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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Jessica Klimesh | What If Everything Is Already Ruined

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, @marijean.bsky.social !!

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, @dehardy.bsky.social!! So excited to be published in Claudine!

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 · 3d

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

www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 6d

So excited!!

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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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 23d

My weekly writing tip: youtu.be/hrMApE3VUG8?...!

Writer's Block Communications: Eradicating the Worst of Writer's Block in 3 Easy Steps

YouTube video by Jessica Klimesh

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks for the shout-out, @nomad-sw18.bsky.social!!

Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just spotted a new #litmag for women to sub to. Theme for Issue 2: Hot off the press. "The theme is meant to inspire, not constrain, so feel free to interpret it in creative ways!"

#Submissions open til 31 Oct. Edited by Tina Carlson & @jekwriter.bsky.social

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out inaugural issue of Hot Flash Literary founded by @jekwriter.bsky.social & Tina Carlson: "One thing remained clear, though: that women-identifying people needed a place where their voices wouldn’t get lost in an icy gale. Where they could, instead, be hot like lava." hotflashliterary.com

Home - Hot Flash Literary

Welcome to Hot Flash Literary Hot Flash Literary is an online journal of flash whose mission is to give women-identifying writers a voice; specifically, it’s a place for women’s voices to ignite. Like...

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Chelsea Stickle @chelseastickle.bsky.social · Sep 4

Honored to be in the first ever issue of Hot Flash Literary with flash luminaries! Check out my story here, but be sure to read the other stories while they're hot! (They'll always be hot!)

Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson for creating this mag!

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A Good Sign - Hot Flash Literary

The woman’s tongue was long, white in the middle and simple for the men to sever at its base. They dipped it in formaldehyde and framed it in a shadow box to hang at town hall as a warning to other wo...

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Sep 4

The first issue of Hot Flash Literary is live--featuring phenomenal work by Mikki Aronoff, @csquareh.bsky.social Christine H. Chen, @kathyfish.bsky.social, @dianegotauthor.bsky.social, Stella Reed, @chelseastickle.bsky.social, Nancy Stohlman, and Huina Zheng! hotflashliterary.com/current-issue/

Current Issue - Hot Flash Literary

Issue 1 – Summer 2025 My Body, My Choice

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 30

Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...

Hitting the Trail: Using Your Intuition for Writing and Self-Editing

Improve as a writer (and write more consistently) by tapping into your intuition and using what you already know--but may not know you know.

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yay!! Congrats!!

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 30

Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...

Hitting the Trail: Using Your Intuition for Writing and Self-Editing

Improve as a writer (and write more consistently) by tapping into your intuition and using what you already know--but may not know you know.

www.eventbrite.com

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Chelsea Stickle @chelseastickle.bsky.social · Aug 28

Delighted to have a flash in @mrbullbull.bsky.social about dating and wrestling! Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social & @writertammyevans.bsky.social for their feedback. And big thanks to my partner for showing me Wrestlemania.

MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · Aug 28

"You’re either supposed to be a star or a star-fucker. Your mother will settle for a star-fucker." @chelseastickle.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 25

New video: your writing questions answered...https://youtu.be/UtAlaC1c9d4?si=ingddH0SZVxzBs2_
#creativewriting #writingtips #writingquestions

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Complete Sentence @completesentence.bsky.social · Aug 22

"There is one rule: when the car turns, stops, or starts again, no matter how gently, no matter how jackrabbit hard, you are to let your body fall as though you were a rag doll..."

@jekwriter.bsky.social lets go of everything, melts into the carseat.

The Falling Game

By Jessica Klimesh

www.completesentencelit.com

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yay!!! Congrats!

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congrats @sundresspub.bsky.social on Best of the Net 2025! <3 DIHP finalists Kristie L. Williams [email protected], & BoTN contribs incl DIHP Alum @jekwriter.bsky.social
BotN art: Jennifer S. Lange / Peatsmoke
"Story Cloth: Nesting": Suzi Banks Baum
DIHP Art: @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you!!

Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 5

So excited to have my story selected for Best of the Net 2025!!! Kudos and big thanks to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, the journal in which the story first appeared!!

Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thrilled to hear @jekwriter.bsky.social story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social included in Best of the Net 2025

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Too Good To Be True – Best of the Net

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Aug 3

Woohoo!! Congrats!!

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you, @mattkendrick.bsky.social!!

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you!!

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you, @brettpribble.bsky.social and to @damicandrea.bsky.social (for the wonderful artwork!)!

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · Jul 4

Read "Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

"You wonder where time has gone, if it’s all just an illusion."

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Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death — Ghost Parachute

“Daffodil,” you say to your ten-pound poodle, “are we crazy? If we get wet, will we actually melt?” You’re decked out in a weatherproof windbreaker and rain boots, an umbrella dangling from your wrist...

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · Jul 4

“No,” you say to Daffodil defiantly, “we won’t melt. I’ve never heard of it happening.”

Best ending ever! @jekwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute

Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death — Ghost Parachute

“Daffodil,” you say to your ten-pound poodle, “are we crazy? If we get wet, will we actually melt?” You’re decked out in a weatherproof windbreaker and rain boots, an umbrella dangling from your wrist...

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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · Jul 1

Check out (and subscribe to!) my YouTube channel for writing-related "stuff." I'm still new at this, but here's my latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd1-.... #WritingCoach #WritingTips #CreativeWriting

Are You Serious? Puzzles and Creativity

YouTube video by Jessica Klimesh

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