Survived the dentist and came home to this being announced, which is nice.

My congratulations to all the nominees.

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I got snow, rain, hail, and sunshine while driving 20 minutes on Bayview.

This story stuck with me. Even more so after I heard you read it in Matt's workshop. Huge congratulations, Claudia.

The Tell-and-vision Show I was talking with one of my mentees this morning and they brought up the aphorism “show don’t tell” and I got myself in a bit of a lather about it.

Love this fresh perspective from @mattkendrick.bsky.social on Show Don't Tell. Further down in his newsletter he continues with some examples and a prompt, which I'll be trying. I admire Matt's writing and teachings tremendously.

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Beautiful. Congratulations!

"It’s dark enough, moonless; his body moves inside shadows cast by the structures, his indigo shape etching through the deeper, stilled black."

So many stunning sentences in Hypnagogia by David Ryan, 3rd place winner, the @fracturedlit.bsky.social 2025 Elsewhere Prize.
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Biggest hug coming your way.❤️

Love this photo!

Thank you so much @alkratz.bsky.social and Silverbacked Punk Press for believing in Songs from the Blimp Ruins (in visible ink and in Sensurround®, we think). Coming soon. 💙

Exciting! I'm a huge fan of Pat's writing.

I'm looking for readers for both
@fracturedlit.bsky.social & @unchartedmag.bsky.social

It's a laidback way to get involved with a literary magazine, and it will help level up your writing! We ask for 2-4 hours of volunteer reading each week, but I'm flexible with vacations and other commitments.

Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊

Love working with Kat. She's straight to the point and has been a huge help as I write my first novel.

I missed seeing this earlier. Thank you, Dan. 💙

Thanks, Yann. She's still in great spirits while dealing with an extreme change to her body. I admire her so much.

Fabulous journal. Great choice of contest judge in @danbillyc.bsky.social.

‘I would argue that this is what reading offers us: occasions for inappropriate, improbable identification. For powerful, reality-suspending identification with a character, a writer, an idea, an experience, a fantasy.’

—Kate Briggs, *This Little Art*

❤️

Agreed.

I've long loved this piece.

"I’d never been so jealous of a cigarette in my life, so envious of ash, to glow from the touch of her lips, to fall at her feet and be completely consumed."

This is one of my favourite @barlowadams.bsky.social CNFs.

So excited to share “dead Mother Card,” up at @fracturedlit.bsky.social today!
fracturedlit.com/dead-mother-...

I never actually think anyone will read what I write, but when there's a positive indication, such as this photo taken in a local high school, I get all jammed up.

❗Amazing, but not surprising.

pie illustration/logo with red background and promotional text for gooseberry pie 40~

Thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social for this publication in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social! Check out the whole issue, which includes stupendous work by @happilander.bsky.social, @amymarques.bsky.social, @pdforan.bsky.social and others!

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So powerful, Koss. As always.

Thanks, Dan!💙

Thanks. Can't believe I only just discovered Andrew's writing. It was through @ninaschuyler.bsky.social's Stunning Sentences series. She profiled him earlier this month. I haven't stopped reading since.

Thank you, Lori!

Love those long sentences.