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Keith @keithjpowell.com · 25d

New story up today at @dishsoapquart.bsky.social! This is another one that started life in @megpokrass.bsky.social's fantastic workshops. Many thanks to Zoe and Aster for saying yes to this one and their thoughtful feedback.

Chuck & Rose | dishsoap quarterly

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · 26d

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · 26d

This is so lovely! Thank you Matt, & @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social !❤️❤️❤️

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · 29d

Your writing is amazing!!! Thanks for the shoutout!

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thank you Bill!!!

megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bonnie girl!

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks Dan!

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Best Microfiction @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social · Sep 3

BIG NEWS! @megpokrass.bsky.social & Gary Fincke are thrilled to announce that Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social will be serving as final judge for Best Microfiction 2026! Subs re-open in Nov. Stay tuned.
#FlashFiction #Microfiction #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines

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Lulu @louiseakalulu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hide #ThrowbackThursday 💖

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 11

”Weird Motel” prompt.

Weird Motel Prompt

Write a story that takes place in a motel.

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thanks very much Tania.

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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Like this a great deal, my brain seems to be similar to Meg's: "Emotional memory is always with us, waiting to feel safe enough to let itself be expressed. My advice is never to force it. Instead, hunt for ways to write from a playful, curious place."

megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 10

For the creative brain, work doesn’t work.

For the Creative Brain: Work Doesn’t Work

Creativity is a shy, unknowable animal

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 10

For the creative brain, work doesn’t work.

For the Creative Brain: Work Doesn’t Work

Creativity is a shy, unknowable animal

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you Matt!!!

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Christine H. @csquareh.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm thrilled to share "A Tale of Fairies", shortlisted in WestWord Folktales contest - Many thanks to Amanda Saint, and @megpokrass.bsky.social and @lorettec.bsky.social in whose ekphrastic workshop this was written:

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A Tale of Fairies

A Flash Fiction by Christine H. Chen

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 2

❤️❤️❤️

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Aug 2

Oh thank you Dan! ❤️

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · Jul 27

❤️❤️❤️

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · Jul 26

So many thanks to @megpokrass.bsky.social and @flashficfestuk.bsky.social for this moment of validation. The talent in flash fiction writing these days is extraordinary, so knowing an old lag like me still has the chops is wonderfully reassuring.