We didn’t know then how slow death could be. How a cell could go wrong and quietly spawn until it amassed a hard lump.... beautiful story by Melissa Fitzpatrick Milk Candy Review 👇👇

I held his hand, saw the shortness of his lines, the crazy dissections. . . love this story about palm reading and seeing potential Stanchion by Sabrina Hicks . Congrats, Sabrina!

The Meet the Team page of the site has been updated, finally. Come meet the cast and crew of this beautiful production called Issue 9! stanchionzine.com/meet-the-team

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Holy cow! This might be the biggest roundup in the history of roundups! BIG congrats Talia 윤 Tucker HAS A BOOK DEAL 🙀 Maria Poulatha T. De Los Reyes Beth Gilstrap kim magowan Sabrina Hicks Anna Cabe jason b crawford (gaylor’s version) C. R. Foster 🦞 Sudha Boo-la-ghoul-pal mandana Steven Espada Dawson Janelle Bassett Steve Edwards Ellen Rhudy...

Even as she waits, she knows that her home is no longer there.... fantastic piece by Jacqueline Doyle SugarSugarSalt Lit 👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing, Dan Crawley 👇🏽👇🏽

Anton Chekhov's 6 rules of short story #writing

1 Brevity
2 Compassion
3 Truthful description
4 No cliche
5 Objectivity
6 Stay off the soapbox

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The #submissions window for Flash Fiction February 2023 is open #microfiction #flashfiction #callforsubmissions . Hugely grateful to Claudia McGill who has once again agreed to create original artwork for each published story. Please see guidelines here fictivedream.com/guidelines-2/

Since people are sharing their Best American Essays Notables, I wanted to share the story of one of my first Notables.

...they talked, and he thought her charming and she, thought of him as worldly... heartwarming story by paul beckman Fictive Dream 👇🏽👇🏽

The Maine Review is accepting submissions in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for online publication now through November 30th, free until October 24th! Further guidelines on submittable. #poems #fiction #nonfiction #creativewriting #literary #community #stories #literary mag

I don’t want to be bathing my grandfather. Shaving his face. Making sure he washes his boto.... all the emotions in this honest portrayal of caregiving from Melissa Llanes Brownlee SugarSugarSalt Lit 👏👏👏

Tier 2 pets, she says, are those whose poop you don’t have to pick up. Like hamsters, mice or even a rat will do, she said....don’t know how I missed this awesome CNF by Mixed Bag SugarSugarSalt Lit 👇🏽👇🏽

My sorrow was like a stone dropped into a lake that immediately sank to the bottom and made no ripples ...I identify with this immigrant essay on family, love, distance and the need for connections on many levels. So good 💔 Grace Loh Prasad 駱信惠 The Offing 👇🏽

...but as big as it was, there was an edge out there somewhere, a line that if crossed, you’d simply fall off... love this so much ! kyle r seibel Pidgeonholes 👇🏽👇🏽

Today celebrates 1 month since the official publication date of my first book! Couldn’t have asked for a better and more heartfelt reception. Thank you to Split/Lip Press and so many others for helping get Submarine out into the world 🙏🏾

...I had my own fantasies too. I wanted injured birds to live. I wanted my life to be like the girls on TV....so good!👇🏽👇🏽