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Search for stillness even under dark skies. My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace

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"And then after all that, you gave me a B- for my essay on Gatsby. You said it needed more jazz." I dig this story (perfect last lines!) by @jedwardkruft.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙 fictivedream.com/2025/02/22/m...

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"She stops making sauce when we come over. She says she needs to focus on inventory. On preparing for success." My lord, this story is brilliant! Amazing writing by @nathanwillis.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” —Pearl S. Buck

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"I was good at catching too. Eyeing the ball, glove in hand. Loved hearing the snap." And: "The man had a nice smile. A good sense of humor. I once saw him eat an orange." I love these gems by @kimchinquee.bsky.social in Flash Boulevard! 💙💙💙 flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/k...

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Don't forget to enter @fracturedlit.bsky.social's 2025 Ghosts Fables, & Fairy Tales Prize. The deadline's not for a while yet (13th April) , but I know how easy it is to get distracted! fracturedlit.com/2025-ghost-f...

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Reading now for The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction! Grand prize: $2500! Total prize pot at least $4700! Deadline May 10! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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"I am waiting for the house to quiet, for lapsed dreams to gain muscle, for hope to outrun sighs,...." I love this poem by Tracie Renee in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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What’s on tap this weekend? I plan to start @lidiamiles.bsky.social’s new book. I’m going to watch some Sean Baker #films (after watching “Anora,” I need the backlist). And I am going to write! My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace

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"During a celebratory kiss outside Pizza Pilgrims, he presses her for an answer: 'Should I be a philosopher or a rockstar?'" I love this piece! Brilliant writing by @katiecoleman.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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"...and then what if you, without glancing behind you to see if anyone was looking, had sashayed right up to him and put your hands into his long, curly, presumably permed, Poison-inspired rocker hair...." Extraordinary writing by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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"Everything is perfectly straightforward if you just follow the instructions carefully, I tell them, as we eat cake and congratulate ourselves on our efforts,...." Big love for this remarkable piece by @cathbwriter.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙 gooseberry-pie.com/folding/

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Issue 27 Gooseberry Pie is ready for you with new work by five awesome artists Mikki Aronoff @cathbwriter.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @katiecoleman.bsky.social @pamelapainter.bsky.social

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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections

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"I dip my sashimi into soy sauce and lick at the tip, tasting an ocean of promise, while Markus rehashes all our boiled hurts." I love this brilliant writing (perfect last line!) by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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Today, please consider a donation to the National Park Service. They need us. And we truly, truly need them. #nationalparkservice #nationalparks (And make sure to follow @altnps.bsky.social ) www.nationalparks.org

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Our starter pack of writers from Europe, living in Europe or dreaming of Europe is full - so we're starting another. Want to be in it? Say hi below 👋 go.bsky.app/73irajm

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9 days left to sign up! Come write with us in March! Last year we draft thousands of micros together. We can't wait! When you book The March Micro Marathon 25, April and May in SmokeLong Fitness are included. Come for March; stay for April and May! www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...

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Everybody take a deep breath 💙My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections

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Chin up, team. It's a horror show out there, but we'll keep on fighting the good fight ✊ Join us for a free community workshop for creative writers next week: Writing Through The Apocalypse 🗓️ Thursday 27 February ⏰ 7pm GMT writershq.co.uk/event/writin...

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"But I don’t think in themes or symbols as I begin a project – it’s just about the characters and what they’re dealing with." Big love for this interview with @nualaoconnor.bsky.social! Awesome questions @robmclennan.bsky.social! Thanks for sharing @kiklodge.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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"She could see herself at 16, flying down double black diamond runs, hair whipping in the wind held back by a neon pink woolen headband. No helmets back then, no safety nets, no rules." I love this story (the details!) by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in @freeflashfiction.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #reflections #nature #protectyourpeace

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We accept simultaneous submissions. Yay! But please withdraw your piece immediately if it’s accepted elsewhere. Check out more from our guidelines: https://buff.ly/32k496o

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Very excited to be a part of this killer AWP reading next month. If you're headed to LA, please come check us out Saturday, March 29. The Shadow Work Writers @ The High Low. You won't be disappointed. Big shout out to @shaunmcmichael.bsky.social for organizing it.

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Shhhh. Come're. You'll be the first to hear about this. Starting May 11, we'll open our themed call for submissions "Dark Fantasy and Psychological Thriller" for our September issue, paying $300 for accepted flash (under 1000 words). Watch our social media channels for more info.

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shameless self-promotion in dark times: I'm trying to reach 1000 sales of my debut collection, SAD GROWNUPS. If you like sad/happy/weird/moving stories, this may be the book for you! Please consider sharing for visibility 💙 #booksky #writingcommunity #authors #books bookshop.org/p/books/sad-...

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"the machines will serve you they are here to help you we gave them mouths to say pay for your parking here pay for your parking here" Oh my god, I love this poem by @hellostarbuck.bsky.social in @okaydonkey.bsky.social! 💙💙💙

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Keep it goin y'all (and do yourself the favor of reading @theandrewkclark.bsky.social's WHERE DARK THINGS GROW from CJ Press): www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/where-dark-t...

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Could we maybe not do a constitutional crisis? Trying to release a book this year.

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"I don’t know what else to do with my scarf that was draped around my cousin’s urn, so I drape it around me." I love everything @stephanieaustin.bsky.social writes. This one resonates with me big time. 💙💙💙

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"My baby girl’s hair was bees. They buzzed around her head. They were everywhere, hovering around her face, making sunshine,...." This story is amazing! Phenomenal writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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