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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 5h

Mackinac

Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 6h

Con-CORD

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 2d

Do it! The SmokeLong Fellowship not only helped improve my writing, but it also made my hair glossier and my skin better*!

*some statements may not be factual.

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 2d

Emerging writer? Write flash? Feeling isolated? We'd love to help you reach that next step. Apply for The SmokeLong Quarterly Emerging Writer Fellowship. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

The SmokeLong Quarterly Emerging Writer Fellowship 2026 - SmokeLong Quarterly

For over a decade SmokeLong has supported emerging writers through The Kathy Fish Fellowship, later renamed The SmokeLong Quarterly Emerging Writer Fellowship. As we have grown, we’ve decided to offer...

www.smokelong.com

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

👻 “Eventually, and predictably, nudity doesn’t cut it. You can only look at so many boobs, so many butts, so much genitalia before you want to raise the stakes.” 👻

Eric Scot Tryon @ericscottryon.bsky.social · 2d

The first ghost story is here!! Come take a little peek 👀👀

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 2d

FLASH FROGTOBER👻🐸

“Collision” by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Courtney Burton

flash-frog.com/2025/10/06/c...

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

@jekwriter.bsky.social: “I peer out the front window and see a couple of neighbors waterskiing in the street and some kids playing Marco Polo.”

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

New Microfiction by Jessica Klimesh! @jekwriter.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh

Jessica Klimesh | What If Everything Is Already Ruined

www.claudineliterary.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

New micro CNF by Heather Emmanuel: “You blink at her. Wonder whether you should lie, or risk torpedoing the moment built from fraught fingers.”

www.claudineliterary.net/heatheremman...

Heather Emmanuel | The Truth Is Only a Feeling

www.claudineliterary.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

@pleomorphic2.bsky.social 🌟🐈‍⬛🌟: “Friday night is open-toed heels, purpling toes peeping at the beer-soaked floor of the Captain Cook.”

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

New micro CNF by Sumitra Singam!
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/sumitrasingam

Sumitra Singam | Friday Night Is

www.claudineliterary.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

@ezhang77.bsky.social: “When the left hand pointed a plastic finger to the horizon, I followed it.”

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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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

“Enough cannot be said about Aldridge-Morris’s ability to pin an era. She is simply a wizard of time-and-place vibe.”

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

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/coldtoast

Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

www.claudineliterary.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

“Doyle stands by our side, asking us why we’re so willing to trust a good story, why we’re so primed to believe.”

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

Check out our review of The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle. 🫥👧🏻🐈‍⬛

@jacqdoyle.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/themissinggirl

The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle | A Review

www.claudineliterary.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 2d

✨🌟✨: “I always thought I’d see you again. But the words are tumbleweeds, rolling across the desert.”

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

New Writer Spotlight! ✨🐈‍⬛✨

Microfiction by Elizabeth Gjelten.

Check it out!

www.claudineliterary.net/elizabethgje...

Elizabeth Gjelten | Under the Blooming Buckeye

www.claudineliterary.net

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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 4d

I am so excited for this to come out!

SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 4d

There's just ONE MONTH left until the release of @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's upcoming collection, BITTER OVER SWEET!

With advance praise from @megankkakimoto.bsky.social, author of EVERY DROP IS A MAN’S NIGHTMARE, don't miss out on preordering a copy today! buff.ly/oBUnI6T
@susanschulman.bsky.social

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 5d

Our October issue drops on Monday!! 🎉

This month we’ll feature reviews of two phenomenal chapbooks—by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris and Jacqueline Doyle.

These are must-reads, humans!

📚🐈‍⬛💚

@jacqdoyle.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 9d

Would you look at this lineup? So chuffed to be in this issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social - @dehardy.bsky.social is so brilliant to work with! Can't wait for you to read my Dunedin story 💔. Congrats @jekwriter.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social Heather and Elizabeth!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

One week from today—Monday October 6–our new issue launches!!! 💚🐈‍⬛💚
@ezhang77.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 9d

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 15d

This phenomenon feels doubly true when the scene is being conspicuously and visibly filmed, illegally filmed moreover, without the consent of people in the room. Ryan may have been aware that Sebastian was videotaping—his goofy smile, nearly a smirk, before he imbibes the beer bong is indicative.

Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 20d

I have a new story in awesome Milk Candy Review! Grateful tahnks to Cathy Ulrich for publishing this one, and also to my @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness mates for reading a first draft.

milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/09/18/s...

Subject: We Are All Appalled ~ by Kim Magowan

We are all appalled. That’s the crucial thing we want to convey here. We, like all members of our parent community, are appalled by what happened on Saturday night, and furthermore, that our childr…

milkcandyreview.home.blog

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 23d

Two amazing micro pieces by two amazing writers!

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social You are both so splendid and these stories are perfect compressions!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 23d

Celebrating our September microfiction today!! 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social: www.claudineliterary.net/melissallane...

@aniking.bsky.social: www.claudineliterary.net/aniking

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 26d

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 26d

"Because of course Cora would have hoped that the silver lining of dying is that Amy would want to see her."

Oh, this strikes a chord. 💔

@kimmagowan.bsky.social in @xraylitmag.bsky.social

Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 28d

Thrilled to have a new story in @xraylitmag.bsky.social!

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Send your beloved out of print subs to @abigailoswald.bsky.social! We want to print your book! ✨

Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · Sep 3

And it's go time! Submissions to our Lost/Found imprint are now open. Is your out-of-print prose book in need of a new home? If so, we'd love to consider your book for republication.

Our Lost/Found Editor @abigailoswald.bsky.social is waiting at
splitlippress.submittable.com (also linked in bio)!

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: Looking to home your out-of-print book? Try us at Lost/Found, a new imprint at Split/Lip Press. Rolling submissions are now open! splitlippress.submittable.com

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excited to talk about InkFoundry at the Sheep meeting this week! @erincairns.bsky.social has put together a great resource for finding stories to read. I love the tagging system. It's as easy as finding exactly what you want to read at AO3, but populated with top-notch original specfic!

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · Sep 8

This week's guest is Erin Cairns! We'll read several of Erin's stories and geek out about InkFoundry!

InkFoundry is a phenomenal spec fic aggregator with a robust tagging system. It's easy to find whatever you want to read!

@erincairns.bsky.social

inkfoundry.net

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · Sep 7

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Cannot wait!

Lauren C. Johnson @laurencjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 3

My weird Gothic fairytale novel, The West Facade comes out exactly 6 months from today with @sfwp.bsky.social Eeeee!

Here's how you can pre-order 🌙🖤 www.sfwp.com/books/johnson

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · Sep 6

This ⬇️ is the vibe right here, humans!

Let’s gooooooooo!

Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · Sep 6

I think what has me so interested in experimentation these days is a deep desire to subvert artificial intelligence, which can only gesture at innovation. I think? Anyway, I am trying to stay one step ahead of it, to write things as uniquely and unquestionably human as I can.

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you for saying that! 💚🥹

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you! 🥹💚

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