It's here! Wild Plums is part of ELJ Editions 's Afternoon Shorts series. Many thanks to editor Ariana Den Bleyker and to francinewitte and Sarah Freligh, creators of beautiful blurbs for the story. Purchase Wild Plums in paperback or for Kindle at: amazon.com/dp/1941617662?…

'...the woman calls me honey and God’s little angel and tells me all about which money-seeds we can plant for different kinds of miracles.' Read 'Seed Money' by Sara Hills in Fractured Lit ! fracturedlit.com/seed-money/

'A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.... When anybody asks what a story is about, the only proper thing is to tell him to read the story.' -- Flannery O'Connor #shortstorymonth

Two faves!

I’m interested in proposing an AWP panel on pandemic narratives. Do you have a book coming out or out already (or in progress) that deals w Covid-19, long covid, lockdown, or other pandemic adjacent topics?

Treat yourself and support your writer and publisher community!!

I’m looking for 1-2 more writers to join a panel proposal for AWP for writers jumping genres. Did you start in one genre (and publish) and then hop to another? Specifically interested in folks who have moved into or out of CNF, or into poetry from prose.

'Baby’s parents had said Baby was no trouble, no trouble at all.' I love the way Harris takes her time in delivering Baby.

Awoke at four, because I worried I'd miss Ungodly Writers' Hour. I have ideas!

Honored my work is included, and with such wonderful writers!

'When I realized I was losing her I panicked. I threw myself onto the floor and began convulsing. Brian hated when I did this. It was wrong of him to presume what was and was not a real seizure.' Another Brigid Swanick joint, this one in L'Esprit Literary Review lespritliteraryreview.org/2024/04/14/lit…

Yu hu!

'Mother and Dad greet us as I turn off the car. They help unbuckle the boys and unload the car. My senses upgrade to high alert.' READ Gretch Sando in Pithead Chapel and feel your heart grow. pitheadchapel.com/gravity-2/

'Maybe someday I’ll be sitting out here, old and cranky, and there will be some kid to hand me rocks to throw at future fish.'

Aaaaaaand we're open for submissions!

Until May 8 (or until we reach 1,000 subs).

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Great and informative interview with THE Mike Cz!!!

Gooseberry Pie Lit has an empty queue and would love to read your six sentence stories. #microfiction
gooseberry-pie.com/gooseberry-pie…

At the basis of a beautiful life are compassion and friendship. When we work within both we are accepting. We dote. We give. We see with such love that no one can feel shame, fear, regret under its care. Let’s build a beautiful life being compassionate and being great friends. ❤️