Sounds great!
18.09.2025 19:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@kmelkes.bsky.social
Author. Ginger. Potty mouth. #workingclasswriter Award-winning short fiction writer. Editing debut novel. Also writing tutor & editor. http://linktr.ee/kmelkes https://kmelkes.substack.com
Sounds great!
18.09.2025 19:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"In just five paragraphs, this story distils an intense, ambiguous encounter between an emergency room nurse and an injured jockey into a layered and ambiguous meditation on vulnerability and masculinity, intimacy and maternal care, the real and the magical..."
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Rewriting Ideas on Editing - the latest FREE post on my Writing Talk Substack, about letting go of the binary idea of writing, then editing, and how there is a messy middle place of redevelopment, rewriting and re-visioning.
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Want to spend 90 minutes playing around with different voices?
Come join me next Saturday at 9 BST for "I Hear Voices" where we'll ponder the levels of voice, the constellation of tonal influences, and stuff like authenticity and balance:
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Thanks Jo. It was certainly a new challenge writing for radio!
29.08.2025 17:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I loved the way you drew out your characters and made us care - with almost no backstory - and in such a tiny space of words :)
17.08.2025 08:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Really grateful for your kind words - and for listening to the story!
29.08.2025 17:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Listened to this wonderful story this morning. So beautifully written.
27.08.2025 16:48 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Thanks so much for listening and posting Kik
29.08.2025 17:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Incredible storytelling by @kmelkes.bsky.social here ๐ฎ
26.08.2025 12:52 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0And if you need more, here's (ahem) something from me - not from this summer, but I did my best to squeeze all the essence of summer into it - don't know how much longer it'll be available, so do listen if you get the chance ๐ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
16.08.2025 14:20 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1Thanks so much for listening and the shout out Jo!
17.08.2025 07:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It found a home! Glad to have helped Angela.
15.08.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My 70s Gene Simmons story just dropped! Thank you @flashfictiononline.bsky.social and thanks to my @smokelong.bsky.social , @jdclappwrites.bsky.social and @kmelkes.bsky.social for earlier feedback and for generally enabling my foolishness! www.flashfictiononline.com/article/i-wa...
15.08.2025 10:29 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Looking forward to joining a roster of writing luminaries at the international Geneva Writers Conference in November. Hope to see some familiar faces there!
11.08.2025 17:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Happy to share my August writing prompt on From the Bookshelf. Enjoy!
01.08.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The first instalment of my Microdosing Fiction series. The premise is simple: I take a short fiction text and provide some thought and insights on specific elements of craft. Big benefits from small amounts.
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Congratulations to WestWord Prize 2025 winners @quickasaflash.bsky.social, @joycebingham.bsky.social, Charlie Swailes and everyone on the shortlist. Thank you for trusting me with your work โ what a fantastic selection of stories! ๐๐๐
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Our annual contest opens for submissions August 1st! This year's guest judge is Andrew Porter. Keep an eye out for our Q&A with Andrew soon.
Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
Final shoutout to the workshop hosts who gave me so much to write about.
@kmelkes.bsky.social
@judehiggins.bsky.social
@shelleyr-j.bsky.social
@vanessageb.bsky.social
@farhanashaikh.bsky.social
and the readers, my God, so much to love and be inspired by.
Thank you FFF2025, I loved it ๐
Good to see you Rachael - albeit briefly!
20.07.2025 10:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0As Bookbanks new Ambassador Iโd like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks.
Please share and support if youโre able :)
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Thanks so much Elizabeth, appreciate it!
17.07.2025 13:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thatโs galling. โน๏ธUnfortunately I think the BBC have changed or are changing their access to BBC Sounds for overseas listeners - something to do with licencing. I thought maybe it might be on BBC.com or the app, but clearly not easy to findโฆ
16.07.2025 09:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0You're invited to our Master Series interview and reading with Aimee Bender on August 9th! This event is free! And we'll be giving away lots of books. Sign up through the SmokeLong Shop by "purchasing" this event for $0 dolares!
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This is gloriously weird! Rockstars of flash writing together in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social โIf she is not present, he must go and find another one.โ
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
Go straight to small independent publishers eg Rose Metal Press, Ad Hoc Fiction etc.
it doesnโt normally matter if the pieces have been previously published as single flash fiction. My collection had a mix of new and published pieces.
Wow, thanks so much Patricia!
15.07.2025 18:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0No, donโt even know I could have them! I do wish Iโd asked for a burst of interlude music between the sections, but we live and learn.
Fingers crossed we both get some more opportunities for radio, Iโd love to give it another go!
Thanks so much Dan, really appreciate you listening.
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