It’s funny because that’s EXACTLY how I feel reading your stories, especially the ones in 3:AM and Some Words. (Also, looking back, your piece that I’m looking forward to publish in The Bulb Region soon!)
There's a slyness to the voice in these that I really like. There's something sneaky going on between the narrative voice and the "authorial voice" or the voice of the story, somewhere behind the narrative voice, if that makes sense
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“A sudden thought: I could go punch Riley in the face right now.
A sudden thought: I could punch anyone in the face, at any time.”
Don’t miss J.D. Strunk’s brilliant short story, “Riley,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Riley-by-J-D...
“It was a family joke, the bizarre fears of Penny, our younger daughter. Penny was afraid of rabies, and in particular of rabid bats.“
Find two new micros by the one and only Kim Magowan (@kimmagowan.bsky.social) in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Two-Stories-...
Before tomorrow’s new rendition, don’t miss The Bulb Region writer Casey Jo Graham Welmers’ beautiful prose piece, “Why and How We Should Steal Pee-Wee Herman’s Bike (Again),” in the great @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social.
dailydrunkmag.com/2025/07/26/w...
We published Brett at BWR last year, and his story with us rocks, but this story is the stuff of dreams
Two new pieces will go live on the website tomorrow, but before then, make sure to read The Bulb Region writer Brett Hymel Jr.’s hilarious short story, “Self-Care,” in Cincinnati Review.
www.cincinnatireview.com/special-feat...
“When he was very young, he had watched his mother get carried off by a hawk. It seemed to him that cruelty came out of nowhere, with its power to change everything.”
Read Brett Hymel Jr.’s fantastic short story, “Two Mice,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Two-Mice-by-...
“We zoom in on his face, tiny charcoal eyes and nose smooshed into a furry head. This is how we freeze him in time, a bug in amber.”
Find Casey Jo Graham Welmers’ mindblowing short story, “The Prince,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/The-Prince-b...
Before tomorrow's new installment, take the time to read The Bulb Region writer Todd Dillard's (@toddedillard.bsky.social) wonderful poem, "Pear Snow," published in Guernica.
You can also listen to Todd reading his poem on this link:
www.guernicamag.com/pear-snow/
We return with two new pieces on the website tomorrow, but before that happens, we recommend you give a read to this lovely short story by The Bulb Region writer Masha Shukovich, "Things with Souls," published in Wordpeace.
wordpeace.co/archives/cur...
"I gobbled a chandelier one crystal at a time, slurped them like oysters, just to get her to kiss me at midnight. Easy, Mikey, they say. But there is no talking me out of Ella. Pedals, spokes, handlebars. I chop them into bits and lay them out."
@keersteemack.bsky.social + @bulbregion.bsky.social !
Thanks a lot for the shoutout! ❤️
We're starting ACCOMPLSIHMENT SUNDAY with some poetry 💕 Contributor @toddedillard.bsky.social has three beautiful poems in @bulbregion.bsky.social. Find them here: buff.ly/oGgwNbn
Delighted to have you onboard, Eileen! ❤️
Happy for an acceptance from the lovely @bulbregion.bsky.social and grateful for the friendly, speedy turnaround! ☺️🙏
Cool news: I got an acceptance from @bulbregion.bsky.social
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NEW POEMS BY ME!!!!
big thanks to @bulbregion.bsky.social for including this batch and another to come soon
If someone tried to rob me of this life / I’d tell them how much I love you
Thanks for reading and sharing, Samuel! ❤️
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“My husband is not a man you can just leave, so I start leaving parts of him instead.”
Read Masha Shukovich’s wonderful short story, “Runner,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Runner-by-Ma...
“The moon is a white bowl
the God of Children Finally Asleep
has given me to dry.
My only towel is your hair.”
Find three brilliant poems by the one and only Todd Dillard (@toddedillard.bsky.social) in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Three-Poems-...
Before tomorrow's new installment, give a read to The Bulb Region writer Will Musgrove's (@willmusgrove.bsky.social) wonderful short story, "The Waver," in @theforge.bsky.social.
forgelitmag.com/2024/07/15/t...
Like every Saturday, two new pieces will go live on the website tomorrow, but before then, make sure to read these two Santa-stic micros by The Bulb Region writer Guy Cramer, published in the bestest @havehashad.com
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
Honored to have a new story in @bulbregion.bsky.social. It's about a van. Check it out if you wanna. 🚐
Thank you, Eileen! ❤️
Don’t miss Guy Cramer’s laugh-out-loud idiomatic micro, “The Sayings,” in The Bulb Region today. 🔥🔥🔥
bulbregion.com/The-Sayings-...
