Trash Cat Lit **SPECIAL SUB CALL IN AUGUST**

The Diary of a Reluctant Spectroscopist Adele Evershed Orange We drove to Aunty Mabby’s today. Briony was unusually quiet until she said, “I should’ve marched to Greenham with Delyth.” A lump rose in my throat lik…

13 days 'til subs open for your Prompted Stories.
Hope those prompts have your brainpans spinning 🦝

Here's a terrific tale from the 2024 Pop-Up - go be inspired by @adlibby.bsky.social who worked with: The Year You Were Ten, a Botanist and Strange Photos
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We couldn't resist getting to 150 prompt requests - so we're giving you a chance to be the 150th and request a unique set for the pop-up.
Comment PROMPT ME and we'll draw a name from a raccoon's top hat at 5pm (BST).

NB. Only for people with NO or ONE current set of prompts.

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That's it for prompt generation - we had 149 requests for prompts 🦝
Writers, you now have until our sub window - 23rd to 26th August - to get your story, or stories, ready. We can't wait to see what you make of then weird and wonderful selections.

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Our squirrels are about out of energy and nuts!
The prompt generator will be shutting down tomorrow, Friday at 9am (BST).
Last call if you want to take part in the flash writing challenge or are hankering for a second set of promptage.
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Thank you Cole 💜

Yours were really cool, Nina - hope you enjoy

We are closing the prompt generator a little early due to demand and squirrel exhaustion. Friday at 9am is when the genny will be shut down and that's the last chance to take part in the Pop-Up.
Get on it 🦝
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Just four hours left for Swapsies if you have a niggly prompt that won't work for you.
You can request a swapsie from any of the bins and replace your current setting/ situation, character, or object/ occurrence.
Could be a gamble, could make your story fly into your head!

It's Swapsies Day for anyone who has received prompts for the Prompted Story Pop-Up 🦝
If one of those prompts is refusing to prompt, you have twelve hours to select a replacement - blind of course!

Swapsies form is on this page until 9pm (BST)
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Thinking of doing our Prompted Story challenge? Here's the Trashies nobody's picked yet, if you like the idea of being different...
Trashie picks close 8th August.
Subs open 23rd for your (up to) 500 word flashes.
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We need some love for the blue bin! 💙

Thank you for giving us a bin-boost Jeannie 💜🦝

So, if you want to have the backup of a swapsie, best get your Trashies selected before tomorrow night 🦝

We're throwing a delightful spanner in the Prompted Story works 🦝
Tomorrow for 12hrs only, you can swap one of your prompts!
Like all good daytime quiz shows, we're creating tension. Stick or Gamble?
Scroll down this page to find the swapsies button
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We're switching off the genny for the night - the hardhatted squirrels have got a right sweat on. Keep sending forms though, we'll fire up again in the morning 🦝

Those already prompted, we hope your stories start percolating in your brain pans...

Thank you to the three people who dove into the blue bin - you all picked the same setting 😀

Trashie Picks:
Weed is by far the most selected for setting 🪻
Groundhog is the most popular character pick 🤎
It's pretty even on the final pick, with raccoon just ahead 🦝

We love this Dan! So visceral and breathless. Tristan and Kendra - adorable. That last line though, damn 💜

Day two and we've sent 49 sets of prompts!
Wanna get in on the challenge?
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Bin facts:
The blue bin has barely been touched 💙
We've sent quite a few ghosts out 👻
We've also sent a lot of mould and needles 🖤💉

Hope those prompts are prompting 🦝

Call for Prompted Stories 2025 CHALLENGE IS NOW OPEN! SCROLL DOWN TO SELECT TRASHIES BY 8th AUGUST For the second year we’re doing a prompted stories pop-up during August. Writers are provided with blind-chosen prompts to …

24 prompt sets delivered already! You guys are so keen 😀
Observations so far:
We're going to have several forest-set stories🌲
Two people got the exact same set of prompts🦝🦝
We love that we've sent cats, dogs and insects out as characters 🐈‍⬛🐕🪰

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We're thrilled you're taking part 💜

You can submit TWO Trashie selection forms - if the first set of prompts aren't prompting for example, or you feel like writing and subbing TWO flash!

Aaaaaannd we're off! First stage of the Prompted Pop-Up Challenge is a go. The prompt generator is ready to churn out your prompts.
Pick your Trashies by 8pm on 8th August to take part 🦝
Get the details and link to form here:
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The genny's smoking and filled with delicious prompts. Which Trashies will you choose? Rat and Seagull have joined us this year 🦝
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Here's what @lozzawriting.bsky.social did last year with prompts: Basement, Bad-Guy-Turned Good and Poison
trashcatlit.com/some-poisons/

Call for Prompted Stories 2025 For the second year we’re doing a prompted stories pop-up during August. Writers are provided with blind-chosen prompts to use in creating unique flash fiction up to 500 words. Prompts includ…

Our Prompted Pop-Up Challenge launches in TWO days. Get informed here:
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Here's what @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social did last year with his blind-chosen prompts - an American State, a Corpse and a Tattoo.
Read, listen and be inspired...
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Fancy our Prompted Pop-Up Challenge? Three days until the genny is ready to churn out prompts.
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Here's what @ninamiller.bsky.social did last year with blind-chosen prompts - All Hallows Eve, Childhood Sweetheart, and a dead plant/tree.
trashcatlit.com/heartwood/

Our Trashies are getting the genny ready for Friday!
Our Prompted Pop-Up challenge is fun and free to sub:
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Here's what @jupiterjonz.bsky.social did last year with blind-chosen prompts - an Institution, any 'Ologist, and a Spillage.
trashcatlit.com/kodak-moment/

Big love and congratulations to Trash Family peeps, Gill @quickasaflash.bsky.social and Joyce @joycebingham.bsky.social 💜💜

Let's talk subs, people 🦝
We open 1st August for our prompt challenge. Blind-choose prompts, get two weeks to write up to 500 words. Submit during a 3-day window.
You can have two sets of prompts and sub two stories!
The Generator is almost ready...
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Our Trash Family Stuffs this month come from newbies who'll be in our upcoming anthology. Go get to know them and their writing...
@joycebingham.bsky.social @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social
@myquirkywriting.swifties.social

Hello from the baked sky of July Welcome to our latest newsletter. We have submission stuffs, Trash Family publications, Print Anthology News, Quick Reads and a musical writing prompt.

Our July newsletter is LIVE.
Song title prompts, sub calls including ours and @claudineliterary.bsky.social @bulbculture.bsky.social & @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Quick Reads from @nbrogdonwrites.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social & @bobbycrace.bsky.social

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We're always happy to do that 💜