I can’t wait to see how my whim fares!

Whimsy@whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And the theme for the very first Whimsy is… Monster Problems. Writers have a week to whittle together a 300-word tale of whimsy based on one of our five whims and whatever unique object landed in their inbox. We can’t wait to see where your whims take you! 🦙🪶

Of course the idea for my Whimsy piece came to me at 5am mere hours from the deadline. But dang, had so much fun writing it! I dedicate my monster piece to my insomnia. Check out the @whimsyfiction.bsky.social monthly prompts for monthly fun writing challenges. #amwriting #flashfiction #whimsy

Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Write-in for including this piece. I’m dedicating this to V who walked along the River Dee… #nffd2026

National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI: The Write-In: 'Missing: Fucks Given' by Elisa Dominique Rivera #nffd2026

This is the second time I’ve lost my “Bird by Bird” book by Anne Lamott. I keep misplacing it. Is this a sign??

I’ve no words… it’s just so wonderful holding an actual… book… with my words and photography in it. Wow. Thank you @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social and Francois Bereaud for making a writer girl’s heart flutter today.

ICYMI we're open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

I can’t wait to get stuck into my kawan’s first published novella-in-flash, “Mother Karma”. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social #motherlarma #writers #firstpublishedbook

@tomljanovic.bsky.social are you almost ready for @mattkendrick.bsky.social ‘s Lyrical Writing workshops? I’m so excited to be writing with you! 💕💕💕

I am gobsmacked. I made it to the Bath Flash Fiction Long List!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! @bathflashaward.bsky.social #bathflashfictionawards

a woman says i 'm gobsmacked in front of a wall of lights

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

ADHD writing is “writing an entire story” in your head while walking the dog then suddenly realising you have no idea what street you’re in or how long you’ve been writing. 🤷🏾‍♀️😁🙌🏾

Another flash from my kawan, kaibigan, writing buddy who never fails to capture an entire generation’s vibe in a bite-sized story. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social, you’re awesome for giving voice to the things my heart could only whisper. Read for 90s nostalgia, and the… vibes. 😊😊😊😊

Sumitra Singam@pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@nffr.bsky.social had a call on the theme “Ten”. I was a teen in the 90s. Only one thing came to mind. Thanks for reading 🙏🏾 newflashfiction.com/i-know-somed...

Omg, I made @mariaressa.bsky.social laugh tonight while we were in the lift! This woman who founded @rappler.bsky.social and fought a brutal dictator and is a Noble Peace Laureate laughed at my geeky tech joke. Also, please buy her book “How to stand up to a dictator”.

I would like to tag @gretchenfilart.bsky.social for this course. She is a great poet, but I know there’s a prose in her that one of your courses, Matt, will help her write it out. 😄 P.S. @tomljanovic.bsky.social really should win it, too. 💕

Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · last yr.

**WIN** a free spot on 1 of my courses To win, quote this post + tag a friend + say why they're fab Post for a new friend every day + get your name in the hat multiple times Friend wins a micro edit, you win a course place or vice-versa, you decide Names drawn next Monday DETAILS IN THREAD:

Omg. Writing Goal #4: Get a piece published in an actual printed magazine or anthology. CHECKED! #bowenstreetpress #nesting P.S. This piece was born out of a #furiousfiction prompt

I’m in the #furiousfiction long list!!! Woohoooo! Another writing goal I can tick off this year. Happy dance. 💃💃💃

Gotta love a fantasy horror piece, esp ones with unicorns and dragons in it! Go, @tomljanovic.bsky.social! Love reading your flash piece. 💕

T.L. Tomljanovic@tomljanovic.bsky.social · last yr.

Unicorns and blood. Blood and unicorns. My speculative fiction in @moonparkreview.bsky.social moonparkreview.com/issue-32-sum...

Yay!! My ode to Drag Race finally published. Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social !!

National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · last yr.

The Write-In: 'Shantay, You Stay' by Elisa Dominique Rivera #nffd2025

Anyone doing @natflashfictionday.bsky.social #writein today? This will be my third year participating and I can’t wait to read the golden nuggets published this year. #writingcommunity #amwriting

I’ve just crossed off another writer rite of passage! Finally a sub to @havehashad.com ! I’m squealing inside.

- inspirations, gurus and amazing friends @tomljanovic.bsky.social @gretchenfilart.bsky.social @mattkendrick.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social I won’t be writing like I am now without you guys. 💕💕💕

Sumitra Singam@pleomorphic2.bsky.social · last yr.

Oh Matt! How lovely. Thank you so much. This has made my day. You really are a beacon of kindness and positivity. I’ll tag @nikkirivera.bsky.social @lykiemop.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @jmgatford.bsky.social For being awesome saucers and for being badass

Tell me you have a VCE* student in your house without telling me you have a VCE student in your house *VCE - Victorian Certificate of Education Exams for Year 12 students

Still no words from me. But hey! Look at this mural. 😍

They say walking is when writing actually happens. So, I’ve been walking and marvelling at sunsets since the start of the year. #writingcommunity

“My yearning, sand at the bottom of an hourglass…” @gretchenfilart.bsky.social’s “Memento Mori” will make you feel all the feels. Check it out in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social’s Murals issue. Out now! thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/

“And it’s only because you’ve taken E that you can do that, and I took K so I won’t remember tomorrow” Ahhh! As usual, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social’s pieces touch, wrap, and warm with its simplicity, elegance and familiarity. Read her piece @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social ‘s MURALS issue.

The Hooghly Review@thehooghlyreview.bsky.social · 2y ago

At long last, 𝑀𝑈𝑅𝐴𝐿𝑆 is live!🎨📸🖋 The most unique issue we have produced yet. thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/ @fbereaud.bsky.social invites you all to wander with him through these pages—free to download or flip through, featuring Roberto R. Pozos & 60 contributors from across the globe.🌏

Literary Santas just dropped the best 🎄 present! Thank you @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social editors 💕 I’m so proud to have a piece (p. 16) and a photo (pp. 113-114) with so many writers friends in this issue like @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and @gretchenfilart.bsky.social!

The Hooghly Review@thehooghlyreview.bsky.social · 2y ago

At long last, 𝑀𝑈𝑅𝐴𝐿𝑆 is live!🎨📸🖋 The most unique issue we have produced yet. thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/ @fbereaud.bsky.social invites you all to wander with him through these pages—free to download or flip through, featuring Roberto R. Pozos & 60 contributors from across the globe.🌏

Oh how I love the voice and characters in this piece… And what a great interview to go with it! Go, kawan, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social www.themerseyreview.com/issues/5/bec...

Because Dr Houseman Says, "When I'm Wrong, I Say I'm Wrong" — The Mersey Review

'Because Dr Houseman Says, "When I'm Wrong, I Say I'm Wrong"' by Sumitra Singam

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In honor of her passing, thought I’d post this excellent video of a conversation between her and James Baldwin. Even if you watch it in bits and pieces, it’s worth your time. youtu.be/AFGkNEt30Fo?...

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“I dream about oaring featherlight across an ocean of words” I love that line in one of @gretchenfilart.bsky.social ‘s poems in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social . Mare, in your words, you give raw familiarity, it’s me waving across the road to your house like a kapitbahay. 😁 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Gretchen Filart@gretchenfilart.bsky.social · 2y ago

Friends,I've 3 poems in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social,including one that mentions Nikki Giovanni,who I admire. Rest well. AHC is the first foreign lit mag that published my work 2 years ago,when I returned to poetry after a decade-long hiatus. So thankful for it. heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-...