Joyce Bingham
@joycebingham.bsky.social
Writer of short stories and flash fiction. Words in Molotov Coctail, Ellipsis Zine, Raw Lit and others. Green fingers and plant whisperer.
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Delighted to be one of the judges here! Send us your favourite words!
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition @theprideroars.bsky.social
Introducing our judges 🥁🥁🥁
Judge: @fionamckay.bsky.social
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Introducing our judges 🥁🥁🥁
Judge: @fionamckay.bsky.social
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February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Delighted to be one of the judges here! Send us your favourite words!
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The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Introducing our judges 🥁 🥁🥁
Judge: @sugarpigblog.bsky.social
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Introducing our judges 🥁 🥁🥁
Judge: @sugarpigblog.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Introducing our judges 🥁 🥁🥁
Judge: @sugarpigblog.bsky.social
Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/judg...
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Introducing our judges 🥁 🥁🥁
Judge: @sugarpigblog.bsky.social
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I have a little story in here, it does have a long title.
Better late than never.. The Mersey Review 8 is finally live! 🐷💚
Get your eyes on down to.. well.. here ⬇️⤵️⏬👇
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Get your eyes on down to.. well.. here ⬇️⤵️⏬👇
www.themerseyreview.com/issues/8/
The Mersey Review 8 — The Mersey Review
The Mersey Review 8 (Winter 2025)
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February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I have a little story in here, it does have a long title.
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A piece written with my friend Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
and published last year in The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social ... sadly still very much relevant, maybe even more so now.
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and published last year in The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social ... sadly still very much relevant, maybe even more so now.
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/02/when...
When the Pride Roars / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos with Marie-Louise McGuinness
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February 9, 2026 at 6:46 AM
A piece written with my friend Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
and published last year in The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social ... sadly still very much relevant, maybe even more so now.
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/02/when...
and published last year in The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social ... sadly still very much relevant, maybe even more so now.
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/02/when...
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COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Reader - Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social
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The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Reader - Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social
Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/read...
Find out more: theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 AM
COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Reader - Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social
Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/read...
Find out more: theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition
Reader - Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social
Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/read...
Find out more: theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...
Delighted to have a story in WestWord. Anyone fancy a slice of Viennetta? westword.substack.com/p/the-last-m...
The Last Monday Morning
A Flash Fiction by Joyce Bingham
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January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Delighted to have a story in WestWord. Anyone fancy a slice of Viennetta? westword.substack.com/p/the-last-m...
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Run out of things to talk about? All talked out and in need of recuperation? Struggling with holiday stuff and looking for thoughtful diversion? Not celebrating any holiday? Grieving? Anxious? Happy? Feeling grateful? No matter your situation, this is for you.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Run out of things to talk about? All talked out and in need of recuperation? Struggling with holiday stuff and looking for thoughtful diversion? Not celebrating any holiday? Grieving? Anxious? Happy? Feeling grateful? No matter your situation, this is for you.
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A short story published in WestWord. Originally written in Flash Face Off in @writershq.bsky.social and brought into being in Amanda Saint's Slow Story workshop. westword.substack.com/p/a-few-ston...
A Few Stones Out of Place
A Short Story by Joyce Bingham
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December 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A short story published in WestWord. Originally written in Flash Face Off in @writershq.bsky.social and brought into being in Amanda Saint's Slow Story workshop. westword.substack.com/p/a-few-ston...
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Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
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@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
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It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!
Thrilled to have my story The God's Decide nominated for a Pushcart, thank you so much @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
Our 1st nominee is "The Gods Decide" by Joyce Bingham, with original art by Kaci Ellison. Set in the #RomanEmpire, this is the story of a fresco painter having a very bad day. #history
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November 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Thrilled to have my story The God's Decide nominated for a Pushcart, thank you so much @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
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Powdered Scrambled Egg and Prosecco / Joyce Bingham
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Exploding Into Parenthood / Megan Hanlon
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The Almost Mother / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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Exploding Into Parenthood / Megan Hanlon
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The Almost Mother / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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Powdered Scrambled Egg and Prosecco / Joyce Bingham
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October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Powdered Scrambled Egg and Prosecco / Joyce Bingham
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Exploding Into Parenthood / Megan Hanlon
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The Almost Mother / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/03/powd...
Exploding Into Parenthood / Megan Hanlon
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The Almost Mother / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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In Manchester on Sunday and feeling despondent about the weather? Why not come and see this bunch of lovely women making stuff up? I was with them last night, rehearsing and living my best life. Would be great to do it for you all. wicf.ticketsolve.com/share/873656...
Jens and Frens and You - Frog and Bucket
This show is on at Terrace NQ: Terrace Three - 43 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1NA
Jens and Frens is a dynamic and hilarious improv team made…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In Manchester on Sunday and feeling despondent about the weather? Why not come and see this bunch of lovely women making stuff up? I was with them last night, rehearsing and living my best life. Would be great to do it for you all. wicf.ticketsolve.com/share/873656...
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New blog post: collaborating on my first Exquisite Corpse with the talented @delgeo14.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @hilary55.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social tomljanovic.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/e... #writingcommunity #womenwriters
Exquisite Corpse
The exquisite terror of a group of women with something to say. Behold! My first exquisite corpse! I was invited to contribute to a piece of writing in which five women added a single paragraph wit…
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September 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New blog post: collaborating on my first Exquisite Corpse with the talented @delgeo14.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @hilary55.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social tomljanovic.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/e... #writingcommunity #womenwriters
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"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."
Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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Dear Society / Collective Roar
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September 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."
Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/dear...
Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/dear...
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"You took an anti-nausea pill and bowed to the cake and then sawed into it with your penknife, the miniature blade gouging its way through soft sponge and whipped cream."
Love the deft way @joycebingham.bsky.social explores so many issues in this story for @neitherfishnorfoul.com
#flash #witing
Love the deft way @joycebingham.bsky.social explores so many issues in this story for @neitherfishnorfoul.com
#flash #witing
The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved.
@joycebingham.bsky.social
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@joycebingham.bsky.social
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Issue 5 Bingham/Extreme Picnicking for the Discerning — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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September 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"You took an anti-nausea pill and bowed to the cake and then sawed into it with your penknife, the miniature blade gouging its way through soft sponge and whipped cream."
Love the deft way @joycebingham.bsky.social explores so many issues in this story for @neitherfishnorfoul.com
#flash #witing
Love the deft way @joycebingham.bsky.social explores so many issues in this story for @neitherfishnorfoul.com
#flash #witing
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The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved.
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
@joycebingham.bsky.social
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Issue 5 Bingham/Extreme Picnicking for the Discerning — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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September 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved.
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
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Love this piece of defiant cakey love “Then you licked the smear of jam off my nose as I kissed your softness to my tongue.” @joycebingham.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com 🧡🧡🧡🎂
A cake story born in @writershq.bsky.social a while ago, but it only found its true voice last year. Delighted to share this issue with so many wonderful cakes, I mean stories.
The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved.
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
@joycebingham.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Love this piece of defiant cakey love “Then you licked the smear of jam off my nose as I kissed your softness to my tongue.” @joycebingham.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com 🧡🧡🧡🎂
Wow, I'm drooling over a mud cake. 'she concentrated on her specialty: a single-layer mud masterpiece frosted with mashed green leaves'
When is a cake not a cake? But also, totally is a cake?
Sweet Mona by Kendra Cardin
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Sweet Mona by Kendra Cardin
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Issue 5 Cardin/Sweet Mona — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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September 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wow, I'm drooling over a mud cake. 'she concentrated on her specialty: a single-layer mud masterpiece frosted with mashed green leaves'
'her pulse a beating song as we rise, dip, rise, gathering strength. ' A deep slice of cake from @nomad-sw18.bsky.social a feather light delight.
This story has a girl with fighting spirit, a cake and a swan. It’s a heady combo, leading to a delicious finale …
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social gorgeously riffing off The Soldier’s Daughter by Paula Rego here …
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@nomad-sw18.bsky.social gorgeously riffing off The Soldier’s Daughter by Paula Rego here …
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Issue 5 Beauchamp/you can claim authority over me — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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September 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
'her pulse a beating song as we rise, dip, rise, gathering strength. ' A deep slice of cake from @nomad-sw18.bsky.social a feather light delight.
A cake story born in @writershq.bsky.social a while ago, but it only found its true voice last year. Delighted to share this issue with so many wonderful cakes, I mean stories.
The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved.
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
@joycebingham.bsky.social
neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning
Issue 5 Bingham/Extreme Picnicking for the Discerning — Neither Fish Nor Foul
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September 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A cake story born in @writershq.bsky.social a while ago, but it only found its true voice last year. Delighted to share this issue with so many wonderful cakes, I mean stories.
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Excited to be in the "Cake" issue of @neitherfishnorfoul.com w some great writers @quickasaflash.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social @jaimegill.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excited to be in the "Cake" issue of @neitherfishnorfoul.com w some great writers @quickasaflash.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social @jaimegill.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
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Beyond thrilled to be on the shortlist. Huge congratulations to everyone.
I'm pleased to announce the 2025 To Hull And Back 🏍️ humorous short story competition shortlist, longlist and special mentions. Whose head will appear on the To Hull And Back anthology cover? We will find out in October... 🎃 www.christopherfielden.com/to-hull-and-...
September 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Beyond thrilled to be on the shortlist. Huge congratulations to everyone.
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Our first print anthology is coming at the end of the month! 🦝
27 amazing short fictions that celebrate the theme of treasure in unexpected places.
Proceeds of sale go to
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Updates here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
We can't wait to share What Comes to Light 💜
27 amazing short fictions that celebrate the theme of treasure in unexpected places.
Proceeds of sale go to
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Updates here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
We can't wait to share What Comes to Light 💜
September 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our first print anthology is coming at the end of the month! 🦝
27 amazing short fictions that celebrate the theme of treasure in unexpected places.
Proceeds of sale go to
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Updates here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
We can't wait to share What Comes to Light 💜
27 amazing short fictions that celebrate the theme of treasure in unexpected places.
Proceeds of sale go to
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Updates here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
We can't wait to share What Comes to Light 💜
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Free online attendance at The Fantasy Summer School 2025, organised by the University of Oxford, and Bloomsbury Publishing, that brings together the expertise of scholars, publishers working with fantasy authors.
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Oxford-Bloomsbury Fantasy Summer School 2025 Online
Offering an insight into the past, present and future of the fantasy genre from leading scholars, writers and publishing team in the field.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Free online attendance at The Fantasy Summer School 2025, organised by the University of Oxford, and Bloomsbury Publishing, that brings together the expertise of scholars, publishers working with fantasy authors.
Link here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-blo...
Please share :)
Link here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-blo...
Please share :)