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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 12h

One of the saddest books I have ever read. But so beautiful.

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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 14h

Submit to gooseberry-pie.com

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phi!ip james shaw @lateration.bsky.social · 12h

turns out you can't manufacture culture without stealing from culture.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 17h

I've given my books to Oxfam already.

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 18h

I've been having a clear out. Books. Clothes etc. I didn't realise how valuable this edition of Ariel was. It's not going to the charity shop! I'm keeping it. Belonged to my mum

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18h

The Conservative party's treatment of David, who exposed the cash for questions scandal, is a former political journalist of the year, and has been covering party conferences for almost 40 years, is a disgrace
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

bylinetimes.com

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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 18h

FFF Competition Thirty
flash fiction 100/300 Words
1 W £165.00
2 HC £77.00
3 SL £66.00
Judge: Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

£4.40 fee per entry/story via PayPal or Stripe
£2.95 fee per entry via BACS -
ends 23/10/25

#writingcompetitions #flashfiction

freeflashfiction.com/current-comp...

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HAD @havehashad.com · 3d

Upcoming submission call!

Theme "LUCK"

In honor of the lucky number SEVEN, the call opens at 7pm EDT on October 7th.

Submissions capped at 154 total works: 77 works of "prose" and 77 works of "poetry"

guest eds: @tanyazilinskas.com will curate "prose" & @jlyocum.com willcurate the "poetry"

The theme is "LUCK".

In honor of the lucky number SEVEN, the call opens at 7pm EDT on October 7th.

Submissions capped at 154 total works: 77 works of "prose" and 77 works of "poetry".

POETRY GUIDELINES: Up to 500 words in 77 lines total (titles not included); submit any number of poems as long as totals don't go over this cap.
PROSE GUIDELINES: No more than 500 words per piece.
Form is an illusion, so if the form is strange or some hybrid of prose and poetry, we especially want to see it! We encourage writers with such work to flip a coin to decide which category to submit under.
Tanya Žilinskas will curate the "prose" submissions, J. L. Yocum will curate the "poetry".
All submissions will receive a response within 24 hours

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 1d

I miss it too. Maybe after I've had my second hip replacement I'll be able to do short hikes again.

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 1d

So many things to say, but one is that any “journalist” whose first instinct is to tell her staff that she wants to win is going to throw anyone and everyone under the bus in order to make money and ratings. Facts and accuracy are irrelevant to a person gunning to win this media landscape

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Ok Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark terrifies me as a kid but I don’t remember anything worthy of a challenge… ?

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Oprah Daily took a deep dive into ALA's historic lists of Top 10 Most Challenged Books
to find the 25 most censored titles of the past 25 years. Want to stand up for free speech? Start reading.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g68849151/most-banned-books-today/
#BannedBooksWeek

The Most Banned Books of Our Time Tell a Troubling Story—and the Pattern Is Hard to Ignore

See what the fuss is all about.

www.oprahdaily.com

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Oxford Flash Fiction Prize @oxfordflashfiction.bsky.social · 6d

We are thrilled to announce our long-list for the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2025!

Congratulations to all of the authors who reached the list and for all those who entered this round!

oxfordflashfictionprize.com/news/

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 1d

Great story, Sumitra!

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Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 3d

Chuffed to be in this issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social with my CNF “Friday Night Is”. Thanks to @nomad-sw18.bsky.social for the beta (if we’d been at uni together you would totally have been Shell or Kez, babe)
Thanks @dehardy.bsky.social 🧡🧡🧡
www.claudineliterary.net/sumitrasingam

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Andy Charman @andyandz.bsky.social · 1d

In a world where it is hard to find political heroes, @philippesands.bsky.social is one of mine…
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

How Far Does Trump’s Immunity Go?

The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision threatens the system of international justice.

www.theatlantic.com

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 1d

"A Circus of Songs" by Shome Dasgupta--a quietly moving non-fiction giving us a poetic peek into the author's internal world. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

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Dina L. Relles @dinalrelles.bsky.social · 2d

it’s been a minute since i’ve published anything, so i’m especially grateful that @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social gave this little musing on love + leavings a home.

you can read the full piece here: matchbooklitmag.com/mb/relles/departures

Departures
by Dina L. Relles
handed you the promised coffee with an apology: no sugar, no milk, I’m sorry.

I don’t need those things, you said, and I fell in impossible love with you all over again.

I’d come from my room carrying everything I wanted to happen that didn’t. Now the lobby was too bright and smelled like grapefruits and your face was weary in a way that felt intimate.

You spoke quietly to me in the taxi, then held me twice at the terminal, which I took to mean you loved me too, despite.

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 2d

New Microfiction by Elena Zhang! @ezhang77.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/elenazhang

Elena Zhang | Call Me

www.claudineliterary.net

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 3d

"The unspoken hangs like spilled paint. Another person, another relationship, you might say something optimistic, say it’s not going to happen. You don’t do that."

Absolutely unmissable flash by Nancy Stohlman in Ghost Parachute!

Animal Visitation: Bald Eagle — Ghost Parachute

If you are lucky, you will draw this card only once. You’re walking around the slushy lake on a day with some thaw, a day where spring is still hidden but there is a flirtation, a softness in the wint...

ghostparachute.com

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 3d

Our October newsletter hits inboxes tomorrow! 🍂

Make sure you're subscribed so you can enjoy our own @rinapalumbo.bsky.social's feature on attempting to rack up 100 rejections in one year:

Okay Donkey Newsletter

Okay Donkey, but in your inbox!

okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 5d

I thought it was an ok book. I wasn't overly impressed.

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 6d

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 7d

New flash in Ghost Parachute!

Big thanks to @mynachang.bsky.social for the beta read!

"How we all wanted it to come in our sleep, if we had a choice, and since we were allowed, in this group setting, to talk freely about our desires..."

ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

In the Back Row of the Nostalgia Group, We Talked about Death — Ghost Parachute

How we all wanted it to come in our sleep, if we had a choice, and since we were allowed, in this group setting, to talk freely about our desires, though we were sure that some of us, Gregory and Mars...

ghostparachute.com

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 7d

Villars-Les-Dombes, land of ponds

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