'Pa's madder than a boiled owl ...'
Bloody gorgeous!
Bloody gorgeous!
*New story* featuring a last-minute present that keeps on giving...
"After a feast that has us full as ticks, Pa’s liquored up and cracking his knuckles like he’s still in charge. That man thinks the sun comes out just to hear him crow."
westword.substack.com/p/striking-i...
"After a feast that has us full as ticks, Pa’s liquored up and cracking his knuckles like he’s still in charge. That man thinks the sun comes out just to hear him crow."
westword.substack.com/p/striking-i...
Striking it lucky at the Wind Creek Casino
A Flash Fiction by Cole Beauchamp
westword.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
'Pa's madder than a boiled owl ...'
Bloody gorgeous!
Bloody gorgeous!
Ooh, how lovely - thank you Laura!
What a lovely idea, Matt! Thanks, as always, for being such a wonderful supporter/inspiration in the Writing Community.
I'd like to nominate (if I'm not too late) @ruthabrandt.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @chriscottom.bsky.social
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
I'd like to nominate (if I'm not too late) @ruthabrandt.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @chriscottom.bsky.social
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Who wants something nice for a weary Wednesday? Quote post this post & tag 1, 2 or 3 other writers who inspire you / support you / are amazing human beings. I'll pick a winner at random. Poster + nominees win a free recording of one one of my workshops: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ooh, how lovely - thank you Laura!
Another lovely idea from @mattkendrick.bsky.social - and yes, the writing community over here in the sky feels a bit 'loose'. I'd like to tag in a trio of remarkable sarahs @sfreligh.bsky.social @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
Who wants something nice for a weary Wednesday? Quote post this post & tag 1, 2 or 3 other writers who inspire you / support you / are amazing human beings. I'll pick a winner at random. Poster + nominees win a free recording of one one of my workshops: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
Workshop-recordings (List) | MattKendrick.co.uk
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Another lovely idea from @mattkendrick.bsky.social - and yes, the writing community over here in the sky feels a bit 'loose'. I'd like to tag in a trio of remarkable sarahs @sfreligh.bsky.social @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
Gorgeous!
"“Careful you don’t get a reputation for being a b-i-t-c-h,” spells out Maggie."
This new #fiction from DIHP alum @nomad-sw18.bsky.social is so perfect it's painful in the very best way | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
This new #fiction from DIHP alum @nomad-sw18.bsky.social is so perfect it's painful in the very best way | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Gorgeous!
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WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE by @philiphoare.bsky.social has been named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2025 by @newyorker.com!
Take a look at the amazing list below:
Take a look at the amazing list below:
What We’re Reading
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE by @philiphoare.bsky.social has been named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2025 by @newyorker.com!
Take a look at the amazing list below:
Take a look at the amazing list below:
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Have you had a look at the brilliant Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby yet?
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Have you had a look at the brilliant Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby yet?
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
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A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt
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My new serialized novella, The Pigeons of Magstræde, an alternate historical story about a lonely soul in 1780's Copenhagen is currently being published on my Substack. New parts are posted daily. Below link to the first part and a quote from the part posted today.
open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...
open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My new serialized novella, The Pigeons of Magstræde, an alternate historical story about a lonely soul in 1780's Copenhagen is currently being published on my Substack. New parts are posted daily. Below link to the first part and a quote from the part posted today.
open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...
open.substack.com/pub/nomikiss...
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Shocking Pink (1980's) feminist zine by a collective of young women in London, predating riot grrrl era #womensart
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Shocking Pink (1980's) feminist zine by a collective of young women in London, predating riot grrrl era #womensart
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Our August Digging in the Dirt #ecopoetry masterclass with
@mklitfest.bsky.social
raised £800 for Give Peat A Chance. A special ebook of the #poems it inspired is now available for £2 (all profits to Give Peat A Chance). #poetrysky
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@mklitfest.bsky.social
raised £800 for Give Peat A Chance. A special ebook of the #poems it inspired is now available for £2 (all profits to Give Peat A Chance). #poetrysky
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
Digging in the Dirt: Adventures in Ecopoetry - The Anthology | MK Lit Fest 2025
Digging in the Dirt: Adventures in Ecopoetry is an anthology of original ecopoetry written in response to prompts set by Clare Shaw, Caleb Parkin, Jess Mookherjee and Rishi Dastidar during an online e...
www.mklitfest.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our August Digging in the Dirt #ecopoetry masterclass with
@mklitfest.bsky.social
raised £800 for Give Peat A Chance. A special ebook of the #poems it inspired is now available for £2 (all profits to Give Peat A Chance). #poetrysky
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@mklitfest.bsky.social
raised £800 for Give Peat A Chance. A special ebook of the #poems it inspired is now available for £2 (all profits to Give Peat A Chance). #poetrysky
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
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Today is #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay so why not pick up a copy of the FUEL anthology of prizewinning flash fictions - it's a great read and profits go to four #fuelpoverty charities, including @nea.org.uk. The brand new ebook has 75+12 bonus stories = 87 flash stories! Buy here: www.fuelflash.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today is #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay so why not pick up a copy of the FUEL anthology of prizewinning flash fictions - it's a great read and profits go to four #fuelpoverty charities, including @nea.org.uk. The brand new ebook has 75+12 bonus stories = 87 flash stories! Buy here: www.fuelflash.net
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Ebook includes brilliant flash fictions by @maureenmcely.bsky.social, @sfreligh.bsky.social, @lunchontuesday.bsky.social, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, @jaimegill.bsky.social, @sarahhilary.bsky.social, @kitdewaal.com, @jmgatford.bsky.social, @daraelerath.bsky.social and @zephyrax.bsky.social!
Today is #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay so why not pick up a copy of the FUEL anthology of prizewinning flash fictions - it's a great read and profits go to four #fuelpoverty charities, including @nea.org.uk. The brand new ebook has 75+12 bonus stories = 87 flash stories! Buy here: www.fuelflash.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ebook includes brilliant flash fictions by @maureenmcely.bsky.social, @sfreligh.bsky.social, @lunchontuesday.bsky.social, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, @jaimegill.bsky.social, @sarahhilary.bsky.social, @kitdewaal.com, @jmgatford.bsky.social, @daraelerath.bsky.social and @zephyrax.bsky.social!
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'By the Fireside' by contemporary printmaker Ann Tout #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
'By the Fireside' by contemporary printmaker Ann Tout #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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This is wonderful!
Today’s damned soul is author Gonzalo C. Garcia!
As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
Listen podfollow.com/hellish
Pre-order Telenovela tinyurl.com/galleynovela
As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
Listen podfollow.com/hellish
Pre-order Telenovela tinyurl.com/galleynovela
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This is wonderful!
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And tonight, don't miss an online treat from the SYP with our brilliant scifi author Valeriya Salt and her reality bending WW2 novel Dive Beyond Eternity!
Details below!
thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-n...
Details below!
thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-n...
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
And tonight, don't miss an online treat from the SYP with our brilliant scifi author Valeriya Salt and her reality bending WW2 novel Dive Beyond Eternity!
Details below!
thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-n...
Details below!
thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-n...
Always a pleasure to be published by TrashCat! 😘
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Always a pleasure to be published by TrashCat! 😘
Thank you so much dearest TrashCat for the nomination. Good luck to all the nominees - I hope at least one of us gets one over the line for our wonderful publisher!
It was nigh on impossible to choose only 5! 🦝
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
1/5
@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
1/5
@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Thank you so much dearest TrashCat for the nomination. Good luck to all the nominees - I hope at least one of us gets one over the line for our wonderful publisher!
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November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Absolutely delighted to be published by the mighty Underbelly!
Short Fiction
Amy Leacy ☆ @deniseb.bsky.social ☆ Derek Jennings☆ @emyrpayne.bsky.social ☆Heather Walker ☆ Ian Johnson☆ John Storey☆ @jupiterjonz.bsky.social ☆ @darkonelf.bsky.social ☆ @lozzawriting.bsky.social ☆ @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ☆ Rebecca Tiger ☆ Scott MacLeod☆ @tednorthodox.bsky.social ☆
Amy Leacy ☆ @deniseb.bsky.social ☆ Derek Jennings☆ @emyrpayne.bsky.social ☆Heather Walker ☆ Ian Johnson☆ John Storey☆ @jupiterjonz.bsky.social ☆ @darkonelf.bsky.social ☆ @lozzawriting.bsky.social ☆ @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ☆ Rebecca Tiger ☆ Scott MacLeod☆ @tednorthodox.bsky.social ☆
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Absolutely delighted to be published by the mighty Underbelly!
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The Woggle of Witches,
Adrienne Adams, 1971.
Adrienne Adams, 1971.
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The Woggle of Witches,
Adrienne Adams, 1971.
Adrienne Adams, 1971.
😊😊😊
a huge honour for me; not half so deserved as @jupiterjonz.bsky.social wonderful writing
big thanks to
@tobylitt.bsky.social
big thanks to
@tobylitt.bsky.social
Congratulations to @jupiterjonz.bsky.social !
Looking forward to reading this piece from this brilliant writer.
Looking forward to reading this piece from this brilliant writer.
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
😊😊😊
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Want to up your POV game? Uncover the mysteries of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and use of multiple POVs to deepen your reader experience. Come join my 4-week online course in November through @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/flas...
Flash Fiction Point-of-View Deep Dive with Marie Gethins - Irish Writers Centre
The most distilled prose form, flash fiction relies on suggestion—layered meaning that is off the page.
irishwriterscentre.ie
September 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Want to up your POV game? Uncover the mysteries of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and use of multiple POVs to deepen your reader experience. Come join my 4-week online course in November through @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/flas...
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Here are universal links to my two new collections, the novella I wrote with @matgost.bsky.social which is currently only £6.50!, and the cracking anthology from @trashcatlit.bsky.social 🦝
mybook.to/SickInkColle...
mybook.to/OneForSorrow...
mybook.to/WatcherNovella mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
mybook.to/SickInkColle...
mybook.to/OneForSorrow...
mybook.to/WatcherNovella mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Here are universal links to my two new collections, the novella I wrote with @matgost.bsky.social which is currently only £6.50!, and the cracking anthology from @trashcatlit.bsky.social 🦝
mybook.to/SickInkColle...
mybook.to/OneForSorrow...
mybook.to/WatcherNovella mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
mybook.to/SickInkColle...
mybook.to/OneForSorrow...
mybook.to/WatcherNovella mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Well. it would be rude not to ...
October 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Well. it would be rude not to ...
How fabulous is this?!
My story projected onto the Fremantle Port Authority building at Fremantle Harbour as part of the inaugural Totally Lit Festival. So proud! Loved seeing all the micros projected into beautiful Walyalup for this gorgeous celebration of storytelling
October 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
How fabulous is this?!