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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · 8d

I remember this one—great article on the form! Hope you’re doing well, Dan. I’m back (again). Social media yo-yo.

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 10d

"We can, for example, avail ourselves of the tools of poets to create emotional power via language and imagery, rhythm and sound. Flash fiction is a form uniquely suited to experimentation and innovation and hybridity...."

I love this post from the amazing @kathyfish.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 10d

A flash is not a cupcake...https://open.substack.com/pub/artofflashfiction/p/from-the-archives-flash-fiction-as-49d?r=4e5y2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

From the archives: Flash Fiction as Its Own Unique Form

A little artist.

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · 8d

The incomparable Len Kuntz leads a workshop this month @bendinggenres.bsky.social and I’m so excited bc Len does indeed slay every time with his words. Sign up here! bendinggenres.com/writing-grou...

Writing Groups

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 8d

It's the first of the month, which means OKD's free subs are back open until we reach our cap!

Check out what we're into, then submit your best poetry or flash fiction: okaydonkeymag.com/submissions/

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 17d

I know everything is trash but books are still good. My book is up for pre-order and id be grateful if you want to read it 🥺 will link to a few places in thread

The cover of Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark.

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Robert Vaughan @rgvaughan.bsky.social · 28d

We have a new music column, curated by Maia Cardew. She wrote about the Massive Attack concert on June 5, 2025 in England, which she attended with her Dad, @cardewjcardew.bsky.social who is a massive fan of theirs. bendinggenres.com/review-of-ma...

Review of Massive Attack’s June 5th performance at Manchester’s Co-op Live by Maia Cardew

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National Flash Fiction Day New Zealand @natflashficdaynz.bsky.social · Jun 15

Congrats 🥳 🥳 to our June 16 Micro Madness shortlist winner Jonathan Cardew – Milwaukee, Wisconsin/ Sheffield, UK
#flashfiction #microfiction #micromadness

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much, Sarah! I’ve been off the socials for a bit—nice surprise!

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · 8d

Kelli, this is awesome! I’ve been off the socials for a while, so this is a nice surprise. Congrats

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Cheers, Tom!

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Tom Spooner @dapwearer.bsky.social · May 12

Superb!

Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Much love to Paragraph Planet for publishing this exactly 75 word story, "Ghost 2.0" www.paragraphplanet.com/authors_a_e....

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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · May 12

‘When my wife came back, she wore a sheet printed with the NASA logo.’

Ghost 2.0. by @cardewjcardew.bsky.social

Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Much love to Paragraph Planet for publishing this exactly 75 word story, "Ghost 2.0" www.paragraphplanet.com/authors_a_e....

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks for sharing, Anika!

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you, Janet!

Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 12

Much love to Paragraph Planet for publishing this exactly 75 word story, "Ghost 2.0" www.paragraphplanet.com/authors_a_e....

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 7

Looks interesting! I'm in the middle of rereading The Rings of Saturn by Sebald. He was the "famous professor" at my undergrad uni (UEA). Never read anything else by him, though.

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you for reading!!

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Suzanne Hicks @suzannehicks.bsky.social · Feb 7

“Why would we want words when we have each other?”

Read all three of @cardewjcardew.bsky.social’s stellar micros in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

Spelling Eros - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Freepix by Joanathan Cardew We gave each other words to spell. Sexy words like frangipane and assimilate, words with weird workings, woke words, wobbly words, words like blancmange you wouldn...

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Robert Vaughan @rgvaughan.bsky.social · Apr 14

We just finished a terrific @bendinggenres.bsky.social weekend workshop with @cardewjcardew.bsky.social called "Hybrid Memoir." Thanks to the writers who posted such creative shorts!!! Coming in May, our genius, hilarious and newly published @sfreligh.bsky.social !!! More soon.

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Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · Apr 14

SUCH an amazing workshop @bendinggenres.bsky.social this weekend with the wonderful @cardewjcardew.bsky.social! Three new stories and I’m reinvigorated and can’t wait to polish and send them out! Thank you Jonathan and @rgvaughan.bsky.social 🙌

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Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · May 7

Kelli--it was wonderful to work with you! (back on Bluesky!)

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · Feb 6

"I know you have a story to attend to."

And:

"I clink my champagne flute accidentally against a vase."

And:

"Words for the things we love most in the world."

Massive love for these tiny flashes of brilliance by @cardewjcardew.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · Feb 6

Excited to have something (3 things) published today. Thanks @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for taking my tinies on board! gooseberry-pie.com/untitled-aft...