Found this today while reading the backlog on @offbeatlit.bsky.social . So much emotion arising out of a “quantitative” assignment. Really intriguing work, @chrissystegmanpoet.bsky.social 👏 👏 #poetry #poetsky #writing #writesky

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We have an extraordinary piece today, #poetry in the form of a poignant school assignment by Chrissy Stegman. #mustread thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/07/08/h...

A terrific and slyly subversive story for you today! Instructions for the Next Girl by Honni van Rijswijk thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/08/05/i... #fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

Whew! Just finished filing our Best of the Net nominations! Fun times. Stay tuned for the announcement next week. ⏰

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If, somehow, you missed this "memoir" by the shark in Jaws, circle back and have a look now. 🤣🤣🤣 thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/23/v...

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I just reviewed a spectacular microfiction collection by Guy Biederman called "Here's Where We Get Off." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a treat! Read my review, and then grab the book today. www.amazon.com/review/R2Q6R...

Dottie and I have pretty much cleared the submission queue, so check out our guidelines and send us something funky. Happy Summer, everybody! thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-g... #writingcommunity

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A gem of a #poem today, by Jill Crammond, "The First Grave Mistake." thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/07/15/t... #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry

Kevin Brennan is very good writer, and I reckon any of his novels would be a steal ay $2.99. Recommended. #books #fiction

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Now that I look a little closer, ALL my novels are available for $2.99 #Kindle edition for a limited time. Skim through the samples. There's something for everybody. 😃 www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin... #readingcommunity #fiction #novels #literaryfiction

Now that I look a little closer, ALL my novels are available for $2.99 #Kindle edition for a limited time. Skim through the samples. There's something for everybody. 😃 www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin... #readingcommunity #fiction #novels #literaryfiction

Just noticed that you can pick up the #Kindle edition of my second novel, Yesterday Road, for the lo-lo price of $2.99! ✔️it out! www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZX2L22

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We have an extraordinary piece today, #poetry in the form of a poignant school assignment by Chrissy Stegman. #mustread thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/07/08/h...

How to Measure a Dog’s Loneliness Across Time ~ assignment by Chrissy Stegman

Chrissy Stegman is from Baltimore, Maryland. Her work has recently appeared in or is forthcoming in The Iowa Review, MER, Michigan Quarterly Review, ONE ART, Rattle, River Heron Revie…

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I think we all agree that #AI shouldn't be used in creative writing. What's the point? But what do you think about using AI to polish cover letters, bios, blurbs, & such? 🤔 You know publishers are going to be using it for things like that. Probably already are ...

Trump destroyed my America. kevinbrennanbooks.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/t...

They say it’s our birthday

The 4th of July was never one of my favorite holidays. From childhood, I mainly remember the adult men of my extended family getting blitzed on Budweiser and being scarily careless with the firewor…

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What kind of poem does the editor of the Best of the Net write? A poem like "Creek Bed Meditations #24." Come and see for yourself! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/07/01/c...

Just learned that two TDH pieces made the Wigleaf long list this year! Congrats to Sarp Sozdinler ("Abandonware") and Chrissy Stegman ("What Have They Done to the Horses?")! See the whole list here, along with the Top 50: wigleaf.com.

A word-game poem with a little subtext for you this morning. Come on over and play! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/25/s... #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

A hilarious "memoir" today, by the mechanical shark from Jaws. Turns out he's a classically trained actor with much more to offer than Spielberg imagined. *Many people forget that his name was Bruce. 😆 thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/23/v...

This was so fun to work on with Jeff Bond. Proud to have it up at The Disappointed Housewife! @offbeatlit.bsky.social @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/23/v...

Vanya, Vanity, and Betrayal on the Bay ~ memoir by Jeff Bond and S. M. Strand

So Spielberg’s “having a moment.” Again. Maybe it’s futile, but I still have hopes that my as yet unsigned memoir will find a home. The American public deserves to know the truth about their “favor…

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One of our absolute faves from last year: Truly interactive fiction that's different every time you read it! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/07/29/h...

Having Weight ~ fiction by Cate McGowan

“Having Weight” is a modular story that mirrors the narrator’s fractured state of mind, prompting the reader to collaborate in constructing meaning from the apparent chaos. Each time the reader vis…

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Thanks to The Disappointed Housewife (@offbeatlit.bsky.social) for sharing my #poem "Whatever Happened to Baby J." Thanks to the internet for being a nostalgia pit & keeping the exact TV Guide image I've carried with me all these years. #poetrycommunity thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/19/w...

A penetrating contemplation of Jack & Jill this morning from the wonderful @ChristinaMRau. thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/19/w... #poetry #poetrycommunity

One from last year we were rather fond of: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/05/06/h...

How to be Enough ~ recipe by Tess Godhardt

Tess Godhardt is an attorney who has always harbored a love for creative writing.  When she is not working, she can be found on the basketball court attempting to relive her collegiate glory days o…

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Just curious, #writers. Would you appreciate it or be offended if an editor just came out and flatly told you that your work is never going to fly in the zine? We've done it once or twice, but it definitely doesn't feel good and we hate to slam the door like that. Advice?

Here's another fave from our vault. Enjoy! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...

It’s Not a Pyrrhic Victory If We’re Paid Shitloads of Money ~ fiction by Ya Lan Chang

We’re storming to Zouk. We’re getting drunk tonight! we shout, drowning out the Jacky Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio. We wind down the windows, stick our heads out, smirk back as t…

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In case you missed it. One of our recent faves: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/02/03/c...

Case Notes for Snow White Ref 01812 ~ victim referral form by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris is a Bristol-based writer of short fiction and creative nonfiction. Her debut flash fiction collection Cold Toast (Dahlia Books) was listed in “Best Small Press fictio…

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"I'm tired of crows and their death banquets." Beautiful new piece this morning by Damon Hubbs. #Poetry lovers, drop in for a look pronto! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/02/y...

Readers might think you need a WordPress account to subscribe (free!) to TDH. You don't! Click the subscribe button at the bottom right of the page and enter your email address. You'll be notified when we publish a new piece. Let's see how many new subs we can get today!

One of those rare times when the in box is nearly empty, kids! Now's the time to show us whatchoo got. 😉 #writingcommunity #poetry #fiction #essays

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An awesome bit of #flashfiction this morning by Kellan Jansen @MarryMeMachine. You'll want to stop by and gobble it up pronto! thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/05/19/m... #writingcommunity #readincommunity

Yep, we went ahead and did it. 😽 thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/05/17/s... #writingcommunity