Cathy Ulrich
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Seriously, folks, don't give "advice" on published stories. You make me angry.
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I never say this, y'all, but!
I just got a dream acceptance!
And I am happy crying! 😭💖😭
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So, um, yeah, for everyone who was asking, um
*panics*
book
I'm going to have a book
Thanks to these lovelies, a book
Omigosh
*loses "professionalest announcement award"*
WE HAVE NEWS (yes we are yelling)
OKD is launching a small press! Our first book will be none other than the beloved Cathy Ulrich’s (
@loki_writes
) “Ghosts of You,” a full-length collection of her Murdered Ladies Series, out 10/15/19
Preorder your copy: !
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Okay, so, like, this guy? Who called me the c-word when he disregarded my submission guidelines twice in a row? Has now RESUBMITTED TO MY JOURNAL?
🫠
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So, ah -- this journal, right? This journal I've been trying to get a story into since college (it's been a few days), right?
I will have a story in this journal very soon and it is one of those things that is kind of unbelievable and anyway! I'm really excited! 💖
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Word of advice for writers:
Please read and follow submission guidelines. If you cannot do so and your piece is rejected, a further word of advice: Do NOT tell the editors to put on their big girl pants. They will share your name with all their editor friends, should anyone ask.
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So, um, I kind of can't believe it, but my Astronaut Love Story from
@JetFuelReview
was selected for Best of the Net!!! Thank you so much to
@SundressPub
,
@ambernoelle
and, of course,
@JetFuelReview
for championing this story!!! 💖💖💖
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Sometimes, I like to think of the difference between fiction and creative nonfiction like this:
Fiction is the lie that reveals the truth.
Creative nonfiction is the truth that reveals the lie.
💖
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Look! At this! Y'all!!!
My book is going to be taught in a writing class and
😭😭😭
How is this even for real??? It's amazing!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Our big news right now is that
@loki_writes
's book "Ghosts of You" is going to be taught in a writing class at the University of North Dakota called "The Art of Writing: Fiction." Damn straight. Cathy excels at the art of writing fiction!
#flashfiction
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Okay, I'm super curious, y'all:
What is a non-offensive thing that causes you to just drop out of a story completely?
For me, it's "movie star good looks," because it is SUCH a cheat.
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In high school, I knew a girl who said "whatever honks your hamsters" instead of "whatever floats your boat," and god bless it, I hope she is really succeeding right now. 🐹
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So honored to have my Girl Detective story from the lovely
@okaydonkeymag
selected for the
@Wigleaf
Top 50! Thank you to
@kathyfish
,
@garson_scott
and
@laughingyeti
and congratulations to everyone who made the top 50 and the longlist!! 💖💖💖
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I mean, I guess you kind of have to admire a writer who responds to a declined story with "I was expecting an acceptance, but that's okay"? 🤔
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Folks, just do what works for you.
Keep writing. Keep trying.
If you need a break, take a break.
But don't compare yourself to other people. We're all just doing our own best thing. You are doing your best thing.
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I hardly ever announce acceptances because what if I JINX it, but YAY one of my strangest formatted stories just got accepted by an awesome journal and I thought it would never find a home and I'm super happy and also hopefully super unjinxed!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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So honored to have my tiny little story "I Do Not Want to Live Without You" to be selected for
@bestmicrofic
2022! Thank you to the lovely
@flashfroglitmag
and
@EricScotTryon
for publishing this piece! And thank you to
@megpokrass
, Gary Fincke and
@taniahershman
! 💖💖💖
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I'm so honored and grateful to have a piece in
@bestmicrofic
2021! Thank you so much,
@iamkatmann
,
@WhaleRoadReview
and
@ambernoelle
! 💖💖💖
Congrats to
@loki_writes
and Christopher Linforth on having their pieces from WRR selected by
@ambernoelle
for Best Microfiction 2021!
You can find links to their work and to our other incredible nominated pieces here:
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I never thought it would actually happen, but wow! I am going to have a story in
@BestSmFictions
!!! Thank you so much,
@PassagesNorth
, for publishing my murdered babysitter story! I am so honored to be a part of this amazing publication! 💖💖💖
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Maybe it's petty, but at a certain point, I stop sharing work by people who don't have the time of day for me or for uplifting others.
Does anybody else feel like this, or am I being a jerk and I should just share everyone's work, regardless of whether they ever share others'?
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My book is an indie press book to read this fall! 💖💖💖
*whoops with joy*
Thanks so much,
@WendyJeanFox
!!!
(And, of course, big thanks to the lovely
@okaydonkeymag
for making this whole book thing real!)
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When I was a kid, my uncle and his secretary were murdered. They were the last of a serial killer's 11 victims. My uncle's secretary was named Cathy too.
Here is a CNF I wrote about loss and fear and telephone rings. Thank you,
@trampset
and
@scottneuffer
!
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This lady I know: Do you still make beaded earrings?
Me: (whispers) No, just tiny beaded dragons.
Her: What?
Me: JUST TINY BEADED DRAGONS
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My daughter was talking to her friends at lunch about their favorite books, and her friends agreed that short stories are bad.
"My mom writes short stories. She has a book," she said.
They still hate stories, but:
MY BABY REMEMBERED I WRITE STORIES AND HAVE A BOOK. 😭😭😭
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Remembering a story submission at my old college lit journal where the writer had a character, upon learning some tragic news, shout (literally):
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
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Y'all? I'm not crying. I know you think I'm crying, but I'm not crying.
@okaydonkeymag
,
@saraheshields
, thank you for this beauty! I can't believe it's real! 😭💖
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I have a new murdered lady story in
@FlypaperLit
where the plot doesn't get set in motion. I was kind of angry when I wrote it. Thank you! 💖💖💖
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LOOK AT HOW PRETTY!!!
Thanks so much! 💖💖💖
Hi, folks! It's release day for
@loki_writes
's awesome new collection SMALL, BURNING THINGS!!! We're so excited to share this wonderful book with the world!
Unfortunately, due to delays at the printer, copies are going to be just a little bit late in arriving!
#flashfiction
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I cut my own hair and this is the first day I don't completely hate it! 💖
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I think my favorite thing about being an editor is when you get a submission and you're one of the first people to read it, because how cool is it that someone wrote a thing and wanted YOU to read it? 😍😍😍
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So! I have a new astronaut love story in longtime dream journal
@cutbankonline
, and I hope you will like it!
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I! Have submitted some things today! And I have not been doing much writing or submitting lately because I am so very, very tired, so I am very much proud of myself right now, thank you. 💖
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*looks suspiciously from side to side*
Y'all?
*whispers*
I just wrote something I'm really, REALLY proud of.
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My daughter got this video of a little baby fox that had been hanging around our house. 💖🦊
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Whoo, boy, just got an e-mail for a local writing workshop that asks the question "can women write as well as men?", so if you're wondering why I don't really participate much locally, *coughs politely*.
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And now a message from our sponsors: If you are a white writer and are so offended by journals offering special submissions to writers of color that you must cry "racism," consider that perhaps your work wasn't going to be a good fit for that journal anyway. 💖
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So! Big publication day for me! 💖💖💖
I have a new story in
@invisiblecitySF
with empty desks and dead cats that are maybe loaves of bread and the games we're playing while we wait for your return:
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I have a tiny story in
@100word_story
called "Your Girlfriend as a Weapon of Mass Destruction" which is about the thing the title says! 💖💖💖
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Okay, what is up with writers blocking editors who have rejected them politely?
This makes TWO in the last couple of weeks!!!
Unless you're a perfect writer, you are going to end up blocking EVERYBODY!
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I have a new murdered lady story in
@adroitjournal
with bad stripper jokes and a paper doll cutout and the obligatory scene in the strip club and it is my most unusual formatting ever, I hope you like it! 💖
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I have a story (where nothing happens) in the lovely new
@trampset
today! It was my attempt to write a story that's not about what it's about and I hope you will like it! 💖💖💖
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Apparently, when you disregard every single one of my submission guidelines twice in a week (after being warned the first time), I'm somehow the bad guy for blocking you (and yeah, I'm leaving his name in there, but blocking what he called me. Hint: it's not "Cat.":
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I wrote a story about ballerinas and bear attacks and hotels and oatmeal baths and what you're doing while your husband is cheating on you and it's in
@okaydonkeymag
:
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I have a tiny story about a happy pair in a motel in the lovely
@flashfroglitmag
today! 💖💖💖
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I'm so honored and grateful to have one of my
@FRiGGmagazine
Japan trio named to
@Wigleaf
's Top 50! Thank you so much!
And a murdered lady story from
@gravelmag
and my ghost bride story in
@longleafreview
longlisted?
I AM NOT CRYING PROBABLY. 😭💖
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Seriously, it turns out if you warn the community about abusive predators in your midst, you stand a good chance of being blackballed by certain publications that staff people who call you a liar.
So that's another fun thing about coming forward!
This never goddamn ENDS.
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I have a new story in the amazing
@forge_litmag
with a 27-lb tumor, a hallucinating surgeon and cheap wine from a cheating husband:
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So honored to have my little
@flashfroglitmag
story selected to be part of this year's
@bestmicrofic
!! 💖💖💖
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I have a new murdered lady story in
@wigleaf
today with stage moms and trembling siblings and dish soap:
(And also my postcard is a bit of a love letter, I'd be super honored if you read it too! 💖)
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Do NOT send me stories from the perspective of Trumpists as the victims being harassed by the evil left, I hate you, I reject you, do not waste my time, I am already in a bad mood because of sad things.
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So honored to have a murdered lady story from
@PsmokeJournal
on the longlist! Thanks so much, and congratulations to all! 💖💖💖
The
@Wigleaf
Top 50 2023 & the Longlist are up! Thank you to our Guest Selecting Editor
@VenitaBlackburn
& to our Readers & Associate Series Editors! Just another way to celebrate writers, readers, & journals—all for very short fictions—all for the magic:
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Omigosh omigosh omigosh omigosh
*this has been another professional tweet by your pal Cathy, the calmest person ever*
We've had some exciting times over here at the Okay Donkey headquarters in the last couple of days. This includes getting proofs of
@loki_writes
's "Ghosts of You" in the mails. Check these babies out! 👀👀👀
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I have a new story in
@trampset
today about a weather girl and the apocalypse and vivid dreams and dark lipstick:
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As an editor, there are two types of stories that will always be an impossible sell for me:
1) "The Sympathetic Serial Killer."
No. Absolutely no.
2) "What If Racism *GASP* Affected White People???"
SERIOUSLY NO.
(This has been a subtweet, thank you)
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I have a new story about making daughters at home (it's called Homemade Daughters) in the lovely
@ShabdAaweg
today! Thank you so much!💖💖💖
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I wasn't expecting any good news today, so thank you to
@SundressPub
for naming my Murder Ostrich story as a finalist for Best of the Net! 😭💖
And thank you so much to
@SamRasnake
,
@bluefifthreview
and
@MichelleElvy
for all your support for this story! 💖💖💖
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A reminder: Just because people aren't sharing their feelings about certain things on social media doesn't mean they don't HAVE feelings, it might mean they don't feel safe sharing those feelings publicly.
As always! Be kind. 💖
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I have a love story with sad little dictators and bodyguards and stew in Lincoln Review! 💖💖💖
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Lecture time:
I don't like when people say: "I could never write like this. I'm not as good as this."
Sure, maybe you can't write like the person you just read, but neither can they write like you.
You are all creating amazing things. 💖💖💖
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*sniffles*
At work at the comic book store and *sniffles again*
I JUST RANG UP A COPY OF MY OWN BOOK FOR A CUSTOMER
*sniffles a third time*
I'm so *sniffles* HAPPY! 😭😭😭
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I have a girl detective story with a slow universe and knowing and forgetting and I like the Talking Heads in the amazing
@JukedMagazine
!! 💖💖💖
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Sooooo, it is one week until my book comes out!
ONE ONLY WEEK!
THAT IS ALL! A WEEK!
*squees*
To celebrate, I'm going to shout out some lovely folks who supported me and this book today! 💖💖💖
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She took two months, she's kind of goofy-looking, but she is finally finished: the little beaded mermaid! 💖
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Thank you so much,
@thecitronreview
! 💖💖💖
We're so proud to announce this year's nominations for the
@bestmicrofic
anthology.
Thanks for being excellent:
@DHValdez_31
,
@loki_writes
, Christina Marie Glessner,
@Steiner_Reads
,
@niles_reddick
, and Sheila Dong.
#bestof2020
#bestmicrofiction
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So I wrote a story that knows it's a story and it's got ghosts and symbolism and all sorts of goodies in the dreamilicious
@threadcountmag
:
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I'd love to get some recommendations for journals that don't charge for submissions! I had come into some money (okay, earned money for hard work) last year, but I don't have the money to spare right now, and I keep finding places that charge. 💖
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I have a new astronaut love story out today, and it even won a contest which is a thing that never happens to me, so thank you so much
@Sunlight_Press
,
@beingrudri
,
@sebburrell
! 💖💖💖
A Bouquet of Stars by
@loki_writes
is the winner of our first Flash Fiction contest.
We received over 100 submissions and our staff picked Cathy as the recipient of a $100 cash award.
Congrats to Cathy and our finalists!
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Gotta love a journal who keeps you waiting six months for a response, then declines your piece for being "previously published," then sends you a link to a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY to prove you wrong about your submission NOT being previously published. 😒
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And thank you so much to the editors/journals who published my three
@Wigleaf
longlist stories:
@longleafreview
,
@GhostParachute
and
@CraftLiterary
! So grateful for your support! 💖💖💖
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One thing I can't stand is the people who follow you, then when you follow them back, they unfollow you so they can bolster their numbers. I catch you doing that crap, I'm blocking you, I don't care how important you are.
(Yes, this is a subtweet for the woman I just blocked.)
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Man, some form rejections are so brutal, you kind of wonder if the editor selected the "please never darken our door with your words again" option.
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Yay, my first acceptance after *checks notes* OVER ONE DOZEN REJECTIONS.
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So incredibly grateful and honored to have my talking giraffes story from
@TinyMolecules
be a part of this year's
@bestmicrofic
!
And to have my wee little ghost story from
@lunatefiction
be an honorable mention! Thank you so much!
💖💖💖
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Just blocked this guy, but WTH? He was following me but he doesn't get I'm not into white supremacy?
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I have a new astronaut love story in
@PineHillsReview
with vases and how many toads would fit in this car and the light of reflected stars:
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So, I wrote a story about how you keep falling in love with clones of your boyfriend because you have terrible taste, apparently:
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I have a new astronaut love story with a sad road trip and a promise to wait in the new issue of
@JetFuelReview
! 💖💖💖
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First haircut in a year!!! I feel so much lighter! Plus, my hair remembered it is curly. 💖
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What are some journals with a pretty quick turnaround? Other than Milk Candy Review, of course! 😂
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Hi, y'all. Been taking a wee break to deal with some personal stuff that has been pretty hard, but I'm so honored and grateful to be part of the first issue of
@TruffleLitMag
with a story about birds who used to be children:
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I don't usually announce this kind of thing 'cause it makes me shy, but
THANK YOU
@Wigleaf
for my
@PushcartPrize
nomination for Where the Drowned Ride!!!
Because you all know I've been having a hard time. I'm so grateful for this. 💖💖💖
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Thank you,
@EcotoneMagazine
!! So grateful to have three astronaut love stories in this beautiful issue! 💖💖💖
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What kind of stories are hard sells for you? Like, no matter how good they are, the topic/characters/whatever just don't sing to you?
For me, it's the "seeking my birth parents to understand myself" story. I'm adopted and I don't need to find my biological parents to know myself!
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Having a sad night, so I'm going to tweet some random favorite stories! 💖
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This spring, the day after I found out Kira had been murdered, I woke up to the sound of birdsong outside my window.
Thank you so very much,
@lumierereview
, for making a home for this story about a girl I knew. 💖
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I know I should just be grateful to HAVE a job right now, but work today has been miserable and I am deeply unhappy and tired of men being condescending and rude to me when I am trying to explain something.
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I have a story in the lovely
@Splonk1
today about watching someone you love die. Thank you so much! 💖💖💖
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I have a story about girls and rituals and belly snakes and what we find in our hair (thanks to Meghan McClure for the title) in
@honeyandlimelit
:
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My boss at the comic book store offered to carry a few copies of my book and he just texted me to say that two have already sold and that is really wonderful news and I am so lucky to have such a great boss! 💖💖💖
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So happy to be working with the lovely folks of
@okaydonkeymag
and the amazing Sarah Shields again! 💖💖💖
Hi, folks! We have a very last day of AWP 2023 Special Edition Newsletter with a very special announcement! So be sure to check it out!
#flashfiction
#shortstory
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So, hey! I'm the writer of the month at
@DrunkMonkeysWeb
, which is way better than when I was employee of the month at Wendy's.
Also, I have five new stories there, because I maybe write too damn many things. 💖💖💖
Alright our EIC got distracted by some hullabaloo but guess what! Our December issue is here. We've got work by Adrien Kade Sdao, Ashley Miranda, Kimberly Justice, Writer of the Month Cathy Ulrich, staff writers Jeanne Obbard, Gabriel Ricard, and more:
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me! I am doing okay! Last weekend, something horrible happened to someone I know and, while it's not the sort of thing that can be fixed or get better, I am handling it, and everyone's kindness has meant so much. Thank you! 💖💖💖
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Oh, hey! I have two astronaut love stories up in
@SundogLit
today! One has a pizza place with a pipe organ and the other has balloons and a quinceañera and I hope you will like them! 💖
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LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL THING THE AMAZING SARAH SHIELDS HAS CREATED!!!! 😍😍😍
Big thanks to the lovelies at
@okaydonkeymag
as well. 💖💖💖
Hi, all! We've finally got a cover art reveal for
@loki_writes
's SMALL, BURNING THINGS, a truly amazing second story collection. Art by the brilliant Sarah Shields, a perfect compliment to the cover of GHOSTS OF YOU. Pre-order the book here:
#flashfiction
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I have a story in the amazing
@matchbooklitmag
about houses with strange doors and the things you find under your daughter's bed and breathing:
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That feeling when you've been unfollowed by a writer who never shared your work though you shared theirs plenty because they're IMPORTANT now.
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