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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · 4d

It’s true. We are publishing a mini-collection by this talented writer. Normally we publish stories singly, in pairs. If that makes sense. Something made us break that pattern.

Myriam Frey @dustynewrose.bsky.social · 4d

My first collection of short stories is out this month (17 October) on @nightjarpress.bsky.social ! Very excited. And nervous. But mostly excited.

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · 15d

‘This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.’ Could be one answer to the submissions mountain problem.

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks to @bookishleels.bsky.social @nightjarpress.bsky.social for the image I mention in Part 1.

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 28d

New episode!
Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction?

Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · 28d

Interesting you call it the Co-op. Younger people generally call it Co-op.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 25

'In Co-op a ghost lingered by the crisps. Another vomited in the pouring rain on the pavement outside Go Local.'

Loved this tale of a woman returning to her home town and finding it both similar to and very different from the place she left. @nightjarpress.bsky.social

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Front cover of This Area Only, a short story chapbook by Joe Stretch, published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a shopfront with the words Edgeley Disco on a sign above.

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Rex Burrows @improbablerex.bsky.social · Aug 22

Finally had a few minutes to sit down and read this. Sad, disorienting, and filled with imagery that's lovely and distressing in equal measure. It's limited edition, so point yourself to @nightjarpress.bsky.social and get it while you can.

Rex Burrows @improbablerex.bsky.social · Aug 16

It’s been a good week at the mailbox, book-wise. Just received an eagerly awaited copy of @rlsummerling.bsky.social ‘s “Through Narrowing Veins”.

“Through Narrowing Veins” by RL Summerling, published by Nightjar Press.

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 15

We’re delighted that @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social is now stocking Nightjars. Little interview about it here deadinkbookshop.com/blogs/requir...

Nightjar Press: An Interview with Nicholas Royle

We’ve just started stocking short story chapbooks from Nightjar Press. If you, like us, are fans of the gothic, the weird, the surreal, and the supernatural, we recommend you check them out here in th...

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 15

I loved @ggaffa.bsky.social's previous @nightjarpress.bsky.social story, and this is as good if not better. A flight path signals something much deeper in the narrator's life, darker and more unsettling

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Front cover of Flight Paths, a short story chapbook by David Gaffney, published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a brick building with two windows above a sign saying 'Enigma'.

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Steve Rydz @steverydz.com · Aug 5

Looking forward to getting stuck into these chapbooks from @nightjarpress.bsky.social

Books by Leila Martin, RL Summerling, David Gaffney and Andrew Humphrey

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ghosts await a man heading back to his home town for his mother's funeral. Emotions and memories jostle in his mind as he heads inexorably towards his past and his future.

Superb sense of gathering dread in this story by @bookishleels.bsky.social pubbed by @nightjarpress.bsky.social

Front cover of Kodavision, a short story chapbook by Leila Martin published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a house with the word DREAD on the front gate.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 7

'Shortly after the end of things, the electrical appliances began humming.'

I loved this story about a grieving character's disintegration. Stark images: a radio broadcasting a strange message; the corpse of a young girl floating down a river

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Front cover of Through Narrowing Veins, a short story chapbook by RL Summerling, published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a metal fence with the word 'HORROR' written on it in red paint. Photograph by Nicholas Royle.

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confingopublishing.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social · Aug 2

A new story by David Gaffney is always something to celebrate. Flight Paths, published by @nightjarpress.bsky.social‬, is one of his most intriguing – tautly edgy, deftly organised. nightjarpress.weebly.com/flight-paths.html

Flight Paths

Flight Paths David Gaffney Author bio Cover photograph: Nicholas Royle ISBN 978-1-917965-01-9 Publication date: June 2025

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 1

I have a new story out on Nightjar! Its called Flight Paths and its a ghostly tale of aeroplanes and romance fraud...you can use the link below to buy one for £3

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

Four new Nightjars now available here nightjarpress.weebly.com by @bookishleels.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social & Joe Stretch

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Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jul 31

Super excited my short story chapbook "Kodavision" has been published by @nightjarpress.bsky.social today! It's paired with "Through Narrowing Veins" by @rlsummerling.bsky.social nightjarpress.weebly.com

Kodavision and Through Narrowing Veins short story chapbooks

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Rebecca Summerling (she/her) @rlsummerling.bsky.social · Jul 31

Publication day for my Nightjar Press chapbook! Through Narrowing Veins is a story of illness through the lens of cosmic horror. You can buy it now through the @nightjarpress.bsky.social website, alongside many other excellent titles (I've read loads and I love them)

Rebecca holding a copy of her new chapbook

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

Four new Nightjars now available here nightjarpress.weebly.com by @bookishleels.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social & Joe Stretch

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Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 30

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We are delighted to announce the publication of four new Nightjars for the summer months. What do you mean the summer’s half over? OK, there have been some operational difficulties that have...

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Josh @jcmrva.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's #worldsnakeday! My dad, a herpetologist, didn't read much fiction but I think he would've enjoyed this, the snakes' oral history of their expulsion from Ireland. - from @nightjarpress.bsky.social