@melissacuisine.bsky.social
Flash, CNF, short stories and unpublished novels. Reader/Editor Roi Fainéant Press. 4x BOTN nom, 1x Pushcart nom. Chapbook "A Body in Motion" (JAKE). Novelette "Roadkill" (ELJ Editions). ""All and Then None of You" (Cowboy Jamboree).
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI just learned this a few weeks ago. I found two quarters a lego arm and some really gross black moldy goo and rancid water.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI am so glad I live and work in very windy places. I'm definitely getting an award.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialSeptember 2026 roundup:
🎉 1 nomination best small fictions @claudineliterary.bsky.social
📝 0 submissions
👎 0 rejections
👍 1 acceptances
📚 2 pubs @templeinacity.bsky.social and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
0 withdrawn
6 pending
25 total acceptances for the year
@doricliterary.bsky.socialReposted by @melissacuisine.bsky.socialPlease read “What the Book Still Says.”
Nigerian writer Obongodu Paul Unanam's work feels familiar even though it takes place in a distant land. His story explores bureaucratic absurdities & tackles issues of identity, aging, & the struggle to maintain the self.
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@doricliterary.bsky.socialReposted by @melissacuisine.bsky.social“Hold Still” by PeterDeMarco is an evocative, whirlwind romp through '70s suburbia, written in a brash, unique, and compelling style. It has everything: thwarted love at the bowling alley, acting classes, a Trans Am, the Bronx Zoo, a disco brawl & so much more.
doric-literary.com/2026/10/01/h...
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI was promised elk at Rocky Mountain National Park, and we just made it happen after we left the park in Estes Park. We also saw lakes, bright trees and scary vistas!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialThank you!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialThanks for reading!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialThanks to @doricliterary.bsky.social for publishing my latest fiction, part travelogue, part time travel? Inspired by the song San Luis by Gregory Alan Isakov and a spot close to home.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialBeverage!
@doricliterary.bsky.socialReposted by @melissacuisine.bsky.socialAre you ready for THREE new stories tomorrow at Doric Literary?
“Hold Still” by Peter DeMarco
“San Luis” by Melissa Flores Anderson @melissacuisine.bsky.social
“What the Book Still Says” by Obongodu Paul Unanam
October is going to be incredible!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialGlad to have a story in the fall isue of @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. inspired by lots of things, including the citation my parents had when I was a kid.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialSaying it again. @rfpress.bsky.social was one of the first journals to publish a short story of mine (now in my published collection) and they gave me a shot to guest editor before inviting me on board. Love being part of this team!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialThat is impressive. I think i queried like 20 agents and gave up haha
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI have a book. It is not in B&N. I think I am a good writer. I think you are also a good writer!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialSo sorry I missed. Can't wait to read the chap! Congrats!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI love making homemade ice cream. I make a brown sugar one that I cant find in stores. Also love fresh strawberry or peach in the summer.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialI will be your group chat!
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialEverytime I try to have a writing circle, I ended abandoned and alone 😆. A friend invited me as her free plus one for smokelong summer and I wrote a lot there.
@melissacuisine.bsky.socialAugust 2026 roundup:
📝 2 submissions
👎 3 rejections
👍 1 acceptances
📚 1 pub @fiveminutelit.bsky.social micro memoir editor's pick
0 withdrawn
6 pending
24 total acceptances for the year
