Nathan Willis

Processing: How Dan Chaon Wrote One of Us The author on historical fiction, writing villains, and the darkness of older children's literature

Here's a great conversation between @thelincoln.bsky.social and @danchaon.bsky.social about the eerie, spooky, enchanting new novel One of Us.

A flyer for a street side lit reading, featuring Camille U. Adams, Michelle Guerrero Henry, Aubrey Hirsch, Rax King, Sara Lippmann, Kate Tooley, and me! It shows the covers of our books and includes info about the reading: November 16 at 2pm at "Store Front West" (367 E 10th St, NY NY 10009)

NY friends, come hang November 16th!

@camilleuadams.bsky.social @michelleghenry.bsky.social @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @raxkingisdead.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social

Last chance to sign up!

Hi everyone! Some news! My @writingco-lab.bsky.social class, What We Found in the Forest is back October 4th! I've also joined Writing Co-Lab to offer my coaching services as well alongside some fabulous teachers and writers! www.writingco-lab.com/coaching-and...

I just read this story. Stunning.

Thanks so much, Pat, for reading and sharing this one! It is greatly appreciated.

“Angela’s mom suggests that I make a list of the things I am responsible for. It should be present tense.”

"This was the last person to leave her, but I was still the last to fail her."

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@eaaymar.bsky.social Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that you liked it, and can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind words.

Absolutely honored to have a new story up today in the fantastic @reckonreview.bsky.social.

Thank you so much, Meagan and Drew for giving this one a home.

Mystery note in story draft:

He put hummus on chickpeas and called it blond on blonde.

Authors will keep writing. If big publishing wants AI books, we will run our own presses and publish ourselves and each other. They want so desperately to outmode humans, but let's promise each other we won't give in.

“For Carrie, the first question is When, but Alexa declines, saying, “That time has never been available.” “

Love this one by Gary Fincke in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

Fantastic collection!

Sometimes You Can’t Help but Feel Like He Does These Things on Purpose • fiction from Carter Lappin Flames lick his arms and legs like an over-enthusiastic puppy. He’s broken the fire alarm with a broom—

I loved Carter Lappin's "Sometimes You Can’t Help but Feel Like He Does These Things on Purpose" most for the way it weighs the definitions of help and helplessness. Its imagery. How quickly it sets a scene and ashes it completely.

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Outlook Springs - OS 9 Nonfiction Extended Call! We love creative nonfiction in all its forms and variations. Send  us your memoirs. Send us your Montaigne-esque ramblings. Send us your  travel narratives, your lyrical essays, your personal essays, ...

Call for Submissions!

We have room in Issue 9 for more creative nonfiction! If you've got an essay burning a hole in your pocket, we have asbestos pockets!

This extension is only open for two weeks (ending on April Fools is timing, not a cheap joke!)

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Dan! Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and your kind words!

So excited to have a story up this week in the new issue of Swamp Pink!

It’s about family recipes, family guilt, and a ghost in a vault.

Thanks so much to Anthony Varallo for accepting it, & including it alongside the amazing writers in this issue.

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My flash fiction story “Vestito Rosso” is up in the new issue of swamp pink!

So excited to appear alongside the amazing writers in this fantastic issue!

swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/ves...

“This time he photocopies a page. He explains that it’s like looking up at the night sky and connecting stars.”

Blown away by this story by Martin Piñol in @hexliterary.bsky.social.

This. Write the shit you want to write.

15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Winter - Electric Literature As the temperatures drop, warm up with these heartfelt stories

Terrific list by Wendy J. Fox over at @electriclit.bsky.social ! Delighted to see @amystuber.com , @taracampbell.bsky.social and Tara Isabel Zambrano's books mentioned! electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...

Window closes 15th January 🪤

"Sometimes it means holding out for things you knew you were never going to get anyway,

My goal is to invite the pain."

Contributor Nathan Willis has three fascinating flash pieces published in BULL! Check them out here: https://buff.ly/4gPE99U

Thank you so much for sharing this!

a neon sign that says open on it Alt: a neon sign that says open on it; the O is in the shape of a red heart, and the letters P, E, and N are in pink; and the sign is bordered by blue neon so that it looks a traditional rectangular open sign.

also: friends, submissions are open for the Micro department over @theoffingmag.bsky.social! I would love to see your work! 10 - 560 characters per piece, up to 5 pieces per submission, & we pay contributors! plz tell your friends, hope to read from you soon! 🌊✨

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Necessary Fiction Submission Manager

We are now open to submissions on the theme of "Return." Regular submissions are closed for now.

This story began in my notes app with a concrete uterus. I figured that was too heavy for my main character. Thank you Allison Field Bell and The Rumpus for publishing this “lighter” version.

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Interested in becoming a submissions editor at SmokeLong? Volunteering to read for a literary journal is one of the best ways to improve one’s own writing. Read more here: www.smokelong.com/work-with-us/