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Just got here. Hi!
Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
No more rejection emails going out till next week, everyone. Sit tight, have a lovely Thanksgiving, and polish up some new work to show us as the year winds down.
a woman is holding a dead turkey on a plate and says `` happy thanksgiving '' .
ALT: a woman is holding a dead turkey on a plate and says `` happy thanksgiving '' .
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November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
No more rejection emails going out till next week, everyone. Sit tight, have a lovely Thanksgiving, and polish up some new work to show us as the year winds down.
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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Thank you, @offbeatlit.bsky.social, for the honor of a Pushcart nom. And for giving my story with coding a fabulous outlet. You folks rock!
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Pushcart Prize Nominations 2026
I never know what year to slap on this annual announcement. The Pushcart Prize anthology will come out in 2026, but all the pieces will have been published in 2025. Let’s just be forward-looking an…
thedisappointedhousewife.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you, @offbeatlit.bsky.social, for the honor of a Pushcart nom. And for giving my story with coding a fabulous outlet. You folks rock!
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/24/p...
Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Pushcart Prize Nominations 2026
I never know what year to slap on this annual announcement. The Pushcart Prize anthology will come out in 2026, but all the pieces will have been published in 2025. Let’s just be forward-looking an…
thedisappointedhousewife.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/24/p...
Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Well looky here! We're the listing o' the day over at Duotrope! 🥳
Today's listing of the day is: The Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: The Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Well looky here! We're the listing o' the day over at Duotrope! 🥳
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
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Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/11/t...
Friends of The Disappointed Housewife, do check out the new #poetry chapbook by contributor, Ewen Glass: If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea.
Congrats, Ewen!
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Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea: Poems (Inkfish Press Chapbooks): Amazon.co.uk: Glass, Ewen: 9798271980640: Books
Buy If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea: Poems (Inkfish Press Chapbooks) by Glass, Ewen (ISBN: 9798271980640) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and ...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Friends of The Disappointed Housewife, do check out the new #poetry chapbook by contributor, Ewen Glass: If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea.
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"She tells me all one needs is love
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
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but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"She tells me all one needs is love
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Beautiful bit o' #poetry today! Come on over and read "Look at This" by David P. Miller.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hello, #writers. It's one of those times when we're not seeing a lot of what we're looking for in the in box. Take a look at our recent Best of the Net nominations and see if you've got something we might like.
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2025 Best of the Net Nominations
One again, Dottie and I are happy to announce this year’s Best of the Net nominations. We always love when this time of year rolls around because we get to review all the terrific work we’ve …
thedisappointedhousewife.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hello, #writers. It's one of those times when we're not seeing a lot of what we're looking for in the in box. Take a look at our recent Best of the Net nominations and see if you've got something we might like.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/25/2...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/25/2...
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's true, #writers. According to Duotrope we have one of the fastest response times, at no. 20, in the biz!
Check us out and give us a try.
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Check us out and give us a try.
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I love this. ...101 uses for an old cravat.
Including:
"An oven mitt"
"A chihuaha toga"
"To participate in a folk dance at a wedding party in the Balkans" 🙂
Including:
"An oven mitt"
"A chihuaha toga"
"To participate in a folk dance at a wedding party in the Balkans" 🙂
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
September 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I love this. ...101 uses for an old cravat.
Including:
"An oven mitt"
"A chihuaha toga"
"To participate in a folk dance at a wedding party in the Balkans" 🙂
Including:
"An oven mitt"
"A chihuaha toga"
"To participate in a folk dance at a wedding party in the Balkans" 🙂
Reposted by The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open!
An account to follow if you're a fan of original writing. Edited by Kevin Brennan, himself the author of some very good novels. #writing #writingcommunity
Just got here. Hi!
Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
The Disappointed Housewife
fiction/essays/poetry
thedisappointedhousewife.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
An account to follow if you're a fan of original writing. Edited by Kevin Brennan, himself the author of some very good novels. #writing #writingcommunity
You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You'll be hearing more about this true story, but get your first taste right here!
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
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#cnf #nonfiction #literarymagazine
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/27/t...
#poetry #poetrycommunity
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/27/t...
#poetry #poetrycommunity
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you have an old cravat sitting around, check out this handy list.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/27/t...
#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
#Writers, in case you missed 'em, here are our 2025 Best of the Net nominations!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/25/2...
#fiction #poetry #essays #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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#fiction #poetry #essays #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
2025 Best of the Net Nominations
One again, Dottie and I are happy to announce this year’s Best of the Net nominations. We always love when this time of year rolls around because we get to review all the terrific work we’ve …
thedisappointedhousewife.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#Writers, in case you missed 'em, here are our 2025 Best of the Net nominations!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/25/2...
#fiction #poetry #essays #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/08/25/2...
#fiction #poetry #essays #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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Thank you so much @offbeatlit.bsky.social for the Best of the Net nomination! I am over the moon!
August 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thank you so much @offbeatlit.bsky.social for the Best of the Net nomination! I am over the moon!
Reposted by The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open!
New micro up at the never disappointing Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social
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August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New micro up at the never disappointing Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social
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"I’m planning a big party. My friend has no idea. She hates her job and cries on the weekends about it. We tell her she can do better. We tell each other lies all the time..."
Three awesome micros this morning by @JeffreyHermann.
Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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Do stop by and enjoy them with your coffee, won't you?
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August 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"I’m planning a big party. My friend has no idea. She hates her job and cries on the weekends about it. We tell her she can do better. We tell each other lies all the time..."