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Brett Pribble
@brettpribble.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Founder and Editor-in-chief of Ghost Parachute literary journal. Inflatable flamingo supervisor. I knew a girl once.
Congratulations to Ghost Parachute's Best Small Fictions and Best Microfiction Nominees: BSF: Avitus B Carle, Sara Lippmann, Meg Pokrass, Dawn Tasaka Steffler, and Claudia Monpere. BMF: Jenny Stalter, Andrew Bertaina, Sarah Freligh, Melissa Llanes Brownlee, and Michelle Ross.
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Read "Early Intervention" written by @christielauryn.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"We have taken the deaf babies out to swing. One of the deaf babies is mine. I am not deaf, my husband is not deaf, but our baby is deaf, and no one knows why."

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Early Intervention — Ghost Parachute
We have taken the deaf babies out to swing. One of the deaf babies is mine. I am not deaf, my husband is not deaf, but our baby is deaf, and no one knows why. Just one of those things that happen. The...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Read "One to the Sixth Power" written by @kiptain.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to..."

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One to the Sixth Power — Ghost Parachute
I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to call before the first of three plungers i...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read "Kibble" written by Julie Jones and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"There are certain things you don’t want to know about your dog."

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Kibble — Ghost Parachute
There are certain things you don’t want to know about your dog. You don’t want to know what carcass they rolled on at the park. You don’t want to know how death tastes on their tongue. It’s easy to fo...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Read "I Think I Love You" written by @jhhwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"It was East Memphis High’s fiftieth class reunion, and David Cassidy appeared at my front door in a powder-blue tux with his feathered hair..."

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I Think I Love You — Ghost Parachute
It was East Memphis High’s fiftieth class reunion, and David Cassidy appeared at my front door in a powder-blue tux with his feathered hair looking the same as in 1975 when his pictures from Tiger Bea...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Read "Snap!" written by @mfcfeeley.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"The thing about roadkill is you can really see it."

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Snap! — Ghost Parachute
The thing about roadkill is you can really see it. Like, yes, “the fox is beautiful and we’re sad it’s dead” but also “all foxes die, most of them slowly, painfully, and unappreciated, but this one di...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Read "Winter" written by @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"On the street in front of her house he waits in a baby blue Pinto head lights off exhaust clouds winter white, yellowed street lights."

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Winter — Ghost Parachute
On the street in front of her house he waits in a baby blue Pinto head lights off exhaust clouds winter white, yellowed street lights. She is seventeen. She climbs in and over the front seat and chang...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Read "Steppe" written by annekorkeakivi.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"Pharmaceutical conferences come and go. After all these years, I don’t expect more from them than a few free drinks and a handful of business cards that will sit on my dresser..."

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Steppe — Ghost Parachute
Pharmaceutical conferences come and go. After all these years, I don’t expect more from them than a few free drinks and a handful of business cards that will sit on my dresser amidst a tumble of coins...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Read "She's" written by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved..."

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She's — Ghost Parachute
Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved tap water. Taking a steadying ...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Read "Sunny and the Bear" written by @tomwellerstories.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.

"It is about focus, about noticing things that used to go unnoticed. But, mostly, it’s about taking in a little and putting out a lot."

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Sunny and the Bear — Ghost Parachute
It is about focus, about noticing things that used to go unnoticed. But, mostly, it’s about taking in a little and putting out a lot. Sitting on his bedroom floor, in the ladder of shadow cast by the ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Read "Kara’s Breasts Have Their Say" written by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"We’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’"

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Kara’s Breasts Have Their Say — Ghost Parachute
We’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’ Sol’s a good guy. We’ve always liked him, and he liked ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Read "Alchemy" written by @bsherm36.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.

"Rianne turned a pen into a teacup last month. It wasn’t presto-change-o. The whole thing took about three hours."

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Alchemy — Ghost Parachute
Rianne turned a pen into a teacup last month. It wasn’t presto-change-o. The whole thing took about three hours. At the beginning, I had a ballpoint pen that Chase Bank gives out for free and at the e...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Read "Driving in the CVS" written by @francinewitte.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"I’m in an Alfa Romeo. Not the fancy kind. Not the Fellini kind, but the kind you might see in a dream."

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Driving in the CVS — Ghost Parachute
I’m in an Alfa Romeo. Not the fancy kind. Not the Fellini kind, but the kind you might see in a dream. Not a fancy dream. Not a Sleeping Beauty dream. More of a too-much-tequila-and-what- was-I-thinki...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Read "Salt on a Slug" written by Julia Breitkreutz and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"The man asked for salt on the rim and I asked for sugar."

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Salt on a Slug — Ghost Parachute
The man asked for salt on the rim and I asked for sugar. “I would have pegged you as a salt-rimmed kind of person,” the man said. I wouldn’t peg you at all. I wanted to say this, but I didn’t. “I woul...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."

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In this universe — Ghost Parachute
This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome. No sense in watching yourself do the same things over and over, as a flock of geese V ing overhead, whit...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Read "Yesterday It Rained" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social.

"The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log."

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Yesterday It Rained — Ghost Parachute
The world a blur. Susie felt clear and sharp as she drove her ax into the log. Thwap. That felt good and clean. Not blurry. But everyone around her was ambiguous—like Donny and his stupid cat. Like Fr...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The December 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

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December 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Read "The Sky is a Neighborhood" written by @allisonwrites.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"It’s dark here, no sunrise or sunset, just murky, muddled atmosphere. We’re told to stay quiet, keep our eyes down, do as we should and nothing will happen."

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The Sky is a Neighborhood — Ghost Parachute
It’s dark here, no sunrise or sunset, just murky, muddled atmosphere. We’re told to stay quiet, keep our eyes down, do as we should and nothing will happen. We’re in our beds when we hear the banging ...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Read "When She Left" written by @delgeo14.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"... everybody shook their heads and tut-tutted and agreed she had always been trouble or a narcissist or too much of a goody-two-shoes, how they’d seen the signs..."

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When She Left — Ghost Parachute
her kids were all grown up—she’d cared and cooked and cleaned and cajoled and consoled and done the best she humanly/womanly/motherly could until night sweat wept through her pores, until her body scr...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Read "A Recipe for Borscht" written by @woodenmormyrid.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"Dale beats his fists against the bathroom stall. They had long ago turned to hardened stone beets, always red, always sweating sweet juice."

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A Recipe for Borscht — Ghost Parachute
Dale beats his fists against the bathroom stall. They had long ago turned to hardened stone beets, always red, always sweating sweet juice. He fondles the scuzzy stall door. What better place to call ...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Read "Drive-Thru Cone" written by @eileentomarchio.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"At the McDonald’s window for a soft-serve an hour after you died, I thought of telling the woman who took my three ones that I was motherless now..."

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Drive-Thru Cone — Ghost Parachute
At the McDonald’s window for a soft-serve an hour after you died, I thought of telling the woman who took my three ones that I was motherless now, that I wasn’t hungry, not really, but the germicidals...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Read "The Shambles" written by Lorette C. Luzajic and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags."

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The Shambles — Ghost Parachute
after House by the Railroad, by Edward Hopper (USA) 1925 No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags. A...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Read "Live from St. Joseph’s, Room 232" written by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"On the ninth day after the accident, John called his wife from his daughter Cece’s hospital room to tell her to come quick, there are llamas on the roof..."

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Live from St. Joseph’s, Room 232 — Ghost Parachute
On the ninth day after the accident, John called his wife from his daughter Cece’s hospital room to tell her to come quick, there are llamas on the roof outside the window. Kate, John’s wife, after he...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Read "Archive>The Martians>About" written by @claudiaputnam.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even."

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Archive>The Martians>About — Ghost Parachute
1. The Emigration The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even. It wasn’t exactly an interesting show. ...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM