Reposted by Angela JoynesSusurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📝 #SubsOpen for our Winter 2026 issue, Issue 16! Submit your #poetry, #flash, #fiction, and #CNF to @susurrusmag.bsky.social. Send us your gorgeous and compelling, your thoughtful and tender--all open to artists across the American South. Learn more at susurrusthemagazine.com/submit 033
Reposted by Angela JoynesMaureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am so thrilled to see my work in the gorgeous new issue of @south85journal.bsky.social! I had the best time serving as Artist-in-Residence for it. Pls check out my portfolio & artist statement & read the amazing writing in this special issue! www.south85journal.com/artists-stat... 6498
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Woohoo!! I’m so grateful my wee poison plant story has been nominated!!! 130
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yesterday I got a rejection less than 7 hrs after submission! Boy, I guess they know what they don’t want! 😂 030
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I just finished SILVER GIRL by @lesliepwriter.bsky.social Late to the party I know but what a party! This novel has incredible heart, voice, clever turns of phrase, and utterly unforgettable characters! ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ 192
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026When a book is more than a book… a handmade work of art by @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social a beautiful rendering of the hopes and dreams of women. Lyrical language and irresistible imagery! 010
Reposted by Angela JoynesDelphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 03/09/2026How to Cook Lamb When All You Can Think Of Is Death by Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social rawlit.weebly.com/9_6.html Dying to See Oliver by Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social rawlit.weebly.com/9_8.htmlrawlit.weebly.com9_6“Whether new or old, the hearth is often the gathering place.” 031
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Whoa! Super grateful for this nomination! “Dying To See Oliver” was written in @mattkendrick.bsky.social Go With The Flow writing course. Thanks Matt and thanks @delgeo14.bsky.social !!! 172
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026“Wear the strappy sandals, he'd say, and I seriously had never heard a guy use that term” I love this story! 121
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A story rejected 20+ times, inspired by my sister’s alopecia as a girl and her best friend’s love. Thanks ever so much to the beautiful Orange Rose Literary theorangeroselitmag.com/2026/08/22/b...theorangeroselitmag.com“Bandana Girls” by Angela JoynesThe death-bed request had proven far harder to decline than an invitation to supper, Tupperware parties, or Rook games. Bix wrinkled her nose. Humid air and wet coats magnified the hospital’s usual… 020
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My latest! A story of alopecia, loyalty, friendship, and forgiveness. Very close to my ♥️ theorangeroselitmag.com/2026/08/22/b...theorangeroselitmag.com“Bandana Girls” by Angela JoynesThe death-bed request had proven far harder to decline than an invitation to supper, Tupperware parties, or Rook games. Bix wrinkled her nose. Humid air and wet coats magnified the hospital’s usual… 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Book mail makes for a great day!! @stanchion.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social 141
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Because I’m waiting in walkin clinic I had time for a longer story from one of my favorite journals Trouble is, now I’m crying. It soo good @westchesterreview.bsky.social www.westchesterreview.com/william-cass-1westchesterreview.comWilliam Cass — The Westchester Review 000
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Thanks to Laura Black one my favorite stories ever is back!!! Love, grief, and magic in one little pkg! 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026😊 woohoo! An acceptance today for one my longer stories which is close to my heart because of my sister’s childhood alopecia. After many rejections and revisions, I’m glad I’ll soon be able to share. The story will appear in the elegant Orange Rose Literary Magazine 🙏 🙏 Can’t wait! 030
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/dete... “We hang dripping for days on display, the dregs of society, the outcasts, the filthy needing to be detergentized” My speculative microellipsis-zine.comDetergentized by Angela JoynesFlash Fiction: Detergentized 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I never thought of my dark poisonous-plant micro as a 🎃 read! Thank you!! 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026My husband found this mushroom here in Tennesse. Lactarius indigo maybe? I think it’s exquisite! 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026My speculative feminist micro! Written in Kathy Fish’s flash extravaganza the ekphrastic prompt! @kathyfish.bsky.social 481
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Check out @madeleinewrite.bsky.social Madeleine Armstrong’s “On Duty”. Suits the deception theme. To a T!! 111
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026“Sheldon is bound and determined we don’t need a kid…He’s heard horror tales from his friends about no sleep, no sex, bawling, and bodily functions”. “Trust Me, Honey” my sex scene deception story. Once again thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social !! 121
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Thanks for the spotlight!!! I Might have a bit of a thing for Poisonous plants! 😉 000
Reposted by Angela JoynesNathan Pettigrew @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Cheers, Bluesky! Rock and a Hard Place #16 has dropped and features my story "Brighter Horizons." Special thanks to @suzjay11.bsky.social, @robdsmith.bsky.social and the entire @rhppress.bsky.social team! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX32LMC7 511661
Reposted by Angela JoynesKathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I have a new piece up at @bulbregion.bsky.social Many thanks to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social for having me back! I'd love for you to read, "Dimensions." 💙 bulbregion.com/Dimensions-b...bulbregion.comDimensions, by Kathy Fish — The Bulb RegionDimensions — Kathy Fish I WANDER THE ROOMS, THOUGH my house has become outsized and... 116619
Reposted by Angela JoynesLisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Thrilled to find “The Sweet Darkness” on the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 long list! Thanks to all the judges and to @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for publishing it. Congrats to all the writers on both lists 🎉 maudlinhouse.net/the-sweet-da...maudlinhouse.netThe Sweet DarknessBroken pens, Bic lighters, and sticky dimes and pennies floated up through the cushions of the sofa and pinched the thighs of the teenagers who were all supposed to be somewhere else. Someone fiddled ... 6545
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026With apologies to all the nice Gordons out there, here’s my poison plant micro born in a @mattkendrick.bsky.social course!! Thanks @therelphian.bsky.social trashcatlit.com/bloodroot/trashcatlit.comBloodrootAngela Joynes Listen to Angela read her story On the flats along the Cold Stream among fiddleheads, violets, and trilliums, bloomed the delicate white flower Mama swore to be poison. I clung to my … 131
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Woohoo! Over the moon to find one of my stories on the Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social long list! My first time! Thanks to the team at @susurrusmag.bsky.social www.susurrusthemagazine.com/my-grandmoth...susurrusthemagazine.comMy Grandmother's Hands, — Susurrus 3133
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026“Dying to See Oliver” was born in @mattkendrick.bsky.social GO WITH THE FLOW writing course, a stream of consciousness exercise. Thanks Matt!! rawlit.weebly.com/9_8.htmlrawlit.weebly.com9_8“ We are always running out of time… ” 020
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026What can I say? I love poisonous plants! “Bloodroot “ coming soon. Thanks JP!! 020
Reposted by Angela JoynesDelphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 21/06/2026We are live! rawlit.weebly.com/issue9.html Contributors 2/3 Katie Hughbanks El Johnson Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social Karina Longo Siobhan Maher Amy Marques @amymarques.bsky.social Oormila V. Prahlad 163
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026My story “Dying to See Oliver” is in this beautiful Raw Lit issue & fantastic art by @amymarques.bsky.social Thank you! Warning: death, loss of son, addiction, profanity rawlit.weebly.com/9_8.htmlrawlit.weebly.com9_8“ We are always running out of time… ” 020
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026When one gets paid for a micro in Mythic Picnic (yay) @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social naturally one uses the funds to take a workshop with the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social !! 2166
Reposted by Angela JoynesDelphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Coming soon - Issue 9 Lifeline Sunsetting - Amy Marques @amymarques.bsky.social & Dying to See Oliver - Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social 163
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The artwork by Amy Marques to go with my story is Perfection! 041
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Woohoo! So excited to be in the upcoming Raw Lit issue with these amazing writers! 021
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026With our good friends at a cocktail party to support Nashville Shakespeare Festival! It was a ‘Midsummer’ Night in pink! 010
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026“The lungs, memory chests for held breaths.” Just a gorgeous list story! 111
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Wonderful stories here including @ninamiller.bsky.social 💔story told through a suture removal kit, and my little story about Aunt Ruby Rooster which was born in @mattkendrick.bsky.social Glorious Words. Thanks so much @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social 2166
Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Super writing news! My short story collection PENNIES TO JUMP THE RAILS won 3rd prize in the fiction manuscript category of the Writers Federation of New Brunswick competition!! wfnb.ca/David-Adams-...wfnb.caThe Writers' Federation of New Brunswick - David Adams Richards Prize 120