The Hoolet’s Nook
@thehooletsnook.bsky.social
Where microfiction and poetry linger long past the final word. www.thehooletsnook.com
Managed by G.R. LeBlanc (you can call me Gisele)
Managed by G.R. LeBlanc (you can call me Gisele)
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SUBMISSION CALL
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We need your help! Would you consider voting for The Hoolet’s Nook in the Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards? It would mean a lot and help us continue to grow as a welcoming home for flash fiction, microfiction, and poetry. Thank you! 🦉🙏
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We need your help! Would you consider voting for The Hoolet’s Nook in the Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards? It would mean a lot and help us continue to grow as a welcoming home for flash fiction, microfiction, and poetry. Thank you! 🦉🙏
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
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Thank you to @epistemiclit.bsky.social for nominating my story "Sweet Girl" for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social!
More award nominations!
Best Microfiction!
Best Microfiction!
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thank you to @epistemiclit.bsky.social for nominating my story "Sweet Girl" for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social!
Today’s highlight: “I wish I had known…” by @feistybluegecko.bsky.social, featured in our September issue. A gentle, evocative poem that lingers.
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#shortpoetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #poetryisnotdead #poetrythatlingers 🦉💫💙🐴
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#shortpoetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #poetryisnotdead #poetrythatlingers 🦉💫💙🐴
I wish I had known...
by Philippa Ramsden that you don’t need to understand trigonometry and algorithms to get by in life that pillowcases and cotton trousers do not need to be ironed if the breeze is strong that...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Today’s highlight: “I wish I had known…” by @feistybluegecko.bsky.social, featured in our September issue. A gentle, evocative poem that lingers.
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#shortpoetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #poetryisnotdead #poetrythatlingers 🦉💫💙🐴
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#shortpoetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #poetryisnotdead #poetrythatlingers 🦉💫💙🐴
"Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop — an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing and to lose sight of the whole.
~Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
#writingcommunity #writerproblems #perfectionism
~Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
#writingcommunity #writerproblems #perfectionism
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop — an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing and to lose sight of the whole.
~Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
#writingcommunity #writerproblems #perfectionism
~Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
#writingcommunity #writerproblems #perfectionism
Just wanted to send out a quick thank you to @epistemiclit.bsky.social, @feistybluegecko.bsky.social and
@louiseblackwick.com for all the recent reposts. It never goes unnoticed and is greatly appreciated! 🙏🦉🌻
#thankyou #gratitude #writingcommunity
@louiseblackwick.com for all the recent reposts. It never goes unnoticed and is greatly appreciated! 🙏🦉🌻
#thankyou #gratitude #writingcommunity
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just wanted to send out a quick thank you to @epistemiclit.bsky.social, @feistybluegecko.bsky.social and
@louiseblackwick.com for all the recent reposts. It never goes unnoticed and is greatly appreciated! 🙏🦉🌻
#thankyou #gratitude #writingcommunity
@louiseblackwick.com for all the recent reposts. It never goes unnoticed and is greatly appreciated! 🙏🦉🌻
#thankyou #gratitude #writingcommunity
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Welp, I guess I've bitten the bullet & hauled my shy, awkward, introverted arse in front of a camera.😶🌫️💀
Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...
I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚
Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...
I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚
September 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Welp, I guess I've bitten the bullet & hauled my shy, awkward, introverted arse in front of a camera.😶🌫️💀
Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...
I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚
Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...
I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚
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Excited to have "Connections," a story inspired by a cold, overcast morning at Pittsburgh's Point State Park and waterfront walking trail, in the fall issue of @shadowdogpress.bsky.social's SDL Review: shadowdogpress.com/the-review/
The Review | Shadow Dog Press
Subscribe and save!The SDL Review- Fall 2025In This Issue:In this issue:Quinn DeweyFelicity LandaScott OrtolanoThomas BehanPlus:Photo Series- Autumn in MassachusettsArticle- Chapbooks: A Bite-Sized Gu...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Excited to have "Connections," a story inspired by a cold, overcast morning at Pittsburgh's Point State Park and waterfront walking trail, in the fall issue of @shadowdogpress.bsky.social's SDL Review: shadowdogpress.com/the-review/
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Grateful to be included in Red Rose Thorn with two stories:
"Who's That Girl?" and "Our Mole"
Thank you for reading!!
www.redrosethorns.com/redrosethorn...
"Who's That Girl?" and "Our Mole"
Thank you for reading!!
www.redrosethorns.com/redrosethorn...
redrosethorns journal | redrosethorns.com
redrosethorns is a woman-owned educational publication focused on mental health, gender, sexuality, self-care, and empowerment. We provide literature, workshops and educational content that inspire in...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Grateful to be included in Red Rose Thorn with two stories:
"Who's That Girl?" and "Our Mole"
Thank you for reading!!
www.redrosethorns.com/redrosethorn...
"Who's That Girl?" and "Our Mole"
Thank you for reading!!
www.redrosethorns.com/redrosethorn...
SUBMISSION CALL
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
Submissions
www.thehooletsnook.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SUBMISSION CALL
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
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Thrilled to get this nomination! Thank you @hotchpotchliterary.bsky.social. drive.google.com/file/d/1pDnM...
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thrilled to get this nomination! Thank you @hotchpotchliterary.bsky.social. drive.google.com/file/d/1pDnM...
ICYMI: From our September 15 issue, “A Liminal Intruder,” by @arielmgoldenthal.bsky.social. Another haunting example of a drabble at its finest.
www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#drabble #100wordstory #haunting #microfiction #secrets #brevity #coffeebreaktime #quickread #flash #shortfiction
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#drabble #100wordstory #haunting #microfiction #secrets #brevity #coffeebreaktime #quickread #flash #shortfiction
A Liminal Intruder
by Ariel M. Goldenthal You told me that the ocean held your family’s secrets for centuries and that the rope tethering us ashore could fray without warning. We danced along the edge of the icy...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICYMI: From our September 15 issue, “A Liminal Intruder,” by @arielmgoldenthal.bsky.social. Another haunting example of a drabble at its finest.
www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#drabble #100wordstory #haunting #microfiction #secrets #brevity #coffeebreaktime #quickread #flash #shortfiction
www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
#drabble #100wordstory #haunting #microfiction #secrets #brevity #coffeebreaktime #quickread #flash #shortfiction
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Big thanks to @freeflashfiction.bsky.social for running this comp, to judge @nishxhegde.bsky.social for choosing my story, and to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social, and the wordsmiths of Smokelong Fitness October Cardio Group 3 for their help with it.
As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:
They Start by Banning Indigo
by Chris Cottom
@chriscottom.bsky.social
chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom
#FlashFiction #flashfiction #writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:
They Start by Banning Indigo
by Chris Cottom
@chriscottom.bsky.social
chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom
#FlashFiction #flashfiction #writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Shortlisted: They Start by Banning Indigo – Free Flash Fiction
When they get to green, Mum buys a Senior Saver Return to Waterloo, pickets Parliament in the rain, a laminated picture of an avocado bathroom around her neck. Even The Daily Mail thunders that colour...
freeflashfiction.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Big thanks to @freeflashfiction.bsky.social for running this comp, to judge @nishxhegde.bsky.social for choosing my story, and to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social, and the wordsmiths of Smokelong Fitness October Cardio Group 3 for their help with it.
Read another powerful #microstory from our September 15 issue. Shanti Chandrasekhar’s "That Haunting Wail" captures a gripping moment of human #emotion and familial bonds, masterfully crafted in under 110 words. See what readers have to say below. #family 💔🫂
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Read another powerful #microstory from our September 15 issue. Shanti Chandrasekhar’s "That Haunting Wail" captures a gripping moment of human #emotion and familial bonds, masterfully crafted in under 110 words. See what readers have to say below. #family 💔🫂
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
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Thank you Full House!
Time for a Featured Creator piece! Today's fantastic Featured Creator piece is 'Wine exists because dinosaurs died' by
@kawalker.bsky.social 👏
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@kawalker.bsky.social 👏
www.fullhouseliterary.com/prose-script...
Wine exists because dinosaurs died by Karen Walker — Full House Literary
www.fullhouseliterary.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank you Full House!
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Early 2025, 125,000 of you pre-ordered "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" on paperback or hardback.
For 250 of you, I've hidden a secret message visible only under UV light + a unique code.🔍
E-mail me that code to get a FREE BOOK!💙📚
You guys have no idea how LONG I've waited to reveal this!😅
For 250 of you, I've hidden a secret message visible only under UV light + a unique code.🔍
E-mail me that code to get a FREE BOOK!💙📚
You guys have no idea how LONG I've waited to reveal this!😅
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Early 2025, 125,000 of you pre-ordered "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" on paperback or hardback.
For 250 of you, I've hidden a secret message visible only under UV light + a unique code.🔍
E-mail me that code to get a FREE BOOK!💙📚
You guys have no idea how LONG I've waited to reveal this!😅
For 250 of you, I've hidden a secret message visible only under UV light + a unique code.🔍
E-mail me that code to get a FREE BOOK!💙📚
You guys have no idea how LONG I've waited to reveal this!😅
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Our very own @melruthwrites.bsky.social interviewed in @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social !
Check out this interview with our Co-Editor-in-Chief @melruthwrites.bsky.social in @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social !!!!
Children's author @melruthwrites.bsky.social chatted with us about her writing process and work as a Co-Editor-in-Chief for two magazines! Give her feature a read and follow her on SM, please and thank you! Keep shining! ✨
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#kidlit #emag #interview #authors
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#kidlit #emag #interview #authors
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our very own @melruthwrites.bsky.social interviewed in @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social !
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Tree(s) of the Day, Edinburgh smiling and proud
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tree(s) of the Day, Edinburgh smiling and proud
Here's what readers had to say about @adelegallogly.bsky.social's "Widow Talk," a moving, honest piece about #loveandloss. This #drabble delivers with remarkable impact, proving that even the smallest of #stories can speak volumes. #microfiction
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here's what readers had to say about @adelegallogly.bsky.social's "Widow Talk," a moving, honest piece about #loveandloss. This #drabble delivers with remarkable impact, proving that even the smallest of #stories can speak volumes. #microfiction
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
Quick reminder: Authors may submit once per calendar month during open rounds. However, if your October #submission was accepted, we ask that you please wait until the next reading period before submitting again. Deadline: November 30
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
✍️💫 📩 #microfiction #poetry
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
✍️💫 📩 #microfiction #poetry
Submissions
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November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Quick reminder: Authors may submit once per calendar month during open rounds. However, if your October #submission was accepted, we ask that you please wait until the next reading period before submitting again. Deadline: November 30
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
✍️💫 📩 #microfiction #poetry
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
✍️💫 📩 #microfiction #poetry
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Pleased to share "Cappy’s Crabs" up at @suddenflash.bsky.social
Check out my friend Marie's “Curse Word” too - Loved it!
yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/11/capp...
Check out my friend Marie's “Curse Word” too - Loved it!
yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/11/capp...
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pleased to share "Cappy’s Crabs" up at @suddenflash.bsky.social
Check out my friend Marie's “Curse Word” too - Loved it!
yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/11/capp...
Check out my friend Marie's “Curse Word” too - Loved it!
yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/11/capp...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Our Mystic & Magic section is waiting for more stories and poems. (Psst: I have a soft spot for mermaids. 🧜♀️💫🐬)
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Category: Mystic & Magic
by Andrea Tillmanns Don’t worry, my dear: The herbs in my garden are harmless, old and tame is the raven on my shoulder, the words in my books sing of no evil. And when we go dancing in the...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our Mystic & Magic section is waiting for more stories and poems. (Psst: I have a soft spot for mermaids. 🧜♀️💫🐬)
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Sending a general shout-out to everyone who shares our posts—don’t want to spam notifications, but I truly appreciate you all! We’re still just a tiny journal, so every repost helps our reach.
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sending a general shout-out to everyone who shares our posts—don’t want to spam notifications, but I truly appreciate you all! We’re still just a tiny journal, so every repost helps our reach.
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou