Robert Vaughan
@rgvaughan.bsky.social
Author of 6 books, newest is ASKEW. I am the EIC of Bending Genres, LLC. Work in Best Small Fictions 2016 and 2019. Norton's Exceptionally Short Fictions 2018. www.robert-vaughan.com. www.bendinggenres.com
David Carter 4/3/63- 11/20/25
R.I.P. dear friend. Smooth travels through the universe. In the words of Marianne Faithfull, ""Remember when we saw our bodies/ as perfect, untouchable things/ seashells on shelves/ silvery souvenirs/ that nothing could mar?" I will always love you. ❤️
R.I.P. dear friend. Smooth travels through the universe. In the words of Marianne Faithfull, ""Remember when we saw our bodies/ as perfect, untouchable things/ seashells on shelves/ silvery souvenirs/ that nothing could mar?" I will always love you. ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
David Carter 4/3/63- 11/20/25
R.I.P. dear friend. Smooth travels through the universe. In the words of Marianne Faithfull, ""Remember when we saw our bodies/ as perfect, untouchable things/ seashells on shelves/ silvery souvenirs/ that nothing could mar?" I will always love you. ❤️
R.I.P. dear friend. Smooth travels through the universe. In the words of Marianne Faithfull, ""Remember when we saw our bodies/ as perfect, untouchable things/ seashells on shelves/ silvery souvenirs/ that nothing could mar?" I will always love you. ❤️
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
post you from a different era. This is me and Andrea (bestie) from my first time around, 1980s, in NYC!!!
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
post you from a different era. This is me and Andrea (bestie) from my first time around, 1980s, in NYC!!!
It's my birthday and I'm grateful for all of the friends and family that make my life so meaningful. Also happy I'm still here, despite it all. #writer #writing @bendinggenres.bsky.social #goodtimes #cake #icecream #birthday
August 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's my birthday and I'm grateful for all of the friends and family that make my life so meaningful. Also happy I'm still here, despite it all. #writer #writing @bendinggenres.bsky.social #goodtimes #cake #icecream #birthday
Astilbes flame on, August we adore you! #writers #writing #retreats #bendinggenres @bendinggenres.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Astilbes flame on, August we adore you! #writers #writing #retreats #bendinggenres @bendinggenres.bsky.social
Sunflowers, laughter in the rain, experiments with words. France Retreat with Nancy Stohlman.
July 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Sunflowers, laughter in the rain, experiments with words. France Retreat with Nancy Stohlman.
French Retreat with Nancy Stohlman!!! POV morning with pieces by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social and @seanthomasd.bsky.social!!! Also prompts, including POV selections, Metpahor Dice, and Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies cards!!!
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
French Retreat with Nancy Stohlman!!! POV morning with pieces by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social and @seanthomasd.bsky.social!!! Also prompts, including POV selections, Metpahor Dice, and Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies cards!!!
All new @bendinggenres.bsky.social Issue 45 is live and stunning!!! 30 gems from around the world, CNF, poems, and flash fiction. Come read and share your favorites!!! www.bendinggenres.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
All new @bendinggenres.bsky.social Issue 45 is live and stunning!!! 30 gems from around the world, CNF, poems, and flash fiction. Come read and share your favorites!!! www.bendinggenres.com
Today on our @bendinggenres.bsky.social Blog author @brittastromeyer.bsky.social reviews @sfreligh.bsky.social newest collection Other Emergencies!!! Go to www.bendinggenres.com and click on our blog!!!
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today on our @bendinggenres.bsky.social Blog author @brittastromeyer.bsky.social reviews @sfreligh.bsky.social newest collection Other Emergencies!!! Go to www.bendinggenres.com and click on our blog!!!
SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!! SING FROM THE HEAVENS!!! Incredible friend, mentor, and teacher, @mariehowe.bsky.social has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2025!!! Also, such a terrific humanitarian. Thanks for everything, Marie!
May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!! SING FROM THE HEAVENS!!! Incredible friend, mentor, and teacher, @mariehowe.bsky.social has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2025!!! Also, such a terrific humanitarian. Thanks for everything, Marie!
AWP25. Los Angeles. I read "Illusions," from the brilliant anthology Pioneertown Pairings from EIC Brenna Kischuk. Get your copy!!!
March 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
AWP25. Los Angeles. I read "Illusions," from the brilliant anthology Pioneertown Pairings from EIC Brenna Kischuk. Get your copy!!!
AWP25. Another Hot Pillow reading on the books- thanks @joanireese.bsky.social and our tribe for bringing the magic! #writers #writing
March 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
AWP25. Another Hot Pillow reading on the books- thanks @joanireese.bsky.social and our tribe for bringing the magic! #writers #writing
Waited forever for this beauty from @clashbooks.bsky.social!!! Kyle Seibel and Hey You Assholes!!!
March 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Waited forever for this beauty from @clashbooks.bsky.social!!! Kyle Seibel and Hey You Assholes!!!
Last pet photo on your phone
March 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Last pet photo on your phone
Join Nancy Stohlman and me in Bordeaux, France!!! Only TWO spots left this June 28-July 4, 2025 in the glorious south of France where we will be playing with experimentation, hybrid writing, cross-genre, flash fiction and much more. Questions, DM me. Join us!!!!
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March 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join Nancy Stohlman and me in Bordeaux, France!!! Only TWO spots left this June 28-July 4, 2025 in the glorious south of France where we will be playing with experimentation, hybrid writing, cross-genre, flash fiction and much more. Questions, DM me. Join us!!!!
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Edward Mullany (current mood?)
January 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Edward Mullany (current mood?)
This one hurts. R.I.P. and thanks for your work having so much meaning to me, David Lynch. #brilliant #filmmaker #writer #artist
January 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This one hurts. R.I.P. and thanks for your work having so much meaning to me, David Lynch. #brilliant #filmmaker #writer #artist
The Adirondacks from Vermont. Among the oldest mountain ranges in America. Still lovely/
August 1, 2023 at 3:17 AM
The Adirondacks from Vermont. Among the oldest mountain ranges in America. Still lovely/
In three weeks or so, @BendingGenres will host our 5th year at Synergia Ranch on the high desert outside of Santa Fe, NM. Join Meg Tuite and me with roughly 15 other writers. We have two spots open! AUGUST 22- 28. Contact me for more details!!! Morning sessions (image below) in Geodesic Dome!
July 24, 2023 at 3:03 PM
In three weeks or so, @BendingGenres will host our 5th year at Synergia Ranch on the high desert outside of Santa Fe, NM. Join Meg Tuite and me with roughly 15 other writers. We have two spots open! AUGUST 22- 28. Contact me for more details!!! Morning sessions (image below) in Geodesic Dome!