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Kelli Short Borges
@kelliborges2.bsky.social
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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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Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · 7d
Sooo excited to have my tiny story, “We Don’t Meet in Buda” selected for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology! Huge thanks to judge @dsuess.bsky.social and to the wonderful @lynnmundell.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social for nominating my story! ❤️❤️❤️
kelliborges2.bsky.social
Look what came in the mail today! @karenschauber.bsky.social what a fantastic project and resource for flash writers!! Thanks so much for putting this stunning collection of flashy tips together! ❤️
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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kathyfish.bsky.social
FINAL DAY of the Early Bird Special for my upcoming 3-in-90 workshops! Would love for you to join us! 💙 www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...
Testimonial: “Appreciation post for Kathy Fish- the most incredible flash fiction teacher and all-round amazing human! You have inspired so many stories - and I have just finished your Flash in Motion: Writing with Power and Urgency workshop - and a whole story just poured out of me thanks to your prompts. WOW. You never cease to amaze me with your teaching and I am endlessly grateful!” ~Becs Pearson
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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mattkendrick.bsky.social
Who wants something entirely wonderful for a Monday? This month I've handed over my monthly craft article to a dazzle of other writers who've provided tips and prompts for writing effective flash:

prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...
Tips and Prompts for the New Writing Year
January feels a little too early in the year to be fully engaging my brain.
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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jenwithwords.bsky.social
And in other news!!

I had the great pleasure of taking some time to sit down and review @kossworks.bsky.social’s
stunning poetry chapbook “Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect”.

The review is now up and you can check it out here:

www.sinisterwisdom.org/node/1084
Review of Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect by Koss | Sinister Wisdom
www.sinisterwisdom.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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sudhab.bsky.social
Happy to have my story included in this wonderful bumper issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social ! Thank you, editors🙏🙏🙏

www.frazzledlit.com/p/before-aft...
Before, After, Now
A short story by Sudha Balagopal
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January 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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kathyfish.bsky.social
Register Now: ALL New 3-in-90 Workshop Series!
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Register Now: ALL New 3-in-90 Workshop Series!
Early bird discount through January 12th
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January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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sfreligh.bsky.social
Florida friends, I'll be in Vero Beach on February 7. The adult class needs 12 participants for it to go, so please share widely. And sign up!
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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kiklodge.bsky.social
What a ferocious treat. Micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 👏👏👏
Surfer Girl by Kathryn Kulpa
For Brian WilsonWhen you roll tumbled from the waves like a de-fuzzed towel from a dryer, fingers dragging sand from your mermaid hair gone free, stretched-out scrunchie lost to the waves, and you jel...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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fictivedream.bsky.social
ICYMI today's #shortstory is Ambulation by Fiona J. Mackintosh @fionajanemack.bsky.social
#fiction #microfiction #readingcommunity. Please follow the link and enjoy
fictivedream.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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susanlleary.bsky.social
🚨January Sale!🚨MORE FLOWERS + DRESSING THE BEAR! Check it out, friends! And thank you always, @triohousepress.org! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
triohousepress.org Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 6d
We are celebrating the upcoming release of @susanlleary.bsky.social’s More Flowers by offering you a special deal! Get a copy of Dressing the Bear for 50% off with every order of My Flowers this January: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/mor...
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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kossworks.bsky.social
Congratulations, Louella Lester, @luannecastle.bsky.social @ @sfreligh.bsky.social , @andrewbertaina.bsky.social, @writesofkathryn.bsky.social, @kelliborges2.bsky.social, @jackmmorris.bsky.social, @kiklodge.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social and y'all!
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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kathyfish.bsky.social
New Classes! Jan. 24th, Feb. 21st, & March 21st. Register for all three this week and get a deep discount! Also offering a FREE bonus revision workshop from
@litmatchcollective.com experts Steve Chang & Autumn Watts! 💙 www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...
About the Series “Originality of Language, Form, and Content: A 3 in 90 Workshop Series” is a three-part series of 90-minute workshops offering a concentrated immersion into originality across craft, encouraging writers to take risks, experiment boldly, and generate new work. While each session can be taken independently, the series as a whole provides a layered, cumulative experience that deepens the overall freshness and verve of your writing.
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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mitchjamesauthor.bsky.social
Have you read @sfreligh.bsky.social short story collection Other Emergencies? If not, let me tell you why you should!

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Such Madness. Such Damage. A Review of Sarah Freligh’s Other Emergencies
This collection follows the hardscrabble lives of the working class and working poor as they lumber through the bleak, unending grit and wet gray ash of their lives. Even though some rise above the…
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January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
Sooo excited to have my tiny story, “We Don’t Meet in Buda” selected for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology! Huge thanks to judge @dsuess.bsky.social and to the wonderful @lynnmundell.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social for nominating my story! ❤️❤️❤️
January 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
“I listened along with Wilbur and we didn’t move. We felt her closeness and I felt the stories that came from her, that have inspired me to write.”

Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️
sabrinahicks.bsky.social Sabrina Hicks @sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 7d
Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time.

open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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pleomorphic2.bsky.social
Friends, if you have the means to, please do support @mattkendrick.bsky.social by using his (amazing) editing, mentoring or teaching skills or by tipping his kofi. He’s a gem, and he needs our support at the moment prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com?utm_campaign...
Prattlefog & Gravelrap | Matt Kendrick | Substack
A monthly article series about the elements of short fiction: ideas for rocket-boosting your writing craft, reading recommendations, and other writing-related ramblings. Click to read Prattlefog & Gra...
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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kathyfish.bsky.social
Here they are as promised! A new batch of prompts for 2025 from me to you with love & gratitude. 🎁 Give 15 minutes a day to your writing during this busy season and start 2026 with 15 fresh drafts or at least some glimmers. Use January to polish and send off. ❤ open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
With Gratitude: Fifteen Prompts to Get Us Through the Rest of (Another) Tired, Old Year
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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stephanieaustin.bsky.social
NEWS! My story collection I'm Glad You Didn't Drown Yourself will be published with BOA Editions in 2027.
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
Wow. This powerful story by the wonderful @mattkendrick.bsky.social @thecitronreview.bsky.social blew me away. Fresh and simply brilliant!! ⭐️ ⭐️

citronreview.com/2025/12/22/e...
Efficiency measures
by Matt Kendrick   It’s [sunrise through mist] and I’m sitting with [old woman] in the [kitchen]. My [laptop] is open on the [table] in front of me. [Old woman] is scratching the yellowing [na…
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December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
Look what arrived just in time for Christmas! So excited🎄 @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
I had the honor of interviewing [email protected] about her winning @smokelong.bsky.social micro, Submariner. It’s stunning. Don’t miss it! ⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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mattkendrick.bsky.social
Always a wonderful feeling to put on my out of office for winter hibernation!!! Spent the afternoon looking ahead to 2026 and I'm excited for:

1) The @welkinprize.bsky.social winners (as tough as picking that will be: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Welkin Enter
An annual competition for microfiction up to 100 words. It is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers. The competition is open to all forms of narrative prose. There is a whole ...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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smokelong.bsky.social
Issue 90 is live! Please go read the amazing work within, including the top 7 stories chosen from hundreds submitted to the SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest and the overall winner, Love; Sigh by Claire Y. Guo. Thank you so much to everyone who sent us work this quarter. www.smokelong.com/issue-ninety/
Issue 90 of SmokeLong Quarterly with image of worn stone steps up from darkness towards a light stone wall with hand prints painted on it. There is light coming from above the wall but the source isn't visible. Names of contributors over the top
December 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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jenwithwords.bsky.social
✨A new episode has arrived!✨

Where does the Time Pirate go on a Friday night? Why, her favorite place, of course!

Watch ‘Episode 3: Le Buffle of ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’ to find out more. 🕰️

youtu.be/i8sXqjaTDJo

#thetimepiratewhowaitsashore
The Time Pirate | Episode 3: Le Buffle
YouTube video by jenwithwords
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December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
kelliborges2.bsky.social
“Alone, I’d neglect my hygiene. I’d forget to feed the cats or pay our bills and lose my phone. In the end, I’d forget language altogether.”

I love this 💔 beauty by the wonderful @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com 💔
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM