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Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
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Martijon @martijon.bsky.social Retiree who does not want to live under fascism. It does not have to be this way. Father and husband. Also, nature lover, traveler, reader who enjoys life despite it all.(photo accurately depicts me - but not now). Ok. I’ve been here awhile so NO DMs.
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Billy O'Callaghan @billythescribe.bsky.social Irish writer. Books incl. The Dead House, My Coney Island Baby, The Boatman, Life Sentences, The Paper Man. Stories in Agni, Fiction, Massachusetts Rev, New Letters, Ploughshares, Sat Evening Post, South Carolina Rev, Stinging Fly, Tablet, Threepenny Rev.
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Debra Daniel @debdanthewriter.bsky.social Writer of flash fiction and poetry, singer.
Tom Weller @tomwellerstories.bsky.social Writing in Booth, Barrelhouse, Milk Candy Review, Jake, MudRoom, and other fun places. Fiction collection And There Came Forth a Great Fish out now.
Jamey Gallagher @jameygallagher.bsky.social Author of BODIES IN BAGS, I AM IDRIS ELBA, and AMERICAN ANIMISM.
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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social Scottish. Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Frazzled Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, and National Flash Flood.
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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social Philly writer. Debut chapbook “Ghost in the Rain: Stories,” Bottlecap Press, 2026.
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Stories in Best Microfiction, Identity Theory, DIHP, Claudine, Some Words, Flight, FlashFlood, BULL.
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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social Writer of short things. Reader of all things flash. Dog lover. Words in SLQ, XRAY, Flash Frog, Variant Lit, Fictive Dream, Pithead Chapel, Wigleaf. Winner of 2024 Lascaux Prize & Cambridge Prize. She/her https://www.emilyrinkema.com/
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MB Valente @mbvalente.bsky.social writer of weirdness, translator of comics and graphic novels
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Bill Merklee @bmerklee.bsky.social Writer of very short things.
In Best Microfiction. Best Small Fictions noms. Highly commended for Bath Novella-in-Flash Award. Fractured Lit Chapbook Prize short list. Wigleaf Top 50 long list. BOTN nom. But enough about me. How are you?
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Frank Reardon @frank212.bsky.social Short stories in Stand, Bull, Tough, Starlite Pulp, CJ, Enclave, a bunch of other places. Columns in Hobart & Bull. Five collections of poetry w/ Punk Hostage, Blue Horse, NeoPoiesis.
Timothy C Goodwin @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social Writing and acting and photography and stuff. NYC. He/him. timothycgoodwin.com
Wilson Koewing @wilsonkoewing.bsky.social notable, Best American Essays. distinguished, Best American Mystery and Suspense // books JADED, QUASI and ROLLING ON THE BOTTOM // editor of Bottle Rocket Literary Magazine
Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social Read Issue 8! Epistemiclit.com
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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social "We'll Be Birds" chapbook release 9/24/26 https://www.sandandgravelpress.com/lisa-thornton-chapbook-release
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