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Rachel Laverdiere

@rachellaverdiere.bsky.social
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Writer, potter, editor, educator, coffee-lover, joy enthusiast.

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Friends, with the death of Twitter, I feel like I’ve fallen out of the know with flash fiction magazines… Where are people doing their flash reading these days? Where are you submitting? What have I missed???
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Mario Aliberto 3 @marioaliberto3.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"but whenever you tell the story of that day, you focus on the bees..." New @dehardy.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I've just learned there is a new sign-up link to join The Village. Here it is! It's a groovy space for us all to connect. And it's FREEEEEE! smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/plans/191340...
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The village with all of the flash writers
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Rose Metal Press @rosemetalpress.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It's Pub Day for FIT INTO ME: A Novel: A Memoir by Molly Gaudry! It's also the last day for free shipping with coupon code GAUDRYFREESHIP. Check out all the details here and order your copy of this amazingly hybrid memoir: icont.ac/51bcZ
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FIT INTO ME by Molly Gaudry Releases Today
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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
THE WRITHING, VERDANT END IS OUT TODAY!!!!!! Need some weird weird eco-horror in your life? Then look no further than this little split collection from @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, and me!!!
A photo of me holding a copy of the book over half my face. It shows a skeleton staring through binoculars on the cover!
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Rachel Laverdiere @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Hey #WritingCommunity! It's been a while. I'm teaching a webinar on submitting to lit mags. Has anything changed in the past 8 months while I've been focussed on other areas of my life? TIA!
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Mitch James @mitchjamesauthor.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Admire the nuance of mother/daughter & mother/son here, as well the promising ending and chance at redemption and growth: Read @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social in @okaydonkey.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4sbpxvhy
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Almost Plea to My Ex-Therapist by Rachel Laverdiere
Things may have gotten too serious too quickly, but I gather up the long skirt of my dress and step out of Steve’s vintage yellow bug—a car I’ve dreamed of owning since I was little— one of Steve’s…
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Rachel Laverdiere @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"Let’s say there’s no such thing as a happy ending. It’s a shock to see her, the unhappy sixteen-year-old girl, and realize she never imagined that you’d get so old or that you couldn’t go back to being that young." Beautiful writing by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social
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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 20/12/2024
🔖 The rumors (that we started) are true: We're looking for Poetry Readers to join our team! As an OKD Poetry Reader, you'll read and vote "yes," "no," or "maybe" on 10 poetry submissions every two weeks. • Check out what we publish: okaydonkeymag.com/poetry/ • Apply here: forms.gle/wHuhQ1oCxShe...
A graphic that reads, Want to join the OKD team? Call for poetry readers! There is art of megaphones, sparkles, and the Okay Donkey donkey surrounding the text. At the bottom it says, No donkeys were harmed during the creation of this announcement, okaydonkeymag.com.
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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 19/12/2024
We're No. 12! We're No. 12! 🏆 So many great mags on here, not to mention a really intriguing methodology. Check this out:
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Rachel Laverdiere @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
#WritingCommunity ICYMI interview with Karen Kao up at @smokelong.bsky.social there is an extra layer of fear for me whenever a nonfiction piece of mine gets published .... Will people still like me? Will only the people who already know me get it? www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
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Smoke & Mirrors with Karen Kao - SmokeLong Quarterly
This is an incredibly affecting piece, written in such a measured way. Can you share where it came from for you? A couple of years ago, I took a workshop with the wonderful Dinty W. Moore. One of his ...
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Liz Wride @lizwride.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
🦩 What a fantastic piece by @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social in @okaydonkey.bsky.social. I need a whole book of these characters immediately! 🦩
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"—everything’s lined up since our first date at the Sparrow Café: his flamingo print shorts, the flamingo garter tattooed around my thigh; my hot pink converse, his black." I dig this #flashfiction by @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social in @okaydonkey.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"But my mouth waters, and I can’t breathe, so I close my eyes like you’d tell me to and list five people who love me: my cat Pooh-Bear, besties Catherine and Ev, Mom’s ghost. And Steve, of course." Love this @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social @okaydonkey.bsky.social #flashfiction #flashlit
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Kristi Ferguson @kfergusonwrites.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
“He is saving that one for my sister, Cookie, who sits on his lap. He only remembers me when he is angry or when I remind him of Mother. He has trouble loving her, too.” Terrific, tear-jerking story by @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social in @emergejournal.bsky.social about fathers and baby sisters
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Rachel Laverdiere @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Well--stopped in at X for the first time in while....and found out @emergejournal.bsky.social nominated my flash fiction for a Pushcart! What a nice surprise. Congrats to all other nominees as well 💜 emergeliteraryjournal.com/ghost-baby/
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Joey R. Poole @joeyrpoole.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
@shotgunhoney.bsky.social makes good looking books, but they really out-did themselves with @meaganlucas.bsky.social’s Here in the Dark. I’ve read some of these stories, and I published one of them in @malarkeybooks.bsky.social’s It Came From the Swamp and can’t wait to dig in.
Book cover featuring nighttime sky with butterfly and flowers.
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Cheryl Skory Suma @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
#CNF community (& writing community in general)! The wonderful, supportive @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social just joined us on BlueSky. I encourage you to fw her! Beyond her talent as a writer she regularly shares others' work in her Sunday newsletter. Web: www.rachellaverdiere.com Welcome, Rachel!!!
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Rachel Laverdiere @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Hey everyone! I'm finally here 😀 Looking for the writing community....
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