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Let's talk about sex, baby! Leaping without looking; taking risks with our work

In today's rather frank Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social post, I consider the importance of taking risks with our work, and writing about what makes us uncomfortable.

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Shine is wonderful for sharing so many diverse voices from around the world 🙌

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We'll be sending out all responses to submissions for Issue 4 of Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social on Saturday 6th December. And yes, it will be me pushing the Big Red Button, same as usual!

Watch this space! Our decisions have been made, and we are ready to announce. Jennifer is setting up the responses now, and I know she'll be wincing at any rejections we unwillingly have to make.

@jmcm.bsky.social

Our Laura is having a Black Friday sale on her book!

Should be yellow. We know. We know.

Black Friday Sale!
Get your copy of Motherbunnet for only £7 including UK postage, until 00.00 on 29th Nov

DM for details

Review by the very kind @helenlaycock.bsky.social

The Dirigible is my go-to resource for encouraging poetry and reading poetry when I'm in school. A fantastic compendium of some of the best children's writers we have! @northernjim.bsky.social

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The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈

Repost as previous link broken.

Proud to have been nominated for a BOTN award this year.

Here's a working link to the poem:
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Do follow @samanthaterrell.bsky.social and look at the talented group of poets she's showcased in SHINE.

Fantastic isnt it? We've put our votes in!

You can submit up to 5 mags! And what's really cool, regardless of "winning," is that the tags y'all pick will help label the lit mags in Chillsubs for easier navigation and visibility!

Thank you to all who made tonight’s first Book Bag Open Mic Session. Absolutely stellar poetry throughout with incredible support and encouragement 🙏.

@gillbarr.bsky.social
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@helenlaycock.bsky.social
@jahshabby.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
@victoriaspires.bsky.social

YouTube video by DarleneLoveVEVO Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Official Music Video)

On Thursday, one of my trickiest students spent her break singing this while I strummed it on guitar. A small moment, but it cut through all the noise and reminded me why the work matters.
#MagicTeachingMoment

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A burning treeline glows against a pitch-black night sky, flames and smoke rising in the background. Leafless trees stand silhouetted in front of the blaze. Top left: The Broken Spine logo. Top right: "@thebrokenspine.co.uk". Bottom right text: "Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #NOFUTURE".

Last week was fire. This week? Ashes. #PoemsAbout #NoFuture starts Friday. Write ruin, hopelessness, rage. The end of days or just Tuesday. Don’t post early—fade into the feed. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Sign up for Saturday prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Cover of Peeling Apples by Alan Parry. The title is handwritten in black on a textured pale blue background, partially torn to reveal layered photographs underneath. Images include red apples on a wooden board, a cracked mug holding a cactus, a netted bowl of marbles on a lace doily, and a vintage photo of a young boy holding a football. The author’s name appears at the bottom in the same handwritten font.

My debut novella #PeelingApples is out now with @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social
A tender, unflinching bildungsroman tracing boyhood, loss, and becoming—
Order your copy: amzn.eu/d/angSgVq
I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.

wildfire scene, with bare trees silhouetted in front of roaring orange flames. The sky is blood-dark and hazy. The Broken Spine branding appears top left and right, and bottom right reads: "Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #NOFUTURE".

#PoemsAbout #NoFuture hits Friday. Write climate collapse, political burnout, joy lost in the algorithm. The ground beneath us is cracking. Draft now. Post Friday. Use Alt Text. Tag it or be lost. Sign up for more prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

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Jennifer has written a short substack post for the mag actually about how much we love you.

Take a look, see what it is all about.

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Vote for us here. If the mood takes you!
Vote for someone else if you want. But, do vote.

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Excited about this! Our editor Laura is proud to have a piece in it. These publications are always top quality and definitely worth buying. @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

“Winter hides in my heart…” A glimpse of the stories inside Soot & Boots. Out this month. #SootAndBoots

We cannot thank @hool415.bsky.social enough!

Hullo and hey… do show some love for @frazzledlit.bsky.social and poetry editor extrodindibaire @lozzawriting.bsky.social by voting for them for the Chill Subs Best Lit Mag awards. Give this already mighty publication an added leg-up! It only takes 10 seconds…!

We're not saying you need to nominate us, but there must be a lit mag out there hou can vote for in this!
@chillsubs.bsky.social

We are busy busy reading your words! Loving every second.

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Same image of rows of military dog tags hanging down in a cluster. Some catch the light, others sink into shadow. Branding remains top left (The Broken Spine logo), top right (website), and bottom right text reads: "Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #DOGTAGS".

#PoemsAbout #DogTags drops Friday. Write into memory, sacrifice, names etched or erased. Tags on a chain, weight on a neck. Post from Friday. Use Alt Text. Always tag it right. Prompts hit inboxes Saturdays: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Our editor Laura is over the moon to be part of this book published by @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for Book Week Scotland. Pick up your free copy if you see it around!

We're not saying you need to nominate us, but there must be a lit mag out there hou can vote for in this!
@chillsubs.bsky.social

Writers! Who are the best litmags of 2025? CHILL SUBS®

It’s back 😏

Nominate Your Favorite Lit Mags of 2025 through this form ⬇️

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Let’s love on some editors, folks. They freakin’ deserve it!

Our editor Laura is over the moon to be part of this book published by @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for Book Week Scotland. Pick up your free copy if you see it around!

I'm over the moon to announce that my novellete Athena's Shadow will be published by Tir Literary Magazine @tirmag.org in early 2026, along with an audio version of it!

I love this story and couldn't be happier to see it getting out into the world in this form!