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Tracie Adams

@tracieadams.bsky.social
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Books: Our Lives in Pieces (2025) and Not Finished Yet (2026) Words in Stanchion, Pithead Chapel, Cleaver, Fictive Dream, BULL, Hippocampus 2X Pushcart nominee, BOTN, Best Microfiction and LL Wigleaf Top 50 Retired educator and playwright

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s our October issue! Art: Cate Petty Fiction: @writesofkathryn.bsky.social Arden Shostak @jeremymauser.bsky.social Mathieu Parsy Nonfiction: Sharon Goldberg Melissa Fraterrigo Leath Tonino Poetry: @leeh70.bsky.social Cal Freeman pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is...
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Volume 15, Issue 10
COVER ART BY Cate Petty   FICTION RABBITS BY KATHRYN KULPA IN FLORE BY ARDEN SHOSTAK PANDEMONIUM BY JEREMY MAUSER AFTER THE GIFT BY MATHIEU PARSY   NONFICTION AUDITION BY SHARON GOLDBERG …
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Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The old Buick LeSabre ticks and cools around us. Everything we own is packed inside it—three black trash bags full of clothes, a blanket that smells like home, and a cardboard box Mama won't let me touch. Dig "Safe Enough" by @tracieadams.bsky.social: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/safe-enough....
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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Mama’s eyes are empty. I remember one time after Daddy’d been gone for months, I asked if she was lonely. She said nah, more like sad. She said sad was when you miss yourself and she’d been sad long before she ever met Daddy." #FlashInTheFeed by @tracieadams.bsky.social !
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My review of @jdclappwrites.bsky.social “Grit Before Grace” from who else but my favorite small press putting out the best grit lit @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My review of @thedrevlow.bsky.social “The Captain’s Been Drinking” from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congratulations and best of luck to our Best of the Net nominees!
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I shove the earbuds in and Blaze Foley’s 'If I Could Only Fly' almost helps me forget my trash bag-cardboard-box-life...." Big love for this amazing piece (the voice!) by @tracieadams.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social 💙💙💙 www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/safe-enough....
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Safe Enough
Safe Enough by Tracie Adams Author’s Note: This story is part of a collection I’m currently writing called Stories from the Lighthouse Motel. The narrator is a teenager on the run with her mother...
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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We’re thrilled to welcome Stitch by Allison Field Bell, a collection of flash fiction into the world.
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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely thrilled that my debut book, a flash fiction collection, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is out Oct. 13. Kindle preorders now on Amazon. Printed text available 10/13. Remote launch SAT 11/14, 10:00 am PT. Details soon. Heartfelt thanks @vanwinkle.bsky.social. #flashfiction
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Grateful to @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for this BEST OF THE NET nomination for my CNF “For the Love of Hot Mustard” (Dedicated to my nephew. RIP Josh 🙏🏼) Story 🔗 in comments
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What a night! If you haven’t bought the new releases from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social yet, DO IT. 🎉🫶🏼💥🙌🏽
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
got a bit of good news to brighten my day 😊
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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open! @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We’re loving all the love Issue 3 is getting! Have you read it yet? literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/issue3
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ISSUE 3 | Litnamjooning
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Don’t miss this. Every piece is fantastic. Personal fav is the unforgettable flash by @melissacuisine.bsky.social 👇🏼
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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We are delighted to announce our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2027 Congratulations Benjamin Drevlow @thedrevlow.bsky.social, Mario Aliberto III @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Bradley David Waters, Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social & Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social
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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A heartfelt thank-you to our longtime nonfiction editor, @stateofkate.bsky.social, as she steps down from her role. We’re so grateful for all she has contributed and wish her all the best! At the same time, please join us in welcoming @dawnsteffler.bsky.social as our new nonfiction editor!
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This CNF by @pennypriddy.bsky.social from @pitheadchapel.bsky.social archives is the kind of brilliance I expect and adore from Mollie-- poetic, repeated images spilling like stream-of-conscious, a voice raw & deep speaking straight to our hearts #archivechallenge pitheadchapel.com/pulling-muss...
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Pulling Mussels from A Shell
Mollie McLean     I gave my baby away and God gave me a Walkman. A year before she was born all I wanted was a band, a boyfriend, a day at the beach. She came to be at the beach. All thin…
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Inside the bedroom, the boy storms against schist and shale. The policemen wait and wait, for quiet, they wait. You need to come out, son.” This one by @belindarowe.bsky.social broke my heart. I want to wrap my arms around this boy forever. I adopted a kid like him. I’m gonna go call him now. 🥺
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you're in the Richmond, Virginia area, mark your calendars for this. This class is for all writing levels. It's FREE and perfect for getting unstuck, especially when writing those difficult CNF topics. Hope you'll join us. Email me if you're coming (and with any questions.)💜
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The precision of the language in this CNF by @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social (from the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social archives) is intoxicating and pure-- this is why we ❤️ flash! Every single word is stunning. #archivechallenge pitheadchapel.com/the-hanged-m...
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The Hanged Man
Sarp Sozdinler The year my brother stole a car, I tried to shuffle my tarot deck so quietly that Mom wouldn’t hear the luck of our heritage rearranging itself. The cards stuck together like a bunch…
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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"I remember the day Dad introduced me to his secretary but couldn’t remember how old I was or what grade I was in and he laughed but his secretary didn’t" So much pain, and I understand completely @tracieadams.bsky.social
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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"What do any of them know about a marriage that lasted longer than they’ve been alive? About how a husband is a bear, and a bear is love wrapped in fur and paws and muscle memory." What a beautiful story @tracieadams.bsky.social
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"I crouch in the corner of my dark closet where I stash the cookies, the chips, the horde I gulp in whole bites I don’t taste, just stuffing and swallowing" Visceral writing from @tracieadams.bsky.social; the power of this breathless sentence
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The Bulb Region @bulbregion.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Before tomorrow's new edition on the website, make sure to give a read to our recent contributor Tracie Adams' (@tracieadams.bsky.social) absolutely gorgeous story, "The Bear Who Loved Me," published earlier this year at @doricliterary.bsky.social. 🔗👇
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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is a brave and wonderful piece of writing.
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Ronita Chattopadhyay @ronita.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Incredible @tracieadams.bsky.social
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This heartbreaking CNF by @mooninabucket.bsky.social from the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social archives took my breath away with its raw details and depth of emotion. Parenthood is truly the scariest hood you'll ever go through. #archivechallenge pitheadchapel.com/when-my-daug...
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When My Daughter Says She Cut Herself at School
Francesca Leader I hear her say she didn’t mean to cut so deep. That her father left his razor out (though I begged him to be careful), so she took it, just in case. She tells me the blade’s sharpn…
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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
truly unforgettable @tracieadams.bsky.social 🙏🥹👏 bulbregion.com/I-Tell-My-Th...
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I Tell My Therapist It’s Nothing It’s Ancient History but I Remember Every Detail, by Tracie Adams — The Bulb Region
I Tell My Therapist It’s Nothing It’s Ancient History but I Remember Every Detail — Tracie...
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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Oh Tracie, thank you for sharing these precious words, and your heartbreak. Thank you for allowing us into your life. We are the richer for it. ❤️ @tracieadams.bsky.social
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
These 200 words took 20 years to write—they tell the story of my daddy issues, childhood loneliness, an eating disorder born in a closet. Thanks to @bulbregion.bsky.social for giving my tender memories a home. And thanks to my awesome editor-mentor-friend @mattkendrick.bsky.social for his help!
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I have a new CNF in Hollow and Sky Issue 2 today online and in print. Love this mag! hollowandsky.org/how-to-make-...
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Kent Koprowicz @kentkoprowicz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Alternator published in Thin Skin thin-skin.com/poetry/alter...
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Alternator - Thin Skin
Denver to San Francisco in a 1978 gray Toyota SR5,handed down from my sister, Michael Jackson probably at his peak, me ready for a divorce. A credit card. Maybe fifty dollars. No plans but west.
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Sasha Brown @sashabrown.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Oh fuck! I'm actually all choked up here at my desk. Oof. Someone find Liam and tell him that's a beautiful piece of work. Thanks for posting it, Tracie, and thanks (as always) to Pithead Chapel, whose taste is excellent.
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Dave Gregory @courtlandavenue.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My little journal is making its second appearance as Listing of the Day @duotrope.com! Free submissions are open for fiction of 1000-8000 words. Token payment. Most submissions are responded to within ONE DAY! We nominate for major literary awards!
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Ask me what I love about this CNF by Liam Carnahan from the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social archives and I'll tell you: the craft, the tension, the unforgettable ending! #archivechallenge Couldn't find Liam to tag him but find him on his website liamcarnahan.com ❤️ pitheadchapel.com/ask-me-how-m...
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Ask Me How My Mother Died
Liam Carnahan Ask me how my mother died, and I’ll tell you it was an infection. Ask me how my mother died, and I’ll tell you it was inaction. We made a promise to her before the surgery, but we cou…
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Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
And this is why @sfreligh.bsky.social OWNS this form
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I love the speculative dreamscape and “what ifs” in this CNF by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social from the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social archives. #archivechallenge pitheadchapel.com/the-snow-in-...
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The Snow in Duluth
Lisa Thornton   The boy I met on a rooftop in Nepal, the one who pushed a rowboat onto the lake in the middle of the night while monkeys screamed at us from the trees, calls me in a dream. He …
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Extraordinary and brilliant piece of writing that breaks your heart over and over…
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yay!!!!
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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Wonderful piece exploring how grief affects whole families
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Happy dancing to see my flash "If Mother's Grief Had Been a Dog" published in Thin Skin Magazine alongside one of my favorite flash writers @nomad-sw18.bsky.social . Check out Issue 8! My story was written in @smokelong.bsky.social (where else?) thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...
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If Mother’s Grief Had Been a Dog - Thin Skin
Mother’s grief unfurled slowly, like paint blistering and peeling from the shed out back. For months after the sirens, she locked herself inside with our photo albums. She taped pink-stickered pages o...
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Special thanks to EIC Sofia who reprinted my speculative CNF piece (written in @smokelong.bsky.social of course) "My Jellyfish Journey Through Mental Illness" in this stunning Issue 2. (orig. in The Shallot) I cried when I saw this layout! Check out this magazine that's doing amazing things. ❤️
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Beautiful poems by my all time favorite other TracIE writer @tracierenee.bsky.social I’ll be thinking about the library all day. 🫶🏼🙌🏽✨
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Sabrina Hicks @sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just finished @bsherm36.bsky.social’s beautiful novella in flash, “How to Get There From Here”, and I honestly cannot recommend enough! Check out my Goodreads review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Sabrina Hicks @sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Can’t wait for this! Digging into my next read—Not Finished Yet by @tracieadams.bsky.social 😍
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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm so thrilled to be in matchbook literary magazine @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Another intriguing title that sets up what follows beautifully! What a feast for the mouth this is. Well done, @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social !
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Please read my full review of @bsherm36.bsky.social's "How to Get There from Here" (AdHoc 2026) on Goodreads and Amazon, and then treat yourself by buying a copy of the best novella-in-flash you'll read this year. No kidding. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This one by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social is so rich with meaning. 👇🏼❤️ Dottie & Coco & Me | River Teeth riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...
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