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Julia Strayer

@juliastrayer.bsky.social

Writer. Animal lover. Not afraid of math. Wigleaf Top 50/Best Small Fictions Submissions Ed: SmokeLongQuarterly Stories at Glimmer Train, Kenyon Review online, Jellyfish Review, Atticus Review, Cincinnati Review, and others https://juliastrayer.com/

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Thanks, Brett!

05.10.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So thankful to @brettpribble.bsky.social for selecting my story for the Ninth Anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute! And I love Brett J Barr’s art 🦊🐈

05.10.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading and sharing!!

30.09.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mama Wanted by Julia Strayer

Thrilled to have β€œMama Wanted” up at @trampset.bsky.social today! Thanks to @jedwardkruft.bsky.social and the other editors for saying yes. And thanks to @megpokrass.bsky.social for the inspiration. trampset.org/mama-wanted-...

26.09.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such an amazing story @smokelong.bsky.social

26.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading and sharing!! πŸ₯°

26.09.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mama Wanted by Julia Strayer

"Mama wanted a house, so she stole one she found abandoned on the corner of Sycamore and Grant"

@juliastrayer.bsky.social's "Mama Wanted"

trampset.org/mama-wanted-...

26.09.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for reading and sharing! πŸ₯°

10.09.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading and sharing! 😊

16.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!! ☺️

10.08.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Jacqueline! πŸ₯°

10.08.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The rejections come in…the submissions go out…The rejections come in…the submissions go out…The rejections come in…the submissions go out…sometimes you cry…The rejections come in…the submissions go out…The rejections come in…the submissions go out…The rejections come in…the submissions go out…

05.07.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

I love when an older story is discovered πŸ₯°

05.07.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for dragging this little story out of the past! πŸ₯°
Still grateful to @wigleaf.bsky.social for giving it a home.

02.07.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Nadia!!

27.06.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing!! πŸ’•

27.06.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Perfect Pair - Fractured My husband has this idea to marry a laundromat and a bowling alley. β€œA perfect pair,” he says. β€œLike us.” He’s an idiot. Who’d want that? β€œThink about it. Now they wait for free, but we could clean up...

Thrilled to have a story at @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Thanks to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
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fracturedlit.com/a-perfect-pa...

24.06.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a great story!

21.06.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Pat!! πŸ’›

20.06.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading and sharing! 😊

11.06.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

08.06.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to the winners and finalists! πŸŽ‰

08.06.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!!

07.06.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading and sharing, Dan!!

07.06.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited to be in @havehashad.com!
Thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social for saying yes and to @megpokrass.bsky.social for the workshop that gave this piece its start.

07.06.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too!

03.06.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come on Down! by Julia Strayer My ex doesn’t know he’s my ex. I just packed and left. Headed east for an hour. It’s close to midnight and I’m cruising through a one-light town in his old Crown Vic on the way from nowhere to some…

I stopped writing flash for a few years while I worked on a longer project. I started again because it feels like coming home. I’m thrilled to have a story at @flashfrog.bsky.social Thanks @ericscottryon.bsky.social for choosing it and Alaina Hammond for the great art!
flash-frog.com/2025/06/02/c...

02.06.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s funny is that I’m minding my own business living life and this story is out being read, being talked about, and it never tells me. Thank you for telling me. You made my day! Glad to meet you too!

24.01.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to be on this list by @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social Grateful to @smokelong.bsky.social for publishing this story and @mattkendrick.bsky.social for Mondettes πŸ₯°

23.01.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thrilled to be on your list!! Looking forward to reading the others.

23.01.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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