Trash Cat Lit
@trashcatlit.bsky.social
Online magazine for flash and short fiction.
Chill Subs 2024 Community Favourites Flash Fiction #7
https://trashcatlit.com/
Still on X @TrashCatLit
Editor: JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social
Read Stories: https://trashcatlit.com/treasured-words/
Chill Subs 2024 Community Favourites Flash Fiction #7
https://trashcatlit.com/
Still on X @TrashCatLit
Editor: JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social
Read Stories: https://trashcatlit.com/treasured-words/
This year we nominated TWENTY-SEVEN of our contributors for literary awards. We believe the bin is packed with winning words - good luck to all our nominees 🌟💜
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This year we nominated TWENTY-SEVEN of our contributors for literary awards. We believe the bin is packed with winning words - good luck to all our nominees 🌟💜
It's coming...
The feline takeover is almost upon us.
We want your cat flash - between 100 and 1000 words - for our call. Any genre. Deadline is 14th December.
All the info and image prompts here:
trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...
The feline takeover is almost upon us.
We want your cat flash - between 100 and 1000 words - for our call. Any genre. Deadline is 14th December.
All the info and image prompts here:
trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's coming...
The feline takeover is almost upon us.
We want your cat flash - between 100 and 1000 words - for our call. Any genre. Deadline is 14th December.
All the info and image prompts here:
trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...
The feline takeover is almost upon us.
We want your cat flash - between 100 and 1000 words - for our call. Any genre. Deadline is 14th December.
All the info and image prompts here:
trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...
It was nigh on impossible to choose only 5! 🦝
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
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@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
1/5
@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It was nigh on impossible to choose only 5! 🦝
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
1/5
@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
3 of these are from August's prompted stories - which were all that good.
Good luck to all our nominated authors and their stunning stories (links to online pubs in thread) 💜
1/5
@jupiterjonz.bsky.social
@pj-mccarthy.bsky.social
Final teases for our charity print anthology!
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Final teases for our charity print anthology!
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed).
These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝
Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@thejokelark.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
Our penultimate day of teases from our print anthology - stories of young narrators dealing with huge life stuff and finding the smallest of treasures 🦝
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our penultimate day of teases from our print anthology - stories of young narrators dealing with huge life stuff and finding the smallest of treasures 🦝
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Wonderful work from @lucimcummings.bsky.social and @words-outwest.bsky.social 💜
Grab the charity anthology here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do you prefer your fiction with a little steam? Aching passion and fiery love? We got two for you ❤️🔥
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like the perfect lover, we only got teases for you today - go buy the book for the full reveal 🦝
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@terryholland.bsky.social
Like stories where things aren't what the seem? Little off-kilter? Discombobulating?
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Like stories where things aren't what the seem? Little off-kilter? Discombobulating?
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
We've 3 crackers in our print anthology - alongside 24 other short treasures. 🦝
Be teased, be tempted, then go buy for charidee!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
@katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
Today's teases from our gorgeous charity print anthology are from stories exploring family loss and uncovered family secrets.
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today's teases from our gorgeous charity print anthology are from stories exploring family loss and uncovered family secrets.
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
Stunning work from @joycebingham.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @clareobrien.bsky.social
Get a copy and enjoy all 27 short fictions:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦝
There are 27 short fictions in our print anthology - two of them deal beautifully with stories of escape 🦝
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There are 27 short fictions in our print anthology - two of them deal beautifully with stories of escape 🦝
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
If these teases tempt you, you can grab a copy for less than £10!
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
What Comes to Light by @quickasaflash.bsky.social 💜
Thin Place by @justine1902.bsky.social 💜
We are blumming chuffed to share our nominations for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social
Amazing stories that deserve to go all the way 🦝💜
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@terryholland.bsky.social (in print)
@joeluscombe.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social (in print)
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Amazing stories that deserve to go all the way 🦝💜
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@terryholland.bsky.social (in print)
@joeluscombe.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social (in print)
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November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We are blumming chuffed to share our nominations for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social
Amazing stories that deserve to go all the way 🦝💜
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@terryholland.bsky.social (in print)
@joeluscombe.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social (in print)
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Amazing stories that deserve to go all the way 🦝💜
@sarahkat.bsky.social
@terryholland.bsky.social (in print)
@joeluscombe.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social (in print)
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Like stories with an unusual narrator?
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Like stories with an unusual narrator?
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
We've a couple of stunners in our print anthology - hear from the POV of a river and a sentient badger in pieces by Karen and An.
There're 25 more tremendous short fictions - and it's all for charity.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
We hope your pumpkins are full of treatsies 🦝🎃
Here are some strange tales from our archive for the season...
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Here are some strange tales from our archive for the season...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We hope your pumpkins are full of treatsies 🦝🎃
Here are some strange tales from our archive for the season...
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Here are some strange tales from our archive for the season...
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Like your story-reads with a smidge, or even a pantwetting load, of laughs? Our print anthology has 3 corking tales to whet your giggle-box.
With 24 other amazing reads inside - grab one.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Teases from @mrallanmiller.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social & Shayla Felix
With 24 other amazing reads inside - grab one.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Teases from @mrallanmiller.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social & Shayla Felix
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Like your story-reads with a smidge, or even a pantwetting load, of laughs? Our print anthology has 3 corking tales to whet your giggle-box.
With 24 other amazing reads inside - grab one.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Teases from @mrallanmiller.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social & Shayla Felix
With 24 other amazing reads inside - grab one.
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Teases from @mrallanmiller.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social & Shayla Felix
Want your reading chops round something uncanny and yet agonisingly relatable?
Yeah, so we have that in our print anthology - and another 24 stories to boot.
Raising money for charity, go grab a copy...
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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Yeah, so we have that in our print anthology - and another 24 stories to boot.
Raising money for charity, go grab a copy...
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Want your reading chops round something uncanny and yet agonisingly relatable?
Yeah, so we have that in our print anthology - and another 24 stories to boot.
Raising money for charity, go grab a copy...
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
1/2
Yeah, so we have that in our print anthology - and another 24 stories to boot.
Raising money for charity, go grab a copy...
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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Want to read something a little folky, a little mystical?
Our print anthology has that among its 27 glorious short fictions.
Here are some teases to tantalise your storybuds 🦝
Then click here to buy our book and help raise money for charity 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
1/2
Our print anthology has that among its 27 glorious short fictions.
Here are some teases to tantalise your storybuds 🦝
Then click here to buy our book and help raise money for charity 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Want to read something a little folky, a little mystical?
Our print anthology has that among its 27 glorious short fictions.
Here are some teases to tantalise your storybuds 🦝
Then click here to buy our book and help raise money for charity 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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Our print anthology has that among its 27 glorious short fictions.
Here are some teases to tantalise your storybuds 🦝
Then click here to buy our book and help raise money for charity 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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We are thrilled to share our nominations for @pushcartprize.bsky.social
@francesgapper.bsky.social
@adlibby.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@stephaniecarty.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
Good Luck you fabulous Trash Family 💜
@francesgapper.bsky.social
@adlibby.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@stephaniecarty.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
Good Luck you fabulous Trash Family 💜
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We are thrilled to share our nominations for @pushcartprize.bsky.social
@francesgapper.bsky.social
@adlibby.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@stephaniecarty.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
Good Luck you fabulous Trash Family 💜
@francesgapper.bsky.social
@adlibby.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@stephaniecarty.bsky.social
@maireadwrites.bsky.social
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
Good Luck you fabulous Trash Family 💜
We're returning from a socials break to share that 40 copies of our first print anthology have been purchased - which equates to around £127 for our chosen charity 😀
Please consider grabbing a copy of this stunner, with 27 flash and short stories, and let's raise more 🦝
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Please consider grabbing a copy of this stunner, with 27 flash and short stories, and let's raise more 🦝
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October 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We're returning from a socials break to share that 40 copies of our first print anthology have been purchased - which equates to around £127 for our chosen charity 😀
Please consider grabbing a copy of this stunner, with 27 flash and short stories, and let's raise more 🦝
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Please consider grabbing a copy of this stunner, with 27 flash and short stories, and let's raise more 🦝
1/2
A treasure amongst treasures - where is your copy of What Comes to Light?
Twenty-seven incredible short fictions available to buy now and raising funds for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Find out more and get story teases here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
Twenty-seven incredible short fictions available to buy now and raising funds for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Find out more and get story teases here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A treasure amongst treasures - where is your copy of What Comes to Light?
Twenty-seven incredible short fictions available to buy now and raising funds for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Find out more and get story teases here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
Twenty-seven incredible short fictions available to buy now and raising funds for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Find out more and get story teases here: trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...
We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
September 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
The paperback proof of our upcoming anthology is getting some last-minute editorial attention from Mary. She's ruthless! but also chonky so one could say, the proof is with the pudding 🦝😼
Not long now until the book can be in your cat's paws too!
Not long now until the book can be in your cat's paws too!
September 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The paperback proof of our upcoming anthology is getting some last-minute editorial attention from Mary. She's ruthless! but also chonky so one could say, the proof is with the pudding 🦝😼
Not long now until the book can be in your cat's paws too!
Not long now until the book can be in your cat's paws too!
Fab new literary awards from @monarch.gay and we are thrilled to send our two nominations.
Good luck @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and @mikepiero.org 💜💜
Good luck @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and @mikepiero.org 💜💜
September 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Fab new literary awards from @monarch.gay and we are thrilled to send our two nominations.
Good luck @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and @mikepiero.org 💜💜
Good luck @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and @mikepiero.org 💜💜
Announcing our noms for @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards.
Good luck Trash Family 🦝💜
@sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @supernaturalfeat.com @lmbayley.bsky.social @gtwriter.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
Good luck Trash Family 🦝💜
@sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @supernaturalfeat.com @lmbayley.bsky.social @gtwriter.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Announcing our noms for @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards.
Good luck Trash Family 🦝💜
@sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @supernaturalfeat.com @lmbayley.bsky.social @gtwriter.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
Good luck Trash Family 🦝💜
@sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social @supernaturalfeat.com @lmbayley.bsky.social @gtwriter.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
2nd spotlight and another awesome take on 'Morgue' 🦝
We loved @madeleinewrite.bsky.social's wrangling of the prompts into this creepy, cinematic noir with real heart and an MC we want more of.
Prompts: Morgue/ Funeral Home, Ghost, Falling
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/friday-night...
We loved @madeleinewrite.bsky.social's wrangling of the prompts into this creepy, cinematic noir with real heart and an MC we want more of.
Prompts: Morgue/ Funeral Home, Ghost, Falling
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/friday-night...
September 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
2nd spotlight and another awesome take on 'Morgue' 🦝
We loved @madeleinewrite.bsky.social's wrangling of the prompts into this creepy, cinematic noir with real heart and an MC we want more of.
Prompts: Morgue/ Funeral Home, Ghost, Falling
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/friday-night...
We loved @madeleinewrite.bsky.social's wrangling of the prompts into this creepy, cinematic noir with real heart and an MC we want more of.
Prompts: Morgue/ Funeral Home, Ghost, Falling
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/friday-night...
Today we have 2 stories that should be TV shows 🦝
We loved @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social's reluctant hero figuring out his weird gift. This builds wonderfully to a chilling end.
Prompts: Morgue/Funeral Home, Nightshift Worker, Unwanted Gift
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/rubbernecker/
We loved @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social's reluctant hero figuring out his weird gift. This builds wonderfully to a chilling end.
Prompts: Morgue/Funeral Home, Nightshift Worker, Unwanted Gift
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/rubbernecker/
September 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Today we have 2 stories that should be TV shows 🦝
We loved @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social's reluctant hero figuring out his weird gift. This builds wonderfully to a chilling end.
Prompts: Morgue/Funeral Home, Nightshift Worker, Unwanted Gift
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/rubbernecker/
We loved @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social's reluctant hero figuring out his weird gift. This builds wonderfully to a chilling end.
Prompts: Morgue/Funeral Home, Nightshift Worker, Unwanted Gift
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/rubbernecker/
2nd spotlight is from @adlibby.bsky.social
We love Adele's hermit flash and this historical piece is gorgeous. Beautiful language crashing into facts. Sadness blurring with joy.
From prompts: During the First Day of..., Childhood Sweetheart, Fracture.
Read here: trashcatlit.com/singapura-se...
We love Adele's hermit flash and this historical piece is gorgeous. Beautiful language crashing into facts. Sadness blurring with joy.
From prompts: During the First Day of..., Childhood Sweetheart, Fracture.
Read here: trashcatlit.com/singapura-se...
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
2nd spotlight is from @adlibby.bsky.social
We love Adele's hermit flash and this historical piece is gorgeous. Beautiful language crashing into facts. Sadness blurring with joy.
From prompts: During the First Day of..., Childhood Sweetheart, Fracture.
Read here: trashcatlit.com/singapura-se...
We love Adele's hermit flash and this historical piece is gorgeous. Beautiful language crashing into facts. Sadness blurring with joy.
From prompts: During the First Day of..., Childhood Sweetheart, Fracture.
Read here: trashcatlit.com/singapura-se...