An infamous pirate known as the Raven carves out a fearsome reputation in the Caribbean. Rumors paint them as everything from a ferocious, wild man to a fire-breathing demon. But the Raven's far more deadly than a demon—a woman hell-bent on revenge. #PitMad #A #HF #T

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I’m losing my mind over this

Ok, big ask. Do you know the author/title of a short story where a garbage truck driver takes us through his small town and introduces us to everyone he knows from living there so long? I'm trying to show my students an example of how to introduce a lot of people quickly.

Fractured Lit invites writers to submit 250 word stories for our free mini-contest ending on 10/05/21. 10 winners will receive publication and a free entry to the Fractured Lit Anthology 2 contest judged by Deesha Philyaw Capped at 400 submissions! fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit

Cover art for my forthcoming chapbook!

Let’s get spooky! Join me and my creative writing students tomorrow morning for a horror writing conversation with Richard Thomas. You might even get a preview of his awesome new book “Spontaneous Human Combustion”!! DM me for the Zoom link.

"I said I was weeding, but really I was digging for my mom." Delighted to bring you "Mother Gardener," a new short story from Metaphorically Megan. identitytheory.com/mother-gardene…

I have a new story up at Identity Theory! identitytheory.com/mother-gardene…

A little humor for my #WritingCommunity

Can someone explain the will smith — Chris rock crazy that just happened?! There has to be bad blood there or something… amiright? #oscars

I love coffee. So much. So, so much.

"She started to lick things." new fiction: "What Happens On the One Year Anniversary of When You Went to Wake Your Sleeping Infant Only to Find He’s No Longer Breathing and the Doctors Tell You That It's Rare but These Things Happen" by Eric Scot Tryon pidgeonholes.com/2022/04/what-h…

Obsessed—OBSESSED!!—with this flash by @Rumaan in Wigleaf. wigleaf.com/201704minuet.h…

99% of parenting is just about providing snacks

@The_Arcanists's fall flash contest is now open with theme "Rest in Peace." Must have a speculative horror element. Early bird entry until August 12, Standard until September 24, late October 1. thearcanist.io/contest-alert-…

Ahhhh! Can’t wait!!

May writing update! I made the Micro Madness longlist with Flash Frontier and published a short story in the first issue of Inter et Inter. Woot! movingwordsart.wordpress.com/inter-et-inter…