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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 17h

"What I write is smarter than I am, because I can re-write it." ~ Susan Sontag

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18h

Elizabeth Catlett, Mother and Child, 1944 #womensart

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 17h

This just took my breath away @damicandrea.bsky.social So moving, so powerful, so perfect. @fictivedream.bsky.social

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 19h

Let's get to spotlighting pieces from our prose poetry issue, starting with this corker from Madeleine Armstrong @madeleinewrite.bsky.social 🦝 We loved the voice and style of writing here, and how perfectly and unexpectedly it hit the brief 💜 Read & listen: trashcatlit.com/hereditary/

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Anodyne Magazine | Subs CLOSED @anodynemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Literary magazines are how most of your favourite authors got started. They should be a critical part of the reading zeitgeist, not a niche. That’s what #LitMagWeek is all about.

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IlanaMiraL @ilanamiral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A MM horror/romance See IlanaMiraL.com for more info

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IlanaMiraL @ilanamiral.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This beautiful art of Lysander and David from my novel, The Black Parade, is by the wonderful instagram.com/pinky… The Black Parade is an MM horror/romance published by NineStar Press, available now See links in my bio or my website IlanaMiraL.com

Two young men lying on the forest floor surrounded by vines and mushrooms

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s Day 2 of #LitMagWeek, so we’re taking the opportunity to reintroduce ourselves! Epistemic Literary is dedicated to exchanging ideas and building community through sharing diverse perspectives. Editors: @melruthwrites.bsky.social @kristinwrites.bsky.social @gcbwrites.bsky.social

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Doric Literary @doricliterary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Are you ready for THREE new stories tomorrow at Doric Literary? “Hold Still” by Peter DeMarco “San Luis” by Melissa Flores Anderson @melissacuisine.bsky.social “What the Book Still Says” by Obongodu Paul Unanam October is going to be incredible!

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A breezy walk in the Scottish Borders, with the little burn purling below and the buzzard’s cry high above.

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Jeff Cottrill @jeffcottrill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lookie what I just got in the mail. It's the new @mgliterary.bsky.social anthology, Harvest Moon, Volume Two. Featuring my award-winning story "The Madness East of St. George". You can get yours at www.moonlitgetaway.com/category/har...

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The season of finding the items you left in your coat pockets last winter has begun

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it.

A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Behold. Rejoice. Exclaim. Stanchion's 2027 Best Small Fictions nominees are here. What another banner year for flash writing. Read all 5 pieces in full here: www.stanchionzine.com/post/stanchi... @brechtdp.bsky.social @travisshosa.bsky.social @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social

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Gutter Magazine @gutter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Submissions close tomorrow at midnight 📝 We can't wait to see what you've got in store for us.

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Fahmidan Group @fahmidangroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fahmidan Journal remains committed to publishing voices that deserve greater visibility and recognition. Submit now: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit%E2%81...

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Heads up! If you’re still on the fence about submitting that poem, short story, or artwork for our Winter Issue, now’s the time! Submissions close tomorrow and we’d love to see what you have to offer; check out our website linked in the bio for more details on how to submit (for free!)

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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congrats to our nominees :)

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Slioch, by Loch Maree.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

one of my most sacred & cringe book release rituals is to buy something that matches the cover and honestly i crushed it this time

a late-thirties white woman doing a bathroom mirror selfie. i'm holding an orange book and wearing an orange sweater, looking pleased with myself

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Omg what a lovely surprise! 🥰 Thank you so much @gonelawn.bsky.social

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Fahmidan Group @fahmidangroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We invite writers to submit work that is daring, nuanced, vulnerable, and deeply memorable. Submit now: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit%E2%81...

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So good to read this after I just finished your (wonderful) book, Jo. Enjoyed listening to the conversation immensely. ❤️

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My short story collection is now with my editor (🎉) but the homework for my writing group - tomorrow - is not yet begun (😏). Is there no end to this writing malarkey?

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Moira Rose: And So It Begins Again

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Linocut by contemporary printmaker Mariann Johansen-Ellis #WomensArt

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Jo Lloyd but jolly 🌍🐎 @jolloyds.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What an unbelievably lovely thing - I had no idea this was happening - the wonderful Adrian Duncan talking about The Earth Thy Great Exchequer Ready Lies on the Library of Lazy Thinking - blown away lazythinking.substack.com/p/adrian-dun...

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Adrian Duncan on The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies by Jo Lloyd

Writer and artist Adrian Duncan shares his thoughts on The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies by Jo Lloyd

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Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The hour is fast approaching! Join us in launching @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social’s flash collection, STITCH, into the world!

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Finished. Fabulous. Beautiful, beautiful writing. I‘m in awe of @jolloyds.bsky.social‘s ability to write. Learned so much reading this book.

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Reading stories for a literary magazine this afternoon. Hoping to get my heart broken, my breath taken away and my ears filled with the musicality of the words. 🤓

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Michael Scott: Oh Wow, You Don't Say

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Reading stories for a literary magazine this afternoon. Hoping to get my heart broken, my breath taken away and my ears filled with the musicality of the words. 🤓

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Michael Scott: Oh Wow, You Don't Say

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Delighted to announce our Best of The Net nominations 2026. You lot are on 🔥! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th... @jmcm.bsky.social @lenaozge.bsky.social @deirdmault.bsky.social @demimondaine.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social Congratulations to our writers!

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bessie Smith, the Empress of Blues: one of the greatest & most influential #blues singers of all time. A major influence on later generations of singers across blues, #jazz, gospel, R&B, soul & rock, including Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson & Janis Joplin. She died #OTD in 1937. #MusicSky #music

A black-and-white studio portrait of Bessie Smith (1894–1937), the legendary Black blues singer known as the “Empress of the Blues” and one of the most influential vocalists in American music history. In this full-length, dynamic image, she stands confidently in the center of the frame, arms gracefully outstretched in a theatrical pose of joyful expression. She wears a shimmering, light-colored 1920s flapper-style gown covered in intricate beadwork, fringe, and floral appliqués at the waist, with a sheer overskirt and dark heeled boots. Her short dark hair is neatly styled, and her face is lit with a radiant, open-mouthed smile that radiates power, charisma, and delight. The dark, softly draped studio backdrop and dramatic lighting emphasize her commanding stage presence.

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@mgliterary.bsky.social's Short Fiction Contest is open for submissions until October 1st. Simultaneous and multiple submissions are accepted. All genres welcome. Don’t miss this chance to win cash and get published! #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #LitMag #AmWriting

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