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Heather D Haigh

@heatherbooknook.bsky.social
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Sight-impaired spoonie, working-class writer and visual artist. Naps a lot in Yorkshire.

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve long been a big fan of the short, magical stories that Hex Literary have been curating, and I’m thrilled to have a piece published with them today! “Sixty-One Seconds,” is a flash fiction piece about reality-hopping, violence, love, and all that can happen in a minute and one.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wonderful issue @rogueagent.bsky.social - Thank you so much for making me a part of this.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This one's a bit near the bone regarding abuse and addiction, if anyone would rather avoid, but thank you once again to @urbanpigspress.bsky.social who are always a joy to publish with.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A small number of MPs taking lucrative second jobs is giving all MPs a bad name. We're calling on the Government to take action on MPs' second jobs. Please sign our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/199569/...
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MPs' Second Jobs
A small number of MPs taking lucrative second jobs is giving all MPs a bad name. We're calling on the Government to take action on MPs' second jobs. Please sign our letter.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 10/07/2026
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
'Scribbling outside the lines' - these took forever - own pattern.
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Exciting news, reader peoples - we are launching our newest issue TOMORROW. Eleven flash and shorts celebrating plantlife coming to your screens 🦝🌳 Look out for the announcement and link to the issue. #flashfiction #shortstories #writing
A square graphic in purple with a raccoon standing in water, in grayscale, with a flourish of multi-coloured summer flowers underneath and the text Summer 2026 at top. A square graphic with a list of contributors to the Summer 2026 issue on a purple background under titles Flash Fiction and Short Stories. In the lower right corner is a raccoon with a sprig of cornflower
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 31/05/2026
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What do we want? Flash! When do we want it? Now! 😜 We LOVE voice-driven, bold work that hits us right in the gut 💪 Work that shouts out what just can't be kept in. Work that puts a new lens on old narratives. That reminds us what it means to be human in this scary, spinning world.
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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hey folks, don't forget, we're opening for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on June 1! There's still time to polish those pages before subs open!
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Free Flash Fiction...
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Our MAY ISSUE is finally here. 🌼 WORDS by: E.P. Tuazon, Renny Gong, Mary Liza Hartong, & Despy Boutris. ART by: Christopher Dunlap. PLUS: @crsantastic.bsky.social interviews Kate Broad. ✨️ Enjoy it all right here: buff.ly/pUBKe7b
A dizzying painting: crooked, tessellating cubes in red, orange, yellow, olive, sky blue, and lavender — a bold red imprimatura energizing every surface. The cubes’ white faces recede and flatten at once, the canvas pulsing with geometric tension.
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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 15/05/2026
8 days until the flood gates burst
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Frances Gapper @francesgapper.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This wonderful competition issue of Gooseberry Pie includes my tiny tale about Cleopatra's asp 🐍
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Debbi Voisey @dublinwriter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The best arcs feel earned. Change happens through pressure, conflict, and choice. www.debbivoisey.co.uk – visit my writing craft blog and leave a message #ThursdayThought #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #CharacterArc #storyarc
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thank you again @blacknorereview.bsky.social
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Kathy Hoyle @kathyhoyle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I’ll be joining Laura on Monday,18th to talk about my novella-in-flash ‘Chasing the Dragon’. There’s a discussion every month with a different author! Sign up details below. Come and join us👇👇☺️☺️
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Thank you so much for sharing my work. A joy to be with you.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
My mantra for today, courtesy of The Daily Om - for myself or others - One loving choice then another. 💞
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
ARC GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!! 📢📚 We're giving away 30 collector's edition ARCs of @jasonsanford.bsky.social's PLAGUE BIRDS: THE RED DAY EDITION! 🪐🖥️🔥 Each copy is signed, hand-numbered, and one of a kind. TO ENTER: like, comment, and repost this post by May 11th for the chance to win 🌟 Good Luck! 🖤👽
The new special edition cover of PLAGUE BIRDS: THE RED DAY EDITION against a background of swirling liquid silver and a solar eclipseWe’re giving away 30 one-of-a-kind collector’s edition ARCs of Plague Birds: the Red Day Edition, signed and numbered by author and Nebula Award finalist Jason Sanford!

Like, comment, and share this post for the chance to win 1 of 30 copies. Winners will be randomly selected by the Apex team, and we'll reach out through our exclusive accounts to send you your copy.

This contest will run May 4th through May 11th.
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Such an honour to have a new piece out today in Centaur Lit alongside an incredible rostrum of writers. I rarely write about my illness but this brought me a lot of catharsis. It's a kind of fiction / CNF / prose poem mash-up - hope you'll give it a read: centaurlit.com/the-man-with...
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The man with a squatter in his belly dreams by Matt Kendrick | Centaur
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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
One last piece I want to share this morning... #FlashInTheFeed @moonparkreview.bsky.social (I notice that other people are also sharing this story. If you see this more than once in your feed, that means you have to read it more than once. Worth it!) moonparkreview.com/issue-35-spr...
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Shallots
By Rachel M. Hollis My therapist says I apologize too much so I promised to track it: Left the oven on while I ran to the store (forgot the shallots) Bumped a stranger’s arm (he reached across me) …
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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 24/04/2026
Discover cracking new fiction from eight writers living in the North of England, exploring the theme of folklore. Curses and quests, fairies and petroglyphs, midsummer rituals in a climate-changed future: it's got it all! Out this June. Pre-order now: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...
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Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
Captivating folklore-inspired tales from writers in the North of England. Out 4th June 2026: available for pre-order now.
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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I've reduced signed copies of my last #poetry collection, Hi-Viz, to just £5.00 (£7.00 including P&P) on my site! Don't delay - there aren't many left! For more info, sample poems and the lovely things that people have said about the book, head to my website. benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/
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Hi-Viz
My second full collection, published by Yaffle Press in November 2021.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thrilled to have another photograph featured with @thesunlightpress.bsky.social and a reminder of a magical day spent amongst the puffins on Farne.
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We saved a corker for our final spotlight from the cat issue 🦝 We loved how @heatherbooknook.bsky.social used sci-fi/tech to tell this one, her unique feline POVs and the sharp humour. Trash Cat added some structural graphics, but the words are all Heather trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...
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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It's newsletter day! We're currently in the attic rooting out old notebooks to ritually burn while we cackle like witches in the light of the flames. How are you doing? Send us yer gif right here ⬇️
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Glorious closing image!
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Delighted to have a silly hermit kitty flash up with @trashcatlit.bsky.social and huge thanks to @jprelph.bsky.social for the brilliant formatting. A wonderful editor who puts so much work into her trashy family and is an awesome writer in her own right. trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...
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FFIST (Feline-First Integrated Smart Technology
Heather D Haigh PUSSYGALORE74 Well, hello, darlings. New user here, and can I mention what a delight it is to be on board. I promise, I don’t bite … unless you ask verrrrrrry nicely. The comm…
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Okay I'll repost this with my literary profile - the gremlins had me logged into my specalative writing accoung - but the words still count.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
A beautifully poignant story, and the cat as a mirror works wonderfully.
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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
OMG... I know the new @trashcatlit.bsky.social issue has only been up for a couple of hours, but HAVE YOU GUYS READ THIS YET?? I am laughing so hard... @heatherbooknook.bsky.social #flashfiction trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...
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FFIST (Feline-First Integrated Smart Technology
Heather D Haigh PUSSYGALORE74 Well, hello, darlings. New user here, and can I mention what a delight it is to be on board. I promise, I don’t bite … unless you ask verrrrrrry nicely. The comm…
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Our LAST tease! Issue launches 2nd Jan. Get your paws on 20 cat flash then 🦝 @heatherbooknook.bsky.social shows us a future where the cats get all the tech @jennyhart2001.bsky.social layers her relationship story with martial arts @francesgapper.bsky.social gives us a glimpse of something uncanny
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
We're back with some teases for our January '26 issue. These titles with tell you the theme 🐈‍⬛ Unfolding with supernatural charm, Clara shows us the extraordinary life of one feline In @drfionamoore.bsky.social's quiet sci-fi, we get a microbial battle and one very unique saviour
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Thank you for having me on board. Can't wait to read all the goodies.
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We are currently open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction and #microfiction #callforsubmissions Please click on the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Fabulous podcast - checkout @matgost.bsky.social with @terryholland.bsky.social
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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
What a landscape... Cannot wait for this collection by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social! 🔥🦅
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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Hey hi what might you be doing on Saturday Dec 13 3pm EST/8pm BST? Want to launch a NiF with me? Hosted by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and featuring @kathrynreese.bsky.social (and yes also me). It’ll be fun! Preorder phx (US only) and ebook: jakethemag.com/books/ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Picture of the cover of my novella-in-flash Mother Karma. Ochre yellow background with a line drawing of a woman with a bindi and her hair in a bun holding a baby. The lettering is “Mother Karma a Novella-in-flash” above the picture and below the picture Sumitra Singam (which is me, that is my name. On the cover of an actual BOOK)
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Delighted to have a flash fiction live RedRoseThorns www.redrosethorns.com/post/mother
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Mother? by Heather D. Haigh | redrosethorns publications | gender-sexuality
Dive into Heather D. Haigh's captivating story on motherhood intertwined with femininity and nature. Explore the depths of emotion and connection in this unique story on Mother Earth. redrosethorns p...
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Love @urbanpigspress.bsky.social. My latest pub witjh them: urbanpigspress.co.uk/2025/10/26/p...
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Press Room Thirteen, Deep Within The Bowels Of Parliament
By Heather D Haigh So, Mr Nackus, can you reiterate for our readers, how this new policy will benefit those who are already the worst off in society, how locking them into their misery will allevia…
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Yes yes yes! Happy reading. You know you want one ... it's a genius brainchild of @MatGost www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS5VCPG...
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MatGost @matgost.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Includes work by a host of incredible authors: Includes work by @terryholland.bsky.social @soniaoverall.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @sarahkat.bsky.social @alimaloney.bsky.social @therelphian.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @zaryfekete.bsky.social @sarahmusings.bsky.social
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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Thank you for having me @paragraphplanet.bsky.social 🙏
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Heather D Haigh @heatherbooknook.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
2 mini poems out on Wailing & Gnashing - great space for a rant - subs open www.wailingandgnashing.com/about-3
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Wailers | Wailing And Gnashing
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Sarah Royston @sarahkat.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
In the shadow of the Reserve of Persisting Complexity, a rag-tag community finds that webs are stronger than walls... I'm thrilled to introduce my Grubbers to the world, with such beautiful illustrations by Manon Cezaro!
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JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
2/2 So excited to share pages with writers I love - @sarahkat.bsky.social @terryholland.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social and others I can't wait to get familiar with (in a readerly sense, obvs 😀)
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