@nomad-sw18.bsky.social
Queer writer l #FlashFiction l Smokelong Fellow 2026 l Contrib ed @nffr.bsky.social
Pushcart, BSF, BMF & Monarch noms
Read my stories:
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@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialDon't know why, but really hit by grief for a friend who died nearly two years ago today. Something about the patterns in the sand left by low tide felt so comforting.
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialOh Sarah, that is a Wondrous poem indeed. So moving, the way you framed it with the narrator, her mother, E B White and Charlotte's death. Really touched me 🕸
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialI found this so moving, Pat. I can't imagine. Sending ❤️
@pintsncupcakes.bsky.socialReposted by @nomad-sw18.bsky.socialWant a spooky book for your Halloween reading? I have a few copies of Every Galaxy a Circle left and will draw a little monster in them for you, too. If you're interested, let me know! (17 including shipping for those in US)
@claudiamonpere.bsky.socialReposted by @nomad-sw18.bsky.socialI'm over the moon by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social's review of my book, The Periodic Family, out on Oct. 13. Gillian! Thank you thank you thank you for your incredibly generous words.
www.smokelong.com/review-claud...
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialCongrats to all the nominees 🥳 🎉 🎊 Esp @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social & @quickasaflash.bsky.social my London flash buddies, and @erinbondo.com @debdanthewriter.bsky.social @nivenaudrey.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @sfreligh.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @marthawrites.bsky.social
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialSo sorry this is happening to her and her family 💔
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialYes, another vote for this brilliant book 👏🏼
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialOh Pat, what a thing of beauty in a time of such grief ❤️
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social"Could be, the stand said via semaphore, offering me a Do Unto Others Popsicle the color of a mid-summer Milwaukee morning sky and the flavor of always."
Incredible writing from @pdforan.bsky.social in a piece that aches with the melancholy of loss 💔
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialOooh that is a heartbreaker, Karen! So well constructed. And that last sentence 👌🏼
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@jamesgwriter.bsky.socialReposted by @nomad-sw18.bsky.socialGIVEAWAY! 🥳 This glorious prize bundle includes a signed copy of The Lightning, £25 National Book Token, Moleskin Notebook & Pen, Seagull Keyring, Lighthouse Pin and some lovely chocolate! To be in with a chance of winning: ⚡️ follow me ⚡️ like this post ⚡️ repost or reshare ⚡️ tag a friend 1/2
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social"Writing is how I move through the world."
Love this interview with @thorntonforreal.bsky.social !!
Also this - "As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned how to write about my experiences without really writing about them. I don’t want to write a memoir. I do want to write about how life feels."
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@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialThe rhythms in this micro are so compelling - great storytelling from @lumchanmfa.bsky.social
"And yet, you can’t make ends meet, so you fish at night, for menpachi, for auweoweo, for opelu. You regrow scraps in old pots, pans, jars, on windowsills, on verandas"
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social'My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, “we need to talk".'
Stonkingly good first sentence from the wonderful @avitusbcarle.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute.
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social"Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again. He thinks the rain, and the booming thunder will distract us, but we’ve grown older, more desperate for his touch."
An irresistible tale about an irresistible father by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social"My parents left our house as a young couple I barely recognized. My mother, in a headband of fake daisies and gauzy white muumuu. My dad in his woven purple poncho."
So much yearning in this story about being on the cusp of puberty by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
@nomad-sw18.bsky.socialLove how this skillfully meanders through Paris, Casablanca & a marriage @kimmagowan.bsky.social
"It enraged me that D brought her to the fromagerie on the Rue de Grenelle, the one I’d showed him, the one with cheese so runny you must eat it with a spoon."
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