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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 9h

“this sobbing three-year-old sitting on top of a pile of Monopoly money as tall as a house, who can’t bear holding this hundred dollar bill because it means he’s not holding that hundred dollar bill. Outside, the flowers are all dying.”

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today, a little humour up at The Pride Roars 😁 "We Regret to Inform You..." by Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-r...

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We Regret to Inform You… / Hilary Ayshford

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“But there ain’t no law in boomtown.” @tomljanovic.bsky.social and a little cowtown murder in @ellipsiszine.bsky.social

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I must do this so my bones are not cobwebs and keep holding me up but it will all ache so much later in front of the TV with the chocolate and the wine”

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"But there ain’t no law in boomtown." Wow, this extraordinary micro by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in @ellipsiszine.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. Sep 27th at 10:30am PT in person and online on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day!

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Ronita Chattopadhyay @ronita.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life. J R R Tolkien

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Submissions for Issue 11 Hide/Seek are open through the 2nd of October. Give it a go? #flashfiction #microfiction #shortstories #prosepoetry #visualart

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our next sub call creeps ever closer and it's our first for horror only 🦝 We want biohazards and our sub call page has inspirational images and ideas. Unleash your dark biology...call open 27th Sept to 11th Oct and publishes on All Hallows Eve trashcatlit.com/call-for-bio... #submissioncalls

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NYC Midnight @nycmidnight.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Check out a guest post from back-to-back winner of the 100-word Microfiction Challenge, Christy Hartman, on her five strategies to craft tiny stories that resonate universally. Enjoy, and get ready for the 2026 challenge kicking off on Friday, March 20th! www.nycmidnight.com/blog/anatomy...

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Anatomy of Microfiction — nycmidnight

Five strategies to craft tiny stories that resonate universally from two-time 100-word Microfiction Challenge winner, Christy Hartman.

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ah cabbage rolls, babas and bakas—the great unifying Prairie memory for all us 3rd generation immigrants.

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Coming up next week is the inaugural #LitMagWeek! Look out for discounts and lots of discussion about litmags, past and present

LIT MAG WEEK
IS COMING!
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SEPT 28 - OCT 2
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Green silhouettes of people reading books

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This month's #Mondettes picked by @ezhang77.bsky.social ⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions 🔍Ten splashes of analysis 🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing mondettes.substack.com/p/september-...

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September 2026

Ten stories picked by Elena Zhang

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"She held court, delivering honeyed words of praise that had Beatrice hungry for more." Read "A Ballet Queen's Hunger" by @ninamiller.bsky.social in The Pride Roars today! theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-ba...

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A Ballet Queen's Hunger / Nina Miller

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Melissa Flores Anderson @melissacuisine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Everyone must be happy these days because our @brokenheartslit.bsky.social submissions inbox is empty. Send us some fall heartache! One micro or poem up to 50 words and an image that represents your heart break. This week's poem from Chris Lihou: brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbr...

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2026 Heartbreaks

The Girl Who Gave Herself Away by Chris Lihou So youngso beautifulso pregnant. From the starter’s gunShe’d never lead trailingbehind childrenbehind him. Promotionsmeantpacking boxes. Pay risesmeant…

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Everything Sumitra Singam writes sizzles

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As well as spotlighting @joycebingham.bsky.social's stories today, we also have the Q&A she did with Trash Cat. Get informed and inspired trashcatlit.com/2026/09/16/q...

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Q & A with Joyce Bingham

My writing mojo is cyclic, so I’m used to having days when new writing just doesn’t happen, I try to relax into it. I edit if I have something written. Otherwise, I go and potter in the garden or t…

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Giddy-up! My gold rush micro is going to be in this issue 🤠🐴

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Infrared baseboards are blasting heat and the room is a convection oven of half-baked turkeys sweating out toxins.” Oh, the cold juice yoga instructor, and the bad version of ‘Shallow’…if you’re looking for a laugh, read this one by @tomljanovic.bsky.social

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ICYMI My CNF and weak pelvic floor in SugarSugarSalt Lit sugarsugarsaltlit.substack.com/p/radiant-he...

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Radiant Heat By T.L. Tomljanovic

You always remember your first time.

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Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Enjoy my CNF that shares some insight into the sport that brings me such peace and joy. Check out the other lovely pieces in Issue 3 as well! Thank you @lit-namjooning.bsky.social for giving this piece such a wonderful home. #writingcommunity #fencing literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

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Salle-itude by Nina Miller

The midday sun filters through blinds and dust motes as I walk into the empty fencing salle. The noise from the city streets melts into the creak of polished wood and the high- pitched hum of the over...

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s here! Literary Namjooning’s third issue has arrived!! Please do check it out! 🪷

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Suzanne Hicks @suzannehicks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“In Neverland, a girl’s either found or invisible, and those aren’t even her options. They’re designations. There is no choice.” @melostrom.bsky.social in @necessaryfiction.com

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Lost Girls – Necessary Fiction

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“A public that doesn’t know which government holds the authority is easier to redirect. A council that can’t distinguish a legal constraint from an administrative convention is easier to overwhelm. A technical report whose assumptions are inaccessible to non-specialists is harder to challenge.”

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isabella mori @moritherapy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So much that! Goes for all politicians. Anyone applying for a leadership *job* needs to be trained. Just like any other job.

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Word Vancouver @wordvancouver.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

✅Theme: Finding the joy in the darkness ✅Program: Full of talented BC writers ✅Dates: Ready to enter into your calendar ✅Attending: With friends, family, children, community ✅Celebrating: BC Literature in all its glory That's sparking joy! #WordVancouver2026 #BCLiterature #VancouverEvents

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isabella mori @moritherapy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Muriel's Journey Poetry Prize is Canada's most unusual poetry prize. Among other things, the "entry fee" is to tell us how you volunteer/contribute to your community. Please come and hear the winners and honorable mentions on Sunday Sep 13 at 2pm Vancouver time www.wordvancouver.ca/online-event...

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Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize Awards — WV

Join us for a reading by the winners and honorable mentions of the eighth annual Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize. 

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fiona McMay’s latest that hits close to home.

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Pride is delighted to announce our nominations for Best Of The Net 2027. Congratulations to Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social & Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Inner Beauties by Nina Miller theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/01/inne...

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Inner Beauties / Nina Miller

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Aiden Carthy Walks on Water by Karen Arnold theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Liberty Lullaby by Anne Dorrian theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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Flash Competition 2026 / Joint Second Place

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Something About My Father Who I Never Really Knew by Zoë Davis theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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Flash Competition 2026 / Winner

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Pride is delighted to announce our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2027. Congratulations to T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social Karen Arnold, Anne Dorrian & Zoë Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

if the rest of the class didn’t notice your bodily indiscretion before, they sure as hell do now. Is black-bike shorts giving you the side-eye? Who is he to judge? Hilarious. So glad you reclaimed this as CNF... hard relate. lol. @tomljanovic.bsky.social in Sugar Sugar Salt

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Radiant Heat By T.L. Tomljanovic

You always remember your first time.

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Table Salt Press @tablesaltpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We are so excited to feature your work!! 🫶

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So excited to have this in 100 Word story. Thank you, Michelle Ross! 100wordstory.org/in-their-30s...

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In Their 30s the Jokes Keep Coming - 100Words

Claudia MonpereOf course his ghost will visit during those 10 years...

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Some cracking new stories featuring cats, crowns, and carnage from @joycebingham.bsky.social and more

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"The Hindjew" by @ninamiller.bsky.social an Indian-American physician, epee fencer & creative. She loves writing competitions & nursing cups of chai. ninamillerwrites.com substack.com/@ninamiller. "The Hindjew" is the Editor's Pick for our A TIME YOU HAD TO ACT LIKE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT contest.

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just listed to @wilwheaton.net reading his essay and I’m reminded how freakin’ lucky I am to have nerdy book-loving parents.

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our new submission call is now OPEN! 🦝 Prose poetry up to 300 words. Any genre. Celebrating tenacity and difference 💜 Visit our sub page for guidelines, inspo and sub link trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro... Deadline: 10th September, 8pm (BST)

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Elissa Field @elissafield.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Love seeing this new story, “At the gun show you say to me, You look good,” go live at trampset. Huge thanks to the editors for spotting it. Congrats to fellow writers in the issue, and thanks to my flash pack peeps who were early readers. www.trampset.org/post/at-the-...

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At the gun show you say to me, You look good | trampset

by Elissa Field...I eye one under glass in diesel green, iridescent like rainbows on petrol. Laser embossed handgrips in swirls of vining flowers. I’d fired yours at the range. First time I heard a sh...

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