Chelsea Utecht
@chelsea-utecht.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer
Critics rave "deeply upsetting" and "what happened to you??"
Critics rave "deeply upsetting" and "what happened to you??"
So excited to be part of Right Hand Pointing's latest issue.
This piece means so much to me, so it warms my heart to see it find a home.
www.issues.righthandpointing.net/162
This piece means so much to me, so it warms my heart to see it find a home.
www.issues.righthandpointing.net/162
Right Hand Pointing #162 Jan-March 2026
Short poetry and short fiction since 2004.
www.issues.righthandpointing.net
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 AM
So excited to be part of Right Hand Pointing's latest issue.
This piece means so much to me, so it warms my heart to see it find a home.
www.issues.righthandpointing.net/162
This piece means so much to me, so it warms my heart to see it find a home.
www.issues.righthandpointing.net/162
Stunning essay by Elif Shafak:
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
Why the novel matters in the age of anger
In the 2018 New Statesman / Goldsmiths Prize lecture, Elif Shafak explains why – in a world ruled by fear and division – novelists no longer have the luxury of being apolitical.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Stunning essay by Elif Shafak:
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
Up for a writing challenge? Join me in the 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social on January 23rd! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
The Short Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Short Story Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as ...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Up for a writing challenge? Join me in the 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social on January 23rd! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
So excited to be part of ScribesMicro's issue 51!
You can read my micro-fiction pieces "Loosely Tied" within the issue here :)
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-51.html/
You can read my micro-fiction pieces "Loosely Tied" within the issue here :)
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-51.html/
Issue 51
* Managing Editor: Edward Ahern * * Associate Editor: Alison McBain * * Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas * * Poetry Editor: Mary Keating * ...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
So excited to be part of ScribesMicro's issue 51!
You can read my micro-fiction pieces "Loosely Tied" within the issue here :)
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-51.html/
You can read my micro-fiction pieces "Loosely Tied" within the issue here :)
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-51.html/
Discussing books with my almost 4yo son:
"Did you know Mama wrote a book?"
"Really?"
"Yes, four books actually."
"Oh. That's...not enough."
I suppose you're not wrong...
"Did you know Mama wrote a book?"
"Really?"
"Yes, four books actually."
"Oh. That's...not enough."
I suppose you're not wrong...
August 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Discussing books with my almost 4yo son:
"Did you know Mama wrote a book?"
"Really?"
"Yes, four books actually."
"Oh. That's...not enough."
I suppose you're not wrong...
"Did you know Mama wrote a book?"
"Really?"
"Yes, four books actually."
"Oh. That's...not enough."
I suppose you're not wrong...
After publishing "Resting" with @fiveminutelit.bsky.social , I will be a guest reader this month!
Consider sharing your own micro-memoir: www.fiveminutelit.com/submissions
Can't wait to read them!
Consider sharing your own micro-memoir: www.fiveminutelit.com/submissions
Can't wait to read them!
Submissions — Five Minutes
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August 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
After publishing "Resting" with @fiveminutelit.bsky.social , I will be a guest reader this month!
Consider sharing your own micro-memoir: www.fiveminutelit.com/submissions
Can't wait to read them!
Consider sharing your own micro-memoir: www.fiveminutelit.com/submissions
Can't wait to read them!
My piece "Suburbs" is in Bluestem's summer issue <3
Our summer 2025 issue is here!
Work by E.P. Tuazon, Mark Brazaitis, Joey Damiano, Chelsea Utecht, Erin Slaughter, Katherine Gaffney, Anna Zgambo, Jennifer A Sutherland, Carolyn Oliver, Nico Santana, Eddy Alvarez, Mary Senter, and Danielle Shorr. Art by Suzanne Zimmerman.
bluestemmagazine.com
Work by E.P. Tuazon, Mark Brazaitis, Joey Damiano, Chelsea Utecht, Erin Slaughter, Katherine Gaffney, Anna Zgambo, Jennifer A Sutherland, Carolyn Oliver, Nico Santana, Eddy Alvarez, Mary Senter, and Danielle Shorr. Art by Suzanne Zimmerman.
bluestemmagazine.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My piece "Suburbs" is in Bluestem's summer issue <3
I've been travelling and am about 3 weeks late sharing this! I am the featured fiction writer on Thirteen Bridges Review this month!
So honored to be included!
www.thirteenbridgesreview.com/july-25-stor...
So honored to be included!
www.thirteenbridgesreview.com/july-25-stor...
Chelsea Utecht | July 25 Story | Thirteen Bridges
In A Name
Smudge on the Mirror
Eat My Grass
Chelsea Utecht
Fiction
July
Story
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July 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I've been travelling and am about 3 weeks late sharing this! I am the featured fiction writer on Thirteen Bridges Review this month!
So honored to be included!
www.thirteenbridgesreview.com/july-25-stor...
So honored to be included!
www.thirteenbridgesreview.com/july-25-stor...
Reposted by Chelsea Utecht
He’s thinking of some cemetery or memorial from our recent trip. “People resting there so we have to be quiet.”—"Resting" by @chelsea-utecht.bsky.social in case you missed it
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
June 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
He’s thinking of some cemetery or memorial from our recent trip. “People resting there so we have to be quiet.”—"Resting" by @chelsea-utecht.bsky.social in case you missed it
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
Reposted by Chelsea Utecht
I’m about to kiss my son’s forehead, planting sweet dreams, when he turns as though struck.—"Resting" by @chelsea-utecht.bsky.social
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I’m about to kiss my son’s forehead, planting sweet dreams, when he turns as though struck.—"Resting" by @chelsea-utecht.bsky.social
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
https://www.fiveminutelit.com/resting
It's been a busy month for writing! I have another piece, this one micro-non-fiction, with Five Minutes:
Resting by Chelsea Utecht — Five Minutes
I’m about to kiss my son’s forehead, planting sweet dreams, when he turns as though struck.
www.fiveminutelit.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's been a busy month for writing! I have another piece, this one micro-non-fiction, with Five Minutes:
Excited to see "Earth Day" in 365 Tomorrows!
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Earth Day - 365tomorrows
Author: Chelsea Utecht Today is the day our masters treat us to sweet snacks of expensive corn and sing a song to celebrate their love for us – “Happy Earth Day to you! Happy Earth Day to you! Happy E...
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May 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Excited to see "Earth Day" in 365 Tomorrows!
365tomorrows.com/2025/05/05/e...
365tomorrows.com/2025/05/05/e...
February 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Peak art in Tbilisi.
February 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Peak art in Tbilisi.