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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Book Mail!

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Still holding out hope my wacky micro might make it into Taco Bell Quarterly 8.

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Lekha Sen @lekha-sen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Beginnings are often my favorite to write and excavate. I was delighted to reflect on one here, and for a Substack that focuses exclusively on those ever-important, tricky starts

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

4 more interviews with The Speculative Detective Agency anthology authors. @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @lekha-sen.bsky.social hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/more-inter... #thespeculativedetectiveagency #speculativefiction #firstchapters #writing #shortstory

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 25/09/2026

Next week is #LitMagWeek and Electric Lit has a lineup of exciting content to share. Check back here daily September 28–October 2 and celebrate lit mags with us!

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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

THE SDA ARRIVES IN 2 WEEKS! Listen to what @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social has to say about this antho I'm proud to be a part of. Big thanks to Matthew David Goodwin @richienarvaez.bsky.social and @diversionbooks.bsky.social for pubbing. #supernatural #fantastic #speculative #detective

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Writing prompts based on Dolly Parton and Tim Curry films. hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/working-9-... #writingprompts #firstchapters #writingcommunity #writinglife #fiction

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Writing prompts based on Dolly Parton and Tim Curry films. hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/working-9-... #writingprompts #firstchapters #writingcommunity #writinglife #fiction

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Did you read my craft breakdown of Practical Magic yet? hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/practical-... #practicalmagic #fantasy #fiction #literature #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Did you read my craft breakdown of Practical Magic yet? hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/practical-... #practicalmagic #fantasy #fiction #literature #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thank you everyone who sent prose poems into our special call - we loved reading them 🦝 We're making final decisions and will start sending notifications in the coming days. Our next call opens on the 27th and is for HORROR shorts. Get the info here: trashcatlit.com/call-for-bio... #submissions

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Call for Biohazard Horror

For our first Halloween issue, we want HORROR flash with a biohazardous flavour and a speculative seasoning and a speculative seasoning. There are many subgenres in horror storytelling, and we&#821…

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Promptember is coming. October 11th to November 2nd. An in-between sort of almost month of prompts, webinars, open mics. And Promptember is free. Yep. Zero dolares. This one is on us. Stay tuned for details.

Against a prairie landscape with horses dancing through the sky, the text reads "another mysterious, in-between month of live write-ins, workshops and prompts"
PROMPTEMBER
October 11 - November 2 2026

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/interview-... Interview with Christina Tudor is live! Read of listen. Her debut chapbook Call My Body A Cautionary Tale is available for pre-order. Link in post.

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Don't forget my August round up post with shout outs, book & film reviews! hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/august-202... #fiction #firstchapters #shoutout #writingcommunity #literature

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Don't forget my August round up post with shout outs, book & film reviews! hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/august-202... #fiction #firstchapters #shoutout #writingcommunity #literature

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 02/09/2026

hello. friends an announcement about THE DEADLANDS we are going on a brief hiatus but we'll back. oh yes full details here, please read and share widely, it'd help us out. xo the deadlands psychopomp.com/an-intermiss...

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An Intermission - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Hello friends.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 03/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this 2018 interview with former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Dolly Parton speaks about how her father’s illiteracy inspired her to launch the Imagination Library, a book gifting program that has provided over 330 million books to children. Watch: at.pw.org/DollyParton

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our first birthday is coming up. . . a thread!!!!!! 🎉🐈‍⬛ To celebrate our phenomenal 1st year, we’re hosting a pair of readings! Micros galore and some chapbook goodness, too. Unbelievable line ups. Nothing but bangers! Live on zoom!! Sept 4th at 5pm & Sept 6th at 8am (PDT)

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/hot-takes-2 New post! First pages dissection of One Story issues. #fiction #literature #writingcommunity #shortstory #firstchapters

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We're reading for the December issue now! And our free-submissions window is wide open! We're also reading for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest until Nov 15. Send us something you love.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 01/08/2026

Everything counts as writing but writing is the only way to do it

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Delighted to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees for this year! @jaimegill.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We're open for #submissions of contemporary #microfiction #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We're looking forward to reading your words... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New post! Should you submit to that lit mag contest? hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/5-reasons-... #literarymagazine #writingcontest #writingcommunity #firstchapters

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In case you missed it: I'm shutting Stanchion down as an active publishing company. Still gonna be selling books & magazines online and in person at book events through 2027 though! Read all about my joy & my sadness. It's been one hell of a run. www.stanchionzine.com/post/the-end...

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Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Honest Book Reviews: If bad book reviews were written honestly, how would they read? I hope my fellow authors will appreciate this as well as the #bookstagram, #booksky, and #booktok communities. Fight book banning legislation, write and call your elected representatives. @authorsabb

Honest Book Reviews by Stan Yan

Illustration of a book reviewing Karen typing out her book review on a laptop at the kitchen table.

Caption bubble from the computer: "I thought this book was awful because it represented people that exist in our world that I wish didn't exist."

Copyright StanYan.me

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New post. That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye. For fans of literary horror, the uncanny, and liminal spaces. I break down the first 10 pages. #literaryfiction #writingcommunity #firstchapters #writinglife hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/that-time-...

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That Time of Year by Marie N’Diaye

For Fans of Literary Horror, the Uncanny, and Liminal Spaces

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Stanchion Lit Mag is ending. Door is a Jar Lit Mag is ending. These are both great print litmags, and I’m so sad to see them go. They were both run by small teams who put so much effort and energy into each issue, and I’m lucky and happy to have been a part of their legacies.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026

Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.

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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Only eighty days until Family Night is out in the wild!!

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Buy my book below in audiobook, ebook, and paperback below if you’d also like to jeopardize your employment: Books2read.com/thepikeboys

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You ever feel like you have so much creativity inside you it will explode because no one medium can contain it?

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

What's a word for the delight you feel when you open your inbox and see a publication by an author you admire? @dawnsteffler.bsky.social in @riverteeth.bsky.social Beautiful Things this morning. Wonderful micro essay. #flash #flashnonfiction #cnf #writingcommunity

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Klara and the sun by Kazuo Ishiguro was a lovely read. Very compelling even though it is a "slow" plot. The internal dialogue is very emotional.

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Been using Finch for over a year. This month they have mini goals. The other day the goal was ”draw a self portrait." Ta da.

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

My debut novel came out a year ago this month, so for this month I’ll be selling signed copies of my book for $20 flat no shipping. If your local I’ll deliver to you. Please consider supporting an indie writer. You ain’t even gotta read the book if you don’t want to! It got other purposes, like 🧵

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

July 26th at Noon NYC online! A SmokeLong Master Series Reading and Interview with Amy Hempel. All ticket proceeds go to Every Last One, an organization dedicated to rescuing dogs in NYC. www.smokelong.com/master-serie...

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Master Series Reading and Interview with Amy Hempel! - SmokeLong Quarterly

Join SmokeLong for 90 minutes with Amy Hempel on July 26th! We can’t wait to talk to one of our heroes in the very brief narrative form. All participants of A SmokeLong Summer 26 and SmokeLong Fitness...

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our "vacation" is done! Time for more submissions: www.doesithavepockets.com/subs #litmags #literarycommunity

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