Allison Field Bell
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. PhD candidate UofU. Fiction Editor Waxwing. Social Media & Assistant Prose Editor Pithead Chapel. Poetry collection ALL THAT BLUE (forthcoming) Chapbooks: STITCH (forthcoming), EDGE OF THE SEA & WITHOUT WOMAN OR BODY
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My debut poetry collection is available to pre-order from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social ! Please order and share 💙
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Love @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's new flash essay in CRAFT today: www.craftliterary.com/2026/02/11/p...
Parts by Allison Field Bell - CRAFT
I. He tells me my body is deteriorating. Just like that. He says, “Your body is deteriorating.” Part 1 of me says Fuck you. Part 2 of me weeps. II. We’re fighting about sunflowers again. Or maybe t...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Love @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's new flash essay in CRAFT today: www.craftliterary.com/2026/02/11/p...
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Thrilled to see that your flash-length essay from CRAFT has placed in this contest. I love this essay! Here it is, for those who haven't read it, and we have a new essay from Allie coming out next week! www.craftliterary.com/2024/11/06/w...
The Word Disorder by Allison Field Bell - CRAFT
I insist I need a corset for under my dress. A wedding. My cousin’s. A purple strapless with a layer of chiffon. My mother is outside the dressing room. She asks if anything fits. I stare down the mir...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Thrilled to see that your flash-length essay from CRAFT has placed in this contest. I love this essay! Here it is, for those who haven't read it, and we have a new essay from Allie coming out next week! www.craftliterary.com/2024/11/06/w...
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Read Allison Field Bell's Craft Literary story, "The Word Disorder”, which took third place in this year's hotly contested SmokeLong Workshop Prize: www.craftliterary.com/2024/11/06/w...
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Read Allison Field Bell's Craft Literary story, "The Word Disorder”, which took third place in this year's hotly contested SmokeLong Workshop Prize: www.craftliterary.com/2024/11/06/w...
OMG! So excited to have placed 3rd in the @smokelong.bsky.social Workshop Prize! 💕💕💕Congrats to @travisflatt.bsky.social & @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social and all the finalists! And thank you so much to CRAFT & @jacqdoyle.bsky.social for originally publishing “The Word Disorder”
The results of this year's SmokeLong Workshop Prize are finally here! We have 11 wonderful finalists. And (drumroll):
Third Prize winner: @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social
Second Prize: @travisflatt.bsky.social
First Prize: @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social ⭐
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Third Prize winner: @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social
Second Prize: @travisflatt.bsky.social
First Prize: @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social ⭐
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The SmokeLong Workshop Prize — Finalists and Winners! - SmokeLong Quarterly
We’re behind. We know! The problem with The SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition is that the stories are all good. Choosing winners is like choosing a favorite child. This is famously bad parenting. B...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
OMG! So excited to have placed 3rd in the @smokelong.bsky.social Workshop Prize! 💕💕💕Congrats to @travisflatt.bsky.social & @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social and all the finalists! And thank you so much to CRAFT & @jacqdoyle.bsky.social for originally publishing “The Word Disorder”
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Yay!!!!
New flash in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social ! @smokelong.bsky.social workshop-born of course! 💕
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February 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Yay!!!!
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“I try to imagine not knowing ‘what to do with my time.’
‘Sounds nice,’ I say.
She looks at me critically. ‘You’re running out of it, you know. Time,’ she says.”
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‘Sounds nice,’ I say.
She looks at me critically. ‘You’re running out of it, you know. Time,’ she says.”
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Motherhood
Allison Field Bell Sun stuck to the sky like an egg yolk. A whole fried center casting its heat across the yard. Roasting every cactus, boiling the pavement, turning the pool into bathwater. Tucson…
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February 3, 2026 at 4:29 AM
“I try to imagine not knowing ‘what to do with my time.’
‘Sounds nice,’ I say.
She looks at me critically. ‘You’re running out of it, you know. Time,’ she says.”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/motherhood/
‘Sounds nice,’ I say.
She looks at me critically. ‘You’re running out of it, you know. Time,’ she says.”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/motherhood/
So thrilled to see my name (twice) on this list of results for the @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social NaPoMo contest! I love IHLR so much and I’m so honored that they will be publishing “Boulder Problem” and “Foe” 💕
We’re excited to announce the results of our 2026 NaPoMo Contest!
Winner: “Alverdia Finds a Fox in the Neighbor’s Trap” by Todd Davis
Check the images for Runners Up and Finalists! Congrats to everyone!
Our NaPoMo Issue will release later this year.
Winner: “Alverdia Finds a Fox in the Neighbor’s Trap” by Todd Davis
Check the images for Runners Up and Finalists! Congrats to everyone!
Our NaPoMo Issue will release later this year.
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
So thrilled to see my name (twice) on this list of results for the @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social NaPoMo contest! I love IHLR so much and I’m so honored that they will be publishing “Boulder Problem” and “Foe” 💕
New flash in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social ! @smokelong.bsky.social workshop-born of course! 💕
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February 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New flash in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social ! @smokelong.bsky.social workshop-born of course! 💕
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"The woman is alone on the porch. The apple orchard dips into darkness, and she hears the owl, imagines her flapping her wings."
I love the way @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social writes. This remarkable piece in @fracturedlit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I love the way @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social writes. This remarkable piece in @fracturedlit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise | Fractured
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January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"The woman is alone on the porch. The apple orchard dips into darkness, and she hears the owl, imagines her flapping her wings."
I love the way @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social writes. This remarkable piece in @fracturedlit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I love the way @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social writes. This remarkable piece in @fracturedlit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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'They are standing on the woman’s porch. The woman and her friend. They stare at the road in front of them. Empty. And beyond the road, an apple orchard. And beyond that: sky. Night sky. Stars, and a hint of moonrise.' A beautiful piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise | Fractured
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January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
'They are standing on the woman’s porch. The woman and her friend. They stare at the road in front of them. Empty. And beyond the road, an apple orchard. And beyond that: sky. Night sky. Stars, and a hint of moonrise.' A beautiful piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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Beautiful, quiet piece.
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise | Fractured
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January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Beautiful, quiet piece.
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"Not a regular smoker, just a circumstantial one."
It's hard to write politics and stay glued to characters' humanity. The language is so well-crafted here. It doesn't let politics and humanity forget each other. It doesn't let them upstage each other either. Worth a read.
It's hard to write politics and stay glued to characters' humanity. The language is so well-crafted here. It doesn't let politics and humanity forget each other. It doesn't let them upstage each other either. Worth a read.
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/sometimes-gr...
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Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise | Fractured
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January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"Not a regular smoker, just a circumstantial one."
It's hard to write politics and stay glued to characters' humanity. The language is so well-crafted here. It doesn't let politics and humanity forget each other. It doesn't let them upstage each other either. Worth a read.
It's hard to write politics and stay glued to characters' humanity. The language is so well-crafted here. It doesn't let politics and humanity forget each other. It doesn't let them upstage each other either. Worth a read.
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/sometimes-gr...
fracturedlit.com/sometimes-gr...
Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise | Fractured
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January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
it’s a strange time to share anything right now but I do have a new flash up @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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So thrilled to have made the shortlist!!! 💕 @smokelong.bsky.social
Hard decisions. The SmokeLong Workshop Prize entries are all so good. Help us celebrate our shortlist! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Workshop Prize – The Shortlist! - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Workshop Prize is such a competitive competition. All of the entries have been published, so the standard is already high. In 2025 our workshop participants, previous and current, report...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
So thrilled to have made the shortlist!!! 💕 @smokelong.bsky.social
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Congrats to @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social on All That Blue, available for preorder now from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social
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January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Congrats to @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social on All That Blue, available for preorder now from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social
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!!!!!!!
Congratulations to the winner of our 2025 Women's Prose Prize Award, Allison Field Bell! Her collection of stories, BODIES OF OTHER WOMEN, will be forthcoming from Red Hen Press in 2028!
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Heaps of gratitude to @nathanpensky.bsky.social and @stockstill.bsky.social for my first ever podcast interview. www.thirdpersonlimited.com/episodes/epi... (and also to @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social for publishing my story)
Episode 13: Short Stories We Love, Part 2 — Third Person Limited
We bring you more Short Stories We Love, the results of Nathan scouring the literary magazine world to find writers who deserve a closer look. In this episode, Joey Hedger brings us a tale of cancer...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"My grandmother is 95. She deserves to watch Jeopardy."
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"My grandmother is 95. She deserves to watch Jeopardy."
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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"Your partner is frustrated with you: You haven’t taken care of your body. You haven’t been responsible with your back or limbs or heart. You haven’t been good to yourself." Today we're featuring an online-only nonfiction exclusive from @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, "Body Essay." Link in thread.
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Your partner is frustrated with you: You haven’t taken care of your body. You haven’t been responsible with your back or limbs or heart. You haven’t been good to yourself." Today we're featuring an online-only nonfiction exclusive from @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, "Body Essay." Link in thread.
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Everything Allison writes is just tremendous. I can't wait to read this one, too!
Pre-order your copy now.
Pre-order your copy now.
My debut poetry collection is available to pre-order from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social ! Please order and share 💙
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December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Everything Allison writes is just tremendous. I can't wait to read this one, too!
Pre-order your copy now.
Pre-order your copy now.
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I say, "Grandma, I'm moving away. To the east coast."
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I say, "Grandma, I'm moving away. To the east coast."
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
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"As a child, you wanted a bigger, stronger body. As a woman, you wanted and want to be smaller. Your body is something you inhabit but also something that inhabits you." Read @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social 's compelling essay in @cincinnatireview.bsky.social www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/bod...
Body Essay - The Cincinnati Review
Guest Literary Nonfiction Editor David Lazar: Allison Field Bell’s “Body Essay” is, indeed, greater than the sum of its parts. This self-forensic,
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December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"As a child, you wanted a bigger, stronger body. As a woman, you wanted and want to be smaller. Your body is something you inhabit but also something that inhabits you." Read @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social 's compelling essay in @cincinnatireview.bsky.social www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/bod...
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“We're swapping places. It feels profound. I want to tell her this. To tell her something.”
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
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“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
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Bell: 'Jeopardy'
Fiction by Allison Field Bell
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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“We're swapping places. It feels profound. I want to tell her this. To tell her something.”
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Eeeek! Nominated for a Pushcart by @riverteeth.bsky.social 💕
✨🗣️River Teeth’s 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations are official!
Your words have inspired, challenged, and left a lasting mark on everyone here at River Teeth and our readers! Help us celebrate these outstanding authors! 🎉
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Your words have inspired, challenged, and left a lasting mark on everyone here at River Teeth and our readers! Help us celebrate these outstanding authors! 🎉
#RiverTeeth #CreativeNonfiction #Pushcart #PushcartPrize #PushcartNomination
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Eeeek! Nominated for a Pushcart by @riverteeth.bsky.social 💕