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@mcdolan.bsky.social

I am angry about the nitrate levels in Iowa’s drinking water. My writing has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Strange Horizons, Maudlin House, and Paragraph Planet.

91 Followers  |  302 Following  |  15 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024  |  1.3758

Latest posts by mcdolan.bsky.social on Bluesky

I loved this! Thank you.

06.02.2026 01:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@ezhang77.bsky.social these drawing make my day every time I open Bluesky.

31.01.2026 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The fact that I got my submission in might be my top writing achievement of 2026.

31.01.2026 17:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people” - Martin Luther King.

19.01.2026 21:22 — 👍 470    🔁 88    💬 118    📌 5
History Lesson by Leon Hedstrom I was camped out on the steppe, trying to tame wild horses. I had recently invented both the saddle and the rope. You were busy building a city where brother killed brother. I tried to reach you via s...

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This was my introduction to Leon Hedstrom, and my life has been better for it.

18.01.2026 18:19 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Day one of the #StaffordChallenge complete. Not the best thing I’ve ever written, but I feel good about showing up.

18.01.2026 00:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Same. I’m pretty bummed about it.

14.01.2026 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So good. Thank you.

13.01.2026 19:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dear #WritingCommunity: can YOU write a story in just 75 words? EXACTLY 75 words? Paragraph Planet publishes one story - or novel extract - every day. Submit today www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php please share

06.01.2026 20:51 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

This is phenomenal. Thank you.

06.01.2026 00:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public.

“The real question isn’t whether this action was legal; it is what to do about its illegality.”

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03.01.2026 15:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Is it not brave to be unhinged?

03.01.2026 14:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My Career Has Croaked: Oversaturation in the Anthropomorphic Frog Fiction Market All the best anthropomorphic frog stories have already been written, yet I carry on. My favorite was the one about the would-be Olympic decathlete who unsuccessfully petitioned the IOC to recognize th...

Thank you @maudlinhouse.bsky.social and @mallorysmart.bsky.social for publishing this.

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01.01.2026 17:34 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Love this. Congratulations.

28.12.2025 21:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today. A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map

"I often wonder if James Joyce would let me call him
'Jimmy.'" by Chris Dolan @mcdolan.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writing #writingcommunity

26.11.2025 19:21 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve begun micro dosing NyQuil.

27.10.2025 01:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m really disappointed that neither of us had a thumb tucked through a belt loop nor a fanny pack.

11.10.2025 23:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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11.10.2025 22:51 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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