Brittany Terwilliger

@brttnyblm.bsky.social

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Author of THE INSATIABLES from @ChiReviewPress and THE HOUSE OF BUGMAN forthcoming from Maudlin House, Managing Editor at @pitheadchapel, future ghost www.BrittanyTerwilliger.com

My dog sleeping in a sunny window
The daily urge to escape to a magical cottage where lavender and honeysuckle grow wild, fresh bread cools on the windowsill, and the tea’s brewed by moonlight
“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance.” -James Baldwin
Top 10 reasons why you should submit a story to Pithead Chapel’s annual short story contest: 1: You’re supporting a journal that loves you (we do) 2: The amazing Sequoia Nagamatsu is judging 3: All stories are also considered for inclusion in the journal, even if they don’t place in the contest 4: You could win $500 and the submission fee is only $10 5: Discounted submissions for BIPOC writers 6: Quick turnaround, we announce winners within 6 weeks of the contest deadline 7: We judge blind, no preferential treatment for established authors 8: Any type of short fiction is welcome, as long as it’s under 4,000 words 9: You still have 5 more weeks to get your story ready: deadline Oct 31 10: We can’t wait to promote your work!
Fox in a sweater drinking tea, artwork by Astrid Sheckels
Literati bookstore posted this joke: Two people walk into a bookstore. Guy, to companion: “don’t you have enough books?” A few days later… one person walks into a bookstore.
A little mouse gathering firewood for her thatched roof tree trunk cottage (art by Juli Kangas)