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Andrea Marcusa

@andreamarcusa.bsky.social
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Gettysburg, Citron, Moon City, Cleaver, Ghost Parachute, Milk Candy, Centaur Lit. Best Microfiction. Semi-finalist Smokelong. Chapbook: "What We Now Live With." Writers Studio Faculty; Flash Editor-Cleaver

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Robert Vaughan @rgvaughan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Issue 53 is now published @bendinggenres.bsky.social today! Thanks to our BG editors and writers for sending us these terrific poems, fiction and CNF. Also, thanks to David McNicholas, for stepping in as IT specialist! bendinggenres.com
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 12h
Thank you editor Robert Vaughan for including my flash fiction piece, "Nowhere Special," in the current issue of Bending Genres. bendinggenres.com/nowhere-spec...
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Nowhere Special
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 09/10/2026
The Shortlist is up: Selections by Kelli Rule @kdiannerule.bsky.social Featuring fiction from: Blake HC Mihm Iain Grinbergs @g-bergs.bsky.social Neil Campbell Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social Jeffrey Hermann @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social Hannah Nathanson Claire Salvato Links here:
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The Shortlist for October 8, 2026 - Turn and Work
Fiction from Blake HC Mihm, Iain Grinbergs, Neil Campbell, Andrea Marcusa, Jeffrey Hermann, Hannah Nathanson, and Claire Salvato
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you @MISTERBULLBULL for featuring "Floaters" in your publication. mrbullbull.com/newbull/
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you Bullit for featuring this story, "Floaters" mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thankyou Jeff Harvey! I'm thrilled!
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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@andreamarcusa.bsky.social in Issue 4 of Hot Flash Literary!! Read all of "Inheritance" here: hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/ #flashfiction #microfiction #InstantKarma
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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"After twenty years of nursing, lying’s as automatic as 'Happy Holidays,' every December. It’s how I survive the medical trenches. 'It’s only a pinch.' 'The doctor’ll be here soon.' 'He didn’t suffer.'" @andreamarcusa.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Hot Flash Literary editors Tina and Jessica for featuring "Inheritance" in your latest issue. The issue is a great read! hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/...
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Inheritance - Hot Flash Literary
He was always a stealth nose picker. That’s how I recognize him, this man I pass each day during my walk around the Harlem Meer. I see him in rain, sun, snow, and fog, along with the greedy geese look...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks Dan!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you Liz!
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Christine H. @csquareh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thrilled to have "When I Met Ah Ma in Purgatory" published in Hot Flash lit. Check out work by by Mikki Aronoff, @francesgapper.bsky.social @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social et al. Many thanks to EiCs @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson hotflashliterary.com/when-i-met-a...
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When I Met Ah Ma in Purgatory - Hot Flash Literary
“What about my African violets, my jade plants, my burro’s tails? Are they all dead too?” she asked when she saw me. The look on my face gave her the answers. “Shame! They would’ve thrived here,” she ...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“I committed murder last night when I shoved the writhing mouse into the porcelain bowl and held it there until it stilled.” @andreamarcusa.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/bait/
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Christine H. @csquareh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Samantha, wide-eyed and trusting, still young enough to believe her mother can do no wrong" by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/bait/
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
These are amazing!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social for featuring "Bait" in the latest issue of Gooseberry-pie.com gooseberry-pie.com/bait/?fbclid...
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Read today’s issue @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social with work by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social Jinjia Grace Hu Lynn Kozwolski @benstarr.bsky.social Fortune Cookie @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @judydarley.bsky.social @semurphy.bsky.social Kathleen Latham Nasta Martyn gooseberry-pie.com/issue-44/
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Issue 44 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Why Not? by Jacqueline Doyle Midsummer Reverie by Jinjia Grace Hu Out of the Blue by Lynn Kozlowski The Robin by Ben Starr Butcher Babe by Fortune Cookie Bait by Andrea Marcusa Three Strangers on a Co...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Egret
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
@travisflatt.bsky.social Travis..you Cadillacs story is awesome!
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Vestal Review @vestalreview.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A sisterly rivalry that gets out of hand.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I loved this story!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thank you editor David Galef for featuring "Win" in the June issue of @VestalReview.bluesky.social I'm thrilled to be there with so many great writers among them: #MegPokrass #AvitusBCarle #TravisLFlatt #KipKnott & others www.vestalreview.net/win #flashfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity
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Win — Vestal Review
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you forr posting!
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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ICYMI today we have stunning #story for you—Not Yet by Andrea Marcusa #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity @andreamarcusa.bsky.social. Please click on the link below and enjoy
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you Linda!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you Fictive Dream editor Laura Black for featuring "Not Yet" in the most recent issue. I have always so admired this publication. fictivedream.com/2026/05/29/n...
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Not Yet
by Andrea Marcusa I HAVEN’T VISITED my daughter in months. I spot her exit ahead and tried to ignore it. I’ve succeeded the last few times. But something about the gray sky reminds me of her …
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Thank you Bret Pribble for featuring my story "Spin" in your latest issue! ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Thank you Bret!
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congrats @brettpribble.bsky.social and @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute! Gary Fincke, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @francinewitte.bsky.social, @andreamarcusa.bsky.social, @amymarques.bsky.social, @itssonoemi.bsky.social, @courtneyb77.bsky.social. ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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May 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Thanks Brett Pribble for featuring "Spin" in the most recent issue of Ghost Parachute. Amazing to be included with so many greats in the Flash Fiction World! ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thank you Lynn Goodwin for publishing this interview with me in Writer Advice. writeradvice.com/interviews-s...
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Interviews — Spring 2026 - Writer Advice
Ideas and tips for writing Flash Fiction. "I believe a compelling flash story works best when it uses compression, narrative, language, imagery, details specific to its story and character(s) that are...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
We have new six-week classes starting in March. Don't miss this chance to use our effective method to find a narrator to the stories that only you can tell. Check out these new upcoming classes: courses.writerstudio.com/collections/... #fiction #flashfiction #memoir #creativewriting
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Thank you Dan!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Thank you, Claudia!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Thank you Claudia!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Thanks Laura!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thank you Gooseberry Pie editor @Jeff Harvey for including the flash, "Small Change," in the February issue. Great to be here with so many familiar names! gooseberry-pie.com/small-change...
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Small Change - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Erik Gjester on Unsplash by Andrea Marcusa Mom pulled into a gas station with rusting pumps, cheap prices, and a guy in a grease-stained uniform, the stink of oil and gasoline seeping into ou...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Thank you!
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Read "Small White Flags Of Surrender" written by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it." tinyurl.com/449y8wer
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Small White Flags Of Surrender — Ghost Parachute
It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it. Each load a spin of the chamber, rippling and clanking so loud the baby would stop, stare, and point, as if warning u...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Hi! I saw a post from Meg P that best microfictions is open. Shld we pick some stories? Also have we done the other prizes?
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Rawhead @rawheadjournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Featuring a powerful piece of flash fiction today by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social from Issue One of Rawhead. Check it out! rawheadjournal.org/issue-one/an... #andreamarcusa #rawheadjournal #flashfiction #shortfiction #flashfictionwriters
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This Saturday, 2 pm Eastern. Readers: Katherine Plumhoff, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Andrea Marcusa, Court Harler, Thaisa Frank, Brett Pribble, Jenn D’Alvia, C.Christine Fair, Jason Lee Norman. Register here for zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Thank you Unbroken Journal Editor, Ken Chau, and other UJ editors, for featuring my prose poem, "My Mother's Last Promise," in your latest issue.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Thank you editors of @LunchTicket1 for including "Waiting In Line..." in your fall issue! lunchticket.org/waiting-in-l...
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Waiting in Line for a Bathroom at Lotfi's Wedding in Sidi Bou Sid, Tunisia - Lunch Ticket
The creative non-fiction work by Andrea Marcusa tells a moment-in-time story that speaks to women everywhere.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Thank you editor @keithpowell1955.bsky.social for featuring "The Things You Will Do" in today's issue of @doesithavepockets.bsky.social yourimpossiblevoice.com/the-things-y...
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The Things You Will Do | Your Impossible Voice
By Andrea Marcusa — "You will see your mother’s number calling and a strange cardboard voice will strike your ear with She’s passed, and you’ll hang onto your mind, save it from falling into dead air,...
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Your Impossible Voice @yourimpossiblevoice.com · 09/09/2025
Tuesday #flashfiction: The Things You Will Do—a breathless moment of grief and guilt by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social!
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The Things You Will Do | Your Impossible Voice
By Andrea Marcusa — "You will see your mother’s number calling and a strange cardboard voice will strike your ear with She’s passed, and you’ll hang onto your mind, save it from falling into dead air,...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is a stunning story, Claudia! Love your imaginative and descriptive use of language to amp in the terror, grief, and anxiety! I've wondered how to go out this topic. You dove in head first. Remarkable!
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
So thrilled and grateful to be in this!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thrilled to be shortlisted in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 's six sentence story competition. Thank you editor, Jeff Harvey! gooseberry-pie.com/heat/
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Heat* - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
*Shortlisted for Gooseberry Pie’s 2nd Annual Writing Contest Photo by Ben McLeod on Unsplash by Andrea Marcusa After a long overnight shift cleaning up shit and dispensing meds to cantankerous dowager...
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