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T.L. Tomljanovic

@tomljanovic.bsky.social
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Flash Fiction Writer✍️ 🇨🇦 in metro Vancouver Stories in: welkin ellipsis roifainéant NFFD templeinacity epistemiclit neitherfishnorfoul ratbaglit prideroars moonparkreview gooseberrypie rawlit hooghlyreview tomljanovic.wordpress.com

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 18h
My check-in with Pauline Shen including my love of Xena: Warrior Princess, and Hawaiian pizza. Plus hot writing tips (I'm kidding, they're rubbish). #writingcommunity paulineshen.ca/2026/10/08/c...
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Check-in with T.L. Tomljanovic
“…if I have nothing but time I will procrastinate for months mulling over options and ideas, which is why I love contests and live writing workshops with prompts. The deadlines force me into a sche…
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tofino lives up to the hype
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oof the imagery in that last paragraph of “Runaway Train” by @karenc.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/runaway-train/
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Runaway Train - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Gooseberry Pie Issue 47 is live with work by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social Guy Biederman Mikki Aronoff Steve Gerson @christiechapman.bsky.social Karen Crawford Tamizh Ponni gooseberry-pie.com/issue-47/
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Issue 47 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Such a Weight of Words by Brownen Griffiths Amuse Brioche Lilacs Likely Blooming Boneless, Skinless by Guy Biederman Wishes Ride Empty Trains Cracked Veneer by Steve Gerson Blueberry Farm by Christie ...
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
‘Madam Mattie Silks weren’t always a whore. But while there was gold in Skagway, there weren’t a whole lotta ways to earn it.’ Just catching up with @ellipsiszine.bsky.social historical take over. This is a cracker ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thanks Kate! I love your pirate 🏴‍☠️ micro.
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“You seadogs—unshipped, after-taverned, unfastened”
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My pleasure—this issue is packed with great writers
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“how nice it is to be clean and empty on an evening like this, and not smelling of fish guts, lemon peel and sadness.”
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My nerd knowledge (with a dash of Googling) is happy to go down these rabbit holes
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Had to Google who voiced She-ra—it’s Aimee Carrero
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
She voices Teela on the He-man reboot, which is also a big improvement over the ol Mattel toy commercials of the 80s.
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have watched every single episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. And Buffy. And She-ra (the reboot is better).
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An acceptance from a cool 🇨🇦 micro press I just discovered @thehooletsnook.bsky.social AND from @claudineliterary.bsky.social whom I've been inundating with subs. @dehardy.bsky.social I knew I could wear you down😉
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Agnes and Friends So Happy Dance
ALT: Agnes and Friends So Happy Dance
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“All I could do was hold him close while he shredded my chest, howling at the unfairness of it all.”
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great piece, Madeleine.
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI yesterday - sale goes on all week! #LitMagWeek @clmporg.bsky.social
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“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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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s a good point about high-stakes competitions and the controversy around the last commonwealth prize was deeply concerning.
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sigh—true
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I have the same concerns—I don’t trust an AI to filter human-generated work from artificial. There has to be some level of trust in the literary community. There will always be those who try to cheat the system, but I think most of the lit community is above board.
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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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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of my favourite places.
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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 · 29/09/2026
Treat yo self!
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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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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ah, to have the wide-eyed wonder of true—Claire Danes and Leo—love.
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
First! I’m honoured 🙏
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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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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank, Dan. That’s so kind of you to say.
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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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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 26/09/2026
Also if you’ve never been to the Canadian design site Canada Modern you are in for a treat: canadamodern.org
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Canada Modern
Canada Modern is an archive of modernist Canadian graphic design focused on the period 1960—1985. It was conceived and produced by Canadian creative director Blair Thomson in 2017 and is the culminati...
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is too cute—thanks for sharing. Mama Raccoon drinking margaritas and becoming too intoxicated to make her own ball and sleeping it off in the sun was my favourite part.
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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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Sage Tyrtle 🇨🇦 @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Read this. Read this read this read this. aeon.co/essays/a-hun...
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A hungry woman is easier to dismiss than a well-fed woman | Aeon Essays
From childhood, women are trained to restrict their appetite. And there’s a huge, hidden, cognitive price to pay for it
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, I love a sexy wink
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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!
#LITMAGWEEK
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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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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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
HM way to go, Nina!!!
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hope you like it
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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 · 19/09/2026
Congrats, Melissa!
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Everything Sumitra Singam writes sizzles
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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It was only a matter of time until you went to the dark side. These poems are ace!
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