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The Hoolet’s Nook

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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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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So pleased to be back in the wonderful @epistemiclit.bsky.social, thank you Melissa and Kristin.
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
153 followers—and counting! Thank you for helping our little literary nook grow. We’re so glad you’re here, sharing in our love of tiny stories, short poems, and brilliant little things. 🦉🙏💛🌸 #FollowerAppreciation #writingcommunity
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Submissions close October 15! We’re looking for: • Short poetry up to 100 words • Microfiction up to 300 words Ready to share your work? Visit our guidelines for submission details: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions.... 🦉💫✍️ #microfiction #shortpoetry #writersofbsky #callforsubmissions #poetsofbsky
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Aw, thank you, Chris! That is so kind of you to say—and the sentiment is wholeheartedly reciprocated. 🦉🙏🌿💗
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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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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CHRIS COTTOM is a recovering insurance copywriter with recent work in Banshee, Barrelhouse, Fictive Dream, matchbook, New Flash Fiction Review, New World Writing Quarterly, and Orange Blossom Review. Catch him pedalling around Cheshire, UK, and at chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom.
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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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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope you do! We always look forward to seeing what writers send our way. 😊
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That sounds heavenly! 🐝❤️🌼
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Love the contrasting colours on this one. Gorgeous! 😍
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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
Hi, Laurel! Congratulations on your son getting married, and thank you for all the reshares of THN posts. They never go unnoticed and are always appreciated. 😊💛🙏🌸
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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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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Always a pleasure to feature your work, Lori! 🦉🙏🌸
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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 · 16/09/2026
Such a pleasure to feature your beautiful piece in this issue, Pippa! 🦉🙏🌸
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Liz, thank you so much for the kind words. They mean more than you could possibly imagine. 🦉🙏🌸
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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 · 14/09/2026
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Lori! 🙏🦉🌸
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
DIANE PAYNE’s most recent publications include: Cutleaf Journal, Mukoli, Miracle Monacle, Hairstreak Butterfly, Invisible City, Best of Microfiction 2022, Another Chicago Magazine, Whale Road Review, Fourth River, Tiny Spoon, and Bending Genres. More can be found here: dianepayne.wordpress.com
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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
ANDREA TILLMANNS lives in Germany and works full-time as a university lecturer. She has been writing poetry, short stories and novels in various genres for many years. More information can be found on her website www.andreatillmanns.de.
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Andrea Tillmanns - Autorin / author
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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
MIKKI ARONOFF lives in New Mexico, where she writes tiny stories and advocates for animals. She has stories in Best Microfiction 2024 and 2025 and Best Small Fictions 2024 and 2025. She is a co-author of the book, Neverafters. More at www.facebook.com/mikki.aronoff/.
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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
Ohhh, that last line. Beautiful piece, Suzanne. 🤩❤️
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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We look forward to seeing what you've been working on. Read our full #submission guidelines here: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions.... Please share with fellow writers—it helps us more than you know! 🙏 ✍🦉✨ #micropoetry #microfiction #amwriting #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #flashfiction #shortpoetry
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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
STEVEN FRENCH is a retired academic living in West Yorkshire, UK. His work has appeared in various places, most recently Antipodean SF, Spank the Carp, and Suburban Witchcraft.
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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
Canadian farmer TERRY TROWBRIDGE's poems have appeared in CV2, The New Quarterly, Dalhousie Review, Nashwaak Review, The Great Lakes Review, Pamenar Press, The Ex-Puritan, Studies in Social Justice, and ~200 more places. He is grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for funding during the polycrisis.
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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 Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Canadian farmer TERRY TROWBRIDGE's poems have appeared in CV2, The New Quarterly, Dalhousie Review, Nashwaak Review, The Great Lakes Review, Pamenar Press, The Ex-Puritan, Studies in Social Justice, and ~200 more places. He is grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for funding during the polycrisis.
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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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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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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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The Hoolet’s Nook @thehooletsnook.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This one made me go ‘Ohhhhh…’ Absolutely lovely. 🤩💗
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