No One in This Dumb Bar Will Acknowledge How Famous We Are by Sarah Carson | Waiting to be seen.

Well now I guess I have to read everything Sarah Carson has ever written. @short-reads.org @rhinopoetry.bsky.social

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Gah--so CUTE!!

Big thanks to @short-reads.org and @autumnhouse.org for asking me to read at their event this weekend and printing these mini-zines of my story! They are kitten-approved.

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This writer wants to prevent freelancers from floundering on story pitches - Poynter Brendan O’Meara speaks about Pitch Club, a Substack channel aimed at helping writers break down story pitches.

Big thanks to Amaris Castillo of @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for featuring Pitch Club. Mentions of Kim H. Cross, Justin Heckert, Tony Rehagen, and @petecroatto.bsky.social in this story.
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We're thrilled too! Thanks for the opportunity to share your work, Megan!!

Garlic Days by Megan Baxter | A time to plant.

I'm thrilled to share my piece on garlic, writing, and the language of the land in today's @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/garlic-days/

Love Story with Cow’s Eye by Jim Daniels | Lessons in biology.

I love this story by Jim Daniels about middle school, biology, love, learning, and sex. Also nuns and 2001: A Space Odyssey. www.short-reads.org/love-story-w...
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Listing of the Day Today's listing of the day is: Short Reads #WritingCommunity

Today's listing of the day is: Short Reads #WritingCommunity

The Way It Worked by Sue Dickman | Building a life.

I love this flash essay by Sue Dickman (@suecd.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/the-way-it-w...

Love Story with Cow’s Eye by Jim Daniels | Lessons in biology.

Great flash essay by Jim Daniels via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/love-story-w...

Questions I Want to Ask My Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by Shannon Dale | ... that she probably won’t answer.

I love this flash essay by Shannon Dale via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/questions-i-...

And Saltines by Mauri Pollard Johnson | What the heart wants.

I love this flash essay by Mauri Pollard Johnson via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/and-saltines/

This is great. A perfect introduction to @short-reads.org, and a lovely first flash-nonfiction read of the new year!

In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.

ICYMI "lIn Grover Cleveland’s childhood home, I’ll be so busy baking sourdough bread and reading poetry that I’ll rarely scroll the internet.flash essay" by Sari Fordham (@sarifordham.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally in @electricliterature.com). www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

Nonstop Party Wagon by Hallie Pritts | Say yes to the mess.

I have a new piece up @short-reads.org today about wassail choirs, strip clubs, New Zealand and a questionable life plan called the nonstop party wagon.

Twelve Red Grapes by Jamie Etheridge | Wishes for a new year.

“There are a million ways to give up, but we choose magic over grief and despair, and tonight we’ve decided to eat twelve grapes for twelve months. Twelve wishes for twelve ways to learn to live without him.”

Jamie: ❤️

@lescribbler.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/twelve-red-g...

Holding Patterns by Michele Peters | Circling.

I love this flash essay by Michele Peters via @short-reads.org.

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Itasca by Matthew Trumbull | You are here.

Hey, do yinz know about @short-reads.org? It's a fun, free newsletter that delivers thoughtful micro-nonfiction. Often there's a bit of science and/or animals in there. 🧪

Today's flash essay is by Matthew Trumbull (& originally published in slips slips). www.short-reads.org/itasca/

We're Krista Lee Hanson fans, enjoying her original flashes as well as her long-form work (see comment below)
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Twirl Girl by M. S. Reagan | Following the music.

I notice a girl taller than the rest, her long, silky blonde hair pulled back and ribboned at the crown of her head. She kicks her knee up and spins around with her baton. Her smile shines. What if I could smile like her?

So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org

Kissings by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.

You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/

Numbing by Button | Who would choose pain?

"'Do you sense anything?' the dentist asks, pricking at my gums with her tiny metal sickle. I shake my head no, but honestly, I’m never sure what I feel." Love this essay by Linda Button via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/numbing/

Out the Front Door by Beverley Stevens | Making a fuss.

What a gorgeous flash essay by Beverley Stevens via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/out-the-fron...

Kissings by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.

I love this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/kissings/

I Want a Do-Over by Helen Collins Sitler | The limits of change.

Heartbreaking flash essay by Helen Collins Sitler via @short-reads.org. 💔 www.short-reads.org/i-want-a-do-...

In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.

Love this piece by @sarifordham.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

The Night I Ended My Pregnancy by Julie Parker | Three trips to Walgreens.

I love this flash essay by Julie Parker via @short-reads.org.

www.short-reads.org/the-night-i-...

What Are You? by Sammi LaBue | Eight and three-quarters.

I love this flash essay by Sammi LaBue via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Sun).

www.short-reads.org/what-are-you/

Racing Rachael Ray by Brendan O’Meara | Beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes.

"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...