slides, boxed-up love letters from his second wife, dated 1979. His falling-apart…

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Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Editors, if you ever need proof that I wrote something without AI, I'll send you all the screenshots, scans, and document links you want. I'll even tell you what ALT code you use to make an em-dash.

Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Why did Fanny kill herself? What drove her to this extreme action? Was it a matter of her heart or her principles? This is the story that interests me..." - @jupiterjonz.bsky.social on why she wrote about Fanny Imlay in her new book, The Hyena's Daughter lithub.com/out-from-the...

Out From the Shadows: On Rediscovering Mary Shelley’s Half-Sister, Fanny Imlay

It is an interesting challenge to write about someone who has been overlooked, who is overshadowed by more vibrant characters. If they are at first glance unexceptional, is that to say dull or unin…

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Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 3w ago

"and inside, the fan-blasted aroma of barbecue pork and candy-burnt pecans enveloped me like a real hug" Um, why are my eyes so wet?? #FlashInTheFeed #microfiction for #MicroMonday in @fictivedream.bsky.social . I think Mandy Lange will be one to watch!

Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 3w ago

"I told Matt I didn’t think they’d let you return already-open beef jerky, but he started on again about why his going to jail was my fault..." Collisions in a Kentucky Buc-ees off I-75 by Mandy Lange #microfiction #MicroMonday. Pls. follow the link below and enjoy

Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · 4w ago

@drewgum.bsky.social makes an important point here that I've never thought about before, and I think I should address it: "I guess the sex gets mentioned because I don’t have gay readers. If I ever have a gay reader they might not notice it. I might just blend in. Like I do in the rest of my life."

Drew Gummerson@drewgum.bsky.social · 4w ago

Latest Substack is up and dancing. “On the gayest book I’ve ever read.” With thanks to @lmbayley.bsky.social and @daja57.bsky.social for their brilliant reviews 🙏☺️ substack.com/@drewgummers...

Mario Aliberto 3@marioaliberto3.bsky.social · last mo.

Incredibly excited to share the news "Searching for God in a Mosh Pit" was selected as the winner of The Maters Review inaugural Flash Challenge!!! Such a great publication and a dream pub for me.Thank you @coleameyer.bsky.social and everyone at The Masters Review. mastersreview.com/flash-challe...

Flash Challenge Winner: “Searching for God in a Mosh Pit” by Mario Aliberto III - The Masters Review

Flash has always held a special place in my heart. My very first editing role was at a little flash fiction mag on campus when I was an undergrad. I've been fortunate to edit and publish some terrific...

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Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · last mo.

Just discovered this piece by Frances Klein in Milk Candy Review. "When the story was done my host scolded me. I should never, she said, touch someone’s wheelchair without permission." milkcandyreview.home.blog/2026/05/14/g... #FlashInTheFeed

Good Samaritan ~ by Frances Klein

I told a story at a dinner party. The story went like this: I was in college and I was walking by the light rail line. A man in a wheelchair was on the track. The train was coming. I walked quickly…

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