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Kathryn Silver-Hajo

@kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social

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WOLFSONG (stories) ROOTS OF THE BANYAN TREE (YA novel). Atticus Rev, Citron Rev, CRAFT, Dribble Drabble Rev, Emerge Journal, Ghost Parachute, Gooseberry Pie, New Flash Fic Rev, Pithead Chapel, RUBY Lit. Best Microfic, Best Small Fics, BOTN, Pushcart noms.

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI! My collaboration with Mikki Aronoff in @fictivedream.bsky.social this month. 💖💖💖

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 9d

Further thanks for our September #fictions: Mikki Aronoff @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social Imogen Rae @ckrich.bsky.social @ajmillernow.bsky.social Niamh Wood Elizabeth Hashimura @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social and @emmikhor.bsky.social. Please click on the link to enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/

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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 16d

“Next stop, this sweat-glued geezer, oozing bad breath and booze, topples onto the seat next to me,”
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Boston to New York Greyhound at Rush Hour - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Hendrik Schlott on Unsplash by Kathryn Silver-Hajo Just two seats left, back by the toilets, rusted fan screeching overhead, so I flick my book back and forth for a whisper of wind, glug my m...

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you for sharing, Jaime! So glad you enjoyed. It was great fun! 😊

Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social · 17d

Such a vivid, voicy, vaulting story - and I always love to see collaborative fiction. This should be much more common than it is. Fictive Dream are such a reliable source of beautiful, inventive fiction

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 24d

ICYMI today story is a jewel: Everyone’s Hangry at the Celestial Hurly Burly by Mikki Aronoff and Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social #flashfiction. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/14/e...

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 18d

Congrats all! 🥳

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 18d

Congratulations Andrea! 🌺

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 18d

Love it, Emily! So great to see it in @okaydonkeymag.com! Congratulations!! :)

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 18d

I see you got a great *flood* of responses but I might as well add one of mine that was in The Wild Word a couple years back: thewildword.com/fiction-kath...

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo's flash fiction story 'Summertime'

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you for reading, Myna!

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 19d

Agreed! It really is thrilling to be part of this flash community. The excitement, energy, creativity, and support is unlike anything else I’ve experienced elsewhere

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 19d

Happy birthday, Tommy! 🥳

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 21d

Oof, I can only imagine! It is strange, isn't it, how crowded the flash fiction space has become? Everyone I know is experiencing an unprecedented number of declines relative to acceptances. And that in spite of the many new journals that have cropped up! 😅

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Your piece struck such a deep chord for me, Patricia. Wonderful!

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Love your story, Emily! 💜

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Aww, it's my pleasure! Such a stunning piece, Mario! 💙

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

💖💕💜💕🩷

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

It really was a pleasure! And thank you, again, for asking me. :)

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

It really is. Gives me a lot of empathy for journal editors having to select only a few stories for an issue!

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Truly! But you'd think I'd want to slow down the advance of winter--not speed it up! 😅

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

I hope you enjoy!

Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

I meant to say *September*!

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Totally agree, Bronwen. That was the hardest part for me as well.

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

I'm honored that @mattkendrick.bsky.social asked me to do the October Mondettes selection. But how challenging it was to choose only ten!! Ten beauties. I hope you'll give them all a read! 💜

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 23d

This month's #Mondettes picked by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social

⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Kathryn made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing

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September 2025

Ten stories picked by Kathryn Silver-Hajo

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 22d

Love your story, Sudha! It's my pleasure! 🌷🌷🌷

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