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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 9d

new issue of Cutleaf! Featuring short fiction by @ladiwoods.bsky.social, nonfiction from @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social, and poetry courtesy of @taylorfthiel.bsky.social

cutleafjournal.com/issue/5-19

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 9d

this is a cool idea. I can't make it tonight, but I'd like to do something like this in the future, if you do it again. "Short story club" sounds ideal. Coincidentally, I'm going to an in-person book group tonight, but I'd rather talk about short stories more so than anything else.

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 12d

nice! love this early fall: warm days, cool nights.

Applications are Open for the 2026 Fresh Voices Fellowship! — Epiphany Magazine

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 12d

nothing quite like the blue of a late Sept sky. #makingthemostofthemorning

side note: I've always thought Decorah would be a great place for a summer writers' workshop/camp/retreat/festival. Hiking, biking, canoeing/kayaking, fishing, world class breweries. And some writing, too. #decorah

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trampset @trampset.bsky.social · 15d

"Mama wanted a house, so she stole one she found abandoned on the corner of Sycamore and Grant"

@juliastrayer.bsky.social's "Mama Wanted"

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Mama Wanted

by Julia Strayer

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 17d

I love the photo of your debut collection on this poster. Very nice!!

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Jeff Bond @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social · 17d

Epiphany’s Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one emerging BIPOC writer without an advanced writing degree.

*$2000 stipend
*Year-long editorial fellowship at a small non-profit literary magazine
*Publication

Applications are O P E N

The 2026 Fresh Voices Fellowship is currently OPEN for applications and will close on November 1st, 2025. The Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one emerging Black, Indigenous, or other writer of...

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 17d

oof, cool that you met him, but tough to hear about his inability to write since covid. but, damn, i get it too...............

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 17d

are you a fan? I love his work. I was thinking about Bradford's work the other day b/c I drove past a house with a mattress out front, on the curb, and thought of that story. I think it might be titled "Mattress" (it's in Dogwalker)

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 17d

I like this one -- just read it -- it has a laid back, philosophical slacker feel to it. And it's funny. Hilarious even. Reminds me in a way of some of Arthur Bradford's work.

Today's listing of the day is: Cutleaf Journal #WritingCommunity

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats to Kathleen McNamara! Her story collection was selected as the winner of the EastOver Press debut prize for a story collection, selected by Manuel Munoz. Congrats to Kathleen and the finalists!

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 19d

Cutleaf is the "listing of the day" -- and we're currently open for nonfiction subs (cap of 200) and collaboratively written short fiction. The latter will be selected by our guest collab writers @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross.

Duotrope @duotrope.com · 19d

Today's listing of the day is: Cutleaf Journal #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Sep 10

...and! Giano will be presenting at the Luther Writers Festival this Saturday (Sept 13) alongside @rachelswearingen.bsky.social and Jennifer Case. More info here:

An online journal of short fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry, published regularly. Cutleaf Journal is a project of @eastoverpress.

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Sep 10

...and! Michael will be presenting at the Luther Writers Fest this weekend, Sept 12-13. Free to attend!

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Sep 9

new issue of Cutleaf (as of last Thursday)! With a poem by @davidbprather.bsky.social, an essay by Monica Woelful, and a short story by Toshiya Kamei.

Cutleaf publishes a new issue every other week, which is usually comprised of a short story, an essay, and a poem.

Cutleaf Journal

Join Me for My Bitter over Sweet Book Launch on November 7 with Deesha Philyaw — Melissa Llanes Brownlee

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Send your beloved out of print subs to @abigailoswald.bsky.social! We want to print your book! ✨

Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · Sep 3

And it's go time! Submissions to our Lost/Found imprint are now open. Is your out-of-print prose book in need of a new home? If so, we'd love to consider your book for republication.

Our Lost/Found Editor @abigailoswald.bsky.social is waiting at
splitlippress.submittable.com (also linked in bio)!

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: Looking to home your out-of-print book? Try us at Lost/Found, a new imprint at Split/Lip Press. Rolling submissions are now open! splitlippress.submittable.com

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Melissa Flores Anderson @melissacuisine.bsky.social · Sep 8

My husband built a custom book stand for me to use at in person events. My book is out now from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're down to the final 10 DAYS of the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as our judge!

Submit today for a chance to make it to the winners' circle and have your manuscript considered for publication! buff.ly/AMZ2510
@susanschulman.bsky.social

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · Sep 4

weekly talk story about my Bitter over Sweet (@sfwp.bsky.social) book launch with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, hosted by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, and my recent (and not so recent pubs) in @mrbullbull.bsky.social , @claudineliterary.bsky.social and Mojo

www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

Squeee…. I am so excited to share that the amazing Deesha Philyaw will be joining me for my Zoom book launch for Bitter Over Sweet on November 7 at 7pm EST!!

www.melissallanesbrownlee.com

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Sep 4

Cutleaf is open for collaboratively written short stories. Guest editors are @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross. Open through the month of Sept!

EastOver Press & Cutleaf Journal - Collaboratively Written Fiction

Cutleaf seeks fiction submissions from writers who’ve completed a short story written in a collaborative spirit with another person. This idea of a collaborative spirit extends beyond a proofreader or...

eastoverpresscutleafjournal.submittable.com

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Aug 29

Quick reminder that we'll open for collab written fiction on Sept 1.

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Aug 21

Cutleaf Journal will be open in Sept for collaboratively written short fiction up to 4k words. Guest editors for this call are @kimmagowan.bsky.social & Michelle Ross, who wrote a collab story in Cutleaf which you can check out here. Also included: an interview with them abt their process.

Deluxe Scrabble - Cutleaf Journal

When I was a kid, I had this friend named Sunshine. Sunshine’s house was filthy, and if I walked barefoot on her family’s tile floors, the soles of my feet would turn gray-black.

Publishers say 'mindset around short stories shifting’ as readers embrace slim fiction

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Jamey Gallagher @jameygallagher.bsky.social · Aug 27

Let's go!!!!

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Aug 27

Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · Aug 27

all in for this!

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Karen Multer @karenmulter.bsky.social · Aug 26

My thanks to @keithlesmeister.bsky.social and Cutleaf Journal for publishing my short story, In Between.

"It was 1971. No one was surprised at anything anymore. When you've seen brains splashed across the evening news, surprise seems terribly old-fashioned."

cutleafjournal.com/content/in-b...

In Between - Cutleaf Journal

By the time St. James Elementary rang out the midday Angelus, three things were evident: The pothole at the corner of Rose and 2nd still hadn’t been filled,