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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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Writer, teacher & author of flash collection COLD TOAST (Dahlia Books) Wigleaf Top 50; Winner of Bath Flash Fiction Award, The Forge Flash Nonfiction prize, Manchester Writing School's 'QuietManDave' prize www.kamwords.com

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎉SHE'S HERE!!🎉 Hugely excited to reveal the beauticious cover of my debut collection COLD TOAST feat. the artwork of renowned 70s artist Tim Mara 🔥
Out on 15th May! Preorders now available at www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/cold...

#flashfiction #shortstories #popart #printmaking

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2h

Aww, thanks mate!!! 😘

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you so much, Eleanor!! 💚💚💚

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Delighted with this feedback from judge Tim MacGabhann @the4facedliar.bsky.social

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 8h

Congratulations @jupiterjonz.bsky.social who is also currently shortlisted for the Weatherglass Novella prize! 🔥🔥🔥

Toby Litt @tobylitt.bsky.social · 17d

We have our winning entry and runners up for the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction -

Congratulations to Jupiter Jones.

philiphoarecompetition.co.uk/results/

Results

We are delighted to announce the winner and runners up for the first Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction. Winner: ‘Hopeful Glimmer’ by Jupiter Jones. Jupiter Jones lives in Wales and wri…

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 8h

Only saw this by chance reposts today! Congratulations!!!

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Yaay!

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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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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2d

It's fantastic. I would have missed it, if @claudiamonpere.bsky.social hadn't shared it, so thanks Claudine! bloody algorithms...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2d

eteach for schools and colleges/ jobs.ac.uk for universities/ council websites list education jobs- good luck - we need more music education! also schools have their own vacancies pages, so check her locals

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2d

"you were a Rock / dropped in my lake when I was water waking up to being fluid." Wow. Don't miss @erinvachon.bsky.social 🔥

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 5d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 4d

Squeeee!! My book trailer is so cool❤️❤️❤️

@sfwp.bsky.social

SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 5d

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
@susanschulman.bsky.social

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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 13d

New Rita story up at the fabulous Ghost Parachute! Amazing art by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 13d

Read "The Way the Cookie Crumbles" written by @sfreligh.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

"Sometimes Rita pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school."

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles — Ghost Parachute

Sometimes Rita pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school. She and her mom watch television in the morning, talk shows where the hosts interview celebrities about their workout routines or t...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Love stories which so brilliantly span time like this, Timothy 💔

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, I love this, Eleanor! Thanks for sharing!!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Really dig this story, Emily! So good!

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 6d

You're a diamond! 🙏😘

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Fighting back starts at the local level- donations this week will be doubled.
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Her Right to Refuge: Support Women Seeking Safety – Big Give

Many refugee women in the UK face disbelief, trauma, and poverty due to a harsh asylum system. We provide a …

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 8d

Squeeeeee!! Here it is!! THE FIRST ONE OUT THERE!!!

Thank you @aniking.bsky.social ♥️♥️♥️

@sfwp.bsky.social

Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 8d

Ahem, in the grand tradition of the comments section: FIRST!

Absolutely delighted to have this out here in the wild(s of urban Michigan). @lumchanmfa.bsky.social dropped another banger!

Picture of a book with a bold blue, yellow, black, purple, red-orange and white cover in a Hawaiian print, with the title BITTER OVER SWEET in all caps.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you @dehardy.bsky.social and @claudineliterary.bsky.social for your generous review of my flash chapbook THE MISSING GIRL (@blacklawrence.bsky.social)! Take a look at the stellar microprose and glowing review of @kazbarwrites.bsky.social's chapbook as well!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our review of The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle. 🫥👧🏻🐈‍⬛

@jacqdoyle.bsky.social

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The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle | A Review

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 9d

“Enough cannot be said about Aldridge-Morris’s ability to pin an era. She is simply a wizard of time-and-place vibe.”

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/coldtoast

Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Happy reading, humans! 💚🐈‍⬛💚

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Blown away by this incredible review of COLD TOAST in the latest issue of Claudine Literary...massive thanks to @dehardy.bsky.social
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Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Yaay!!