Story Track: Patty Griffin’s “Shine a Different Way” is a song about releasing the urge to control the narrative–both for ourselves and for others. It’s about allowing people to be who they are. About breaking free from our mental ruts so we can “shine a different way tomorrow.”

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Wonderful story from @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social. Enjoy!

Just got done with this story, and it's such a beautiful piece.

gorgeous writing @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social!

Have you read our story of the week yet? #weekendreads @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social

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Ellen Birkett Morris - Baggage — Brown Hound Press The first thing I did was remove the crucifixes. There were beautiful ones, the blue Murano glass etched with vines adorned with a silvery Jesus, and the brightly colored, hand-painted pinewood cross ...

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Ellen Birkett Morris - Baggage — Brown Hound Press The first thing I did was remove the crucifixes. There were beautiful ones, the blue Murano glass etched with vines adorned with a silvery Jesus, and the brightly colored, hand-painted pinewood cross ...

Story of the Week: When we write the narrative of a disagreement, we’re right and the other person is wrong. Why is it so hard to realize the truth is more nuanced? In @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social's story both characters lack this nuanced perspective.

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Story Track: Mazzy Star’s “Into Dust” is a song about impermanence. Every living thing–from a fish to a father–eventually disappears, (re)turns to dust. Gyotaku creates art from a living creature. It is an act of preservation. A remembrance of what was.

- Josh Boldt, Editor

Our Story of the Week is a strange unsolved mystery about a unique art form. Written by a debut author!

#weekendreads #fiction #shortstories

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Dean Crow - Gyotaku — Brown Hound Press My father papered the walls of his studio in crisp white washi, covered in schools of Gyotaku: ink prints of fish he’d caught throughout his career. I probe the paper like I’m noodling for a bite until I fumble on the light switch. The LEDs mimic natural light–my father would accept no less. He dema

Have you read our story of the week yet? Went up today. A debut author, a unique art form, and a strange unsolved mystery.

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Dean Crow - Gyotaku — Brown Hound Press My father papered the walls of his studio in crisp white washi, covered in schools of Gyotaku: ink prints of fish he’d caught throughout his career. I probe the paper like I’m noodling for a bite until I fumble on the light switch. The LEDs mimic natural light–my father would accept no less. He dema

New story of the week is up today. This is the author’s first publication, and the writing is excellent.

#debutauthor #shortstories #mystery #fiction

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That's right. So many good writers out there who need homes for their stories.

Agreed. And it is the author's first publication!

Dean Crow - Gyotaku — Brown Hound Press My father papered the walls of his studio in crisp white washi, covered in schools of Gyotaku: ink prints of fish he’d caught throughout his career. I probe the paper like I’m noodling for a bite until I fumble on the light switch. The LEDs mimic natural light–my father would accept no less. He dema

Story of the Week! Clues on a canvas, details left to the hand of the artist, a copy that hints at its original without definitive truth. The narrator/artist/reader must fill in the unknowns and arrive at their own interpretation.

Josh Boldt, Editor

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Hey, that’s us!

Story Track: The Kill for Love album by Chromatics is one of my top records of the past twenty years. The track “These Streets Will Never Look the Same” is a fitting match for @lucidillusions.in’s story with its eerie synth and lyrics.

-Josh Boldt, Editor

If you've not read it yet, you should read it now.

(Little bit of tech, horror, and occult — enjoy the 9th Witchcraft 101 story)

#ReaderSky #ReadSky #BookSky #NewWork

Story of the week at brownhoundpress.com.

Suvajeet Duttagupta - The Digital Familiar — Brown Hound Press Sylvie’s world existed in muted blues and greys, mirroring the screen she clutched like a lifeline. She was fourteen, lonely and keenly aware of the space around her that no one chose to fill. Her bed...

Have you read our Story of the Week by @lucidillusions.in yet?
#weekendreads

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Instead of sharing a new #FlashFictionFriday story on my Patreon.

Here's anew Witchcraft 101 story that @brownhoundpress.bsky.social published this week!

You should add it to your weekend read, and obviously subscribe for a new story every week!

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ReadSky #NewWork 💙📚

Cutleaf (not on Bluesky) is open for subs from April 1 - 15 for publication in 2027. Really great journal that pays, and there is no cost for submission. Prose (NF/F) both cap at 500 subs, and poetry caps at 300 subs. Highly recommend checking them out and submitting: cutleafjournal.com/submit

Suvajeet Duttagupta - The Digital Familiar — Brown Hound Press Sylvie’s world existed in muted blues and greys, mirroring the screen she clutched like a lifeline. She was fourteen, lonely and keenly aware of the space around her that no one chose to fill. Her bed...

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I dug the hell out of this one.

Hello friends, guess who has a new story out for you to read this week?

It's I, your friendly internet writer friend who you should support, and totally go read this story now!

(And also subscribe to @brownhoundpress.bsky.social ❣️)

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriteSky #ReaderSky #BookSky

Suvajeet Duttagupta - The Digital Familiar — Brown Hound Press Sylvie’s world existed in muted blues and greys, mirroring the screen she clutched like a lifeline. She was fourteen, lonely and keenly aware of the space around her that no one chose to fill. Her bed...

Story of the Week: Suvajeet Duttagupta (@lucidillusions.in) explores the concept of digital addiction in his story “The Digital Familiar” wherein a teenage girl becomes psychologically dependent on an AI(?)-powered phone app.

- Josh Boldt, Editor

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This story is so well-written that I immediately re-read it, to see the darkness hidden within. Beautiful and hopeful, with an eye firmly fixed on less-hopeful realities.

Story Track: Like Deb Blenkhorn’s story, Taylor Swift’s “Seven” remembers a childhood friend whose “house was haunted.” Both stories tell of pain and hope intertwined, of girls (later women) overcoming dark histories and moving forward the best they can.

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@brownhoundpress.bsky.social is publishing some of the best work today. Make sure you check them out, and SUBMIT YOUR STORIES THE MINUTE THEY OPEN UP!

Book rec. Just finished this one by Brown Hound contributor @libbycudmore.bsky.social! Good for those who like noir, private detective, and mystery novels. Lots of great music references too.

Have you read our Story of the Week yet? #weekendreads

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