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Daisy Rockwell @shreedaisy.bsky.social · 16h

Read the new issue of @pshares.bsky.social! There’s a real banger of a story by Geetanjali Shree, translated by me 💖💖💖

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 18h

Our Fall 2025 issue is out now! Read longform prose by Juliana Lamy, Eric McMillan, Youssef Rakha, Fortunato Salazar, Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell), Heather Thompson-Brenner, Andrea Thurairatnam Imdacha, Devon Walker-Figueroa, and Mary Winsor. Start reading: https://pshr.us/fall25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 18h

Our Fall 2025 issue is out now! Read longform prose by Juliana Lamy, Eric McMillan, Youssef Rakha, Fortunato Salazar, Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell), Heather Thompson-Brenner, Andrea Thurairatnam Imdacha, Devon Walker-Figueroa, and Mary Winsor. Start reading: https://pshr.us/fall25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 2d

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 4d

"Doctors take five minutes, and exorcisms take five days, and she figures this is a good compromise."

Read Nadia Bulkin's story, "Florenzia," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 5d

"Was she still alive? Was she still struggling, or had she given up? What even was giving up?"

Read Jac Jemc's story, "The Drift," from the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares, free this week! https://bit.ly/3VyPfa7

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 7d

Please join us in welcoming our new Fiction Editor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding! Submit your fiction for him to read by November 15th. Read more about Paul below, or visit our website: https://pshr.us/newfictioneditor

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 8d

"But aren't most of our ideas silly at sixteen years old? Silly and dumb and innocent and wonderful."

Read S. A. Cosby's story, "The Lion Tamer's Son," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 9d

Ploughshares publishes the leading and rising voices of the literary world. Subscribe today and never miss an issue! https://pshr.us/subscription

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 10d

"Enrique emailed me from Montauk: How are we supposed to survive if we don't believe?"

Read Carolyn Ferrell's story, "The Horror," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 11d

Studying never looked so good. Grab a Ploughshares hat between today and September 30th, and get a surprise issue from our archive, then head to the nearest cafe and read in style 💅🏼 https://pshr.us/newmerch

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 12d

"But you couldn't protect the water system that ran through it, Jeff said. You couldn't keep everything out, not ever."

Read Tristan Hughes's story, "The Wilderness," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 13d

We’re looking for our next Assistant Director of Business & Development! Please note that this is a hybrid position requiring two in-person days per week in our Boston office. Find out more about the role and apply to join the Ploughshares team today: https://pshr.us/businessdirector

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrate Halloween early with our sinister Summer 2025 issue, featuring prose by Helen Phillips, S. A. Cosby, Carolyn Ferrell, and more. Treat yourself to a copy: https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 15d

"Was she still alive? Was she struggling, or had she given up? What even was giving up?"

Read Jac Jemc's story, "The Drift," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 20d

This looks good! I heard Olajibe Omojarabi’s story Messenger Meg on @shortstorytoday.bsky.social and I’d love to read the rest!

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 20d

End your summer with eerie and uncanny prose by S. A. Cosby, Carolyn Ferrell, Helen Phillips, Deesha Philyaw, Joanna Pearson, and more, by grabbing our Summer 2025 issue: https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 16d

"Loneliness is an infection, an ache, a disease others fear they might catch. The longing for a home that no longer exists."

Read Daniel Peña's piece, "Snapshots of a Life in Flight: An Essay in Cardinal Directions," from the Fall 2022 issue, free this week! https://bit.ly/3VT4evG

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 17d

Our special criticism tote bag features not one but two drink holders, perfect for your water bottle or a bottle of wine to enjoy while reading one of our issues. Get yours today and receive a surprise issue from the Ploughshares archive! https://pshr.us/newmerch

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 18d

"'Children have a genius for peril,' says Ian."

Read Barbara Lock's story, "Keep You Safe," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 19d

“I only think of this story because when he told me he saw a vision of the end of the world, I didn’t think it was his imagination.”

Read Rachel Mans McKenny's story, "Rabbit Rabbit," from the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares, free this week! https://bit.ly/3K0CRgN

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 20d

End your summer with eerie and uncanny prose by S. A. Cosby, Carolyn Ferrell, Helen Phillips, Deesha Philyaw, Joanna Pearson, and more, by grabbing our Summer 2025 issue: https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 21d

"The terriermen might convince Bants that every hunt is different, but the chased all look the same."

Read Zara Karschay's story, "Terrierman," in the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. https://pshr.us/summer25

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 23d

The wait is over! Ploughshares totes and hats are now live on our website. Order between now and September 30th to receive a free issue from the Ploughshares archive. Grab your exclusive merch today: https://pshr.us/newmerch

Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 26d

“Can any word cohere?
If I put you on the page, are you here?”

Read J. Estanislao Lopez's poem, "Hypotheticals," from the Winter 2017-18 issue of Ploughshares, free this week! http://bit.ly/4mCGmZ5

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 28d

We’ve had a record year for submissions this year and will be closing our Regular Reading Period early! Send us your fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and longform works by November 15, 2025 at 12pm EST for the chance to be featured in a future issue of Ploughshares. https://pshares.org/submit

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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social · 29d

Ploughshares publishes the leading and rising voices of the literary world. Subscribe today and never miss an issue! https://pshr.us/subscription

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