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.
