Amanda Anderson

you know what i bet gets a ton of groans in classes where people are learning english for the first time as adults is when they bring up the possessive form of its

When I say I love Cheesecake Factory, I mean this cat who was found malnourished and wandering through a Bay Area mall parking lot. Cheesecake Factory has since been rescued and nursed back to health. He's now healthy, vaxxed, & sweet, but still needs a loving home www.petfinder.com/cat/cheeseca...

Today is a good day to submit to Variant! We've increased our honorariums and can pay $25 for longform fiction and $15 for poem, flash, or micro series. No fee to submit and we'll reply within three months. variantlit.com/submit/

A writ of fuck off is prescribed by the constitution www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Bob Marley, July 1975, photographed at the Sunset Marquis Hotel by Kim Gottlieb-Walker. He and the Wailers were playing a 6-night residency at the Roxy, part of their first US tour.

all of this has always been about getting back at the uppity women who wouldn’t fuck them

THE NEXT 2 PROMPTEMBER WRITE-IN SESSIONS ARE TOMORROW, SATURDAY October 24th @ 8am ET and @ 4pm ET (both 60min) 👍 @smokelong.bsky.social If you haven't signed up for this free series of webinars, write-ins, and open mics, jump in! smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/write-...

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we don't have an economy anymore, so much as a very exclusive circle jerk

I mentioned the other day how much I enjoyed this. Now, I've got 3 more wonderful virtual dates to look forward to. Feeling very grateful for this community. And I want MORE!! Come have virtual "lunch" with me & pick my editing/mentoring brain for FREE... www.mattkendrick.co.uk/free-lunch-s...

ANMLY is now open for new work! We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, graphic narratives, & translation! > anmly.submittable.com *Fee waivers available* Check out our latest issue to see what we're into! > anmly.org/ap42

variantlit.com/submit

Hey friends! My next 3-in-90 live online workshop is THIS Saturday, October 17th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time! There’s still time to sign up and join us! The sessions are lively & productive. Everyone receives lifetime access to the recording! www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90 💙

Open for the first 100 submissions, RIGHT NOW. * 300 word max * only submit one piece; if micros or poems, two are ok * open to all genre * no theme havehashad.submittable.com/submit/37052...

Submissions for Last Syllable are now open through October 15! We accept submissions for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and open genre pieces. Longform works ranging from 5,000 to 25,000 words for the fiction, nonfiction, and open categories are highly encouraged!

And we're open! ✨️ variantlit.com/submit/

We can still get 3k+ whistles out the door to people in need in under 24 hours and they are free.

Want to read some ghost stories this October??? Featuring: @acwise.bsky.social @strantzas.bsky.social @nadiabulkin.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social Karen Russel Kevin Brockmeier And me :)

ICYMI we're open for #submissions of contemporary #microfiction #flashfiction and #shortstories #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We're looking forward to reading your words... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Moonday Mag (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; General, Fantasy, SF; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Dear OKD Reader- We’ve been trying to reach you regarding your lack of work submitted to us. Our free submissions run out fast, so please send us your writing at your earliest convenience using this link: buff.ly/chQ4jpz. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Corporate Sad Jack 💼🫏

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

OKD is open for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

Please sign up for this class and help me buy a new car! www.cleavermagazine.com/classes/ HOPPERAEROBICS!: A 2-Hour Excursion into the Museum of Narrative Instructor: Sarah Freligh Date: Sunday, October 25, 2-4 PM ET Open to poets and prosers and all those who are word-curious. Cost: $60.

From literary citizen extraordinaire, @shomedasgupta.bsky.social Thanks so much, Shome! 💙🙏

We’d love to see more micro/flash/short story and hybrid/experimental submissions in our inbox! flare-magazine.com/submission-g...

Ice cream parlor in shape of woman https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/122271

Kawhi finally leaving the Clippers... #NBA

Deep breaths. You've still got over a month to send us your #FlashMonster entries. But hey, why wait? Send 'em if you got 'em. #flashfiction #writingcontest Top 10 published on #Halloween. themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...

Open for submissions through Sept 15 OH HEY WAIT THAT'S TOMORROW

I will follow up with more details...

🔥 Submissions for issue 6 (no theme) are OPEN now through Friday, Sept. 18th, by 11:59 p.m. PST! Send us your flares! 🔥 Visit flare-magazine.com/submission-guidelines to submit and make sure you follow the guidelines!

Submission details: www.ellipsis-zine.com/submit

I've opened a Hermit Crab Flash FIction Workshop online session for 10/18! You’ll write three flash using found forms (aka the hermit crab, because you’re “borrowing” a familiar form). Everyone will receive feedback on their work. Join us! 1-5pm ET $80 www.cherylpappas.net/events

We always have room for more heartache at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social, and we are running low at the moment. Send us something. A photo and up to 50 word micro or poem. See link below:

September 9, 1850: California entered the Union as the nation's 31st state. Unique Map of #California (1885), via @uclalibrary.bsky.social: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:... #CaliforniaAdmissionDay

Ant Farm Teaches Children About Toil, Death https://theonion.com/ant-farm-teaches-children-about-toil-death-1819565648/

I’m open to queries now!

Calling all #writers: Paragraph Planet seeks your 75-word #stories. One is published on the home page every day (and has been since 2008). Submit today! www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php

Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.

Ready to discover something new? Check out Dreamworlds: Writing to Surrealist Art with Barbara Krasner. Follow the unexpected using the art of Dalí, Miró, Carrington, Varo, and others. Don’t miss this one—class begins Sept. 8. www.riverheronreview.com/dreamworlds-...

Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook / Novelette Contest (Fiction; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays) opened to fee-based fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting