Cupid's looking out for you... mostly. Read @ashdoeswords.bsky.social's latest story in Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social:

Teeehehehe...been MIA from here awhile, and honestly a little thrilled to make my grand Bluesky return with this absolutely ridiculous little Drabble 🤣🫣 Thanks @ratbaglit.bsky.social for appreciating this wackadoodle lil rant I kind of adore. 💕

ADORE this one! The absolute epitome of a feel-good romcom meetcute - heart & humor

Don’t mind me screenshotting this and **accidentally** attaching it to any future submissions. 🤣

I kid, I kid. Can’t wait to read all your final picks, last year’s were just stellar! Sending all the strength for your eyeballs during this final push haha 💕

I totally agree! My “close but no cigar” was so kind and thoughtful, it really gave me the warm fuzzies. 🥰 I’m gonna find a home for that little guy somewhere!

Congratulations to our Best Microfiction nominees: The Abbreviated Kafka by Ryan Griffith; Ash Wednesday by Sarp Sozdinler; The Lemon Trees Don't Care You're Sexy (But I Do) by L.F. Khouri; Your Body is a Wolf by Mathieu Parsy; The Summer After Kurt Cobain Died by Ashleigh Adams

Congratulations to this year's @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nominees! Check us out online to read all of this year's award nominations.

Ryan Griffith
@sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
L.F. Khouri
Mathieu Parsy
@ashdoeswords.bsky.social

This issue is brimming with talent and killer vibes. Perfectly curated.🎃 I am big lucky to have one of my fave pieces in this issue. 💕The folks at Sky Island saw this one of mine that had been longlisted, shortlisted and ultimately unloved by almost everyone else, and decided to love it anyway. 🎉

This issue is brimming with talent and killer vibes. Perfectly curated.🎃 I am big lucky to have one of my fave pieces in this issue. 💕The folks at Sky Island saw this one of mine that had been longlisted, shortlisted and ultimately unloved by almost everyone else, and decided to love it anyway. 🎉

There is not one single piece from @sarlynh.bsky.social I don’t love. But this one…I’ve been trying for fifteen minutes to find a passage that fits word count and have come up short. I’ll just say: Pier 1, Victorian mansions, confused about babies. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!

"Eight squirts of popcorn butter bled through thin paper bags"

Love this perfect coming-of-age story by my talented friend @ashdoeswords.bsky.social! Dripping with nostalgia bleeding through thin paper bags <3

Ahhhhhhhh I love this piece so incredibly much, thank you the wonderful
folks at @yourimpossiblevoice.com I am forever grateful to y’all for giving this one a good home 💕💕💕

Oh hey, I’m in here! 🤗🎉 along with a whole bunch of other AMAZING writers. Do yourself a solid and check these out - your eyeballs and your soul will thank you.

A Place in the Skies A brilliant flier and mechanic never takes no for an answer in her fight for an academy spot--and glory--in this tale of the skies.

My steampunk adventure featuring a plucky young pilot is now available to read at Intrepidus Ink!

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The past few weeks have been—well, y’all know how it’s been. It’s felt like trudging through rotten egg toxic sludge. BUT we’re coming out the other side, people! And I have THREE (!!!) pubs coming in October I’m absolutely stoked about. Here to finding sparkles and joy on crisp fall mornings. 🍂✨☕️

Another incredible piece with absolutely STUNNING writting by the one and only @jaimegill.bsky.social Jaime has such a way of crafting gorgeous prose that also feels innately relatable, no matter the subject. His pieces just stick with you. 💕

A wonderful writer, a wonderful story, a wonderful publication.

Danger: your heart might be at risk on reading this. Do it anyway.

And happy tenth birthday @nffr.bsky.social !

“like the lavender laundry detergent steeped in the threads of the blanket I used when I crashed on your couch” OOF @ashdoeswords.bsky.social in @nffr.bsky.social 🧡🧡🧡

Reading is resistance. 🫡💪

I’m sorry, how old?! I reject this.

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Thank you James! 💕✨🎉 so sweet of you to share!

Ahhhh! I’m all warm and fuzzy. 🥰 Thanks so much for the share, Matt!

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And thank YOUUU for helping with my audio! It turned out so good! 💕💕💕

Do you want to have your heart broken? No? Then, don't read this story.

If you're even a little bit masochistic, go read @ashdoeswords.bsky.social's story in @nffr.bsky.social this month 💔

Another talented friend sharing her words in one of the best places around!

"Because Thursdays were ours"😭😭 All the feels and some gorgeous sensory details in this flash stunner from @ashdoeswords.bsky.social

If you feel like starting your month with a good cry, here are some beautiful words from the talented @ashdoeswords.bsky.social

Thursdays Smell Like You by Ashleigh Adams | Issue #38 They smell like orange peel and oaky bourbon, same as your breath after three Old Fashioneds.

"They smell like orange peel and oaky bourbon, same as your breath after three Old Fashioneds"

Love how this piece from @ashdoeswords.bsky.social in @nffr.bsky.social focuses on one sense to tell a story in such a creative way:

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Thursdays Smell Like You by Ashleigh Adams | Issue #38 They smell like orange peel and oaky bourbon, same as your breath after three Old Fashioneds.

‘…because we were just friends, good friends who made out sometimes on Thursdays after happy hour when I was too buzzed to drive.’

Gorgeous details in this new flash from @ashdoeswords.bsky.social in @nffr.bsky.social 🥃

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