Elissa Field
@elissafield.bsky.social
Lit noir novels + flash | SmokeLong Submission Ed | Stories in/coming SmokeLong, Reckon Review, HAD, Hypertext, Ghost Parachute, Monkeybicycle, Citron Review, Peatsmoke, CRAFT, Conjunctions ++ | IG FB elissalaurenfield.com
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"She trotted to you across the field. Stood for the leather halter to fit over her ears, the carrots, the brush at the crosstie. Old enough to ride but still. The pain in her legs."
Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
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January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"She trotted to you across the field. Stood for the leather halter to fit over her ears, the carrots, the brush at the crosstie. Old enough to ride but still. The pain in her legs."
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Some of my favorites are in this gorgeous issue @elissafield.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social. Do give it a read!
Delighted to have 2 stories in this amazing issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social What a treat to appear with so many stellar writers incl @elissafield.bsky.social @delgeo14.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social
Letting go www.frazzledlit.com/p/letting-go
Marie Kondo www.frazzledlit.com/p/and-now-i-...
Letting go www.frazzledlit.com/p/letting-go
Marie Kondo www.frazzledlit.com/p/and-now-i-...
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Some of my favorites are in this gorgeous issue @elissafield.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social. Do give it a read!
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New @elissafield.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social is absolutely stunning.
Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
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#fiction #shortstory
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New @elissafield.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social is absolutely stunning.
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"*Not now*, you say. *The vet is waiting*, you say. *When I’m home*, you say. Need the silence of the car, windows up. Drive out to the barn. Flash of copper, flash of star, as if there were maybe still a chance."
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Perfect Star
A short story by Elissa Field
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January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"*Not now*, you say. *The vet is waiting*, you say. *When I’m home*, you say. Need the silence of the car, windows up. Drive out to the barn. Flash of copper, flash of star, as if there were maybe still a chance."
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Just listened to this Elissa, it’s a beautifully written piece with emotional resonance. Gorgeous writing. 🤩
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Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
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#fiction #shortstory
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Just listened to this Elissa, it’s a beautifully written piece with emotional resonance. Gorgeous writing. 🤩
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Love this story, Elissa. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. 🐴💔
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Love this story, Elissa. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. 🐴💔
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A heartbreaking but gorgeous story
Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A heartbreaking but gorgeous story
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Fantastic work. So pleased you're with us!
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Fantastic work. So pleased you're with us!
So much great writing in this issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social Love seeing @nomad-sw18.bsky.social & so many others as well! Was thrilled to have my "Perfect Star" among them!
Delighted to have 2 stories in this amazing issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social What a treat to appear with so many stellar writers incl @elissafield.bsky.social @delgeo14.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social
Letting go www.frazzledlit.com/p/letting-go
Marie Kondo www.frazzledlit.com/p/and-now-i-...
Letting go www.frazzledlit.com/p/letting-go
Marie Kondo www.frazzledlit.com/p/and-now-i-...
January 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
So much great writing in this issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social Love seeing @nomad-sw18.bsky.social & so many others as well! Was thrilled to have my "Perfect Star" among them!
Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it!
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8
#fiction #shortstory
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I just subscribed. Love the first post and looking forward to more.
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I just subscribed. Love the first post and looking forward to more.
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December Speculative Flash Roundup! Some truly phenomenal stories this month, and a bonus craft article!
Flash Roundup * December 2025
A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…
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December 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
December Speculative Flash Roundup! Some truly phenomenal stories this month, and a bonus craft article!
TFW New Year's Eve you go, Oh, yeah, I have a substack. And I also have amazing writing friends who I know are hard at work right now.
Trying to keep up w everyone... Look for me if you are on either Substack @elissafield or IG/FB www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
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Trying to keep up w everyone... Look for me if you are on either Substack @elissafield or IG/FB www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
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January 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
TFW New Year's Eve you go, Oh, yeah, I have a substack. And I also have amazing writing friends who I know are hard at work right now.
Trying to keep up w everyone... Look for me if you are on either Substack @elissafield or IG/FB www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
open.substack.com/pub/elissafi...
Trying to keep up w everyone... Look for me if you are on either Substack @elissafield or IG/FB www.instagram.com/elissalfield/
open.substack.com/pub/elissafi...
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www.smokelong.com/stories/anot... The joy of being part of @smokelong.bsky.social fitness is that you get prompted to read stories long after they were published. This one by @elissafield.bsky.social is amazing.
Another Problem Eels Don’t Need - SmokeLong Quarterly
Cocaine washed into the River Thames and wildlife experts made headlines crying out – not for the traffickers’ lost bump and the chance for thousands of Londoners to stay longer into the glitter of a ...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
www.smokelong.com/stories/anot... The joy of being part of @smokelong.bsky.social fitness is that you get prompted to read stories long after they were published. This one by @elissafield.bsky.social is amazing.
Declan’s first sight of the ocean, first time hearing the roar. Made lots of dog friends.
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
October 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Declan’s first sight of the ocean, first time hearing the roar. Made lots of dog friends.
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
Me: Ok, Declan, you can go. Just stay away from the cats.
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me: Ok, Declan, you can go. Just stay away from the cats.
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Declan: Sure, yeah, I will.
Also Declan:...
{Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie
Drinking my coffee, reading submissions… and my little border collie puppy, Declan is wrestling a coconut. He’s herded it soccer style, chawed at it… but fought and fought to be able to pick it up. A hard battle, won.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Drinking my coffee, reading submissions… and my little border collie puppy, Declan is wrestling a coconut. He’s herded it soccer style, chawed at it… but fought and fought to be able to pick it up. A hard battle, won.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog
I love this one by @emilyrinkema
“I’m ten minutes late to the interview to be my mother’s daughter. I’m confident, as her actual daughter, her only child, that I’ll have a leg up…”
@VariantLit
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“I’m ten minutes late to the interview to be my mother’s daughter. I’m confident, as her actual daughter, her only child, that I’ll have a leg up…”
@VariantLit
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lascauxreview.com/the-interview/
The Interview | The Lascaux Review
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September 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I love this one by @emilyrinkema
“I’m ten minutes late to the interview to be my mother’s daughter. I’m confident, as her actual daughter, her only child, that I’ll have a leg up…”
@VariantLit
@lascauxreview.bsky.social
lascauxreview.com/the-interview/
“I’m ten minutes late to the interview to be my mother’s daughter. I’m confident, as her actual daughter, her only child, that I’ll have a leg up…”
@VariantLit
@lascauxreview.bsky.social
lascauxreview.com/the-interview/
I wrote this girl’s story this week — an absolutely PERFECT filly bred from my aunt’s favorite mare, one of my grandfather’s favorite accomplishments… that ended sadly. Thanks so much to workshop friends @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness & Flash Pack friends who gave early feedback.
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August 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I wrote this girl’s story this week — an absolutely PERFECT filly bred from my aunt’s favorite mare, one of my grandfather’s favorite accomplishments… that ended sadly. Thanks so much to workshop friends @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness & Flash Pack friends who gave early feedback.
#elissafield
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Solid napday! This crazy baby doubled his nap time today when he discovered the joy of snuggling next to me. My arm went numb! What a 💕 love! Such a happy boy.
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
August 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Solid napday! This crazy baby doubled his nap time today when he discovered the joy of snuggling next to me. My arm went numb! What a 💕 love! Such a happy boy.
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
#Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction
Declan, learning the ropes on his 11th day: Turns out, sometimes we do laundry.
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Declan, learning the ropes on his 11th day: Turns out, sometimes we do laundry.
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats.
#writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie
I see you made toast.
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
July 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I see you made toast.
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food.
#Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock
All the cute things Declan does, and here I am obsessed with his rabbity, chunky feet.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
All the cute things Declan does, and here I am obsessed with his rabbity, chunky feet.
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky
#Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky