Claudine: A Literary Magazine
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Curious. Clever. Quick. 🐈⬛
Monthly Magazine for Micro Prose
Free to sub. Paying market.
Claudineliterary.com
Monthly Magazine for Micro Prose
Free to sub. Paying market.
Claudineliterary.com
✨ICYMI✨
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
Majella Pinto | Letter to My Parents
www.claudineliterary.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
✨ICYMI✨
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
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November 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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What a lovely piece of meditation and expansion in @claudineliterary.bsky.social by the wonderful @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 🌊
✨ICYMI✨
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
Kleopatra Olympiou | Here I Am
www.claudineliterary.net
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
What a lovely piece of meditation and expansion in @claudineliterary.bsky.social by the wonderful @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 🌊
Staff meeting:
11 more days until subs close for Dec. (Now reading for Feb & March issues)
If you have a chapbook, especially if it’s coming out in 2026, hop on the interwebs and send us an email! We can’t review books we’ve not heard about . . . 😉🐈⬛
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11 more days until subs close for Dec. (Now reading for Feb & March issues)
If you have a chapbook, especially if it’s coming out in 2026, hop on the interwebs and send us an email! We can’t review books we’ve not heard about . . . 😉🐈⬛
www.claudineliterary.net/info-on-revi...
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Staff meeting:
11 more days until subs close for Dec. (Now reading for Feb & March issues)
If you have a chapbook, especially if it’s coming out in 2026, hop on the interwebs and send us an email! We can’t review books we’ve not heard about . . . 😉🐈⬛
www.claudineliterary.net/info-on-revi...
11 more days until subs close for Dec. (Now reading for Feb & March issues)
If you have a chapbook, especially if it’s coming out in 2026, hop on the interwebs and send us an email! We can’t review books we’ve not heard about . . . 😉🐈⬛
www.claudineliterary.net/info-on-revi...
✨ICYMI✨
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
Kleopatra Olympiou | Here I Am
www.claudineliterary.net
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
✨ICYMI✨
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
“the instructor says to breathe deep and let go, and my mind peels back the pastry folds of time and brings me to the beach on the northwest side of the island, fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight”
@kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
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Apparently a few of you are, so without further ado, here is the cover of my forthcoming NiF Mother Karma. It’s a wee piece of my heart, and I hope you’ll all love this family as much as I do 🧡🧡🧡. Cover art @nmals.bsky.social Publisher @publishedbyjake.bsky.social Forthcoming in December
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Apparently a few of you are, so without further ado, here is the cover of my forthcoming NiF Mother Karma. It’s a wee piece of my heart, and I hope you’ll all love this family as much as I do 🧡🧡🧡. Cover art @nmals.bsky.social Publisher @publishedbyjake.bsky.social Forthcoming in December
✨ICYMI✨
“It’s raining, and the living room ceiling drips and drips because the husband passed on that free roof inspection, afraid of the problems it might reveal”
🐈⬛🌧️
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
“It’s raining, and the living room ceiling drips and drips because the husband passed on that free roof inspection, afraid of the problems it might reveal”
🐈⬛🌧️
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
Zach Murphy | Deferred Maintenance
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
✨ICYMI✨
“It’s raining, and the living room ceiling drips and drips because the husband passed on that free roof inspection, afraid of the problems it might reveal”
🐈⬛🌧️
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
“It’s raining, and the living room ceiling drips and drips because the husband passed on that free roof inspection, afraid of the problems it might reveal”
🐈⬛🌧️
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
✨ICYMI✨
“My cat frowns because she’s not happy and she squints because she needs glasses.” — @happilander.bsky.social
🐈⬛🤓
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
“My cat frowns because she’s not happy and she squints because she needs glasses.” — @happilander.bsky.social
🐈⬛🤓
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
Mileva Anastasiadou | Thinking Sickness
www.claudineliterary.net
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
✨ICYMI✨
“My cat frowns because she’s not happy and she squints because she needs glasses.” — @happilander.bsky.social
🐈⬛🤓
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
“My cat frowns because she’s not happy and she squints because she needs glasses.” — @happilander.bsky.social
🐈⬛🤓
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
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Just got nominated for my first writing prize! I'm thrilled and incredibly grateful.
This is my second ever published piece and to have so many opportunities as an early career is the stuff of dreams. I feel so lucky today.
This is my second ever published piece and to have so many opportunities as an early career is the stuff of dreams. I feel so lucky today.
Announcing our (first!) Pushcart Prize nominees! 🐈⬛🏆🐈⬛
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Staff meeting: we’re supposed to be reading submissions right now. . . 🤷🏻♀️🐈⬛
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Staff meeting: we’re supposed to be reading submissions right now. . . 🤷🏻♀️🐈⬛
Announcing our (first!) Pushcart Prize nominees! 🐈⬛🏆🐈⬛
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Announcing our (first!) Pushcart Prize nominees! 🐈⬛🏆🐈⬛
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @tiffmzlee.bsky.social @freybytheway.bsky.social @dianelp.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social
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A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET.
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Reading Flash with Cheryl Pappas | Sunday, Nov. 23 | 3pm PST/6pm EST - Flash Fiction Institute
In this class, we will analyze and appreciate flash fiction by doing a deep study of exemplary flash fiction.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET.
flashfictioninstitute.com/product/read...
flashfictioninstitute.com/product/read...
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"fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight, ears underwater, the world muted except for the hiss of waves pushing pebbles up the beach" Gorgeous, joyful CNF @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
Kleopatra Olympiou | Here I Am
www.claudineliterary.net
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight, ears underwater, the world muted except for the hiss of waves pushing pebbles up the beach" Gorgeous, joyful CNF @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
Humans, we are so pleased to share a new feature with you: Claudine’s Bookshelf!
Easily scroll through our ever-growing list of recommended chapbooks to find your next great read!!
Please consider passing this along to your book-loving friends. 💚🐈⬛📚🙏🏼
www.claudineliterary.net/bookshelf
Easily scroll through our ever-growing list of recommended chapbooks to find your next great read!!
Please consider passing this along to your book-loving friends. 💚🐈⬛📚🙏🏼
www.claudineliterary.net/bookshelf
Bookshelf | Claudine: A Literary Magazine
www.claudineliterary.net
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Humans, we are so pleased to share a new feature with you: Claudine’s Bookshelf!
Easily scroll through our ever-growing list of recommended chapbooks to find your next great read!!
Please consider passing this along to your book-loving friends. 💚🐈⬛📚🙏🏼
www.claudineliterary.net/bookshelf
Easily scroll through our ever-growing list of recommended chapbooks to find your next great read!!
Please consider passing this along to your book-loving friends. 💚🐈⬛📚🙏🏼
www.claudineliterary.net/bookshelf
Thrilling news, humans! Buttercup claimed a family over the weekend, which means all Claudine interns have found forever literary homes. 🐈⬛💚🐈⬛
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Thrilling news, humans! Buttercup claimed a family over the weekend, which means all Claudine interns have found forever literary homes. 🐈⬛💚🐈⬛
Chapbook review: @writesofkathryn.bsky.social’s “For Every Tower, a Princess” 📚🐈⬛📚
“The five flash fictions in Kathryn Kulpa’s For Every Tower, A Princess cast a dreamlike spell, luring you with folklore into magical realms you won’t want to leave.”
www.claudineliterary.net/foreverytowe...
“The five flash fictions in Kathryn Kulpa’s For Every Tower, A Princess cast a dreamlike spell, luring you with folklore into magical realms you won’t want to leave.”
www.claudineliterary.net/foreverytowe...
For Every Tower, A Princess by Kathryn Kulpa | A Review
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November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Chapbook review: @writesofkathryn.bsky.social’s “For Every Tower, a Princess” 📚🐈⬛📚
“The five flash fictions in Kathryn Kulpa’s For Every Tower, A Princess cast a dreamlike spell, luring you with folklore into magical realms you won’t want to leave.”
www.claudineliterary.net/foreverytowe...
“The five flash fictions in Kathryn Kulpa’s For Every Tower, A Princess cast a dreamlike spell, luring you with folklore into magical realms you won’t want to leave.”
www.claudineliterary.net/foreverytowe...
Chapbook Review: @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s Being Seen
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“Being Seen by Suzy Eynon is a brilliant, wry exploration of what it means to be visible to the people in charge of your healthcare.”
www.claudineliterary.net/beingseen
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“Being Seen by Suzy Eynon is a brilliant, wry exploration of what it means to be visible to the people in charge of your healthcare.”
www.claudineliterary.net/beingseen
Being Seen by Suzy Eynon | A Review
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chapbook Review: @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s Being Seen
📚🐈⬛📚
“Being Seen by Suzy Eynon is a brilliant, wry exploration of what it means to be visible to the people in charge of your healthcare.”
www.claudineliterary.net/beingseen
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“Being Seen by Suzy Eynon is a brilliant, wry exploration of what it means to be visible to the people in charge of your healthcare.”
www.claudineliterary.net/beingseen
New Writer Spotlight ✨🐈⬛✨
Micro CNF by Frey Lylark!
@freybytheway.bsky.social
“My mother could have had a trans child, once. Instead, she has a messenger account that I don’t check anymore.”
www.claudineliterary.net/freylylark
Micro CNF by Frey Lylark!
@freybytheway.bsky.social
“My mother could have had a trans child, once. Instead, she has a messenger account that I don’t check anymore.”
www.claudineliterary.net/freylylark
Frey Lylark | My Mother Does Not Have a Trans Child
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New Writer Spotlight ✨🐈⬛✨
Micro CNF by Frey Lylark!
@freybytheway.bsky.social
“My mother could have had a trans child, once. Instead, she has a messenger account that I don’t check anymore.”
www.claudineliterary.net/freylylark
Micro CNF by Frey Lylark!
@freybytheway.bsky.social
“My mother could have had a trans child, once. Instead, she has a messenger account that I don’t check anymore.”
www.claudineliterary.net/freylylark
New micro CNF by Majella Pinto 💚🐈⬛💚
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
Majella Pinto | Letter to My Parents
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New micro CNF by Majella Pinto 💚🐈⬛💚
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
“I saw Grandma in the auditorium stand up to get my attention. She waved at me. I pretended not to see her so my friends wouldn’t ask me why Grandma was attending instead of you”
www.claudineliterary.net/majellapinto
New micro CNF by Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
💚🐈⬛💚
“I remember a classmate in P.E. who thought that everyone says namaste because it means ‘here we are’ in Greek”
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
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“I remember a classmate in P.E. who thought that everyone says namaste because it means ‘here we are’ in Greek”
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
Kleopatra Olympiou | Here I Am
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New micro CNF by Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
💚🐈⬛💚
“I remember a classmate in P.E. who thought that everyone says namaste because it means ‘here we are’ in Greek”
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
💚🐈⬛💚
“I remember a classmate in P.E. who thought that everyone says namaste because it means ‘here we are’ in Greek”
www.claudineliterary.net/kleopatraoly...
New Microfiction by Zach Murphy!
“the daughter has been throwing away the sandwiches . . . she says “It was delicious” when the mother asks if she enjoyed it, and the wind intensifies, and the hole in the ceiling expands”
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
“the daughter has been throwing away the sandwiches . . . she says “It was delicious” when the mother asks if she enjoyed it, and the wind intensifies, and the hole in the ceiling expands”
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
Zach Murphy | Deferred Maintenance
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New Microfiction by Zach Murphy!
“the daughter has been throwing away the sandwiches . . . she says “It was delicious” when the mother asks if she enjoyed it, and the wind intensifies, and the hole in the ceiling expands”
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
“the daughter has been throwing away the sandwiches . . . she says “It was delicious” when the mother asks if she enjoyed it, and the wind intensifies, and the hole in the ceiling expands”
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/zachmurphy
New Microfiction by @happilander.bsky.social
💚🐈⬛💚
My cat has been weird lately. I tell the vet that she’s not after mice, doesn’t sneak out of the house, spends much time on the sofa,
Napping?
Reading.
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
💚🐈⬛💚
My cat has been weird lately. I tell the vet that she’s not after mice, doesn’t sneak out of the house, spends much time on the sofa,
Napping?
Reading.
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
Mileva Anastasiadou | Thinking Sickness
www.claudineliterary.net
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New Microfiction by @happilander.bsky.social
💚🐈⬛💚
My cat has been weird lately. I tell the vet that she’s not after mice, doesn’t sneak out of the house, spends much time on the sofa,
Napping?
Reading.
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
💚🐈⬛💚
My cat has been weird lately. I tell the vet that she’s not after mice, doesn’t sneak out of the house, spends much time on the sofa,
Napping?
Reading.
💚🐈⬛💚
www.claudineliterary.net/milevaanasta...
New micros by:
Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social
Zach Murphy
Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
Majella Pinto
Frey Lylark @freybytheway.bsky.social
Enjoy, humans! 💚🐈⬛💚
Claudineliterary.com
Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social
Zach Murphy
Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
Majella Pinto
Frey Lylark @freybytheway.bsky.social
Enjoy, humans! 💚🐈⬛💚
Claudineliterary.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
New micros by:
Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social
Zach Murphy
Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
Majella Pinto
Frey Lylark @freybytheway.bsky.social
Enjoy, humans! 💚🐈⬛💚
Claudineliterary.com
Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social
Zach Murphy
Kleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
Majella Pinto
Frey Lylark @freybytheway.bsky.social
Enjoy, humans! 💚🐈⬛💚
Claudineliterary.com
Last day in the office for Coco before she's off to her forever literary home! We will miss you, Coco! You have been an excellent intern. One of the very best!
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Last day in the office for Coco before she's off to her forever literary home! We will miss you, Coco! You have been an excellent intern. One of the very best!
Staff meeting: welcome to Nov, humans!we’re now reading for February.
Free subs, paying market. Micro fiction & CNF.
We’re open for subs until the end of this month and then we’ll take a hiatus for Dec.
New issue drops Monday!! 💚🐈⬛💚
Free subs, paying market. Micro fiction & CNF.
We’re open for subs until the end of this month and then we’ll take a hiatus for Dec.
New issue drops Monday!! 💚🐈⬛💚
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Staff meeting: welcome to Nov, humans!we’re now reading for February.
Free subs, paying market. Micro fiction & CNF.
We’re open for subs until the end of this month and then we’ll take a hiatus for Dec.
New issue drops Monday!! 💚🐈⬛💚
Free subs, paying market. Micro fiction & CNF.
We’re open for subs until the end of this month and then we’ll take a hiatus for Dec.
New issue drops Monday!! 💚🐈⬛💚