Audra Kerr Brown
@audrakerrbrown.bsky.social
Flash Fictionista!
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weekly talk story about @lit-namjooning.bsky.social's open mic and what I should do for my book's countdown...
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Join Us for Literary Namjooning's Open Mic and Figuring out What to Do For My Countdown For Bitter over Sweet — Melissa Llanes Brownlee
If you haven’t already registered, I hope you will consider hanging out with some of the writers and editors at Literary Namjooning. It should be pretty chill. You know our vibe. REGISTER HERE!
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October 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
weekly talk story about @lit-namjooning.bsky.social's open mic and what I should do for my book's countdown...
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"As writers, I think it’s those pauses that we want to lean into and excavate what lies beneath." @jaichakrabarti.bsky.social with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
My conversation with @jaichakrabarti.bsky.social is live at TBH. ❤️ Jai and his writing will change you!
This notion of turning to art in times of struggle has remained a cornerstone of my own artistic vision even when everything else argues against it. -JC
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This notion of turning to art in times of struggle has remained a cornerstone of my own artistic vision even when everything else argues against it. -JC
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An Interview with Jai Chakrabarti
Jai Chakrabarti Welcome to The Burning Hearth. I’m currently sitting in one of my favorite French cafes in Shorewood, WI. Outside, it is a picture-perfect late summer morning. Inside, my sens…
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September 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"As writers, I think it’s those pauses that we want to lean into and excavate what lies beneath." @jaichakrabarti.bsky.social with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
MICROFICTION WRITERS:
Have any of you received a recent email from an Iranian translator wanting permission to include your story in a collection?
Have any of you received a recent email from an Iranian translator wanting permission to include your story in a collection?
September 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
MICROFICTION WRITERS:
Have any of you received a recent email from an Iranian translator wanting permission to include your story in a collection?
Have any of you received a recent email from an Iranian translator wanting permission to include your story in a collection?
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This is worth every penny. Matt is such a careful and perceptive reader—he asked questions I hadn’t considered and helped me figure out what my story was really about…which made revising so much easier. He made me a better writer!
Going to extend this into today - anyone who'd like edits on a flash fiction or short story, get in touch. 10% off if I hear from you by the end of the day 😃
Also, very lacking in editing work (and this always makes me happy!) so if you're got a piece of flash or a short story you'd like me to look at, I'll give you 10% off if you get in touch by the end of the day:
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August 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is worth every penny. Matt is such a careful and perceptive reader—he asked questions I hadn’t considered and helped me figure out what my story was really about…which made revising so much easier. He made me a better writer!
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I dearly love the writing of @chris-offutt.bsky.social. But I had no idea until last year that his eye was as sharp as his pen. Overjoyed to have his photographs (and words!) in @salvationsouth.com today.
No Grand Subjects Here: Offutt Shoots Mississippi
Mississippi photography by legendary writer Chris Offutt. This Southern photo essay captures everday sights with sharp Mississippi images.
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August 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I dearly love the writing of @chris-offutt.bsky.social. But I had no idea until last year that his eye was as sharp as his pen. Overjoyed to have his photographs (and words!) in @salvationsouth.com today.
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Unexpectedly, my mother passed away on 7/22. But more than just my mother passed away. ❤️ I've written a memorial to both of my parents and their marriage. I believe they are now in a place where they finally feel safe to open their hearts and let love in.
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The Past is Unlocked in the Passing of My Parents
In Memory of a Marriage: July 1950 – July 1985 There are two stories regarding my parents’ wedding that I’ve heard many times. Both from my mother. My father never spoke of it to …
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July 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Unexpectedly, my mother passed away on 7/22. But more than just my mother passed away. ❤️ I've written a memorial to both of my parents and their marriage. I believe they are now in a place where they finally feel safe to open their hearts and let love in.
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"....how can a piece of writing be like a painting? How can it be like dancing? How can it be like a muted trumpet solo?"
Allen Kratz with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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Allen Kratz with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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A is for Al: An Interview with Al Kratz
Welcome to The Burning Hearth! I’m so happy you’ve stopped by for this interview with my friend and writing group fellow, Al Kratz. Al and I met several years ago via an online Bending …
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July 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"....how can a piece of writing be like a painting? How can it be like dancing? How can it be like a muted trumpet solo?"
Allen Kratz with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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Allen Kratz with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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“He gentles the blanket they’d brought from home around her matchstick frame, swipes cherry Chapstick along her fissured lips.”
This is a beautiful one by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social. Have a tissue standing by if you read it.
This is a beautiful one by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social. Have a tissue standing by if you read it.
New story up @fracturedlit.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me.. huge thanks to the wonderful @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for publishing “We’ll Finally Go to Switzerland”🇨🇭 and to @cardewjcardew.bsky.social and @bendinggenres.bsky.social for the workshop that sparked it! 💙💙
New Flash by @kelliborges2.bsky.social
"he says, as soon as this is over. She lists the names of towns she’s always wanted to see, foreign and sticky on her tongue, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne, Zermatt, as they sit abreast at the infusion center in Tucson,"
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"he says, as soon as this is over. She lists the names of towns she’s always wanted to see, foreign and sticky on her tongue, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne, Zermatt, as they sit abreast at the infusion center in Tucson,"
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July 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“He gentles the blanket they’d brought from home around her matchstick frame, swipes cherry Chapstick along her fissured lips.”
This is a beautiful one by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social. Have a tissue standing by if you read it.
This is a beautiful one by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social. Have a tissue standing by if you read it.
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So excited that Lisa made the Wigleaf Top 50 list! Loved this story when she brought it to our writing group. So glad to see it getting attention!!
I'm stunned to be on the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 list. I look forward to reading this list every year!
My thanks to @laughingyeti.bsky.social, @samanito.bsky.social and the Wigleaf team, as well as @atticusreview.bsky.social for originally publishing it. Can't wait to read all the stories!
My thanks to @laughingyeti.bsky.social, @samanito.bsky.social and the Wigleaf team, as well as @atticusreview.bsky.social for originally publishing it. Can't wait to read all the stories!
new on our mainpage: THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 (selecting editor @samanito.bsky.social )
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So excited that Lisa made the Wigleaf Top 50 list! Loved this story when she brought it to our writing group. So glad to see it getting attention!!
"I try to keep myself in the dark about the story’s secret for as long as possible. I try to stretch it out and milk the tension for as long as I can..." @andrewporter01.bsky.social with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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An Interview with Andrew Porter
Welcome one and all to The Burning Hearth! As always, I’m so glad you are spending time hearthside with me and my guest. And today, you are in for a treat. I’m often amazed at the kindn…
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June 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"I try to keep myself in the dark about the story’s secret for as long as possible. I try to stretch it out and milk the tension for as long as I can..." @andrewporter01.bsky.social with @theburninghearth.bsky.social
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FLASH FICTION writers!
Do you need help? For $25, I will look over your story and give you my thoughts. I have a passion for flashin', I've been lucky to have my work honored in great anthologies/top lists, and I'm willing to share my knowledge with you!
Shall we dance? Chat me up!
Do you need help? For $25, I will look over your story and give you my thoughts. I have a passion for flashin', I've been lucky to have my work honored in great anthologies/top lists, and I'm willing to share my knowledge with you!
Shall we dance? Chat me up!
two men are squatting down in a living room while one of them is holding a book .
ALT: two men are squatting down in a living room while one of them is holding a book .
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June 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
FLASH FICTION writers!
Do you need help? For $25, I will look over your story and give you my thoughts. I have a passion for flashin', I've been lucky to have my work honored in great anthologies/top lists, and I'm willing to share my knowledge with you!
Shall we dance? Chat me up!
Do you need help? For $25, I will look over your story and give you my thoughts. I have a passion for flashin', I've been lucky to have my work honored in great anthologies/top lists, and I'm willing to share my knowledge with you!
Shall we dance? Chat me up!
"The liminal space that exists between loss and what remains is where empathy and compassion reside, and so often we seem to forget that—myself, included." 👇👇👇
Stop by The Burning Hearth today for my conversation with writer Kristin Tenor as we explore loss, wonder, and craft.
"The liminal space that exists between loss and what remains is where empathy and compassion reside..."
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"The liminal space that exists between loss and what remains is where empathy and compassion reside..."
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An Interview with Kristin Tenor
Happy May! Welcome to The Burning Hearth! Whether you are a first time visitor or a regular, I’m happy you’ve found your way here for this interview with my fellow Wisconsinite, Kristin…
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May 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"The liminal space that exists between loss and what remains is where empathy and compassion reside, and so often we seem to forget that—myself, included." 👇👇👇
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Congrats to @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social , whose story "How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space" from @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025, has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2025! Thanks to RobertShapard, Nathan Leslie, and MichelleElvy for this honor!
The Best Small Fictions
Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.
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May 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Congrats to @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social , whose story "How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space" from @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025, has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2025! Thanks to RobertShapard, Nathan Leslie, and MichelleElvy for this honor!
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Thank you so so much to each and every one of you who shared this post, responded with kindness, boosted your books we're carrying and in general supported the store
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Struggling with deep panic, so to channel that productively, I'll post a reminder my partner and I just started a tiny bookstore. To be sustainable, we need to make enough to move into the building's front space to get foot traffic. ALL purchases, local or not, help a ton:
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Evening House Books
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April 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Thank you so so much to each and every one of you who shared this post, responded with kindness, boosted your books we're carrying and in general supported the store
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Happy April 1st! I'm not fooling when I say today's interview with Isaac Yuen @ekostories.bsky.social is SPECTACULAR!
We discuss his book, art, AI, Star Trek and so much more!
"I think our present preoccupation should be one of defiant endurance. To hold fast."
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We discuss his book, art, AI, Star Trek and so much more!
"I think our present preoccupation should be one of defiant endurance. To hold fast."
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An Interview with Isaac Yuen
Hello, and welcome to The Burning Hearth! I am always excited to share my interviews with my readers, but sometimes my excitement gets elevated to a Kermit-going-crazy status because I’m just…
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April 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Oh hey what’s this?!? A “Carrie” inspired prom revenge story “Ben Wiley Burns in Hell” by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social up today at Pool Party? Hell yeah!!! 🩸🐷🔥
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Ben Wiley Burns in Hell by Jan Stinchcomb
When we were freshmen you told me all the cool kids take flowers out to Carrie White’s grave on the night of prom. (The grave belonged to some poor woman named Carolyn White, but it was close enough.)...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oh hey what’s this?!? A “Carrie” inspired prom revenge story “Ben Wiley Burns in Hell” by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social up today at Pool Party? Hell yeah!!! 🩸🐷🔥
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Whatever happened to Fairy Tale Review?
March 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Whatever happened to Fairy Tale Review?
Thank you, Moon City Review!
The editors of @mooncityreview.bsky.social wish these authors congratulations and good luck in their nomination for Best Small Fictions!
@jennystalter.bsky.social @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
@jennystalter.bsky.social @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Thank you, Moon City Review!
Such a great series. Now all-in-one!
Oh, happy day! The Burning Hearth has posted the full "Echoes of Le Guin" series in one post. Don't miss this enchanted series with featured authors, William Alexander, Susan DeFreitas, Kylie Mirmomahadi, Julie Phillips, Kyle Winkler, and Isaac Yuen.
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Echoes of Le Guin: The Complete Series
Welcome to The Burning Hearth. Back in 2023, I brought together six writers to do a six-part interview series focused on Ursula K. Le Guin and her work. My guests, William Alexander, Susan DeFreita…
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January 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Such a great series. Now all-in-one!
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This awesome group is reading & reviewing small press books this year to raise the visibility of great, often overlooked presses & authors. Follow them all! go.bsky.app/E6oomtn
#100smallpress
#100smallpress
January 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This awesome group is reading & reviewing small press books this year to raise the visibility of great, often overlooked presses & authors. Follow them all! go.bsky.app/E6oomtn
#100smallpress
#100smallpress
Sharing this story again because I'm obsessed with it
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Confession — The Mersey Review
'Confession' by Emily Heatherington
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January 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sharing this story again because I'm obsessed with it
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love these micros!
January 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
love these micros!
Love this advice:
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Do You Need More DISCIPLINE to achieve your New Year’s Resolutions?
YouTube video by Jacob Krueger Studio
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December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Love this advice:
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwLd...
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"Confessions" from Frigg Magazine. ✌️💜
December 4, 2024 at 6:23 PM
"Confessions" from Frigg Magazine. ✌️💜
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Yes!!! And what a lovely pic!
Michael Loveday interviewed me on his Novella-in-Flash blog about my book, Burn It All Down. #flashfiction #novellainflash
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Interview with Karen Jones – Ekphrastic Novella-in-Flash…
This month, novella-in-flash.com features an interview with the writer Karen Jones. Karen’s novella-in-flash Burn It All Down was published by Arroyo Seco Press in April this year. Michael: W…
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November 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Yes!!! And what a lovely pic!