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! 🙏 🎉
Tucson at night 😍
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tucson at night 😍
Death by microplastics
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Death by microplastics
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We’ll be reopening for submissions for an unthemed issue tomorrow
We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words
We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We’ll be reopening for submissions for an unthemed issue tomorrow
We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words
We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words
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It’s been six months since the release of my debut collection, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.
A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s been six months since the release of my debut collection, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.
A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.
Early Christmas shopping for the cat lovers I know! The photography is spectacular! By Jeff Bogle @stanchion.bsky.social 😻
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Early Christmas shopping for the cat lovers I know! The photography is spectacular! By Jeff Bogle @stanchion.bsky.social 😻
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Need a gift for a cat lover? Consider my book—the world's first travel guide for the cat obsessed! Photos & stories & travel intel from Japan to Turkey, Peru to Iceland, Morocco to Croatia, lots of cat cafes, & so much more!
It's BOGO 50% off right now!
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It's BOGO 50% off right now!
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October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Need a gift for a cat lover? Consider my book—the world's first travel guide for the cat obsessed! Photos & stories & travel intel from Japan to Turkey, Peru to Iceland, Morocco to Croatia, lots of cat cafes, & so much more!
It's BOGO 50% off right now!
amzn.to/49dWAnt
It's BOGO 50% off right now!
amzn.to/49dWAnt
So excited for this!! 🔥🎉
Thrilled to share the beautiful cover of my debut novel, IN THE DESERT, on sale 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
Many thanks to the brilliant photographer, Keith Bernstein for use of the stunning cover image and to Ashling Dennehy for the design.
I'm so excited!
Many thanks to the brilliant photographer, Keith Bernstein for use of the stunning cover image and to Ashling Dennehy for the design.
I'm so excited!
October 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So excited for this!! 🔥🎉
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Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed.
Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."
bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."
bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking
bendinggenres.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed.
Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."
bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."
bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
“Glossy black night running down her chin, her chest, almost dripping on his hand.”
Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social
Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social
I have a little Spooky Season piece for everyone up in @flashfrog.bsky.social. Hope you enjoy. A big thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this a home.
flash-frog.com/2025/10/13/n...
flash-frog.com/2025/10/13/n...
Night is a Mouth with No Shape by Joshua Jones Lofflin
There’s the fog, always, a mist that clings to the girl’s legs. She walks along this darkened highway—not a real highway, but a narrow stretch of pitted asphalt with hardly any shoulder. Cars sweep…
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Glossy black night running down her chin, her chest, almost dripping on his hand.”
Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social
Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social
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"her memory is a cloud she can't hold..."
Lots of feels with this poem for my mum. Sent with love for anyone with a parent or loved one with Alzheimer's/dementia. It's a journey.
(And thank you @poetsorg.bsky.social and Rick Barot for sharing this one. It means a lot.)
Lots of feels with this poem for my mum. Sent with love for anyone with a parent or loved one with Alzheimer's/dementia. It's a journey.
(And thank you @poetsorg.bsky.social and Rick Barot for sharing this one. It means a lot.)
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"her memory is a cloud she can't hold..."
Lots of feels with this poem for my mum. Sent with love for anyone with a parent or loved one with Alzheimer's/dementia. It's a journey.
(And thank you @poetsorg.bsky.social and Rick Barot for sharing this one. It means a lot.)
Lots of feels with this poem for my mum. Sent with love for anyone with a parent or loved one with Alzheimer's/dementia. It's a journey.
(And thank you @poetsorg.bsky.social and Rick Barot for sharing this one. It means a lot.)
“If you ask me about love, I’ll show you late winter light on the farmland—some liminal thing.”
Love the longing in this beautiful @dinalrelles.bsky.social piece.
Love the longing in this beautiful @dinalrelles.bsky.social piece.
it’s been a minute since i’ve published anything, so i’m especially grateful that @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social gave this little musing on love + leavings a home.
you can read the full piece here: matchbooklitmag.com/mb/relles/departures
you can read the full piece here: matchbooklitmag.com/mb/relles/departures
October 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“If you ask me about love, I’ll show you late winter light on the farmland—some liminal thing.”
Love the longing in this beautiful @dinalrelles.bsky.social piece.
Love the longing in this beautiful @dinalrelles.bsky.social piece.
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Had the incredible opportunity to lead yesterday’s DNRS panel, “What We Write About When We Write About Arizona,” with Arizona authors Oscar Mancinas, @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, and of course, Arizona Poet Laureate, Alberto Rios!
October 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Had the incredible opportunity to lead yesterday’s DNRS panel, “What We Write About When We Write About Arizona,” with Arizona authors Oscar Mancinas, @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, and of course, Arizona Poet Laureate, Alberto Rios!
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Count the Dust...the trailer.
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Count the Dust...the trailer.
Wow! Love this by @cherylpappas.bsky.social. Beautiful work.
I have a new (six-sentence) story up at
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wow! Love this by @cherylpappas.bsky.social. Beautiful work.
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Is the irony of the president’s friend buying something called “the free press” and immediately installing a government truth compliance officer lost on everybody?
Breaking News: Paramount is buying The Free Press for $150 million and appointing Bari Weiss, the news site's co-founder, as the editor in chief of CBS News. nyti.ms/4gUnu5D
October 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Is the irony of the president’s friend buying something called “the free press” and immediately installing a government truth compliance officer lost on everybody?
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What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏
October 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏
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If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!
October 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!
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Woody Guthrie died on this day in 1967. Surely his spirit lives on.
October 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Woody Guthrie died on this day in 1967. Surely his spirit lives on.
This whole issue rocks. 🤩
We are excited to present the October 2025 issue, which is our Nine Year Anniversary issue. We've put out an issue every month on the first since we started, making this our 108th issue. Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.
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tinyurl.com/mtcaexjy
October 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This whole issue rocks. 🤩
Oof this one by @saralippmann.bsky.social is so good.
life, lately:
This is everything I mean when I talk about the breathless one paragraph flash. Form, in this case, perfectly serves content. That rush of despair / anxiety / bewilderment that is life today by @saralippmann.bsky.social in the new Ghost Parachute: ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oof this one by @saralippmann.bsky.social is so good.
“One thing I know about people who are always smiling and kind is they’re the saddest fuckers of all.”
Love this by @kathyfish.bsky.social!
Love this by @kathyfish.bsky.social!
I am beyond thrilled to have a story featured in the NINTH anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute amongst some of the best writers I know. Kudos to all. Hope you enjoy "The Saddest Fuckers of All" and the gorgeous artwork by Kaylan Friedman. ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
The Saddest Fuckers of All — Ghost Parachute
I am needing a prescription for the Pill. I can no longer use Student Health due to living in a new town and not being a student anymore. I am telling this to the kid as he is rolling out pizza dough ...
ghostparachute.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“One thing I know about people who are always smiling and kind is they’re the saddest fuckers of all.”
Love this by @kathyfish.bsky.social!
Love this by @kathyfish.bsky.social!
Thank you for the nomination @soflopojo.bsky.social! 🙏
SoFloPoJo Best of the Net 2026 Nominations
www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com
www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you for the nomination @soflopojo.bsky.social! 🙏
“'Wait.' My voice cracks because I’m not sure I want to know the answer. 'Are you really her?'
She turns back to smile at me, but her eyes are sad."
Love the longing and pain of not having resolution in this brilliant piece by @anniejowrites.bsky.social.
She turns back to smile at me, but her eyes are sad."
Love the longing and pain of not having resolution in this brilliant piece by @anniejowrites.bsky.social.
I have a new short story in the wonderful Terrazzo Editions today called “Maybe Mary” & I’d be thrilled if you give it a read. so grateful to amazing editor Gina Nutt. you can find her interview with me here too www.terrazzoeditions.com/terrazzomag/...
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“'Wait.' My voice cracks because I’m not sure I want to know the answer. 'Are you really her?'
She turns back to smile at me, but her eyes are sad."
Love the longing and pain of not having resolution in this brilliant piece by @anniejowrites.bsky.social.
She turns back to smile at me, but her eyes are sad."
Love the longing and pain of not having resolution in this brilliant piece by @anniejowrites.bsky.social.
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It is my pleasure to share that @andrewporter01.bsky.social will be the Guest Selecting Editor for the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 2026! Andrew Porter's latest book, The Imagined Life, has received many accolades and has been called, "One of the best books of the year," by Esquire.
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It is my pleasure to share that @andrewporter01.bsky.social will be the Guest Selecting Editor for the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 2026! Andrew Porter's latest book, The Imagined Life, has received many accolades and has been called, "One of the best books of the year," by Esquire.
“When she’s looking through the big brown book alone, Olivia plays a secret game where she looks for a woman in the book.”
A fantastic @kelliborges2.bsky.social story!
A fantastic @kelliborges2.bsky.social story!
I have a nugget of a story, “Hearty Stock,” in issue 89 of the fabulous @rfpress.bsky.social! I’d be tickled if you’d give it a read. Thank you, editors, for giving little Olivia a home 🏠 ❤️
Mornin' kids!
Looks like it's about that time again.
Our 89th issue is live right now. Tell your favorite trophy collector.
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#WritingCommunity
Looks like it's about that time again.
Our 89th issue is live right now. Tell your favorite trophy collector.
www.roifaineantpress.com/blog
#WritingCommunity
September 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“When she’s looking through the big brown book alone, Olivia plays a secret game where she looks for a woman in the book.”
A fantastic @kelliborges2.bsky.social story!
A fantastic @kelliborges2.bsky.social story!