Dan Crawley
@danbillyc.bsky.social
Writer. Straight Down the Road (Ad Hoc Fiction) | The Wind, It Swirls (Cowboy Jamboree Press) | Blur (Cowboy Jamboree Press).
Stories appear in very nice places.
https://dancrawley.com/
Stories appear in very nice places.
https://dancrawley.com/
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"She sits down beside him on a rock overlooking the still lake. All is quiet. They hold hands and look up to watch a passing cloud together."
I love how @anniejowrites.bsky.social put this brilliant story together! 💙💙💙
I love how @anniejowrites.bsky.social put this brilliant story together! 💙💙💙
I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"She sits down beside him on a rock overlooking the still lake. All is quiet. They hold hands and look up to watch a passing cloud together."
I love how @anniejowrites.bsky.social put this brilliant story together! 💙💙💙
I love how @anniejowrites.bsky.social put this brilliant story together! 💙💙💙
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Coming soon (4 December), another issue of Gone Lawn, this one puffed up with fiction. Great stuff! We can't wait to show it to you all. In the meantime, send us you stuff, especially if you have novel/novella excerpts (≤200 words) you think we'd love, for #63
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Gone Lawn : Submission Guidelines
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November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Coming soon (4 December), another issue of Gone Lawn, this one puffed up with fiction. Great stuff! We can't wait to show it to you all. In the meantime, send us you stuff, especially if you have novel/novella excerpts (≤200 words) you think we'd love, for #63
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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There are now just eight maids-a-milking until the #WelkinWritingPrize is open for entries once again. Hope you're busy scribbling your stories.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There are now just eight maids-a-milking until the #WelkinWritingPrize is open for entries once again. Hope you're busy scribbling your stories.
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www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"...so every day I sit by the window, looking for your familiar gait along our street,...."
Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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MicroMonday #32
Mama, I’m Home by Sudha Balagopal I drag my chair close to the window, eyes glued on our crooked street, heart catapulting every time a young man walks by, until it gets too dark, until the s…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"...so every day I sit by the window, looking for your familiar gait along our street,...."
Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Big love for this gem by @sudhab.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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"...if not for promises made and unmade, if not for promises kept, promises unkept, promises unkempt—"
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
"They could have made a family. Could have stayed together, could have kept a child." They would have been perfect for each other if...by Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"...if not for promises made and unmade, if not for promises kept, promises unkept, promises unkempt—"
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Wow! So many perfect lines in this piece by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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On 22 Dec at 5pm CET, I will run a small online event on how to use my lit mag rankings for submitting to journals. This event is for those: (i) new to submitting; and/or (ii) not comfortable with spreadsheets.
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
On 22 Dec at 5pm CET, I will run a small online event on how to use my lit mag rankings for submitting to journals. This event is for those: (i) new to submitting; and/or (ii) not comfortable with spreadsheets.
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
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Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
✍️ Coming 12/18, 7 PM ET: Join us for “Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts,” a workshop w/ @writesloud.bsky.social! In this workshop, you’ll read, brainstorm, & start 2 drafts under 1k words, concluding w/editing tools to polish your work! Sign up: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/sho...
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
"Then he explains that the sun isn’t capable of forgetfulness, it is a ball of fire, unperturbed by memory or emotions. But even as he says this, he is overcome by a sense of doubt,...."
Brilliant writing by the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Brilliant writing by the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Thrilled to have a new story out today with the wonderful Milk Candy Review that features eggs, soldiers, silence and absent suns. Hope you'll give it a read:
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Nothing certain ~ by Matt Kendrick
The day the sun forgets to rise, Mr White sits down for breakfast at precisely twelve minutes past seven. This is in the dining room. It is Tuesday. His Tuesday breakfast is a soft-boiled egg opene…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Then he explains that the sun isn’t capable of forgetfulness, it is a ball of fire, unperturbed by memory or emotions. But even as he says this, he is overcome by a sense of doubt,...."
Brilliant writing by the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Brilliant writing by the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🚨 I have a new chapbook out in the world! 🚨
The Man is a sequence of 24 micro poems, all beginning with ‘The Man’. I also provided the doodles for the cover. I have 50 copies & they’re all pay-what-you-want (+ $4 for shipping) so DM me if you want a copy! 📚❤️
The Man is a sequence of 24 micro poems, all beginning with ‘The Man’. I also provided the doodles for the cover. I have 50 copies & they’re all pay-what-you-want (+ $4 for shipping) so DM me if you want a copy! 📚❤️
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Cookin up somethin for the spring issue call...
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Cookin up somethin for the spring issue call...
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Submissions to our anthology open on 1 Dec. The theme is BRIDGES. You can read more about our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/20...
2026 Anthology Editors
The 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors are NFFD’s Karen Jones and Guest Editor Sharon Telfer. Submissions are open from 1 December 2025 to 15 February 2026. Sharon Telfer, Gues…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Submissions to our anthology open on 1 Dec. The theme is BRIDGES. You can read more about our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/20...
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It's a great pleasure to welcome back Kathryn Kulpa with her flash "They would have been perfect for each other if," out tomorrow @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's a great pleasure to welcome back Kathryn Kulpa with her flash "They would have been perfect for each other if," out tomorrow @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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November’s Art & Flash Digestif, 300 Dolls and 1 Doll’s House is here -
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#Ekphrastic #writingworkshop #contemporaryart #writingprompts
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#Ekphrastic #writingworkshop #contemporaryart #writingprompts
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
November’s Art & Flash Digestif, 300 Dolls and 1 Doll’s House is here -
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#Ekphrastic #writingworkshop #contemporaryart #writingprompts
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#Ekphrastic #writingworkshop #contemporaryart #writingprompts
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All I want for Christmas is some…book sales. Alternately, I would love to visit your book club or would a request to carry my book at your local library. I’m so proud of this book, and I hope that I can share that love with more people. 💗💗💗
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
All I want for Christmas is some…book sales. Alternately, I would love to visit your book club or would a request to carry my book at your local library. I’m so proud of this book, and I hope that I can share that love with more people. 💗💗💗
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Our judge Kelli Borges shares her insights on all the winning stories. Find out our 2025 Flash Fiction Contest second and third place winners.
Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
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Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Our judge Kelli Borges shares her insights on all the winning stories. Find out our 2025 Flash Fiction Contest second and third place winners.
Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
bit.ly/47ZNYyG
Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
bit.ly/47ZNYyG
Congrats to these amazing writers! 🎉🎉🎉
We're proud to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2025! Please join us in congratulating these stellar writers. Good luck everyone!
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congrats to these amazing writers! 🎉🎉🎉
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October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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when I feel most down about the world, I go to @onesimplewish.bsky.social and grant a wish for someone impacted by foster care. there are about 2,000 wishes waiting right now. if you are in a position to spread some joy, check it out: onesimplewish.org
Grant a wish. Change a life.
One Simple Wish empowers you to brighten the lives of individuals impacted by foster care & crisis by sharing their wishes for you to grant. 100s of new wishes posted daily.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
when I feel most down about the world, I go to @onesimplewish.bsky.social and grant a wish for someone impacted by foster care. there are about 2,000 wishes waiting right now. if you are in a position to spread some joy, check it out: onesimplewish.org