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Melissa Ostrom
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Author. Potter. Mom. THE BELOVED WILD (Feiwel & Friends, 2018) & UNLEAVING (Feiwel & Friends, 2019) Rep’d by Faye Bender. melissaostrom.com
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melostrom.bsky.social
Your Monday Mocha.🩵🐶
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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carolinehagood.bsky.social Caroline Hagood @carolinehagood.bsky.social · 3d
After a bit of a slow exit out of the gate, I’m crying to see this little Goblin on a list with pretty much all my favorite writers, including Melissa Febos & @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social ! Thanks to @electricliterature & @santafewritersproject

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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
I love this, @jenwithwords.bsky.social!💙
jenwithwords.bsky.social Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 12d
✨ A new episode has arrived! ✨

What does a Time Pirate do when she’s stuck on a bus for a long winter-dark morning commute?

Watch Episode 2: Route 301 of ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’ to find out! 🕰️

Also, a first attempt at trying to have other people in my films!

youtu.be/sk73_mfRS98
The Time Pirate | Episode 2: Route 301
YouTube video by jenwithwords
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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
“One afternoon, you went down to the water with her…”

Fascinating piece by @dluntz.bsky.social.💙
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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irishali13.bsky.social
For Women Wednesday
Today's poem is by
~Suzanne Frischkorn
Dear America
—It's time to teach my daughter how to shoot an arrow
How to use a knife
How to hit the center of a target
It's bloody work, but she should know
Today's poem is by Suzanne Frischkorn Dear America It's time to teach my daughter how to shoot an arrow How to use a knife How to hit the center of a target It's bloody work, but she should know It's time to teach her how to win a debate While applying lipstick without a mirror And how to hold her keys between her fingers in a parking lot It's time for her to hit the weight room Join the cross-country team Cast a spell, literally and figuratively And it's time for her to develop telekinesis and clairvoyance It's time she knows to never leave her drink unattended Never drink on an empty stomach Never drink before her period And maybe what I mean to say is— never drink alcohol period It's time to learn that one day she might switch grocery stores Because a guy on staff there gives her the creeps And even if it's less convenient to travel across town It's always best to trust her intuition It's time to teach her that when a grown man stares at her New breasts, she is not the one who should feel ashamed America, she's her mother's daughter She's got this
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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gonelawn.bsky.social
One difficult call to end them all, at least for a long time: We're not special and if you have the means & you love the mag, please consider a donation. Times'll get better, & maybe they won't get worse before then. We're a free mag & will stay free. Thanks!

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Gone Lawn : About
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November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
I know everything is trash but books are still good. My book is up for pre-order and id be grateful if you want to read it 🥺 will link to a few places in thread
The cover of Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark.
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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mynachang.bsky.social
New interview with Danai Christopoulou about VILE LADY VILLAINS!

"So Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth had always been favorites of mine, and growing up I started seeing the parallels between their characters, how they were almost an allegory for female ambition and power."
@danaiwrites.bsky.social
Author Interview * Danai Christopoulou
Danai Christopoulou’s writing consistently makes me smile and/or cry—often within the same story. Danai’s work features lyrical prose, incisive character choices, and an undercurrent of triumph aga…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
@burgi.bsky.social! Congratulations!🎉🩵📚
burgi.bsky.social Burgi Zenhaeusern @burgi.bsky.social · 11d
My debut collection WHITE DOOR is out!!! 💃✨💃
Thank you Carbonation Press & @gregbem.bsky.social!
Link to order and more info in 🧵
DM for signed copies/to review 🙏💙
Watch this space for events/news 😊
three copies of white door on patterned upholstery fabric. cover image shows detail of Alternative Reality by Alan Sirulnikoff, photographer: logs floating on dark water and a white door among them. front and backside of bookmark on same surface. Front shows detail of book cover, centering the door among logs. title isn't shown. Backside has a poem from the book printed on it plus attributions: Horizons Traditions I keep take hold in this soil slowly— home grows fainter still until distant slopes briefly make me forget where I am, re-etch longing. yours truly (white woman, shoulder-length dark-blondish hair, glasses, dark green sweater, scarf with green and gray leafmotif) smiling into camera holding the book in front of her, white bookshelves along white walls in the background.
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
Excited to have a flash in the beautiful latest issue of The Maine Review.♥️

www.mainereview.com/the-wing/
The Wing - The Maine Review
The morning Nadine’s feathers sprouted, a light snow fell. She was standing outside, watching Meg board the school bus, noticing how the little girl’s hair, frizzy like her own, glistened with snow, m...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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pdforan.bsky.social
“Meet me there, at the road where there are two diners across the street from each other, where the fields behind them lie open to the sky, begging for rain.”

@cherylpappas.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
I Dreamt of Dust - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Stephen Tafra on Unsplash by Cheryl Pappas Meet me there, at the road where there are two diners across the street from each other, where the fields behind them lie open to the sky, begging f...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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lmariharris.bsky.social
Haven't submitted in over a year. Have finished 1 story this year. It has been the year of walking away from everything, & I regret none of it.

So it's a small year for me & stories out in the wild. If you desire, here are the 3 I pubbed this year >
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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the-ethelzine.bsky.social
2026 full and half subscriptions are now available! I have a partial list of 2026 authors with more TBD. Still have many books to get out to 2025 subscribers. Link to shop in bio.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
“This sensation has troubled him before…”

Oh, wow, this stunner by @mattkendrick.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review! 🔥 ☀️
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
“Now Claire sees rainbows everywhere…”

Oh, I love this gem by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social!🌈❤️
kelliborges2.bsky.social Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · Oct 14
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
melostrom.bsky.social
Your Monday Mocha.🤎🐶
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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fictivedream.bsky.social
We're open for submissions of #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations. Please click on the link for our guidlesines #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
Need a little eco-horror in your life?

Haunted Ecologies is on sale over at Bookshop :)

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A photo of haunted ecologies on top of a bunch of other books. Cover depicts a woman with a skeleton bird on her shoulder with a mountain of bones in the background.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
Looking for an online writing class in the new year? I'm offering three!
More info and sign up in this thread.
First off: a flash fiction weekend
Flash Royale January Edition
If you’ve ever played video games, you may have heard the term Battle Royale. It refers to a type of game that features a large number of players who play with the goal of being the last player standi...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
melostrom.bsky.social
“only after breaking was my body/ believable”

This poem by @chelsdingman.bsky.social in @amsterdamreview.bsky.social is so beautiful. (Thanks for passing it along, @pdforan.bsky.social!)❤️
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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shortstorytoday.bsky.social
OUT NOW! Ian Forth's stories have been published in Lit eZine, The Mocking Owl Roost, These Pages Sing, Fragmented Voices, & Literally Stories. The Syncopation Literary Journal is where we first learned of his writing. Thank you, Natalie Welsh!
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
melostrom.bsky.social
@karinhedet.bsky.social! Congratulations! It’s a beautiful gem of a haiku!🥰🎉💖
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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susanlleary.bsky.social
Pre-order directly from Trio House Press here: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/mor...
More Flowers by Susan L. Leary
Quiet tensions drive this collection: the ox walking on ice and the voice box buried in a meadow, frayed wings grasping at the updraft. Leary offers More Flowers, pulling us close enough to inspect pa...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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samrasnake.bsky.social
Pleased to announce the release of Fallen Leaves, my new poetry collection (Ballerini Book Press). Preorders available. Thanks for the kind words, Suzanne Frischkorn & James Owens. Excited that future works will have a home at BBP.
@suzfrischkorn.bsky.social

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Ballerini Book PressSlender. Never Spineless.FALLEN LEAVES by Sam Rasnake
We are thrilled to announce the release of Sam’s new poetry collection FALLEN LEAVES, as well as his signing a long term, author contract with Ballerini Book Press. Our long literary collabor…
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November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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veronikafuchs.bsky.social
Adding some color to gloomy November
Watercolor painting of fireweed with green grass
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM