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Jane Yager
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Fiction & CNF writer. Recent stories in Gooseberry Pie, Los Angeles Review, Coachella Review, Ekphrastic Review; forthcoming from V&Q Books. Criticism in TLS, Paris Review Daily. Based in Berlin, originally from California, frequently in Poland.
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Jane Yager @janewords.bsky.social · 15d
Super excited that my story "La Brea Tar Pits" was nominated for Best Microfiction 2026 -- huge thanks to Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey!
janewords.bsky.social
Some really excellent writing and reporting here on the monstrous absurdity of ICE in New Orleans.
Excerpt from linked article: "even stipulating that America is a nation of immigrants, and that the persecution of immigrants is an insult to our history wherever it occurs in this land, it must still be said that launching a violent government purge of immigrants is even more ludicrously monstrous when it happens in New Orleans. In New Orleans! A city that for centuries has collected drifters from Europe and dreamers from the Caribbean and schemers from Central America and prisoners from Africa, and has molded all their descendants into a culture unmatched anywhere else in this plastic country."
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Honored & delighted that my story is on the shortlist for the Elsewhere Prize of the wonderful @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Fractured Lit 2025 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Jemimah Wei Shortlist | Fractured
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December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Looking for a pièce de résistance for a birthday party or Christmas day? The February 1911 edition of American Homes and Gardens has you covered with Quaint Dessert Dishes like Welshwoman with Cat, banana pigs, and of course the booby bird:
“Quaint Dessert Dishes” in *American Homes and Gardens* (1911)
Bizarre sweet treats that resemble human and animal forms.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
janewords.bsky.social
me, after that: whew, really learned my lesson this time, will definitely remember a book next time
me, next time: wait where is my book
adatedreference.bsky.social the definitive authority on christmas movies 🏳️‍⚧️ @adatedreference.bsky.social · 9d
me: i should make sure to always have a book with me
me, this morning: eh, i dont think ill have time to read today
me, sitting and waiting bored: where the FUCK is my book
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
janewords.bsky.social
"...writing a novel is like being lost in the dark woods, and writing a short story is like being set upon by wolves... writing flash is like stepping on fire ants." Erin McGraw, expanding on Flannery O'Connor in @necessaryfiction.com: necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
janewords.bsky.social
Super excited that my story "La Brea Tar Pits" was nominated for Best Microfiction 2026 -- huge thanks to Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey!
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
janewords.bsky.social
Can't stop thinking about number 33 here.
darach.bsky.social Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · Nov 5
33. All the great stories are about loneliness. Because that's the most relatable thing.

34. Only a very small number of friendships are evergreen. But deciduous friendships can still be beautiful, important, and unforgettable. A chestnut tree isn't a broken pine tree; it's just a different thing.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Awesome piece by the Berlin-based writer Jane Yager in the fabulous new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social: "I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad let slip that the pits are still active."

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La Brea Tar Pits - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Imleedh Ali on Unsplash by Jane Yager I’m the one who wanted to come here, but now I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad le...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM