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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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The Girls | Fractured

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In bed, she’d fumed. Hell yes, she’d love to have sent Polly to her room, rather than being banished to her own. Gerry, half awake, drawled, “Girls and their mothers.” THANK YOU, @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social, and to @dawnsteffler.bsky.social for the inside poop.

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Catherine Buck @catherinebuck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New micro story out with the incredible @fracturedlit.bsky.social: fracturedlit.com/i-should-lik... Thank you to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for the opportunity to share!

Opening paragraph of the microfiction story 'I Should Like to Collapse,' including photograph of a tiled bathroom.

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Angie McCullagh @angiemccullagh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I relished last week learning from Rebecca Makkai at Lighthouse’s LitFest in Denver.

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Angie McCullagh @angiemccullagh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Beautiful breathless flash!

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 13/02/2026

very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House! www.thedollhouse.studio

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The Doll House

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Preorders are officially open for my new collection, This Fear We Harbor from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social ! This Fear We Harbor is a flash fiction collection that explores what happens after a rupture, a violence, or a moment that cannot be undone. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/this-...

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This Fear We Harbor by Tommy Dean | Flash Fiction Collection — Unsolicited Press

Shop This Fear We Harbor by Tommy Dean, a literary flash fiction collection exploring violence, fear, family, memory, moral consequence, and what happens after the moments that change us. Published by...

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This has just soared to the top of my list! ❤️

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This latest @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social craft post is gold - totally nails it!

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Timothy Boudreau @tcboudreau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tommy's classes are always ⚡⚡!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Love writing short? Struggling with a particular craft move or element in your writing? Use this class as a sandbox to work on your craft!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New thing on how a masterful use of point of view keeps readers reading! Includes a writing prompt and revision questions, plus upcoming classes and appearances! tommydean.substack.com/p/point-of-v...

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Point of View: Master It or Lose Readers

Without an immersive POV Readers Stop Turning Pages

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Point of View: Master It or Lose Readers

Without an immersive POV Readers Stop Turning Pages

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Eileen Tomarchio @eileentomarchio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thrilled to share “Burial at Sea,” 2nd place winner for the 2025 Micro Prize. Warm thanks to @fracturedlit.bsky.social, @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social, and judge Steve Almond for the generous words I’m stashing for those inevitable bouts of low-confidence! ☺️🙏🌊🦀 fracturedlit.com/burial-at-sea/

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Burial at Sea | Fractured

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Next Tuesday! Come and write with us! Give your self the time and space to generate some new writing!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

9 spots left!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Next Tuesday! Come and write with us! Give your self the time and space to generate some new writing!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New Class! This one usually fills up quickly! Writing Flash Fiction with Raymond Carver Cost: $120 Where: Online/Asychonous November 29 through December 13, 2026 12 spots

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m catching up on queries! Just a heads up that I will close to queries from December 1 to January 14! There’s still time to send me your query for mystery, thrillers, suspense, upmarket, literary fiction, and reported/researched True Crime!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m open to queries now!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Plenty of time to sign up! New Generative Writing Class! Building Fictional Relationships through Dialogue, Ritual, and Objects September 22, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm ET online/Live Zoom Cost: Pay what you want/can tommydeanwriter.com/writing-work...

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Writing Workshops

Tommy Dean lives in Indiana with his wife and two children. Tommy Dean is the author of two flash fiction chapbooks, Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks, 2014) and&…

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Writing Workshops

Tommy Dean lives in Indiana with his wife and two children. Tommy Dean is the author of two flash fiction chapbooks, Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks, 2014) and&…

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Anna Reeser @annareeser.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A big week for writing news: So pleased to share that my micro-fiction “Beginning” won the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Ekphrastic Hopper Challenge! Many thanks to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for selecting the story! Read it here: fracturedlit.com/beginning/

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Excited to be the new NF Editor position at @pitheadchapel.bsky.social. It has been a pleasure shadowing @stateofkate.bsky.social. Can't wait to see what you do next! And heartfelt appreciation goes to @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the opportunity. Thankful for the mentorship but also the friendship ❤️

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Generative Writing Class! Building Fictional Relationships through Dialogue, Ritual, and Objects September 22, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm ET online/Live Zoom Cost: Pay what you want/can

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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

TONIGHT!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Generative Writing Class! Building Fictional Relationships through Dialogue, Ritual, and Objects September 22, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm ET online/Live Zoom Cost: Pay what you want/can

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Mary Thorson @marythor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My short story, “Casadastraphobia,” was featured in Good Trouble! This was super kind of @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social tommydean.substack.com/p/writing-th...

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Writing the epic in Short Story Form

Using a Prologue to add backstory

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I stop EVERYTHING when I see a new @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social story. Omg this is fabulous!!! Every word so carefully chosen. A masterclass in how to write flash fiction. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Travis Flatt @travisflatt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Savage & unforgettable imagery/mood in “Everything Is Fine and no one is drowning” by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social in @nffr.bsky.social iss 27 “it never submerged us, never clatched at our ankle, never swallowed us” @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge newflashfiction.com/everything-i...

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Everything is Fine and no one is Drowning by Tommy Dean

They came for us on a goddamn Tuesday. Our streets were underwater. An epic flood that led them to us on black boats, lights flashing sirens silent to respect the dead.

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Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OH HEY ITS ME AGAIN! This time joining a flash fiction panel all about POV with the incredible talents of @sbgriffiths.bsky.social, @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social, @gwenekirby.bsky.social, and @sfreligh.bsky.social!!! Can’t wait to say all the things with my fellow flash writers at #AWP27!

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megpokrass.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Honored and excited that @fracturedlit.bsky.social has republished my story "The Producer"! Thank you @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/the-producer/

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The Producer | Fractured

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I have a new story “Tomatoes and Oil Paintings” in @fracturedlit.bsky.social. grateful to any of you who read this one + @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for giving it a home 🍅 🎨 fracturedlit.com/tomatoes-and...

Tomatoes and Oil Paintings
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Excerpt of story: “The woman waters the plants in her garden before she leaves for her morning walk. The man sits at his easel, painting, before he leaves for his morning walk. Once outside, both glance at their watches and quicken their pace to avoid being late.”

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Claudia Wair @cwtellstales.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thi is an excellent workshop! Tommy is awesome!

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Can highly recommend this amazing class. @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social is an amazing teacher and the prompts were 🔥

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New Class! This one usually fills up quickly! Writing Flash Fiction with Raymond Carver Cost: $120 Where: Online/Asychonous November 29 through December 13, 2026 12 spots

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This one usually fills up quickly! Writing Flash Fiction with Raymond Carver Cost: $120 Where: Online/Asychonous November 29 through December 13, 2026 12 spots #writingclass #flashfiction #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writers #amwriting #writingworkshop

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Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tommy is an amazing teacher!

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Tommy's workshops are always phenomenal. And fun! @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I want to help you write your best flash fiction this fall! Since the class is asynchronous, you can work on your own schedule, take a deep dive into the examples, and try these craft moves in your own writing! I'll have examples of flash fiction and Flash CNF, so everyone is welcome!

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Delighted to be back in Fractured Lit (@fracturedlit.bsky.social) with a new micro. Read “The Golden Ray” at the 🔗 below. Big thanks to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social for welcoming me back! fracturedlit.com/the-golden-r...

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"The children loved Kirk and Spock, but they cheered when they saw Lt. Uhura. She looked like them. She was smart. She was an astronaut."

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Read our review of Patricia Q. Bidar’s Wild Plums! @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social “Bidar has created a marvel of a character in Maya. A deep thinker who reads people and her environment carefully.” www.claudineliterary.com/wildplums

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Wild Plums | A Review

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