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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 1d

Watering can on a foggy day.

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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 1d

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Issue 36 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Louella Lester, Find More of her work Here Stories Monarch is a new awards anthology recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. G...

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 4d

Clouds a few days ago.

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 5d

My latest Through Camera & Pen blog post is “Acorns Below.“

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Acorns Below

When I walk in my neighbourhood I often look down, not just to find photo opportunities, but so I don’t step on dog messes. There are lots of high-rise apartment buildings nearby and a lot of the p…

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 7d

Fooling around with light and my point & shoot camera outside after dark the other night.

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted to announce our nominations for Best of the Net - @jackmmorris.bsky.social for "Ernst is coming home" and @kateaxeford.bsky.social for "The truths behind a pumpkin dare, Northern Alberta, 3rd July, 1991"

Best of the Net 2025 #BOTN #flashfiction
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And the Best of the Net Nominees are... | New Flash Fiction Review

Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees!

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 9d

Still open for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize - deadline 15 Oct so 2 weeks to polish and shine! Loving the entries so far 😍

500 words
Winner $250
Two runners-up $100 each
Entry fee $10
We read anonymously

Check out the interview with judge @gfaulknerwriter.bsky.social and good luck!

New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 27d

We're opening subs for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize on 15 Sept!

Read what judge Graham Faulkner wants:

"Capturing the decisive moment with arresting detail. Writing to the questions, not the answers. The ability to create a mood, an intimacy, a connection."

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 11d

It's been another month of terrific #fiction and our thanks go to @lisaferranti.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social Emma Llewelyn @dawnsteffler.bsky.social Sandra Arnold and @louellalester.bsky.social (more to follow). Please. click on the link to read their fine #stories fictivedream.com/2025/09/

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you 😊

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks 😊

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 13d

@paragraphplanet.bsky.social

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 13d

I have a piece up at Paragraph Planet. paragraphplanet.com

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks 😊

Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 14d

Exchange District in Winnipeg. Loading dock.

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations 😊

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 15d

Wonderful!

Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 16d

I’m happy to see my flash fiction piece, “Opening Drawers,” in Issue 1 of Rawhead Journal. Lots of other stories and poems and art too. rawheadjournal.org/issue-one/lo...

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Louella Lester Opening Drawers The chest of drawers had stood there in Aunty’s bedroom for as long as I could remember, just a plain oak chest. Well-made, but no fancy carvings. Seven drawers, skin…

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks. 😊 Got rid of it 2017. Walk. Bike. Bus. Once in a while use car share.

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 19d

Rabbit on the Move ,” is my latest Through Camera & Pen blog post. louellalester.blog/2025/09/22/r...

Rabbit on the Move

I almost always carry my camera when I walk or ride my bike somewhere. And that’s a lot of the time because I got rid of my car many years ago. I was walking to meet a friend one morning and …

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 22d

A mix of photos.

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 27d

We're opening subs for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize on 15 Sept!

Read what judge Graham Faulkner wants:

"Capturing the decisive moment with arresting detail. Writing to the questions, not the answers. The ability to create a mood, an intimacy, a connection."

newflashfiction.com/get-ready-fo...

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 24d

😊

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 25d

I was an Ekphrastic Review marathon Flash Fiction Finalist. www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...

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Louella Lester @louellalester.bsky.social · 25d

I was an Ekphrastic Review Marathon Poetry Finalist. www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...

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