Kathryn Kulpa

CALL FOR SUBS-CJ FALL 2025 ISSUE

Theme: "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked."

Where'd it come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a jukebox. Interpret however you like.

Story/CNF/Verse. Deadline: Sept 21

A ginger cat licks his cute little white paw.

Ian wants to wish you a happy #internationalcatday. 🌎🐈 But first, an important message from this paw.

I hope her name is Alice Mewper!

They like ‘em young, thuggish, & stupid.

A doe looks out from a stand of trees.

Deer friend! 💚 🦌

I know a lot of worse things are going on in the world, but that makes me so sad.

👇👇👇

Start August with a leap! I’m leading a weeklong intensive flash writing workshop through Cleaver magazine. Daily prompts, personal feedback. For info, visit cleavermagazine.com/classes/.

🎼 Well, I’ve got
two paws on the window
and the others are
perched on the cat tree! 🎶 🐾

I don’t think they are, sadly.

Historical flash. Sometimes I write it. Other times I read it. Any suggestions for journals where I might find such flash?
#flashfiction

Tuna Fish by Kathryn Kulpa - Longleaf Review "Tuna Fish" by Kathryn Kulpa in Flash Fiction | Issue 4, Fall 2018

Thanks for sharing! This one is new to me. So amazingly vivid! And speaking of tuna sandwiches, this was my Longleaf story. (CW for bullying)

longleafreview.com/k-kulpa/

Ugh,
So sorry. But I feel like these studies are constantly being revised. If it’s helping you, keep taking it until/unless you find something else that does the same.

A beautiful white cat with orange markings peers out from inside a box.

Farewell to sweetest and softest girl Molly, lover of boxes and hidey-holes, hoarder of catnip bananas, and ruler of her feline kingdom, 2011-2025. 🌈💙

Migraine medicine increases dementia risk??
No one told me this…😳

A wish for all of us. Hoping you find that balance soon.

A small grey and white dog stands on a garden path.

Mornings are for coffee and contemplation and sniffing the air. 🐶

Yes, except most kidnappers have better grammar.

Working on more insanely challenging (but fun) assignments for the August workshop!

These characters are so real, and I was rooting for them to make it. Details that pull you right in.

When it’s hot and the American music burns like a blister in the sun.

Clark Gable (charcoal grey & white) and Liam (ginger). Liam was my friend’s grandmother’s cat that I fostered when she moved into assisted living. He’s a foster fail now!

They will be snuggle buddies before you know it. Sending good kitty karma!

Four days to go before we close subs. Some great twists on the theme of 10 so far. See what you can cook up this weekend and send it our way!

Be bold 🌟 Be unique 😮 Give us your beautiful words 👌🏼

Up to 500 words
Theme of 10
Closes 15 July midnight BST
Sim subs ok

One of my favorite journals. Congrats!

This is Clark. Clark used to be a neighborhood stray, until he rolled his way into my heart. 💙 Going on 10 years now! Cat distribution system at its best. 💕🐈‍⬛

Yikes. Done! I haven’t been using it for months, but this is truly repugnant.🤮

It smells like victory.

KATHRYN KULPA: Father of Ash Flash Fiction by Kathryn Kulpa Dendrometer  Last fall’s acorns cracked under our boots. I leaned against my favorite tree, the one that looked like a tall lady wearing a belt. The belt told my…

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