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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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Writer, teacher & author of flash collection COLD TOAST (Dahlia Books) Wigleaf Top 50; Winner of Bath Flash Fiction Award, The Forge Flash Nonfiction prize, Manchester Writing School's 'QuietManDave' prize www.kamwords.com

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎉SHE'S HERE!!🎉 Hugely excited to reveal the beauticious cover of my debut collection COLD TOAST feat. the artwork of renowned 70s artist Tim Mara 🔥
Out on 15th May! Preorders now available at www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/cold...

#flashfiction #shortstories #popart #printmaking

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 1h

It's fantastic. I would have missed it, if @claudiamonpere.bsky.social hadn't shared it, so thanks Claudine! bloody algorithms...

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 3h

eteach for schools and colleges/ jobs.ac.uk for universities/ council websites list education jobs- good luck - we need more music education! also schools have their own vacancies pages, so check her locals

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 3h

"you were a Rock / dropped in my lake when I was water waking up to being fluid." Wow. Don't miss @erinvachon.bsky.social 🔥

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 3d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 2d

Squeeee!! My book trailer is so cool❤️❤️❤️

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 3d

The countdown starts now: BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be releasing in 25 DAYS!

Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL
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Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11d

New Rita story up at the fabulous Ghost Parachute! Amazing art by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 11d

Read "The Way the Cookie Crumbles" written by @sfreligh.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

"Sometimes Rita pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school."

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles — Ghost Parachute

Sometimes Rita pretends to be sick so she can stay home from school. She and her mom watch television in the morning, talk shows where the hosts interview celebrities about their workout routines or t...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Love stories which so brilliantly span time like this, Timothy 💔

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, I love this, Eleanor! Thanks for sharing!!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 4d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Really dig this story, Emily! So good!

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 4d

You're a diamond! 🙏😘

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Fighting back starts at the local level- donations this week will be doubled.
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Her Right to Refuge: Support Women Seeking Safety – Big Give

Many refugee women in the UK face disbelief, trauma, and poverty due to a harsh asylum system. We provide a …

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 6d

Squeeeeee!! Here it is!! THE FIRST ONE OUT THERE!!!

Thank you @aniking.bsky.social ♥️♥️♥️

@sfwp.bsky.social

Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 6d

Ahem, in the grand tradition of the comments section: FIRST!

Absolutely delighted to have this out here in the wild(s of urban Michigan). @lumchanmfa.bsky.social dropped another banger!

Picture of a book with a bold blue, yellow, black, purple, red-orange and white cover in a Hawaiian print, with the title BITTER OVER SWEET in all caps.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you @dehardy.bsky.social and @claudineliterary.bsky.social for your generous review of my flash chapbook THE MISSING GIRL (@blacklawrence.bsky.social)! Take a look at the stellar microprose and glowing review of @kazbarwrites.bsky.social's chapbook as well!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 7d

Check out our review of The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle. 🫥👧🏻🐈‍⬛

@jacqdoyle.bsky.social

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The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle | A Review

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D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 6d

“Enough cannot be said about Aldridge-Morris’s ability to pin an era. She is simply a wizard of time-and-place vibe.”

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 7d

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 7d

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/coldtoast

Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 7d

Happy reading, humans! 💚🐈‍⬛💚

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Blown away by this incredible review of COLD TOAST in the latest issue of Claudine Literary...massive thanks to @dehardy.bsky.social
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Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Yaay!!

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · 11d

Delighted to announce our nominations for Best of the Net - @jackmmorris.bsky.social for "Ernst is coming home" and @kateaxeford.bsky.social for "The truths behind a pumpkin dare, Northern Alberta, 3rd July, 1991"

Best of the Net 2025 #BOTN #flashfiction
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And the Best of the Net Nominees are... | New Flash Fiction Review

Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees!

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Awesome news @kateaxeford.bsky.social & @jackmmorris.bsky.social ! Congratulations to you both!! 🥳🥳

Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Hahaha! You look fabulous!

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 7d

Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 9d

Whooo! I've read Cold Toast by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social and it truly is phenomenal! Can't wait to read the review, and also the review of The Missing Girl.

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Our October issue drops on Monday!! 🎉

This month we’ll feature reviews of two phenomenal chapbooks—by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris and Jacqueline Doyle.

These are must-reads, humans!

📚🐈‍⬛💚

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 9d

Squeeee!! So honored for @megankkakimoto.bsky.social’s kind words!

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 9d

There's just ONE MONTH left until the release of @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's upcoming collection, BITTER OVER SWEET!

With advance praise from @megankkakimoto.bsky.social, author of EVERY DROP IS A MAN’S NIGHTMARE, don't miss out on preordering a copy today! buff.ly/oBUnI6T
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Marie Gethins @mariegethins.bsky.social · 18d

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.

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