@fbereaud.bsky.social
Author: San Diego Stories @cowboyjamboree, A Question of Family @Stanchion
Husband. Dad. Math Prof. Mentor. Fiction Editor @thetwinbill.
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Husband. Dad. Math Prof. Mentor. Fiction Editor @thetwinbill.
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A Question of Family | Stanchion
STANCHION'S FIRST NOVEL! From François Bereaud, the acclaimed writer of San Diego Stories, comes a novel told in stories that span eras. Meet Walter, Claire, Grace, and Michael, a family in some state...
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My first novel, A Question of Family, comes out from @stanchion.bsky.social in Feb! Preorder here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
This year began with a huge novel acceptance @stanchion.bsky.social and now “A Question of Family” exists. So honored to be Stanchion’s first novel. Please consider a preorder, attending my San Diego launch, or coming to one of my events (details on my site).
francoisbereaud.com
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December 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This year began with a huge novel acceptance @stanchion.bsky.social and now “A Question of Family” exists. So honored to be Stanchion’s first novel. Please consider a preorder, attending my San Diego launch, or coming to one of my events (details on my site).
francoisbereaud.com
francoisbereaud.com
I had so much fun this year sharing San Diego Stories doing events and seeing it in 6 local bookstores. Eternal thanks @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social @vanwinkle.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I had so much fun this year sharing San Diego Stories doing events and seeing it in 6 local bookstores. Eternal thanks @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social @vanwinkle.bsky.social
Thanks to the journals that shared my work this year: @alliumjournal.bsky.social @icefloepress.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @templeinacity.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social @tcwestminster.bsky.social
Here’s a fun one from early in the year:
www.bunkersquirrel.com/nola-love.html
Here’s a fun one from early in the year:
www.bunkersquirrel.com/nola-love.html
NOLA Love
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December 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Thanks to the journals that shared my work this year: @alliumjournal.bsky.social @icefloepress.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @templeinacity.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social @tcwestminster.bsky.social
Here’s a fun one from early in the year:
www.bunkersquirrel.com/nola-love.html
Here’s a fun one from early in the year:
www.bunkersquirrel.com/nola-love.html
I’d love that. Proud of this novel and heart is warmed to see praise from extraordinary writers.
Soooo you're gonna pre-order @fbereaud.bsky.social's novel, right? The guy who champions everyone, who lifts up others & is a truly good egg in this murky indie lit world? It comes out in early Feb, but I'll be shipping pre-orders next week so you can get started on your first read of the year!
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’d love that. Proud of this novel and heart is warmed to see praise from extraordinary writers.
❤️❤️❤️. Please consider preordering friends!
They're here 5 weeks early & they're beautiful. Pre-order your copy of Stanchion's 1st novel, by your friend & mine @fbereaud.bsky.social for only $16. That's $2 off the already fairly-priced cover price. Will ship direct from Stanchion way before Feb 3 pub date www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
❤️❤️❤️. Please consider preordering friends!
Just found this story in the latest issue of @stanchion.bsky.social, looks pretty good!
December 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just found this story in the latest issue of @stanchion.bsky.social, looks pretty good!
Just finished this amazing novella @pleomorphic2.bsky.social published @publishedbyjake.bsky.social.
Get it, read it, share it.
Get it, read it, share it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just finished this amazing novella @pleomorphic2.bsky.social published @publishedbyjake.bsky.social.
Get it, read it, share it.
Get it, read it, share it.
“I’m calling you a man with a choice.”
Loved this small moment with big implications.
Loved this small moment with big implications.
The final #Fiction piece from Issue 7: #Integrity — “The Measure of Rice” by Susmita Muiherjee
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
THE MEASURE OF RICE -
Atul arrived five minutes early at the ration shop. The line was already curling around the corner, with women in cotton-printed saris holding jute bags and a
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December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“I’m calling you a man with a choice.”
Loved this small moment with big implications.
Loved this small moment with big implications.
I hear we’re in the holiday season, some of you may have even shopped. Good news, you can preorder my novel, A Question of Family @stanchion.bsky.social from the comfort of home.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I hear we’re in the holiday season, some of you may have even shopped. Good news, you can preorder my novel, A Question of Family @stanchion.bsky.social from the comfort of home.
stanchionzine.com/product-page/a…
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Very honored to be nominated by this wonderful journal run by amazing people. You can read or listen to it here
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December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Very honored to be nominated by this wonderful journal run by amazing people. You can read or listen to it here
epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
Great collection from a wonderful human. Get it!
Congratulations to @jonathanin2k.bsky.social. His book, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES from Cowboy Jamboree Press, has been LONGLISTED for the @penamerica.bsky.social Robert W. Bingham Award for Debut Short Story Collection. Give Jonathan a hand y'all.
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Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
PEN America is honored to announce the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Awards, which will confer nearly $350,000 to writers and translators.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Great collection from a wonderful human. Get it!
Amazing team chat post en route to away hockey game:
“We stopped to get drive through and a car crashed into the restaurant! We are now trapped in the parking lot. Don’t know when we will get out.”
These may be opening lines to my next novel. Get my first one @stanchion.bsky.social
“We stopped to get drive through and a car crashed into the restaurant! We are now trapped in the parking lot. Don’t know when we will get out.”
These may be opening lines to my next novel. Get my first one @stanchion.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Amazing team chat post en route to away hockey game:
“We stopped to get drive through and a car crashed into the restaurant! We are now trapped in the parking lot. Don’t know when we will get out.”
These may be opening lines to my next novel. Get my first one @stanchion.bsky.social
“We stopped to get drive through and a car crashed into the restaurant! We are now trapped in the parking lot. Don’t know when we will get out.”
These may be opening lines to my next novel. Get my first one @stanchion.bsky.social
I’m so excited and honored. Please consider preordering, or, better yet, join the Stanchion book club for a year’s worth of great indie literature.
"Stellar work from a master storyteller." - Sumitra Singam (@pleomorphic2.bsky.social), author of Mother Karma
Pre-order your copy of @fbereaud.bsky.social's (& Stanchion's) debut novel today to save $2 on the already fair & low cover price.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Pre-order your copy of @fbereaud.bsky.social's (& Stanchion's) debut novel today to save $2 on the already fair & low cover price.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m so excited and honored. Please consider preordering, or, better yet, join the Stanchion book club for a year’s worth of great indie literature.
Believe the blurbs! Preorder! ❤️
"Stellar work from a master storyteller." - Sumitra Singam (@pleomorphic2.bsky.social), author of Mother Karma
Pre-order your copy of @fbereaud.bsky.social's (& Stanchion's) debut novel today to save $2 on the already fair & low cover price.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Pre-order your copy of @fbereaud.bsky.social's (& Stanchion's) debut novel today to save $2 on the already fair & low cover price.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Believe the blurbs! Preorder! ❤️
Welcome to San Diego @pleomorphic2.bsky.social. Can’t wait to dive into this gem!
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Welcome to San Diego @pleomorphic2.bsky.social. Can’t wait to dive into this gem!
Grateful for the support of indie bookstores here in San Diego. Dropped by the amazing Libélula and found a friend, @stanchion.bsky.social
For those of you who shop, support indie presses, support indie stores.
For those of you who shop, support indie presses, support indie stores.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Grateful for the support of indie bookstores here in San Diego. Dropped by the amazing Libélula and found a friend, @stanchion.bsky.social
For those of you who shop, support indie presses, support indie stores.
For those of you who shop, support indie presses, support indie stores.
Amazing. @jonathanin2k.bsky.social Arizona collection is one of my favorites. His words honor me. So excited to launch the novel.
First blurb is in for François Bereaud's A Question of Family, the first novel in Stanchion Books history, available to pre-order from Stanchion today, available wherever you buy books on Feb 3, 2026.
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@fbereaud.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social
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@fbereaud.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Amazing. @jonathanin2k.bsky.social Arizona collection is one of my favorites. His words honor me. So excited to launch the novel.
It’s really happening friends! I’d love for you to consider preordering.
My first novel, A Question of Family, comes out from @stanchion.bsky.social in Feb! Preorder here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
A Question of Family | Stanchion
STANCHION'S FIRST NOVEL! From François Bereaud, the acclaimed writer of San Diego Stories, comes a novel told in stories that span eras. Meet Walter, Claire, Grace, and Michael, a family in some state...
www.stanchionzine.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s really happening friends! I’d love for you to consider preordering.
San Diego weekend:
Hung out with kids from Congolese refugee families.
Went to a trans author event.
Played low level hockey with teammates from both sides of the border.
Heard equal parts English & Spanish at #SDFC game.
No xenophobes, no TERFs, no fascists.
Love my city.
Hung out with kids from Congolese refugee families.
Went to a trans author event.
Played low level hockey with teammates from both sides of the border.
Heard equal parts English & Spanish at #SDFC game.
No xenophobes, no TERFs, no fascists.
Love my city.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
San Diego weekend:
Hung out with kids from Congolese refugee families.
Went to a trans author event.
Played low level hockey with teammates from both sides of the border.
Heard equal parts English & Spanish at #SDFC game.
No xenophobes, no TERFs, no fascists.
Love my city.
Hung out with kids from Congolese refugee families.
Went to a trans author event.
Played low level hockey with teammates from both sides of the border.
Heard equal parts English & Spanish at #SDFC game.
No xenophobes, no TERFs, no fascists.
Love my city.
$10? You kidding me? What a deal!
28 pieces of writing spanning the first 5 years of Stanchion and including 5 new pieces from the likes of @toddedillard.bsky.social @jmgatford.bsky.social & @fbereaud.bsky.social. Cover art & photograph by me. Help celebrate reputable indie lit & keep this good thing going for 5 more years. 🖤🤍❤️
Here's the front + back of Issue 20, which is at the printer now + will be published on Nov 25th.
Running a independent print lit mag that doesn't rely on donations, grants, or fees is getting so much harder.
Please consider pre-ordering a copy. Just a tenner.
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Running a independent print lit mag that doesn't rely on donations, grants, or fees is getting so much harder.
Please consider pre-ordering a copy. Just a tenner.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
$10? You kidding me? What a deal!
“As there’s no indication women will ever again be,” Dr. Hera throws air quotes, “‘blessed’ with control of their own reproductive health. We must take action.”
Damn, this story is dark and spot on. A necessary gut punch. Congrats Ann.
Damn, this story is dark and spot on. A necessary gut punch. Congrats Ann.
So excited that my short story, “Mothering,” is online at allium.colum.edu/fall-2025-fi...
at Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
at Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
Ann Graham — Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
Mothering Dr. Hera squeezes both pockets from the outside, then reaches in to dig around. When she doesn’t feel the pill box, she waves her arms at the group as she leaves, “I’ll be right back.” Blac...
allium.colum.edu
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“As there’s no indication women will ever again be,” Dr. Hera throws air quotes, “‘blessed’ with control of their own reproductive health. We must take action.”
Damn, this story is dark and spot on. A necessary gut punch. Congrats Ann.
Damn, this story is dark and spot on. A necessary gut punch. Congrats Ann.
Gonna be lit!
🌹SURPRISE🌹
The 20th Issue of Stanchion arrives in 3 weeks. Here's a look at the cover.
Pre-order now for just $10 & get a special 5th anniversary bookmark.
Read all about this marvelous 90-page Best Of issue w/ select new works by some old favorites.
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The 20th Issue of Stanchion arrives in 3 weeks. Here's a look at the cover.
Pre-order now for just $10 & get a special 5th anniversary bookmark.
Read all about this marvelous 90-page Best Of issue w/ select new works by some old favorites.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Gonna be lit!
Delighted to have a piece of short fiction in the latest issue of the wonderful @alliumjournal.bsky.social.
allium.colum.edu/fall-2025-fi...
allium.colum.edu/fall-2025-fi...
François Bereaud — Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
J-B, a Life You don’t know me but I’ve fed you. Char grilled your burger, deep fried your chicken, salted your fries, and put together your salads. McDonald’s, Arby’s, Wendy’s, Jack in the...
allium.colum.edu
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Delighted to have a piece of short fiction in the latest issue of the wonderful @alliumjournal.bsky.social.
allium.colum.edu/fall-2025-fi...
allium.colum.edu/fall-2025-fi...
« you smiled even wider and said, “Yeah, cool,” even though you know what this meant. »
I didn’t realize what I’ve been missing. It was a Sumitra story. So fucking great.
I didn’t realize what I’ve been missing. It was a Sumitra story. So fucking great.
Friends, a story about the closet, eyelash curlers and peanut M&Ms in @acdclitmag.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 (they’re awesome, sub to them!)
Check out our latest flash fiction, For the Young Fans Who Weren’t There in ‘82, by Sumitra Singam. 👀 📖 📆
#queerlit #indielit #80s #lgbtqia #flashfiction #fiction #literaryjournal #read #write #1980s #shortfiction
#queerlit #indielit #80s #lgbtqia #flashfiction #fiction #literaryjournal #read #write #1980s #shortfiction
October 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
« you smiled even wider and said, “Yeah, cool,” even though you know what this meant. »
I didn’t realize what I’ve been missing. It was a Sumitra story. So fucking great.
I didn’t realize what I’ve been missing. It was a Sumitra story. So fucking great.
Writer friends! My novel from the amazing @stanchion.bsky.social is out in Feb. I’d love to plan some events. If you have friendly book stores, dive bars, breweries, festivals, or street corner gatherings in your area that might welcome a visiting author, send them my way! 💙
October 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Writer friends! My novel from the amazing @stanchion.bsky.social is out in Feb. I’d love to plan some events. If you have friendly book stores, dive bars, breweries, festivals, or street corner gatherings in your area that might welcome a visiting author, send them my way! 💙