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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 1d

Good news, everyone! Literary Namjooning's first ever flash reading and open mic's happening soon! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 1d

Coming soon?? What'll we do 'til then?? :)

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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have "Fear of Physics"? Let me cure you at my Zoom writing workshop, When Physics & Fairy Tales Collide, Mon Oct 20 7-9pm UK! We'll play with weird & wonderful physics words, celebrate female physicists and invent particles! Pay-what-you-can available: app.tickettailor.com/events/tania...

A screenshot where the top half of the screen has white writing on a green background, and it says When Physics and Fairy Tales Collide - Zoom Writing Workshop
Mon 20 Oct 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM BST
Online, Zoom. Underneath is a picture of different coloured brightly lit lines, and the text: "Physics is philled with galaxies of inspiration for writers of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and hybrids, from delicious terms like 'charmed quark', 'gluon', 'boojum', 'superstring' and the 'luminiferous aether' to mysterious and magical concepts such as 'dark' energy', 'parallel universes' and 'quantum gravity". Writers have been using fairy tales as inspiration for centuries, borrowing characters, structures and general fairytaleishness. What might result from the collision of these two universes? Let's experiment, creating physics fairy tales, naming our own subatomic particles, and inviting Snow White, Goldilocks and all the dwarves into the lab!" On the right it says: When Physics and Fairy Tales Collide - Zoom Writing Workshop
Mon 20 Oct 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM BST
Online, Zoom.

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

Wishing you healing and self-discovery!!

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

Just read this, Kate, and loved it! Congratulations!

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! Sometimes the Almost is way better than the Actually There. Read all about it in this story by @kdiannerule.bsky.social today in @fictivedream.bsky.social .

fictivedream.com/2025/10/10/t...

The Almost

by Kelli Dianne Rule Chugchug-chugchug-chugchug-chugchug. The exhaust, the grumble, the cough, the rumble. The reliability of the laboring machine. I pull up twenty minutes early to my first stop j…

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 5d

When the rabbits speak, we must listen!!

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 5d

This morning I've been writing about a human having a conversation with her stuffed rabbits. Maybe it's going around today?

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 5d

The thing to know about Office 365 is that the 365 stands for the number of days in the year they're planning to make sudden changes to your software.

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 7d

"But it’s like that game where someone asks you not to think of an elephant, and there it is in your brain—the elephant. There they are—everyone I hate."

I don't hate this story by @jaimegill.bsky.social ... I freaking love it. And @anchalastudio.bsky.social 's art is brilliant as usual!

Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 7d

"Fake it ‘til you make it, Tony says, though I’m not sure that works when the it is inside you."

Sharp as an incisor, a phenomenal #fiction #mustread from @jamiegill.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jaim...

Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 8d

Same transportation situation here! So add $8.00 to the cost if we both go. We never even thought of delivery. Thanks for your insights!

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 9d

"the susurrus, I know the word susurrus ’cause that was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire this week, so anyway I remember the susurrus..." Wow. I'm just knocked back in my seat this morning by @jennystalter.bsky.social , whose story is now out in @fictivedream.bsky.social .

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 9d

"So, this lady’s looking at me with more desperation than I’ve ever seen in someone’s eyes..." Divine Intervention by Jenny Stalter @jennystalter.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/10/05/d...

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 9d

Your way seems to make more sense than that. :)

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 9d

Amanda, this is fascinating. I'm curious: are the costs of transit and delivery figured into your calculations? I know people who drive all over the place trying to get the lowest prices at the grocery stores, but they don't seem to count the cost of the gas they're using up in their travels.

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 10d

"Fascist regimes have classic, telltale traits, like vilifying immigrants, adopting patriotic symbolism of their nation’s glorious past, embracing a narrow definition of masculinity and family values, and striving for economic and diplomatic self-sufficiency."

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10d

"There is nothing funny about calling me or Donald Trump a fascist, and if you do, we will ship you to Guantanamo."

We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You

President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...

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muero×salir 🥑🥄 @mueroporsalir.bsky.social · 10d

Accurate.

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The Welkin Writing Prize @welkinprize.bsky.social · 11d

This is happening next week on Tuesday (7pm BST) or Saturday (9am BST) - still time to join 👇

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Sep 7

Really looking forward to my "Story Shapes" workshop in October where I'm going to get writers writing Cinderella narratives against the clock and crafting stories across different sized bits of paper.

7th Oct 7pm BST or 11th Oct 9am BST.

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...

Write Beyond the Lightbulb. Story Shapes. Pyramids, Fishes, Spirals and Trees. Online workshop on creating story structure and emotional build.

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 13d

Hooray! Because of shipping costs from the UK to Canada, I've been waiting for the ebook. And now here it is! I very much look forward to reading it.

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Johannah @johannah.bsky.social · 16d

I wrote a raw piece about my experience commuting to work… it’s foul, but it’s 100% true. Thanks to @mrbullbull.bsky.social for giving my gritty CNF a home!

MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 16d

"The rain doesn’t want you to dawdle at the end of the workday. The rain is your bully. It will piss in your Cheerios. It has one mission—purge the streets." @johannah.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 17d

@sagetyrtle.bsky.social !! Congratulations!

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 17d

Thrilled to announce our nomination for Best of the Net 2026: America, Flooding by Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social #flashfiction #BestoftheNet. If you missed it the first time, here's another chance...Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2024/11/29/a...