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Karen Crawford

@karenc.bsky.social

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Exorcising demons one word at a time. 🇵🇷 ✍🏽 BestMicrofiction 2025 2x PushcartNom, BOTN Nom, Longlist, Wigleaf Top 50 NYC → LA

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · May 23

So honored to be a part of 2025's @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social‬
Thank you @francinewitte.bsky.social‬ for nominating&publishing it in FlashBoulevard❣️
& Thank you editors @megpokrass.bsky.social‬, Gary Fincke, ‪@dawnraffel.bsky.social‬!! 🙏🏼💙
Preorders! best-microfiction.square.site/product/best...

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, James! 💙

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much for including my story! 🥰

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you @turnandwork.com for including my thecitronreview.bsky.social piece: Why They Sill Make Sense in this weeks shortlist amongst all these stellar stories! 💙

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 9d

I have a teeny piece up at Sage Cigarettes! Huge thanks to LE Francis for publishing it! sagecigarettes.com/the-age-of-i...

The Age of Ice - sage cigarettes magazine

Karen Crawford's creative non-fiction piece "The Age of Ice"

sagecigarettes.com

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Lisa K. Buchanan @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social · 10d

Don't miss this micro [email protected] in Fall 2025 Citron Review!
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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Stoked to have a micro in the Fall Issue of The Citron Review!
citronreview.com/2025/10/05/w...

Why They Still Make Sense

by Karen Crawford She doesn’t hear the sneeze-fart before he butchers “Heartbreak Hotel” in the shower. He doesn’t see her wiry grays clogging the drain. She doesn’t smell the Vicks in …

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Lisa! 🥰💙

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much, Lisa! 🥰

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much for reading and sharing! 🥰

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much for giving it a read, Patience!

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10d

Stoked to have a micro in the Fall Issue of The Citron Review!
citronreview.com/2025/10/05/w...

Why They Still Make Sense

by Karen Crawford She doesn’t hear the sneeze-fart before he butchers “Heartbreak Hotel” in the shower. He doesn’t see her wiry grays clogging the drain. She doesn’t smell the Vicks in …

citronreview.com

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations, Kelli, its such a great piece!!!! 🎉🎉❤️❤️

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you SO very much, Matt!! ♥️🥰

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats Sumitra!!

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 17d

Love this piece, Kelli! ♥️

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 17d

Love this wonderful piece by @kelliborges2.bsky.social Those last two lines!! ♥️

Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · 17d

Cheers to the women who came before who paved the way for all writers by either giving birth to them or inspiring them to BE writers. May we never let them vanish from history. Read “ Hearty Stock” by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in the 89th edition of RF!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/hearty-...

Olivia knows these ancestors are kind of like daddies to her, they are related. You have the same blood

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you so much, Megan for reading and sharing. 💙

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much for giving this a read and for sharing, Jenny! ❤️🙏🏼

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 18d

TY! Means a lot coming from you.

Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so very much my friend, for reading and sharing! 💙💙💙

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 18d

Grateful to have another piece the always wonderful @rfpress.bsky.social amongst such talented company! Thank you @melissacuisine.bsky.social for having me! Shout out to @megpokrass.bsky.social in whose anxiety workshop it was born! 💙
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/this-is...