Marie-louise McGuinness

I look forward to reading your story in the anthology!

Ooh, I'm so excited to see that my wee story is still hanging on!!!

There's still time to get your subs in

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A Godmother's Blessing / Amy Marques

"humor and wit are as essential as the courage to engage"
Read 'A Godmother's Blessing' by Amy Marques @amymarques.bsky.social up at The Pride Roars

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Thanks, Kleopatra!!

Thank you so much, James!!

Congratulations Bronwen!!

Yay! congratulations Emma!

Thank you!

Whoop, I've made the longlist for the first time! Congratulations to my fellow listers!!

I'm so proud of my good friend @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social! This Hammond House winning story is a must read!!

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"How reassuring it must be to know exactly who you are—dog, excitable, hungry, playful, occasionally obedient—with one true purpose: to love and be loved."

New on The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social
'Sit' by @sugarpigblog.bsky.social

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Sit / by Megan Hanlon

"How reassuring it must be to know exactly who you are—dog, excitable, hungry, playful, occasionally obedient—with one true purpose: to love and be loved."

New on The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social
'Sit' by @sugarpigblog.bsky.social

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Sit / by Megan Hanlon

"The dog has learned to sit for what he wants."

A new bit of creative nonfiction is out in the world at @theprideroars.bsky.social.

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‘I feel that we already have a wonderful mix of writing styles at The Pride Roars.’

COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social
The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition

Reader: @mlmcguinness.bsky.social

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When the Pride Roars / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos with Marie-Louise McGuinness

A piece written with my friend Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
and published last year in The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social ... sadly still very much relevant, maybe even more so now.
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Congratulations Jupiter!! 👏👏🎉

Reader: Hilary Ayshford ‘Common sense, the strength to stand against injustice, and the courage to hold the powers that be to account, mixed in with a healthy dose of empathy and built on a foundation of basic humanity and dignity – these are qualities that women have in abundance, and we need to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.’

COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social

The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition

Reader - Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social

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COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social

The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition

Reader - Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social

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-->The Pride Roars - Flash Competition 2026<--
@theprideroars.bsky.social

-Free to enter
-Open to all women writers
-1000 words max
-Submissions via google form 14/2-28/2 or until we reach our cap.

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>The Pride Roars - Flash Competition 2026<--
@theprideroars.bsky.social

-Free to enter
-Open to all women writers
-1000 words max
-Submissions via google form 14/2-28/2 or until we reach our cap.

theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...

Read this absolute beauty! 👀😍❤️❤️

Coral by Mirjana M Mirjana M. (they / them ) are an artist and writer from Belgrade, Serbia. Their work explores juxtapositions through mixed media, photography, double exposure, textures and light. They authored 4 poetry collections. https://mirjanamoloriel.com/ Instagram: @cyanide_cherries Twitter: @selena_oloriel

When Ma Crossed the Bridge Between Life and Art by Emma Phillips “Ma didn’t mean to become a work of art; it started when she sewed her mouth shut to make a point. “None of you listened,” she mumbled as she tried to pull her lips into sounds. ” Emma Phillips writes by the M5 in Devon, which sometimes lures her off in search of adventure. Her words have been placed in the Bath Flash Award, Free Flash Fiction Competition and appear in various places such as Literary Namjooning, Gone Lawn and Trash Cat Lit. Bluesky: @words-outwest.bsky.social

On Raw Lit - Issue 8

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Coral
by Mirjana M. @cyanidecherries.bsky.social
&
When Ma Crossed the Bridge Between Life and Art
by Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social

Misspoke ​by Amy Marques “I often wonder at the unsaid words that hide behind the words that are spoken.” Amy Marques strives (with varying degrees of success) to say more using less words. More of her art and words at https://amybookwhisperer.wordpress.com.

Social Niceties by Benjamin Drevlow ‘When the lady at Walmart says, And how are you doing today, honey? and you say, Hello.’ Drevlow is EIC of BULL and poet laureate of all things bull. You can check out more of his bull stuff at thedrevlow-olsonshow.com X: @thedrevlow instagram/threads: @thedrevlow facebook: @thedrevlow bluesky: @thedrevlow.bsky.social

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Misspoke
​by Amy Marques
@amymarques.bsky.social
&
Social Niceties
by Benjamin Drevlow
@thedrevlow.bsky.social

Loneliness ​by Mirjana M. Mirjana M. (they / them ) are an artist and writer from Belgrade, Serbia. Their work explores juxtapositions through mixed media, photography, double exposure, textures and light. They authored 4 poetry collections. https://mirjanamoloriel.com/ Instagram: @cyanide_cherries Twitter: @selena_oloriel

The Last of Us by Mario Senzale ‘One surgical mask in each room. Two in the car. Three in my purse. Sixteen boxes in the spare room.’ Mario Senzale is a South American writer and mathematician currently living in Indianapolis, Indiana. His stories have been published in multiple magazines including Expat Press, Last Girls' Club, and Horrific Scribes. https://mariosenzale.neocities.org/

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Loneliness
​by Mirjana M. @cyanidecherries.bsky.social
&
The Last of Us
by Mario Senzale

Howl by Victor Georgakopoulos Victor Georgakopoulos is a nineteen-year-old Political Science student who likes to sketch.

No Wolves on Long Island by Mario Aliberto III ‘Early hours of the world’s violent end. No internet, no television, no electricity to occupy the woman’s terrified mind’ Mario Aliberto III is the author of All the Dead We Have Yet to Bury (Chestnut Review, 2025), and his short fiction has appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly, Fractured Lit, The Pinch, and other fine journals. Find him online at marioaliberto3.com

On Raw Lit - Issue 8

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Howl
by Victor Georgakopoulos
&
No Wolves on Long Island
by Mario Aliberto III
@marioaliberto3.bsky.social

The Road Ahead by Michael Anthony “In the Southwest, one can travel for miles and not encounter another voyager.” Michael Anthony is an American artist and writer. He has published fiction, poetry, illustrations, and photographs in literary journals and commercial magazines. His work may be viewed at: MichaelAnthony.MyPortfolio.com

I See Myself by Thomas Rions-Maehren ‘among the roadkill: pelt & splattered ambition.’ Thomas Rions-Maehren (he/him), along with being a poetry reader for wildscape. literary journal, is a bilingual poet, novelist, and educator. He is the author of the novels En las Manos de Satanás (Ápeiron Ediciones, 2022) and Diabólica (Ápeiron Ediciones, 2025). Instagram: @maehrentom

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The Road Ahead
by Michael Anthony @mj-anthony.bsky.social
&
I See Myself
by Thomas Rions-Maehren

Dora by Michael Anthony “The realities of life often remain in our eyes forever.” Michael Anthony is an American artist and writer. He has published fiction, poetry, illustrations, and photographs in literary journals and commercial magazines. His work may be viewed at: MichaelAnthony.MyPortfolio.com

The Multiple Whammies of December 2019 by Patience Mackarness ‘Whipping branches in the dark beyond the window-glass, morse-flashes of streetlamp between flying raindrops. I’m there too, reflected.’ Patience Mackarness lives and writes in Brittany, France. Her work has appeared in Moon City Review, Mslexia, Northern Gravy, The Coachella Review, Flash Flood, and many other print and online publications. Her first novella has been shortlisted in the Bath Novella-in-Flash competition. Facebook @patience.jones1 Instagram @patience_mackarness Bluesky @patiencemackarness.bsky.social

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Dora
by Michael Anthony @mj-anthony.bsky.social
&
The Multiple Whammies of December 2019
by Patience Mackarness @patiencemackarness.bsky.social

Teddy Bear by George Priniotakis “The smiling innocent face of a teddy bear.” George Priniotakis is a professional producer / sound engineer and an enthusiast photographer living in Athens, Greece. https://www.flickr.com/photos/199618069@N03/ Instagram: @george_priniotakis Facebook: George Priniotakis

Exposed Wiring by Katie Toler ‘My face keeps zapping. Electricity in my lips. I turn to look, and my head keeps spinning. I’m a live wire. Raw, exposed.’ Katie Toler is a writer and ICU nurse living in St. Louis with her family. https://criticallystable.substack.com/

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Teddy Bear
by George Priniotakis
&
Exposed Wiring
by Katie Toler