June Gemmell
@junegemmell.bsky.social
Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, Northern Gravy and National Flash Flood.
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You know that feeling when you've finally written the thing that's been dogging you for years, and you've nailed it? I want to bottle this feeling and sample it when I'm stuck or uninspired. This is what it's all for.
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM
You know that feeling when you've finally written the thing that's been dogging you for years, and you've nailed it? I want to bottle this feeling and sample it when I'm stuck or uninspired. This is what it's all for.
SO many names I recognise and love here. Congratulations all you brilliant people!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Hey everyone. Best Microfiction 2026 winners have been posted! We congratulate all the winners. Thank you so much to our brilliant Guest Editor for 2026, @dseuss.bsky.social ! www.bestmicrofiction.com? #FlashFiction #Microfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines #WritersNetwork
Best Microfiction
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:42 AM
SO many names I recognise and love here. Congratulations all you brilliant people!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Looking for prose reading experience? Interested in Fiction & Non-Fiction? Looking for reader perks like editor calls, and the opportunity to learn how to write and earn on feedback? Then consider applying to become a prose reader today: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/34516...
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Looking for prose reading experience? Interested in Fiction & Non-Fiction? Looking for reader perks like editor calls, and the opportunity to learn how to write and earn on feedback? Then consider applying to become a prose reader today: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/34516...
Didn’t get much written today. (Brain won’t work.) But I DID get a whole pile of old paperwork shredded, so that’s good.😊
two women standing in front of a garage with the nick logo on it
ALT: two women standing in front of a garage with the nick logo on it
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January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Didn’t get much written today. (Brain won’t work.) But I DID get a whole pile of old paperwork shredded, so that’s good.😊
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winter dawn
a calling wren is trying
to wake the sun
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky // #Photography: "Winter Solitude" by Mikko Lagerstedt, @MikkoLagerstedt / mikkolagerstedt.com #vsss365 #haiku
a calling wren is trying
to wake the sun
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky // #Photography: "Winter Solitude" by Mikko Lagerstedt, @MikkoLagerstedt / mikkolagerstedt.com #vsss365 #haiku
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
winter dawn
a calling wren is trying
to wake the sun
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky // #Photography: "Winter Solitude" by Mikko Lagerstedt, @MikkoLagerstedt / mikkolagerstedt.com #vsss365 #haiku
a calling wren is trying
to wake the sun
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky // #Photography: "Winter Solitude" by Mikko Lagerstedt, @MikkoLagerstedt / mikkolagerstedt.com #vsss365 #haiku
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Five days into 2026
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Five days into 2026
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We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below:
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#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
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#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below:
syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub...
#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
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#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
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Indigenous Australian artist Loongkoonan, who started painting at 95, and first exhibited her work at age 105 #womensart
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Indigenous Australian artist Loongkoonan, who started painting at 95, and first exhibited her work at age 105 #womensart
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As the new year begins, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our winter appeal so far.
Leaving everyone & everything behind is something that no-one should have to face.
Your donation & kindness can help someone start again in safety
Thank you🧡 ow.ly/7X2b50XS25u
Leaving everyone & everything behind is something that no-one should have to face.
Your donation & kindness can help someone start again in safety
Thank you🧡 ow.ly/7X2b50XS25u
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
As the new year begins, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our winter appeal so far.
Leaving everyone & everything behind is something that no-one should have to face.
Your donation & kindness can help someone start again in safety
Thank you🧡 ow.ly/7X2b50XS25u
Leaving everyone & everything behind is something that no-one should have to face.
Your donation & kindness can help someone start again in safety
Thank you🧡 ow.ly/7X2b50XS25u
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not to brag but I wrote for about eleven minutes with no breaks
January 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
not to brag but I wrote for about eleven minutes with no breaks
Look! 👀
One week to go!
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Look! 👀
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DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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Hi, everyone! We're back with new posts this week! 💡
We hope you're doing well as we enter into this new year, and as a reminder, we are open for previously published submissions!
We hope you're doing well as we enter into this new year, and as a reminder, we are open for previously published submissions!
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Hi, everyone! We're back with new posts this week! 💡
We hope you're doing well as we enter into this new year, and as a reminder, we are open for previously published submissions!
We hope you're doing well as we enter into this new year, and as a reminder, we are open for previously published submissions!
Writing brain still not fully operational after the holiday break, so I picked this up hoping for inspiration and YES!!! this book is perfect. I’ve only read your introduction Lindz and part of your chat with @sarahillswrites.bsky.socialand already I love it! It’s exactly what I need just now! 🤩
Are you ready to make 2026 your Big Writing Year? Why not invest in a craft book that will demystify techniques and support you on your journey?
AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE is a collaborative fiction/non-fiction anthology about what we write, why we write it, and what we do when the going gets tough.
AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE is a collaborative fiction/non-fiction anthology about what we write, why we write it, and what we do when the going gets tough.
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Writing brain still not fully operational after the holiday break, so I picked this up hoping for inspiration and YES!!! this book is perfect. I’ve only read your introduction Lindz and part of your chat with @sarahillswrites.bsky.socialand already I love it! It’s exactly what I need just now! 🤩
❤️ Some wonderful stories in this anthology including
@lozzawriting.bsky.social (great ending line - gave me shivers)
@joycebingham.bsky.social
(an emotionally resonant piece which went straight to my heart)
@lucimcummings.bsky.social (a wonderful piece which builds to a powerful ending)
@lozzawriting.bsky.social (great ending line - gave me shivers)
@joycebingham.bsky.social
(an emotionally resonant piece which went straight to my heart)
@lucimcummings.bsky.social (a wonderful piece which builds to a powerful ending)
We're so proud of our first print anthology and plan to donate all royalties (so far) to The Wildlife Trusts in January 🦝
Please consider adding to that pot and grab yourself, or gift someone, 27 amazing short fictions 💜
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Please consider adding to that pot and grab yourself, or gift someone, 27 amazing short fictions 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
❤️ Some wonderful stories in this anthology including
@lozzawriting.bsky.social (great ending line - gave me shivers)
@joycebingham.bsky.social
(an emotionally resonant piece which went straight to my heart)
@lucimcummings.bsky.social (a wonderful piece which builds to a powerful ending)
@lozzawriting.bsky.social (great ending line - gave me shivers)
@joycebingham.bsky.social
(an emotionally resonant piece which went straight to my heart)
@lucimcummings.bsky.social (a wonderful piece which builds to a powerful ending)
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My god, what an incredible piece. Satire feels harder in an age where real life is so ridiculous, but this is sharp as hell
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My god, what an incredible piece. Satire feels harder in an age where real life is so ridiculous, but this is sharp as hell
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INCOMING!!!
Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: on Jan 8, we'll be opening for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our Novel/Novella Book Editor! Our beloved Kate Finegan is stepping down this year from her position (which she initiated for us in 2020!).
Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: on Jan 8, we'll be opening for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our Novel/Novella Book Editor! Our beloved Kate Finegan is stepping down this year from her position (which she initiated for us in 2020!).
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
INCOMING!!!
Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: on Jan 8, we'll be opening for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our Novel/Novella Book Editor! Our beloved Kate Finegan is stepping down this year from her position (which she initiated for us in 2020!).
Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: on Jan 8, we'll be opening for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our Novel/Novella Book Editor! Our beloved Kate Finegan is stepping down this year from her position (which she initiated for us in 2020!).
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Submissions Are Now Open!
We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
Submissions Are Now Open!
We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
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January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Submissions Are Now Open!
We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
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This really is excellent. Thanks for sharing, June and wow, @sagetyrtle.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Wow.
Wow.
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This really is excellent. Thanks for sharing, June and wow, @sagetyrtle.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Wow.
Wow.
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
fracturedlit.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
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Don't miss the latest edition of Artist Spotlight (MoonLitGetaway.com/blog), featuring the words and works of Bogna Woskowicz, a Polish artist who specializes in painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
#Interview #painting #visualart #fineart #artlovers #painter #paintings #MoonLitGetaway
#Interview #painting #visualart #fineart #artlovers #painter #paintings #MoonLitGetaway
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Don't miss the latest edition of Artist Spotlight (MoonLitGetaway.com/blog), featuring the words and works of Bogna Woskowicz, a Polish artist who specializes in painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
#Interview #painting #visualart #fineart #artlovers #painter #paintings #MoonLitGetaway
#Interview #painting #visualart #fineart #artlovers #painter #paintings #MoonLitGetaway
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We’re back from the festive break! 🎉
A quick reminder submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED are open until 30 January.
We’ve been thrilled by the responses received so far. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to submit.
We look forward to seeing your take!
A quick reminder submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED are open until 30 January.
We’ve been thrilled by the responses received so far. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to submit.
We look forward to seeing your take!
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We’re back from the festive break! 🎉
A quick reminder submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED are open until 30 January.
We’ve been thrilled by the responses received so far. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to submit.
We look forward to seeing your take!
A quick reminder submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED are open until 30 January.
We’ve been thrilled by the responses received so far. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to submit.
We look forward to seeing your take!
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Our first report from a flash writer in the field. Gillian O'Shaughnessy brings us a report from the flash community in Western Australia. Do you have events from your own flash community to report? DM us! Not already a Villager, join to read Gill's report. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/956019...
SmokeLong Quarterly
This is the home of our communities: The SmokeLong Fitness year-round workshop The Village with All of the Flash Writers
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January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Our first report from a flash writer in the field. Gillian O'Shaughnessy brings us a report from the flash community in Western Australia. Do you have events from your own flash community to report? DM us! Not already a Villager, join to read Gill's report. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/956019...
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Make your literary resolutions count—send your work to us today.
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Make your literary resolutions count—send your work to us today.
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme