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Goldfinch Novel Award — Goldfinch Books

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 3d

Anytime ❤️

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 4d

Massive congrats to my friend @dlchanson.bsky.social whose novel 'The Life and Deaths of Andromeda Crace' (a fabulous read!) was a runner up at the Goldfinch Novel Award.

www.goldfinch-books.com/novel

www.goldfinch-books.com

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 4d

"Cleo called them crutches, all those habits developed to survive the emotional luggage they all dragged along—baggage so heavy, it felt like they were swimming with rocks in their pockets at times."

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 7d

It's such an honor to be on this list of contributors. Happy Nine Year Anniversary to the wonderful Ghost Parachute. Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social and the whole team. ❤️

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 7d

We are excited to present the October 2025 issue, which is our Nine Year Anniversary issue. We've put out an issue every month on the first since we started, making this our 108th issue. Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

tinyurl.com/mtcaexjy

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for reading and sharing Megan ❤️

The Funeral — Ghost Parachute

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 6d

Read "The Funeral" written by @delgeo14.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.

"But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as Debby rushed to her side. Didn’t the woman know anyone else there?"

tinyurl.com/2fayp7xd

They’d exchanged many pretend-smile hellos, you-again waves, don’t-like-you-much nods every time they’d come across each other in the past. But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as De...

tinyurl.com

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 7d

"Anna didn’t follow the mourners inside, instead, she settled on a bench in the yard and welcomed the shade of a pine tree."

I love this piece of writing (perfect last line) by @delgeo14.bsky.social 💙💙💙
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

The Funeral — Ghost Parachute

They’d exchanged many pretend-smile hellos, you-again waves, don’t-like-you-much nods every time they’d come across each other in the past. But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as De...

ghostparachute.com

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you Dan ❤️

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you 🙂

October 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 7d

It's such an honor to be on this list of contributors. Happy Nine Year Anniversary to the wonderful Ghost Parachute. Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social and the whole team. ❤️

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 7d

We are excited to present the October 2025 issue, which is our Nine Year Anniversary issue. We've put out an issue every month on the first since we started, making this our 108th issue. Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

tinyurl.com/mtcaexjy

tinyurl.com

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 7d

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Marie-louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social · 7d

"Debby told Anna not to worry; neither of them would get it, because both of them were bilingual and spoke two languages daily."

Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute

ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

The Funeral — Ghost Parachute

They’d exchanged many pretend-smile hellos, you-again waves, don’t-like-you-much nods every time they’d come across each other in the past. But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as De...

ghostparachute.com

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 12d

Here we roar...

The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 12d

"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."

Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!

theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/dear...

Dear Society / Collective Roar

Dear Society / Collective Roar

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 12d

"Where is the collective outrage? Why do we wring our hands and shake our heads but refuse decisive action?"

I helped write an Exquisite Corpse!

The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 12d

"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."

Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!

theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/dear...

Dear Society / Collective Roar

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 12d

“Is this another symptom of perimenopause? Like vaginal dryness and invisibility?”

My contribution to the exquisite corpse is my current go-to rant.

#fuckthepatriarchy #writingcommunity

The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 12d

"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."

Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!

theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/dear...

Liberty, TX, Travelodge / Megan Hanlon

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 13d

An exquisite corpse - where each contributor sent their last line to the next writer as a prompt - that turned into an exquisite rant. Coming tomorrow @theprideroars.bsky.social

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 14d

Very little writing done this month. September is always exhausting. So be it. Time to read some more.

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 24d

New on The Pride Roars 'Liberty, TX, Travelodge' by Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog

'we stayed there six weeks one small room four of us two beds zero jobs'

theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/libe...

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 25d

It's a great prompt

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 25d

Hadn't written anything for a couple of weeks, but social media throwing photographs of beauties 'ageing gracefully' prompted me to rant. So something coming @theprideroars.bsky.social
soon.

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 25d

ohhh... the new @epistemiclit.bsky.social's theme call is so good.

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you for reading and sharing 😘

a man wearing glasses is praying with his hands folded in front of a window .

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · Sep 8

ALT: a man wearing glasses is praying with his hands folded in front of a window .

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