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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 4h

when people pronounce “et voilà” as “and wallah”

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7h

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

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 5h

so so SO thrilled to share this story with you soon - it found a home at Short Story Long and I am more proud of it than any short story I’ve ever written 👻💕

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 25d

do you ever have so much fucking fun writing a story because i will take this high over anything the rest of my life thank you !

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 10h

love the smell of a fresh szn in the morning

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 10h

always thought it was more of a “if you like this here’s where you can find more” kind of deal

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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 12h

Free shipping on @bookshop.org today!

I'd recommend picking up anything you've had yours eyes on, but here's some specific, recent indie press story collections I've loved:

Magic Can't Save Us, Josh Denslow
Girl on Girl, Emily Costa
My Prisoner and Other Stories, Tyler McAndrew
Sad Grownups, Amy Stuber
Horsegirl Fever, Kevin Maloney
The Nothing, Lauren Davis
Cheap Therapist Says You're Insane, Parker Young
Where the Pavement Turns to Sand, Sheldon Birnie
Hey You Assholes, Kyle Seibel
Are You Happy?, Lori Ostlund
This Is the Afterlife, Jeff Chon
Birds Aren't Real, D.T. Robbins
Survival Tips, Miriam Gershow
Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts, Nick Rees Gardner
Early Sobrieties, Michael Deagler

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 11h

hAs bEeN pUbLiShEd iN mAnY LiTeRarY jOuRnaLs, iNcLuDiNg

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Jeffrey!

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Jeffrey Hermann @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social · 1d

Want to believe (in everything)? Read this @keersteemack.bsky.social story.

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

got a new story in @xraylitmag.bsky.social about grifters and faith

you can read it here if you want to xo xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...

PORTRAIT OF YOU IN FIVE PSYCHICS by Kirsti MacKenzie

First guy says: you’re gonna see a UFO. Like, BOOM. He lays this on me. Right now you’re probably thinking well, if that doesn’t torpedo the whole thing for you. But it didn’t. Okay? It didn’t. I sat ...

xraylitmag.com

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Stephanie!

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Stephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 1d

Everything is terrible but you can read a great short story today

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

got a new story in @xraylitmag.bsky.social about grifters and faith

you can read it here if you want to xo xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...

PORTRAIT OF YOU IN FIVE PSYCHICS by Kirsti MacKenzie

First guy says: you’re gonna see a UFO. Like, BOOM. He lays this on me. Right now you’re probably thinking well, if that doesn’t torpedo the whole thing for you. But it didn’t. Okay? It didn’t. I sat ...

xraylitmag.com

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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Jessica Dawn @jessdawn.bsky.social · 2d

You should definitely read this, it’s goddamn good

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

got a new story in @xraylitmag.bsky.social about grifters and faith

you can read it here if you want to xo xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...

PORTRAIT OF YOU IN FIVE PSYCHICS by Kirsti MacKenzie

First guy says: you’re gonna see a UFO. Like, BOOM. He lays this on me. Right now you’re probably thinking well, if that doesn’t torpedo the whole thing for you. But it didn’t. Okay? It didn’t. I sat ...

xraylitmag.com

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Jessica!

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 2d

got a new story in @xraylitmag.bsky.social about grifters and faith

you can read it here if you want to xo xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...

PORTRAIT OF YOU IN FIVE PSYCHICS by Kirsti MacKenzie

First guy says: you’re gonna see a UFO. Like, BOOM. He lays this on me. Right now you’re probably thinking well, if that doesn’t torpedo the whole thing for you. But it didn’t. Okay? It didn’t. I sat ...

xraylitmag.com

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John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social · 4d

I loved this book. What a sharp, hilarious, and slyly moving story about loud music, louder ambition, and the myths America sells both to the world and to itself.

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to share this today. Coming November 2025 from @sweettrashpress.bsky.social / @houseofvladpress.bsky.social

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so so much, friend 😊💕

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Major 7th Magazine @major7mag.bsky.social · 6d

"we are green– thumbs in our ears // to the tune of the losing football game"

now playing: “True Solace” • Linden Hollow (by James Croal Jackson)
www.major7mag.com/post/true-so...

“True Solace” • Linden Hollow (by James Croal Jackson)

thumbs in our ears to the tune of the losing football game

www.major7mag.com

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 6d

thank you!

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C. Matthew Smith @cmattwrite.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all, I fuckin love this novel. Get. It.

Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to share this today. Coming November 2025 from @sweettrashpress.bsky.social / @houseofvladpress.bsky.social

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Appreciate you so much Matt 😊❤️ hope you’re well

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Not yet! might just be dropping day of

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!! 😊😊

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you 😊❤️

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Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to share this today. Coming November 2025 from @sweettrashpress.bsky.social / @houseofvladpress.bsky.social

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 11d

Cool news hour: pleased to say this has been our best sales week since we opened, which is still not enough for me to quit my day job but that day is looking more feasible and closer, a bright spot I wanted to share with you all

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