Jessica Klimesh
@jekwriter.bsky.social
creative writer/writing coach/editor
flash, flash, and more flash! #flashfiction #microfiction
Best Microfiction 2025 | Best of the Net 2025
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https://jekwrites.substack.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaKlimesh
flash, flash, and more flash! #flashfiction #microfiction
Best Microfiction 2025 | Best of the Net 2025
jessicaklimesh.com
https://jekwrites.substack.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaKlimesh
So thrilled to be in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social again!!
Issue 37 is here l! Covert art by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social with
12 outstanding stories by
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @maireadwrites.bsky.social @michelleross.bsky.social
@salgal.bsky.social @shemurph.bsky.social @stephieosaurus.bsky.social
12 outstanding stories by
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @maireadwrites.bsky.social @michelleross.bsky.social
@salgal.bsky.social @shemurph.bsky.social @stephieosaurus.bsky.social
Issue 37 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Kathryn Kulpa Stories
gooseberry-pie.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So thrilled to be in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social again!!
So delighted to be in the latest issue of Ghost Parachute--thank you, @brettpribble.bsky.social!!
Read "Let’s Not Lose Our Heads" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
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"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
Let’s Not Lose Our Heads — Ghost Parachute
For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other. We held hands, relied on them to communicate, and eagerly followed o...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
So delighted to be in the latest issue of Ghost Parachute--thank you, @brettpribble.bsky.social!!
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social & @writertammyevans.bsky.social for their feedback that made this piece stronger.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social & @writertammyevans.bsky.social for their feedback that made this piece stronger.
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
✨ICYMI✨
“What if Everything Is Already Ruined?” New Microfiction by Jessica Klimesh! @jekwriter.bsky.social
“And if we drown, that science test doesn’t matter anyway.”
Read it here: www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh
“What if Everything Is Already Ruined?” New Microfiction by Jessica Klimesh! @jekwriter.bsky.social
“And if we drown, that science test doesn’t matter anyway.”
Read it here: www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh
Jessica Klimesh | What If Everything Is Already Ruined
www.claudineliterary.net
October 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
✨ICYMI✨
“What if Everything Is Already Ruined?” New Microfiction by Jessica Klimesh! @jekwriter.bsky.social
“And if we drown, that science test doesn’t matter anyway.”
Read it here: www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh
“What if Everything Is Already Ruined?” New Microfiction by Jessica Klimesh! @jekwriter.bsky.social
“And if we drown, that science test doesn’t matter anyway.”
Read it here: www.claudineliterary.net/jessicaklimesh
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Jessica Klimesh | What If Everything Is Already Ruined
www.claudineliterary.net
October 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Thank you, @dehardy.bsky.social!! So excited to be published in Claudine!
@jekwriter.bsky.social: “I peer out the front window and see a couple of neighbors waterskiing in the street and some kids playing Marco Polo.”
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Thank you, @dehardy.bsky.social!! So excited to be published in Claudine!
So excited!!
One week from today—Monday October 6–our new issue launches!!! 💚🐈⬛💚
@ezhang77.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social
@ezhang77.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So excited!!
My weekly writing tip: youtu.be/hrMApE3VUG8?...!
Writer's Block Communications: Eradicating the Worst of Writer's Block in 3 Easy Steps
YouTube video by Jessica Klimesh
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September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My weekly writing tip: youtu.be/hrMApE3VUG8?...!
Thanks for the shout-out, @nomad-sw18.bsky.social!!
Just spotted a new #litmag for women to sub to. Theme for Issue 2: Hot off the press. "The theme is meant to inspire, not constrain, so feel free to interpret it in creative ways!"
#Submissions open til 31 Oct. Edited by Tina Carlson & @jekwriter.bsky.social
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#Submissions open til 31 Oct. Edited by Tina Carlson & @jekwriter.bsky.social
hotflashliterary.com?utm_source=s...
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks for the shout-out, @nomad-sw18.bsky.social!!
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Check out inaugural issue of Hot Flash Literary founded by @jekwriter.bsky.social & Tina Carlson: "One thing remained clear, though: that women-identifying people needed a place where their voices wouldn’t get lost in an icy gale. Where they could, instead, be hot like lava." hotflashliterary.com
Home - Hot Flash Literary
Welcome to Hot Flash Literary Hot Flash Literary is an online journal of flash whose mission is to give women-identifying writers a voice; specifically, it’s a place for women’s voices to ignite. Like...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Check out inaugural issue of Hot Flash Literary founded by @jekwriter.bsky.social & Tina Carlson: "One thing remained clear, though: that women-identifying people needed a place where their voices wouldn’t get lost in an icy gale. Where they could, instead, be hot like lava." hotflashliterary.com
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Honored to be in the first ever issue of Hot Flash Literary with flash luminaries! Check out my story here, but be sure to read the other stories while they're hot! (They'll always be hot!)
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson for creating this mag!
hotflashliterary.com/a-good-sign/
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson for creating this mag!
hotflashliterary.com/a-good-sign/
A Good Sign - Hot Flash Literary
The woman’s tongue was long, white in the middle and simple for the men to sever at its base. They dipped it in formaldehyde and framed it in a shadow box to hang at town hall as a warning to other wo...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Honored to be in the first ever issue of Hot Flash Literary with flash luminaries! Check out my story here, but be sure to read the other stories while they're hot! (They'll always be hot!)
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson for creating this mag!
hotflashliterary.com/a-good-sign/
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson for creating this mag!
hotflashliterary.com/a-good-sign/
The first issue of Hot Flash Literary is live--featuring phenomenal work by Mikki Aronoff, @csquareh.bsky.social Christine H. Chen, @kathyfish.bsky.social, @dianegotauthor.bsky.social, Stella Reed, @chelseastickle.bsky.social, Nancy Stohlman, and Huina Zheng! hotflashliterary.com/current-issue/
Current Issue - Hot Flash Literary
Issue 1 – Summer 2025 My Body, My Choice
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September 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The first issue of Hot Flash Literary is live--featuring phenomenal work by Mikki Aronoff, @csquareh.bsky.social Christine H. Chen, @kathyfish.bsky.social, @dianegotauthor.bsky.social, Stella Reed, @chelseastickle.bsky.social, Nancy Stohlman, and Huina Zheng! hotflashliterary.com/current-issue/
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...
Hitting the Trail: Using Your Intuition for Writing and Self-Editing
Improve as a writer (and write more consistently) by tapping into your intuition and using what you already know--but may not know you know.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...
Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...
Hitting the Trail: Using Your Intuition for Writing and Self-Editing
Improve as a writer (and write more consistently) by tapping into your intuition and using what you already know--but may not know you know.
www.eventbrite.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Excited to offer a new online workshop! It's especially for people who want to become more consistent writers. More info/registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hitting-th...
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Delighted to have a flash in @mrbullbull.bsky.social about dating and wrestling! Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social & @writertammyevans.bsky.social for their feedback. And big thanks to my partner for showing me Wrestlemania.
"You’re either supposed to be a star or a star-fucker. Your mother will settle for a star-fucker." @chelseastickle.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
August 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Delighted to have a flash in @mrbullbull.bsky.social about dating and wrestling! Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social & @writertammyevans.bsky.social for their feedback. And big thanks to my partner for showing me Wrestlemania.
New video: your writing questions answered...https://youtu.be/UtAlaC1c9d4?si=ingddH0SZVxzBs2_
#creativewriting #writingtips #writingquestions
#creativewriting #writingtips #writingquestions
August 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
New video: your writing questions answered...https://youtu.be/UtAlaC1c9d4?si=ingddH0SZVxzBs2_
#creativewriting #writingtips #writingquestions
#creativewriting #writingtips #writingquestions
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
"There is one rule: when the car turns, stops, or starts again, no matter how gently, no matter how jackrabbit hard, you are to let your body fall as though you were a rag doll..."
@jekwriter.bsky.social lets go of everything, melts into the carseat.
@jekwriter.bsky.social lets go of everything, melts into the carseat.
The Falling Game
By Jessica Klimesh
www.completesentencelit.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"There is one rule: when the car turns, stops, or starts again, no matter how gently, no matter how jackrabbit hard, you are to let your body fall as though you were a rag doll..."
@jekwriter.bsky.social lets go of everything, melts into the carseat.
@jekwriter.bsky.social lets go of everything, melts into the carseat.
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Congrats @sundresspub.bsky.social on Best of the Net 2025! <3 DIHP finalists Kristie L. Williams &@suzibanksbaum.bsky.social, & BoTN contribs incl DIHP Alum @jekwriter.bsky.social
BotN art: Jennifer S. Lange / Peatsmoke
"Story Cloth: Nesting": Suzi Banks Baum
DIHP Art: @anchalastudio.bsky.social
BotN art: Jennifer S. Lange / Peatsmoke
"Story Cloth: Nesting": Suzi Banks Baum
DIHP Art: @anchalastudio.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congrats @sundresspub.bsky.social on Best of the Net 2025! <3 DIHP finalists Kristie L. Williams &@suzibanksbaum.bsky.social, & BoTN contribs incl DIHP Alum @jekwriter.bsky.social
BotN art: Jennifer S. Lange / Peatsmoke
"Story Cloth: Nesting": Suzi Banks Baum
DIHP Art: @anchalastudio.bsky.social
BotN art: Jennifer S. Lange / Peatsmoke
"Story Cloth: Nesting": Suzi Banks Baum
DIHP Art: @anchalastudio.bsky.social
So excited to have my story selected for Best of the Net 2025!!! Kudos and big thanks to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, the journal in which the story first appeared!!
Thrilled to hear @jekwriter.bsky.social story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social included in Best of the Net 2025
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Too Good To Be True – Best of the Net
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August 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So excited to have my story selected for Best of the Net 2025!!! Kudos and big thanks to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, the journal in which the story first appeared!!
Thank you, @brettpribble.bsky.social and to @damicandrea.bsky.social (for the wonderful artwork!)!
Read "Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.
"You wonder where time has gone, if it’s all just an illusion."
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"You wonder where time has gone, if it’s all just an illusion."
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Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death — Ghost Parachute
“Daffodil,” you say to your ten-pound poodle, “are we crazy? If we get wet, will we actually melt?” You’re decked out in a weatherproof windbreaker and rain boots, an umbrella dangling from your wrist...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you, @brettpribble.bsky.social and to @damicandrea.bsky.social (for the wonderful artwork!)!
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“No,” you say to Daffodil defiantly, “we won’t melt. I’ve never heard of it happening.”
Best ending ever! @jekwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Best ending ever! @jekwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Put a Hat on or You’ll Catch Your Death — Ghost Parachute
“Daffodil,” you say to your ten-pound poodle, “are we crazy? If we get wet, will we actually melt?” You’re decked out in a weatherproof windbreaker and rain boots, an umbrella dangling from your wrist...
ghostparachute.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“No,” you say to Daffodil defiantly, “we won’t melt. I’ve never heard of it happening.”
Best ending ever! @jekwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Best ending ever! @jekwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Check out (and subscribe to!) my YouTube channel for writing-related "stuff." I'm still new at this, but here's my latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd1-.... #WritingCoach #WritingTips #CreativeWriting
Are You Serious? Puzzles and Creativity
YouTube video by Jessica Klimesh
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July 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Check out (and subscribe to!) my YouTube channel for writing-related "stuff." I'm still new at this, but here's my latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd1-.... #WritingCoach #WritingTips #CreativeWriting
Thank you, @dawnsteffler.bsky.social!
there’s never been a better time to evolve into another species—to start over as something non-human—than right at this moment
So much great speculative climate fiction getting published nowadays (and what an adorable bird!) @jekwriter.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
So much great speculative climate fiction getting published nowadays (and what an adorable bird!) @jekwriter.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
This Is Very Concerning - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Mauro Lima on Unsplash by Jessica Klimesh I turn on the national news and am surprised to see that the anchorperson, Lydia Gooseberry, has a beak where her mouth used to be and talons in plac...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thank you, @dawnsteffler.bsky.social!
Reposted by Jessica Klimesh
Love this story by @jekwriter.bsky.social so much:
“The centipede is ugly, but I don’t feel any sense of repulsion as one might expect; instead, I consider how delightfully sweet it must be to be so different yet so confident—to not worry about one’s appearance, even on national TV.”
“The centipede is ugly, but I don’t feel any sense of repulsion as one might expect; instead, I consider how delightfully sweet it must be to be so different yet so confident—to not worry about one’s appearance, even on national TV.”
Our issue with the winners of our annual writing contest is live! These are all well-crafted stories
which leave me with hope.
which leave me with hope.
May 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Love this story by @jekwriter.bsky.social so much:
“The centipede is ugly, but I don’t feel any sense of repulsion as one might expect; instead, I consider how delightfully sweet it must be to be so different yet so confident—to not worry about one’s appearance, even on national TV.”
“The centipede is ugly, but I don’t feel any sense of repulsion as one might expect; instead, I consider how delightfully sweet it must be to be so different yet so confident—to not worry about one’s appearance, even on national TV.”
Delighted that my piece "Shooting for the Moon" made it into the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social flood!!
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Delighted that my piece "Shooting for the Moon" made it into the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social flood!!