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@susurrusmag.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:09 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2027
@blacklawrence.bsky.social Best Small Fictions Nomination: “Potemkin’s Boats” by @amygcb.bsky.social

@kathyfish.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 2:04 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

With brilliant examples by @amygcb.bsky.social @karaoakleaf.bsky.social @kimmagowan.bsky.social @megpillow.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social @drobnik.co @avitusbcarle.bsky.social @pdforan.bsky.social and more! 💙

@heyflashvillage.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 9:01 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Are you in need of a village? We are The Village with All of The Flash Writers. And here's the invitation link:
smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/plans/191340...

@brettpribble.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 11:05 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

The 10 Year Anniversary Issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

@thorntonforreal.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 6:05 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

ICYMI, a love letter to my town and the fields

revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/s...

@thorntonforreal.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 10:04 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Why? some people have asked. Why did you write a book?

I don't know the answer yet but I will try to by 8pm NYC time, Thurs, Sept 24 when you can hear excerpts from "We'll Be Birds" and readings by the six incredible authors listed below ⬇️

Join us?

www.sandandgravelpress.com/lisa-thornto...

A graphic for Lisa Thornton's chapbook release 9/24 at 8pm NYC time with a drawing of a silo and another of a hand and listing the readers: Sumitra Singam, Nora Maynard, Will Musgrove, Evan Williams, Claudia Wair, and Amy Cipolla Barnes.
@kathyfish.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 10:12 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Been reading all day and my eyes are bleary, but wanted to share this one I'd read before by Amelia Gray: joylandmagazine.com/regions/los-...

@mattkendrick.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 12:24 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

This month's #Mondettes picked by @ezhang77.bsky.social

⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing

mondettes.substack.com/p/september-...

@shomedasgupta.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 11:07 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Say—here are about 78 literary journals opening for submissions in October. Some are open now or will close soon in September or October. Genres, themes, & guidelines vary—dates are tentative. These should be no-fee. There are more resources out there, too. Wish y’all well, friends.

Paris Review
Electric Literature
Quarterly West
Writers Space Africa
Reading Into Culture
Hoot Review
Petrichor
Encyclopedia Prismatica
128 Lit
Diamond Gazette
Brick
WayWords
The Gilded Weathervane
Shadowplay
Fiction
Amsterdam Review
Poet Lore
Room
Oakwood
Southern Quill
45th Paralelle
Apotheca Journal
MicroLit
Weird Lit
Gravity Of The Thing
Nimrod
Superpresent
Ink In Thirds
Beloit Poetry
Unbound Ink
New World Writing
Folio
Plume
The Shore
Banshee
Tractor Beam
SmokeLong Quarterly
Rome Review
Patrika Aranyak
Gyroscope Review
Letters
Forge
Two Hawks Quarterly
Seaside Gothic
The Rumpus
Westchester Review
Thieving Magpie
Kitchen Table Quarterly
Salamander
New Feathers Anthology
Shift
Portland Review
Barcelona Review
The Razor
Clockhouse
Tahoma Literary Review
Clackamas Literary
Gooseberry Pie
The Drift
Wigleaf
Craft
Pithead Chapel
Doric Literary
Reed Magazine
Harpur Palate
Trace Fossils Review
Ninth Letter
Black Fox
Redivider
The Meadow
Puerto Del Sol
Lolwe
Split Lip
Beaver Magazine
Lunch Ticket
Saw Palm
Bat City Review
Crab Creek Review
@smokelong.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 8:30 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Promptember is coming. October 11th to November 2nd. An in-between sort of almost month of prompts, webinars, open mics. And Promptember is free. Yep. Zero dolares. This one is on us. Stay tuned for details.

Against a prairie landscape with horses dancing through the sky, the text reads "another mysterious, in-between month of live write-ins, workshops and prompts"
PROMPTEMBER
October 11 - November 2 2026
@stanjwild.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 1:07 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Terrific readers on show for Lisa Thornton's (@thorntonforreal.bsky.social) book launch next week with @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social

@pleomorphic2.bsky.social, @willmusgrove.bsky.social, @amygcb.bsky.social and more

Congratulations Lisa.

Looking forward to seeing it in print

@melostrom.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 3:38 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Excited to have a new poem in the beautiful Sweet Lit.💙

@thorntonforreal.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 6:35 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Join us 9/24 @ 8pm NYC time for "We'll Be Birds" release! Readers

@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
@noramaynard.bsky.social
@willmusgrove.bsky.social
@pahoehoe.bsky.social
@cwtellstales.bsky.social
@amygcb.bsky.social

& I would love to see yr face 🐦‍⬛

link➡️ www.sandandgravelpress.com/lisa-thornto...

A graphic with ink drawings of some silos and a hand along with the date 9/24 and time 8pm NYC, inviting everyone to a Zoom launch for Lisa Thornton's new chapbook "We'll Be Birds" from Sand and Gravel Press. It includes the list of readers: Sumitra Singam, Nora Maynard, Will Musgrove, Evan Williams, Claudia Wair, and Amy Cipolla Barnes.
@kathyfish.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 5:31 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Fantastic new issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social with an amazing lineup of writers! Congratulations to all!

@ninamiller.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 1:54 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Enjoy my CNF that shares some insight into the sport that brings me such peace and joy. Check out the other lovely pieces in Issue 3 as well!

Thank you @lit-namjooning.bsky.social for giving this piece such a wonderful home.
#writingcommunity #fencing

literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

@pdforan.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 4:43 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

I lost my Dad this summer and wrote something the day after his funeral mass. Thank you dearest @m-ixedbag.bsky.social and @lit-namjooning.bsky.social team for including it and another piece in your beautiful Issue 3. ❤️https://literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/this-new-zealand-by-pat-foran

@whaleroadreview.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 5:43 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

This Fall 2026 issue feels so tender and intimate...

www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-44-fal...

@melostrom.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 2:34 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

Delighted to have a flash in the wonderful @necessaryfiction.com. A special thanks to fiction editor Lacey Dunham.❤️

@neonpajamas.bsky.socialSep 6, 2026, 2:09 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

C.T. Salazar for #smallpoemsunday

@ctsalazar.bsky.social / @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

FOR THE CATTLE-TRAMPLED FLOWERS IN THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS, EDITED OUT


my heart
is a catfish 
pond where
my father
the fisherman
sleeps
@wtawpress.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 7:02 PMReposted by @amygcb.bsky.social

In case you missed it ... Betty, an imprint of WTAW Press, is hosting a virtual book launch for its latest title on September 17! Don't miss ANY KIND OF KNOWN TOMORROW by Leah De Forest.
Join us for a virtual book launch! 📚
💻 Register via the QR code, the link in our bio, or at bit.ly/AKoKT-launch

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