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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know finances are tricky for lots of people right now, but I figured a sponsorship page would give me some much needed external accountability, so if you'd like to throw a few quid my way for the moggies, you can do that at the link 🐈‍⬛ www.justgiving.com/page/sarah-m...

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I'm taking on the Zoomies Series: Autumn Challenge 2026 for Cats Protection!

Help Sarah McPherson raise money to support Cats Protection

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This will (hopefully) force me to actually stick to the first month of my 12 week training plan for the Winter Round Sheffield Run in January... The plan starts on Monday, but parkrun this morning (at the gorgeous Rother Valley) was my first run of October - 1 down, 12 to go 🏃‍♀️

Photo of the lake at Rother Valley Country Park. Blue water under a bright blue sky, with purple flowers in the foreground.

Photo of the lake at Rother Valley Country Park, with lots of ducks, geese, and swans on the water.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In an attempt to break the cycle of signing up for races with good intentions and then failing to train, and also do a bit of good for some kittens, I'm doing the Cats Protection Autumn Zoomies Challenge - 13 days of running in October!

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I would love to do this course! I don't suppose there's any chance of a distance learning version at some point...?

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, me too! Why can't we just live at a writing retreat? 😄

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A whole new cast! Welcome to BFS Shortcuts; not replacing Long Story Short, but filling those empty weeks in which silence reigns. No longer! Ten set questions introduce authors you may not have read, but should. Kicking us off tomorrow, @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social faces the questions!

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yay! Love this one, Sumitra! ❤️

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you would enjoy the chance to talk about brilliant #flashfiction with lovely people, you can find more details and book the final two sessions of 2026 via the link below. Join us! theleadedwindow.blogspot.com/p/bite-sized...

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Bite-sized Book Club

The Bite-sized Book Club is a monthly online book club dedicated to reading flash fiction. Everyone is welcome, whether you normally read fl...

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Excellent session of the #BitesizedBookClub tonight, discussing four pieces by the always-incredible @kathyfish.bsky.social - thanks to everyone who came along! 😊

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

'After the grandfather clock metronomes your absence.' Love this gorgeous micro from @nomad-sw18.bsky.social!

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My obsession with Girl In The Year Above continues unabated with their third single, which came out today...

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Girl In The Year Above - Wet Paint

YouTube video by GirlInTheYrAboveVEVO

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think I was singing it as "aren't", but have since doubted my childhood memory of the lyrics 😆 Either works, anyway!

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"They are Granny Potts', you can tell 'em by the spots..." 🎶🐖

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hoping this might have opened the crafting floodgates, so watch this space for more progress on my many MANY unfinished projects 👀

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Haven't done any crafting in forever, but was recently inspired to finish this little guy - he's from a kit that I started and then abandoned about 2 years ago. He's a bit wonky but I like him 😊

Front view of a small crocheted owl, made of blue and black yarn, with a striped body, white belly, and yellow beak and feet.

Side view of a a small crocheted owl, made of blue and black yarn, with a striped body, white belly, and yellow beak and feet, showing the concentric circle pattern on its wing.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think it's a perfectly reasonable response, myself 😊

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

'She keeps you in her poppy-song, there with dewed-fireflies and unlovable soil' Beautiful!

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Writers are in the business of being as human as we goddamn can. That's measured by vibes, by the way we feel, by gauging how well we’ve managed to communicate the thing we want to communicate in our writing.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Sapphi! ❤️ Great name for a band... 😄

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was good to briefly see you! 🙂

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Luna Station Quarterly @lunastation.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Luna Station Quarterly is always seeking new artists to work with. We license art for four covers each year. We prefer work by woman-indentified and non-binary artists. 1/3

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is why I restarted having singing lessons as an adult a few years ago (after stopping when i was 18), just for the joy of it!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 17/07/2026

Hark, writers of the north country. A fortnight remains to send us your sorcerous tales. Gaze upon our submission guidelines etc: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Two weeks left to submit: submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions for more details.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Went to a weaving workshop at our summer staff festival yesterday, and made this dinky little wall hanging that I'm quite pleased with (I was going for abstract seascape vibes)

A small wooden frame painted light purple, with a strip of weaving attached to it. It starts with blue and green yarns at the bottom, changes to orange and yellow halfway up, then light purple, white, and light blue towards the top.

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trampset @trampset.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Submissions are open at trampset! Read our guidelines and send us your best work. We pay $30 via PayPal. Anybody can use our free submission category. Tips and quick response revenues pay our writers, editors and site costs ✍️ We've missed you all! www.trampset.org/submissions

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submit to trampset | literary journal submissions

Submit fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations to trampset. Read guidelines and share your best work with our literary journal.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I'll message you 😊 Anyone else who wants to know will just have to sign up to attend! (Or check the archive page after the session...)

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This month we're reading four stories by the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social and I'd love for more folks to join us! We meet once a month, Thursdays 19:15-20:30 UK time, on Zoom. £6 per session/£15 for a block of 3 (reduced price/free places available).

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If you've been enjoying all the fab @natflashfictionday.bsky.social stories and want an excuse to read more great flash fiction, why not sign up for the #BitesizedBookClub! First session in the current block is on Thursday (18 June) - details here: theleadedwindow.blogspot.com/p/bite-sized...

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Bite-sized Book Club

The Bite-sized Book Club is a monthly online book club dedicated to reading flash fiction. Everyone is welcome, whether you normally read fl...

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Happy National Flash Fiction Day, everyone! 🥳 Here's my offering in the #FlashFlood - 'Down From the Door' #NFFD2026

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Happy to report that I'll be in the FlashFlood again this year! Look out for 'Down From the Door' at around 8:15am BST on Saturday 13 June 😊

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

“I asked ChatGPT”- ok well I asked the mycelium and it said to plant more trees and to tell you to return to the forest

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Thank you 🙂 Agree completely about Matt's workshops!

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Neither fish nor foul 📖 @neitherfishnorfoul.com · 25/03/2026

www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-6-mcph... 'She avoided direct line of sight, always, preferring to make her approach over or around obstacles. Whenever we went out I had a constant sense she was peering over my head at something more interesting ...' @summermoth.bsky.social

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Issue 6 McPherson/My First Girlfriend Was a Periscope — Neither Fish Nor Foul

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I think this takes me to 6 published stories that were originally written on one of Matt's courses, which is pretty amazing! ❤️

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm in @neitherfishnorfoul.com Issue 6 with 'My First Girlfriend Was a Periscope', a story that was born in @mattkendrick.bsky.social's Glorious Words course! (And thanks to Amy Marques for the accompanying illustration) www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-6-mcph...

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Issue 6 McPherson/My First Girlfriend Was a Periscope — Neither Fish Nor Foul

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Presenting: an extremely helpful helper and I definitely didn't need to use that keyboard for anything else, absolutely not

A small black and white cat, seen from the back, sitting on a black computer keyboard and gazing out of the window with no thoughts for who else might need to use said keyboard.

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

(Disclaimer: I didn't make this, I saved the image years ago and don't know where it's originally from. If anyone knows who to credit I will gladly add this info!)

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Tangentially related (because it's about English folk, not Irish), but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share this

A brightly-coloured pie chart, titled 'Causes of Death in Traditional English Folk songs'. From largest to smallest, the segments are:
- Broken Heart
- Drowning
- Cruel Wars
- Hanged for being a Highwayman or Footpad
- Stolen away by the Queen of Elfland
- Wandered off, got lost in a wood, lay down and died
- Being Mistaken for a Swan by a Trigger-Happy Hunter

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