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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Digest week of July 13 is live, w/ micromemoirs by Ann Fischer, Annemarie Whilton, Trivikram Pujar @amyavt.bsky.social Kevin West, Sunayna Pal, Andrea Montgomery, Pawel Grajnert @jmorelli1230.bsky.social Isha Rajan, and from our archives, Salvatore Difalco. fiveminutesweeklydigest.substack.com

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am over the moon to be nominated by @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for Best of the Net!!

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Excited to share my piece “Stopgap” which is written from the perspective of a young boy who’s just lost his father. Working with Ben at @mrbullbull.bsky.social has been amazing from start to finish.

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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Ethan’s the only kid in the third grade with a dead dad. Some of his friends have two dads and his friend Henry’s got two moms, but no one’s got only one."- Amy Allen mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So happy to have a story included in this lovely issue alongside some of my all time favorite authors!

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Neon & Smoke @neonandsmoke.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

And twister is supposed to be a fun game! Thank you for sharing your story with us.

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New piece out today featuring a game of Twister that goes dark. Many thanks to @neonandsmoke.bsky.social , a journal that’s been amazing to work with from start to finish. www.neonandsmoke.com/july-smoke/t...

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That's Not In The Rules | Neon & Smoke

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Very grateful to have won the Five Minutes Micro Marathon contest in the category, “Broken” for my piece based on the space shuttle Challenger.

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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

“I’ll never understand how they gave me away.” -/Amy Allen gooseberry-pie.com/homecoming/

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Homecoming - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Thrilled that my story “Homecoming” is included in the latest issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/homecoming/

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Homecoming - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thrilled that my story, “Bad Guy” will be included in this July 7, 2026 publication! Many thanks to @flashfrog.bsky.social for the nomination, and to @smokelong.bsky.social for the both the prompt and community that inspired it. @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Made it to the shortlist! Woo hoo!!

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

So thrilled to be on the long list in this writing contest among the best of the best—humans and writers!

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Honored to receive an honorable mention among these esteemed writers.

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Brooksie C. Fontaine @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Showcasing my illustrations for this month's issue of Ghost Parachute. This one is for "Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection" by Amy Allen. It's a wonderfully funny, sincere, and beautiful depiction of adolescence. #Illustration #Writing

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

This is the best news! Such an honor!

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Amy Allen @amyavt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

My prose poem, “Whalesong”, inspired by @serialproductions.bsky.social piece “The Good Whale” is out today in issue 48 of Unbroken @ambidextrouslit.bsky.social Check it out here! www.theunjournals.com/unbroken48

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Unbroken | Issue 48 | Winter 2026

Prose poems for y'all.

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Read "Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection" written by @amyavt.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "Everywhere that stupid backpack, at his feet during class, in his lap at the cafeteria, worn forward as he shuffles down the hallways alone." tinyurl.com/5t52ufbc

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Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection — Ghost Parachute

Everywhere that stupid backpack, at his feet during class, in his lap at the cafeteria, worn forward as he shuffles down the hallways alone. Faded orange, tattered, the black Sharpie drawing of a tige...

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

A big round of applause please for our top 25 micros in The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 25! If you see your work on this list, please feel free to celebrate on social media but please do so without identifying your title(s). Anonymous judging is ongoing. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest — The Shortlist - SmokeLong Quarterly

We were thrilled by the response to this year’s Grand Micro Contest, now an annual competition. Our judges—twelve of them from all over the world—read more than 1300 entries, and we are grateful for t...

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

Red yellow and grey retro geometric pattern. White space at the bottom with black lettering: The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 Long list

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