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JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
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It’s here, it’s live, your little slice of joy. A micro issue bursting with heart-filling poetry, flash, micro and CNF, brief and brilliant as a sun glint on water. Sip at them whenever it hurts. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
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I love this so much! Perpetual Joy!
Want to be part of this issue? You can. Subs permanently open to make this popup micro issue an ongoing and growing apothecary of joy. You’re welcome to contribute to or just borrow and browse.
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JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
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November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I love this so much! Perpetual Joy!
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Fun fact: Fellow authors are friends. Treat them nicely 💙
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fun fact: Fellow authors are friends. Treat them nicely 💙
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"we have no one
to thank more than you, Estate ETQ4400XQ,
our heavy-duty top-load hero . . ."
Read "Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ" by Matt Del Busto in issue 22.2, out now.
to thank more than you, Estate ETQ4400XQ,
our heavy-duty top-load hero . . ."
Read "Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ" by Matt Del Busto in issue 22.2, out now.
Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ - The Cincinnati Review
Listen to Matt Del Busto read the poem: The Cincinnati Review · Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ by Matt Del Busto after Robert Wood Lynn Not long after
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November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"we have no one
to thank more than you, Estate ETQ4400XQ,
our heavy-duty top-load hero . . ."
Read "Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ" by Matt Del Busto in issue 22.2, out now.
to thank more than you, Estate ETQ4400XQ,
our heavy-duty top-load hero . . ."
Read "Ode to the Estate ETQ4400XQ" by Matt Del Busto in issue 22.2, out now.
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IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.
Share a bit of art, if you can!
Sing your own praises, if you like!
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Twelve hours to go until the submissions window closes on our disability issue, folks. Keep those poems rolling in.
Full call and instructions here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
Full call and instructions here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Twelve hours to go until the submissions window closes on our disability issue, folks. Keep those poems rolling in.
Full call and instructions here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
Full call and instructions here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
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A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love sickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment.
A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
— Robert Frost
A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
— Robert Frost
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love sickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment.
A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
— Robert Frost
A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
— Robert Frost
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Thanks Claudia 🥰 Appreciate you reading and sharing it. And to @templeinacity.bsky.social for nominating it for a Pushcart, still over the 🌛 about that one.
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thanks Claudia 🥰 Appreciate you reading and sharing it. And to @templeinacity.bsky.social for nominating it for a Pushcart, still over the 🌛 about that one.
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What a brilliant idea! Who doesn't need more joy in their life?
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What a brilliant idea! Who doesn't need more joy in their life?
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"Grandma yelled at me. She said love isn’t about prettiness."
Yay for all the Grandmas and lessons we learn from others. Love this micro by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social
Yay for all the Grandmas and lessons we learn from others. Love this micro by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social
Want to be part of this issue? You can. Subs permanently open to make this popup micro issue an ongoing and growing apothecary of joy. You’re welcome to contribute to or just borrow and browse.
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
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JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Grandma yelled at me. She said love isn’t about prettiness."
Yay for all the Grandmas and lessons we learn from others. Love this micro by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social
Yay for all the Grandmas and lessons we learn from others. Love this micro by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social
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It was lovely to be part of this joyful edition. I loved reading all of the pieces.
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It was lovely to be part of this joyful edition. I loved reading all of the pieces.
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So I just read "And then she told Jack off" by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social and I'd be telling Jack off, too, in this situation! But also, thank goodness for compassionate and creative grandmothers.
#microfiction #flashfiction
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#microfiction #flashfiction
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November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So I just read "And then she told Jack off" by @sgscarso.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social and I'd be telling Jack off, too, in this situation! But also, thank goodness for compassionate and creative grandmothers.
#microfiction #flashfiction
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#microfiction #flashfiction
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They speak truth.
Do you have a favourite in this little issue? Let us know. You’ll make the author’s day. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They speak truth.
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This is such a lovely idea. Lots of happy stories there already, but room for more. (Always room for more joy).
Want to be part of this issue? You can. Subs permanently open to make this popup micro issue an ongoing and growing apothecary of joy. You’re welcome to contribute to or just borrow and browse.
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is such a lovely idea. Lots of happy stories there already, but room for more. (Always room for more joy).
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I still need to read some of them, but I thought Brigitta Scheib's piece was gorgeous
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I still need to read some of them, but I thought Brigitta Scheib's piece was gorgeous
Also a weekend shoutout to our Pushcart, BOTN wnd Best microfiction nominations. More nominations coming soon. Full list (so far) in the link. templeinacity.com/temple-in-a-...
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Also a weekend shoutout to our Pushcart, BOTN wnd Best microfiction nominations. More nominations coming soon. Full list (so far) in the link. templeinacity.com/temple-in-a-...
Watch this space for Issue 3. Coming soon.
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Watch this space for Issue 3. Coming soon.
Here’s how to submit if you want to. We’re closed for general subs for a little bit but always open for TiaC timely and Joy. We even have a new mix and match option for the multi-talented. templeinacity.com/submit-writi...
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here’s how to submit if you want to. We’re closed for general subs for a little bit but always open for TiaC timely and Joy. We even have a new mix and match option for the multi-talented. templeinacity.com/submit-writi...
Do you have a favourite in this little issue? Let us know. You’ll make the author’s day. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Do you have a favourite in this little issue? Let us know. You’ll make the author’s day. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
Want to be part of this issue? You can. Subs permanently open to make this popup micro issue an ongoing and growing apothecary of joy. You’re welcome to contribute to or just borrow and browse.
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Want to be part of this issue? You can. Subs permanently open to make this popup micro issue an ongoing and growing apothecary of joy. You’re welcome to contribute to or just borrow and browse.
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
Know what you’re missing right now? A tiny slice of joy, like a puppy nose or sunburst. There’s 14 of them in here by 13 authors. Little blades of grass to remind you that good things exist too. Take a few seconds, or share it with someone you care for. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
JOY, Temple in a City special pop-up edition
Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters
templeinacity.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Know what you’re missing right now? A tiny slice of joy, like a puppy nose or sunburst. There’s 14 of them in here by 13 authors. Little blades of grass to remind you that good things exist too. Take a few seconds, or share it with someone you care for. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...
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Hi, I live paycheck to paycheck & am the author of two published books. Don't pirate them. There are many ways to enjoy them free like by using your library. Revenue from them comes to me, a real person who needs them & committedly distributes mutual aid.
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Hi, I live paycheck to paycheck & am the author of two published books. Don't pirate them. There are many ways to enjoy them free like by using your library. Revenue from them comes to me, a real person who needs them & committedly distributes mutual aid.
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I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
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Thank you very much @templeinacity.bsky.social for the nomination.
Our nominees for the 2026 best microfictions anthology are here. The link is to all our nominations so far, with more to come so keep watching. Congratulations to all including today’s tiny gems.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Thank you very much @templeinacity.bsky.social for the nomination.
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This is excellent news! The Joy pop-up issue was a burst of color and refreshment—and now it’s going to continue.
(P.S. I know plenty of you are writers…)
(P.S. I know plenty of you are writers…)
Remember our joy pop-up? It’s going to keep popping. We’re permanently opening subs for flashes of joy (well, as permanent as anything, which is not very but you get the idea). If we love it and it’s joyful we’ll add it to the issue. Like a little library of joy.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is excellent news! The Joy pop-up issue was a burst of color and refreshment—and now it’s going to continue.
(P.S. I know plenty of you are writers…)
(P.S. I know plenty of you are writers…)