Elissa Field
@elissafield.bsky.social
Lit noir novels + flash | SmokeLong Submission Ed | Stories in/coming SmokeLong, Reckon Review, HAD, Hypertext, Ghost Parachute, Monkeybicycle, Citron Review, Peatsmoke, CRAFT, Conjunctions ++ | IG FB elissalaurenfield.com
Declan’s first sight of the ocean, first time hearing the roar. Made lots of dog friends.
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
October 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Declan’s first sight of the ocean, first time hearing the roar. Made lots of dog friends.
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
Me: Ok, Declan, you can go. Just stay away from the cats.
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me: Ok, Declan, you can go. Just stay away from the cats.
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Drinking my coffee, reading submissions… and my little border collie puppy, Declan is wrestling a coconut. He’s herded it soccer style, chawed at it… but fought and fought to be able to pick it up. A hard battle, won.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Drinking my coffee, reading submissions… and my little border collie puppy, Declan is wrestling a coconut. He’s herded it soccer style, chawed at it… but fought and fought to be able to pick it up. A hard battle, won.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
I wrote this girl’s story this week — an absolutely PERFECT filly bred from my aunt’s favorite mare, one of my grandfather’s favorite accomplishments… that ended sadly. Thanks so much to workshop friends @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness & Flash Pack friends who gave early feedback.
#elissafield
#elissafield
August 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I wrote this girl’s story this week — an absolutely PERFECT filly bred from my aunt’s favorite mare, one of my grandfather’s favorite accomplishments… that ended sadly. Thanks so much to workshop friends @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness & Flash Pack friends who gave early feedback.
#elissafield
#elissafield
Solid napday! This crazy baby doubled his nap time today when he discovered the joy of snuggling next to me. My arm went numb! What a 💕 love! Such a happy boy.
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
August 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Solid napday! This crazy baby doubled his nap time today when he discovered the joy of snuggling next to me. My arm went numb! What a 💕 love! Such a happy boy.
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
Declan, learning the ropes on his 11th day: Turns out, sometimes we do laundry.
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Declan, learning the ropes on his 11th day: Turns out, sometimes we do laundry.
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
I see you made toast.
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
July 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I see you made toast.
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
All the cute things Declan does, and here I am obsessed with his rabbity, chunky feet.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
All the cute things Declan does, and here I am obsessed with his rabbity, chunky feet.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
All the things I should be doing, but my view? Meet Declan.
#Declanthecollie
#Declanthecollie
July 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
All the things I should be doing, but my view? Meet Declan.
#Declanthecollie
#Declanthecollie
One of the coolest things abt being a submission editor for @smokelong.bsky.social is I'm just as excited to see work I spotted in the queue succeed as I am w stories of my own. I fell in love with 2 stories while reading for The Smokey--thrilled they’ll be published in this issue, out next week! 🔥🔥
June 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of the coolest things abt being a submission editor for @smokelong.bsky.social is I'm just as excited to see work I spotted in the queue succeed as I am w stories of my own. I fell in love with 2 stories while reading for The Smokey--thrilled they’ll be published in this issue, out next week! 🔥🔥
O. M. G. Looks like a puppy is coming our way, end of June. Now I’m down to that challenge that hits me with every story: what name that fits this little character. We’ve chewed through family names (Fitzgerald, George, Ricky, Jimmy)… right now, Ryder is sticking, but we’ll have to see.
June 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
O. M. G. Looks like a puppy is coming our way, end of June. Now I’m down to that challenge that hits me with every story: what name that fits this little character. We’ve chewed through family names (Fitzgerald, George, Ricky, Jimmy)… right now, Ryder is sticking, but we’ll have to see.
Ah, one of the best parts of summer is the start of SmokeLong Summer. I’ve met some of my favorite writers in @smokelong.bsky.social workshops — lots of you friends, & lots of editors who’ve published my work.❤️ the daily chatter & 2 new stories already
#writingworkshop #flashfiction
#writingworkshop #flashfiction
June 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ah, one of the best parts of summer is the start of SmokeLong Summer. I’ve met some of my favorite writers in @smokelong.bsky.social workshops — lots of you friends, & lots of editors who’ve published my work.❤️ the daily chatter & 2 new stories already
#writingworkshop #flashfiction
#writingworkshop #flashfiction
Last day of the semester, baby! One of the best and hardest and longest years, way emotional about all the close ties I built w students. Celebrated by waiting in line for half an hour to get this magnificent barbacoa burrito from @guatamigos’ food truck — a fantastic local Guatemalan restaurant.
June 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Last day of the semester, baby! One of the best and hardest and longest years, way emotional about all the close ties I built w students. Celebrated by waiting in line for half an hour to get this magnificent barbacoa burrito from @guatamigos’ food truck — a fantastic local Guatemalan restaurant.
Can't believe LA is just around the corner! I hope to meet up with so many of you in person at #AWP2025. Post in the comments if you will be there - feel free to share booth/table numbers or reading locations/times so we can all look out for each other. I'll be circulating to/helping at some tables.
March 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Can't believe LA is just around the corner! I hope to meet up with so many of you in person at #AWP2025. Post in the comments if you will be there - feel free to share booth/table numbers or reading locations/times so we can all look out for each other. I'll be circulating to/helping at some tables.
Damn. And just when I'd gotten good at Instagram... But no no it's okay, I'll catch up here on Bluesky. Thanks to the huge crew who already found me here. Shout out below if we're friends and I missed following you back.
www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
February 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Damn. And just when I'd gotten good at Instagram... But no no it's okay, I'll catch up here on Bluesky. Thanks to the huge crew who already found me here. Shout out below if we're friends and I missed following you back.
www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
Stole this photo. Full moon just over my grandparents’ former house at the lake I grew up on. We all have our personal canon of the places, people, mythology, culture & out-of-proportion memories that steep into our being. This place in in my top 3.
#writer #elissafieldfiction #carpenoctem #flash
#writer #elissafieldfiction #carpenoctem #flash
December 20, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Stole this photo. Full moon just over my grandparents’ former house at the lake I grew up on. We all have our personal canon of the places, people, mythology, culture & out-of-proportion memories that steep into our being. This place in in my top 3.
#writer #elissafieldfiction #carpenoctem #flash
#writer #elissafieldfiction #carpenoctem #flash
9 days off for Thanksgiving: wrote a craft article, edited, wrote new novel material, read sub queue, recorded a class, drafted new flash, transcribed insane scrawls from notebook, attended all day workshop in UK, gave a reading...
My students, tomorrow, might think I did "not much, hung at house"✨
My students, tomorrow, might think I did "not much, hung at house"✨
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM
9 days off for Thanksgiving: wrote a craft article, edited, wrote new novel material, read sub queue, recorded a class, drafted new flash, transcribed insane scrawls from notebook, attended all day workshop in UK, gave a reading...
My students, tomorrow, might think I did "not much, hung at house"✨
My students, tomorrow, might think I did "not much, hung at house"✨
My post-Thanksgiving ‘office.’ Everyone’s cleared out of the house. I’ve got the equivalent of 6 weeks’ worth of writing tasks to get done. A new flash. A revision. A ton of novel transcription and assembly.
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#fiction #flashfiction #novel #writer #elissafieldfiction #editing #revision #carpenoctem
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#fiction #flashfiction #novel #writer #elissafieldfiction #editing #revision #carpenoctem
November 30, 2024 at 3:06 AM
My post-Thanksgiving ‘office.’ Everyone’s cleared out of the house. I’ve got the equivalent of 6 weeks’ worth of writing tasks to get done. A new flash. A revision. A ton of novel transcription and assembly.
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#fiction #flashfiction #novel #writer #elissafieldfiction #editing #revision #carpenoctem
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#fiction #flashfiction #novel #writer #elissafieldfiction #editing #revision #carpenoctem
One of the more fun & thrilling works to be involved in this year: it’s such a joy to have my work included with so many fabulous writers in @amymarques.bsky.social's latest art-words collage anthology, DUETS+1! Love 💕 to Amy & everyone whose work went into this collection!!
#flashfiction #fiction
#flashfiction #fiction
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
One of the more fun & thrilling works to be involved in this year: it’s such a joy to have my work included with so many fabulous writers in @amymarques.bsky.social's latest art-words collage anthology, DUETS+1! Love 💕 to Amy & everyone whose work went into this collection!!
#flashfiction #fiction
#flashfiction #fiction
Thrilled that my 💔 stag story is coming out in CRAFT Jan. 10. Now seeing stags everywhere...
#shortstory #fiction #writer #CRAFTlit
#shortstory #fiction #writer #CRAFTlit
November 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Thrilled that my 💔 stag story is coming out in CRAFT Jan. 10. Now seeing stags everywhere...
#shortstory #fiction #writer #CRAFTlit
#shortstory #fiction #writer #CRAFTlit
I was trying my best to learn Finnish for awhile -- trained, in part, by 2 of my favorite noir series, Karpii and Sorjonen/Bordertown. I got pretty good at saying moi, hyvä/hyvää, kiitos, anteeksi and isä. :)
November 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I was trying my best to learn Finnish for awhile -- trained, in part, by 2 of my favorite noir series, Karpii and Sorjonen/Bordertown. I got pretty good at saying moi, hyvä/hyvää, kiitos, anteeksi and isä. :)
Love Jari's reel, skating under the lights in Finland. I just had an exciting story acceptance (@CraftLiterary) and it will be the first time I’ll have something published with nod to the fact I’m 1/4 Finnish. Love to see this.
#fiction #shortstory #flash #writer
#fiction #shortstory #flash #writer
November 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Love Jari's reel, skating under the lights in Finland. I just had an exciting story acceptance (@CraftLiterary) and it will be the first time I’ll have something published with nod to the fact I’m 1/4 Finnish. Love to see this.
#fiction #shortstory #flash #writer
#fiction #shortstory #flash #writer
Wow, very appreciative for this #BestAmericanEssay nom & #Pushcart nom for my essay in @HypertextMag -- thanks so much to the generous support of EIC Christine Rice! And thanks to @smokelong.bsky.social summer (& SLQ friends) where this one got its start!
https://tinyurl.com/ElissaFieldHypertext
https://tinyurl.com/ElissaFieldHypertext
December 30, 2023 at 6:24 AM
Wow, very appreciative for this #BestAmericanEssay nom & #Pushcart nom for my essay in @HypertextMag -- thanks so much to the generous support of EIC Christine Rice! And thanks to @smokelong.bsky.social summer (& SLQ friends) where this one got its start!
https://tinyurl.com/ElissaFieldHypertext
https://tinyurl.com/ElissaFieldHypertext