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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Yes, this Emily Dickinson-esque poem was written & read by the 9yo who lives in my house and sometimes let me claim her as "Daughter." And yes--it's deliciously creepy. It would mean the world to her little ghostly heart if you donated 2 minutes of your time to a listen... youtu.be/kK_wPTTJmHo

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The Carriage Ride (Dark Ghost)

YouTube video by Lilith Reverie

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It’s my best dinner party story, really. I mean—the character’s dinner party story. Um. Yeah.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Pleased as punch to announce that my short story "The Crimson Path" (a Little Red Riding Hood feminist reimagining) has been selected to be in the Curse of the Sword Anthology from Dragonsoulpress. Releases March 30, 2026! Pre-order available at: dragonsoulpress.com/dsp-books/

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

New year, new fiction! This is one of my all time favorite pieces of flash fiction (3 min read) because I just let my id have the keyboard and here’s what she wrote. Enjoy the ride and check out all the other awesomeness at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kate...

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Kate Maxlow — Does It Have Pockets

I Figured Out How to Turn Dopamine Into Solid Gold

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

When you're writing a book that features Victorian magicians: Me: Do we have any bungee cords we don't need? Husband: Uh, why? Me: I need to do a magic trick. For research. H: ... Me: But I need to cut the ends off for the trick. H: I don't... I mean... [sighs] In the garage.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

When miniature golf is so much more than a game… New writing published!

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Taylor Swift really wants everyone to go read this story I wrote at Water Your Cellphone: www.wateryourcellphone.com/post/call-me... TW: Women's issues (Miscarriage, domestic violence)

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taylor swift is talking about why we cant have nice things

ALT: taylor swift is talking about why we cant have nice things

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Check out the latest issue featuring my creative nonfiction piece: The Universe on a Gluten-Free Bun. Dedicated to anyone who wonders where the hours go and why you can't just be an adult already. Midnight Confessions: Issue 03 open.substack.com/pub/thekhaot...

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Midnight Confessions: Issue 03

The Good Within The Khaos Magazine - Issue 03, October 2025

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I feel the need to smash something. Does anyone have any spare bits of patriarchy you’re not using? Can trade for half-used cellulite snake oil and/or expired Tylenol.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Can we talk about this story? Look, I love the literary stories that mean things that stir your soul, but my heart holds a special place for the humorous stories about bonding over your love of a dentist. @theoffingmag.bsky.social theoffingmag.com/wit-tea/how-...

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How They Getcha - The Offing

Wit Tea - The Offing Magazine

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Final proofing is being done on this. Pre-orders include the print AND e-book. Said eBook will be delivered early, thus making you the envy of all your friends and enemies. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

Cover for THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR, VOL. 1. Odilon Redon art of a face in the middle of an areola/sun/aura thing.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Pretty much perfect breakup advice from Christine H. Chen on @doesithavepockets.bsky.social , if you're into lyrical micro-fiction with a generous dollop of wit. www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/chri...

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Christine H. Chen — Does It Have Pockets

Anatomy of a Pencil | Recipe for a Broken Heart

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

THIS. I get so tired of hearing, "But if the genders were reversed..." NO. That's not how it works when there are clear societal power differences.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

What I love about this story "Snow Queen Serotonin" in @tinymolecules.bsky.social by @marybuchanan.bsky.social : The descriptions are both rich AND restrained, every word doing a heavy lift in the perfect place. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...

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twenty-two — Tiny Molecules

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This is the story that made me fall in ❤️ with @maudlinhouse.bsky.social : maudlinhouse.net/the-sword-sw... As a mother and an educator (especially in these times), the show must always go on, even as your body fails around you. Why? Because that's what we do.

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The Sword Swallower’s Fatal Malady

The first signs were somewhat easy to ignore. Scratchy throat, hoarse voice, slight difficulty swallowing. The show must go on. But as the small tears and burning sores in the pharynx of the esophagus...

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Truth. I tried to write an almost completely serious story and nearly died. Write what you'd want to read, not what you think others want to read.

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Kate Maxlow @katemaxlow.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Ok, but this story by @megiddings.bsky.social in @theoffingmag.bsky.social A story in a story in a story wrapped in despair and tied in a ribbon of hope. Absolutely gorgeous. theoffingmag.com/fiction/arch...

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From the Archives: The Alive Sister - The Offing

Fiction - The Offing Magazine

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