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The Shortlist for October 10 - Turn & Work

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 3d

The Shortlist for Oct 10:

Look busy at work reading great writing.

Links to nonfiction from:
Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social

& fiction from:
Ashton Russell in @turnandwork.com
Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)

Nonfiction by Christopher Stevenson, and fiction from Ashton Russell, Alice Ashe, Chris Scott, Erin Somers, Michael Czyzniejewski, Karen Crawford, Jen Shepherd, and JS Apsley.

www.turnandwork.com

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 3d

"Much later, she tells me she was also scared,
that she has gotten more scared with age.

This does not bode well for me."

"onwards and without delay" by Alexandra Nwigwe, new poetry out today at OKD:

onwards and without delay by Alexandra Nwigwe

Well, I was late because I took the scenic route to work, as in I missed my stop, too busy looking up how to stop a fight, how to walk up to a monument and scale him to size, how to be the kind of …

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 6d

Check us out!

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 7d

You guys still like starter packs, right? Be sure to browse our regularly updated guide of all our contributors and staff — it's writers all the way down! 💫

(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 6d

ICYMI: "Door in the Woods," flash fiction by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social:

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

I Found a Stone Under My Skin by Amanda Parrack

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 6d

We're excited to announce Amanda Parrack as our nominee for the 2026 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers!

We published Amanda's story "I Found a Stone Under My Skin" in January: okaydonkeymag.com/2025/01/10/i...

May 10th 9:58 pm I was brushing my hair when I noticed the top part of my head was tender. When I put my fingers through my hair searching for the tender spot, I stopped and felt the bump the size …

Racking up rejections (for good) 🚫

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 7d

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 7d

You guys still like starter packs, right? Be sure to browse our regularly updated guide of all our contributors and staff — it's writers all the way down! 💫

(Don't forget to reach out if you've ever appeared in OKD and you're not on here, and we'll add you)

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 7d

New newsletter! 🫏

October at Okay Donkey brings a feature from @rinapalumbo.bsky.social on rejection (and…acceptance?!), our recent award nominees, and a few highlights from what our awesome contributors and staff are up to lately:

Notes from the 100 rejections a year challenge, plus award nominees and more from OKD and beyond

okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 7d

New newsletter! 🫏

October at Okay Donkey brings a feature from @rinapalumbo.bsky.social on rejection (and…acceptance?!), our recent award nominees, and a few highlights from what our awesome contributors and staff are up to lately:

Racking up rejections (for good) 🚫

Notes from the 100 rejections a year challenge, plus award nominees and more from OKD and beyond

okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 8d

Our October newsletter hits inboxes tomorrow! 🍂

Make sure you're subscribed so you can enjoy our own @rinapalumbo.bsky.social's feature on attempting to rack up 100 rejections in one year:

Okay Donkey Newsletter

Okay Donkey, but in your inbox!

okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 8d

Walking through the woods convinced that @iamchrisscott.bsky.social’s Door in the Woods will appear around the next corner. 😂

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Jeffrey Hermann @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social · 9d

This flash is so good. Man.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 10d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Dan Weaver @supernaturalfeat.com · 9d

@iamchrisscott.bsky.social is so good. This one might be my favorite yet.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 10d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social · 10d

So excited to have a new story in one of my very favorite magazines today. Super proud of this one, and I hope you all like it.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 10d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 10d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 11d

ICYMI: "Hot-Desking," poetry by @maxminckler.bsky.social:

Happy Monday, Gary! Gary is one of the interns stuck to the giant strip of sticky tape hanging over the snacks. Morning full-timer! he buzzes furiously with his one free arm, revolving away like a …

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 12d

Even when our free subs run out, Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) and expedited ($4.00) submissions! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other OKD-related expenses. 💙

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 12d

It's the first of the month, which means OKD's free subs are back open until we reach our cap!

Check out what we're into, then submit your best poetry or flash fiction: okaydonkeymag.com/submissions/

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Jane O'Sullivan @sightlined.bsky.social · 15d

I've found it, the perfect Monday poem

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 17d

"This desk is a ping-pong ball with something alive inside it.
This desk is in a lion's mouth.
This desk is made of something called wood, I think."

"Hot-Desking" by @maxminckler.bsky.social, new poetry out today at OKD. 📝

Happy Monday, Gary! Gary is one of the interns stuck to the giant strip of sticky tape hanging over the snacks. Morning full-timer! he buzzes furiously with his one free arm, revolving away like a …

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Max Minckler @maxminckler.bsky.social · 17d

Absolutely chuffed that one of my favorite lit mags Okay Donkey have published my poem Hot-Desking! OKD is hilarious and wonderfully off-the-wall, have a read if you fancy a chortle or two. Huge thanks to the whole editorial team! #poetry

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 17d

"This desk is a ping-pong ball with something alive inside it.
This desk is in a lion's mouth.
This desk is made of something called wood, I think."

"Hot-Desking" by @maxminckler.bsky.social, new poetry out today at OKD. 📝

Happy Monday, Gary! Gary is one of the interns stuck to the giant strip of sticky tape hanging over the snacks. Morning full-timer! he buzzes furiously with his one free arm, revolving away like a …

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 17d

"This desk is a ping-pong ball with something alive inside it.
This desk is in a lion's mouth.
This desk is made of something called wood, I think."

"Hot-Desking" by @maxminckler.bsky.social, new poetry out today at OKD. 📝

Happy Monday, Gary! Gary is one of the interns stuck to the giant strip of sticky tape hanging over the snacks. Morning full-timer! he buzzes furiously with his one free arm, revolving away like a …

13.1 Septillion Pounds by Emily Rinkema

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 19d

ICYMI: "13.1 Septillion Pounds," flash fiction by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social:

To help her sleep, we give the baby a basketball, a full-size regulation ball that my husband, CT, puts in her crib one night. He writes her name on it with a black Sharpie, bold letters like they …