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Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Please pop by over at The Disappointed Housewife, where you'll find wonderfully offbeat #fiction, #poetry, and #essays, along with a great community of #writers with a special take on things.
thedisappointedhousewife.com
Just so you know, we're not sending out any rejections this week so you can enjoy the holidays unbummed. 😃
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December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just so you know, we're not sending out any rejections this week so you can enjoy the holidays unbummed. 😃
Reposted by The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open!
This amazing slap in the face piece featuring the exact places I have been wasted in Singapore by @yalanchang.bsky.social in @offbeatlit.bsky.social 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 “We’re getting drunk tonight! we shout, drowning out the Jacky
Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio.”
Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio.”
Here's an awesome "party night" story with a lot going on between the lines. Come on over and laugh/cry.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This amazing slap in the face piece featuring the exact places I have been wasted in Singapore by @yalanchang.bsky.social in @offbeatlit.bsky.social 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 “We’re getting drunk tonight! we shout, drowning out the Jacky
Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio.”
Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio.”
Reposted by The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open!
So stoked that a flash piece I’m especially proud of has been published by @offbeatlit.bsky.social. This piece was inspired by my past life working in a soul-destroying commercial law firm. Give it a read!
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It’s Not a Pyrrhic Victory If We’re Paid Shitloads of Money ~ fiction by Ya Lan Chang
We’re storming to Zouk. We’re getting drunk tonight! we shout, drowning out the Jacky Cheung schmaltz murmuring from the taxi’s radio. We wind down the windows, stick our heads out, smirk back as t…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So stoked that a flash piece I’m especially proud of has been published by @offbeatlit.bsky.social. This piece was inspired by my past life working in a soul-destroying commercial law firm. Give it a read!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
Here's an awesome "party night" story with a lot going on between the lines. Come on over and laugh/cry.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Here's an awesome "party night" story with a lot going on between the lines. Come on over and laugh/cry.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/17/i...
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No more endless waiting. Just, you know, regular waiting. Plus, if you submit today, you can get a response before the next episode of Pluribus!
Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes...
#writing #writers #writingcommunity
Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes...
#writing #writers #writingcommunity
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
No more endless waiting. Just, you know, regular waiting. Plus, if you submit today, you can get a response before the next episode of Pluribus!
Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes...
#writing #writers #writingcommunity
Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes...
#writing #writers #writingcommunity
Should you find yourself at any point with a little spare change in your pocket, and you love great writing, drop us a few sous, won't ya?
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Merci d'avance !
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Merci d'avance !
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Should you find yourself at any point with a little spare change in your pocket, and you love great writing, drop us a few sous, won't ya?
Donate: www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
Merci d'avance !
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Merci d'avance !
This one will start your day off right, even if you're not a Palahniuk aficionado. Read and be dazzled!
#fiction #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity
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December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This one will start your day off right, even if you're not a Palahniuk aficionado. Read and be dazzled!
#fiction #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity
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#fiction #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity
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Won't you ... help a lively indie literary journal ... like us?
The annual fundraising drive rumbles on. 🫰💰🫰💰
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The annual fundraising drive rumbles on. 🫰💰🫰💰
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December 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Won't you ... help a lively indie literary journal ... like us?
The annual fundraising drive rumbles on. 🫰💰🫰💰
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/09/o...
The annual fundraising drive rumbles on. 🫰💰🫰💰
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That time of year when we humbly ask for a little help with our operating expenses. 🙏
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December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
That time of year when we humbly ask for a little help with our operating expenses. 🙏
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We're pleased to announce our 2026 Best Microfiction nominees this morning.
Good luck to Jeffrey Hermann and Christopher Grady!
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Good luck to Jeffrey Hermann and Christopher Grady!
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December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We're pleased to announce our 2026 Best Microfiction nominees this morning.
Good luck to Jeffrey Hermann and Christopher Grady!
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Good luck to Jeffrey Hermann and Christopher Grady!
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How awesome is this?! We're in the Top 100 on the annual FISH List of independent literary magazines. 😃
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
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FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How awesome is this?! We're in the Top 100 on the annual FISH List of independent literary magazines. 😃
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
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Very excited/honored/thrilled to have a piece up at Disappointed Housewife today - this is my first-ever lit mag publication.
Excerpts from a very special dictionary this morning, by Libby Banks. And guess what.
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
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This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Very excited/honored/thrilled to have a piece up at Disappointed Housewife today - this is my first-ever lit mag publication.
Excerpts from a very special dictionary this morning, by Libby Banks. And guess what.
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/02/a...
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/02/a...
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excerpts from a very special dictionary this morning, by Libby Banks. And guess what.
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/02/a...
This is her first publication! We're honored to give her the stage today.
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/12/02/a...
No more rejection emails going out till next week, everyone. Sit tight, have a lovely Thanksgiving, and polish up some new work to show us as the year winds down.
a woman is holding a dead turkey on a plate and says `` happy thanksgiving '' .
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November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
No more rejection emails going out till next week, everyone. Sit tight, have a lovely Thanksgiving, and polish up some new work to show us as the year winds down.
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you're as fascinated by the Very Large Array in New Mexico as we are, you're gonna want to read this terrific #poem by Mary Christine Delea.
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Thank you, @offbeatlit.bsky.social, for the honor of a Pushcart nom. And for giving my story with coding a fabulous outlet. You folks rock!
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Pushcart Prize Nominations 2026
I never know what year to slap on this annual announcement. The Pushcart Prize anthology will come out in 2026, but all the pieces will have been published in 2025. Let’s just be forward-looking an…
thedisappointedhousewife.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you, @offbeatlit.bsky.social, for the honor of a Pushcart nom. And for giving my story with coding a fabulous outlet. You folks rock!
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/24/p...
Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/24/p...
Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Pushcart Prize Nominations 2026
I never know what year to slap on this annual announcement. The Pushcart Prize anthology will come out in 2026, but all the pieces will have been published in 2025. Let’s just be forward-looking an…
thedisappointedhousewife.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What better time to announce our #Pushcart nominations than Thanksgiving week?!
Drum roll, please ...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/24/p...
Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Drum roll, please ...
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Congrats to all six nominees. 🥳
Well looky here! We're the listing o' the day over at Duotrope! 🥳
Today's listing of the day is: The Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: The Disappointed Housewife @offbeatlit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Well looky here! We're the listing o' the day over at Duotrope! 🥳
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And just like that, #writers can now use document attachments when they submit!
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read all about it: thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/18/a...
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We need some more #poetry fans to come and read this one by Tessa McHattie:
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/11/t...
There Are No Wild Dogs in Brooklyn Heights
Chop chop!
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Friends of The Disappointed Housewife, do check out the new #poetry chapbook by contributor, Ewen Glass: If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea.
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea: Poems (Inkfish Press Chapbooks): Amazon.co.uk: Glass, Ewen: 9798271980640: Books
Buy If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea: Poems (Inkfish Press Chapbooks) by Glass, Ewen (ISBN: 9798271980640) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and ...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Friends of The Disappointed Housewife, do check out the new #poetry chapbook by contributor, Ewen Glass: If You Stand in the Corner of the Spare Room You Can Just About See the Sea.
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
Congrats, Ewen!
www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Corner...
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
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"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/11/t...
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Start your day with an excellent #poem by Tessa McHattie.
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/11/t...
"The post office is on strike. The missile base is open. Chop chop."
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/11/11/t...
"She tells me all one needs is love
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
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but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"She tells me all one needs is love
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
but un peu de chocolat ne fait pas de mal."
You really must come over and read this #poetry by Salvatore Difalco. Fais-le maintenant!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
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thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
French is such a beautiful language, n'est-ce pas? Come and see what #poet Salvatore Difalco does with it!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/23/b...
You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You like #poetry with #hiphop sensibilities?
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/08/e...
Then "Eternal Frat Boys" is for you! Come by for some trill lit!
thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/10/08/e...