Publishes 6-sentence stories 2nd Thursday every month. No more than 400 words. Submissions always open. Never a fee.
Editor, Jeff Harvey (@jhhwriter.bsky.social)

@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Publishes 6-sentence stories 2nd Thursday every month. No more than 400 words. Submissions always open. Never a fee.
Editor, Jeff Harvey (@jhhwriter.bsky.social)
“Sparks beer berlin…apartment diploma jobs…typewriter stethoscope.” Guy Biederman
“This two-bite feast costs a Queen’s ransom” Guy Biederman
“Some argued my hands should be chopped off but they decided bindings would be sufficient.” @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading all your work. Just got back from France to a pile of tedious chores!
Gooseberry Pie Issue 47 is live with work by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social Guy Biederman Mikki Aronoff Steve Gerson @christiechapman.bsky.social
Karen Crawford Tamizh Ponni
Story of the Week, from Gooseberry Pie's archives:
"The Names of the Bones" by Jeff Friedman
Read "Universe" by @pamelapainter.bsky.social and illustrated by @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social.
"I was born to world-famous parents—my father a notorious rapper and my mother a favorite Pedro Almodovar star."
Read "You Were Scared" written by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social and illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.
"Scared of bats (rabies). Scared of mice (hantavirus). Scared of mosquitoes (encephalitis). Things that fly. Things that bite. I was scared too."
Happy #LitMagWeek
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social publishes stories with exactly 6-sentences and no more than 400 words.
@smokelong.bsky.social is a favorite to read, always an adventure😊
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I read Presence by Jeff Friedman a six word story about absence and presence in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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Story of the Week, from our archives, “Why We Dance On the Pier” by @judydarley.bsky.social published June 6, 2024.
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ICYMI today we're delighted to welcome back Scott Bolendz with Jump #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/09/25/j...
And we're live! New work by James Callan, @lmanusos.bsky.social Zach Wallis @janstinchcomb.bsky.social @lydiabuzzard.bsky.social @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social @kiptain.bsky.social Jamie Zerndt, Lucas Reilly & @writesloud.bsky.social
Many thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for letting me highlight some of my favorite micros!
“She describes the way he leaves food in the sink after doing dishes but insists on everyone taking their shoes off at the door
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social
Story of the Week From Gooseberry Pie's Archives:
"If It's Not Bitter, It's Not Tea" published April 18, 2024
@ezhang77.bsky.social