Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Great piece from @iamchrisscott.bsky.social 111
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 13/07/2026One of my favorite things is when my dog lets me rest my head on her and we take a nap together. 020
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Don't sleep on this. Beautiful piece by @cwtellstales.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social 10/10 would recommend 132
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Got a book that turned out to be a textbook from 1970: 'Montage: Investigations in Language.' My creative self really needed this. Only 30 pages in. I already feel... Lighter? More motivated? Abuzz with wordy excitement? Here's a fun quiz for my writer friends and thinkers out there. 000
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 27/02/2026What a pleasure to be included in this roundup by @mynachang.bsky.social. thank you! And thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for putting me on the shortlist 031
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 07/02/2026So excited to have my piece nominated for Best Small Fiction! Thank you to the team at @lostballoon.bsky.social for believing in my work! 291
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"winter is a woman, oma says, a real cunt." Fantastic read by @nadiaborn.com in @baltimorereview.bsky.social 110
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 31/01/2026This is beautiful and sad and so powerful. A well earned @welkinprize.bsky.social first place by Yara Zgheib. Congratulations! 121
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 31/01/2026"I watched my shadow stay behind, loyal to the dirt." Wow. Just wonderful. Congrats to Muntasir Salman on second place in @welkinprize.bsky.social ! 111
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Tremendous piece by @anibanerjee.bsky.social. congrats on third place! 031
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Don't forget to vote! If you enjoyed "&men" please consider casting your 👍🏻 for it AND two other stories! 141
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 29/01/2026@joycebingham.bsky.social's work is a stunner. What an excellent read! 121
Reposted by Jacqueline ParkerJosh Hanson (Calliope Street/House on Blood St) @doomglossary.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Free anthology this Friday! 11110
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Love this piece by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social! Such an awesome story in the HC list from @welkinprize.bsky.social! 131
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Highly commended indeed! Great work by @authorgreene.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist today! 142
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 27/01/2026It's voting time for the People's Choice of the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! Would love a vote my way if you liked "&men" and there's are so many other wonderful pieces that deserve ❤️ too. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comThe Welkin Mini 2026 - PEOPLE'S PRIZE Voting FormVote for your favourite THREE stories from the Welkin Mini shortlist. You can vote for THREE stories. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT story otherwise your entire vote won't be counted. Each vote is ... 141
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Wow. What a lovely piece by @dracopoullos.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social. absolutely crushed it. 031
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Wow, love this one by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! So beautiful. 141
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 25/01/2026"... Words might bruise in the dark." Wonderful piece by Bill Neonwu on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 331
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Oh I just love this one. Carries so much emotion in so few words. Congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist @morrisonmm.bsky.social! 131
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Beyond honored to be on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist with so many amazing authors. A big thank you to @mattkendrick.bsky.social , who works so hard on this contest and provides such close, thoughtful readings to ensure the pieces are at their peak. THANK YOU. 7103
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 22/01/2026"We had survived the end of a life we never got to finish." Whew. Great work by Shofiqure Rahman on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist. 051
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Absolutely love how this is one beautiful sentence. Excellent story by Vaishnavi Pusapati on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 241
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 20/01/2026In today's news, I realized why birds weren't coming to my feeder (the seed had solidified at the openings). I fixed it and now I have birds again. It's a good day. 130
Reposted by Jacqueline ParkerGone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026We're reopening submissions at Gone Lawn. Same old thing, you know what we like & you've got it. & as always (not to be judged!), please consider a donation to keep a struggling mag afloat, if you can. Bad times, bad times. And come the next full moon, dance under it! gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...gonelawn.netGone Lawn : Submission Guidelines 03318
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Such a great use of dialect and voice. Really enjoyed this one by Barnaby Wick in @welkinprize.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Jacqueline ParkerPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 19/01/2026“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it" — Martin Luther King Jr #martinlutherking #mlk #mlkday2025 28040
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Love this one by Jo Either on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 131
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Absolutely love this by @stephieosaurus.bsky.social in Milk Candy 121
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Haunting and lovely piece from @cake-girl.bsky.social. congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social short list! 222
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Wonderfully weird story in today's @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist reveal! 122
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Love today's @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist piece! 111
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 16/01/2026"i discovered if you split open a vow, it will probably die." Y'ALL. I'm so glad I'm back on Bsky so I can read stuff like this. 010
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 15/01/2026This yr I'm keeping my writing promises to myself the same way I would keep promises to others. I didn't say that I'd light up the sky with my words, but I did promise myself to try. My best effort is all I can ask for. 030
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Love this piece by @robinzlotnick.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 120
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Write, absolutely love this by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 120
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Damn. What a remarkable piece that made the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist. 231
Reposted by Jacqueline ParkerJMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Fiction: Hemianopia by Eleonora Balsano The day half of your world goes dark, a neurologist helps you on the examination table and inspects both your eyes with a pen light.jmwwblog.wordpress.comFiction: Hemianopia by Eleonora BalsanoThe day half of your world goes dark, a neurologist helps you on the examination table and inspects both your eyes with a pen light. 041
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Such a wild and fun piece by @tacilim.bsky.social congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 221
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Love this piece by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social what a stunner! 121
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Thrilled to be included on this year's shortlist! So many amazing writers in the world and I get to share some space with them. What in the heck. This is effing rad. Can't wait to read everyone's stories! 2122
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Just love this by @melissafitz.bsky.social. such a big world in a small piece. Congrats Melissa on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! 261
Reposted by Jacqueline ParkerThe Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Today's shortlisted story is "On the longest night of the darkest year" by @melissafitz.bsky.social. Such an atmospheric piece: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...mattkendrick.co.ukOn the longest night of the darkest year | MattKendrick.co.uk 114211
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Me: hey mom, I was thinking about coming home for the holiday. What do you think? Mom: my friend Dolly brought me a chainsaw and a bottle of wine. ... I'm taking that as a yes? 000
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I'm thrilled to have my latest flash up at @lostballoon.bsky.social! Check it out! 362
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 26/02/2025To all my writer buddies out there-- what was something you wish you knew before a week-long (solo, no group) residency? I would ❤️ some recs on how to really grow during this time. 020
Jacqueline Parker @onmytangent.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Excited to have an acceptance from @lostballoon.bsky.social! Can't wait to share it! 260