Melissa Llanes Brownlee
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social
Native Hawaiian writer living in Japan
https://www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/
Bitter over Sweet https://tinyurl.com/5hd7u63r
Hard Skin http://tinyurl.com/yc53
Kahi&Lua http://tinyurl.com/3ryfzvwh
https://www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/
Bitter over Sweet https://tinyurl.com/5hd7u63r
Hard Skin http://tinyurl.com/yc53
Kahi&Lua http://tinyurl.com/3ryfzvwh
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TONIGHT at 7pm EST, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be in conversation with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of BITTER OVER SWEET, hosted by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social! buff.ly/CtKtA0k
Can't make it? Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here! buff.ly/3pPOviA
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Can't make it? Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here! buff.ly/3pPOviA
@susanschulman.bsky.social
I’m still buzzing from my awesome book launch!! Thank you Deesha Philyaw for being a part of it and for your wonderful questions and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social for being an amazing host. Thank you to everyone who came and thank you to my friends who helped and supported me ❤️❤️❤️
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Like weirdness? Fairy tales and fabulism? Voids in the backyard? Gila monsters with uplifted intelligence? Oblations to the ocean? Bakers who speak toads and snakes? Beautiful things that fall apart?
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
The Bedtime Emptying of Our World
Short Stories
Joel Hans
978-0-913785-69-0 Paper
February 2026
www.uapress.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Like weirdness? Fairy tales and fabulism? Voids in the backyard? Gila monsters with uplifted intelligence? Oblations to the ocean? Bakers who speak toads and snakes? Beautiful things that fall apart?
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
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This guy is so good.
Like weirdness? Fairy tales and fabulism? Voids in the backyard? Gila monsters with uplifted intelligence? Oblations to the ocean? Bakers who speak toads and snakes? Beautiful things that fall apart?
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
I have a short story collection with that & much more coming soon: www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
The Bedtime Emptying of Our World
Short Stories
Joel Hans
978-0-913785-69-0 Paper
February 2026
www.uapress.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This guy is so good.
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Free micro submissions at The Offing, open until March 1, 10 to 560 character (not word) micros:
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
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@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
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Thanks so much for your interest, and we look forward to reading your work. Please be familiar with the magazine and our mission before you submit.For 2026, there will be no submission fees thanks to ...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Free micro submissions at The Offing, open until March 1, 10 to 560 character (not word) micros:
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
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@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
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Free micro submissions at The Offing, open until March 1, 10 to 560 character (not word) micros:
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
The Offing Submission Manager
Thanks so much for your interest, and we look forward to reading your work. Please be familiar with the magazine and our mission before you submit.For 2026, there will be no submission fees thanks to ...
theoffingmag.submittable.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM
weekly talk story about GhostParachute (@brettpribble.bsky.social) anthology and hugs...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
Ghost Parachute Anthology and Sending Hugs — Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Looks like everyone is celebrating their Ghost Parachute Anthology inclusion, so I will join in! Thanks Brett for including “ bitches be crazy, ain’t no thing as a free lunch, the man is out to get yo...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM
weekly talk story about GhostParachute (@brettpribble.bsky.social) anthology and hugs...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
🥰🥰🥰
ICYMI, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social was featured in @electricliterature.com's list of "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter!" buff.ly/2MV0xvC
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter - Electric Literature
Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
🥰🥰🥰
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ICYMI, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social was featured in @electricliterature.com's list of "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter!" buff.ly/2MV0xvC
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter - Electric Literature
Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
ICYMI, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social was featured in @electricliterature.com's list of "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter!" buff.ly/2MV0xvC
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/JdBXDs8
@susanschulman.bsky.social
weekly ukulele video 🥰❤️
I was considering not posting a new video this week but maybe this wil give you a little joy. Hugs to you all.
youtu.be/A9WIRKfEvaU
I was considering not posting a new video this week but maybe this wil give you a little joy. Hugs to you all.
youtu.be/A9WIRKfEvaU
weekly ukulele video 🥰❤️
YouTube video by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
weekly ukulele video 🥰❤️
I was considering not posting a new video this week but maybe this wil give you a little joy. Hugs to you all.
youtu.be/A9WIRKfEvaU
I was considering not posting a new video this week but maybe this wil give you a little joy. Hugs to you all.
youtu.be/A9WIRKfEvaU
🥰🥰🥰
The weekend is the perfect time to curl up with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! buff.ly/NNjm8aL
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
🥰🥰🥰
Reposted by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
The weekend is the perfect time to curl up with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! buff.ly/NNjm8aL
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The weekend is the perfect time to curl up with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! buff.ly/NNjm8aL
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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I have a tiny thing in Issue 4 of Poems for Tomorrow (scrolling required). Thanks, editors, for giving it a place to live.
poems4tomorrow.wixsite.com/poems-for-to...
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January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I have a tiny thing in Issue 4 of Poems for Tomorrow (scrolling required). Thanks, editors, for giving it a place to live.
poems4tomorrow.wixsite.com/poems-for-to...
poems4tomorrow.wixsite.com/poems-for-to...
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The SmokeLong Workshop Prize Long List just went live. It has been a mountain of great work. We received just over 400 entries from our workshop participants in 2025. Congratulations to all! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Workshop Prize — The Long List - SmokeLong Quarterly
Each year, SmokeLong hosts The SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition, a free-to-enter competition for anyone who’s participated in a SmokeLong workshop. To date, our workshop participants (past and cur...
www.smokelong.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The SmokeLong Workshop Prize Long List just went live. It has been a mountain of great work. We received just over 400 entries from our workshop participants in 2025. Congratulations to all! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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My first story of 2026 is up in Necessary Fiction! Thank you so much EIC @shimmer.bsky.social Himmer and guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social for picking my story.
This week's fiction is "Just Another Saturday Night" by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social, selected by guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/just...
January 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
My first story of 2026 is up in Necessary Fiction! Thank you so much EIC @shimmer.bsky.social Himmer and guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social for picking my story.
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Love this list of books not to miss from @electricliterature.com - #smallpress books by @adamalsirgany.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @davidtromblay.bsky.social @tsvoboda.bsky.social @hayneswrites.com and others!
electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @davidtromblay.bsky.social @tsvoboda.bsky.social @hayneswrites.com and others!
electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter - Electric Literature
Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles
electricliterature.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Love this list of books not to miss from @electricliterature.com - #smallpress books by @adamalsirgany.bsky.social
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @davidtromblay.bsky.social @tsvoboda.bsky.social @hayneswrites.com and others!
electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @davidtromblay.bsky.social @tsvoboda.bsky.social @hayneswrites.com and others!
electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
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"It wants to trace its knife sharp fingers through notebooks filled with the hundreds of I won’t draw in my notebooks during class lines you had to write because you were caught drawing in your math, English, social studies, science notebooks again and again..." (FAB @lumchanmfa.bsky.social book!)
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"It wants to trace its knife sharp fingers through notebooks filled with the hundreds of I won’t draw in my notebooks during class lines you had to write because you were caught drawing in your math, English, social studies, science notebooks again and again..." (FAB @lumchanmfa.bsky.social book!)
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Very cool new interview with Joel Hans about his upcoming collection, THE BEDTIME EMPTYING OF OUR WORLD! Coming in Feb from Moon City Press!
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
Author Interview * Joel Hans
I’m looking forward to reading The Bedtime Emptying of Our World, a new collection from Joel Hans. The book will be released by Moon City Press in February. I loved the title story when it appeared…
mynachang.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Very cool new interview with Joel Hans about his upcoming collection, THE BEDTIME EMPTYING OF OUR WORLD! Coming in Feb from Moon City Press!
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
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What a great interview by @mynachang.bsky.social with FF contributor @joelhans.com! Check out his story that become the collection title! And then be sure to check out his book this Feb!
flash-frog.com/2023/12/25/t...
flash-frog.com/2023/12/25/t...
Very cool new interview with Joel Hans about his upcoming collection, THE BEDTIME EMPTYING OF OUR WORLD! Coming in Feb from Moon City Press!
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
@joelhans.com @mooncitypress.bsky.social
Author Interview * Joel Hans
I’m looking forward to reading The Bedtime Emptying of Our World, a new collection from Joel Hans. The book will be released by Moon City Press in February. I loved the title story when it appeared…
mynachang.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
What a great interview by @mynachang.bsky.social with FF contributor @joelhans.com! Check out his story that become the collection title! And then be sure to check out his book this Feb!
flash-frog.com/2023/12/25/t...
flash-frog.com/2023/12/25/t...
January 21, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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new new: "Who You Used to Love--" by Kathryn Reese: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 PM
new new: "Who You Used to Love--" by Kathryn Reese: wigleaf.com
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"She tugs the singlet so that it sits a little lower than her jade pendant & wonders if her breasts would bleed sugar for the right girl or if that only happens when the Queen commands her senses."
Stunning mashup of lyricism & a text exchange with Persephone. So original @kathrynreese.bsky.social
Stunning mashup of lyricism & a text exchange with Persephone. So original @kathrynreese.bsky.social
new new: "Who You Used to Love--" by Kathryn Reese: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"She tugs the singlet so that it sits a little lower than her jade pendant & wonders if her breasts would bleed sugar for the right girl or if that only happens when the Queen commands her senses."
Stunning mashup of lyricism & a text exchange with Persephone. So original @kathrynreese.bsky.social
Stunning mashup of lyricism & a text exchange with Persephone. So original @kathrynreese.bsky.social
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If you're looking for your next favorite #smallpress book, make sure to check out @electricliterature.com's winter reading list which features @adamalsirgany.bsky.social, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, and our 2025 Literary Awards Runner-Up, Terese Svoboda! buff.ly/2MV0xvC
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter - Electric Literature
Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
If you're looking for your next favorite #smallpress book, make sure to check out @electricliterature.com's winter reading list which features @adamalsirgany.bsky.social, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, and our 2025 Literary Awards Runner-Up, Terese Svoboda! buff.ly/2MV0xvC
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Reposted by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
The first official review of my NiF is out in the world! Thanks @ninamiller.bsky.social and @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social! US orders: jakethemag.com/books/
Non US or signed copies (I only have 2 left until I restock) docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
Non US or signed copies (I only have 2 left until I restock) docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The first official review of my NiF is out in the world! Thanks @ninamiller.bsky.social and @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social! US orders: jakethemag.com/books/
Non US or signed copies (I only have 2 left until I restock) docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
Non US or signed copies (I only have 2 left until I restock) docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
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My book review of “Mother Karma” by Sumitra Singam
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
is up @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Published by @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
thehooghlyreview.com/category/asa...
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
is up @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Published by @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
thehooghlyreview.com/category/asa...
ASAP Corner – THE HOOGHLY REVIEW
thehooghlyreview.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
My book review of “Mother Karma” by Sumitra Singam
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
is up @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Published by @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
thehooghlyreview.com/category/asa...
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
is up @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social
Published by @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
thehooghlyreview.com/category/asa...