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Sarp Sozdinler

@sarpsozdinler.bsky.social

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Writer, Designer • Words: Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Masters Review, Fractured, Los Angeles Review, HAD, Hobart, X-R-A-Y, Maudlin House • Rep'd by Mina Hamedi / Janklow & Nesbit sarpsozdinler.com

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 1

Just tried to explain my new year's resolutions to my dog and she walked out mid-meeting. Brutal feedback.

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · 23h

Here's the link to the story for those who're interested:

ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/the-people...

"The People Who Live Inside" by Sarp Sozdinler

"My mother called me on a Tuesday afternoon to say that my Uncle Frank had been seen climbing into the old grain silo at the edge of town again."

ashortstorylong.substack.com

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · 23h

Glad to be finally back here, too. It was really fun to chat with @aaronburch.bsky.social about my short story, "The People Who Live Inside," which was published on Short Story, Long last week. Happy reading!

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 1d

Super excited to share this interview with @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social today, a close look at his banger story, “ The People Who Live Inside”!

"As a writer from Turkey who grew up on Hollywood and American literature, I feel irreversibly imperialized by the mythic simulation that is America..."

A Short Interview w/ Sarp Sozdinler

"Bonus material" for Sozdinler's short story, “ The People Who Live Inside,” published on 9/30.

ashortstorylong.substack.com

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 30

Oh, thank you, Philippa! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 28

Thanks a lot, Cole! I appreciate it.

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 28

Thanks so much, Matt. I appreciate your kind words. And I'm sorry for the late reply— I've been away for a while.

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 23

I wrote a micro fiction about what happens when you want to move into the Eiffel Tower and your dad doesn’t accept. It's called "L'America" and you can read it on Scaffold Lit Mag, thanks to the amazing Steve Gergley.

www.scaffoldlit.com/microwriting...

l'america by sarp sozdinler — scaffold literary magazine

micro fiction

www.scaffoldlit.com

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 17

I appreciate the kind words, Will. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the story. I read your piece on Epiphany and thought similarly. It was a delightful story with well-toned nuances.

And thanks for the follow back!

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 16

Thrilled to have my first pub of the year in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social #25! I’m so appreciative of being in the same issue with all these amazing writers.

gooseberry-pie.com/daddy/

DADDY - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Inga Seliverstova Pexels.com by Sarp Sozdinler It all takes place in my mind. I close my eyes and will them into being. When I get old, I’ll show my kids the pictures I’ve kept of him in the ...

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 16

A big thanks to @trampset.bsky.social for nominating my story, "The Alphabet Soup," for Best Small Fictions! The link is below if you are interested in giving it a read:

trampset @trampset.bsky.social · Jan 9

Best Small Fictions nominee @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social

trampset.org/the-alphabet...

The Alphabet Soup

by Sarp Sozdinler

trampset.org

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 16

Thanks a lot, Mari! 😊 It's been a while since I checked here and I regret it already.

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 16

Congratulations, all! It truly feels great to have been nominated by such an incredible journal. I regret catching up with the celebrations so late!

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 6

I appreciate the feature, Sandra! ✨

Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 6

Thank you so much for the read, Sandra! 😊🤍

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 1

Quite new here, so please mind my first-ever shameless hee-haw: I was lucky to have this little piece published in the one and only @jmwwjournal.bsky.social just before the year's end. It has Barack Obama, Jackson 5, and Judge Judy in it all at once—now do what you will with that. 👀

JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · Dec 18

"Even when she smiles back, my wife’s face hardens like a henge of little rocks, her cheeks a pair of imploded sinkholes. But she looks as beautiful as ever."

Today at jmww, new ficton from Sarp Sozdinier:

jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/18/f...

Fiction: Truffles by Sarp Sozdinler

Even when she smiles back, my wife’s face hardens like a henge of little rocks, her cheeks a pair of imploded sinkholes. But she looks as beautiful as ever.

jmwwblog.wordpress.com

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · Jan 1

Just tried to explain my new year's resolutions to my dog and she walked out mid-meeting. Brutal feedback.

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