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Writer & Artist Senior Editor & Art Director Does It Have Pockets Words & Artwork https://linktr.ee/anchalastudio?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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Feeling an ache living in the US, not for obvious reasons but because it makes attending this festival a bit out of reach.

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Somewhere, some writer is complaining about their fake book not being included in this fake-ass AI summer reading list. "It's always the same names whose made-up titles get promoted! I'm sick of it!"

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“It was Larry he was kissing, and he had the idea Nola knew that and that this was something she was giving him and, in a way, giving Larry.” More fine writing by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

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Hey BCP fam! We're excited to share that our summer chapbook open reading period is underway. Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, we want to read it ALL! The nitty gritty full details are available at our website (buff.ly/qnH1l7I).

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Niche market extraordinaire!! Brilliant idea, @chillsubs.bsky.social!! www.chillsubs.com/custom-lists...

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31 years ago. I still wear that jacket. #mothersday

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Stumbled upon @mynachang.bsky.social's Next Empty Cup while browsing lit mags this morning. Longstanding friendships keep women afloat. 💕 "It’s not the dying I’m afraid of. It’s living that scares the hell out of me. Living diminished. Living lonely." thegoodlifereview.com/issue-ninete...

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Mother’s Day weekend & @emilyrinkema.bsky.social taunts me with all the worries of being a mother with her stories!! Well played, Emily!! flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/e...

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Now. How to break the news to my diehard-cubs-fan brother. Seems unforgivable.

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LAST DAY TO SIGN UP! "If you’ve been curious about this form but aren’t sure where to start, this is your chance. You’ll leave with actual drafted pieces and a clear roadmap to finish your project." @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social #novellainflash

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“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse

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"Everything beneath your heel is moving: growing, living, dying, dancing, and the grass you’ve crushed smells like a summer you remember when you were young, kneeling on the sidewalk, half an earthworm broken and wriggling between your flat palms."

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"This issue represents some of the best of what we’ve become as a magazine — a place that prizes heart over technicality, a team who prizes the whole dynamic process of story, an organization who welcomes the messiness of emotion,..." Second anniversary!! www.doesithavepockets.com/eddesk/may2025

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"I asked who he was and watched you reach for a joke to deflect, but then your eyes held mine, and I saw you deciding you could trust me. I really did see that very moment…." A heartbreaker, this one, but the writing is so excellent, you don't mind.

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The mighty elephant ear returns!!

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Looking for a workshop about writing a Novella-In-Flash? Check out Finnian Burnett's workshop coming up this month! @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social flashfictionmagazine.com/how-to-write...

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@suzibanksbaum.bsky.social Thank you for sending your art!! Made my return home that much more thrilling! (I'd been keeping my fingers crossed hoping one day during the #100dayproject I'd open my mailbox to something this lovely!!) Art will keep us sane.

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We celebrate two years of publications with our May issue!! This month I had help with creating three of the graphics. One: The original butterfly photograph was taken by writer, Maureen Tai and inspired her to write her creative nonfiction, Breathless. www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/maureen-...

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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

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