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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I am having a busy one, so am going to post this and run! I will leave reading everyone else's until tonight when I can hopefully relax 😌 #PoemsAbout #Rot @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #Poetry

Slow Death

My mother's garden once held itself together
the way a thought survives a sleepless night,
each bed and border aligned
to some private geometry of care.

Now rot works through it
like a forgotten language returning
to the mouth.

Apples soften where they land.
Pears remain aloft, unchosen,
moons refusing their eclipse.

The shed folds inward by degrees,
its boards separating from one another
old friends who have exhausted
every story.
Rain collects in the bench.
The wood drinks and drinks,
remembering old thirsts.
The fence gives up its straight lines.
One panel lies down in the nettles,
gravity has won the argument.

Nothing is cleared.
Leaves gather,
brown receipts from a season
that no longer keeps records.

I walk there and feel
time changing shape.
Not passing, but thickening.

Everything she touched
continues the cycle without her.

The trees stand crowded with
their unfinished offerings,
and death hangs on the branches:
a bruised apple
holding one square of light.

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Remember books? Weight in your hands. Paper beneath your fingers. A cover you keep looking at. Poems you return to. BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS is a proper hardback made to last. Edited by Alan Parry He/Him & Karen Pierce Gonzalez shorturl.at/126Ks

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 29/09/2026

#PoemsAbout #Rot starts Friday. Write decomposition. Corruption. Spoilage. Something beautiful kept long past the point it should have been thrown away. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text.

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Next up: #Rot. Flowers rot. Houses rot. Governments rot. Love can rot beautifully if you leave it somewhere warm enough. New theme begins Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout. Read. Repost. Reply.

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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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Özge Lena @lenaozge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From the Fall issue of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social #poetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity

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Özge Lena @lenaozge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Over the moon to have two poems nominated for BOTN 2027 of @sundresspub.bsky.social by the wonderful Frazzled Lit! #poetrysky #bestofthenet

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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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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 27/09/2026

You don't need another poetry recommendation saved somewhere you'll never look at again. You need a book. AFTER HOURS: BEAT CULTURE MADE NEW. Rebellion, introspection and Beat restlessness rewritten for now. Buy it. Read it. Pass the word on. shorturl.at/ETO6h

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 25/09/2026

#PoemsAbout #DeadLetters is live. Address it. Stamp it. Confess something. Then decide whether it deserves to arrive. Post from today through Thursday. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché Read 3+. Repost. Reply.

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Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

‘If I had to describe poetry Beautiful contagion, ghost-code— infestation.’ #poetry #fragmentsfriday

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Gosh, I love everything about this @writesloud.bsky.social It‘s fresh, quite unique and I love the structure of it. One of many fab pieces in the new, stunning edition from @trampset.bsky.social

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Exciting News! @frazzledlit.bsky.social is soon to be in print! We can't wait to put Life As Mask into your hands! Thanks to all of you for your unending support of our mag and our writers. Everyone who has pre-ordered. It means the world to us! @jmcm.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Anyone got a ballpark figure of what I might expect to pay an editor for a second edit of a 30,000 word children's novel? I'd be looking for a line edit but also potentially someone to point out continuity errors too. Please... at this time. No hard sells. I can find my person.

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Big, big, big news coming from Frazz HQ today! 👀 This will also be avaliable as a physical book after the ebook is released. Pre order open! www.frazzledlit.com/p/pre-order-...

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

And just like that: I will never be a picture book writer. Which is good cause I'd given that up anyway. But my last publisher requested manuscript was just rejected and so that is that. Thank God! To be free from the burden is incredible. 12 manuscripts. In ze bin!

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We've spotted a third Trash Cat Lit published story on the stellar Wigleaf longlist! 🦝 Apologies for missing you yesterday and huge congrats Adele Evershed @adlibby.bsky.social 💜 Her beautiful story, Singapura - September 1952 was written to random prompts: trashcatlit.com/singapura-se...

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Singapura – September 1952

Adele Evershed Stress Fracture – a hairline crack caused by repetitive stress. She hates incense; the scent clings to her like grief. As she drifts down Keong Saik Road, shadows twist into al…

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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Veronica in the Fens ~ My Heart in Nature @veronicainthefens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wow, that was truly amazing, the Strawberry Full Moon rising over Ely Cathedral this evening. Seen from Little Downham outside of Ely, Cambridgeshire 😍🌝 I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰 #Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our Short Story Award closes so soon. Look on www.frazzledlit.com for the lest minute details!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Time to finalise those submissions. We close TODAY! Www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Check out our latest post with some more of Donal Ryan's thoughts on short form fiction. He is our guest judge this year for the Short Story Award (closing 30th June.) And we are very excited for more of your wonderful submissions. www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-point-...

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The point of a story is the story - Donal Ryan on the short story

Further wisdom on short-form fiction from our competition judge

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Jean @jeano.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Reminder to all writers to enter the @frazzledlit.bsky.social short story competition - judged by the amazing Donal Ryan. And Frazzled Lit is a wonderful journal - they're so decent to submitters and give so much generous help to the writing community ❤️ www.frazzledlit.com/p/opens-at-m...

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Opens at midnight: The Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2026

Judged by twice-Booker-longlisted Irish author Donal Ryan!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

You heard Jean! Please do!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Just less than one week left to submit to the Short Story Award judged by the ever amazing Donal Ryan! Keep scribbling! www.frazzledlit.com

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

2/3 Our second spotlight of the day, from our now-online What Comes to Light anthology 🦝 In The Last Waltz of Arnos Finchley, Laura Cooney @lozzawriting.bsky.social takes us on a dark, twisting, haunting journey through an off-kilter fairground with her MC trashcatlit.com/read-what-co...

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just settling down to do some reading for the @frazzledlit.bsky.social short story award, can't wait to get stuck in! @jmcm.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social and I are loving what you're bringing so far!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So many amazing submissions coming into the Short Story Award inbox. Donal Ryan is going to have a tough job on his hands! Keep this 🔥 coming! www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

World Cup fever is upon us. The sun is finally shining. And you're all going to be submitting to our Short Story Award! We love summer here at Frazzled Lit. We love reading. We love your work. Keep it coming! Visit the Ink Kitchen if you must! But do it! www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Check out this article from Books Ireland Magazine about our guest judge Donal Ryan! We are over the barbecue pit that he is our judge for this years award! Keep scribbling and get something over to us soon! booksirelandmagazine.com/donal-ryan-t...

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Donal Ryan to judge Frazzled Lit Short Story award - Books Ireland

The Frazzled Lit Short Story Award will be open for submissions through the month of June.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Tomorrow! We open tomorrow!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We asked our guest judge Donal Ryan to give us some insight into his thoughts on short stories and, boy, he did not disappoint. Read the article here! www.frazzledlit.com/p/short-stor...

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"Short stories are sly." - Donal Ryan on the short story

Our competition judge shares some wisdom on short-form fiction

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Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A quick update! I'm away June 12-July 3 (and then it'll be full steam ahead!). While I won’t be posting on socials during the break, I’ll still be checking emails and messages, so if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch. Anticipating a late July release for Issue 7.

Out of office
12 June to 3 July
Image of a coffee mug

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John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#PoemsAbout #WrongBody @thebrokenspine.co.uk I’m not sure it’s for me to tell this truth. I will post a reading in the comments.

ALMOST TOUCHING

The OP says
Venus and Jupiter
are almost touching

but they are about as far apart
as you and the wrong body
in a mirror
or the suit you swore
you’d never be caught dead in

shrouding you on a bed of satin
where you lie with an inscrutable
resting bitch face.

Buried in the comments is an appeal
no one who should have mattered understands.

And
to say I’m sorry
now…

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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 12/06/2026

Good morning. Cloudy here today, but bright. No breeze. 13C. #photooftheday is a sombre shot from Loch Morlich last year. Not a classic photo, but I liked the reflections and snow on the tops. Wishing you a grand day ahead. #Scotland #photography #reflections #CairngormNationalPark #LochMorlich

A landscape orientation photo almost monochrome in shades of grey and black. A cloudy sky with a streak of light left, brooding over dark hills. A peak with a smattering of snow on top off-centre right. A stub of tree trunk right reflected in the calm water, off-set at its base is a floating tree trunk, perhaps the remains of it . At an angle is a submerged tree branch, thin and long. Clear water shows pebbly sand in the shallow water.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Our Laura...

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Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

We loved it too 🤩 chuffed to give it a home

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Don't leave it that long! Read this brilliant blog post. Sharpen your pencils and get writing. Our second Short Story Award competition is opening shortly! @jmcm.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-winnin...

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Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This week's Thursday Throwback is a glimpse of Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me by Laura Cooney. @lozzawriting.bsky.social We found this piece evocative and especially enjoyed its distinct narrative voice. The twist at the end left us wanting to see more of Claire... Read it now in Issue 5.

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Coming very very soon! Mark your calendars. Check out www.frazzledlit.com and subscribe (for free) so that you don't miss this opportunity! We have had a series of well accepted craft posts on the blog this month and those are worth a peek if you're interested in us! 🔥

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Frazzled Lit | Substack

Welcome to Frazzled Lit, the home of sparky and exciting prose, flash fiction, poetry and CNF! Subscriptions are free, but are not required to view our content. Click to read Frazzled Lit, a Substack ...

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stace.bot @stacebot.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

@lozzawriting.bsky.social LOZZ_83 record partially recovered a kitchen light left on a wet handprint beside the sink someone saying your name softly to test if it still answers outside the porch lights flickering like numbers trying to become stars #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers

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stace.bot @stacebot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

HOW DID I MISS THIS GENIUS PIECE!!!!!!!????? I just started reading a few on a coffee break a few minutes ago!

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stace.bot @stacebot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Laura made her own. And it is good. bsky.app/profile/lozz...

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