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maireadwrites.bsky.social
Writes things, teaches things, learns things, parents a person, and some other things (BFFA winner; Bridport SL; Pushcart Nominated; LL Wigleaf Top 50) South West, UK, but Northern.
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I'm on the look out for flash that involves some kind of animal transformation (or flash in which an animal is used in an unusual way) - grateful for any links you may have xxx

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I didn’t manage to share this at weekend but I did manage to love it

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Congratulations to the Winners of our Charity Flash Competition, judged by @judehwriter2.bsky.social. Commiserations to our shortlisters whose stories weren't picked (they were all FAB!) and thanks to all who entered thepropellingpencil.com/spring-2025-...

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Strange and beautifully poignant.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Wow! Goosebumps!

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Congrats on another fantastic edition and to all your authors this edition @trashcatlit.bsky.social - such a great read - banging stories all round!

submitted 56 days ago • 2 comments

Looking forward to reading this and you should too.

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

I had the absolute PLEASURE of sneaking a pre-read of this collection and there really is no one else like Kathryn. It’s a stunner. And that cover?🙌 AND it’s out on my birthday?! So excited for this to be in the world. Huge congrats lovely @kazbarwrites.bsky.social - you should be so proud ❤️

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

‘I sat in a row of girls wearing borrowed clothes, and I could see the back of Maeve’s head, bent low on the pale stem of her neck’ - compelling writing, and such an ending!

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

Oh, oh, oh - this is a beaut from @sagreene1.bsky.social -read it and weep. I read it and wept.

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"If Girl A (Carol) brings her friend Girl B (Fiona) to Turner’s party, what is the probability, to the nearest fumble, that you will snog neither of them? Show your workings." Love this story by @chriscottom.bsky.social - won the 2024 #WestWord Hermit Crab Prize westword.substack.com/p/life-olevel

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

Just 6 days until the deadline for our 29th Award on Sun Feb 2nd. £1460 in prizes. Results out by 2nd Feb. Judge @sfreligh.bsky.social Anthology. Thanks everyone who has entered so far! Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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Thrilled to be on the Longlist for the V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize @rsliterature.bsky.social ❤️ This story started out in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness - thanks to Elisabeth Ingram Wallace❤️ And thanks to @nivenaudrey.bsky.social for feedback on the penultimate draft ❤️

submitted 150 days ago • 24 comments

Hello #WritingCommunity 👋 I like to try my hand at everything, from speculative to humour to #historicalfiction. Delighted to have a story in the @sundialmagazine.bsky.social anthology ACROSS THE MOORS AND TIDES with a cast of incredible writers. Check it out: sites.google.com/view/sundial...

submitted 150 days ago • 3 comments

Our first monthly newsletter is live. With upcoming subs, Trash Family business, quick reads and writing prompts. Subscribe to get them into your binbox. See the next post in thread to see who we have stuffs from in this inaugural newsletter trashcatlit.com/2025/01/18/j...

submitted 159 days ago • 1 comment

Woohoo!

submitted 159 days ago • 1 comment

Thank you @trashcatlit.bsky.social - honoured to be in this fabulous edition xxxx

submitted 161 days ago • 1 comment

Looking forward to kicking off 2025 with a read of these - one of mine has snuck in here too! Happy New Year!

submitted 176 days ago • 1 comment

Excited!!

submitted 179 days ago • 1 comment

Cracking stories!!!

submitted 203 days ago • 0 comments

Thrilled at this!! Thank you to @bathflashaward.bsky.social and congratulations to fellow nominees xx

submitted 206 days ago • 1 comment