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"This should end the conversation, though you might feel like a jerk for not expanding on your answer"
Brilliant piece from @colettelh.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social showing how a found form can be infused with so much emotional exploration
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Brilliant piece from @colettelh.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social showing how a found form can be infused with so much emotional exploration
www.smokelong.com/stories/how-...
How to Respond When Your Hairdresser Asks if You Have Any Children - SmokeLong Quarterly
No. This should end the conversation, though you might feel like a jerk for not expanding on your answer. It can come across as harsh and rude, and you don’t want to make her uncomfortable. You can so...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"This should end the conversation, though you might feel like a jerk for not expanding on your answer"
Brilliant piece from @colettelh.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social showing how a found form can be infused with so much emotional exploration
www.smokelong.com/stories/how-...
Brilliant piece from @colettelh.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social showing how a found form can be infused with so much emotional exploration
www.smokelong.com/stories/how-...
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"Maybe, in a lot of ways, the world has always felt like it’s ending"
Brilliant weaving together of narrative elements in this gem from @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social; wonderful writing
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Brilliant weaving together of narrative elements in this gem from @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social; wonderful writing
www.smokelong.com/stories/judy...
Judy Blume Didn't Prepare Me for the Apocalypse - SmokeLong Quarterly
Judy Blume prepared me for first periods and first loves—not these rising muddy waters filling the streets like an open mouth beneath the sepia-tone sky tinged gray like food that’s rotted before you ...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Maybe, in a lot of ways, the world has always felt like it’s ending"
Brilliant weaving together of narrative elements in this gem from @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social; wonderful writing
www.smokelong.com/stories/judy...
Brilliant weaving together of narrative elements in this gem from @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social; wonderful writing
www.smokelong.com/stories/judy...
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I will be guest of @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social talking about #100books100years on Sat 12th July at 9.30am. Looking forward to it. I think day tickets are still available, and it would be lovely to see people. Check original post for link, and check out the pic attached. #bylinefestival
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I will be guest of @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social talking about #100books100years on Sat 12th July at 9.30am. Looking forward to it. I think day tickets are still available, and it would be lovely to see people. Check original post for link, and check out the pic attached. #bylinefestival
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Our last story for May is “Sour Milk” by Phoenix Mendoza. It’s a horror story set in a barn full of carpenter bees and decaying mother figures 🐝
#flashfiction #horror #writingcommunity #dysfunctionalfamilies
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#flashfiction #horror #writingcommunity #dysfunctionalfamilies
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Sour Milk
Content Warning Jean-Marie couldn’t get inside the barn by daylight. It was swarmed with fat black carpenter bees that buzzed in an iridescent cloud, blocking the entrance. Daddy could do it with a…
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May 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our last story for May is “Sour Milk” by Phoenix Mendoza. It’s a horror story set in a barn full of carpenter bees and decaying mother figures 🐝
#flashfiction #horror #writingcommunity #dysfunctionalfamilies
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/sour...
#flashfiction #horror #writingcommunity #dysfunctionalfamilies
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/sour...
What better thing for my first post. Look at that face! My beautiful Lily
January 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What better thing for my first post. Look at that face! My beautiful Lily