Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
@delgeo14.bsky.social
Breton writer/teacher/wife/mother.
Runner-up Novel Fair/Pushcart nominee
EIC: Raw Lit Mag / Co-Founder @theprideroars.bsky.social / Contributor: Poverty House
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Runner-up Novel Fair/Pushcart nominee
EIC: Raw Lit Mag / Co-Founder @theprideroars.bsky.social / Contributor: Poverty House
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https://theprideroars.blogspot.com/
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The Cat in the Guest Bedroom
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...
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I'm so grateful to @anwinkle.bsky.social for giving my weird tale a home in Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
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'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
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"Maxine’s soul sings to survive."
That twist!
That twist!
I'm so grateful to @anwinkle.bsky.social for giving my weird tale a home in Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Maxine’s soul sings to survive."
That twist!
That twist!
Reposted by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
"Emelyn can read Mommy’s mood by the echo of the front door slamming into its peeling frame, by the depth of each line on her face"
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
"Emelyn can read Mommy’s mood by the echo of the front door slamming into its peeling frame, by the depth of each line on her face"
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
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Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked.
fall 2025 issue 11.1 "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a.....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
I'm so grateful to @anwinkle.bsky.social for giving my weird tale a home in Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm so grateful to @anwinkle.bsky.social for giving my weird tale a home in Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
'By the time she turns fifteen, green-haired Maxine’s irritation itches like the wool jumpers of her childhood.'
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-cat-in-t...
Reposted by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
Pride member Marie-Louise McGuinness has a story being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3.45pm today, make sure to tune in! It will be available on the BBC Sounds App afterwards!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness
A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Pride member Marie-Louise McGuinness has a story being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3.45pm today, make sure to tune in! It will be available on the BBC Sounds App afterwards!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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We're delighted to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're delighted to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Received a lovely surprise in the post this morning from my dear friend and writer extraordinaire @mlmcguinness.bsky.social . How perfect ❤️❤️❤️
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Received a lovely surprise in the post this morning from my dear friend and writer extraordinaire @mlmcguinness.bsky.social . How perfect ❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely love this piece by @hilary55.bsky.social ❤️
"And underneath all the trappings of wealth and privilege, the one-time prince was revealed as nothing more than a dirty old man."
Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/11/and-...
And The People Said ... / Hilary Ayshford
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November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Absolutely love this piece by @hilary55.bsky.social ❤️
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"everybody talked about those poor kids left behind—what kind of mother could… a father… yes… but a mother?—"
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
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...
ghostparachute.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"everybody talked about those poor kids left behind—what kind of mother could… a father… yes… but a mother?—"
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
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The Berlin launch event for my book is this Friday at Metis Books & Cafe! I would love to see you there!
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Berlin launch event for my book is this Friday at Metis Books & Cafe! I would love to see you there!
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
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Go read this beautiful and heartbreaking story (that I had the privilege of doing an illustration for)!
So grateful to have a new piece 'When She Left' in the latest Ghost Parachute illustrated by the amazing @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
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...
ghostparachute.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Go read this beautiful and heartbreaking story (that I had the privilege of doing an illustration for)!
Reposted by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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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"... 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..."
tinyurl.com/y8fmsvpk
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...
tinyurl.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 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..."
tinyurl.com/y8fmsvpk
"... 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..."
tinyurl.com/y8fmsvpk
Reposted by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
So grateful to have a new piece 'When She Left' in the latest Ghost Parachute illustrated by the amazing @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
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...
ghostparachute.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So grateful to have a new piece 'When She Left' in the latest Ghost Parachute illustrated by the amazing @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/novemb...
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Mid week #literary read. Love the juxtapositioning structure in this! Great writing by the amazing @delgeo14.bsky.social !
#shortstory #reading
#shortstory #reading
"you’ve had a bad hair day all your life. Not straight, not curly, not sure what to be, pathetically insecure"
Read "The Collateral Haircut" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
Read "The Collateral Haircut" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
The Collateral Haircut / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Mid week #literary read. Love the juxtapositioning structure in this! Great writing by the amazing @delgeo14.bsky.social !
#shortstory #reading
#shortstory #reading
Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"
Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/moth...
Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/moth...
Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness
theprideroars.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
It took 17 years for me to write this story, so it means the world to see it nominated alongside these stunning pieces.
'The Almost Mother' was first published by the wonderful Matt Potter in the Loss Anthology - Lifespan Vol. 9 - Pure Slush
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'The Almost Mother' was first published by the wonderful Matt Potter in the Loss Anthology - Lifespan Vol. 9 - Pure Slush
pureslush.com/store/anthol...
We are over the moon to be able to nominate the following pieces from theprideroars.blogspot.com for a Pushcart Prize, congratulations everyone!
@fionamckay.bsky.social
@ninamiller.bsky.social
@tomljanovic.bsky.social
@joycebingham.bsky.social
@sugarpigblog.bsky.social
@delgeo14.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social
@ninamiller.bsky.social
@tomljanovic.bsky.social
@joycebingham.bsky.social
@sugarpigblog.bsky.social
@delgeo14.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It took 17 years for me to write this story, so it means the world to see it nominated alongside these stunning pieces.
'The Almost Mother' was first published by the wonderful Matt Potter in the Loss Anthology - Lifespan Vol. 9 - Pure Slush
pureslush.com/store/anthol...
'The Almost Mother' was first published by the wonderful Matt Potter in the Loss Anthology - Lifespan Vol. 9 - Pure Slush
pureslush.com/store/anthol...
We're delighted to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2026.
Congratulations to Kelsey Coletta, Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social , Jennifer McMahon, Rebecca Tiger, Huina Zheng & Melissa Flores Anderson
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations to Kelsey Coletta, Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social , Jennifer McMahon, Rebecca Tiger, Huina Zheng & Melissa Flores Anderson
(links to each in thread)
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We're delighted to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2026.
Congratulations to Kelsey Coletta, Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social , Jennifer McMahon, Rebecca Tiger, Huina Zheng & Melissa Flores Anderson
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations to Kelsey Coletta, Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social , Jennifer McMahon, Rebecca Tiger, Huina Zheng & Melissa Flores Anderson
(links to each in thread)
Grab your calendars/phones and write/type it down. You don't want to miss this! 😍😍😍
I've been so excited about this! My short story "Homing" will be featured on BBC Radio 4 on 7th November, Read by Charlotte McCurry
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness
A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Grab your calendars/phones and write/type it down. You don't want to miss this! 😍😍😍
Nominations seasons is upon us.
Spent my afternoon rereading this year's issues of Raw Lit and making some difficult decisions.
Pushcart nominations coming soon....
Spent my afternoon rereading this year's issues of Raw Lit and making some difficult decisions.
Pushcart nominations coming soon....
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Nominations seasons is upon us.
Spent my afternoon rereading this year's issues of Raw Lit and making some difficult decisions.
Pushcart nominations coming soon....
Spent my afternoon rereading this year's issues of Raw Lit and making some difficult decisions.
Pushcart nominations coming soon....
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"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-ca...
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-ca...
A Cat's Breakfast / T.L. Tomljanovic
theprideroars.blogspot.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-ca...
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
theprideroars.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-ca...
'There was no feeling when he walked through you, maybe a bit of a chill, and then he was past, loping his way down the tracks.'
'Ghosts', Shelton Lee Compton's latest in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is stunning.
'Ghosts', Shelton Lee Compton's latest in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is stunning.
CJ's here to make the start of your week better. We've got a brand new @ShelCompton story for you. It's a haunting bit of flash. Dig "Ghosts": www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/ghosts-by-sh...
Ghosts by Sheldon Lee Compton
Ghosts by Sheldon Lee Compton They said the ghost of a black man haunted a section of railroad tracks behind your aunt Carly’s house. That your grandfather’s brother Charles killed a man there...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'There was no feeling when he walked through you, maybe a bit of a chill, and then he was past, loping his way down the tracks.'
'Ghosts', Shelton Lee Compton's latest in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is stunning.
'Ghosts', Shelton Lee Compton's latest in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is stunning.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM