Cris

Best finish in Writing Battle so far. I can't wait to revise this story and sub it out.

Intake Incomplete

A biopunk story about bureaucracy, memory, and the cost of remaining compliant.

#writingbattle #shortstorycompetition
#biopunk #shortstory #shortstorywriter

Final results are out later this afternoon, and while I'm thrilled to make the Thrilling 32, I think this where my story's journey ends in Writing Battle.

I love the story though. It's definitely getting a deep revision this week and getting subbed out.

#writingbattle #contestgoblins

In January, I received 15 rejections, 2 acceptances, and one hold from various magazines. I love this blackout poetry idea from @moirariom.bsky.social so I started doing it this year. Not all rejections spark blackout joy, but these did.

#blackoutpoetry #rejectionletters

😂

Finished my first Furious Fiction entry of 2026 ✨

This month’s story had to be set at a luxury resort.

Which would you choose?

🏖️ Beach | ⛷️ Ski | 🧘 Wellness | ⛳ Golf

#furiousfiction #flashfiction #shortstorycontest

2026 is the year I stop drinking coffee again. Because I'll almost always choose tea. Iced. Hot. Green. Black. Earl Grey. Ginger-mint (preferably made with fresh ginger and mint). Green. Chai. All tea is good.

I'm pretty happy with that and looking forward to more acceptances and contest placings in 2026.

#writersofinstagram #shortstorywriter #writinglife #amwriting #yearinreview

Congratulations!!

It's a Top 32 finish for my plant-based sword and sorcery story in Writing Battle. It did much better than I thought it would and is my highest-placing WB entry of the year. Also, received some good and actionable feedback that I'll put to good use when I revise this one.

Congratulations! Such a well-deserved win!!

That's awesome! Congratulations!

Shelfie time! 📚✨ This is just one of the many places my books hide — my TV console doubles as a tiny library. I’m painting my living room so I can finally build a whole wall of shelves, but for now the books live wherever they can squeeze in. 😄

#writingcommunity #shelfie #writerslife #booklover

Exeter's story is fabulous. Go check it out!

So amazing!

Not the showing I'd hoped for, but across two contests I've created a world I want to explore more and characters with a story begging to be told. And that's a win. #contestgoblin #shortstory #writinglife

The length. Just 500 words. I'm of an age that writing by hand is more natural than typing. 😂 I don't do it for longer stories; I end up editing and forgetting what I wrote then typing out new stuff and making a mess of things so longer pieces just get typed from the start

H-3: 10am. Took a play break outside.

Hour 2 (sort of?): 9am

The story has written itself. Time to type.

Yes. I do write the short ones by hand first.

#writerlife #twistedtournament #flashfiction

Have you seen those hour-by-hour day-in-the-life challenges. Yep, gonna try one today. Here's hour 1: 8am.

1. Soaking the orchids that don't live in a basket and bark.

2. Today's to-do list + prompts.

#dayinthelife #hourbyhour #gettoknowme #writerlife

You're the best! Thank you!

Coffee and a book. Currently reading the Florida Writers Association anthology (2025). One of my shorts makes an appearance though I'm mostly enjoying all the other stories in here.

Get a copy 👉 amazon.to/3WN4EEt

#floridawriters #shortstoryanthology #coffeeandabook #currentlyreading

I've procrastinated enough today. Time to go write.

Sometimes prompts do not spark joy. 😂 But I set my brain to the task while I slept, and it came up with an idea that (hopefully🤞) won't be done by everyone else participating this month.

September was rough 💔 Family health struggles + a new job meant writing slipped away. But today — a lift 🌸✨ Two of my poems were accepted by Hibiscus Lit Mag! Grateful, teary, and holding onto the reminder that words still find their place 🥹💌

#poetrycommunity #gratitude #writinglife

Snagged a runner-up because you deserve it! Congratulations!!🎉

I just submitted my entry for this month's Furious Fiction contest. We were prompted to use a famous landmark as a location, and I wonder...

What famous landmark would you choose?

(the one I chose is not one of these, btw)

#furiousfiction #contestgoblin @deankoorey.bsky.social

I've got outlines for a few others outside the contest based on these prompts. Lots of fun!

I love these prompts!

I see what you did there with the darlings. 😂

Writing Battle results ✅
TL;DR submitted ✅
Furiously drafting for Furious Fiction ✅

My goal for @notquitewrite.com in April was a shoutout. Mission accomplished.
This one has a new title - "The Bag Stops Here" - another 450 words and has been subbed out to find a new home.