Mark Wish
@markwish.bsky.social
Novelist praised by LA TIMES, ATMO, Woodrell, Rushdie. Pushcart Prize winner w/ 125+ stories in VQR, NER, TYR, BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, etc. Ed & Publisher, COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES. Canceled for writing a novel an agent insisted I write. #hardknocks
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Mark Wish
@markwish.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Good morning, #5amwritersclub. #art is where you find it.
#readingworld #WritingCommunity #photography #photo #storytelling #novels #shortstories
(photo credit: Mitch Teich, NCPR)
#readingworld #WritingCommunity #photography #photo #storytelling #novels #shortstories
(photo credit: Mitch Teich, NCPR)
Want to thank those of you in the #5amwritersclub & the #WritingCommunity who've been kind to me on #Bluesky--& let you know I'm taking a break from #Bluesky to focus on a #novel & on personal happiness.
Will miss you.
I wish you luck.
Perhaps we'll be in touch down the line?
#begood #love
Will miss you.
I wish you luck.
Perhaps we'll be in touch down the line?
#begood #love
May 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Want to thank those of you in the #5amwritersclub & the #WritingCommunity who've been kind to me on #Bluesky--& let you know I'm taking a break from #Bluesky to focus on a #novel & on personal happiness.
Will miss you.
I wish you luck.
Perhaps we'll be in touch down the line?
#begood #love
Will miss you.
I wish you luck.
Perhaps we'll be in touch down the line?
#begood #love
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
May you know #success today, #5amwritersclub.
Get to it!
#BooksWorthReading #writing #fishinglife #fishing #novels #shortstories #PHOTOS #spring #fish #WritingCommunity
Get to it!
#BooksWorthReading #writing #fishinglife #fishing #novels #shortstories #PHOTOS #spring #fish #WritingCommunity
May 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
May you know #success today, #5amwritersclub.
Get to it!
#BooksWorthReading #writing #fishinglife #fishing #novels #shortstories #PHOTOS #spring #fish #WritingCommunity
Get to it!
#BooksWorthReading #writing #fishinglife #fishing #novels #shortstories #PHOTOS #spring #fish #WritingCommunity
Good morning, #WritingCommunity. Put a #flower someplace in today's pages.
#BooksWorthReading #books #novels #writing #shortstories #WritingCommunity #Readerscommunity #5amwritersclub
#BooksWorthReading #books #novels #writing #shortstories #WritingCommunity #Readerscommunity #5amwritersclub
May 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good morning, #WritingCommunity. Put a #flower someplace in today's pages.
#BooksWorthReading #books #novels #writing #shortstories #WritingCommunity #Readerscommunity #5amwritersclub
#BooksWorthReading #books #novels #writing #shortstories #WritingCommunity #Readerscommunity #5amwritersclub
The #Readerscommunity simply keeps on #reading COOLEST 2025--this #morning it's @ #70 in American #Fiction Anthologies!
& it's in both #Kindle & #Paperback!
To own these "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #book
& it's in both #Kindle & #Paperback!
To own these "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #book
May 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The #Readerscommunity simply keeps on #reading COOLEST 2025--this #morning it's @ #70 in American #Fiction Anthologies!
& it's in both #Kindle & #Paperback!
To own these "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #book
& it's in both #Kindle & #Paperback!
To own these "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #book
Want #shortstories that are *both* darned interesting *&* approved by academia & a high-tier #literarymagazine? Check out this #review of COOLEST 2025 by NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW:
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
To read CAS 2025: amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #shortstories #book #booksky
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
To read CAS 2025: amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #shortstories #book #booksky
May 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Want #shortstories that are *both* darned interesting *&* approved by academia & a high-tier #literarymagazine? Check out this #review of COOLEST 2025 by NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW:
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
To read CAS 2025: amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #shortstories #book #booksky
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
To read CAS 2025: amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #shortstories #book #booksky
Prob word of mouth among #readers explains why COOLEST 2025's #Paperback hit #94 in American #Fiction Anthologies today--6+ mos after #publication?
Thx, #readingworld, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #love
Thx, #readingworld, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #love
May 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Prob word of mouth among #readers explains why COOLEST 2025's #Paperback hit #94 in American #Fiction Anthologies today--6+ mos after #publication?
Thx, #readingworld, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #love
Thx, #readingworld, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #love
Good a.m., #5amwritersclub. Let's wow some #readers today.
#BooksWorthReading #writing #novels #shortstories #pollock #art #intereting
#BooksWorthReading #writing #novels #shortstories #pollock #art #intereting
May 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Good a.m., #5amwritersclub. Let's wow some #readers today.
#BooksWorthReading #writing #novels #shortstories #pollock #art #intereting
#BooksWorthReading #writing #novels #shortstories #pollock #art #intereting
Girl Scout Troop 60441 asked E & I for fishing lessons this a.m. @ their camp here on Song Lake. They were terrific sportspeople, catching some huge bass & sunfish, releasing all w/ utmost care. & what terrific manners! Check out these notes they gave us even before we left!
May 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Girl Scout Troop 60441 asked E & I for fishing lessons this a.m. @ their camp here on Song Lake. They were terrific sportspeople, catching some huge bass & sunfish, releasing all w/ utmost care. & what terrific manners! Check out these notes they gave us even before we left!
COOLEST 2024 is now an #audiobook--& look @ which #audiobooks Am lists it ahead of!
To enjoy these #shortstories chosen by #editors whose #1 goal is #interesting #stories *now*:
amzn.to/3s2INNx
Thx, #storylovers!
#Audio #audios #books #bookstore #booksale #Discounts #shortstory #podcasts
To enjoy these #shortstories chosen by #editors whose #1 goal is #interesting #stories *now*:
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Thx, #storylovers!
#Audio #audios #books #bookstore #booksale #Discounts #shortstory #podcasts
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
COOLEST 2024 is now an #audiobook--& look @ which #audiobooks Am lists it ahead of!
To enjoy these #shortstories chosen by #editors whose #1 goal is #interesting #stories *now*:
amzn.to/3s2INNx
Thx, #storylovers!
#Audio #audios #books #bookstore #booksale #Discounts #shortstory #podcasts
To enjoy these #shortstories chosen by #editors whose #1 goal is #interesting #stories *now*:
amzn.to/3s2INNx
Thx, #storylovers!
#Audio #audios #books #bookstore #booksale #Discounts #shortstory #podcasts
COOLEST 2025's #Kindle surges to #77 in U.S. Short Stories!
Thx, #ReadingCommunity, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookstore #Reading #booksky #Stories
Thx, #ReadingCommunity, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookstore #Reading #booksky #Stories
May 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
COOLEST 2025's #Kindle surges to #77 in U.S. Short Stories!
Thx, #ReadingCommunity, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookstore #Reading #booksky #Stories
Thx, #ReadingCommunity, for putting it there!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookstore #Reading #booksky #Stories
COOLEST 2024's Dennis McFadden wins the 22nd Annual Scribes Valley Short Story Writing Contest! Congrats, Dennis!
To read Dennis's #story "Steinbeck the Cat" in CAS 2024 (+ 12 other killer #stories):
amzn.to/3s2INNx
In #Kindle, #Paperback, *&* #Audiobook!
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #Reading
To read Dennis's #story "Steinbeck the Cat" in CAS 2024 (+ 12 other killer #stories):
amzn.to/3s2INNx
In #Kindle, #Paperback, *&* #Audiobook!
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #Reading
May 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
COOLEST 2024's Dennis McFadden wins the 22nd Annual Scribes Valley Short Story Writing Contest! Congrats, Dennis!
To read Dennis's #story "Steinbeck the Cat" in CAS 2024 (+ 12 other killer #stories):
amzn.to/3s2INNx
In #Kindle, #Paperback, *&* #Audiobook!
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #Reading
To read Dennis's #story "Steinbeck the Cat" in CAS 2024 (+ 12 other killer #stories):
amzn.to/3s2INNx
In #Kindle, #Paperback, *&* #Audiobook!
Thx!
#books #BooksWorthReading #Reading
May 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
What happens when #readersofbluesky learn *2* #authors in a #book of #shortstories won #Pushcart Prizes?
The #book surges to #86 in U.S. Short Stories!
To own these 13 "unputdownable" #stories in #Kindle
*now* (or in #Paperback soon):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #Reading
The #book surges to #86 in U.S. Short Stories!
To own these 13 "unputdownable" #stories in #Kindle
*now* (or in #Paperback soon):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #Reading
April 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What happens when #readersofbluesky learn *2* #authors in a #book of #shortstories won #Pushcart Prizes?
The #book surges to #86 in U.S. Short Stories!
To own these 13 "unputdownable" #stories in #Kindle
*now* (or in #Paperback soon):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #Reading
The #book surges to #86 in U.S. Short Stories!
To own these 13 "unputdownable" #stories in #Kindle
*now* (or in #Paperback soon):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #Reading
Love #shortstories?
Then you'll adore COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2025, which (as we've just learned) includes #stories by *2* authors who've recently won Pushcart Prizes!
To own this "unputdownable" #book:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx, #readers--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #skybooks #BookRecs
Then you'll adore COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2025, which (as we've just learned) includes #stories by *2* authors who've recently won Pushcart Prizes!
To own this "unputdownable" #book:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx, #readers--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #skybooks #BookRecs
Coolest American Stories 2025
Coolest American Stories 2025 [Wish, Mark, Wish, Mark, Coffey, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Coolest American Stories 2025
amzn.to
April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Love #shortstories?
Then you'll adore COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2025, which (as we've just learned) includes #stories by *2* authors who've recently won Pushcart Prizes!
To own this "unputdownable" #book:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx, #readers--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #skybooks #BookRecs
Then you'll adore COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2025, which (as we've just learned) includes #stories by *2* authors who've recently won Pushcart Prizes!
To own this "unputdownable" #book:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx, #readers--& enjoy!
#books #BooksWorthReading #skybooks #BookRecs
We're excited to report COOLEST 2025 author Francine Witte has won a PUSHCART PRIZE!
Congrats, Francine!
To read Francine's story "You Know, You Can Die from That" (+ 12 other "unputdownable #shortstories):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#5amwritersclub #books #book
Congrats, Francine!
To read Francine's story "You Know, You Can Die from That" (+ 12 other "unputdownable #shortstories):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#5amwritersclub #books #book
Coolest American Stories 2025
Coolest American Stories 2025 [Wish, Mark, Wish, Mark, Coffey, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Coolest American Stories 2025
amzn.to
April 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We're excited to report COOLEST 2025 author Francine Witte has won a PUSHCART PRIZE!
Congrats, Francine!
To read Francine's story "You Know, You Can Die from That" (+ 12 other "unputdownable #shortstories):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#5amwritersclub #books #book
Congrats, Francine!
To read Francine's story "You Know, You Can Die from That" (+ 12 other "unputdownable #shortstories):
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#5amwritersclub #books #book
April 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"You do an awful lot of bad writing in order to do any good writing. Incredibly bad." ~William S. Burroughs
Good a.m., #5amwriters club. Go ahead & be bad!
Good a.m., #5amwriters club. Go ahead & be bad!
April 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"You do an awful lot of bad writing in order to do any good writing. Incredibly bad." ~William S. Burroughs
Good a.m., #5amwriters club. Go ahead & be bad!
Good a.m., #5amwriters club. Go ahead & be bad!
#Audiobooks lovers!
COOLEST 2024 is now available in #audiobook!
& for only $3.99!
(Note: 82% of #reader #reviews are 5-stars!)
amzn.to/3s2INNx
#Audio #audiophile #Audiogasm #BooksWorthReading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #shortstories #Reading #booksky #readingforpleasure #love
#interesting #stories
COOLEST 2024 is now available in #audiobook!
& for only $3.99!
(Note: 82% of #reader #reviews are 5-stars!)
amzn.to/3s2INNx
#Audio #audiophile #Audiogasm #BooksWorthReading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #shortstories #Reading #booksky #readingforpleasure #love
#interesting #stories
Coolest American Stories 2024
Coolest American Stories 2024 [Wish, Mark, Wish, Mark, Coffey, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Coolest American Stories 2024
amzn.to
April 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#Audiobooks lovers!
COOLEST 2024 is now available in #audiobook!
& for only $3.99!
(Note: 82% of #reader #reviews are 5-stars!)
amzn.to/3s2INNx
#Audio #audiophile #Audiogasm #BooksWorthReading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #shortstories #Reading #booksky #readingforpleasure #love
#interesting #stories
COOLEST 2024 is now available in #audiobook!
& for only $3.99!
(Note: 82% of #reader #reviews are 5-stars!)
amzn.to/3s2INNx
#Audio #audiophile #Audiogasm #BooksWorthReading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #shortstories #Reading #booksky #readingforpleasure #love
#interesting #stories
Is COOLEST 2025 *really* "unputdownable"?
Nearly 100 #written 5-star #reader #reviews on Am say "YES!!!"
To own this #book of #darnedinteresting #stories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
In #Paperback & #Kindle, too!
#BooksWorthReading #shortstories #books
#readingforpleasure #cool #Reading #booksky #love
Nearly 100 #written 5-star #reader #reviews on Am say "YES!!!"
To own this #book of #darnedinteresting #stories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
In #Paperback & #Kindle, too!
#BooksWorthReading #shortstories #books
#readingforpleasure #cool #Reading #booksky #love
Coolest American Stories 2025
Coolest American Stories 2025 [Wish, Mark, Wish, Mark, Coffey, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Coolest American Stories 2025
amzn.to
April 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Is COOLEST 2025 *really* "unputdownable"?
Nearly 100 #written 5-star #reader #reviews on Am say "YES!!!"
To own this #book of #darnedinteresting #stories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
In #Paperback & #Kindle, too!
#BooksWorthReading #shortstories #books
#readingforpleasure #cool #Reading #booksky #love
Nearly 100 #written 5-star #reader #reviews on Am say "YES!!!"
To own this #book of #darnedinteresting #stories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
In #Paperback & #Kindle, too!
#BooksWorthReading #shortstories #books
#readingforpleasure #cool #Reading #booksky #love
COOLEST 2025's at #95 in U.S. Short Stories!
& hangin' w/ Langston Hughes!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #BooksMakeGreatGifts #bookstore #Reading #readingforpleasure
#interesting #stories
& hangin' w/ Langston Hughes!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #BooksMakeGreatGifts #bookstore #Reading #readingforpleasure
#interesting #stories
April 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
COOLEST 2025's at #95 in U.S. Short Stories!
& hangin' w/ Langston Hughes!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #BooksMakeGreatGifts #bookstore #Reading #readingforpleasure
#interesting #stories
& hangin' w/ Langston Hughes!
To own this #book of "unputdownable" #shortstories:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#BooksWorthReading #books #BooksMakeGreatGifts #bookstore #Reading #readingforpleasure
#interesting #stories
Ray hopes you're all set for a great weekend, too.
#CatsLover #Caturday #CatsLover #photo #Reading #BooksWorthReading
#CatsLover #Caturday #CatsLover #photo #Reading #BooksWorthReading
April 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Ray hopes you're all set for a great weekend, too.
#CatsLover #Caturday #CatsLover #photo #Reading #BooksWorthReading
#CatsLover #Caturday #CatsLover #photo #Reading #BooksWorthReading
# of written 5-star revs for recent BEST AMERICAN:
8
# of written 5-star revs for recent COOLEST AMER:
96 (!)
Which do you think the #readerscommunity prefers?
(smiley face)
To own your copy in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
#BooksWorthReading #books
8
# of written 5-star revs for recent COOLEST AMER:
96 (!)
Which do you think the #readerscommunity prefers?
(smiley face)
To own your copy in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
#BooksWorthReading #books
April 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
# of written 5-star revs for recent BEST AMERICAN:
8
# of written 5-star revs for recent COOLEST AMER:
96 (!)
Which do you think the #readerscommunity prefers?
(smiley face)
To own your copy in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
#BooksWorthReading #books
8
# of written 5-star revs for recent COOLEST AMER:
96 (!)
Which do you think the #readerscommunity prefers?
(smiley face)
To own your copy in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
#BooksWorthReading #books
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Twist Phelan's COOLEST 2025 #shortstory "Good Shoes" has been chosen by Don Winslow for THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY & SUSPENSE 2025!!!
To read "Good Shoes" (+ 12 other "unputdownable" #stories) *now* in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #book #BooksWorthReading #booksky
To read "Good Shoes" (+ 12 other "unputdownable" #stories) *now* in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #book #BooksWorthReading #booksky
Coolest American Stories 2025
Coolest American Stories 2025 [Wish, Mark, Wish, Mark, Coffey, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Coolest American Stories 2025
amzn.to
April 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Twist Phelan's COOLEST 2025 #shortstory "Good Shoes" has been chosen by Don Winslow for THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY & SUSPENSE 2025!!!
To read "Good Shoes" (+ 12 other "unputdownable" #stories) *now* in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #book #BooksWorthReading #booksky
To read "Good Shoes" (+ 12 other "unputdownable" #stories) *now* in #Kindle or #Paperback:
amzn.to/4958AFN
Thx--& enjoy!
#books #book #BooksWorthReading #booksky