Steve C

kind of wanna watch PARANORMAL ACTIVITY on TV with commercial breaks.

sunny pharmaceuticals. breezy Botox. class action lawsuits: SA by guards in juvenile detention centers, SA by faculty at Rosemead High School. "Vote NO on PROP 50" etc.

something might happen to my brain but not sure what

pulled pork = meat mulch

a baby magician that gets really confused when things disappear

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

I Found a Stone Under My Skin by Amanda Parrack May 10th 9:58 pm I was brushing my hair when I noticed the top part of my head was tender. When I put my fingers through my hair searching for the tender spot, I stopped and felt the bump the size …

We're excited to announce Amanda Parrack as our nominee for the 2026 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers!

We published Amanda's story "I Found a Stone Under My Skin" in January: okaydonkeymag.com/2025/01/10/i...

her stuff is great! precise as a poet

our editors @stevexisxok.bsky.social and @autumnwatts.bsky.social are obsessed with developing your pieces🧐

...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE!
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...

That sucks dude.. Real sorry to hear

i was born in sweden, so they should induct me into the swedish academy. i will make sure an Asian lady wins for three years in a row

"you are taking in the human centipede of content from the very end of the line" is such a good way of describing AI

This flash is so good. Man.

Of course we love helping you live your best (literary) lives but did you know we're not too shabby as editors?

Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥

Free membership trials this month, details here:
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So excited to have a new story in one of my very favorite magazines today. Super proud of this one, and I hope you all like it.

here's one from the new EP... Door in the *nervous drummer counts off early* ... goddammit Travis

amazing how u pulled this off! the horror + heart

What do we think about the approach they shared?

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On Oct 19, 8PM ET we’ll chat with our fave writer of fables and tales @benloory.bsky.social✨

(I hear we might discuss the power of fable vs parable👀)

Link in bio!

It's a luxury to think politics aren't personal. The 'issues' affect us personally!

So how do we write about them in more personal ways?

Beyond anger or detached 'irony.' Beyond 'Good vs Evil.'

We asked @aaronburch.bsky.social + @jeffchon.bsky.social and they shared some great thoughts...

“How to Write Topical Without Getting Preachy”

ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.

Stoked for October! Let's do this💪

that's all of it🤷

13.1 Septillion Pounds by Emily Rinkema To help her sleep, we give the baby a basketball, a full-size regulation ball that my husband, CT, puts in her crib one night. He writes her name on it with a black Sharpie, bold letters like they …

ICYMI: "13.1 Septillion Pounds," flash fiction by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social:

100% is it cool to share your Discord comments on why it works as a (non) topical story? For the LMC newsletter

YouTube video by Damnably LIGHTERS - "Lost in Her Flowers"

Released worldwide today!
New single from @lighters_jp - "Lost in Her Flowers"
youtu.be/SBdBpmuE9DI?...

The cat is the best part of this cuz notice how it is NOT HELPING

But brilliant editor Autumn Watts will.

Graphic that looks like a web browser and a clicking mouse with the Okay Donkey mascot shown in the corner. Text reads, Best of the Net 2026 nominees: stories. A Reading List for the End of the World by Julia Rose Greider. I’ve Been Getting Letters from Santa for Twenty Years and All I’ve Learned Is He’s an Asshole by Nicola Koh.

Graphic that looks like a web browser and a clicking mouse with the Okay Donkey mascot shown in the corner. Text reads, Best of the Net 2026 nominees: poetry. Leaving the Wedding in a Fever by Cassandra Whitaker. The Signs by Gabe Montesanti. I have an existential crisis on realizing my reading list is finite by Karan Chambers. FLORIDA by ALUKAH. Bright Invitations by Dani Janae. When I Was a Bearskin Rug by Shagufta Mulla.

Our Best of the Net picks are in! 💻

Congratulations to Julia Rose Greider, Nicola Koh, @casswhit.bsky.social, Gabe Montesanti, @karanchambers.bsky.social, @poetalukah.bsky.social, @danijanae.bsky.social, and Shagufta Mulla.

Read the nominated works: okaydonkeymag.com/nominations-...

The Execution by Matt Barrett My uncle’s execution is set for two weeks from now, which bothers my mother, not because it’s too soon or that he doesn’t deserve it, but because it’s happening on a Sunday. How could they do it th…

Here's one that I like 🙂

okaydonkeymag.com/2024/07/12/t...

screenshot of Philip Baker Hall in Boogie Nights saying "I'm not a complicated man. I like cinema." edited to read "I'm not a complicated man. I like short stories."

Would you, yes you, like to review this pretty book at your favorite venue? Or, perhaps, interview its very pleasant* author?

*Ymmv

More blessed news?! We got a 5-step guide to writing a @jeffchon.bsky.social story!🫠

(Wouldn't it be fun to use as a writing prompt?)

If you missed our convo it'll live on in our Story Chat archives with addenda from editor on the piece @aaronburch.bsky.social. Pop in anytime to join in🤜🤛

Saving this for when I talk to lovely people who are so nice I just go 😮