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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 9d

So excited to be part of this stellar collection and WHAT A BARGAIN! Snap it up, dear readers.

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 10d

We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 13d

Oooo - sounds fantastic!

a woman is standing in a living room wearing a black lace dress and smiling .

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!

ALT: a woman is standing in a living room wearing a black lace dress and smiling .

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 14d

What type of dinosaur is the king of Italian puddings? A Tiramisusaurus Rex

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 21d

All right. Gave up my job so starving in a gutter, but more time to write I guess.

Superpower - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 21d

@kiklodge.bsky.social Another banger!

MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 22d

"Graham Moiselle waits in line like everybody else. He’s not an eejit. He doesn’t usually ask anything from anyone. He’s not looking for trouble. He just wants to be heard. That’s all he wants." @kiklodge.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 21d

@jennystalter.bsky.social

“and I don’t tell her I know why all I got for my birthday was pants from the church drive so small they pinched tight around the middle because her bottles and cigarettes cost us her whole paycheck.”

gooseberry-pie.com/superpower/

Photo by Bradley Allweil on Unsplash by Jenny Stalter Mom says love is the most powerful thing on earth, and that’s how she’ll quit drinking, which is called self-love, and that’s how she found me a n...

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 22d

I loved it - such clever use of the prompts and so much going on in there.

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 23d

"Act 1. Anton Chekhov beak-raps the glass roof of Dad’s passion project / our house and shits on it. “We should never have adopted that seagull,” says Helena, my stepmother.

Was there ever a more intriguing opening?? Fizzing with wonderful, is this. Congratulations @francesgapper.bsky.social

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 23d

Second hero is from @francesgapper.bsky.social 🦝
We loved the pace of this cleverly structured piece, the superb characterisation and of course, a Trash Eagle - elevated.
Very unexpected use of prompts: Building Remodel, Unlikely Hero, Firearm

Read here: trashcatlit.com/into-stones-...

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 25d

We're opening subs for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize on 15 Sept!

Read what judge Graham Faulkner wants:

"Capturing the decisive moment with arresting detail. Writing to the questions, not the answers. The ability to create a mood, an intimacy, a connection."

newflashfiction.com/get-ready-fo...

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 24d

Anne Enright? Fabulous writer - one of my faves. The Gathering is superb.

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 25d

My first published flash under my new name - thank you @trashcatlit.bsky.social - very proud to be a repeat offender x

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 25d

Today's spotlight is from repeat bin offender, @maireadwrites.bsky.social . She also did our Q&A🦝
We love the lush lyrical language in this piece, the glorious entomology used to tell of queer love.

Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/when-i-was-b...

Q&A here: trashcatlit.com/2025/09/14/q...

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 25d

Have taken on a pen name if anyone who knows me is wondering - apparently I have to keep my writing life and my work life separate 🙄 - Fagan’s my mum’s maiden name.

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 27d

Oh my, this happened to me, in Ireland; broken down car, man popping up and me thinking I was definitely going to be murdered, but no - just a nice man, helping. Not half as mystical and wonderful as your story though - brilliant stuff.

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 28d

Loved this inventive, funny flash from @pj-mccarthy.bsky.social

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 29d

Up next we're spotlighting @pj-mccarthy.bsky.social's prompted flash🦝
We loved the strangeness of this from the outset, the characters' voices, the perfectly pitched humour - and the squirrels: bringing one of our favourite flash moments ever.

Read here: trashcatlit.com/growing-pains/

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you :)

Jupiter Jones Following the global conflict of the dirty thirties, daylight becomes a scarce commodity. Particles of something (apparently natural) in the atmosphere twilights the whole of the nort…

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 6

"In our Gothic Revival suburban semi, Alice and I read large-print smut to one another over breakfast. After that, as the light dims, it’s cocktail hour." A gleeful and glorious flash - much needed in these dark times; from @jupiterjonz.bsky.social

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Daylight Saving

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you so much, Frances 😁

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks for all the hard work, JP - enjoy your well deserved snooze x

The Tenth Testicle by S.A. Greene | Issue #38

MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4

Can't wait to sit down with a cup of tea and a biscuit to read these, and look! One of mine's in there amongst such good company; climb in and see what you can find...

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 4

We pushed and we pushed and we have delivered a pair of delightful flashy collections 🦝🦝

Thirteen flash from all new Trash Family:
trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto...
Twelve flash from repeat bin offenders:
trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto...

A bumper read of amazing prompted stories - ENJOY!

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Sep 2

Glorious!

S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted that my story The Tenth Testicle has dropped today in the Tenth Anniversary issue of @nffr.bsky.social… newflashfiction.com/the-tenth-te...

When a third testicle dropped, he asked her to enlarge his trousers so he could house everything more comfortably and she said which century do you think we’re living in?

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Writing as Resistance Festival starts today with a FREE creative writing workshop.

Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our account has been suspended on Threads! Please can you share this far and wide! :)

Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Writing as Resistance Festival starts today with a FREE creative writing workshop.

Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

The tension in this! Brilliant.

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Aug 29

"The defendant turns and she thinks he’s going to look right at her, and her ears get hot and she looks away..." Juror Number Eight by Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/29/j...