Jessica Dawn
@jessdawn.bsky.social
Writer at night, animal day job, tired in between. Work in Short Story Long, HAD, Rejection Letters, Barren Magazine, Jake, and more. Tin House fall ‘25. Lots of dog photos.
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“Whippomorpha” by Jessica Dawn
“If there’s nothing to fight over, most of getting divorced is just waiting. Nothing worth fighting over, Janna decided a while ago. Best to just let it go.”
ashortstorylong.substack.com
This story is dedicated to the stuffed humpback whale I bought myself three years ago that I often use as a pillow while watching TV ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/whippomorp...
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"strong floor no ceiling" describes a pit
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"strong floor no ceiling" describes a pit
Daydream about getting a job in Antarctica ended when I learned dogs aren’t allowed on the continent
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daydream about getting a job in Antarctica ended when I learned dogs aren’t allowed on the continent
Long day of barking for attention, trying to herd everyone into the same room, and not being allowed in the kitchen alone with the turkey
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Long day of barking for attention, trying to herd everyone into the same room, and not being allowed in the kitchen alone with the turkey
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Albín Brunovský
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Albín Brunovský
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
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a thing about immigrants is that every single one of them is a person, a full human being, no exceptions, whether deemed by this vicious state to be "peaceful" or not smh
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
a thing about immigrants is that every single one of them is a person, a full human being, no exceptions, whether deemed by this vicious state to be "peaceful" or not smh
This story is absolutely beautiful
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 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This story is absolutely beautiful
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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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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🚨 🚨 NEW @anniejowrites.bsky.social ON SHORT STORY, LONG DAY! 🚨 🚨
“A Love Story Told in Nine Lives” by Anna Vangala Jones
“This is the one in which they meet, fall in love, and get married. They will grow old together.”
ashortstorylong.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨 🚨 NEW @anniejowrites.bsky.social ON SHORT STORY, LONG DAY! 🚨 🚨
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Hello friendly reminder we are still here and would love your music-inspired micros!
Your life has a soundtrack. We're here to press play. Major 7th Magazine is a literary mixtape that explores the relationship between music + memory. We're open to all forms, as long as they're flash.
Ready to send us your jam? www.major7mag.com/submit
#litmag #callforsubmissions
Ready to send us your jam? www.major7mag.com/submit
#litmag #callforsubmissions
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hello friendly reminder we are still here and would love your music-inspired micros!
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if you get your credit card out to find out what happens you’ve strayed too far from god’s light
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
if you get your credit card out to find out what happens you’ve strayed too far from god’s light
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great. just what I need, my tax software telling me to kill myself
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
great. just what I need, my tax software telling me to kill myself
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“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
Y’all ever find out a family member didn’t love you through a legal document before
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Y’all ever find out a family member didn’t love you through a legal document before
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November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Not trying to brag but the year I turned 16 brought us Figure 8 and The Moon and Antarctica and also it was the year that killed that weird swing revival
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not trying to brag but the year I turned 16 brought us Figure 8 and The Moon and Antarctica and also it was the year that killed that weird swing revival
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"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
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new Todd Dillard on HAD always a treat of a day!
read the poem Todd said about, "I wanted the poem to look a little barfy, so the odd indent as the lines lengthen are fine IMO"
"It's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango,
grandmothers in kitchens..."
https://www.havehashad.com/mbsra
read the poem Todd said about, "I wanted the poem to look a little barfy, so the odd indent as the lines lengthen are fine IMO"
"It's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango,
grandmothers in kitchens..."
https://www.havehashad.com/mbsra
Heimlich After I Eat Poetry Too Quickly Again by Todd Dillard
It's all coming up now, milkweed and mango, grandmothers in kitchens with their stoic spoons, crows barking in alder trees, enough dead deer to overflow football stadiums, sad fathers with their boots…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
new Todd Dillard on HAD always a treat of a day!
read the poem Todd said about, "I wanted the poem to look a little barfy, so the odd indent as the lines lengthen are fine IMO"
"It's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango,
grandmothers in kitchens..."
https://www.havehashad.com/mbsra
read the poem Todd said about, "I wanted the poem to look a little barfy, so the odd indent as the lines lengthen are fine IMO"
"It's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango,
grandmothers in kitchens..."
https://www.havehashad.com/mbsra
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really can't recommend strongly enough that y'all treat yourselves today to a wonderful M.M. Kaufman treat of a poem
"There are many ways
To divide Southerners.
I do it by those who hate
Loud bugs and frogs..."
https://www.havehashad.com/eikr1
"There are many ways
To divide Southerners.
I do it by those who hate
Loud bugs and frogs..."
https://www.havehashad.com/eikr1
Southern Divide by M.M. Kaufman
There are many ways To divide Southerners. I do it by those who hate Loud bugs and frogs, the Ones that leap and fly In the dark, and those, Like me, who enjoy them For the inability to get too…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
really can't recommend strongly enough that y'all treat yourselves today to a wonderful M.M. Kaufman treat of a poem
"There are many ways
To divide Southerners.
I do it by those who hate
Loud bugs and frogs..."
https://www.havehashad.com/eikr1
"There are many ways
To divide Southerners.
I do it by those who hate
Loud bugs and frogs..."
https://www.havehashad.com/eikr1
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‘dear rax, the VP at my day job is an AI true believer and it fills me with despair — is hope lost?’
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
‘dear rax, the VP at my day job is an AI true believer and it fills me with despair — is hope lost?’
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
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AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH