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Instead of Going to My Father's Funeral - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 2d

I have a new story in awesome @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social! Many thanks to Jeff Harvey for publishing this micro, and @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social fpr the prompt that generated this micro. (And Mike is in this issue too, yay!).

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Photo by boris misevic on Unsplash by Kim Magowan I went to a bar called (I kid you not) The Last Chance Saloon, and ordered a double. “A double what?” said the bartender, wearily, and so I said “A do...

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 2d

"...that reminded me of my dad helping me put on my wobbly ice skates, before he left my mother for terrible Claudia,...."

I love this stellar piece of writing by @kimmagowan.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Photo by boris misevic on Unsplash by Kim Magowan I went to a bar called (I kid you not) The Last Chance Saloon, and ordered a double. “A double what?” said the bartender, wearily, and so I said “A do...

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Dan!

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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 2d

"and so I decided fuck the funeral, I just couldn’t deal..."
@kimmagowan.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, packing an entire emotional world in six sentences ⚡

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Photo by boris misevic on Unsplash by Kim Magowan I went to a bar called (I kid you not) The Last Chance Saloon, and ordered a double. “A double what?” said the bartender, wearily, and so I said “A do...

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Timothy!

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 2d

A bittersweet gem from @kimmagowan.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

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Photo by boris misevic on Unsplash by Kim Magowan I went to a bar called (I kid you not) The Last Chance Saloon, and ordered a double. “A double what?” said the bartender, wearily, and so I said “A do...

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Patricia!

My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 8d

A great @kimmagowan.bsky.social story in the new Ghost Parachute!

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Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

Fish Commercial — Ghost Parachute

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to Ghost Parachute and @brettpribble.bsky.social for publishing my story in their 9th Anniversary Issue! Congrats them! Thanks to my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social for her art, and to her and @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the reads. I'll post other stories soon!
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I was sitting on the bed in my hotel in Amsterdam when the fish commercial came on. Geena was in the bathroom. I had the TV on because I was nervous—she’d only been in there a minute, but it felt like...

My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 9d

"Instead of watering blown-out peonies, crocheting baby socks, and shopping at Home Depot, doing the things we were meant to do together, I was drowning my grief by fucking a series of bad men."
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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 10d

Thrilled to have a new story in the kick-ass 9th anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, alongside so many flash fiction superstars. Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social for including me in this incredible issue!

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Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks Timothy!

My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 10d

Read "My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar" written by @kimmagowan.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.

"Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls."

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Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 10d

"I’m relieved he ordered something easy, because though the dream has assigned me the role of bartender, it hasn’t accompanied that with any mixology knowledge."

I love the way @kimmagowan.bsky.social writes! This stellar piece of writing in Ghost Parachute! 💙💙💙

Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 10d

Thrilled to have a new story in the kick-ass 9th anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, alongside so many flash fiction superstars. Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social for including me in this incredible issue!

ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you Dan!

My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 10d

Thrilled to have a new story in the kick-ass 9th anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, alongside so many flash fiction superstars. Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social for including me in this incredible issue!

ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

Subject: We Are All Appalled ~ by Kim Magowan

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 13d

We love some flash on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 😍 Contributor @kimmagowan.bsky.social published this story on parental outrage and what it means to be truly appalled in the Milk Candy Review: buff.ly/AG2gYdj

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 17d

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 17d

This phenomenon feels doubly true when the scene is being conspicuously and visibly filmed, illegally filmed moreover, without the consent of people in the room. Ryan may have been aware that Sebastian was videotaping—his goofy smile, nearly a smirk, before he imbibes the beer bong is indicative.

Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 23d

I have a new story in awesome Milk Candy Review! Grateful tahnks to Cathy Ulrich for publishing this one, and also to my @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness mates for reading a first draft.

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We are all appalled. That’s the crucial thing we want to convey here. We, like all members of our parent community, are appalled by what happened on Saturday night, and furthermore, that our childr…

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Patricia!

Today's listing of the day is: Cutleaf Journal #WritingCommunity

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 19d

Cutleaf is the "listing of the day" -- and we're currently open for nonfiction subs (cap of 200) and collaboratively written short fiction. The latter will be selected by our guest collab writers @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross.

Duotrope @duotrope.com · 19d

Today's listing of the day is: Cutleaf Journal #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 20d

Who doesn't love a family story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? ❤️ Contributor @kimmagowan.bsky.social published a piece in @xraylitmag.bsky.social about sisterhood and loss: buff.ly/thno5fO

Embroidery scissors in the shape of a stork. There's a spool of thread and a pine branch.

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 23d

Please join us in congratulating our Best of the Net 2026 Nominees! Good luck everyone!

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks Sarah!