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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

“Isn’t that beautiful? I said. You looked at me with a half smile and told me I should grow my hair long, like when we met.” “… I found myself thinking about bones in sand like broken moons …” @crobertswriter.bsky.social in Flash Boulevard flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/c...

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CATHERINE ROBERTS: Elephant Graveyard

Flash Fiction by Catherine Roberts Elephant Graveyard It’s discount day and the crowds gather outside the enclosure, hot as bugs on a glass lamp. I find a quiet spot away from the fanning hands and…

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Hello lovely people! I’ve not been writing much this year (it’s been a strange and difficult one so far), so I’m delighted to have a piece of flash fiction up at the wonderful Flash Boulevard! Many thanks, @francinewitte.bsky.social flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/c...

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

A stunning piece! I love every word @crobertswriter.bsky.social writes. ❤️ 🐘

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

"But as the waves outside crashed and my insides flooded with your warmth, I found myself thinking about bones in sand like broken moons, grey ears like giant moths, tired of listening, trunks withering to nothing." Beautiful! @crobertswriter.bsky.social flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/c...

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

@crobertswriter.bsky.social in Flash Boulevard @francinewitte.bsky.social “I could still hear the waves through all our walls, something faint cresting between my legs.” Such aching sensuality in this piece 🧡🔥

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Devastated for my family and friends in Los Angeles. Thinking of you all the time. It’s hard to know what to say. I hope you are all safe ♥️🙏

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Our last contributor is Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos You can follow her on X and Facebook @Delgeo14 Bluesky: @DelGeo14.bsky.social and read her words at delphinegg.weebly.com

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Introducing our last contributors today, First up is Marie-Louise McGuinness You can follow her on X: @mlmcguinness Bsky: @mlmcguinness.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Our second contributor of the year is Katrina Moinet You can follow her on X: @KMoinetwrites and read her work here linktr.ee/kmoinetwrites katrinamoinet.com

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

New year, New Contributor, meet Fiona! Follow her X: @fionaemckayryan BS: @fionamckay.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Our second contributor today is Sumitra Singam Follow her on BlueSky @pleomorphic2.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Our next contributor is Maria Thomas You can follow her on X: @AppleWriter and on BlueSky: @appleshapedwriter.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Next up is Joyce Bingham You can follow her on X: @JoyceBingham10 BS: @joycebingham.bsky.social and read her writing open.substack.com/pub/westword...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Our next contributor is Megan Hanlon Follow her on X/FB/BS @sugarpigblog and read her words on sugar-pig.blogspot.com

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Meet T.L Tomljanovic! Follow her X: @TLTomljanovic Bsky: @Tomljanovic.bsky.social and read her work tomljanovic.wordpress.com/story-gallery/

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Just love @crobertswriter.bsky.social’s work and am so pleased to be in @theprideroars.bsky.social with her!

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Our first contributor today is Nina Miller You can follow her on X: @NinaMD1 BS: @ninamiller.bsky.social and visit her website ninamillerwrites.com

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I’m so honoured to take part! Thank you so much @mlmcguinness.bsky.social and @delgeo14.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute with this group of incredible women 💚

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Coming Soon - The Pride Roars A collective of Women's Voices

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Something new coming 2025

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Oh my… I am elated!!! Totally unexpected. Thank you so much @nffr.bsky.social for this Pushcart Prize nomination! Huge congrats to my fellow nominees! 💙🖤

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Around 5 spots left for the morning session and 3 for the afternoon session! Let’s read and write together in 2025!

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Ahhh! My first @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nom and it’s from the incredible @trampset.bsky.social !! Honestly so grateful for this. Gigantic thank you to the editors! 💙🖤

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Melissa Ostrom @melostrom.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

“It’s hungry, I can tell.” A terrific flash by @crobertswriter.bsky.social in @leonliteraryreview.bsky.social! 🐍🔥

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My December #WritingCraft article is a round-up of everything I've published over the last 5 years. If I've counted correctly, there are about 50 resources in total; feeling quite proud to see it all in one place. Hope it's useful! prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/everything...

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Everything Everywhere All In One Place

I’ve been writing these craft articles for quite a while now.

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Excited to have my story, “Something Cold in the Grass”, in the new issue of @leonliteraryreview.bsky.social alongside incredible company! 🖤🐍 Check it out if you have a minute or two! leonliteraryreview.com/issue-28-cat...

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Issue 28 | Catherine Roberts – LEON Literary Review

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Ben Kline @benkline.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

@variantlit.bsky.social will take such good care of your work! Send them your best!!

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

We’re open for subs over at @variantlit.bsky.social ! Send us something wonderful? 🖤🖤🖤

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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Our Microfiction comp opens on 1 Dec and we're delighted to announce this year's judges: @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social For more info on the comp & our judges pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/

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kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!

ALT: kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just one week to go until submissions open for the #WelkinMini 100 words Free to enter Deadline = 2nd January www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize... If you're pondering an entry, these are some of the things I'd love to see in the inbox when submissions open up...

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Welkin Mini

The Welkin Mini is a biennial competition to celebrate micro fiction and creative non-fiction up to 100 words. Like the main Welkin Prize, it is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all ...

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Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Good morning! While we get ourselves set up over, if you've ever been published in Variant Lit, could you leave us a like? We want to make sure that we're up to date with your pubs!!

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Two weeks until submissions open for the #WelkinMini 100 words Free to enter Deadline = 2nd January Will you be a "micro wizard" or a "disco comet" or "tiny romancer"? www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

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Welkin Mini

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Are you all able to bookmark on here? I can’t see an option to?? 😩

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

In case it's useful to anyone who's currently spreading their wings away from Twitter / X and wanting to find their flash-fiction friends elsewhere 👇

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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

"To confront your suspicions, go to paragraph 4. To trust this is just paranoia and finish breakfast with your family, go to paragraph 5." @crobertswriter.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Please read my latest story in the wonderful @nffr.bsky.social!🦩🦩🦩

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

V excited to have a story in the latest issue of @bendinggenres.bsky.social 🩶 bendinggenres.com/nobody-told-...

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Nobody Told Me Flowers Scream

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

So very grateful and overjoyed to have my story nominated for Best Small Fictions by @flashfrog.bsky.social !!! Gigantic thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social 🩵🩵🩵

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Super duper excited to have a story in the latest issue of @rfpress.bsky.social among many talented people! Be sure to check it out if you get the chance 😊🧡 Big thanks to the hardworking editors for putting together such a great issue!

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Catherine Roberts @crobertswriter.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

SO excited to see my story on the supercool @rfpress.bsky.social this coming Sunday! Be sure to tune in, pals.

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Joshua Jones Lofflin @jjlofflin.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

“At first, on account of the dress being all puffed up, we thought it was a jellyfish. One that somehow found its way to the wrong body of water, perishing as it glowed in the dark among the clementine rinds and condom packets and cigarette ash.”

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

The details in this brilliant #FlashFiction by @crobertswriter.bsky.social are stunning - so much originality in the imagery ("We swim away with our sativa smiles, sharp like ripped glitter"), touches of humour, so many layers to the story. Great read!

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We Don’t Want Kids by Catherine Roberts

At first, on account of the dress being all puffed up, we thought it was a jellyfish. One that somehow found its way to the wrong body of water, perishing as it glowed in the dark among the clement…

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

"Yet, we still don’t have the courage to look at its face, for fear it has your browbone, my too-close eyes." Perfection! This amazing brilliance by @crobertswriter.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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