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Angela Joynes

@angelajoynes.bsky.social

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She/her Short Fiction fanatic & novel writer, 🇨🇦 in TN. Pub in ILANOT REVIEW, WEST TRESTLE REVIEW, NFFD UK ANTHOL 23,24, FICTIVE DREAM +. BA,MD, Certificate Creative Writing

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 13h

Yes!

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks so much Kathy! And thanks for all your inspiration and encouragement !!

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you!!

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 21h

www.south85journal.com/surviving/

My little story with no (almost no) punctuation has arrived in the wonderful South85 Deluge And Drought issue!
Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt in her Flash Extravaganza!!

Surviving | South 85 Journal

www.south85journal.com

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 21h

This is a gorgeous piece!

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 4d

We loved our bulldog, but
Poor Buster was dumb as a box of rocks! Haha

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · 13d

What a cool story!

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 23d

This is coming up in a couple of weeks. Should be a lot of fun. Sign up details below for anyone who wants to join 👇

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Sep 7

Really looking forward to my "Story Shapes" workshop in October where I'm going to get writers writing Cinderella narratives against the clock and crafting stories across different sized bits of paper.

7th Oct 7pm BST or 11th Oct 9am BST.

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...

Write Beyond the Lightbulb. Story Shapes. Pyramids, Fishes, Spirals and Trees. Online workshop on creating story structure and emotional build.

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 9

I woke up to an acceptance! My first piece with no punctuation born in @kathyfish.bsky.social Flash Extravaganza!

Thank you, Kathy!

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you Jeff Bogle for this cool Street Cat Merch!!
@stanchion.bsky.social

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Remarkable little piece!

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Because all you have now is paper and pencil." Why You Start Drawing Again by Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/08/m...

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 7

Perfection!

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 7

Good for you!

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 6

Fall!!!

Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 2

M’y haul of street cat books! Can’t wait to claw my way through!! Plus Cats always make great [email protected]

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looking for a writing mentor for short fiction or a novel? I've opened back up for mentorship applications. All details can be found here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/mentoring

Mentoring | MattKendrick.co.uk

Just starting out on your writing journey? Or perhaps you're a bit further along that journey and want help honing your craft at a word / sentence level? Or are you embarking on a new project and want...

www.mattkendrick.co.uk

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Angela Joynes @angelajoynes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just the place for me! Thank you!!

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The Welkin Writing Prize @welkinprize.bsky.social · Sep 1

New craft article from me on beating AI at its own game by, you know, being human 😃 But not really about AI; really about the art of mimicking and how it can help hone our writing muscles.

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Sep 1

My #CraftArticle for September is on how we can use mimicking to learn about the craft of writing and how the AI method is really the human method. Includes a (hopefully) fun exercise to have a go at to hone your writing muscles:

prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/the-ai-met...