THE PROCESS OF WRITING SCRAP: SALVAGING A FAMILY BY LUANNE CASTLE - Women Writers, Women's Books After I retired early from teaching for health reasons, my husband and I moved from California to Arizona. As soon as the dust had settled (literally, since Arizona is very dusty) in our new home, I d...

Scraps to chapters to flash! I wrote about the process for writing Scrap for women Writers, Women’s Books. booksbywomen.org/the-process-...

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From Grimm to Golden Books: Writing Myself Out of the Fairy Tale — What Is That Book About When I started writing my memoir I had no idea how important fairy tales and children’s books would be to my telling of my story.  I relate to the classic children’s chapter books Pollyanna an...

What are those fairy tales doing in my new memoir? www.whatisthatbookabout.com/author-spotl...

Talk about embarrassing: I was teaching a college English class about the writer WEB Dubois. I pronounced his name as he liked it pronounced. DooBoyz. One of my students insisted it should be pronounced the French way. She became very aggressive and humiliating.

We’re delighted to welcome Katrina Moinet to the team Katrina Moinet grew up bilingually on Ynys Môn, studied modern languages, lived in Europe and travelled widely before returning to north Wales to raise a family. Katrina’s poetry and fiction explore language, identity, memory, and gendered experience. Their debut pamphlet Portrait of a Young Girl Falling shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year. The Art of Silence won Hedgehog’s pamphlet prize. A micro-collection Lessons in Language Learning released in 2026 and State of the Nations is out with Atomic Bohemian.

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We are thrilled to welcome Katrina Moinet as our Poetry Editor.

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Such a privilege to be asked to be the flashy correspondent for the UK. If you're not already signed up for @smokelong.bsky.social's flash village, you should be able to do so via the link below - they're building a wonderful new space!

Apr / May 26: Upcoming courses, workshops & events Here’s what’s coming up from your your friendly neighbourhood freelancers, lit mags and awesome independents over the next couple of months.

In this month's #FromTheCourseMouth, workshops from @dreenawriting.co.uk @jmgatford.bsky.social @taniahershman.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @sfreligh.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social

+ New things from ME!!!

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Newsletter Book of the Month I started Book of the Month in my monthly newsletter in 2021. They’re titles from indie authors whose books deserve more love—and readers! Please click the title to access the Amazon purchase…

Newsletter Book of the Month: What an honor to have Fairies, Myths, & Magic II - A celebration of the Winter Solstice mentioned! dlfinnauthor.com/newsletter-b...

I'm so glad you like it as a thank you for all your manuscript readings!!!!

Thank you so much, Sally!

Guest Post – Luanne Castle’s New Release – Scrap Salvaging a Family I am pleased to introduce you to Luanne Castle’s latest book – Scrap Salvaging a Family. Luanne writes beautiful, award-winning poetry and has now taken the step to write a fascinating …

Guest Post - Luanne Castle's New Release - Scrap Salvaging a Family johnwhowell.com/2026/03/25/g...

Marie wins the award for reading the most versions of SCRAP, therefore her review can address the final structure very well! Not to mention her review is gorgeous and so heartfelt!

Review of Robert Okaji's Our Loveliest Bruises Robert Okaji’s new poetry collection Our Loveliest Bruises can be considered his greatest work, truly a magnum opus. The spare language belies the beautiful c

Run and get Robert Okaji's book in time for National Poetry Month! writersite.org/2025/02/24/r...

My memoir in flash from ELJ Editions, SCRAP: SALVAGING A FAMILY, is now available on Amazon and the ELJ website. Great news last night: the book earned a STARRED Kirkus review! #bookreview #booklaunch #memoir #flashnonfiction #hybridmemoir

My memoir in flash from ELJ Editions, SCRAP: SALVAGING A FAMILY, is now available on Amazon and the ELJ website. Great news last night: the book earned a STARRED Kirkus review! #bookreview #booklaunch #memoir #flashnonfiction #hybridmemoir

Grand Opening: Sunflower Tanka Anthology Robbie and I are pleased to announce that Sunflower Tanka has its own site: sunflowertankaanthology.com. We're both committed to providing a place for syllabic poets to publish their poetry. The posts for Sunflower Tanka have moved to that address. Throughout the year, we will post information on the various syllabic forms for the anthology. We both want to thank you for your continued support of this anthology.

Grand Opening: Sunflower Tanka Anthology

Robbie and I are pleased to announce that Sunflower Tanka has its own site: sunflowertankaanthology.com. We're both committed to providing a place for syllabic poets to publish their poetry. The posts for Sunflower Tanka have moved to that address.…

“Lost things start to pour from all the cottage’s gaps and cracks.” I love this story!

One More Week Before Scrap's Release!!! I'm looking forward to the blog tours for my new book Scrap: Salvaging a Family, published by ELJ Editions. First up are friend blogs! Liz Gauffreau, Ma

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Beautiful memoir story.

News: The Evergreen Hedge is Moving I'm in the process of importing the posts from this site to tankatuesday.com. This site will close out tomorrow, March 12, 2026. 🍀 🧘🏼‍♀️ 💕 Please follow me on tankatuesday.com. Thanks, ~Colleen~

News: The Evergreen Hedge is Moving

I'm in the process of importing the posts from this site to tankatuesday.com. This site will close out tomorrow, March 12, 2026. 🍀 🧘🏼‍♀️ 💕 Please follow me on tankatuesday.com. Thanks, ~Colleen~

What a beauty.

Many celiacs cannot eat quinoa.

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Luanne Castle (@luannecastle) Most people who know me know that I adore me a good fairy tale. So, imagine how much I love this feast of fairy tales in the collection Neverafters by three queens of flash fiction, Mikki Aronoff, Chr...

Imagine fairy tales by Mikki Aronoff, Christine H. Chen, and Amy Marques! You don't need to, you can order their book!
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Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luanne Castle | Your Impossible Voice Review by Wilma J. Kahn — A memoir in flash, Scrap focuses on three discrete parts of Castle’s life in relation to her parents, especially her father. “Scrap” is a multivalent word, and around each of...

"'Scrap' is a multivalent word around whose every meaning and nuance Castle fashions poignant—and sometimes horrifying—flash prose and poetry to reveal her family in all its human pain, mystery, and love."

Wilma J. Kahn reviews Scrap by @luannecastle.bsky.social from @emergejournal.bsky.social!

Such a lovely review of my new book by Wilma Kahn, published by the fabulous Your Impossible Voice!

Another collection of top-class #shortstories for February. Our thanks to Lou Gallo @loricramerwriter.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social @luannecastle.bsky.social Susmita Mukherjee and @grahammort.bsky.social. More to follow...

Alysa Liu with her gold medal

"I love struggling actually. It makes me feel alive." -Alysa Liu

Get out there and start falling on your ass!

Three Micros — The Argyle Literary Magazine by Sumitra Singam “I felt a strange globus sensation. Like I’d swallowed a fish bone, but not as sharp. It kept travelling up my pharynx until my heart fell out of my eye.”

A year ago today my dear friend Jessica passed. She was brave, and kind and loved birds. Here are some micros I wrote about my grief in @theargylelitmag.bsky.social

Chat to a bird today. Hug your loved ones 🧡🧡🧡

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