Suzanne Hicks

Thanks, Sarah! 💜

Congrats to you as well, James! And the feeling is mutual! 💜

Thank you! 😊

Thanks, friend! And to you, too! 💜

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I see one of mine on this list! Congrats to all who made the shortlist and good luck!
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Thanks for reading and sharing, Pat! 💜

Suzanne Hicks | Jackpot

“… arms raised as we howl like coyotes, imagining the neon lights still burn, certain we can hear the rush of jingling coins …”

@suzannehicks.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social www.claudineliterary.com/suzannehicks

Delighted to have a micro in the latest issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social! Many thanks to EIC @dehardy.bsky.social, Claudine, and all the interns 🐈‍⬛

I wrote this one in a @smokelong.bsky.social workshop 😊

Coming to a MONDAY near you!

@suzannehicks.bsky.social @mspicone.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social @alcrisp.bsky.social @swethaamit.bsky.social @jrfenn.bsky.social

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Oh, Sarah, I’m so sorry. Sending 💜 to you.

Temple in a City literary journal Creative nonfiction Driving To the Next Thing While Neurodiverse by author Sumitra Singam. Published in Temple in a City literary journal.

"And yes, Amma, I am a bit nervous about the next thing because it is new and I don’t like new things.”

@pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social

Casino Woman/Tamil Girl by Sumitra Singam - CRAFT Paati has put the TV on in the back room to keep us kids out of the way of the prayers. On the veranda, Appa sits shirtless before the homam fire chanting in Sanskrit after the priest. An ancient…

Super chuffed to have a piece in dream venue Craft. “For his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and all the males in a long line to Sage Atreya himself.” 🧡 to any girl who’s been choked by homam smoke before www.craftliterary.com/2026/02/20/c...

Obituary: Sisters, an Artless, Sideways List  - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash by Koss Co-opted familial narratives, blood shares, habits and Band-Aids; Facebook fuck-offs; shallow/egg trays; three monkeys, vapor. Those were my socks you s...

“Those were my stories you stole.”

@kossworks.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

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On a Ghostlight Night - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Avi Theret on Unsplash by Pat Foran Fresh off a ghostlighting incident that left him clear-eyed and cold, the horse we rode in on didn’t seem to mind that we didn’t seem to know what we signe...

“… the horse we rode in on didn’t seem to mind that we didn’t seem to know what we signed up for.”

@pdforan.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

Issue 40 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Artwork by Leila Pontiga Stories ARTIST CREDIT: Leila Pontiga is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, designer, and educator whose work moves fluidly between several media. Trained across design, art e...

Read latest issue Gooseberry Pie w/wonderful work by @sherrieflick.bsky.social
Karen Craigo @kossworks.bsky.social @patforan.bsky.social @laurabesley.bsky.social
@andreamarcusa.bsky.social
@sandraarnold.bsky.social
@happilander.bsky.social
@amymarques.bsky.social

Huge congrats, Jenny! 🎉💜🎊

"Years later, when she asked me if I believed in Jesus Christ, my answer uncertain, she told me, The Lord wants you hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, he will spit you out."

Love this micro by @suzannehicks.bsky.social in @inshortlit.bsky.social!

Thanks for reading and sharing, Chelsea! 💜💜💜

Thanks so much, Jenny! 💜

Ha! Who wants to edit this anthology? I’m sure they would be flooded with submissions! 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks, Chelsea! 💜 It was jarring.

Thanks, Elizabeth! 💜

Thanks so much, Cole! 💜 And, yikes! 😢

Thanks, Elena! 💜

Thanks so much, Sudha! 💜

Suzanne Hicks

I have a CNF micro in the new issue of @inshortlit.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC Steph Liberatore and all at In Short!