Suzanne Hicks
@suzannehicks.bsky.social
Writer living with multiple sclerosis. Often very tired. Best Microfiction ‘24 Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist ‘24.
Read my work: www.suzannehickswrites.com
Read my work: www.suzannehickswrites.com
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Something in the Water
by Suzanne Hicks Everyone’s chatting and forking lunch into their mouths, but I can’t take my eyes off the fish tank behind the bar, remembering the lake back home, watching hooks pulled from...
www.thehooletsnook.com
Delighted to have a tiny story in the January issue of @thehooletsnook.bsky.social! I’d be so happy if you gave it a read. Many thanks to the editors! 🐟🐟🐟
Huge congrats, Jenny! 🎉💜🎊
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Huge congrats, Jenny! 🎉💜🎊
Reposted by Suzanne Hicks
"Years later, when she asked me if I believed in Jesus Christ, my answer uncertain, she told me, The Lord wants you hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, he will spit you out."
Love this micro by @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @inshortlit.bsky.social!
Love this micro by @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @inshortlit.bsky.social!
I have a CNF micro in the new issue of @inshortlit.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC Steph Liberatore and all at In Short!
Suzanne Hicks
inshortjournal.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"Years later, when she asked me if I believed in Jesus Christ, my answer uncertain, she told me, The Lord wants you hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, he will spit you out."
Love this micro by @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @inshortlit.bsky.social!
Love this micro by @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @inshortlit.bsky.social!
Thanks for reading and sharing, Chelsea! 💜💜💜
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Thanks for reading and sharing, Chelsea! 💜💜💜
Thanks so much, Jenny! 💜
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Thanks so much, Jenny! 💜
Ha! Who wants to edit this anthology? I’m sure they would be flooded with submissions! 🤣🤣🤣
February 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Ha! Who wants to edit this anthology? I’m sure they would be flooded with submissions! 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks, Chelsea! 💜 It was jarring.
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Thanks, Chelsea! 💜 It was jarring.
Thanks, Elizabeth! 💜
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Thanks, Elizabeth! 💜
Thanks so much, Cole! 💜 And, yikes! 😢
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Thanks so much, Cole! 💜 And, yikes! 😢
Thanks, Elena! 💜
February 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Thanks, Elena! 💜
Thanks so much, Sudha! 💜
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Thanks so much, Sudha! 💜
I have a CNF micro in the new issue of @inshortlit.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC Steph Liberatore and all at In Short!
Suzanne Hicks
inshortjournal.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I have a CNF micro in the new issue of @inshortlit.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC Steph Liberatore and all at In Short!
We say this all the time in our house. B is correct.
February 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
We say this all the time in our house. B is correct.
Reposted by Suzanne Hicks
"Fruitless" by SuzanneHicks.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction
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January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Fruitless" by SuzanneHicks.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction
Congratulations Cheryl! 🎉🎉🎉 Looking forward to it!
January 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Congratulations Cheryl! 🎉🎉🎉 Looking forward to it!
I have a tiny story up today at @paragraphplanet.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I have a tiny story up today at @paragraphplanet.bsky.social
Reposted by Suzanne Hicks
Thirty votes received so far and the voting is VERY tight!!! The top SEVEN stories are currently separated by just TWO votes 😬
Basically, your vote could and WILL make a big difference...
Basically, your vote could and WILL make a big difference...
Now that all the shortlist (barring my winners!) have been published, you can vote for your favourites in the PEOPLE'S PRIZE!!
You've got until the 31st Jan to cast your vote.
Vote for 3 stories.
The 2 stories with the most votes share the crown!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You've got until the 31st Jan to cast your vote.
Vote for 3 stories.
The 2 stories with the most votes share the crown!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Welkin Mini 2026 - PEOPLE'S PRIZE Voting Form
Vote for your favourite THREE stories from the Welkin Mini shortlist. You can vote for THREE stories. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT story otherwise your entire vote won't be counted. Each vote is ...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Thirty votes received so far and the voting is VERY tight!!! The top SEVEN stories are currently separated by just TWO votes 😬
Basically, your vote could and WILL make a big difference...
Basically, your vote could and WILL make a big difference...
Reposted by Suzanne Hicks
Of all the worthwhile things to ponder, what love is, what it isn't, and how it stacks up to our collective sitcom promises top the list.
Do all that and more 1/25 with Allison Renner @allisonwrites.bsky.social's fantastic CNF "Engagement, April 2010"
Do all that and more 1/25 with Allison Renner @allisonwrites.bsky.social's fantastic CNF "Engagement, April 2010"
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Of all the worthwhile things to ponder, what love is, what it isn't, and how it stacks up to our collective sitcom promises top the list.
Do all that and more 1/25 with Allison Renner @allisonwrites.bsky.social's fantastic CNF "Engagement, April 2010"
Do all that and more 1/25 with Allison Renner @allisonwrites.bsky.social's fantastic CNF "Engagement, April 2010"
“Ah Ba dreamt in our mother tongue, staccatos and growls, like a wild animal, and drooled sugary watermarks on his pillow.”
@csquareh.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
@csquareh.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Splintered - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash by Christine H. Chen When Ah Ba’s thunderous voice crashed our boisterous games, it quieted the chickens in our backyard, the blue jays who came to drink in the pond, ...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Ah Ba dreamt in our mother tongue, staccatos and growls, like a wild animal, and drooled sugary watermarks on his pillow.”
@csquareh.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
@csquareh.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Reposted by Suzanne Hicks
Love this from @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social: "Everyone’s chatting and forking lunch into their mouths, but I can’t take my eyes off the fish tank behind the bar, remembering the lake back home, watching hooks pulled from jaws..."
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Something in the Water
by Suzanne Hicks Everyone’s chatting and forking lunch into their mouths, but I can’t take my eyes off the fish tank behind the bar, remembering the lake back home, watching hooks pulled from...
www.thehooletsnook.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Love this from @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social: "Everyone’s chatting and forking lunch into their mouths, but I can’t take my eyes off the fish tank behind the bar, remembering the lake back home, watching hooks pulled from jaws..."
www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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"If only I could plunge into the tank, gather all the fish in my arms, take them to salty, open waters."
@suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
@suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
Something in the Water
by Suzanne Hicks Everyone’s chatting and forking lunch into their mouths, but I can’t take my eyes off the fish tank behind the bar, remembering the lake back home, watching hooks pulled from...
www.thehooletsnook.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"If only I could plunge into the tank, gather all the fish in my arms, take them to salty, open waters."
@suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
@suzannehicks.bsky.social in @thehooletsnook.bsky.social www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Pat! 💜
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Pat! 💜
Thanks for reading and sharing! 💜
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Thanks for reading and sharing! 💜
Thank you, Anne 💜
January 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Thank you, Anne 💜