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Dan Crawley
@danbillyc.bsky.social
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Writer. Giver of care. Straight Down the Road (Ad Hoc Fiction) | The Wind, It Swirls (Cowboy Jamboree Press) | Blur (Cowboy Jamboree Press). Stories appear in very nice places. https://dancrawley.com/
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · Nov 8
Really proud of this little book. 🙂💙
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Blur: Crawley, Dan: 9798393434274: Amazon.com: Books
Blur [Crawley, Dan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blur
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 11h
"Now daylight reaches everywhere, unshadowing obscure exhibits."

This perfect tiny story by @sagreene1.bsky.social in @paragraphplanet.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 19h
Delighted to have a 75-word story in @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today! Many thanks, Paragraph Planet 😍
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 11h
"She who had spent her life in the fields, tending to crops and animals, strong like the earth she cared for, cheeks bronzed by the sun like baked clay."

I really love this gem by @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social · 15h
soooo excited to have a story in the new issue of swamp pink out today! swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/the...
The Mattress – swamp pink
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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 13h
My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
Vivid sunset over a still pond in the fall.
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 12h
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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 15h
My debut novel, IN THE DESERT will be published 3-3-2026 by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

Many thanks to @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 12h
Very cool! Big congrats @katywrites.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
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Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 15h
IT'S HERE. Meet Holt and Birdie and Carrie and them. TRAVELING ALONE by Katy Goforth (@katywrites.bsky.social) is out in the world today: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/traveling-al...
Traveling Alone
TRAVELING ALONE by Katy Goforth  Order Here! As a child, Holt Watson was drawn to the dying, holding their hand as they left this world. For his help, Holt was paid with the deceased’s talent,...
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 12h
"Further, reading, particularly reading literary fiction, has been shown to build empathy by allowing readers to practice perspective-taking and understand complex emotions."

Big love for this interview with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in @bendinggenres.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed.

Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."

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Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking
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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 13d
Still open for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize - deadline 15 Oct so 2 weeks to polish and shine! Loving the entries so far 😍

500 words
Winner $250
Two runners-up $100 each
Entry fee $10
We read anonymously

Check out the interview with judge @gfaulknerwriter.bsky.social and good luck!
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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · Sep 13
We're opening subs for the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize on 15 Sept!

Read what judge Graham Faulkner wants:

"Capturing the decisive moment with arresting detail. Writing to the questions, not the answers. The ability to create a mood, an intimacy, a connection."

newflashfiction.com/get-ready-fo...
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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 1d
My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
Soft pink sunset over a stilll pond framed by the silhouettes of trees.
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 1d
"One way to go about practicing extreme brevity, is to take inspiration from the poets."

I love the inspiration by @kathyfish.bsky.social in this awesome October newsletter! 💙💙💙
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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 1d
My October newsletter is live and I'd love for you to read it! 💙The Fleeting, Electric Moment: Ginsberg's American Sentence open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
The Fleeting Moment: Allen Ginsberg's American Sentence
the ultra micro
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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 1d
DC friends! Free workshop and reading at Solid State!

More info and tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wwph-prese...
A flyer with a ton of info, all much easier to explain via the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wwph-presents-americas-future-literary-salon-tickets-1797443906109?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 1d
We love dark & gritty character driven stories. Is there one waiting in your files?
(Pssst. We’ll be closed to subs in December.)
reckonreview.com/submissions/
Submissions – Reckon Review
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 1d
"The little white church: gone.
The dirt road: paved. Pale orange
& fading, only daylilies
keep on,...."

I really love this reflection and poem by @the-big-quiet.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 2d
A Sunday night reflection.
The wondering...
So much of my childhood was spent in the backseat of an Oldsmobile station wagon, traveling from our house in Indiana to my grandparents’ house in southern Illinois.
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 1d
Big congrats to the both of you, Will! 🎉💙
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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 1d
Monday with Jane Hirshfield
Obstacle This body, still walking. The wind must go around it.
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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2d
Good news, everyone! Literary Namjooning's first ever flash reading and open mic's happening soon! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 3d
Big love for this trailer! Congrats @lumchanmfa.bsky.social 🎉💙🎉
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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 4d
The countdown starts now: BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be releasing in 25 DAYS!

Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL
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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 3d
My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
Dreamy orange creamsicle sunset over a still pond in autumn with a birch tree.
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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 4d
Bruce Andrews
22 there they are. ghosts. resemblance. do it, and again do it. someone does it.
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 4d
youtu.be/kKfDDzPlKwY

ICYMI
FBOMB Global Flash Reading-October 10, 2025
YouTube video by Francine Witte
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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 4d
My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom
Clouds reflected in a still pond, birch tree in the forefront.
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 4d
Amazing writers! 🎉💙🎉
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Jonathan Danielson @jonathanin2k.bsky.social · 4d
Had the incredible opportunity to lead yesterday’s DNRS panel, “What We Write About When We Write About Arizona,” with Arizona authors Oscar Mancinas, @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, and of course, Arizona Poet Laureate, Alberto Rios!
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 4d
I love this blurb of your writing, Barbara! Congrats! 🎉
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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 4d
IN THE DESERT is out 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.
Many thanks to @ronanhession.bsky.social
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Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 4d
What a great day to grab Cowboy Jamboree's PRINE PRIMED, and anthology of grit lit incited by the songwriting of John Prine for only $9.99: a.co/d/fiGglDa
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Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 4d
We're bringing back excerpt submissions from unpublished novels and novellas, but adding a criterion: 200 words max length.

All other prose, fiction and poetry submissions still have no length limit.
Gone Lawn : Submission Guidelines
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