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Where microfiction and poetry linger long past the final word. www.thehooletsnook.com Submissions OPEN until October 15. Managed by G.R. LeBlanc (you can call me Gisele) Tip Jar for THN💌-> ko-fi.com/grleblanc

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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A big thank you to @chillsubs.bsky.social for including The Hoolet’s Nook in their recent “16 Magazines You Gotta Submit to Right Now” roundup! We SO appreciate the mention. 🦉🌸🌿🙏 subclub.substack.com/p/16-magazin... #WritingCommunity #Microfiction #ShortPoetry #WritersOfBsky #CallForSubmissions
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Mole Notes + 68 More Opportunities Recently Opened & Closing Soon
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One of the many tiny treasures from our recent issue, "Whenever I felt tummy-sick about Monday mental maths," by @chriscottom.bsky.social 🦉🌸🌿 #Microfiction #QuickReads #ReadersOfBsky #Heartfelt #Coping #Childhood #Memories #Family Check out the full issue at: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#BloomScrolling the #dahlia that wouldn’t pay attention to me #flower #photography
Back of a white dahlia bloom {copyright M. Frost}
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For those who like submission stats: THN accepted about 17% of pieces received during our last submission round, with rates of 15–18% across categories. Have something you’d like to send our way? Our current submission deadline is October 15. 📧 #SubmissionCall www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Haven't gotten around to checking out Issue 5 yet? Now's your chance! Why not grab a cuppa and settle in for a little literary escape? 🫖☕🍰 www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issue 💫🦉🌿 #microfiction #shortpoetry #amreading #coffeebreak #quickreads #readersofbsky 📩 ✍️ Submissions open until Oct 15.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Quick question for readers of online literary journals: when browsing a table of contents or author index and you click on a poem or story, do you prefer it to open in a new tab so the original page stays open, or would you rather it open in the same tab? Curious what you prefer! Thanks!
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Pippa @pippaesque.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Many thanks to the @thehooletsnook.bsky.social for publishing my #tanka!!! #WritingCommunity #poetry #micropoetry
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The newest fledgling has left the Nook! 🦉✨ Issue 5 is out, and if you'd like to catch a glimpse, you can find it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... Grateful, as always, to the wonderful contributors who filled its pages and gave it wings. ❤️🙏 #microfiction #shortpoetry #readersofbsky
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September 15, 2026 - Issue 5
Welcome to Issue 5 of The Hoolet's Nook ! If you've just discovered THN , we're so glad you found us. And to those who have been with us along the way, thank you. As we approach our second...
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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you for @fictivedream.bsky.social for publishing this micro!! It’s fiction but inspired by a bus-stop episode from my childhood in upstate NY. 🌨️
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s a breezy one out there today—seems like the perfect time to pull "Laundry Day," a micro by @dianelp.bsky.social, from the Nook archives. Read the entire story here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... 🌬️🍂🧺 #fictionfriday #quickreads #community #humannature #september #readersofbsky
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In honour of #CleanAirDay, sharing Summer Night Melody, a micro by Andrea Tillmanns from our May issue. 🌿🦉✨ #nature #readersofbsky #shortfiction #naturelovers #shortreads 🌬️🌸🌿🦔🦇 Read more #microfiction and short poetry from the Nook here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issue
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#MikkiAronoff #microfiction #speculativefiction #SciFiSaturday #interstellar #shortfiction 🦉✍💫 Read the entire story here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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Linda Daunter @lindadaunter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
i know it's #1stSeptember and the wind is a bit chilly, but here's proof that summer isn't over yet - at least not in my garden! #roses #flowers
A bunch of roses in shades of yellow, peach and cream in a ceramic vase.
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Suzanne Hicks @suzannehicks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
My story “Sandy the Penny Pony” is in latest issue of @soflopojo.bsky.social! Thank you @francinewitte.bsky.social for giving it a beautiful home. 
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Flash #42 Aug '26
​ SoFloPoJo Content:     HOME ● ESSAYS ● INTERVIEWS ● REVIEWS ● SPECIAL ● VIDEO ● VISUAL-ARTS ● ARCHIVES    ● CALENDAR ● MASTHEAD ● SUBMIT ● TIP JAR ● SOCIAL MEDIA
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Time to dust off those #submissions! The Nook is opening a little earlier than previously announced. Our next reading period will run September 15–October 15, coinciding with the release of our Sept. issue. 🦉✨ A note: #micropoetry & #haiku subs are now limited to five pieces per reading period.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Read more #microfiction and poetry from our May issue here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... #shortfiction #loneliness #speculativefiction #isolation #readersofbsky #space #bosonstar #amreading
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Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Thank you again, @psmokejournal.bsky.social !
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Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This just in.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Read more #shortpoetry and microfiction from our May issue here: www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... 🦉💫🌿 #parenthood #adultkids #poetrylovers #kingfishers #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #heartfelt
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Because you want to understand, I describe how I once wore suffering on the outside of my body" by @cake-girl.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
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Because you want to understand, I describe how I once wore suffering on the outside of my body | MattKendrick.co.uk
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From The Archives: "ballerina jewelry box" a short poem by Cortni Merritt. One worth returning to. 🌸🩰💞 #mothersanddaughters #micropoetry #readersofbsky #poetrylovers #jewelryboxes #ballerinas www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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ballerina jewelry box
by Cortni Merritt I saw you with the box today, pink and mirrored, dark-skinned figure, twirling to that tune I know but not by name. It was in your hand but it held something you'd forgotten or...
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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#BloomScrolling x #ColorADay #BWFri #flower #photography
Echinacea {copyright M. Frost}
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Martina Matijević @vientoverde.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
seaside walk stars take turns by my side
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Please spread the word to the #KidLit writers and illustrators, teachers, parents, and children in your lives! Subs are sloooow epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit...
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN AUGUST 1-SEPTEMBER 15, 2026.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today's Nook Spotlight: "Learning how to be smaller," a poem by @mfrostwords.bsky.social—one of the many gems from our May issue. 🦉✨ #shortpoetry #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #selfacceptance www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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Learning how to be smaller
by M. Frost I’ve tried for a year to contain myself, to trim the fat, to fit into the box (or the clothes from before). To scrape words off my plate to meet the word count. I’m trying to be...
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Hey you! Why not pause your Sunday scrolling for a minute? Take a breath and enjoy the haiku from our May issue. 🦉🌸💫 #micropoetry #haiku #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #sundayreading @iamagnat.bsky.social @vientoverde.bsky.social www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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One Breath Poetry #2
dropping into the beggar’s hat– spring rain ​park bench–  an old man’s small talk with pigeons                     Martina Matijević ​
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A quick housekeeping note: the website gremlins have been at it and a few of our little owl icons had migrated to different spots—and grown much larger than intended. 😂 They have been wrangled, resized, and returned to their proper perches. 🦉✨ #websitewoes #websitegremlins
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Suzanne Hicks @suzannehicks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My micro “The Space Between” is up at @switchmicromag.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editors for giving it a home! This one began in a @smokelong.bsky.social workshop. 
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Microfiction, 2026 & 2025 | Switch
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Do you believe in destiny? Agency vs. Determinism Subs open through August 31! Art (we need more! CNF (need more here too!) Fiction Poetry Sub link in our pinned post!
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Pim: I Believe In Destiny
Alt: Pim: I Believe In Destiny
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
From our May issue—don't miss “It Never Was About the Coffee,” a beautifully written micro by @fostertrecost.bsky.social. 🦉💫☕ #microfiction #readersofbsky #beinghuman #quietstories #shortfiction #literaryfiction www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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It Never Was About the Coffee
by Foster Trecost It’s not often I finish a cup of coffee. I start out with every intention, but it gets cold long before I reach the bottom. The last sips feel familiar. Like something that's been...
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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thanks to 5-7-5 Haiku Journal for featuring this #haiku of mine.
low december light 
collaged between sea and sky 
a cut-out island
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are open for subs in #Art #Fiction #Poetry and #CNF on the theme AGENCY VS DETERMINISM through August 31! epistemiclit.com/submissions/
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Submissions -
Submission guidelines for a fully digital literary anthology that explores themes to open conversations through the written word.
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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #water two ways: #lake and #cloud #photography
Clouds reflected on lake {copyright M. Frost}
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🫀🫁🦴 WINNER of the Body Prize, "Dear Walt Whitman" by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social A lyrical, emotionally taut gem of a micro in epistolary form: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
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Dear Walt Whitman | MattKendrick.co.uk
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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Big thanks to the lovely peeps at @goodlifelitmag.bsky.social for publishing this piece, and to @raecowie.bsky.social and @norami.bsky.social for their help with it and for explaining how it contains enough truths to qualify as CNF.
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Adele Gallogly @adelegallogly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A lil’ bit of microfiction up on Nailpolish Stories. (A 25 word limit is such a good challenge! And I love the idea of titles inspired by the wild, endless world of nail polish names.) nailpolishstories.wordpress.com
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Had my first monarch sighting on my milkweed yesterday. It was huge! 😊💗🦋 #monarch #butterflygarden
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Issue 9 Submissions are now open! Details: epistemiclit.com/submissions/ Submission form: forms.gle/tycBEc2GhxuY...
Agency vs Determinism
August 1-31, 2026
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🌿 We've added a new Author Index to The Hoolet's Nook! It's still evolving, but we hope it makes discovering and revisiting the work of our contributors even easier. We'll be adding direct links for repeat contributors over time. Happy browsing! #readersofbsky 🦉💫 www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issue
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Current Issue
Spring has arrived, and with it, a brand new issue of The Hoolet’s Nook —our biggest one yet!  While compiling the issue, it became evident how drawn we are to work that whispers and invites...
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Submission update: All responses from our recent reading period have now been sent. Thank you to everyone who submitted! If you haven't heard back, please let us know and we'll be happy to check on it.
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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Delighted to share "Beyond the Break," my micro in @thecitronreview.bsky.social. Congratulations to The Citron Review: A Journal of Brief Literature, which recently had several of its past pieces placed on the esteemed @wigleaf.bsky.social's 2026 list. TY Citron! citronreview.com/2026/06/30/b...
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Beyond the Break
by Liz deBeer   Limping to the ocean’s edge, my broken foot’s worried, wondering if the podiatrist would approve, but I say Screw it, adding, Salt water’s healing. Wading in further, frothy fo…
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Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I’d love it if you read my new story “Secondhand” in the July issue of Ghost Parachute. Lots of incredible work there to discover!
Illustration for “Secondhand  (Jessie, 1913)” shows a woman in black, eyes rimmed red, glaring down at a sleeping man.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Explore our new archive tag, Among Creatures—a home for stories and poems featuring the creatures we share our world with. I hope you enjoy exploring this growing category. #shortpoetry #microfiction #readersofbsky #writersofbsky #wildlife #animals 🦉🐗🐕🦔❣️ www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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Category: Among Creatures
by Andrea Tillmanns After the rain, the air tastes like summer, blowing in through the open window and enveloping you in night. The quiet grunting of hedgehogs in the garden, above which bats flit...
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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Here's the old stone pier in the story below. Had no gates or warning signs back in the day so Ffion would have been way down at the far end, flanked by the Dragons' Teeth, looking back.
Low stone breakwater stretching across sand towards the sea, still wet from the outgoing tide, flanked by a lifebuoy and a signpost warning against climbing, fishing, jumping, swimming or basically any human activity
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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A #haiku of mine that was included in the @thepoetrypea.bsky.social podcast on creepy-crawlies curled fig leaf a pale green spider stitches edge to edge More wriggly stuff here - poetrypea.com/s8e39-creepy...
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S8E39 Creepy Crawlies in haiku & senryu – Poetry Pea
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Looking for a brief escape from the noise? Check out “Port of Dragons” by @leighloveday.bsky.social in our latest issue. www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... 🐉🐲 #dragons #amreading #fantasy #shortfiction #microfiction #speculativelit #shortfiction #fantasyreaders #readersofbsky
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Port of Dragons
by Leigh Loveday Her hometown, Ffion had decided, looking back towards land from the old stone pier, was full of dragons. A wyrm here, a wyvern there, tucked into parks and factories and the warren...
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
“You’d wrapped me in bubble wrap like a precious heirloom, but my lungs needed crisp fall air and hints of bonfire smoke.” From "An afternoon bike ride" by Moira Richardson. @moirariom.bsky.social Just one of the many lovely gems in our May issue. 🍂🚲🦉 www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu...
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An afternoon bike ride
by Moira Richardson My calves burned like fire, my hair streaming behind me in the wind of my own creation. For the first time in a long time, I felt free. You’d wrapped me in bubble wrap like a...
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Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#nextgenerationfinalist #memoir #flashnonfiction #lotsagenres elj-editions.com/scrap-salvag...
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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
So thrilled to appear in this dream journal, thank you wonderful editor-people @nffr.bsky.social. Thank you also to the Group 10 word wizards in March Micro Madness @smokelong.bsky.social for their help with this piece.‬
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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Delighted to have a piece in this flip-book. The Reprise - Tidal (pg56, near the end). Remembering the Beach is a lament about coastal destruction, which began life in @mattkendrick.bsky.social 's Glorious Words course. inesmeow.com/magazine/
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