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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · 3d

There's really nothing quite like this feeling😶‍🌫️. Thank you a million times over to the folks who put their heart and souls into literary magazines and lift their authors up in the process❤️best of luck to all the nominees!

Best of the net nominee list on a gradient of sea glass green to light pink from f(r)iction including How I Imagine Two People I Know From Instagram Met by Salena Casha, Bloodlines by Nelly Leonidis, and Anatomical Venus at the Gynecologist by Jade Hurter

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · 4d

Another feature from @surelymag.bsky.social. do not sleep on this issue surelymag.com/a-story-abou...

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Reposted by Salena Casha

surely magazine @surelymag.bsky.social · 8d

issue 32 starts with the cozily surreal A Story About a Fire by Salena Casha
surelymag.com/a-story-about-a-fire

blue text on a cream-colored background reads: The screen is haunted by an emerald field or a bouquet of healed coral set somewhere none of us can afford to fly to and subsequently ruin (or maybe, maybe, what I see on the screen isn't even real, but I can't contend with that on a Monday. — Salena Casha, "A Story About a Fire"

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · 24d

First standalone book review of Empire of AI and why it matters to my WIP is live! salenacasha.substack.com/p/a-review-o...

A Review of Karen Hao's Empire of AI

A review of Empire of AI and why it matters to my WIP.

salenacasha.substack.com

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lucky to have my coffeeshop observations (second set this month!) included by @mosspuppymag.bsky.social !

Read it here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

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Moss Puppy Magazine @mosspuppymag.bsky.social · Aug 18

Guess what? It's here! The Cedar pop-up issue curated with Kelli Lage is live for your viewing on our website. Feel free to check it out here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 20

It me!

Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · Aug 20

@salenacasha.bsky.social

Prospective Roommate #13

—story link in comments

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 18

Always aiming to be a little bit creepy. Thanks for the share, @tomljanovic.bsky.social !

T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · Aug 18

“who even sits in the dark in someone else’s house when he doesn’t even live there?”

Funny and a little creepy. Read this micro by @salenacasha.bsky.social

Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dream publication loading with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social It's a riff on a conversation I heard at a coffeeshop once, read it here:

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Aug 17

You make for the parallel bars base and you’re almost there when you feel it: a push between your shoulder blades. —"Freeze" by @salenacasha.bsky.social in case you missed it

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/freeze

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 16

You're always so generous with your time (and eyeballs!), thank you @danbillyc.bsky.social for the read and the lovely words😶‍🌫️

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dream publication loading with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social It's a riff on a conversation I heard at a coffeeshop once, read it here:

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...

Prospective Roommate #13 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Pexels.com: photo by Jess Perges by Salena Casha So, I’m the type of person that really values alone time and, like, I haven’t watched TV in over a decade – I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, ...

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Aug 16

"I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, the same space as one because of the #vibes and also I had a really bad experience once"

Love the tone of voice in this gem from @salenacasha.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...

Prospective Roommate #13 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Pexels.com: photo by Jess Perges by Salena Casha So, I’m the type of person that really values alone time and, like, I haven’t watched TV in over a decade – I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, ...

gooseberry-pie.com

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks so much for the share and kind words @mattkendrick.bsky.social ❤️ shoutout to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for being, literally, the best.

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 29

👏👏👏

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 13

You as well @lauraslwrites.bsky.social ! 🙌

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 13

👀sounds intriguing!

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 13

🤦‍♀️should be #Q since I'm #querying #amquerying

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 13

When Ariel Morelli first began replacing therapists with AI, she was just doing her job. As her boss ramps up engagement, Ariel must decide: say nothing or stop the algorithm before it drives a patient to do something they can’t take back.

THE LOOKING GLASS (77K)

#bluepit #BluePit📖 #A #OS #SF #WF

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jul 6

June newsletter has arrived with pubs from @foofarawpress.bsky.social , @natflashfictionday.bsky.social, @zoeticpress.bsky.social, F(r)iction, & Brilliant Flash Fiction❤️ salenacasha.substack.com/p/writing-up...

Writing Update: June 2025

A slew of new fiction debuted from yours truly in June, so I'd be honored if you added these short stories to your summer reading list.

salenacasha.substack.com

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jun 13

Gah, you're both the best. Will dm ❤️🥰

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jun 13

I'm about 40 queries in for my near-future techno thriller with 14 rejections so far and 5 requests (3 partials and two fulls). I want to try something new with my query (gah, I know, the editing and overthinking never ends) and would love to trade with someone for feedback! Anyone interested?

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Jun 13

Lucky to be a part of this one with @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! Grab your copy today!

National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · Jun 13

The kindle copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’ is available to pre-order on Kindle for only £2.99! Imagine! So much wonderful flash for £2.99! And beautiful physical copies are available from our online bookshop 😊

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Apr 24

That moment of brief stillness when the third revision is done and in the hands of a trusted editor and suddenly you're itching to fix that one thing you noticed but you resist you resist you resist #amwriting

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Apr 21

"I’ll tell you the things I remember, then you can show me the things I don’t. How does that sound? "
Read "Moorings" by @leighloveday.bsky.social and @salenacasha.bsky.social: buff.ly/WCoZHyf #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #LitMag #WritersLift #LiteraryJournal #OpenForSubmissions

Moorings | MoonLit Getaway

Remarkable short fiction from around the world.

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Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social · Apr 21

Check out our story "Moorings," cowritten with @leighloveday.bsky.social over with @mgliterary.bsky.social!

MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Apr 21

Visit MoonLitGetaway.com today for all new artwork, fiction, and poetry. This week’s contributors: @leighloveday.bsky.social, @salenacasha.bsky.social, @xenonlobster.bsky.social, Gugulethu Ndlalani, and Emily Heinecke.
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritersLift #FlashFiction

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