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Jamie M. Boyd @jamieboyd.bsky.social · 9d

Lush strange & beautiful flash by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social

"A snail no larger than my pinky glides from the wound leaving a delicate silver calligraphy across the pillowcase. .. I hold my breath astonished less by its existence than bythe elegant hydraulics of emergence. hexliterary.com/?p=2878

The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Jamie! 😊

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Kathryn Rw Reese @kathrynreese.bsky.social · 15d

Oh god ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
This piece from @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is good medicine.

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · Sep 13

Inviting you for a brief 🌿 respite from these times with my little story that's out today at @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Thank you to the editors for letting it share space in this issue. And thnx @smokelong.bsky.social where I drafted this piece 💞

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Beyond the Chattering Flush by Mizuki Yamagen

Here’s how you do it. Sit on the ledge, where the ivy climbs, threading dark green rivulets over the old stone wall. Place your hand here where the slate is firm and constant. See the little dip, wher...

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Kathryn. We all need all the healing we can get these days.🌿

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sarah lynn hurd @sarlynh.bsky.social · 18d

The language in this story, like all of Mizuki's writing, truly sings. It carries it's own melody, and I feel you can hear it even in the title.

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · Sep 13

Inviting you for a brief 🌿 respite from these times with my little story that's out today at @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Thank you to the editors for letting it share space in this issue. And thnx @smokelong.bsky.social where I drafted this piece 💞

literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Beyond the Chattering Flush by Mizuki Yamagen

Here’s how you do it. Sit on the ledge, where the ivy climbs, threading dark green rivulets over the old stone wall. Place your hand here where the slate is firm and constant. See the little dip, wher...

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, friend 🥹💕

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 15d

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 18d

"Feel the breeze sweep through its branches, how the leaves flutter like starling wings, murmurations quivering over your head"

Brilliant use of the instructional in this gem from @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social, how this invites us to breathe and pause from the madness of the world

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · Sep 13

Inviting you for a brief 🌿 respite from these times with my little story that's out today at @lit-namjooning.bsky.social

Thank you to the editors for letting it share space in this issue. And thnx @smokelong.bsky.social where I drafted this piece 💞

literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Beyond the Chattering Flush by Mizuki Yamagen

Here’s how you do it. Sit on the ledge, where the ivy climbs, threading dark green rivulets over the old stone wall. Place your hand here where the slate is firm and constant. See the little dip, wher...

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Matt! I was just talking with a friend of mine who just took one of your workshops about how supportive of a presence you are here. I hope you know. 🙏🏻🌿

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much to @mynachang.bsky.social for including my latest story "The Hand's Aperture" at @hexliterary.bsky.social in her monthly Flash Roundup ✨

There are some *great* stories in the list!

Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 19d

September MicroVerse roundup is out!

Flash Roundup * September 2025

A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 18d

Wow, what a compliment! 💕 Thank you so much for reading, Leigh!!

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Yes! What a cool journey it's been. So grateful still for you guys giving me my first EVER pub just this May!! 🥰

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

My writing friends and community are amazing and so generous and it's because of them I've felt brave enough to begin my submission journey this year! 🙏🏻 Thank you 💕

Eleanor Lennox @eleanorlennox.bsky.social · 19d

What an incredible piece @hexliterary.bsky.social. I honestly feel privileged to have read it. @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social , you're such a talent monster, dear god!
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The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

hexliterary.com

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Mixed Bag @m-ixedbag.bsky.social · 20d

"Responsible adulthood has been wobbling since you died, your absence a silence that keeps finding new rooms." Feeling this in my bones. @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social ❤️‍🩹

hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 21d

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌

The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

hexliterary.com

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you so much for the feature and for the kind words in your post, Myna! I am so thrilled you enjoyed this one.

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you so much, lovely!! Let's not forget you're the one that told me about @hexliterary.bsky.social to begin with! 🙌🏻

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you sooo much for reading and sharing and for your generous praise!! ☺️🙏🏻

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Hema. It means so much to hear this piece resonated. And hugs to that feeling 🫂💞

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 21d

“My blood has opened a conduit to an elsewhere, importing emissaries of shell, feather, fur, and hoof to remind me that boundaries leak, that absence is merely another geometry of presence.” Strange and beautiful story—so unexpectedly emotional. I love everything @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social writes!

Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 21d

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

The cool thing about helping run a lit mag is that you are madly in love with everything you publish, like this @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social grief story, which is weird and beautiful and perfect! Check it!

The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

hexliterary.com

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you so much for reading and for your kind message!! I am so grateful for your continuous encouragement, Emily 💕

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 21d

Ahhh, thank you! I'm so thrilled you liked this one ☺️

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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 21d

What a dream to get to feature a new @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social banger on @hexliterary.bsky.social this week! We had the pleasure of snagging one of Mizuki's for our @havehashad.com call and so stoked we have one on hex now. Don't miss this one, aftergooners!

Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 21d

Beyond thrilled to have a piece up at @hexliterary.bsky.social today. This one's a story that draws on some true moments and obsessions of mine. 👀

Thank you so much to the amazing editors who found something to love in this strangeness. It couldn't have found a more perfect home!

hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 21d

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 21d

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 21d

😭 Thank you, you guys are the best.

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · 21d

Beyond thrilled to have a piece up at @hexliterary.bsky.social today. This one's a story that draws on some true moments and obsessions of mine. 👀

Thank you so much to the amazing editors who found something to love in this strangeness. It couldn't have found a more perfect home!

hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 21d

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌

The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

hexliterary.com

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