Hey Substack reads! There's not much of fiction in these posts, so I just wanted to plug our little corner of the internet here. I write daily micro-fiction prompts to keep people writing even on days when the inspiration runs low, and my latest weekly issue of the Batch (which is a compilation of the stories written on said prompts) included 83 writers. So I thought that is a cool Substack moment for you to check out! :)
It’s annoying that I subscribe to this, and I didn’t get it in my feed until I saw this prompt about a prompt. It's time to start muting the noise and streamlining my feed again.
For anyone whose interest is piqued by that beautiful painting from French artist Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) there's a wonderful fictionalized account of her life that I read for the BookLife Prize this year - Marta Molnar's "Girl Braiding Her Hair" - it was wonderful!
We lost our home to a house fire Father’s Day weekend back June 2014. We had gone to our park trailer in VA to prep it for spending summer there. Just past 11pm security pounded the door. Had turned the flip phone off going to bed. It was a sleepless night. Fire started in the basement back home. Unknown origin. We bugged out in the am. The next year was tumultuous. Not even the Red Cross came after. Finally the following June we moved back in. So much was lost forever. It’s a feeling no one rich or poor should ever fear but we did. We pray for NC & CA their losses that will in some of the cases lost forever.
Having lived alongside the horror of several fires in the Yosemite area and moved away to more relative safety, I find myself wondering why LA gets SOOO much more attention than those fires. “Famous and nowhere” or never gonna be famous in the middle of “nowhere” national park.
Like @Miguel S. Said, more fiction, please! Miguel always has great stuff, as well as the stackabouts by @E.K. MacPherson and the top in fiction compilations by @Erica Drayton.
Hey, Substack Reads. Each week I’m publishing great essays at Oldster Magazine and Memoir Land. I’d love to see some of it featured here. Here is knockout piece from Memoir Land this week: https://memoirland.substack.com/ And here’s another recent stellar piece from Oldster: https://oldster.substack.com/p/the-obituary Thanks for considering my magazines.
I just moved my writing to Substack and I'm loving the vibrant community here! I write serial fiction about secret animal worlds that exist in the margins of our world, my writing process and journey, and cats, cats, cats -whiskers and toe beans, anyone?
Six friends assemble at mysterious Loch Kaille for a 25th birthday celebration. When one of them is found dead after a violent storm, the survivors begin to suspect and then turn against each other.
Substack readers can decide the story and characters’ fates via polls in this interactive story!
Here it is April 5th and while the world is laughing at the US and their idiotic president and the people are out protesting everything the orange idiot has done, what’s our fearless leader doing to right the ship, he’s out on the golf links for the 3rd day in a row trying to win his, what is it, 20th tournament in a row I’d like to be a fly on that golf bag experiencing how many mulligans he takes every game and how many balls he kicks back into play from out of bounds or behind trees If he plays golf as well as he runs the country, he’s for sure cheating every chance he gets The lying cheating sack of dog growl.
Hey Substack reads! There's not much of fiction in these posts, so I just wanted to plug our little corner of the internet here. I write daily micro-fiction prompts to keep people writing even on days when the inspiration runs low, and my latest weekly issue of the Batch (which is a compilation of the stories written on said prompts) included 83 writers. So I thought that is a cool Substack moment for you to check out! :)
https://open.substack.com/pub/fictiondealer/p/copy-the-batch-of-micro-fiction-34?r=2l54ej&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
This is a ton of fun. Highly recommend ❤️
It’s annoying that I subscribe to this, and I didn’t get it in my feed until I saw this prompt about a prompt. It's time to start muting the noise and streamlining my feed again.
Yeah, Substack Reads, why is that?
Certainly
For anyone whose interest is piqued by that beautiful painting from French artist Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) there's a wonderful fictionalized account of her life that I read for the BookLife Prize this year - Marta Molnar's "Girl Braiding Her Hair" - it was wonderful!
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We lost our home to a house fire Father’s Day weekend back June 2014. We had gone to our park trailer in VA to prep it for spending summer there. Just past 11pm security pounded the door. Had turned the flip phone off going to bed. It was a sleepless night. Fire started in the basement back home. Unknown origin. We bugged out in the am. The next year was tumultuous. Not even the Red Cross came after. Finally the following June we moved back in. So much was lost forever. It’s a feeling no one rich or poor should ever fear but we did. We pray for NC & CA their losses that will in some of the cases lost forever.
Having lived alongside the horror of several fires in the Yosemite area and moved away to more relative safety, I find myself wondering why LA gets SOOO much more attention than those fires. “Famous and nowhere” or never gonna be famous in the middle of “nowhere” national park.
Like @Miguel S. Said, more fiction, please! Miguel always has great stuff, as well as the stackabouts by @E.K. MacPherson and the top in fiction compilations by @Erica Drayton.
Thank you Ashley!
1. The art, the painting and the oranges, was lovely.
2. The grieving physical aspects of our lives is valid and heartbreaking. Thanks for including this.
3. In the Holiday Guide edition of my Substack, I feature a phone cleanse guided weekend option!
Don't forget us humor writers and cartoonists! We are picking up momentum!
Hey, Substack Reads. Each week I’m publishing great essays at Oldster Magazine and Memoir Land. I’d love to see some of it featured here. Here is knockout piece from Memoir Land this week: https://memoirland.substack.com/ And here’s another recent stellar piece from Oldster: https://oldster.substack.com/p/the-obituary Thanks for considering my magazines.
I wrote a dark academia horror study in the style of an intro to a scholarly book -- love your emails, would so appreciate a shoutout!
https://hebrewhorror.substack.com/p/studies-in-idolatry
Hi! I'd love to share this piece. Thank you!
https://substack.com/home/post/p-153096064
I just moved my writing to Substack and I'm loving the vibrant community here! I write serial fiction about secret animal worlds that exist in the margins of our world, my writing process and journey, and cats, cats, cats -whiskers and toe beans, anyone?
Here's my most recent fiction installment: https://open.substack.com/pub/thecatsmeowued/p/shape-shifting-secrets-on-new-years?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4ghy1d
Thank you so much for including my collage in this week's selection. A massive honour! 💚
Hey all!
The Wicked Among Us:
Six friends assemble at mysterious Loch Kaille for a 25th birthday celebration. When one of them is found dead after a violent storm, the survivors begin to suspect and then turn against each other.
Substack readers can decide the story and characters’ fates via polls in this interactive story!
https://open.substack.com/pub/jackcroxall/p/interactive-story-the-wicked-among
Thanks all!
Jack x
Here it is April 5th and while the world is laughing at the US and their idiotic president and the people are out protesting everything the orange idiot has done, what’s our fearless leader doing to right the ship, he’s out on the golf links for the 3rd day in a row trying to win his, what is it, 20th tournament in a row I’d like to be a fly on that golf bag experiencing how many mulligans he takes every game and how many balls he kicks back into play from out of bounds or behind trees If he plays golf as well as he runs the country, he’s for sure cheating every chance he gets The lying cheating sack of dog growl.
Can you all help me get access to my dashboard please? I no longer have access to the custom domain on therefore I am blocked from everything. Thanks!
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