Sabrina Hicks
@sabrinahicks.bsky.social
Writer of sorts, desert dweller. Words in Best Sm Fiction, Best Micro, Wigleaf Top 50, pubs listed at sabrinahicks.com
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Trilled to announce I have a collection of stories coming out next year with @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social called Coyote Girl. Thank you @vanwinkle.bsky.social! 🙏 🎉
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Get it, people!
I dunno...sounds like BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is pretty fuckin good. Get yours February 3rd 🚬🔥
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Get it, people!
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I dunno...sounds like BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is pretty fuckin good. Get yours February 3rd 🚬🔥
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I dunno...sounds like BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is pretty fuckin good. Get yours February 3rd 🚬🔥
A fantastic read! Enjoying this Saturday with @sfreligh.bsky.social’s “Other Emergencies”. 😍
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A fantastic read! Enjoying this Saturday with @sfreligh.bsky.social’s “Other Emergencies”. 😍
AZ writers out there crushing it! Congrats, Sudha!!
I'm beyond thrilled and simply stupefied to have my collection picked as the winner! Thank you so much to @sfwp.bsky.social for their Literary Awards Program and to the fabulous @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social for picking my manuscript!🌷🙏🙏🌷
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. We are thrilled to announce our Winners' Circle:
Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax
Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
AZ writers out there crushing it! Congrats, Sudha!!
“I feel it, too: that thrill between us, the longing to say fuck it and blow up our lives while our children are asleep.”
Love this by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
Love this by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
it's here! my first publication of 2026!
"If they ask where I go at night, I won’t tell them about the second job I had to pick up this winter..."
New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...
New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“I feel it, too: that thrill between us, the longing to say fuck it and blow up our lives while our children are asleep.”
Love this by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
Love this by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
“You’ll have to look for your own, since they don’t hide in the same spaces for everyone.”
On where you get your ideas from by Paul Crenshaw.
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On where you get your ideas from by Paul Crenshaw.
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Places I Have Found Essays
I cringe when I hear someone ask a writer where they get their ideas.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“You’ll have to look for your own, since they don’t hide in the same spaces for everyone.”
On where you get your ideas from by Paul Crenshaw.
open.substack.com/pub/establis...
On where you get your ideas from by Paul Crenshaw.
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“You’re here, Avi, in my home and my imagination gets unleashed. I imagine we’d fled, pursued music together. I imagine you’ve placed your arm around me.”
Love this tender piece by @sudhab.bsky.social
Love this tender piece by @sudhab.bsky.social
Happy to have my story included in this wonderful bumper issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social ! Thank you, editors🙏🙏🙏
www.frazzledlit.com/p/before-aft...
www.frazzledlit.com/p/before-aft...
Before, After, Now
A short story by Sudha Balagopal
www.frazzledlit.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“You’re here, Avi, in my home and my imagination gets unleashed. I imagine we’d fled, pursued music together. I imagine you’ve placed your arm around me.”
Love this tender piece by @sudhab.bsky.social
Love this tender piece by @sudhab.bsky.social
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“.. that howl was low and seeking. No call and response. Not meant for me, or maybe it was. Maybe it’s for anyone who listens.”
“Or maybe it was just a coyote howling for reasons I’ll never know. But …”
Sabrina: ❤️
this from @sabrinahicks.bsky.social
“Or maybe it was just a coyote howling for reasons I’ll never know. But …”
Sabrina: ❤️
this from @sabrinahicks.bsky.social
Had to repost this on Substack as I work out the kinks of learning another platform!
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substack.com/@sabrinahick...
Sabrina Hicks (@sabrinahicks1)
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window. That doesn’t happen very often. It’s usually a pack howling together in the desert, in the distance. I’m not prone to magical thi...
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January 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“.. that howl was low and seeking. No call and response. Not meant for me, or maybe it was. Maybe it’s for anyone who listens.”
“Or maybe it was just a coyote howling for reasons I’ll never know. But …”
Sabrina: ❤️
this from @sabrinahicks.bsky.social
“Or maybe it was just a coyote howling for reasons I’ll never know. But …”
Sabrina: ❤️
this from @sabrinahicks.bsky.social
Had to repost this on Substack as I work out the kinks of learning another platform!
substack.com/@sabrinahick...
substack.com/@sabrinahick...
Sabrina Hicks (@sabrinahicks1)
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window. That doesn’t happen very often. It’s usually a pack howling together in the desert, in the distance. I’m not prone to magical thi...
substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Had to repost this on Substack as I work out the kinks of learning another platform!
substack.com/@sabrinahick...
substack.com/@sabrinahick...
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“But it led me to this. It led me to putting words together…”
This beautiful piece by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social!💙
This beautiful piece by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social!💙
Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time.
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“But it led me to this. It led me to putting words together…”
This beautiful piece by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social!💙
This beautiful piece by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social!💙
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Sooo excited to have my tiny story, “We Don’t Meet in Buda” selected for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology! Huge thanks to judge @dsuess.bsky.social and to the wonderful @lynnmundell.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social for nominating my story! ❤️❤️❤️
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.
www.bestmicrofiction.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Sooo excited to have my tiny story, “We Don’t Meet in Buda” selected for the @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology! Huge thanks to judge @dsuess.bsky.social and to the wonderful @lynnmundell.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social for nominating my story! ❤️❤️❤️
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“I listened along with Wilbur and we didn’t move. We felt her closeness and I felt the stories that came from her, that have inspired me to write.”
Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️
Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️
Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time.
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“I listened along with Wilbur and we didn’t move. We felt her closeness and I felt the stories that came from her, that have inspired me to write.”
Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️
Read the wonderful @sabrinahicks.bsky.social on Substack! Can’t wait for her book launch in March! ❤️❤️
Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time.
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
Howl
I woke this morning to a lone coyote howling outside my window.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Finally published my first Substack that I wrote early this morning. I’d love a read if you have the time.
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
“A life is looped yarn and slipped knots, chains and accidents.”
Stunning work by @melostrom.bsky.social. Love the warmth and fear that buzz in this brilliant piece!
Stunning work by @melostrom.bsky.social. Love the warmth and fear that buzz in this brilliant piece!
Excited to start the new year with a CNF flash in the latest issue of the wonderful Prime Number Magazine. Happy 2026, friends.♥️
www.press53.com/issue-281-fl...
www.press53.com/issue-281-fl...
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
“A life is looped yarn and slipped knots, chains and accidents.”
Stunning work by @melostrom.bsky.social. Love the warmth and fear that buzz in this brilliant piece!
Stunning work by @melostrom.bsky.social. Love the warmth and fear that buzz in this brilliant piece!
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My only published work from 2025, but I've been writing a new novel for the last two years, so I'm giving myself a pass. This story took me five years and two days to write. I'm happy with how it came out in the end.
My first short story in, like, two years is out today.
The only true thing in this story is that I did once see Ron Goldman's dad in a mall.
The only true thing in this story is that I did once see Ron Goldman's dad in a mall.
"You can’t have two depressive & anxious people in a relationship because one of you rawdogs your mental health by making offensive jokes & the other curls up around a childhood stuffy named Giraffe." @stephanieaustin.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
December 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My only published work from 2025, but I've been writing a new novel for the last two years, so I'm giving myself a pass. This story took me five years and two days to write. I'm happy with how it came out in the end.
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"With vivid, biting images and telling details, Bidar gestures at the deeper currents guiding her characters' lives." Lovely article @pw.org Literary MagNet about terrific writer @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social & 5 lit mags she's in. Can't wait to receive my copy of her book Pardon Me For Moonwalking.
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"With vivid, biting images and telling details, Bidar gestures at the deeper currents guiding her characters' lives." Lovely article @pw.org Literary MagNet about terrific writer @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social & 5 lit mags she's in. Can't wait to receive my copy of her book Pardon Me For Moonwalking.
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NEWS! My story collection I'm Glad You Didn't Drown Yourself will be published with BOA Editions in 2027.
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
NEWS! My story collection I'm Glad You Didn't Drown Yourself will be published with BOA Editions in 2027.
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These wonderful writing prompts! Thank you, @kathyfish.bsky.social!❤️
Here they are as promised! A new batch of prompts for 2025 from me to you with love & gratitude. 🎁 Give 15 minutes a day to your writing during this busy season and start 2026 with 15 fresh drafts or at least some glimmers. Use January to polish and send off. ❤ open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
With Gratitude: Fifteen Prompts to Get Us Through the Rest of (Another) Tired, Old Year
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
These wonderful writing prompts! Thank you, @kathyfish.bsky.social!❤️
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We can't believe it! We're featured on @chillsubs.bsky.social's A Damn Good Read - Best Lit Mags of 2025 list 😁 The biggest THANK YOU to the Chill Subs team💕
Find the AMAZING list here: buff.ly/wdDPG8w
Find the AMAZING list here: buff.ly/wdDPG8w
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We can't believe it! We're featured on @chillsubs.bsky.social's A Damn Good Read - Best Lit Mags of 2025 list 😁 The biggest THANK YOU to the Chill Subs team💕
Find the AMAZING list here: buff.ly/wdDPG8w
Find the AMAZING list here: buff.ly/wdDPG8w
Omg!!! I know him!! I’m so happy, Jonathan! So incredibly well-deserved! The Lowest Basin is one of the best collection I’ve read!
This is crazy!
December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Omg!!! I know him!! I’m so happy, Jonathan! So incredibly well-deserved! The Lowest Basin is one of the best collection I’ve read!
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"I’m in the drive-thru, next in line to order burgers, behind some giant, bougie SUV with a vanity plate I’m trying to decipher."
Contributor @sabrinahicks.bsky.social published a story in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/OblBK2c
Contributor @sabrinahicks.bsky.social published a story in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/OblBK2c
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"I’m in the drive-thru, next in line to order burgers, behind some giant, bougie SUV with a vanity plate I’m trying to decipher."
Contributor @sabrinahicks.bsky.social published a story in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/OblBK2c
Contributor @sabrinahicks.bsky.social published a story in @bullshitlit.bsky.social! 🔥 buff.ly/OblBK2c
Got to see Colter Wall and Kade Hoffman sing last night. Western music is alive and well.
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Got to see Colter Wall and Kade Hoffman sing last night. Western music is alive and well.
Mail day! Can’t wait to read this by @vanwinkle.bsky.social and avoid holiday shopping!
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Mail day! Can’t wait to read this by @vanwinkle.bsky.social and avoid holiday shopping!
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"I hate how we have to film every asshole to hold them accountable for their shittiness. And then the pile on comments..."
LOVE this whipcrack of a story about impotent rage by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 🤯⚡
www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks
LOVE this whipcrack of a story about impotent rage by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 🤯⚡
www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks
A STORY by SABRINA HICKS — BULLSHIT LIT
Assholes
www.bullshitlit.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"I hate how we have to film every asshole to hold them accountable for their shittiness. And then the pile on comments..."
LOVE this whipcrack of a story about impotent rage by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 🤯⚡
www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks
LOVE this whipcrack of a story about impotent rage by @sabrinahicks.bsky.social in @bullshitlit.bsky.social 🤯⚡
www.bullshitlit.com/blog/shicks