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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 5d

One more week to stir up some #trouble so don't hold back. #submissions #microfiction #prosepoetry #flashfiction

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 6d

So happy you sent this one our way!

Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch @yallaalia.bsky.social · 7d

So happy to be nominated for my piece “Feeding Time” which I recently had the pleasure of reading in Brussels at the @saloneurope.bsky.social

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations @yallaalia.bsky.social, @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social, @sabinejaccaud.bsky.social, Sheree Shatsky & Mike Wilson, our nominees for the next @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestoftheNet anthology. Fingers crossed!

#flashfiction #prosepoetry #creativenonfiction

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations @yallaalia.bsky.social, @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social, @sabinejaccaud.bsky.social, Sheree Shatsky & Mike Wilson, our nominees for the next @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestoftheNet anthology. Fingers crossed!

#flashfiction #prosepoetry #creativenonfiction

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 9d

Calling all troublemakers: #Submissions for the #Trouble issue are open through 10 October 2025. Whatcha got? #microfiction #flashfiction #sometimeswehowl

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks so much to the contributors who have made some #trouble by filling our inbox. Keep 'em coming because #submissions are open through 10 October. #flashfiction #microfiction #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you, @duotrope.com! Proud to be the listing of the day - and look forward to reading new work for our #Trouble issue. #Submissions open through 10 October!

Duotrope @duotrope.com · 20d

Today's listing of the day is: The Woolf @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

Today's listing of the day is: The Woolf @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 23d

The theme? Trouble. #Submissions open through 10 October 2025. Have fun with it!

Duosuma @duosuma.com · 24d

The Woolf is open to submissions on 7 calls. #CallforSubmissions

Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: The Woolf

The Woolf is open to submissions on 7 calls. #CallforSubmissions

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 23d

#Submissions are now open for Issue 9. The theme? Trouble.

Go ahead, get into some. thewoolfx.com/submit/

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks for the shout-out, @yallaalia.bsky.social! What a corker and what an event! Hope the audience loved it as much as we did. #flashfiction #thewoolfx

Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch @yallaalia.bsky.social · 26d

So happy to read at the @saloneurope.bsky.social in Brussels.

“Feeding Time” pub. @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 29d

#Submissions open next Monday, 15 September - also when the theme of Issue 9 will be announced.

Hint? You might already be in it. #shortfiction #creativewriting #visualart #sometimeswehowl

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Sep 4

Stay tuned...because we open for #submissions next week #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstories #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart #sometimeswehowl

elvis presley is singing into a microphone with the words if you 're looking for trouble you came to the right place .

ALT: elvis presley is singing into a microphone with the words if you 're looking for trouble you came to the right place .

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Aug 31

Almost that time again... Stay tuned for the next call for submissions in September #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstory #creativenonfiction #prosepoetry #visualart #thewoolfx thewoolfx.com

a husky dog wearing a scarf and a jacket is standing in the snow .

ALT: a husky dog wearing a scarf and a jacket is standing in the snow .

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Aug 20

Like clockwork here, it's the other side of summer. ICYMI here's some fitting prose from our launch issue. #microfiction #prosepoetry
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No Rescue by Mercedes Lawry | The Woolf

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Jul 7

Sure, we're biased, but we think none of our issues get old - especially this last one. Check out the #Bully issue for some fab #flashfiction #microfiction #shortfiction #creativenonfiction and #prosepoetry.

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Sometimes we howl.

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hey #writers - not only free, but fabulous!

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Jun 15

Just been updating the **FREE** resources section on my website. Hopefully lots of useful stuff here on everything from body language to collective nouns, sensory inspiration to proverbs & sayings. PLUS lots of lists of example stories including a list of lists...

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/resources

Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk

Free resources from Matt Kendrick.

www.mattkendrick.co.uk

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · Jun 13

New blog post: On why and how I wrote a trio of drabbles. Published in the @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social #Bully issue byhttps://tomljanovic.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/mean-moms-pink-dolphins-and-shapewear/

Mean moms, pink dolphins, and shapewear

All of the above features in a trio of microfiction that The Woolf published in their Bully issue. This is the second time I’ve worked with The Woolf’s editor D.B. and I’m honoure…

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Kim Steutermann Rogers @kimsrogers.bsky.social · May 29

What an amazing review of @dawnsteffler.bsky.social's incredible body of work!

Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · May 28

If you haven't read @dawnsteffler.bsky.social you don't know what you're missing.

I pulled together a whack of favourites in a post, including a few from a flash-fiction novel she's working on about parenting a transgender teenager.

Gorgeous, devastating and unforgettable stuff.

Links here:

Short stories by Dawn Tasaka Steffler - turn and work

I hate to admit that I almost skipped past the first Dawn Tasaka Steffler story I encountered. It wasn't until I saw her Bluesky post about "The Election Goes

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Jun 5

Issue 8 features two compelling pieces of #creativenonfiction about the things we do to survive. Enjoy new work from Ramesh Gupta and Fendy Satria Tulodo in the #Bully issue, out now.

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Jeff Tobin @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social · May 20

Many thanks to @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social for publishing!

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 20

'I’d come here to be quiet, to think about how some things arrive early in us and stay...'

Our last highlight of the day: a moving meditation by @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social about two calves, one smaller - and all the memories they stir up #Bully #prosepoetry

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The Low Fence by Jeffery Allen Tobin | The Woolf

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · Jun 2

ICYMI Take a few moments for some thought-provoking #prose in the #Bully issue from @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social and @gyatchisin.bsky.social along with Mea Andrews, Ivars Balkits & Amy Anam Cara #prosepoetry #flashfiction #microfiction

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 30

Very proud that *3* contributors from the #Bully issue are getting shout-outs: @dawnsteffler.bsky.social for "Bully" and @amyanamcarapoetry.bsky.social for "GIRL THUG." along with Ramesh Gupta for his heartbreaking #creativenonfiction "Mummy Bunny". Have a look: thewoolfx.com

Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · May 30

(2/3)
...and fiction from:
Sarah Turner @scturnerfiction.bsky.social ‬ in @fictivedream.bsky.social

Amy Anam Cara @amyanamcarapoetry.bsky.social in @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social

G. A. Rivers @garivers.bsky.social ‬ in‪ @reckonreview.bsky.social
(cont'd, cuz these @'s really eat up space)

The Shortlist for May 30, 2025 - turn and work

Stories by Ramesh Gupta, Michelle Gurule,Sarah Turner, Amy Anam Cara, G. A. Rivers, Kelli Short Borges, Kelly Pedro, and Jennifer Hudak.

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 29

Thanks so much for reading, sharing and cheering on this powerful #flashfiction from @dawnsteffler.bsky.social - we're superfans, too

Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · May 28

...but this was the one that converted me into a superfan

Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · May 19

I've been working on a linked flash project about a trans teen who is misunderstood by her community. This flash is the opening story and I'm so thrilled it found a perfect home in the Bully issue of The Woolf!

Thx also to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and his inspiring Raymond Carver class!

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 29

ICYMI: Our new #Bully issue is packed with a fierce mix of #shortfiction from @yallaalia.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @marjorietesser.bsky.social @tomljanovic.bsky.social along with Chris Clemens, Alice Kinerk & Tracy Hope. Have a look..

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · May 26

“Pillows, queen size, two-pack so Grandma doesn’t have to bring her own “clean ones” next visit. Thirty percent off. Three stars. Add to cart.”

Three awesome micros by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social (my fave is the one about prime shopping panic buys…).

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 24

Watch out for packs of mammals and an online behemoth - and check out some cracking #microfiction by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in the #Bully issue, out now.

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Other Moms... by T.L. Tomljanovic | The Woolf

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · May 24

'Guns might be there. Mistaken identity (me for deer) might be there.'

Here's the last highlight of our mighty #Bully issue: thoughtful #prose from #poet Ivars Balkits.

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Camo by Ivars Balkits | The Woolf

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