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Sudha Balagopal

@sudhab.bsky.social

Writer: Winner of Santa Fe Literary Award; Family Matters forthcoming from SFWP, 2027. Pubs: Adroit Journal, Doric Lit, CRAFT,SmokeLong, Fractured Best Microfic, Best Small Fic, Wigleaf Top 50. BathFlash HC/Shortlisted; Series Editor: Wigleaf Top 50

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Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · 2d ago

...would she stop nagging him in death, would they smile at each other when in life they never held each other close... so love this one! Congrats, @csquareh.bsky.social @claudineliterary.bsky.social 💜🌷

Christine H.@csquareh.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm honored to have "And afterwards," published in @claudineliterary.bsky.social - Huge thanks to EiC D.E. Hardy for the acceptance. It was a true delight to work with Diana. www.claudineliterary.com/christinehchen

Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · 4d ago

My husband wants another baby. No, I say. Too kindly, perhaps. My shadow is angry that I’m not more firm. Love this shadow story! Congrats, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @soflopojo.bsky.social 🌷

Claudia Monpere@claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 4d ago

Early am walk, noticing my shadow-- truly gigantic. Delighted that @soflopojo.bsky.social took the story that sprang from that event. Thank you @francinewitte.bsky.social www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-42-aug...

Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · last mo.

The back of a woman ahead of me, rounded shoulders, feathery strands of chocolate hair brushing the nape of a neck I thought was yours... Two beautiful pieces by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social 👇

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

Friends, WHAT a day. I have two CNF pieces out today in The Sandy River Review. They’re both about my dear friend Jessica who passed 18 months ago. I’d love it if you gave them a read 🧡🙏🏾💔 sandyriverreview.com/2026/07/03/h... sandyriverreview.com/2026/07/03/s...

Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · last mo.

The annual Wigleaf Top 50 list (and long list) is out. This endeavor would not be possible without the hardworking team of Associate Editors and Readers. I want to thank them for reading all your wonderful stories from last year; it's not easy to make the selections for the long list. Many thanks to

Kathy Fish@kathyfish.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm honored to have made the list with my flash, "Wyoming," published in the debut issue of Hot Flash Literary. Thanks to @sudhab.bsky.social & the Top 50 team & huge thanks to Selecting Editor @andrewporter01.bsky.social Looks like a GREAT list & longlist. Congratulations to all! 💙

Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · last mo.

Clang the bells! The @wigleaf.bsky.social Long List and Top 50 list is up www.wigleaf.com.🎈 Special thanks to Guest Selecting Editor, @andrewporter01.bsky.social. Gratitude also to our team who spent countless hours reading. And big 🙏 to Scott Garson without whom this list wouldn't exist! 🌷🌷

Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Do the dead write back to you?” “And even if they do—then what?” Love this story about mailboxes that hold letters for the dead and yes, phone booths (remember them?) from which you can call and talk to them! @anniejowrites.bsky.social @bulbregion.bsky.social

Anna Vangala Jones@anniejowrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m back in @bulbregion.bsky.social with “Unsent Love Letters (& Other Regrets)” ♡ grateful to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social + all of you who read this story 💌 📬 bulbregion.com/Unsent-Love-...

Journal: The Bulb Region Title: Unsent Love Letters (& Other Regrets) Author: Anna Vangala Jones Image: an open mailbox in black & white Prose Excerpt of the story: “When the mailboxes started appearing all over town—the ones in which you could send letters to your dead that they’d be able to receive and read—we all regarded it as something dangerous. Those who had dabbled in ouija boards and harmless playful witchcraft in childhood were somewhat less concerned while others saw the new magical objects as being placed there by the devil. First of all, none of us knew where they came from. But the label slapped across each of them was clear. ‘Letters for your dead?’”
Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

it’s beautiful; the purple giving way to pink, just magic.... It's all light and magnolias and Edison! Read this third prize winner in the @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social contest from @kiklodge.bsky.social 👇

Kik Lodge@kiklodge.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here’s a story that got somewhere in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social Thank you so much @jhhwriter.bsky.social and @danbillyc.bsky.social and well done to all the glitzy flashers who entered the annual prize 🏆