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Bulb Culture Collective

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Submissions OPEN for CHANDELIER: GLOWERING! 🎃 online lit space ○ light bulb bunch ○ send us your previously published writing Editors: L.M. Cole & Jared Povanda www.bulbculturecollective.com/chand…

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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are now OPEN for GLOWERING submissions! 🎃💀👻 We would love to read your most haunted previously published writing! Think Halloween! Submissions will be open through October 16. More info can be found here: www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-s...

Submissions are now OPEN for Bulb Culture Collective's next e-zine, Chandelier: Glowering! An eerie silver candelabra is faded against a black background. The text is stark white.

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Keith Woodruff @keithwoodruff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For Friday, a love letter to my violent friends - a reprint - is up @bulbculture.bsky.social and huge thanks to Jared for such kind words

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The light is on for Keith Woodruff! @keithwoodruff.bsky.social 💡 “Tornado”—our last weekly publication until November—will leave you in awe. A truly amazing, finely wrought micro/prose poem, we’re begging you not to miss it! Read Keith’s sensational work over at the site!

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Tornado - Keith Woodruff — Bulb Culture Collective

We were a storm.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We’re in fantastic company here! Thanks, @mattjakubowski.bsky.social!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some quick announcements! 💡 1. We are still open for submissions to Chandelier: Glowering! An e-zine specifically looking for spooky, Halloween-esque previously published writing! 🎃 You have until October 16 to submit your reprints, and Glowering is scheduled to publish on October 30!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The light is on for Jess Simms! @jesssimms.bsky.social 💡 Love the supernatural? “Third Shift” is a fantastic urban fantasy that’ll grip you from the very first line. Read Jess’s amazing fiction over at the site!

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Third Shift - Jess Simms — Bulb Culture Collective

Annabelle kept strange hours.

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E K Macdonald @ekmacdonald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you so much for sharing this story @bulbculture.bsky.social

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The light is on for Emily Macdonald! @ekmacdonald.bsky.social 💡 “Laundry” is a lyric flash fiction told from the POV of a character who sees and experiences the world in a beautiful way. Read Emily’s incredible work over at the site!

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Laundry - Emily Macdonald — Bulb Culture Collective

Not all things, she says, need to be ordered.

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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Big shout to @bulbculture.bsky.social for republishing our preloved pieces. I wrote this back in 2021 on a course with @kmelkes.bsky.social where lots of others also helped me with it including @norami.bsky.social and @mynachang.bsky.social (see, it might be five years but I haven't forgotten).

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A reminder that we are OPEN for spooky submissions! 🎃 Reprints/previously published, as usual, to be published on October 30 in a Halloween-centric e-zine!

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Six-Eyed Kitten @andrewkozma.net · 22/09/2026

"an off ramp on a rocky road where it all comes down to ice cream, you scream, the police come, it's awkward"

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The light is on for Lindsay McLeod!💡 “Houdini” is as twisting and tricksy a poem as the escape artist it’s named after. Read Lindsay’s gorgeous poetry over at the site!

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Houdini - Lindsay McLeod — Bulb Culture Collective

a safe as safe in love as houses

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The light is on for Chris Cottom! @chriscottom.bsky.social 💡 “Veedon Fleece” is a tender story about a love strong enough to endure across time and lifetimes. Read Chris’s evocative and emotional fiction over at the site!

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Veedon Fleece - Chris Cottom — Bulb Culture Collective

You drift through the afternoon in chat and memory.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As a gentle reminder, BCC only considers reprints for publication! Sticking to our Glowering theme, we want to read and resurrect your literary zombies! 🧟

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The light is on for Stuart Docherty! @doc12345.bsky.social 💡 “Sky’s Falling” is a brilliant story about the mingled aches of grief, loss, and family. Read Stuart’s beautiful fiction over at the site!

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Sky’s Falling - Stuart Docherty — Bulb Culture Collective

There’s something wrong with my sister, Sky.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Submissions are already coming in 🥹

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are now OPEN for GLOWERING submissions! 🎃💀👻 We would love to read your most haunted previously published writing! Think Halloween! Submissions will be open through October 16. More info can be found here: www.bulbculturecollective.com/chandelier-s...

Submissions are now OPEN for Bulb Culture Collective's next e-zine, Chandelier: Glowering! An eerie silver candelabra is faded against a black background. The text is stark white.

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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow! We're opening our submissions for CHANDELIER: GLOWERING tomorrow! We want to read your most haunted previously published writing!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow! We're opening our submissions for CHANDELIER: GLOWERING tomorrow! We want to read your most haunted previously published writing!

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Michael Thériault @mtheriaultsf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

With some success in the short story after a hiatus of decades to support a family, then the labor movement, I reviewed work I’d published in my 20s. @bulbculture.bsky.social publishes work from defunct litmags. Berkeley Poets Coop was one. Thnx to Bulb Culture for resurrecting In Here, Out There.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A reminder that we are opening for Halloween-themed submissions for our e-zine Chandelier SEPTEMBER 15! We would very much love to read your previously published spooks and haunts! 🎃

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The light is on for Michael Thériault! @mtheriaultsf.bsky.social 💡 Originally published in 1985, “In Here, Out There” is still searingly relevant. A gripping glimpse of a fracturing family you won’t want to miss! Read Michael’s incredible fiction over at the site!

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In Here, Out There - Michael Thériault — Bulb Culture Collective

Was his voice strange because of the telephone, or because of something else?

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

did someone say Halloween 🎃👻💀??!

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty @ramccafferty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Details from @bulbculture.bsky.social are here! bsky.app/profile/bulb...

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 It's ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🚨 CHANDELIER, Bulb Culture Collective's e-zine, is back! Our new theme? 💀 GLOWERING 🎃 When submissions open on September 15, we'd love to see your spookiest and most eerie previously published writing! Think Halloween! Glowering will publish October 30, 2026

Bulb Culture Collective presents Chandelier: Glowering! Submissions opening September 15, 2026! An eerie looking chandelier is against a black background. The text, in contrast, is in stark white.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The light is on for Craig Kirchner! @craigkiirchner.bsky.social 💡 Craig has previously shared his amazing poetry with us, but today, we have a haunting and contemplative prose piece from him. Read Craig’s “Worst Fear” over at the site!

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Worst Fear - Craig Kirchner — Bulb Culture Collective

The real grief is not having anyone to grieve with.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's a big day over here at BCC! 💡 We have an excellent Tuesday publication to share (which we hope you're looking forward to), and then an exciting announcement to share!

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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The light is on for Dan Berick!💡 “Blue Remembered” is a gorgeous poem, full of seasonal nostalgia and a whole lot of heart. Read Dan’s amazing poetry over at the site!

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Blue Remembered - Dan Berick — Bulb Culture Collective

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are now officially closed for general submissions! Thank you to everyone who has submitted; you’ll receive a response soon. Stay tuned for fun and exciting updates as well as our usual weekly publications! 💡

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Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨 Today! Today is the day! We are CLOSING (temporarily) for general submissions! 🚨 We really want to read your previously published writing! If you don’t make this window, though, worry not. Subs will open again soon. And then there may be something else blowing in on the chill breeze…👻🕯️

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RR Menon @roopamenon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you for giving “ My doggy daddy” a new home!!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨 Today! Today is the day! We are CLOSING (temporarily) for general submissions! 🚨 We really want to read your previously published writing! If you don’t make this window, though, worry not. Subs will open again soon. And then there may be something else blowing in on the chill breeze…👻🕯️

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The light is on for RR Menon! @roopamenon.bsky.social 💡 “My Doggy Daddy” is a dark and twisting short story featuring a main character you won’t soon forget. Read RR’s incredible—and haunting!—fiction over at the site!

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My Doggy Daddy - RR Menon — Bulb Culture Collective

A fortnight before I had met my doggy daddy I had lost my mother.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That's tomorrow! Get your subs in!

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L.S. Engler @lsengler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Let's just take a nice peaceful walk in the woods. Surely, nothing could go wrong.... Very stoked to have my short story, "Spring Thaw," featured by Bulb Culture Collective today, almost a full decade after its first big appearance in Ghostlights magazine!

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just a few days left! 🚨

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The light is on for L.S. Engler! @lsengler.bsky.social 💡 “Spring Thaw” is a propulsive and harrowing short story about two people who find something terrible waiting in the dark… Read L.S.’s terrifying fiction over at the site!

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Spring Thaw - L.S. Engler — Bulb Culture Collective

I was uncomfortable, and I could just tell that something was wrong.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One week from today!!! 💡

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The light is on for Mikki Aronoff!💡 “How They Could Kick Us” is a stunning piece of creative non-fiction that wows with its perfectly-chosen details. Read Mikki’s amazing flash CNF over at the site!

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How They Could Kick Us - Mikki Aronoff — Bulb Culture Collective

That’s how things could keep happening.

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Six-Eyed Kitten @andrewkozma.net · 21/08/2026

My story "The Beast" is live on @bulbculture.bsky.social, revived after it first was born and died on the Cheek Teeth blog long ago. It's a flash about a beast. Wait, hold on, I'm reading here THE Beast. Okay, well, whatever that means, here you go. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/the-bea...

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The Beast - Andrew Kozma — Bulb Culture Collective

You come to believe that the beast was meant to be there.

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Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

always read flash fiction by @andrewkozma.net, especially now. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/the-bea...

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The Beast - Andrew Kozma — Bulb Culture Collective

You come to believe that the beast was meant to be there.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The light is on for Andrew Kozma! @andrewkozma.net 💡 “The Beast” paints a picture of a haunting, hunted world where a last bastion of human fortitude is all that stands against destruction. Read Andrew’s incredible fiction over at the site!

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The Beast - Andrew Kozma — Bulb Culture Collective

You come to believe that the beast was meant to be there.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A quick reminder that we are temporarily closing for general submissions on SEPTEMBER 1, 2026! Even if you miss that window, though, there may* be a spooky opportunity on the way...🎃 (*there definitely is; details TBA!)

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DG @1dgrn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

how lovely this story is

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So many thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving this story a new lease on life. Unusually for me, this is a nice story. And today is a day where I think we could all do with a softly positive read.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The light is on for Emma Burnett! @slashnburnett.bsky.social 💡 “A Whole Conversation in Blue on Yellow” is such a beautiful and well-written story about two lost souls finding connection. Read Emma’s amazing story over at the site!

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A whole conversation in blue on yellow - Emma Burnett — Bulb Culture Collective

He is alone, moving like a soft fog

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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving this little one a new home ❤️

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The light is on for Anne Howkins! @anneh23.bsky.social 💡 “A Ty Without a Tag Isn’t Worth Squat” is the kind of flash fiction you show to people when trying to convert them to the genre. It’s urgent and perfectly composed. Read Anne’s impeccable story over at the site!

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A Ty Without a Tag Isn't Worth Squat - Anne Howkins — Bulb Culture Collective

as if toys are born after nine months of hope

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The light is on for Susan L De Miller! @susanldemiller.bsky.social 💡 “Lunch With My Sister” is a haunting flash fiction where darkness simmers just beneath the surface. Read Susan’s amazing story over at the site!

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Lunch With My Sister - Susan L De Miller — Bulb Culture Collective

Stay for lunch.

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The light is on for Lindsay McLeod!💡 “BATHE” is an echoing poem that gives voice and shape to the incredible experience of synesthesia. Read Lindsay’s excellent poem over at the site!

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BATHE - Lindsay McLeod — Bulb Culture Collective

the colours have started humming