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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 1h

If you live in the Bay Area and are free, I'd love to see you at my live launch-- along with the amazing @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social & @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 15h

"For a moment, I picture him getting ready for the workday, putting on a suit, and gelling his unruly hair. I imagine Paul getting back to the gym, even suggesting we meet up for a run instead of a drink." So moving. Blazing last line. @cbigs.bsky.social www.claudineliterary.com/colemanbigelow

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Coleman Bigelow | Mock Interview

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 16h

"I am almost finished building a home of broken-shelled windows before I realize that he is gone. His voice is only the wind." Love this @jennamartintrinka.bsky.social

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 16h

"Mostly, he saw the back of her head. Her hair wild and unkempt. Things clattered. Doors opened and closed quickly. He felt he should say something." Beautifully written heartbreak of a story @tcboudreau.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

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Baby Carrier — Ghost Parachute

Toby rang the doorbell again. A draft eddied leaves across the concrete porch. He reached down to the baby carrier at his feet and adjusted the blanket canopied over its handle, shutting out the wind ...

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Another fantastic story from @claudiamonpere.bsky.social ! You don't want to miss this one, friends! ❤️

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Amazing book that I was lucky to have a preread. This event will be 🔥 @aniking.bsky.social

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"The husbands crave sex. The babies crave feeding. The mothers crave sleep. They discuss these things with the facilitator in the New Mothers Group." The way this piece from @claudiamonpere.bsky.social moves through perspectives and time is so skilful and fascinating; wonderful flash

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We're starting ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with book news!! Contributor @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's debut flash fiction collection THE PERIODIC FAMILY is forthcoming October 13 🥳

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Whoosh! Another awesome flash from Ghost Parachute's 10th anniversary issue. Brava, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social ! 🌟

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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

'Lynn cannot explain that even though the babies make her cry, she needs to stroke their petal skin.' Beautiful propulsive story by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in this truly stellar edition of Ghost Parachute!

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"A beetle is caught in my hair...When I try to retrieve it, the beetle crawls further into the tangled salt thatch that is my hair and now, when I reach out, I feel its strange clacking feet on my fingers like a small robot." Glorious @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social trashcatlit.com/two-prose-po...

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Two Prose Poems

Bronwen Griffiths Listen to Bronwen read both her prose poems The Walk From Tenterden It was a hot day in August, the sky blue as an eye, when we set off down the path. But we lost the signs and th…

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just started reading. What a great issue! Congratulations @trashcatlit.bsky.social & all you wonderful writers.

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Her two teeth had broken off, helpless and perfumed. Nobody came to the lilac bush she fell into. Replaced, she tried to be alone once, to hear her mother run away." Brilliant story. Stunning use of repetition @kathyfish.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

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Archaeology — Ghost Parachute

My childhood best friend was beautiful. For many years, she had to wear a back brace. It gave her a dignified air, as if a string were attached to the top of her head, pulling her up tall. She glided ...

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Shards of white gleam in the starlight. My teeth, crusted into the frozen roadside soil. Eyeteeth. The molar I chipped in middle school." Terrifically chilling. The teeth images throughout: unforgettable. @mynachang.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

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Shattered Across the Night — Ghost Parachute

The night is bitter. My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn. “Sheila?” No answer. W...

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wow, what a star-studded issue. Lovely cover. Can't wait to read. Huge congrats @brettpribble.bsky.social for ten years of this glorious lit mag.

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Mario Aliberto 3 @marioaliberto3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This beauty by @aniking.bsky.social arrived today. I can't wait to sit down with this one again. I was fortunate enough to read an ARC, but this is the real thing right here! @masonjarpress.bsky.social

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open! @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@m-ixedbag.bsky.social will be representing Lit Namjooning and @smokelong.bsky.social at this year's Singapore Writers Festival! We're so excited to make our SWF debut! If you're in Singapore on Nov 20, do come! More details about the panel here: www.singaporewritersfestival.com/programmes/i...

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Invisible Hands: Curating Contemporary Writing from Singapore

Discover 10 days of talks, panels, and performances that celebrate stories in every form. Filter by language, genre, or programme type \u2013 and make the most of your SG Culture Pass with eligible ev...

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hear ye! Hear ye! There's still a chance to win a free spot in one of the amazing Matt Kendrick's workshops!

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes yes yes to what @mattjakubowski.bsky.social says. Flight is amazing. Thank you!

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Three is how many days my grandfather spoke words that made no sense from his hospital bed, zero is how many of us understood his babbling. Two is the number of doctors who told us he was gone." Deeply moving CNF @thorntonforreal.bsky.social Briliant playing with numbers.

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Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A poem of mine in the @robmclennan.bsky.social spotlight series (robmclennan.medium.com/spotlight-se...) #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Iced Coffee
The grief counselor counts the mangled eyes.
The daughter slips attention.
There is no evidence of escape. Everyone is crying. I forget your name and start to speak heartbeat.

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Elissa Field @elissafield.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ah, such a thrill to see this! Thanks to @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social for including my story "At the Gun Show You Say to Me, You Look Good," @trampset.bsky.social along with these other fabulous writers via @turnandwork.com

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Kik Lodge @kiklodge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yikes but done 🫡😬

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So much talent here! Congratulations to all.

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"In the lullaby of this lonely New Zealand night, I heard the lap of the ghost ship’s oars and the major-chord music in the moorings off the coastal scrub." "The fable falls, the wall tumbles, and we are kissing." Gorgeous pieces @pdforan.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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This New Zealand by Pat Foran

I didn’t see the loneliest tree in the world reaching out to me that morning, remember the conceptual popsicle stand the color of then that afternoon or hear the lo-fi moon static-crackling on my radi...

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm halfway through @kiklodge.bsky.social's amazing book, "The Bully in My Pillow." Can't wait to return to it.

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In today's episode of "I'm an Adult!" I voted, got my hair cut, and made reservations for Thanksgiving dinner. This has exhausted me, so I must lie down.

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"But I’m not dead obviously. I didn’t even see any bears while I was camping. I pinch a fold of skin on my right arm until it hurts so much I have to stop. This is how I know I’m alive." Terrific story @iamchrisscott.bsky.social & what an end!

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So excited to be in this issue of @trashcatlit.bsky.social and particularly to be teasered with my mate @kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social!! Grab a tinny and your cork hat! We’re off on an Aussie adventure! 🦘🧡🧡🧡

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"When I look at Chicory on the side of the road hanging out with all the other ditch weeds, I think, Dang that is a masculine but jaunty plant! I love that Jo March is rough and wild and boyish, and also tenderhearted to boot." @aniking.bsky.social's wildflower tattoo--Love this guest blog!

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Why? some people have asked. Why did you write a book? I don't know the answer yet but I will try to by 8pm NYC time, Thurs, Sept 24 when you can hear excerpts from "We'll Be Birds" and readings by the six incredible authors listed below ⬇️ Join us? www.sandandgravelpress.com/lisa-thornto...

A graphic for Lisa Thornton's chapbook release 9/24 at 8pm NYC time with a drawing of a silo and another of a hand and listing the readers: Sumitra Singam, Nora Maynard, Will Musgrove, Evan Williams, Claudia Wair, and Amy Cipolla Barnes.

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social - Stitch - September 27 5:00 PM ET @aniking.bsky.social - Family Night - October 24 1:00 PM ET @claudiamonpere.bsky.social - The Periodic Family - November 14 1:00 PM ET

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Some thunderstruck trees along the way look hollowed-out and gnarly like Nana’s body. I just hope the road signs won’t betray me, switching between languages every few towns, leading everywhere but Nevada." Gorgeous story @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social reckonreview.com/slot-machine...

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SLOT MACHINE GODS | Fiction by Sarp Sozdinler – Reckon Review

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just one place left now. When it's gone, it's gone!

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love this for him!

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"If moisture gathers behind the eyes, check the seal, then check it again. If nothing has failed, wipe her face without comment." Wow, what a stunner @blakepierpoint.bsky.social

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Matt was amazing. So grateful for his help.

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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m so excited for this book!!

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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Claudia’s writing is gorgeous. Very much looking forward to this

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think this is going to be amazing!! @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Absolutely thrilled that my debut book, a flash fiction collection, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is out Oct. 13. Kindle preorders now on Amazon. Printed text available 10/13. Remote launch SAT 11/14, 10:00 am PT. Details soon. Heartfelt thanks @vanwinkle.bsky.social. #flashfiction

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"My big brother Tennessee slurps spaghetti scissored into bits to prevent choking. “Bro, I’m envious of your waist,” I tease." What a stunner.

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