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June Gemmell

@junegemmell.bsky.social

Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, Northern Gravy and National Flash Flood.

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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

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Poetry.

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*Such πŸ™„

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Temple in a City Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters

It’s easy to feel helpless against the enormity of world trauma. Sometimes it helps to write. Sometimes it’s a temporary lifeline between writer and words and words and reader.
We’re open for spring subs for another day or so. Joy issue always open for subs. But…
templeinacity.com/submit-writi...

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Submissions are open. Theme: Magic. Deadline: 28th February. Viridine Literary.

Submissions are open. Theme: Magic. Deadline: 28th February. Viridine Literary.

Last day to submit for our spring issue! Most responses have already been sent; the final ones will go out next week.

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The Scratch Mechanic is IN…
Come and get advice from Camilla Grudova, Harriet Armstrong, Rowe Irvin and Amber Medland!
10-2pm March 14th, @Foyles Charing Cross Road

www.foyles.co.uk/events/the-s...

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a man is running in a field with the words freedom written on the ground . ALT: a man is running in a field with the words freedom written on the ground .

Didnβ€˜t do what I was supposed to do, but did plan a workshop for next weekβ€˜s writing group (speculative fiction) so that was good. Allowed out of prison.

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General Issue Five Preloved Stories Stories labelled LISTEN IN THE BIN have audio versions SHORT STORIES Fool’s Springby David Henson β€œThis is nice,” my wife says as we seat ourselves at a window table with a v…

It's LAUNCH DAY! 🦝
Fifteen shiny new Trash Family delivering their most treasured words - Preloved Stories given a new home and lease of life πŸ’œ
Thanks again to @madeleinewrite.bsky.social for her reading assistance

Grab a cuppa, several biccies, and get stuck in.
trashcatlit.com/general-issu...

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Duch a visceral, powerful story, Tommy. Fantastic! πŸ–€

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a black and white photo of a smiling woman behind bars ALT: a black and white photo of a smiling woman behind bars

Locked in my study with chocolate and tea. Not allowed to come out til I’ve written some words. I may be here some time.

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Thank you @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving my piece a new home. This was my first published piece and seeing it again reminds me of why I write…

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Oh, this is GOOD Johannah!!
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a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words `` tomorrow is the day '' written on the screen behind him . ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words `` tomorrow is the day '' written on the screen behind him .

Do you have a short story (up to 3,000 words) ready for submission? Entries close TOMORROW for our open-themed international short story competition!
Prizes: Β£500/Β£200/Β£100

flash500.com/short-stories/

#amwriting #shortstory #WritingCommunity

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Sent myself an email & it went into the spam folder πŸ™

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Your prose flows like a river Andrew. Another fabulous piece of writing! Loved it! ❀️

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still can't get over how one of the neatest tricks of writing is writing the wrong thing and thinking "this is wrong" and fixing it to the right thing, but never really being able to write the "right" thing first

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Well done Shelley!!!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Our Trash Family Gallery has some new additions. Check out our Preloved Stories contributors - their words are coming tomorrow!

trashcatlit.com/trash-family...

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Subs open March 1st this, subs open March 1st thatβ€”out subs are ALWAYS open! We love February!! Get a response BY March 1st if u send work now :)

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Just two more sleeps until the Mini Bin opens for your microfictions 🦝

trashcatlit.com/microfiction...

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Waiting on my copy to drop through the door any time now. 😊
@tracieadams.bsky.social

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Not Finished Yet: Essays on the Rhythmic Beauty of a Life in Flux Buy Not Finished Yet: Essays on the Rhythmic Beauty of a Life in Flux: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a special event! Available at all the usual places.

Amazon: www.amazon.com/Not-Finished...
Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/not-finish...
Foyles: www.foyles.co.uk/book/not-fin...
Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/not-fin...

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I'm very late to post about this, but it was such a joy to host the online book launch for @tracieadams.bsky.social's wonderufl book "Not Finished Yet" last weekend. Wonderful readings from @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social @barlowadams.bsky.social

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Yeh, been a bit lazy. 🀭

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I'm participating in #MSWL day! I love crime, mystery, thrillers, a bit of horror, a bit of literary, bookclub, and True crime!

manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/to...

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One week from today I’ll be here

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Volunteer β€” Stand With Minnesota

No matter where you live, if you have any capacity to volunteer, we have a lot of unpaid folks helping administer rent and skymiles donations, and we need more support.

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Our latest issue is live!

Link in Bio.

Huge gratitude to all our amazing contributors.

❀️

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A Women's History Month montage in a grid layoutof pioneering women across STEM, education, science advocacy, and related fields. The portraits are primarily black-and-white or vintage-style photographs, celebrating trailblazers whose work advanced scientific discovery, engineering, computing, astrophysics, civil rights through education, and more. 

Top row (left to right):  Gladys West, mathematician and educator whose modeling of Earth's shape contributed to the development of GPS technology; Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist who discovered pulsars; Eleanor Roosevelt, humanitarian, First Lady; Chien-Shiung Wu, experimental physicist who disproved parity conservation.

Middle row (left to right):  Edith Clarke, pioneering electrical engineer, the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from MIT; Grace Hopper, computer scientist, mathematician, and U.S. Navy rear admiral who developed the first compiler; Marie Curie, two-time Nobel Prize winner in Physics and Chemistry for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity; Pearl Buck, Nobel Prize in Literature.

Bottom row (left to right):  Rosalind Franklin, chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose Photo 51 was essential to understanding the double-helix structure of DNA; Septima Clark, educator and civil rights leader; Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor (NGF); Gabriela Mistral, poet, educator, diplomat, and Nobel Prize winner in Literature.

#WomenInSceince #WomenInSTEM

A Women's History Month montage in a grid layoutof pioneering women across STEM, education, science advocacy, and related fields. The portraits are primarily black-and-white or vintage-style photographs, celebrating trailblazers whose work advanced scientific discovery, engineering, computing, astrophysics, civil rights through education, and more. Top row (left to right): Gladys West, mathematician and educator whose modeling of Earth's shape contributed to the development of GPS technology; Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist who discovered pulsars; Eleanor Roosevelt, humanitarian, First Lady; Chien-Shiung Wu, experimental physicist who disproved parity conservation. Middle row (left to right): Edith Clarke, pioneering electrical engineer, the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from MIT; Grace Hopper, computer scientist, mathematician, and U.S. Navy rear admiral who developed the first compiler; Marie Curie, two-time Nobel Prize winner in Physics and Chemistry for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity; Pearl Buck, Nobel Prize in Literature. Bottom row (left to right): Rosalind Franklin, chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose Photo 51 was essential to understanding the double-helix structure of DNA; Septima Clark, educator and civil rights leader; Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor (NGF); Gabriela Mistral, poet, educator, diplomat, and Nobel Prize winner in Literature. #WomenInSceince #WomenInSTEM

𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘒𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘳 π˜ͺ𝘡 π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘡𝘒𝘯π˜₯π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘭π˜₯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨π˜ͺ𝘒𝘯𝘡𝘴. ~Newton

Women's History Month starts Sunday. #celebrate #WHM

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