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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · 2d

Don't miss this micro [email protected] in Fall 2025 Citron Review!
@itsjrwalsh.bsky.social

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 2d

Stoked to have a micro in the Fall Issue of The Citron Review!
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by Karen Crawford She doesn’t hear the sneeze-fart before he butchers “Heartbreak Hotel” in the shower. He doesn’t see her wiry grays clogging the drain. She doesn’t smell the Vicks in …

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · 2d

Love it, Karen--Congratulations!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations, JR!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 22

To this I would add the tyranny of polite dinner conversation, avoiding "difficult" subjects and bypassing the practice of inquiry and civil discourse.

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · Aug 22

Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another. How did The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton land on a list of banned books? Machine-screened for a certain n-word in the jacket copy?
“ …. Then, suddenly, the mysterious, intensely nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York...."
parents.simonandschuster.com/9781982145903

The Age of Innocence

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is an elegant, masterful portrait of desire and betrayal in old New York—now with a new int...

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 13

A serious writer is someone for whom ear buds enable public eavesdropping.

Rob Taylor @roblucastaylor.bsky.social · Aug 13

A serious writer is someone who waits until the end of the party and takes home all the leftover food.

Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · Aug 12

Saw a post recently about what makes someone a "serious" writer. It included studying writing at university, partaking in multi-day workshops, attending conferences, attending awards ceremonies.

Sounds a lot like pay-to-play, to me.

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hooray for teaching a Banned Books class! What's the reading list?

Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 11

How did The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm land on a banned book list? Was it machine-screened for the d-word in the jacket copy?

“....Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique--they reflect diverse voices…”

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Right on, JR!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congratulations!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you @fiveminutelit.bsky.social !

Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Jul 17

High Five! So many of you we can't get the post in if we tag you - congratulations! More good news at fiveminutelit.com/newsletter

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Brief and mighty by @entangledrhyme.bsky.social
over at ‪Five Minutes‬ @fiveminutelit.bsky.social‬

Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Mar 11

A shiver wakes me up. I grope for my paisley quilt—empty hands. —"The Stranger" by @entangledrhyme.bsky.social

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/the-stranger

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’m a guest reader this month over at Five Minutes. Eager to slurp up your deliciosity—by which I mean your 100-word piece about five minutes in your life. Guidelines: www.fiveminutelit.com/submissions

Submissions — Five Minutes

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Some lovely sorrow.
“That’s when the orgasm stopped in, looked at me and then away, and then apologized.”
newflashfiction.com/nin-andrews/
@smokelong.bsky.social #ArchiveChallenge

The Last Orgasm by Nin Andrews

What you have long suspected is true. I know. It happened to me on April 11, 2013, a Sunday. My husband served me coffee and croissants in bed. Ada, the terrier, joined us and snuggled beneath the cov...

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Love it--great pick, JR!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jun 26

Love this gut-ripping story by @67mgriffin.bsky.social and am pleased to be an issuemate of hers at @rfpress.bsky.social

Margo Griffin @67mgriffin.bsky.social · May 25

Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...

"What You Wish For When in Pain" by Margo Griffin

Billy stands lost in the doorway, much smaller than I remember. Bruno barks, unsure of who he is, but eventually picks up Billy’s scent and lies back down. Billy has lost more weight and his cheeks si...

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jun 25

Evening owl. High energy hours for reasons unknown.

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Jun 25

Favorite novella recently read: The Employees by Olga Ravn. Favorite novella recently re-read: Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor. And you?

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · May 30

Put on your red shoes and dance the blues--and check out my funny at @rfpress.bsky.social.

Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · May 30

Customer service is difficult. Don't let anyone tell you differently! Dealing with complaints. Having to balance pleasing the customer & towing the company line. Check out "From the Customer Love Department" by @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social & see how it's done!

www.roifaineantpress.com/post/from-th...

With care and polishing, you too can become legendary—which brings us to the grievance in your support request, Case No 9814475.

Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · May 20

So powerful, so necessary, so beautiful in its sorrow.
thewoolfx.com/bully-by-daw...

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · May 20

Oooooh, with Roi Fainéant @rfpress.bsky.social‬
(wittyword folk!) and Bowie (book lovin' rocker!) this Sunday. Can't wait!

Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · May 20

Ever tried to return that dopamine rush purchase? Alone at 2 AM, recently dumped and regretful? What excuse did you use? "From the Customer Love Department" by Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social is out Sunday 5/24. To quote Bowie, “Put on your red shoes and dance the blues”.

You say some downer-scolds objected to you dancing around town in your Red Shooz with a white dress, white tights, and a glossy, carmined pout.

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · May 9

Hope? Most of us could use some of that right now. I look forward to reading the issue.

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · May 9

How wonderfully forgiving. Congratulations!

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Apr 19

Oh, I remember this piece. Great to see it again.

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · Apr 15

Can't wait to read the stories chosen by JR Walsh at Citron Review!

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · Apr 14

The winner of the "Up to 250-Word" portion of the March Micro Marathon comps (internal), chosen by JR Walsh from The Citron Review is

"On Sunday, you wake up as a Firebird" by Kate Horsley

@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social has won $120 from SmokeLong and publication from The Citron Review!

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