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Cheryl Pappas
@cherylpappas.bsky.social
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Writer. Book: THE CLARITY OF HUNGER
Word West Press (2021). MacDowell Fellow ‘23. Email: [email protected]

Novel-in-progress: Abandon

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Cheryl Pappas @cherylpappas.bsky.social · Oct 9
I have a new (six-sentence) story up at
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."

Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!

gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
A story titled "I Dreamt of Dust" features a black and white photograph of a field.
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lumchanmfa.bsky.social
Just in case you missed it! My interview by @mynachang.bsky.social!!
sfwp.bsky.social SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 12h
ICYMI, Myna Chang recently sat down with Melissa Llanes Brownlee to discuss her latest collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! buff.ly/teB3epy

Get BITTER OVER SWEET here: buff.ly/uaVHtkD
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November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Managed to revise 12 pages of the novel and now to nap to mark the boundary between writing and Thanksgiving prep.
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
An excellent read.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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susanschulman.bsky.social
Love seeing Caroline Hagood on the list!

@carolinehagood.bsky.social
@electricliterature.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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parisreview.bsky.social
We’re hiring a web/senior editor and an engagement editor.

See more here:
Paris Review - Writers, Quotes, Biography, Interviews, Artists
The Paris Review is a literary magazine featuring original writing, art, and in-depth interviews with famous writers.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
From my 15yo son, after hearing how much I make as a writer: "It's a bad business, Mom. You should get out of it."
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
So happy to be signing a contract for a flash to be published in a dream journal in the spring!
Contributor's agreement
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Congratulations to you, @burgi.bsky.social!
burgi.bsky.social Burgi Zenhaeusern @burgi.bsky.social · 11d
My debut collection WHITE DOOR is out!!! 💃✨💃
Thank you Carbonation Press & @gregbem.bsky.social!
Link to order and more info in 🧵
DM for signed copies/to review 🙏💙
Watch this space for events/news 😊
three copies of white door on patterned upholstery fabric. cover image shows detail of Alternative Reality by Alan Sirulnikoff, photographer: logs floating on dark water and a white door among them. front and backside of bookmark on same surface. Front shows detail of book cover, centering the door among logs. title isn't shown. Backside has a poem from the book printed on it plus attributions: Horizons Traditions I keep take hold in this soil slowly— home grows fainter still until distant slopes briefly make me forget where I am, re-etch longing. yours truly (white woman, shoulder-length dark-blondish hair, glasses, dark green sweater, scarf with green and gray leafmotif) smiling into camera holding the book in front of her, white bookshelves along white walls in the background.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Carving out a writing space in this small side room.
A desk covered in books and a gray chair. Sparkling white lights are draped around a shelf on the wall.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
I will always treasure this essay by my friend Kirsten Giebutowski, "Things I Have Written in Cover Letters," up at @mcsweeneys.net

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...
Things I Have Written in Cover Letters
I am intrigued, variously “Though I have not taught online before, I find the prospect of online teaching intriguing.” “I now seek work within an e...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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ambersparks.bsky.social
Friends! I am teaching a workshop in December that I am so excited about! I’ve been writing and writing about domestic fabulism forever, but I’ve never actually fashioned a workshop around it before. I think this is going to be so much fun - I hope you’ll join!
No Place Like Home: Writing Domestic Fabulism with Amber Sparks
Learn to write domestic fabulism with author Amber Sparks. Transform ordinary home and family stories with fantastical elements in this online seminar.
writingworkshops.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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aaronburch.bsky.social
first blurb, from big fave, Amelia Gray!
PRAISE FOR TACOMA “A charming story of coupling and nostalgia. This airy romance, much like its summer-home setting, is both beautifully constructed and packed with secret rooms. Tacoma feels like a new Burch era, though it's packed with plenty of what I've always loved. As always, Burch’s self-assured prose shines.” —Amelia Gray, author of Isadora
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Wrote a little about difficult books, short books, and short and difficult books. countercraft.substack.com/p/short-litt...
Short Little Difficult Books
Novels that challenge with style, story, or form that you can read in a day.
countercraft.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Woke up on my birthday to this sweet vision. Later, a visit to see Sargent’s murals at the Boston Public Library!
A cream-colored dog is curled up on a blue blanket.
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
This is just incredible work by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social. Thanks again for the recommendation, Matt.
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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haydensferryreview.bsky.social
Make holidays magical &treat yourself or a friend to an HFR Holiday Tote Bundle! Each tote bag comes with:
🎁 a mystery back issue wrapped in an old map
📝 a handwritten writing prompt or fortune by editors
📖 an HFR bookmark & a sticker

More info via link in the comment!
A promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review’s Holiday Bundles. The background is a pink-and-blue clouded sky at sunset. At the top, white text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review” and “Holiday Bundles.” Below the text are various bundle items: several colorful HFR bookmarks, circular HFR stickers, a wrapped gift tied with a red string, an open envelope with a handwritten “hi,” and two tote bags. One tote bag is black with white text reading “I GOT REJECTED FROM HAYDEN’S FERRY REVIEW.” The other is light gray with a black illustration of three witches and text reading “Manifesting a Better Poem – Hayden’s Ferry Review.” A graphic with a pink-and-blue clouded sky background. In the center is a dark translucent box with white serif text describing the holiday bundles. The text reads: “Handwritten writing prompt with ‘I Got Rejected from HFR’ tote bag. Handwritten fortune with ‘Manifesting a Better Poem’ tote bag. Plus: 1 free mystery back issue, HFR bookmark, and sticker. Now until EOY or while supplies last! Orders after Dec 10 will be shipped in Jan 2026.”
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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maureenlangloss.bsky.social
GORGEOUS COVER!! OMG. This color! I can't wait for HIDDEN RIVER.
saralippmann.bsky.social sara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 13d
Coming at you in May 👀@tortoisebooks.bsky.social
HIDDEN RIVER novel "Lippmann writes like no other" - Paula Bomer, author of The Stalker SARA LIPPMANN
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Flash writers: Would you submit an approximately 100-page flash fiction collection (with a few longer stories)? I always think that 250 pages of flash is *a lot* and the ideal length should sit between a full-length poetry collection and a short story collection. Would love to hear what you think.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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aaronburch.bsky.social
cover! synopsis! preorder! out in feb!!

"Blending autofiction with fantasy, meta with magic, and earnestness with absurdity, 𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢 presents a recognizable but also magical world where we ask, if nothing is real, then why not have as much fun as possible?"

autofocusbooks.com/store/p/tacoma
ABOUT THE BOOK Inspired to “take a break from life” by the idyllic housesitting situation they were offered for the summer, Aaron and Amber find themselves in Aaron’s hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Amber works her remote job, Aaron tries to write and goes for runs along the waterfront, and they explore their temporary summer city on daily walks and regular excursions. Soon, noticing that the landscape seems to keep shifting around them, Aaron starts drawing a map of it all, attempting to document and make sense of the changes. When Tacoma starts to open up bigger and bigger with possibility and wonder, Tacoma starts to fold in on itself, becoming both more self-referential and more like the spontaneous, fantastical stories Aaron has been writing. A friend rides an orca to come visit. Pirates guard a wormhole in the forest. A secret doorway in the Tacoma Mall tunnels back to Aaron’s childhood bedroom. Blending autofiction with fantasy, meta with magic, and earnestness with absurdity, Tacoma presents a recognizable but also magical world where we ask, if nothing is real, then why not have as much fun as possible? ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aaron Burch grew up in Tacoma, Washington.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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wunc.org
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.

www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
cherylpappas.bsky.social
Good rewriting day. Got to the point where I felt I had to reacclimate to the world after.
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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lumchanmfa.bsky.social
Let’s gooooooo!! 🥰🥰🥰
avitusbcarle.bsky.social Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 19d
TONIGHT AT 7PM EST!

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be in conversation with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of BITTER OVER SWEET!

Hosted by yours truly ☺️

There’s still time to register!

us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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writesloud.bsky.social
Lit mag friends: I have a couple of undergrads who would be amazing readers for your journal. And one is looking for a summer internship, specifically (for grad hours, unpaid).

Anyone have a spot to offer?
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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danielmiller.bsky.social
Well, this is maybe cheating because I help edit a lit mag that publishes spec and have MANY favorites just from this year, but I think about this @rpmirabella.bsky.social story we published a lot!

hexliterary.com?p=2727
Volcano People by Richard Mirabella
Our sister went to help the people who came out of the volcano. She told us she was going to leave at the 4th of July picnic, while we sat around eating corn, our hands fatty with butter, silk in our ...
hexliterary.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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johnjosephadams.com
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!

Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM