Story in the bin! Was a delight to write and hopefully a pleasure for the team to read. Get your stories in my Trash Cat family!

Just a few more days to submit to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social Annual Writing Competition! 🎉🎉🎉

DO NOT MISS THIS!!

FlashFlood opens tomorrow (19 April). Flashes up to 300 words. This year’s editors are: @lunchontuesday.bsky.social @coffeeandpaneer.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social @judiwalsh.bsky.social & Cassandra Parkin

Submit to Stanchion on April 27. No fees, bit of cash.
www.stanchionzine.com/submissions

Broken Hearts Gallery Literary We’ve all been there. Somewhere along your path in life someone or something has broken your heart.

Tomorrow we will have our first post of 2026 up at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. Always open for submissions because heart breaks don't take a break:

brokenheartsliterary.com

Send something my way.

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We love seeing old pieces find new homes!

new new: "No Time Like the Present," by Katharine Tyndall: wigleaf.com @katharinetyndall.bsky.social

Me too!!!

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FlashFlood opens for submissions on 19 April till 25 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Stories will be published on NFFD. Pre 2023 previously published considered. Reserved slots for unpublished writers. For more details see our submission guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

So happy they made an impact. Thank you for reading and sharing! 😊🙏

Two Micro Memoirs by Nina Miller Elephantween

New life for these @fiveminutelit.bsky.social Micro Memoirs thanks to Sugar Sugar Salt Lit!
Moments that shaped me, made me stronger.
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Thank you!

Thank you for the kind offer. I will reach out when I need more readers.

Literary flash fiction with magical realism.

First draft of my @trashcatlit.bsky.social prompt story is in the bag and off to beta readers! Give me "a collector of the weird" and I'm inspired! Thank you, Trash Cat fam!!!

The Great Guesserino By Nina Miller

New romance up @micromancemagazine.bsky.social for your enjoyment! Born from @notquitewrite.com October competition. I appreciate inspiring prompts and the stories they encourage.
#WritingCommunity

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The press release I made and fired off to several local and national outlets got picked up in Out & About Delaware, online and in print! Get your copy of Poems to Stage Dive to by the marvelous and kind @adamg.bsky.social right now for the low low price of 2 Fugazi tickets.

I'm publishing @spencerfleury.bsky.social's novel, The Shitbird, this September, and two test copies/ARCs just arrived... daaaaaaaaaaamn this is a fine looking book!

Congratulations!! Read the 2nd place winners work here...
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

Congratulations to these two fantastic writers!! Check out their amazing pieces here!!
#WritingCommunity

But at midnight, fed by the monster energy drink... they hunger for more.

The highly commended list is up!

Congrats @noranadj.bsky.social @therelphian.bsky.social and Jenny Kingsley Emem. Your stories are 🔥🔥🔥

These stories are straight up 🔥🔥🔥🔥!!
Congratulations!!

Decisions have been made. The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social will be announcing the winners and Highly commended soon. Thank you again to all who submitted, the quality of the work was incredible.
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

Working my way through this beautifully written, searingly honest and deeply though provoking book. Thank you @tracieadams.bsky.social for putting your life on the page. I’m filled with emotion reading this, and yet despite your painful memories, you still manage to make me feel uplifted.

Sole Mates By Nina Miller

Who doesn't love a Sunday quickie? Get a "kick" out of this little love story... @micromancemagazine.bsky.social !
#WritingCommunity

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