C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Wendy's album learned to run because @tacobellquarterly.org walked. 0215
Reposted by C.C. RussellThe Shore @theshorepoetry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026William Alexis in ISSUE 30! 121
Reposted by C.C. RussellAlec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026the finest small language model we have is the poem 0337
Reposted by C.C. RussellAnton ☾ ❦ ⟡ @antonarcana.gay · 21/08/2026Y’ever notice how nobody talks about a “trans loneliness epidemic”, an “autistic loneliness epidemic”, an “I can’t afford essentials so I can’t go into paid spaces to meet people loneliness epidemic”? Funny how bad feelings only matter when they happen to cis men lol 171553490
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The new Phoebe Bridgers album is really really good. That is all. 020
Reposted by C.C. RussellBulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The 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!bulbculturecollective.comA Ty Without a Tag Isn't Worth Squat - Anne Howkins — Bulb Culture Collectiveas if toys are born after nine months of hope 063
Reposted by C.C. Russell#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 11/08/2026Now's as good of a time as any to reiterate that I have never seen anyone in a mainstream newspaper or magazine write about how Mamdani, El Sayed and Hamawy are representing positive masculinity. 7563491265
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I once said to a friend "you know that feeling when you are incredibly depressed and horny?" And they looked at me like I was certifiably nuts. 100
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Happy international cat day! This is Flint curled up on me as I watch Lost. He's my best furry bud! 000
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I feel like, even in my personal brand of "depression lit," (that whole bit should be read as a deprecating half-joke) that you have to see *some* beauty in the world around you in order to write. That has felt increasingly difficult to find lately. 000
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Driving your kid to their first job certainly does its own small part to break you. I feel so ancient that I'm checking my stone body for cracks. 010
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Making friends as an adult is just impossible. I want to go back to the days of showing someone the action figures in my school bag and if they think they're cool action figures, then hey we are friends now. 140
Reposted by C.C. RussellMarc Alan Di Martino @marcadimartino.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Lovely, powerful poem by @maureenlangloss.bsky.social at Sixth Finch: sixthfinch.com/langloss1.htmlsixthfinch.comSixth Finch - Summer 2026 - Maureen Langloss - @MAUREENLANGLOSS.BSKY.SOCIAL FLOATS BY SEEDING SELFIESSixth Finch - Summer 2026 - Maureen Langloss - @MAUREENLANGLOSS.BSKY.SOCIAL FLOATS BY SEEDING SELFIES 182
Reposted by C.C. RussellAtrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026My son creates god’s spirit animal out of Play-Doh - Eleanor Holmes @eleanorholmes.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2026/07/10/m...atriumpoetry.comMy son creates god’s spirit animal out of Play-Doh – Eleanor HolmesMy son creates god’s spirit animal out of Play-Doh . . Eleanor Holmes is a neurodivergent mother-doctor-writer of poetry & prose. She lives in Spain & works as an NHS GP in the UK. Widely p… 095
Reposted by C.C. RussellVincent O'Connell @vincentoconnell.co.uk · 10/07/2026This touches me somewhere primal every time I read it. 1357
Reposted by C.C. RussellErin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026it’s hopeful to me that the world is burning but people are trying hard to love each other well 0153
Reposted by C.C. RussellClaudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Over the moon to have this flash in Waxwing alongside so many writers I admire. Thank you @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social and other editors. waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...waxwingmag.orgThe Summers of Deep-Fried Fair Boys | Claudia MonpereYou meet the first one when you win a purple stuffed bunny at the ring toss and give it to his little cousin who is visiting from Georgia, up past bedtime.❡ 5204
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Sad today for disappearances, for distance, disappointment in general. 020
Reposted by C.C. RussellRachel M. Hollis (she/her) @rachelmhollis.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Thrilled to have this micro up at @crowkeys.bsky.social! Thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social and @welkinpress.bsky.social for inspiring me to write this earlier in the year! 1104
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Why i no longer write much, reason 1,012: I have now spent over half an hour trying to get my desktop to respond to anything other than the "refresh" button. All just to log several rejections *before* i can get to the actual creative bit. 110
Reposted by C.C. RussellSabrina Hicks @sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Happy to have this little micro included in the micro issue of @identitytheory.bsky.social! Thank you @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social! www.identitytheory.com/bone-memory/identitytheory.comBone Memory by Sabrina Hicks - Identity TheoryWhat have I been doing with my hands for them to be hurting? 23914
Reposted by C.C. RussellDina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Reposted in the interest of information and grief. I'll have to find a few dozen more baby elephant videos to counterbalance. 001
Reposted by C.C. RussellLaura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side." 216102552836
Reposted by C.C. Russelltaylr @taylordahlin.com · 21/06/2026the “practice having no fear” mural of alex pretti on nicollet ave in minneapolis is finished, just a few blocks north of where he was killed by border patrol during operation metro surge. the inclusion of a medicine wheel makes me wonder if a native artist did this, couldn’t find a signature 4616168
Reposted by C.C. RussellAnna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I have a new microfiction about grief & beauty & destruction in Bending Genres. read my story “Dishes” + all of Issue 51 🍽️ 🎨 grateful to @rgvaughan.bsky.social & the @bendinggenres.bsky.social editors ♡ bendinggenres.com/dishes/ 1012134
Reposted by C.C. RussellHAD @havehashad.com · 10/06/2026"...and now I’m remembering that time you cried in the middle of the Giant Supermarket because there was, in fact, no giant there, and I pushed you past my then-therapist, who was interested in meeting you..." amazing long sentence from Chloe Yelena Miller!! www.havehashad.com/5a2v4havehashad.comThe incredible sadness of food shopping by Chloe Yelena Millerwhen I see a cart that toddler-you would have begged for – the kind with a little red car which you would have spotted immediately and shouted, “that one,” before running and jumping in and giving… 0103
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Maybe its old man yelling at clouds time, but why has it gotten so impossible to buy tickets to concerts and events? You sign up for notifications, early sales, whatever... get stuck in a virtual queue for hours, only to have everything sold out by the time you are out of said queue. 010
Reposted by C.C. RussellTom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 08/06/2026At @barrelhouse.bsky.social we are having a huge sale-- for a limited time, almost everything in our shop is $5 (excludes our 2 latest books & new print issue). That means only $60 could get you our entire back catalog. For $180, you could get triples. Triples is best. www.barrelhousemag.com/shopbarrelhousemag.comShop — BarrelhouseBooks, magazines, workshops, and our famous shirts. 25116
Reposted by C.C. RussellLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 09/06/2026it does seem a little suspicious that when there's not an election, there's 0 votes, and yet when there is an election, a bunch suddenly come out of nowhere. someone should look into this. 2248058
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Im about a week post-surgery (I shattered my legs when I was 19 and have been paying for it since.) And while the pain still sucks, the worst part is not being able to sleep for more than an hour or two at a time. The exhaustion starts to slowly eat away at your soul. 310
Reposted by C.C. RussellEmily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 06/06/2026So excited to be in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! Check out “A Story about God” www.whaleroadreview.com/rinkema/whaleroadreview.comA Story about GodI tell John I’m tired of writing what I know, of writing about grief and loss. I want to write a story about something I know nothing about, I tell him. He brings me coffee in bed every morning, an… 11334
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Got a knee surgery two days ago. So far,doing decently (this is not my first rodeo) but today's that turning point where the constant pain starts to hit your emotional center. Just trying g to stay busy and get through it. 010
Reposted by C.C. RussellMyna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I was looking up older flash for a writing group and found this one at the top of my list. Of all Kathy Fish's stories, I think this is my all-time favorite: @kathyfish.bsky.socialghostparachute.comYou Were Only Waiting for This Moment to Arrive — Ghost ParachuteThe boys stole. They stole sunglasses and Alfred E. Neuman tee shirts from the thrift store, a half-broke umbrella to twirl on the playground. Everyone made fun of them but what did they care? They st... 1213
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Last night, I dreamt i had a child with someone I didn't like very much. When our new daughter entered the world, dhe arrived speaking full sentences and telling us what it was like where she was before she was born. She was unhappy to drink milk as she remembered the taste of strawberry cheesecake. 000
Reposted by C.C. RussellStephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Nah, bro, I just don't want to be at the nazi bar I agree that this place would be more fun if more people came over but I'm not willing to hang out at the nazi bar to see them You don't need to overthink it into some social theory 2182
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Happy to have a piece in the new issue of @elsewheremag.bsky.social - check out the issue here: elsewheremag.org/issue-29/elsewheremag.orgelsewhere magazine / the prose poetry magazine / issue 29 073
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 20/05/2026So I just booted up my desktop (I know, I know. Im old) and my ms office (and more importantly, word) is just... gone? Ummm... did i miss something? The Worst part? I was editing a long document that I idiotically hadn't saved.... 000
Reposted by C.C. RussellJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comSelma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965. 225178939059
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This is a headline that, even in 2026, I did not expect to read. 010
Reposted by C.C. RussellThe Bulb Region @bulbregion.bsky.social · 09/05/2026"[He] would ask her out, so he offered to drive everyone in the college’s minivan, which he still had the keys to for one more night [...]" 🚐 The house favorite Emily Rinkema (@emilyrinkema.bsky.social) returns to The Bulb Region today with a fun, breathless micro. bulbregion.com/Everyone-Die...bulbregion.comEveryone Dies, Even the Driver of the Semi, by Emily Rinkema — The Bulb RegionEveryone Dies, Even the Driver of the Semi — Emily Rinkema IT’S... 5206
Reposted by C.C. RussellEirene Eleni @eireneeleni.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Very grateful to @claudineliterary.bsky.social and @dehardy.bsky.social for publishing this tiny story that sat like a claw in me. www.claudineliterary.com/eirenegentleclaudineliterary.comEirene Gentle | The End 135119
Reposted by C.C. RussellRoss Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 1553912980
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Im beginning to think that this week was designed in a lab specifically to off me. 120
Reposted by C.C. RussellSarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Delighted to have a new micro in one of my all-time favorite journals today. Give “Tilt” a read over at Wigleaf (@wigleaf.bsky.social) if you can: wigleaf.com/202605tilt.htm 🪙 3298
C.C. Russell @ccrussell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026How many times can one have a mid-life crisis? Asking for a friend. 000
Reposted by C.C. RussellSumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Lads, I have a piece I love dearly out at Bottle Rocket today. Give it a read if you were ever a horny teenager and you’d like to know how teenagers were horny in a Malaysian girls’ school: www.bottlerocketlitmag.com/the-work/seq...bottlerocketlitmag.comsequeira by Sumitra Singam — Bottle RocketThe new teacher arrived like a prince, his legs scissored in his trousers, and all we could think of, us fifteen-year-olds caged in our pinafores with our chests bursting out of them, was that dangle ... 155115
Reposted by C.C. RussellJMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Seeking a Creative Nonfiction Associate Editor (or two)! Associate CNF Editors Wanted! JMWW applications are open until June 14th.jmwwblog.wordpress.comSeeking a Creative Nonfiction Associate Editor (or two)!Associate CNF Editors Wanted! JMWW applications are open until June 14th. 01818
Reposted by C.C. RussellTim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 30/04/2026Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds 507175852914
