Mallory

“I felt my insides go numb and cold. Did she just want a short break? Or was she leaving me forever?”

@swethaamit.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/mallory/

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Mallory

My story Mallory up in issue 50 of @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social 🙏 bendinggenres.com/mallory/?fbc...

Thank you so much for the kind words and the beautiful illustration! 🙏

Absolutely loved illustrating this story! To me it's about loneliness, and finding oneself in nature.

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The Howl — Ghost Parachute After the divorce, I sat on the deck of the Airbnb I rented for that spring week outside Joshua Tree National Park, holding a mug of steaming tea. The air was cool, carrying a woody scent from the shr...

Read "The Howl" written by @swethaamit.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"After the divorce, I sat on the deck of the Airbnb I rented for that spring week outside Joshua Tree National Park, holding a mug of steaming tea."

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Glad to have my story The Howl in this issue!

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April 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute

The April 2026 issue of Ghost Parachute is here!

Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

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The Howl — Ghost Parachute After the divorce, I sat on the deck of the Airbnb I rented for that spring week outside Joshua Tree National Park, holding a mug of steaming tea. The air was cool, carrying a woody scent from the shr...

Glad to have my story titled The howl up in April issue of @ghostparachute! Thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social 🙏 @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/april-...

Congratulations to you too! Feels great to be issue mates 🎉

A review of my chapbook by @claudineliterary.bsky.social thank you 🙏

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Glad to have a flash piece titled The Period that emerged from the @smokelong.bsky.social workshop last year up in io literary journal!

A picture of my flash hybrid piece, “At My Elementary School on the Air Force Base”

A picture of a purple book. The book is the 47th edition of Passages North

Beyond proud to have my flash hybrid piece, At My Elementary School on the Air Force Base,” out at @passagesnorth.bsky.social. This piece was a tribute to my fellow military brat classmates. ♥️ #writersky #writesky #cnf #flashprose

Glad to have a flash up in @mrbullbull.bsky.social thank you Ben! 🙏

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“I felt a sharp stab of pain slicing through my stomach, wondering how love can come and vanish so fast without an explanation.”

Solace at the Golden Gate Bridge + 1 by @swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/solace-at-th...

My interview with Preeti Vangani up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social 🙏 bendinggenres.com/swetha-amit-...

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"Below me, the azure-blue water, with pearl-white sails, appeared calm, which was unfair given the state of my wrecked, tumultuous mind"

Rich, sensory writing from @swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

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“I could almost taste the ghostly white mist braiding itself between the rusty red railings,”
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At the Grand Canyon - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine by Swetha Amit The view from where I stand is a vast red abyss, with layers of rock stacked like chapters of a forgotten book. I see tourists posing for photos, standing precariously at the edge where...

“…when I knelt down, asked her to be mine, and when she said yes, her lavender perfume intoxicated my senses, my grip loosened, and she tumbled backward,”
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Thrilled to have two new micros in @bulbregion.bsky.social ! Many thanks to Sarp Sozdinier for publishing them.

Loved both pieces! Congratulations Kim!

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Loved this story! Glad to be issue mates!

Issue 41 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Gooseberry Pie’s annual writing competition begins April 1, 2026. Please be sure to read this post for all the details including our guest judge Dan Crawley’s writing prompt. Total cash prizes of $110...

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