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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · 21h

I’ll also be at the free event at 4.15pm about the Poets’ Walk app & anthology, which I have a poem included in! I’ll be reading my poem, Low Tide at Poet’s Walk. Although it’s free, you need to book a tickets – if you’re interested, you can get one here: www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/cle...

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · 22h

Did you enter Clevedon LitFest's Flash Fiction Award? Or do you just love stories?
The award ceremony is at the #CelebrationOfTheBook, Sat11Oct, 12pm, Prince's Hall, Clevedon. It's open to the public free of charge, beside a hall full of books and more! www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/celebration-...

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · 1d

10 tips for writing winning poetry from Mslexia's editor Debbie Taylor. They work brilliantly for #flashfiction too 😉

Top tip: surprise your reader!
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo...

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · 10d

My story Rib-stitch has found a home with the friendliest ear rat you could hope to meet! Thanks, ear rat team 😍👂🐀🧤

ear rat @earrat.com · 10d

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social hits us in the feel bone with her microfiction "Rib-stitch"

you ever go walking down the street when its really cold and you start thinkin about your life and you look up at the grey sky and you feel overwhel

YOU GET THE IDEA

Rib-stitch

A micro fiction about gloves, I think? By Judy Darley

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · 15d

I have a new site! Got tired of Fasthost's escalating fees and ineptitude so it was time for a fresh start. You can take a peek here: judydarley.wordpress.com

Judy Darley

Author, storyteller, creative

judydarley.wordpress.com

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks James!

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Chuffed to have my story 'Dog Brother' featured in Querencia's Summer 2025 issue. TBH my twisted fairytale has more of an autumnal feel to it, making this the ideal time to read it! www.querenciapress.com

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 4

And here's a shot I took a few minutes before the rainfall photo... Clouds, yes, but so much sunshine! #writingprompt

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Weather changes fast at the coast – I heard the raindrops rumble over Poets' Walk as I strolled beneath the first trees, Moments later damp teens surrounded me, seeking shelter.
A fraction earlier I was on that walkway surrounded by the Marine Lake's captured waves.

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 2

The mag's vibes definitely matter. I sometimes feel like I'm taking my stories to their first day at school – will they make friends with the other stories? Will they have someone skip rope with at break time? I need to know before I walk away ♥️

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Sep 2

Seeking homes for some stories and doing a trawl of lit mag submission calls. I've found mags seeking flash from 500-1000 words and short stories from 2000-3000 words. What about the fiction that sits in between? Where does that fit??

a little girl is crawling into a pink suitcase in a bedroom .

ALT: a little girl is crawling into a pink suitcase in a bedroom .

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Aug 16

Very happy to have my story 'A Haircut is a Poem' included in the first issue of dif writers' dif megazine. It's on sale for £12.50, which includes free UK shipping: www.bedif.org/product-page...

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Aug 7

Look at this beautiful #bookpost from @troutiemcfish.bsky.social via @northodoxpress.bsky.social. What an enticing cover! Can't wait to dive into 'The Blue of You' 😀

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bequempublishing.bsky.social @bequempublishing.bsky.social · Jun 8

Submissions open 1st October 2025 ... celebrating 15 years of Pure Slush publishing ...

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Fifteen Pure Slush Vol. 24 – celebrating 15 years of publishing

Celebrating 15 years of Pure Slush publishing … Pure Slush turns 15 in December 2025. Submissions for Fifteen Pure Slush Vol. 24 will open 1st October 2025. We will be accepting submissions o…

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 22

Whooo! Congratulations @words-outwest.bsky.social ! Love this story ❤️

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 22

Likewise, James! Loved hearing you read your Best Small Fictions tale. Looking forward to sharing anthology space with you 😀

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 22

I'm still buzzing from the amazingness that is @flashficfestuk.bsky.social & in the mood for reading lots of flash! As a judge for Clevedon LitFest's 2025 Flash Fiction Award, I'm sharing some story prompts. You can enter the competition & discover prompts 1 to 4 here: www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk

Clevedon Litfest events literary festival north somerset

The Litfest is a destination for quality cultural offerings for everyone here in Clevedon, for our visitors, and for the residents of North Somerset and Bristol.

www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 21

What a beautiful weekend at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social, at Trinity College, Bristol, reuniting with old friends and making new ones, listening to the forest (and the karaoke!), and being inspired to write write write. Thanks to @judehiggins.bsky.social and the team ♥️

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Helen McClory @helenmcclory.bsky.social · Jul 16

Ahead of a new story of mine on BBC radio four, you can listen (should you wish) to a couple of other pieces of mine. Together they'll make a loose folk horrorish trilogy. here's The Death of Wildflowers:

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, The Death of Wildflowers

A short story from Scottish writer Helen McClory marking the primal shift of the seasons.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 15

Wow, what an amazingly surreal slice of art! Especially love that you fabulous writers are no longer sure who wrote which sentences.

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 12

The perfect piece of #bookpost arrived for me ahead of my Fairy Tale Toolkit workshop at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social next weekend. Thanks to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for inviting me to teach this session again. This year it's darker and may feature smooshed faeries 😀🧚❤️

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 11

Need a seed to get a story started? I'm sharing a series of writing prompts for Clevedon LitFest to help you write something wonderful for the #FlashFictionAward I'm co-judging with author Jackie Hales. Find them here: clevedonlitfest.org.uk

Clevedon Litfest events literary festival north somerset

The Litfest is a destination for quality cultural offerings for everyone here in Clevedon, for our visitors, and for the residents of North Somerset and Bristol.

clevedonlitfest.org.uk

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jul 9

#Writers! Green Stories opens for entries to their Epiphanies Competition on 21st July! They're seeking #flashfiction (under 500 words) exploring 'moments of green transformation or revelation'.
There are £1k worth of prizes. Deadline = 27 August. www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio...

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · Jun 29

@judydarley.bsky.social
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Blue-naped Parrots See More Than They Say by Judy Darley | Issue #32: Animal Life

I date Brodie while I’m visiting Seattle. He shares a draughty old house with a bunch of roommates, including a blue-naped parrot who lives in a big cage looking out at a treehouse.

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Judy Darley @judydarley.bsky.social · Jun 20

Such an itchy beauty of a tale from @joycebingham.bsky.social via @templeinacity.bsky.social 😍

Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social · Jun 18

Honoured to be part of the first issue from this glorious new lit mag, Temple in a City. And in such great company too. @templeinacity.bsky.social
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Fiction - Joyce Bingham - Temple in a City

Flash fiction Multihued Feathers by writer Joyce Bingham. Published in Temple in a City literary journal.

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