Sara Rauch
@sara-rauch.bsky.social
Author of WHAT SHINES FROM IT and XO. Words (most recently) in Vast Chasm, Cutleaf, The Spectacle, Revolute. Prose-prone poet. Poetry-prone prosaist. Promiscuous reader. Living on coffee and a prayer. www.sararauch.com
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Now reading your zine submissions! We’ll feature selected zines in our digital Spring ‘26 Edit AND our zine-vending Zine Machine, which will be stationed at @setandsettingshop. ✨We are a paying market! ✨
Graphic flair by @friendly.dirt.pile 💬
Graphic flair by @friendly.dirt.pile 💬
January 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Now reading your zine submissions! We’ll feature selected zines in our digital Spring ‘26 Edit AND our zine-vending Zine Machine, which will be stationed at @setandsettingshop. ✨We are a paying market! ✨
Graphic flair by @friendly.dirt.pile 💬
Graphic flair by @friendly.dirt.pile 💬
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Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up
been working on a story for about two years. about a year ago, i would have said it was close to finished. but i couldn't finish it (not a good sign). over the last few months i've cut most of it. let the minor characters talk more. gave a houseghost a job as romance novelist.
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
been working on a story for about two years. about a year ago, i would have said it was close to finished. but i couldn't finish it (not a good sign). over the last few months i've cut most of it. let the minor characters talk more. gave a houseghost a job as romance novelist.
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nice short stories you got there. would be a shame if someone suggests you turn one of them into a novel
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
nice short stories you got there. would be a shame if someone suggests you turn one of them into a novel
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LAUNCHING SOON 🌷 THE BULB REGION!
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poetry, hybrid, comics, cultural criticism, personal essays, and everything that falls in-between!
Save the date: January 13, 2026.
bulbregion.com
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poetry, hybrid, comics, cultural criticism, personal essays, and everything that falls in-between!
Save the date: January 13, 2026.
bulbregion.com
The Bulb Region
The Bulb Region is an online literary journal dedicated to short form. Prose, poetry, comics, essays, humor, hybrid, and anything in-between.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
LAUNCHING SOON 🌷 THE BULB REGION!
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poetry, hybrid, comics, cultural criticism, personal essays, and everything that falls in-between!
Save the date: January 13, 2026.
bulbregion.com
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poetry, hybrid, comics, cultural criticism, personal essays, and everything that falls in-between!
Save the date: January 13, 2026.
bulbregion.com
Legit the scariest thing I've read in a really, really long time. @catrionaward.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Legit the scariest thing I've read in a really, really long time. @catrionaward.bsky.social
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Before we officially announce our issue theme, we’re going to spoil it here: it’s an issue about moms!
Are any writers interested in being interviewed about being a mom, or having a mom, or any mom adjacent subject?
Reply here or shoot us a DM! We’re excited to talk with you!
#opensubmissions
Are any writers interested in being interviewed about being a mom, or having a mom, or any mom adjacent subject?
Reply here or shoot us a DM! We’re excited to talk with you!
#opensubmissions
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Before we officially announce our issue theme, we’re going to spoil it here: it’s an issue about moms!
Are any writers interested in being interviewed about being a mom, or having a mom, or any mom adjacent subject?
Reply here or shoot us a DM! We’re excited to talk with you!
#opensubmissions
Are any writers interested in being interviewed about being a mom, or having a mom, or any mom adjacent subject?
Reply here or shoot us a DM! We’re excited to talk with you!
#opensubmissions
"To do anything, and enjoy it and improve, you have to have the stomach--the heart--for failure." Elizabeth McCracken, A LONG GAME
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"To do anything, and enjoy it and improve, you have to have the stomach--the heart--for failure." Elizabeth McCracken, A LONG GAME
I read a grand total of 61 books in 2025!
A few of my faves:
Stranger Things Happen, @kellylink.bsky.social
Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
Apostasies, @hollicarrell.bsky.social
Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark
The Most, @jessicaanthony.bsky.social
The Curse Workers, @hollyblack.bsky.social
A few of my faves:
Stranger Things Happen, @kellylink.bsky.social
Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
Apostasies, @hollicarrell.bsky.social
Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark
The Most, @jessicaanthony.bsky.social
The Curse Workers, @hollyblack.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I read a grand total of 61 books in 2025!
A few of my faves:
Stranger Things Happen, @kellylink.bsky.social
Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
Apostasies, @hollicarrell.bsky.social
Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark
The Most, @jessicaanthony.bsky.social
The Curse Workers, @hollyblack.bsky.social
A few of my faves:
Stranger Things Happen, @kellylink.bsky.social
Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
Apostasies, @hollicarrell.bsky.social
Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark
The Most, @jessicaanthony.bsky.social
The Curse Workers, @hollyblack.bsky.social
a quiet year for me, a lot of loss, a lot of transition, not a whole lot of writing, but i did publish two pieces i'm proud of
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
a quiet year for me, a lot of loss, a lot of transition, not a whole lot of writing, but i did publish two pieces i'm proud of
"It's not vacation; it's time off with kids."
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"It's not vacation; it's time off with kids."
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"Every day, I drive by the tattoo parlor I don't go in for the tattoo I'll never get."
Read @dinalrelles.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social.
And don't forget to read the Author's Note.
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Read @dinalrelles.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social.
And don't forget to read the Author's Note.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Every day, I drive by the tattoo parlor I don't go in for the tattoo I'll never get."
Read @dinalrelles.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social.
And don't forget to read the Author's Note.
matchbooklitmag.com
Read @dinalrelles.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social.
And don't forget to read the Author's Note.
matchbooklitmag.com
As far as character tics go, any time a character smirks I am tempted to stop reading. If it happens often, I do.
December 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As far as character tics go, any time a character smirks I am tempted to stop reading. If it happens often, I do.
Got a manuscript rejection on Xmas Eve, so that was a cool gift.
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Got a manuscript rejection on Xmas Eve, so that was a cool gift.
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Happy “do nothing and mostly just read all day” Day to all who celebrate.
December 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy “do nothing and mostly just read all day” Day to all who celebrate.
Things are getting a little strange over here...
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Things are getting a little strange over here...
Every so often I like to remind myself of the cosmic void, so I fill out a writer's residency application.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Every so often I like to remind myself of the cosmic void, so I fill out a writer's residency application.
*stares out window at heavy grey sky and contemplates turning 45 tomorrow* a blue jay shrieks a dog barks the humidifier hisses
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
*stares out window at heavy grey sky and contemplates turning 45 tomorrow* a blue jay shrieks a dog barks the humidifier hisses
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Do yourself a favor and give this absolute banger a read
Oh man! Okay! So! Buddy comedy? Love story? Prayer? You got it. Don’t let the crude title fool you - this sweet story has the biggest chunk of my heart, and it’s yours now.
I’m so, so proud of this one. I hope you have as much fun reading it as I had writing it 😊 open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
I’m so, so proud of this one. I hope you have as much fun reading it as I had writing it 😊 open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
“Dipshits” by Kirsti MacKenzie
“My husband made me a promise, once,” she says. “He said, if I go first I’m gonna haunt the shit out of you.”
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December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Do yourself a favor and give this absolute banger a read
Finished HELM last night and it was SO good. I'm a big Sarah Hall fan, and this is among her best.
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Finished HELM last night and it was SO good. I'm a big Sarah Hall fan, and this is among her best.
What the world really needs is more snow days.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What the world really needs is more snow days.
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se o drácula tivesse um gato
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
se o drácula tivesse um gato
I have not left the house since Thursday evening, except to go to @bookmoon.bsky.social to stock up on novels, and seriously, this is the best three days off I've had in a long while. Not sad to see November go, but these three days have been magic.
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I have not left the house since Thursday evening, except to go to @bookmoon.bsky.social to stock up on novels, and seriously, this is the best three days off I've had in a long while. Not sad to see November go, but these three days have been magic.
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hot tip: if you're trying to figure out a holiday gift for a two year old, give them a box of Kleenex. there's nothing a kid that age loves more than removing all the tissues, one by one. (but you should also give them a board book! Dinosaur Surprise, or Each Peach Pear Plum, or one of Taro Gomi's)
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
hot tip: if you're trying to figure out a holiday gift for a two year old, give them a box of Kleenex. there's nothing a kid that age loves more than removing all the tissues, one by one. (but you should also give them a board book! Dinosaur Surprise, or Each Peach Pear Plum, or one of Taro Gomi's)