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Flash Fiction 3rd Place: Lucille Ascends by Jo Gatford - Flash 500

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Aug 11

Oh, what fabulous news! Congrats @jmgatford.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
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Jo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · Aug 11

Delighted to have my story, Lucille Ascends, take 3rd place in the latest @flash500.bsky.social competition! flash500.com/flash-fictio...

It came from a writing exercise set by the wonderful @noranadj.bsky.social at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social last year (where so many good things begin) ❤️

Lucille ascends while the bathwater is still running. The bathwater is still running when Max gets home after a shift that leaves his skin aching. After a shift that leaves his skin aching, Max doesn’...

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Aug 11

Jo!!!! I'm so happy for you. What a brilliant story 👏

Dear Jimmy Choo - Nora Nadjarian — Bulb Culture Collective

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Aug 2

Oh! Thanks @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving my Jimmy Choo story a re-airing. Fab picture, too!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · Aug 1

The light is on for Nora Nadjarian! @noranadj.bsky.social 💡

“Dear Jimmy Choo” is written with such a propulsive and punchy voice. You don’t want to miss this one-paragraph wonder!

Check out Nora’s stellar writing over at the site!

(Step into these shoes and you’ll be a different woman , the salesgirl had told me)

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Jun 14

"When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph"

Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Jun 13

With all the not-so-pleasant things that have been happening in my life recently, I'd completely forgotten about @nationalflashfd ! My flash 'When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph' will be published on 14 June, at 12:45 p.m. (BST)! Look out for it🧐

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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 6

Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social

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Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka . . Nora Nadjarian is a poet and fiction writer from Cyprus. Her work was published in The Interpreter’s House, Magma, Perver…

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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka by @noranadj.bsky.social

Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 6

Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social

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Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian

Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka . . Nora Nadjarian is a poet and fiction writer from Cyprus. Her work was published in The Interpreter’s House, Magma, Perver…

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · Jun 2

“She says *Promise not to tell* and I do and we don’t.”

“It’s a girl. *Only if she wants to be* says my sister.”

@noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...

My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT

Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…

Ash Vale Updates: May 2025

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 31

'My Sister's Life as a Series of Rooms', published by Craft Literary, recommended by @ashvalewrites.bsky.social. Thank you!

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pride month cometh, nerds

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 19

Thank you Sumitra!

My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · May 18

"The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch a bit when they touch my hand, grasp my finger"

Wow. Such a creative & unique piece from @noranadj.bsky.social. Love how each room contains a memory, how the memories string together into a life:

www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...

Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks Matt!

My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · May 18

"In the exam room my sister doesn’t look up, at least this is how I imagine it. She tells it differently. Piece of cake. Sailed through."

This is an extraordinary piece of writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary! 💙💙💙
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...

Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 18

Thank you, Dan!

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 18

Thank you, James!

My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT

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James Montgomery @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social · May 18

‘I have to find a way. Look a rainbow, look the alphabet, look a lunch box, look so many crayons.’

Such an amazing idea for a flash. Love how the confines of different rooms structure and shape this story from @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary 👭

www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...

Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…

Matt's Stair Climb Challenge

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 5

I normally don't rant about this, but will stop bothering with that *one* journal which consistently rejects my work. ( No, not the New Yorker). You ruined my Monday. Again...

Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 2

Climbing a Mountain - a huge challenge undertaken by the brilliant Matt Kendrick (and a metaphor, of sorts, for us writers)

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · May 2

Right... ok... today's the first day of my stair climb challenge 😬 Going to be posting updates throughout the day. You may want to mute me 😂

#MattsStairClimbChallenge

About to attempt my first few climbs.

A reminder of what I'm attempting and why:

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I'm attempting to climb Ben Nevis. Kind of. Since I live with a chronic health condition and can't actually get to Ben Nevis, I'm attempting to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis by going up and down...

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · May 2

"He wondered whether her bedroom was disheveled and kind."
From: We Stutter Less When We Sing

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We Stutter Less When We Sing by Nora Nadjarian | New Flash Fiction Review

It was raining and he was sad and tall. He was waiting for the Facebook woman to appear, it was all arranged.

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Apr 30

Well done for all that hard work!

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Apr 27

Congrats!! Can't wait to read all the winning stories 🙌