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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Publishes 6-sentence stories 2nd Thursday every month. No more than 400 words. Submissions always open. Never a fee.

Editor, Jeff Harvey (@jhhwriter.bsky.social)

https://gooseberry-pie.com/submissions/
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“In the early years of the ether era, a magician taught his son how to float as if near-death made him buoyant, practicing until the boy gasped as if resurfacing from a minute underwater.”
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The Magician's Son - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Morgan Vander Hart on Unsplash by Gary Fincke In the early years of the ether era, a magician taught his son how to float as if near-death made him buoyant, practicing until the boy gasped as...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Had a little story come out with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social!! gooseberry-pie.com/current/?fbc...
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Photo by pexels.com by johndetochka by Madeline Anthes My son is distraught when his fish dies – his first real pet, he keeps saying, as though the family dog didn’t quite belong to him after seven ye...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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So pleased to have my 6-sentence story "How am I to know you..." published in Gooseberry Pie Magazine. @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
How Am I to Know You... - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Catalin Sandru on Unsplash by Ruth Brandt … from your eyes and forehead? Your hair covered, your nose and mouth obscured. How am I to know you from your gloved hands and your indistinct voice...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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By @gary79.bsky.social “He’s alone, weeks sleepless, his house beginning to speak in a language he cannot translate.”

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December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Teeny piece in the spiffing Gooseberry Pie amid a host of corkers. Big thanks to the main man Jeff for publishing. @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Advanced Option Ears - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by tommao wang on Unsplash by Kik Lodge These scientifically approved bone conduction ears radically remove background noise such as squeaking, rumbles and rustling, or any self-help opinion voi...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Thrilled to have my first political flash published by Jeff Harvey @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social this is the story I put you in💕🥁👀🕶️💣🌲⚜️
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Dive into Issue 38 Gooseberry Pie with
Wonderful work by @lucindakempe.bsky.social
@madelineanthes.bsky.social
@chriscottom.bsky.social
@sagreene1.bsky.social
@michellewilson.bsky.social
@megancannella.bsky.social
@kiklodge.bsky.social
Cover photo by Guy Biederman
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Issue 38 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
“Santa’s Summer Floating Home Where The Reindeer Come To Visit” Photo by Guy Biederman Stories Updates on our Award Nominations from the past Year
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December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Delighted to have finally made my way into @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social along with some brilliant authors and pals. Looking Forward to reading all the stories in issue 38!
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Issue 38 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
“Santa’s Summer Floating Home Where The Reindeer Come To Visit” Photo by Guy Biederman Stories Updates on our Award Nominations from the past Year
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December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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aniking.bsky.social Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 4d
I’m so excited, working with Mason Jar has already been amazing!
masonjarpress.bsky.social Mason Jar Press @masonjarpress.bsky.social · 4d
We are excited to announce our new author, Ani King! Ani's debut book, FAMILY NIGHT, a collection of flash fiction filled with magical realism, will be released in Fall 2026. Join us in welcoming Ani to MJP! @aniking.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social #flashfiction #debutauthor #magicalrealism
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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jmww is looking for Associate Flash Fiction and Fiction Editors! Applications open through January 31, 2026.

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Associate Flash Fiction and Fiction Editors Wanted!
jmww is looking for Associate Flash Fiction and Fiction Editors! Applications open through January 31, 2026.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Our Dec issue is now live! It's our last issue of the year, and it's super sized!

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We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Explore the site sections and our Medium archive for more.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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December 2024 Issue Work by @sfreligh.bsky.social Guy Biederman @amybarnes.bsky.social @ddgwriter.bsky.social @kimsrogers.bsky.social @rebeccatiger.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social
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Issue 24 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Shamblen Studios on Unsplash Gooseberry Pie launched in December 2023 with our first issue published January 18, 2024. What started as an idea to publish one six-sentence story per week quick...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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"Scrubbing the rug again. Sweeping linoleum again. Letting the dog out. Letting him in."

Wow. This extraordinary piece (and that last line!) by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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She's — Ghost Parachute
Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved tap water. Taking a steadying ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Claudine Literary @claudineliterary.bsky.social is such a great newcomer to the lit scene. Check it out and vote! 😺
dehardy.bsky.social D.E. Hardy @dehardy.bsky.social · 12d
Humans!!!!! What a gift of joy straight to my heart! We all know how tiring and hidden our work as editors and readers can be. How thrilling to be seen!! 💚😭💚 thank you @chillsubs.bsky.social for sharing this and thank you to the kind voter who left the comment!
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So excited to share this sweet comment a voter left for @claudineliterary.bsky.social!

Our Best Lit Mag Awards close in a week, so get your votes in now‼️ www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

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December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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with @sherrieflick.bsky.social @mfcfeeley.bsky.social @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @francinewitte.bsky.social @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social @jhhwriter.bsky.social and @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social, if you can believe it! ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
December 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Love this micro by @kimmagowan.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social!

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Kim Magowan | Instead of Doing Something Juvenile, Like Slashing Your Tires, After You Dumped Me for DeAnna Vacario
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December 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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“My ex-boyfriend Jack (Jack from Buffalo, not Jack from Encino) swiped three cases of poppers from Eddie’s Porn Emporium on Hollywood Boulevard and I started selling them out of the trunk of my Pinto”

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Jeff Harvey | They Come and Go
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December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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"The good news is that I am in the room where it happens. The bad news is that room is in hell." 🤣🤣💀
mcsweeneys.net McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26d
"In the last court term, I wrote ten dissenting opinions, more than any other justice. Have you previewed the horror show on the docket for this term? Alito just winked at me and asked if it’s too soon to joke that I don’t have the brain processing power to do this job."
With America on My Last Fucking Nerve, I, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dissent
You know me as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Over the past three years, I’ve tried changing the system from within. I’ve wri...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Dusty Springfield, “The Windmills of Your Mind”
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Dusty Springfield / Windmills Of Your Mind
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Super excited that my story "La Brea Tar Pits" was nominated for Best Microfiction 2026 -- huge thanks to Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey!
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Writer friends, please welcome my fellow Berlin-based writer @janewords.bsky.social to Bluesky! And be sure to check out her amazing work like this story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social: gooseberry-pie.com/la-brea-tar-...
La Brea Tar Pits - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Imleedh Ali on Unsplash by Jane Yager I’m the one who wanted to come here, but now I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad le...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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“Matthew was well trained as a sales sort, to the extent that he trained others to mimic the party line of the company selling seashells to fishermen…”
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Thank You for your Patience - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Sebastian Pociecha on Unsplash by Sheila E. Murphy A wishy-washy wave of partial kindness inflected itself within the row of syllables Matthew methodically released into the ear canal of the ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Thank you so much for reading and sharing this superb flash. Greatly appreciated, Pat @pdforan.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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“She knows she is surrounded by people pleasers who cringe as they watch her wrinkle her expression on Zoom then work to move her face muscles back to neutral smooth.” @shemurph.bsky.social
Bittering Up - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Manuel bonadeo on Unsplash by Sheila E. Murphy Hilda wields a curious power with her ritually unhappy face. She knows she is surrounded by people pleasers who cringe as they watch her wrinkle...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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“No one knows the hiding spot where I go when there’s too much noise,”
—@salgal.bsky.social
Three Truths and a Lie - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Joe Dudeck on Unsplash by Sally R Simon No one knows the hiding spot where I go when there’s too much noise, like Dad yelling at Mom or Jimmy playing rap too loud or Walter mowing the meadow,...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM