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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 6h

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 8h

Patty Q with a new piece at Ghost Parachute!

@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

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The Untranslatable German Word for a Gate Slamming Shut — Ghost Parachute

My only friend, Little Hansel, smells like closet. That’s what my mother said the one time she met the four-year-old. I was babysitting him for my weed dealers, a pair of comfy old dykes. My mother sn...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 10h

Come check out poet Amber Isaac read from her new poetry collection, Peppermint, at Missouris State University on Wednesday, October 15, in Karls Hall 101 at 7 p.m. CT! Going to be amazing!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 1d

@aimee-bender.bsky.social rocks it in the latest Ghost Parachute!

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Encounters — Ghost Parachute

When I was in my twenties and went through a breakup and didn’t hate the person, I harbored what I’d call the “nursing home” fantasy. I’d imagine running into my ex in the wallpapered halls of an assi...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Mario!

Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Kik! I try.

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Honor is all mine! It's so perfect!

Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

How much time you got?

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much! I love it!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to kick off @flashfrog.bsky.social's Frogtober with a ghost story! Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social, and thanks to my bud, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, for absolutely perfect art; shout out to her and @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the early eyes on the piece.
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Collision by Michael Czyzniejewski

Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I’ve found God. —Nirvana, “Lithium” The hardest part about being a ghost is getting over the sex, as in watching the living go at it. It’s ironic because when you …

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Josh!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social staff on another fine issue!

@kimmagowan.bsky.social @brttnyblm.bsky.social @karenkay.bsky.social

Pithead Chapel

An Online Literary Journal and Small Press

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

New flash by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social in the brand-new Ghost Parachute!

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Making Love Is A New Subject — Ghost Parachute

I haven’t made love in ages, which isn’t true. But I often say, well, many things. I often say that the truth isn’t in the truth but in what feels like the truth. I haven’t made love in ages, so I fli...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

Fab new story by @sfreligh.bsky.social from that new Ghost Parachute!

The Way the Cookie Crumbles — Ghost Parachute

Sometimes Rita pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school. She and her mom watch television in the morning, talk shows where the hosts interview celebrities about their workout routines or t...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

What a great story by @kiptain.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute! Awesome art by my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social, too!

Gigging Bullfrogs in Hell — Ghost Parachute

I can’t say I’m all that surprised I ended up in Hell after I died, but things are really starting to look up. I admit that I had to fight through some pretty formidable foes with nothing more than a ...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

A great @kimmagowan.bsky.social story in the new Ghost Parachute!

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My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 6d

What an issue! So excited to be a part of this! Hats off to @brettpribble.bsky.social!

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 7d

We are excited to present the October 2025 issue, which is our Nine Year Anniversary issue. We've put out an issue every month on the first since we started, making this our 108th issue. Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

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October 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to Ghost Parachute and @brettpribble.bsky.social for publishing my story in their 9th Anniversary Issue! Congrats them! Thanks to my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social for her art, and to her and @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the reads. I'll post other stories soon!
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Fish Commercial — Ghost Parachute

I was sitting on the bed in my hotel in Amsterdam when the fish commercial came on. Geena was in the bathroom. I had the TV on because I was nervous—she’d only been in there a minute, but it felt like...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 12d

Awesome interview at Laurel Review with @mooncitypress.bsky.social poet @tms2072.bsky.social!

Laurel Review - Tina Schumann

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 13d

Ah! Thanks!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 13d

Yes?

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 13d

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Smoke Signals with Aimee Bender - SmokeLong Quarterly

You have three threads woven together here—the story of your father, of the taxed sump pump, and of Joni Mitchell making music—and it’s all seamless and brilliant. Are you on the lookout for events li...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 13d

You should definitely read this amazing flash essay by
@aimee-bender.bsky.social in the latest issue of @smokelong.bsky.social!

And check out my interview with Aimee about it, link in the comments.

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Organs - SmokeLong Quarterly

Los Angeles is pelted by torrential rains the same week my father is admitted to the hospital with too much fluid in his legs. You cannot safely empty them slowly, explains the doctor, as they hook hi...

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