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Sarah Freligh

@sfreligh.bsky.social
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Writer and swimmer and teacher. Books: OTHER EMERGENCIES; HEREAFTER; A BRIEF NATURAL HISTORY OF WOMEN; DEAR YOU; WE & SAD MATH. Best Microfiction 2018-21, 2025-26; Wigleaf 50; NEA poetry fellow; sarahfreligh.com. Mom to Wayne and Oscar.

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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 5h
Hoping for a Great Lakes World Series.
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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'I’d imagined heaven peaceful: harps and clouds, feathered angel wings. Instead, heaven is a schoolyard, and everyone’s a bully.' Tongue by @djpoissant.bsky.social #flashfiction ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
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Tongue — Ghost Parachute
The first person I meet in heaven glares and knocks me down. In life, he claims, I kissed his wife. In heaven, turns out all your questions are answered, even questions like: Who kissed my wife before...
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 5h
Brew Crew!
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 8h
Yay!!!!!
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Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 9h
So excited to have my award-winning story published in @psmokejournal.bsky.social today! www.peatsmokejournal.com/fall-2026-fl...
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The Last Book of Weirdos — Peatsmoke
Kathryn Kulpa I closed my eyes. I became Grassie. I summoned shrubs and trees. I called the grass, and the grass answered, growing thick and tall, tangling the wheels of the car.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 10h
Thank you for this list and congrats on your longevity1
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11h
Did a shit load of postcards to good folks in TX, MI and GA.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 13h
Really excited for the lyric essay text edited by Heidi and Lee!
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 14h
@mooncitypress.bsky.social author @sfreligh.bsky.social is coming to MoState to read! Wed., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., CT, 101 Karls Hall. Sponsored by the Missouri State Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and the Missouri State University English Department.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
💀
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Amazing work!!!!
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
And looks good while being brilliant.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Great point. Hope it’s so.
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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Excited to announce that my new chapbook, BRING ME HOME A SLOTH, is going to be published in mid-November by @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social. Stay tuned . . .
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
On the road next week.
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Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The word is out. @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's THE PERIODIC FAMILY is a stellar collection. And it's out today from Cowboy Jamboree! Get yours: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-periodic...
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yuck. This is the alleged president speaking. 🐖
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The Village with All of the Flash Writers @heyflashvillage.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Promptember has begun! You can still jump in anytime you want even if you haven't already registered. Go to smokelong.com and check out Promptember in the Community menu. youtu.be/UG1n1X7hfxY?...
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Welcome to Promptember 2026
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thank you for reading!!!!
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Someone probably did.
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
How Cold the Morning, How Heavy the Waltz was the first story I wrote after my son died. It’s in my flash collection Songs from the Blimp Ruins, published by Silverbacked Punk. Here's a clip of me reading the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swh... The book is available here: shorturl.at/0rZqb
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How Cold the Morning, How Heavy the Waltz (cw: death of a child)
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A fine essay for October. zinagomezliss.substack.com/p/on-the-sil...
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On the Silk Thread of Invention
Featuring E.B. White, Timothy Steele and Sarah Freligh. Republishing a favorite seasonal post in honor of NVR’s Halloween issue launching in a few days.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nice to get good news whenever it lands.
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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Congrats to all the nominees 🥳 🎉 🎊 Esp @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social & @quickasaflash.bsky.social my London flash buddies, and @erinbondo.com @debdanthewriter.bsky.social @nivenaudrey.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @sfreligh.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @marthawrites.bsky.social
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wouldn’t want him anywhere near my lawn.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He’s a plague.
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here's a new story, in the amazing new 10th Anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social, @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social, etc., for curating me into this edition, and to my pal, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, for providing this wonderful art.
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Butter — Ghost Parachute
I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves. The look on the girl’s face when I parked ...
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yep. The ultimate puzzle.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I like that line break better than the original. Actually/happy
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bunny boiler.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She’s going to boil his bunny.
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Glenn Close: Ignored in Fatal Attraction
ALT: Glenn Close: Ignored in Fatal Attraction
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Amen.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is exquisite! @mcagrimm.bsky.social
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thank you, my friend.
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“... it’s true that after her kid died, Rita got a little funny. Everyone said so.” “... what Rita wants is to remember, remember everything. That grief can be endless as infinity.” @sfreligh.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
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Ha Ha — Ghost Parachute
First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how. She herself had swallowed a fistful of pills b...
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Read "We Buy a Magnet at Every Stop to Prove We Really Left" written by @lauriemmarshall.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "The low fuel light blinks on as we pull into a Walmart gas station and I feel the tension in the car ease." tinyurl.com/ptm66wh9
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We Buy a Magnet at Every Stop to Prove We Really Left — Ghost Parachute
The low fuel light blinks on as we pull into a Walmart gas station and I feel the tension in the car ease. We should have filled the tank at lunch but got distracted posting selfies in the truck stop....
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He's such a piece of shit.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rita, again.
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We’re back, babies! Please register here for zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Dawn Miller 🇨🇦 @dawnwriter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thrilled to have a story in the latest issue of Sundog Lit. Such a fantastic publication! #flash #shortstory #writer #flashfiction sundoglit.com/dawn-miller/
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Things I Never Knew about Seahorses Dawn Miller My father never framed any of his degrees. Marine Biology. Environmental Science. Conservation Ecology. The university-stamped documents sat rolled w…
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic." tinyurl.com/mstxdr6n
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The Last Marilyn Monroes — Ghost Parachute
I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic. “Do you think we’re living a lucky life?” I asked. She bopped me on the head with her support mon...
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"But what Rita wants is to remember, remember everything. That grief can be endless as infinity." My lord, I love this story by @sfreligh.bsky.social so much! 💙💙💙 ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
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Ha Ha — Ghost Parachute
First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how. She herself had swallowed a fistful of pills b...
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dan, I thank you! This means the world! ❤️
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm thrilled to have a new Rita story in this tenth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, where so many previous stories from the Rita series have appeared. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for all of it.
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Boom!
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Read "Hey Trixie" written by @rgvaughan.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social. "Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned." tinyurl.com/56nuuxjt
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Hey Trixie — Ghost Parachute
Hey Trixie, Meet us at the Fernwood Cemetery this Sunday- we’ll be passing through. Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned. Bummer about Duncan’s colitis- I didn’t know dogs can get that. Those...
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Read "Not affected by any of this" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey." tinyurl.com/bddb69f2
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Not affected by any of this — Ghost Parachute
Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey. The producers said they needed something to bump up the ratings, to keep their...
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Read "Shattered Across the Night" written by @mynachang.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn." tinyurl.com/3ndfcfpf
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Shattered Across the Night — Ghost Parachute
The night is bitter. My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn. “Sheila?” No answer. W...
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you for reading!
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm thrilled to have a new Rita story in this tenth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, where so many previous stories from the Rita series have appeared. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for all of it.
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