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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 1m

New story, "Becoming a Member," up @south85journal.bsky.social! Thanks to @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and her crew for giving it a home, and to @kimmagowan.bsky.social for looking at an early draft.

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Becoming a Member | South 85 Journal

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 3d

@amygcb.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute.

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The HOA rules don’t apply — Ghost Parachute

To the zebra who wanders loose in our suburban neighborhood. It ambles up and down the streets like he belongs among their English countryside names. He’s not intimidated by Northumberland or Buckingh...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

New @sherrieflick.bsky.social up at Ghost Parachute!

Whatever — Ghost Parachute

Don’s dad liked to say whatever when the kids were around. He thought it was cool—like the word “cool” used to be cool. Sammy asked for a Coke and Don’s dad said, “Whatever,” and Sammy didn’t know if ...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

I have a new story up at Eckleburg, "Ashley, Kelly,, and Courtney," that you should check out. Thanks to Rae Cline for giving this one a home!

Ashley, Kelly, and Courtney by Michael Czyzniejewski | Flash | Eckleburg

My wife told me she was going out with Ashley, Kelly, and Courtney, that she’d be getting some drinks, doing some dancing, that she wouldn’t be home late, “… unless I’m home late!” I said no problem a...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

That's a ferocious group of talent monsters.

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

In this new @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social w/:
@kimmagowan.bsky.social
@louellalester.bsky.social
@brettpribble.bsky.social
@cherylpappas.bsky.social
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
@joanleotta.bsky.social
@kiptain.bsky.social
Mikki Aronoff
@rgvaughan.bsky.social
Sarah Lynn Hurd
@tcboudreau.bsky.social

Issue 36 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Louella Lester, Find More of her work Here Stories Monarch is a new awards anthology recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. G...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

In the new @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social! Thanks @jhhwriter.bsky.social!

I will post friends in the amazing issue separately—but it's amazing!

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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Keyur Jadav on Unsplash by Michael Czyzniejewski Outside Sturgis, I picture him dispatching me with the nonchalance of a wild stallion shooing a fly, a wag of its tail, me left bleeding in a ...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, Tim!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 4d

Sooooo good!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 5d

Patty Q with a new piece at Ghost Parachute!

@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social

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The Untranslatable German Word for a Gate Slamming Shut — Ghost Parachute

My only friend, Little Hansel, smells like closet. That’s what my mother said the one time she met the four-year-old. I was babysitting him for my weed dealers, a pair of comfy old dykes. My mother sn...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 6d

Come check out poet Amber Isaac read from her new poetry collection, Peppermint, at Missouris State University on Wednesday, October 15, in Karls Hall 101 at 7 p.m. CT! Going to be amazing!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

@aimee-bender.bsky.social rocks it in the latest Ghost Parachute!

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Encounters — Ghost Parachute

When I was in my twenties and went through a breakup and didn’t hate the person, I harbored what I’d call the “nursing home” fantasy. I’d imagine running into my ex in the wallpapered halls of an assi...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, Mario!

Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, Kik! I try.

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Honor is all mine! It's so perfect!

Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

How much time you got?

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much! I love it!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thrilled to kick off @flashfrog.bsky.social's Frogtober with a ghost story! Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social, and thanks to my bud, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, for absolutely perfect art; shout out to her and @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the early eyes on the piece.
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Collision by Michael Czyzniejewski

Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I’ve found God. —Nirvana, “Lithium” The hardest part about being a ghost is getting over the sex, as in watching the living go at it. It’s ironic because when you …

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, Josh!

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats to the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social staff on another fine issue!

@kimmagowan.bsky.social @brttnyblm.bsky.social @karenkay.bsky.social

Pithead Chapel

An Online Literary Journal and Small Press

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 10d

New flash by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social in the brand-new Ghost Parachute!

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Making Love Is A New Subject — Ghost Parachute

I haven’t made love in ages, which isn’t true. But I often say, well, many things. I often say that the truth isn’t in the truth but in what feels like the truth. I haven’t made love in ages, so I fli...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 10d

Fab new story by @sfreligh.bsky.social from that new Ghost Parachute!

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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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 11d

What a great story by @kiptain.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute! Awesome art by my pal @courtneyb77.bsky.social, too!

Gigging Bullfrogs in Hell — Ghost Parachute

I can’t say I’m all that surprised I ended up in Hell after I died, but things are really starting to look up. I admit that I had to fight through some pretty formidable foes with nothing more than a ...

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 11d

A great @kimmagowan.bsky.social story in the new Ghost Parachute!

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My Husband, My Ex-Boyfriend, and the Love of My Life Walk into a Bar — Ghost Parachute

Though really, in this dream, it’s more a saloon than a bar, with swinging doors that slap the walls. I’m behind the bar, so I assume I’m the bartender. We’re all in old-timey clothes. I’m wearing a l...

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