I'm so grateful for this news and the kindness shown to this story. Thank you gigantic sequins

what a beautiful and tender story from @torpor_chamber in the latest issue of SmokeLong Quarterly smokelong.com/stories/wolf-h…

"Recently, I have come to the view that it takes more discipline to withhold from a project until the appropriate moment. To trust and to wait." theguardian.com/books/2024/sep…

Friday is the perfect day to spend time with Pegah Ouji Caitie Karasik @KaseybWriter max pasakorn แม็ก ภาสกร 🦄 Moshtaba Sean Carlson and Hallel Yadin in our spectacular September issue! buff.ly/2Z36noR

thank you! Tiny Molecules

Not only is this story beautifully crafted, the topic it tackles, how parent's worldviews shape the minds of young ones is so profound. Matt Kendrick ghostparachute.com/issue/december…

"'Leaving is overrated,' I replied, a meteor stuck in my throat." Don't miss Pegah Ouji's poignant flash in our September Issue, IN THE NAME OF THOSE OPTIMIST IRANIAN FOOLS: buff.ly/47uma4X

Thank you Eleonora Balsano for the invitation to this lovely conversations on topics so close to my heart. It was a pleasure.

"Negative capability describes a state of mind in which the writer or artist, in their pursuit of beauty, truth, or “the sublime,” embraces uncertainty, complexity, contradiction, or mystery in that pursuit." writers.com/negative-capab…

Friends of Mahvash Sabet and activists around the world are holding a Twitter storm for her today: join it to add your voice! Mahvash Sabet must not be sent back to prison. #FreeMahvash

On 30 December 2024, Paridokht Shojaie Baghini, a #Bahai from #Kerman was transferred to prison to begin her 25-month sentence. Arrested in July 2023, she faced charges that initially resulted in #fines and #restrictions. However, the verdict was later overturned, and she was

"Do we need a man? I want to ask her, but her eyes are bright like poppies in summer heat." We're so excited for the return of #FlashFictionFridays, starting with "The World According to my grandmother" by Pegah Ouji. 🌱 Read it in #TheMargins: aaww.org/the-world-acco…

A new flash fiction story in aaww-nyc.bsky.social born, as always, in SmokeLong Quarterly

Fariba Kamalabadi in Her 14th Year of Imprisonment Baha’is have always been oppressed by the Islamic Republic. They have witnessed and endured torture, solitary confinement, imprisonment, confiscation of their property, denial of education and employment, executions, and even

On 27 February 2025, it was learned that Mrs. #AnisaFanaian was summoned to serve her sentence, despite her appeal being under review. In late 2023, she was sentenced to 16 years, later reduced to 8 years in December 2024. The sentence includes seven years for “disrupting

I have a new story called A fire of her own that's now live at Your Impossible Voice yourimpossiblevoice.com/a-fire-of-her-…

Our Spring 2025 Issue is in bloom! peatsmokejournal.com FLASH 🌷Fiona McKay 📚HAS TWO BOOKS OUT!📚🏳️‍⚧️ally🏳️‍🌈 🌷Ani King 🌷Pegah Ouji 🌷Stephen Mirabito 🌷J. Condra Smith FICTION 🌷Jamey Gallagher 🌷@manateevanity 🌷Brian Lynch 🌷Alan Ackman 🌷Ea Anderson

It's very kind of Writing Workshops to share the news of one of my forthcoming stories with Joyland Publishing many thanks to Chaya Bhuvaneswar and others in the class who helped me with the story. writingworkshops.com/blogs/news/cel…

A new flash piece published today! jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/fla…

Read Pegah Ouji 's mind-reeling "Hayoula" on our site! "She reads her daughter’s books twice, running her index finger along the edges, hoarding all the paper cuts for herself.  She scours the pages for Hayoula claw prints..." Art: “Llorando a Rodón en Butoh; 2” by Jorge Luna