Kelli Short Borges
@kelliborges2.bsky.social
Writer. Words in many lovely places. Into travel, photography, kind people. Best Microfiction 24’ and ‘25. Wigleaf Top 50 LL. Pubs and more info: https://www.kellishortborges.com
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I’m honored to be judging the Fall Flash Fiction Contest at the fabulous @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! There are super generous cash prizes (the winner receives $600, second place winner $250, and third place winner $150). Link with info below. I can’t wait to read your work! ☀️
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“Now Claire sees rainbows everywhere…”
Oh, I love this gem by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social!🌈❤️
Oh, I love this gem by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social!🌈❤️
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
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Stolen Rainbows
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November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Now Claire sees rainbows everywhere…”
Oh, I love this gem by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social!🌈❤️
Oh, I love this gem by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social!🌈❤️
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Thrilled to share my new story in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! I started it in @mauricenow.bsky.social’s workshop this summer @kenyonreview.bsky.social and expanded it in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. Thanks to workshop friends for encouragement and to @kelliborges2.bsky.social for choosing it!
Resistance - The Sunlight Press
We close the week with the third place winner in our 2025 Fall Flash Fiction Contest - "Resistance" by Laura Nagle.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thrilled to share my new story in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! I started it in @mauricenow.bsky.social’s workshop this summer @kenyonreview.bsky.social and expanded it in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. Thanks to workshop friends for encouragement and to @kelliborges2.bsky.social for choosing it!
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"Her mom says heaven is a perfect place, a place where everything Claire ever wished would come true."
Missed this beauty by the wonderful @kelliborges2.bsky.social! Love it Kelli!
Missed this beauty by the wonderful @kelliborges2.bsky.social! Love it Kelli!
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
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Stolen Rainbows
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November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"Her mom says heaven is a perfect place, a place where everything Claire ever wished would come true."
Missed this beauty by the wonderful @kelliborges2.bsky.social! Love it Kelli!
Missed this beauty by the wonderful @kelliborges2.bsky.social! Love it Kelli!
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Thrilled to win Second Prize in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social Flash Fiction Contest! Thank you to the readers and judge @kelliborges2.bsky.social for this honour!❤️ #flash #flashfiction #flashlit #litmag #shortstory #writing
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 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thrilled to win Second Prize in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social Flash Fiction Contest! Thank you to the readers and judge @kelliborges2.bsky.social for this honour!❤️ #flash #flashfiction #flashlit #litmag #shortstory #writing
Bookmail!! Can’t wait read this gorgeous collection by the talented @lumchanmfa.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bookmail!! Can’t wait read this gorgeous collection by the talented @lumchanmfa.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
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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!
bit.ly/47ZNYyG
Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
bit.ly/47ZNYyG
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
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Over the moon about this! Thank you, @kelliborges2.bsky.social, for your kind words. Can’t wait to share this piece with you all later in the week!
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
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Over the moon about this! Thank you, @kelliborges2.bsky.social, for your kind words. Can’t wait to share this piece with you all later in the week!
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“She loves rainbows, but she loves Jesus more. Her mom says she has to, with the carrot of eternal salvation dangling and all, but the truth is …”
@kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
@kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
Stolen Rainbows
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November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“She loves rainbows, but she loves Jesus more. Her mom says she has to, with the carrot of eternal salvation dangling and all, but the truth is …”
@kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
@kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
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"She served it on a tray with the best silverware and a lace napkin. “Oh no,” she said, “I forgot the daisies.” (Daisy: mangoes mixed with honey and apricots, a hint of cream.)"
Two dazzlers by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in Ilanot Review! www.ilanotreview.com/flaw-and-fav...
Two dazzlers by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in Ilanot Review! www.ilanotreview.com/flaw-and-fav...
Stories by Claudia Monpere - Ilanot Review
Word Palate The more my mother shames me for my weight, the stronger words taste. The word sun is watermelon, juicy and sweet. The word violin tastes like warm, velvety chocolate sauce. My younger sis...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"She served it on a tray with the best silverware and a lace napkin. “Oh no,” she said, “I forgot the daisies.” (Daisy: mangoes mixed with honey and apricots, a hint of cream.)"
Two dazzlers by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in Ilanot Review! www.ilanotreview.com/flaw-and-fav...
Two dazzlers by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in Ilanot Review! www.ilanotreview.com/flaw-and-fav...
Huge congrats, @melissacuisine.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
Pushcart Prize 2026 Nominee
The Worst Memories by Melissa Flores Anderson (Issue 7 - 25/06/2025)
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The Worst Memories by Melissa Flores Anderson (Issue 7 - 25/06/2025)
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October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Huge congrats, @melissacuisine.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
WeekDAY (why not?) snapshot: an ethereal moment from my hike yesterday in Mill Valley, CA. So beautiful here. ⭐️
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
WeekDAY (why not?) snapshot: an ethereal moment from my hike yesterday in Mill Valley, CA. So beautiful here. ⭐️
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"Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please ... tell us something that will save us from ourselves." ~ Alan Watts
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please ... tell us something that will save us from ourselves." ~ Alan Watts
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I have a fun micro Halloween story up over on IG today at @mugshot_writers2, curated by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social. Give it a quick read.
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I have a fun micro Halloween story up over on IG today at @mugshot_writers2, curated by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social. Give it a quick read.
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Michelle Ross and i have a weird new collaboration micro in wonderful The Ilanot Review:
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A Stranger in My Home - Ilanot Review
Kim Magowan and Michelle Ross One evening after work, I return home and find a woman in my kitchen. She’s arranging purple fingerling potatoes onto my roasting pan. I smell her before I see her. Or mo...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Michelle Ross and i have a weird new collaboration micro in wonderful The Ilanot Review:
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This made my day! ☀️Thank you so much, Mil Ana and @mattkendrick.bsky.social. And of course, thank you to wonderful editor Lynn Mundell @centaurlit.bsky.social
for publishing this one. So many great stories and talented writers on this list, honored to have “We Don’t Meet in Buda” included! 🙏
for publishing this one. So many great stories and talented writers on this list, honored to have “We Don’t Meet in Buda” included! 🙏
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This made my day! ☀️Thank you so much, Mil Ana and @mattkendrick.bsky.social. And of course, thank you to wonderful editor Lynn Mundell @centaurlit.bsky.social
for publishing this one. So many great stories and talented writers on this list, honored to have “We Don’t Meet in Buda” included! 🙏
for publishing this one. So many great stories and talented writers on this list, honored to have “We Don’t Meet in Buda” included! 🙏
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"She loves rainbows, but she loves Jesus more. Her mom says she has to, with the carrot of eternal salvation...but her mom thinks that when it comes to this washing feet stuff Jesus was a bit of a pansy" Love! @kelliborges2.bsky.social @bendinggenres.bsky.social
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Stolen Rainbows
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October 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"She loves rainbows, but she loves Jesus more. Her mom says she has to, with the carrot of eternal salvation...but her mom thinks that when it comes to this washing feet stuff Jesus was a bit of a pansy" Love! @kelliborges2.bsky.social @bendinggenres.bsky.social
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“Now Claire sees rainbows everywhere—on bumper stickers, on hats and book bags, in the window of Sam’s Smoothie Shop. In neighbor’s yards.” A gorgeous piece from @kelliborges2.bsky.social
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Stolen Rainbows
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October 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Now Claire sees rainbows everywhere—on bumper stickers, on hats and book bags, in the window of Sam’s Smoothie Shop. In neighbor’s yards.” A gorgeous piece from @kelliborges2.bsky.social
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This. 🙌
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
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Stolen Rainbows
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October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This. 🙌
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"I feel frantic and beautiful, flitting around my bedroom in different hats, pushing escaped eucalyptus leaves back under the bed where Mom promises they’ll ward off fleas." Dazzling! @megpokrass.bsky.social in @gonelawn.bsky.social
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Gone Lawn 61 : Meg Pokrass
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October 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"I feel frantic and beautiful, flitting around my bedroom in different hats, pushing escaped eucalyptus leaves back under the bed where Mom promises they’ll ward off fleas." Dazzling! @megpokrass.bsky.social in @gonelawn.bsky.social
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All new @bendinggenres.bsky.social Issue 47 is now live! Our Sept/ Oct issue is filled with hybrid CNF, flash and poetry, an incredible feat! Congratulations to all our Bending Genres editors and talented writers! Happy Publication Day!!! #writer #writerslife #writerscommunity
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
All new @bendinggenres.bsky.social Issue 47 is now live! Our Sept/ Oct issue is filled with hybrid CNF, flash and poetry, an incredible feat! Congratulations to all our Bending Genres editors and talented writers! Happy Publication Day!!! #writer #writerslife #writerscommunity
“The truth tells him he is a bird’s nest of hair and cheeks that are pouched with all the lonely years waiting ahead.”
Don’t miss @francinewitte.bsky.social @newworldwriting.bsky.social! ❤️
Don’t miss @francinewitte.bsky.social @newworldwriting.bsky.social! ❤️
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“The truth tells him he is a bird’s nest of hair and cheeks that are pouched with all the lonely years waiting ahead.”
Don’t miss @francinewitte.bsky.social @newworldwriting.bsky.social! ❤️
Don’t miss @francinewitte.bsky.social @newworldwriting.bsky.social! ❤️
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
Stolen Rainbows
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October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
bendinggenres.com/stolen-rainb...
Don’t miss this interview with the fabulous @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her new book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking! ❤️ bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking
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October 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Don’t miss this interview with the fabulous @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her new book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking! ❤️ bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
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The countdown starts now: BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be releasing in 25 DAYS!
Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL
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Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL
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October 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So honored to read last night at FBOMB with this very talented group! Thank you @francinewitte.bsky.social ! ❤️🙏
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
So honored to read last night at FBOMB with this very talented group! Thank you @francinewitte.bsky.social ! ❤️🙏