WOLFSONG (stories) ROOTS OF THE BANYAN TREE (YA novel). Atticus, Citron, CRAFT, Dribble Drabble, Emerge, Ghost Parachute, Gooseberry Pie, New Flash Fic Rev, Pithead Chapel, RUBY Lit. Best Microfic, Best Small Fics, BOTN, Pushcart noms, Wigleaf longlist
Kathryn Silver-Hajo
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social has a way of holding life experiences up to the light where it explodes into a thousand brilliant, beautiful bits. Read her latest in @bulbregion.bsky.social. 💙💙💙
It's an honor to be featured in @mrbullbull.bsky.social again. I hope you'll give "Blizzard" a read. Thank you Ben for selecting this story that's close to my heart. 🙏💜🙏
Coming June 14th! Stay tuned!!!
“She is fine…” Read @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social’s haunting, unforgettable flash in Ghost Parachute.
Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Claudia! 💜💜💜
Thanks so much for sharing and for you kind comments, Claudia! Love yours as well! 🥳
Thank you, Matt for sharing and for your kind comments. I'm still kind of in shock about this win, honestly! 🙏
Thank you for sharing, Pat! 🌺🌺🌺
I'm still in a state of disbelief! So much brilliant, absorbing writing came out of this competition. I am deeply honored. Thank you again @jhhwriter.bsky.social and @danbillyc.bsky.social. Congratulations to all! 🙏💙🙏
My story won first prize in the @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social annual contest! So much flash brilliance in this special issue. Congratulations to all and huge thanks to @jhhwriter.bsky.social and judge @danbillyc.bsky.social . 🥳💜🤩
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Kathryn Silver-Hajo
Kathryn Silver-Hajo
First Place Winner 2026 Gooseberry Pie Writing Competition by Kathryn Silver-Hajo A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them, quizzical looks, triangulations, miles of w...
"Andy hides in the igloo the kids had built from snow up to their waists. He sees cars sliding, parents picking up children. But not his. He hears excited voices. 20 inches already! Traffic jammed… phone lines down. Now everyone’s gone." @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
“A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them …”
@kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/what-a-solit...
Thrilled to have 2 stories in the wonderful @bulbregion.bsky.social. Thank you @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social for giving them a lovely home ❤️
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June at sugarsugarsaltlit.substack.com 💛 @tracieadams.bsky.social , @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social
"A yellow shovel, red pail, sprawling clusters of sunbathers, bottles of beer, tattoos, rippling muscles, tiny, tangle-haired humans darting around"
Brilliant list piece from @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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First Place Winner 2026 Gooseberry Pie Writing Competition by Kathryn Silver-Hajo A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them, quizzical looks, triangulations, miles of w...
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"the sweep and churn of the ocean, its dark depth" Brilliant and heartbreaking, this prize winner @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social
"Traffic jammed… phone lines down. Now everyone’s gone. Andy wishes he hadn’t hidden, that someone had noticed. He starts walking, snow filling his boots, stinging his face." A snowy, riveting micro @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social
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Thanks, Pat. Also grateful to @brettpribble.bsky.social and Brett Barr!
1st Place annual writing competition
Congratulations @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social
“What a Solitary Bird Drifting on the Wind Might Have Witnessed When the Boy”
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Pat Foran
Two Stories — Claudia Monpere Six Sisters Wearing Flip-Flops in the Damp Hospital...
First Place Winner 2026 Gooseberry Pie Writing Competition by Kathryn Silver-Hajo A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them, quizzical looks, triangulations, miles of w...
First Place Winner 2026 Gooseberry Pie Writing Competition by Kathryn Silver-Hajo A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them, quizzical looks, triangulations, miles of w...
My story won first prize in the @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social annual contest! So much flash brilliance in this special issue. Congratulations to all and huge thanks to @jhhwriter.bsky.social and judge @danbillyc.bsky.social . 🥳💜🤩
gooseberry-pie.com/what-a-solit...
Matt Kendrick
First Place Winner 2026 Gooseberry Pie Writing Competition by Kathryn Silver-Hajo A parent on a beach blanket, another in the water, the space between them, quizzical looks, triangulations, miles of w...
“But Joanna is not standing at the sink, hollering scraps of songs. There is no sound of her shaking the dog’s leash, ‘Wannawalk?’ At night, her side of the bed is empty and smooth.”
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/june-2...
I She is fine, the nurse has assured him. And why would she lie? Joanna’s surgery is done. Hugh sits with her afterward in the recovery room. It is night and the rain mists down under the lights. The ...
