Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."

@megpokrass.bsky.social
Dzanc Books Author. Best Microfiction Series Founder. Electric Lit, Flash Fiction America (Norton) Best Small Fictions 2023. Scotland
Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."
❤️Thanks so much Kik.
Thank you so much.
I'm honored and pleased to announce that my flash story "How to Mend a Son's Broken Heart" was nominated by the ette review for The Best Small Fictions. 🙂 🙂 Thank you to Beth Hahn and Nora Maynard for believing in my work!
Congratulations and best of luck to -ette’s Best Small Fictions 2027 nominees!
First half 2026:
@aabalaskovits.bsky.social @nataliemarino.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social
2025 (previously announced):
@suzyeynon.bsky.social
Thank you so much for the nomination! <3
My poem “Alzheimer’s Kidnapping” is live at
Rawhead Journal. Thank you to Rawhead’s wonderful editor John T. Leonard.
rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-issu...
Terrific, inspiring discussion. @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social interviewed by @megpokrass.bsky.social
Stoked to be interviewed by the amazing @megpokrass.bsky.social about the long journey to publication of my story "Brush Smoke and Cricket Song" as part of her "Perseverance Stories" series. Thank you, Meg! 🥰
My long flash, "Her Own Music", was
rehoused today by the fabulous Doric Literary. Thank you to Dave Gregory, Editor.
doric-literary.com/2026/09/15/h...
"Worse, the men who tried to talk to her after the get-together had mange, or fleas."
Doric Literary is proud to be the new online home of a classic @megpokrass.bsky.social story.
Appropriately, "Her Own Music" is about beginning again (& again & again).
doric-literary.com/2026/09/15/h...
Coming September 15 at Doric Literary!
We're bringing a @megpokrass.bsky.social classic story back online!
Thank you so much.
Thank you Pat!
I'm excited to have a tiny microfiction published today in the wonderful Sierra Nevada Review! Thank you to M.E. Gamlem, SR's editor! www.sierranevadareview.com/meg-porkass-...