Marie-louise McGuinness
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Marie-louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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Irish writer with words @ Fictive Dream, Banshee, Splonk, Bending Genres, Flash Frog, The Forge, Milk Candy Review, Gone Lawn, 2x Pushcart nominated, LL Bath Short Story Award, Best Microfictions 2025, forthcoming BBC Radio 4, Co.Founder: The Pride Roars
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Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Megan!
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‪Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social

'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'

A must-read ❤️
"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"

Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness

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Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness
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"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"

Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness

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Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness
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"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"

Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars

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A Cat's Breakfast / T.L. Tomljanovic
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"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."

Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!

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Dear Society / Collective Roar
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An exquisite corpse - where each contributor sent their last line to the next writer as a prompt - that turned into an exquisite rant. Coming tomorrow!
The Pride is back! Please read this fabulous piece by the fabulous @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
"you’ve had a bad hair day all your life. Not straight, not curly, not sure what to be, pathetically insecure"

Read "The Collateral Haircut" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars

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The Collateral Haircut / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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Huge congratulations Claudia, so well deserved!
Yesterday I was honoured to take part in the virtual book launch for Best Microfictions 25. Check out the Facebook page for cool readings from some of the amazing Best Microfictions winners (and me) and maybe grab a copy!!!

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Best Microfiction 2025 Book Launch Celebration!
Party event by Pelekinesis and 2 others on Saturday, August 2 202523 posts in the discussion.
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My little piece "Stone Mother's Lament" and all the nominated stories are available to read at The Pride Roars

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“He whispers messages to them inside his head, things like — I'm here now and I'm ready to go.”

“When he climbs into his bed on a Friday the boy knows what it is like to be happy.”

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Marie-Louise McGuinness — Does It Have Pockets
To Where The Boy Belongs
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Thank you for reading and sharing, Pat!
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"The boy wonders if he will someday levitate. He thinks he’d like that as long as he could float out of here."
Capturing the otherworldly detachment of adolescence, @mlmcguinness.bsky.social takes us away | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari... #fiction

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