Melissa Llanes Brownlee

The Guy I Dumped In The Iowa Cornfields On The Way To His Grandparents’ House - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Amr Taha™ on Unsplash by Melissa Llanes Brownlee  The guy I dumped in the Iowa cornfields became my boyfriend in my senior year of high school and I let him steal me from his friend, the nice...

“… and I let him steal me from his friend, the nice one, because I wasn’t nice and neither was he. The sex was at-the-beach-and-in-the-McDonald’s-bathroom-and-behind-the-bleachers fun.”

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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Thank you so very much Pat 🥰

YouTube video by Melissa Llanes Brownlee weekly ukulele video 🥰❤️ (December 8, 2025)

weekly ukulele video 🥰❤️

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Two Micros by Melissa Llanes Brownlee Tweezer Your hair is going gray but you don’t want to dye it yet. That would admit defeat. I part its darkness in uneven rows, with a comb, starting in the front and working my way to the back, hun…

"Tweezer" is one last story I have to share by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social , because this one made me want to scream. It triggered my own memories of similar situations, and how hard it is to meet a mother's expectations. #flashfiction #microfiction

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I don't think I can even tell you how angry this story made me. By @lumchanmfa.bsky.social in Parentheses Journal, and in her book "Bitter Over Sweet." #flashfiction

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A Ghost under the Kitchen Sink by Melissa Llanes Brownlee Sami’s mom has Sami’s bed facing away from the door because that’s how the devil enters your body when you are asleep and the devil would like nothing better than to possess a girl like you from yo…

All the ways your parents use fear to control you! Read "A Ghost Under the Kitchen Sink" by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social in (mac)ro(mic) here: macromic.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/a...
And then go buy her book "Bitter Over Sweet", which is where I read this story first.
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Linda!! Thank you so very much 🥰🥰🥰

Awwww thank you so very much Linda ❤️❤️❤️

Bitter Over Sweet - Melissa Llanes Brownlee — Santa Fe Writers Project Product Details: Paperback : 142 Pages ISBN : 9781951631512 Cover design: Gwen Grafft About the Book: Hawaiian native Tita works to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and abuse, only to rea...

I've just finished reading "Bitter Over Sweet" by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, published by @sfwp.bsky.social . And it's amazing. I want everybody to read it. But flash writers especially can learn from the stories in this book; there might actually be magic at work here.

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Fantastic interview! @tcboudreau.bsky.social talks to @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her new collection Pardon me for Moonwalking for @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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Thank you @claudineliterary.bsky.social for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nomination!! Congratulations and good luck to my fellow nominees ❤️❤️❤️

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Honored to celebrate our BMF nominees!
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Prairie Schooner Pub, Acceptance from SoFloPoJo and Bitter Over Sweet Reviews — Melissa Llanes Brownlee I know that I have already celebrated all over social media but yay for my micro, “No Be Like Those Kine Men,” being in Prairie Schooner! I know many of you know that I have been aiming high with my w...

weekly talk story about @prairie-schooner.bsky.social pub, acceptance from @soflopojo.bsky.social and Bitter Over Sweet reviews (pretty please)...

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My pleasure!! Whatever I have learned on my journey I am more than happy to share 🥰❤️

Wonderful!!

Mizuki Yamamoto — Does It Have Pockets Receipt | Bath House | Molting Season

Three little 🤏🏻 micros from yours truly are up in the December issue of @doesithavepockets.bsky.social! Thank you to Camille and the editorial team! ✨

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Woooohooo!! Happy Book Day!!

Out TODAY, or so I'm told.

Oh yeah?!? Are you bringing it with you? 😂

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