Angela Joynes
@angelajoynes.bsky.social
She/her Short Fiction fanatic & novel writer, 🇨🇦 in TN. Pub in ILANOT REVIEW, WEST TRESTLE REVIEW, NFFD UK ANTHOL 23,24, FICTIVE DREAM +. BA,MD, Certificate Creative Writing
I can’t believe it! My first nomination for Best Small Fictions for my micro“Surviving“
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thank you so much to @south85journal.bsky.social and @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and her awesome team!!
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thank you so much to @south85journal.bsky.social and @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and her awesome team!!
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I can’t believe it! My first nomination for Best Small Fictions for my micro“Surviving“
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thank you so much to @south85journal.bsky.social and @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and her awesome team!!
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thank you so much to @south85journal.bsky.social and @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and her awesome team!!
A rejection 1090 days after submission!!
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A rejection 1090 days after submission!!
I go all warm & fuzzy when one of my Flash Fic heroes reposts my work, “Surviving” in South 85!! Thank you @mattkendrick.bsky.social !!
"Alligators Assassins zig and zag duck and weave Black Bears Muggers go big and go loud"
Stunning breathless list micro from @angelajoynes.bsky.social
Stunning breathless list micro from @angelajoynes.bsky.social
Pleased to announce the Editor's Choice Award winner & Finalists! We're so proud of our deluge | drought issue...won't you take a peek?
(Also: Subs will open in January. Unthemed issue: surprise us!)
south85journal.com/fall-winter-...
(Also: Subs will open in January. Unthemed issue: surprise us!)
south85journal.com/fall-winter-...
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I go all warm & fuzzy when one of my Flash Fic heroes reposts my work, “Surviving” in South 85!! Thank you @mattkendrick.bsky.social !!
This will be awesome!
My last workshop of the year is a silly safari through humorous techniques. Feels like we all need a bit of levity after the year we've had. We'll look at daffynitions, spoonerisms, comic triples and much more.
Tues 2nd Dec 7pm GMT
OR Sat 6th Dec 9am GMT
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
Tues 2nd Dec 7pm GMT
OR Sat 6th Dec 9am GMT
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This will be awesome!
Super congrats to Joseph Schuster on this award! I was tickled my story “Surviving” was a finalist!
Pleased to announce the Editor's Choice Award winner & Finalists! We're so proud of our deluge | drought issue...won't you take a peek?
(Also: Subs will open in January. Unthemed issue: surprise us!)
south85journal.com/fall-winter-...
(Also: Subs will open in January. Unthemed issue: surprise us!)
south85journal.com/fall-winter-...
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Super congrats to Joseph Schuster on this award! I was tickled my story “Surviving” was a finalist!
I love the poetry collection SKIN SPLITTING by Bryanna Licciardi! Plus she used my review in this cool graphic!
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I love the poetry collection SKIN SPLITTING by Bryanna Licciardi! Plus she used my review in this cool graphic!
Thrilled to receive my 1st Pushcart nomination from the incredible South 85 for my little piece “Surviving”
Thanks so much to editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @kathyfish.bsky.social for the great prompt
Thanks so much to editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @kathyfish.bsky.social for the great prompt
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thrilled to receive my 1st Pushcart nomination from the incredible South 85 for my little piece “Surviving”
Thanks so much to editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @kathyfish.bsky.social for the great prompt
Thanks so much to editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @kathyfish.bsky.social for the great prompt
Woohoo! Announcing my first ever BEST OF MICROFICTION NOMINATION for my little story “Surviving” www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thanks to Editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @south85journal.bsky.social and thanks again to @kathyfish.bsky.social for Flash Extravaganza which inspired this piece
Thanks to Editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @south85journal.bsky.social and thanks again to @kathyfish.bsky.social for Flash Extravaganza which inspired this piece
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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Woohoo! Announcing my first ever BEST OF MICROFICTION NOMINATION for my little story “Surviving” www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Thanks to Editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @south85journal.bsky.social and thanks again to @kathyfish.bsky.social for Flash Extravaganza which inspired this piece
Thanks to Editor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social and @south85journal.bsky.social and thanks again to @kathyfish.bsky.social for Flash Extravaganza which inspired this piece
Reposted by Angela Joynes
Sending a general shout-out to everyone who shares our posts—don’t want to spam notifications, but I truly appreciate you all! We’re still just a tiny journal, so every repost helps our reach.
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sending a general shout-out to everyone who shares our posts—don’t want to spam notifications, but I truly appreciate you all! We’re still just a tiny journal, so every repost helps our reach.
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
🙏🦉🌸 #gratitude #thankyou
It was a rejection…but better than most!
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It was a rejection…but better than most!
Thrilled that my awesome @trashcatlit.bsky.social Family noticed my little piece “Surviving” www.south85journal.com/surviving/ in @south85journal.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thrilled that my awesome @trashcatlit.bsky.social Family noticed my little piece “Surviving” www.south85journal.com/surviving/ in @south85journal.bsky.social
Yay! I just might doing a little jig!
A first for me, making the long list for the editor’s choice prize @south85journal.bsky.social
Here’s my micro in case you missed it: www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Deluge and Drought is a sparkling issue. Such incredible work!
A first for me, making the long list for the editor’s choice prize @south85journal.bsky.social
Here’s my micro in case you missed it: www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Deluge and Drought is a sparkling issue. Such incredible work!
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yay! I just might doing a little jig!
A first for me, making the long list for the editor’s choice prize @south85journal.bsky.social
Here’s my micro in case you missed it: www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Deluge and Drought is a sparkling issue. Such incredible work!
A first for me, making the long list for the editor’s choice prize @south85journal.bsky.social
Here’s my micro in case you missed it: www.south85journal.com/surviving/
Deluge and Drought is a sparkling issue. Such incredible work!
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
My little story with no (almost no) punctuation has arrived in the wonderful South85 Deluge And Drought issue!
Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt in her Flash Extravaganza!!
My little story with no (almost no) punctuation has arrived in the wonderful South85 Deluge And Drought issue!
Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt in her Flash Extravaganza!!
Surviving | South 85 Journal
www.south85journal.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
www.south85journal.com/surviving/
My little story with no (almost no) punctuation has arrived in the wonderful South85 Deluge And Drought issue!
Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt in her Flash Extravaganza!!
My little story with no (almost no) punctuation has arrived in the wonderful South85 Deluge And Drought issue!
Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt in her Flash Extravaganza!!
Reposted by Angela Joynes
This is coming up in a couple of weeks. Should be a lot of fun. Sign up details below for anyone who wants to join 👇
Really looking forward to my "Story Shapes" workshop in October where I'm going to get writers writing Cinderella narratives against the clock and crafting stories across different sized bits of paper.
7th Oct 7pm BST or 11th Oct 9am BST.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
7th Oct 7pm BST or 11th Oct 9am BST.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is coming up in a couple of weeks. Should be a lot of fun. Sign up details below for anyone who wants to join 👇
I woke up to an acceptance! My first piece with no punctuation born in @kathyfish.bsky.social Flash Extravaganza!
Thank you, Kathy!
Thank you, Kathy!
September 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I woke up to an acceptance! My first piece with no punctuation born in @kathyfish.bsky.social Flash Extravaganza!
Thank you, Kathy!
Thank you, Kathy!
Thank you Jeff Bogle for this cool Street Cat Merch!!
@stanchion.bsky.social
@stanchion.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thank you Jeff Bogle for this cool Street Cat Merch!!
@stanchion.bsky.social
@stanchion.bsky.social
Remarkable little piece!
"Because all you have now is paper and pencil." Why You Start Drawing Again by Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/09/08/m...
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Remarkable little piece!
M’y haul of street cat books! Can’t wait to claw my way through!! Plus Cats always make great gifts!!@stanchion.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
M’y haul of street cat books! Can’t wait to claw my way through!! Plus Cats always make great gifts!!@stanchion.bsky.social
Reposted by Angela Joynes
Looking for a writing mentor for short fiction or a novel? I've opened back up for mentorship applications. All details can be found here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/mentoring
Mentoring | MattKendrick.co.uk
Just starting out on your writing journey? Or perhaps you're a bit further along that journey and want help honing your craft at a word / sentence level? Or are you embarking on a new project and want...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Looking for a writing mentor for short fiction or a novel? I've opened back up for mentorship applications. All details can be found here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/mentoring
Reposted by Angela Joynes
New craft article from me on beating AI at its own game by, you know, being human 😃 But not really about AI; really about the art of mimicking and how it can help hone our writing muscles.
My #CraftArticle for September is on how we can use mimicking to learn about the craft of writing and how the AI method is really the human method. Includes a (hopefully) fun exercise to have a go at to hone your writing muscles:
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/the-ai-met...
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/the-ai-met...
The AI Method
Some of you are no doubt already reaching for the unsubscribe button.
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New craft article from me on beating AI at its own game by, you know, being human 😃 But not really about AI; really about the art of mimicking and how it can help hone our writing muscles.
Another beautiful piece by @karenschauber.bsky.social
Tuesday #flashfiction: Rage, wreckage, and rumination take flight in @karenschauber.bsky.social's Sparrowhawk!
Sparrowhawk | Your Impossible Voice
By Karen Schauber — "I ram down hard on the pedal driving the blue metallic mustang around the bend, careening headlong into a future without You. A year of joust and weave, submerge and abandon."
yourimpossiblevoice.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Another beautiful piece by @karenschauber.bsky.social
My first attempt at lemon tarts to celebrate my husband’s birthday today! Yummy!😋 🍋 🍋
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My first attempt at lemon tarts to celebrate my husband’s birthday today! Yummy!😋 🍋 🍋
« Tell me how delight is not resistance «
A brilliant line in Oladosu Michael Emerald’s poem in @stanchion 19
Gorgeousness
A brilliant line in Oladosu Michael Emerald’s poem in @stanchion 19
Gorgeousness
August 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
« Tell me how delight is not resistance «
A brilliant line in Oladosu Michael Emerald’s poem in @stanchion 19
Gorgeousness
A brilliant line in Oladosu Michael Emerald’s poem in @stanchion 19
Gorgeousness
Reposted by Angela Joynes
