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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thanks for reposting this. Here is the link to the story substack.com/@katiefitzge...

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Under the Strobe Lights

by Barb DeMoney

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I am pleased to announce that my second chance romance story Under the Strobe Lights was published today by Sweet Cute Magazine. I hope you enjoy it!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My story The Taste of Olives was published today by Sudden Flash. It is a sad, reflective short story I wrote a while back. Hope you enjoy it! yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

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The Taste of Olives

Suddenly, she was eating olives.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I just submitted my 300 word wholesome horror story for the monthly Whimsy contest. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's stories once we can share them!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm please to announce that my short horror story A Good Host was a finalist for a Halloween horror contest at Flash Phantoms. You can see all the finalists stories here: www.flashphantoms.net/halloween-co... Or here is the picture and a screenshot of my story below.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Beautiful thought-provoking poem, Cris. Glad the spiders got a few more hours.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Loved the callback to the cattails at the end. Beautiful story. I also loved this line, "little birds that congregate like a billion fairies, or, more accurately, like a crap-ton of little birds..." it made me smile. Glad you found a home for this one.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I just submitted my 500-word rhyming story for this challenge. It was fun to write a comedy this time around! Good luck to all my friends who joined. I look forward to reading lots of stories!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just submitted my 500 word rhyming story. Had fun getting to write a comedy this time around! Looking forward to reading everyone's stories!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm excited to announce my story Operation Bromance finished in the top 16 stories for its genre!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm happy to see my story Operation Bromance advanced to the final showdown in the writing contest I entered at Writing Battle. I will find out if it advances from the Top 64 on Sunday.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Excited that my story Better Than the Bus received the Cupid's Choice for August for being the most read and engaged with story in its category.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I just submitted my story for this month's Whimsy contest. Good luck to everyone!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy to announce my short Romance story Under the Strobe Lights will be published in Sweet Cute Magazine in October.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm very pleased to announce that my story Under the Strobe Lights was accepted for publication by Sweet Cute Magazine! I really like this story and am excited for it to be published on Oct. 12th!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My funny little 250-word short story An Unexpected Ambush was published today. Please give it a read. I bet it will make you smile! qb.foofaraw.press

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Quotidian Bagatelle

microstories and more—every single day

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I am excited to announce that my short RomCom Better Than the Bus was published today by @micromancemagazine.bsky.social If you have a minute or two, please give it a read. I hope it will brighten your day and make you smile! :) substack.com/home/post/p-...

Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Top 10 out of 500 entries is so awesome! Congrats. Hope it finds a great home.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I am excited to announce I started an Amazon author page. It lists all of the anthologies I have been published in. Please check it out and follow me: www.amazon.com/author/barbd...

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Barb DeMoney: books, biography, latest update

Follow Barb DeMoney and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Barb DeMoney Author Page.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I was really excited to see my suspense/thriller short story Beyond the Dunes came in 2nd for my group in the NYCM flash fiction contest! Now I get to move on to round 2!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My copy of Dream a Little Dream With Me arrived today. My story is a summer meet cute story (When Things Finally Click) about a home owner and locksmith, that I wrote for the summer KissMet Quarterly. It is the fourth anthology I've been included in now by them. @micromancemagazine.bsky.social

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

So happy for my friend, Natalie who won not only 2nd but also 3rd place in this contest! Congrats Natalie! 🎉

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

So incredibly happy for you!!!! Well done!!! (Unprecedented in fact!)

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My story Just Outside the Frame was accepted for the Shine On Harvest Moon autumn KissMet Quarterly anthology!

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

When an act of courage sparks an unlikely friendship, whispered conversations through prison walls become something worth risking everything for. "What We Whisper Through Walls" by @bdemoney.bsky.social Please check it out at the Garage: literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...

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What We Whisper Through Walls | Literary Garage

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My opposites attract short story What We Whisper Through Walls was published today. literarygarage.com/what-we-whis...

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What We Whisper Through Walls | Literary Garage

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

My story Blizzards and Barstools received the Cupid's Choice award for the month of May with Micromance Magazine! Yay!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I’m so happy to share my YA short story Rearranging the Stars that was published today. It's my favorite story that I've written so far. It's about a socially anxious teen who relies on routines, but learns something new about herself. I hope you like it. lunchticket.org/rearranging-...

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Rearranging the Stars - Lunch Ticket

Rearranging the Stars is a young adult piece by writer Barb DeMoney about two people meeting for the first time in a school cafeteria.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Congratulations! That's so exciting. Happy for you!

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I'm pleased to announce my opposites attract short story What We Whisper Through Walls came in the top 64 for its genre and I'm even happier that it has been accepted for publication and will be published by Literary Garage in the next few weeks or months.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I'm happy to announce my sweet RomCom (a meet-cute at a hotel in Upstate NY during a blizzard) is out today at Micromance Magazine. You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/microman... hope you enjoy it!

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Blizzards and Barstools

By Barb DeMoney

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Cuyler, what a touching and touch read. So glad you found a home for this one. Lots of emotion packed in and that ending really hits.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I entered into the 2500-word Verdant Owl competition at Writing Battle and found out today that my story will be advancing to the final showdown. The top 10 stories in each group advance and mine came in 7th. I also received a poetic prose trophy.

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My silly little stoner meet-cute that takes place at a Taco Bell was published today by Rat Bag Lit. I had so much fun writing this one. Bet it will make you smile! Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! open.substack.com/pub/ratbagli...

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The Last Fire Sauce Packet

By Barb DeMoney

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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I was surprised with not only one but TWO acceptances today! So happy to say my 250-word story An Unexpected Ambush and my flash fiction story Rearranging the Stars were both accepted for publication. Yay!

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