Sage Tyrtle
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Award-winning storyteller, writer, and workshop wizard. Moth GrandSLAM champ. NPR/CBC/PBS contributor. Taught 150+ workshops for Second City, Clarion West, and more. Work in Apex Mag, The Offing. Helps writers dig up stories that stick. www.tyrtle.com
For fans of @sarahillswrites.bsky.social, do NOT miss "Say Their Names" in @lindzmcleod.bsky.social's #Writing craft book An Honour and a Privilege. Sara and Lindz wrote an EXQUISITE flash fiction piece and then talked about the whys and hows in a craft essay.
#WritingCommunity #FlashLit
#WritingCommunity #FlashLit
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
For fans of @sarahillswrites.bsky.social, do NOT miss "Say Their Names" in @lindzmcleod.bsky.social's #Writing craft book An Honour and a Privilege. Sara and Lindz wrote an EXQUISITE flash fiction piece and then talked about the whys and hows in a craft essay.
#WritingCommunity #FlashLit
#WritingCommunity #FlashLit
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Short fiction writers, finish out 2025 by polishing up your book manuscript, because TOMORROW we open for short story and flash fiction book submissions!
December 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Short fiction writers, finish out 2025 by polishing up your book manuscript, because TOMORROW we open for short story and flash fiction book submissions!
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Sharpen those pencils, humans.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
December 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sharpen those pencils, humans.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
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I love this piece by my partner @gooutsidetoday.com -- the analog world is still there, it's always been there:
Rumours of The Death of Joy are Greatly Exaggerated
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
Rumours of The Death of Joy are Greatly Exaggerated
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
gooutsidetoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I love this piece by my partner @gooutsidetoday.com -- the analog world is still there, it's always been there:
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🚨General submissions close tomorrow night at midnight PST🚨
a black and white drawing of a room with many clocks on the wall
Alt: a black and white drawing of a room with many clocks on the wall
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December 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨General submissions close tomorrow night at midnight PST🚨
I love this piece by my partner @gooutsidetoday.com -- the analog world is still there, it's always been there:
Rumours of The Death of Joy are Greatly Exaggerated
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
Rumours of The Death of Joy are Greatly Exaggerated
Today I think about "weaponized nostalgia" and its cure, searching for the clues within your nostalgia to find the joy around you.
gooutsidetoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I love this piece by my partner @gooutsidetoday.com -- the analog world is still there, it's always been there:
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Dear bluskeeters!
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Dear bluskeeters!
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
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Favourites so far:
'Stop self-rejecting! If that high-falutin' residency doesn't want me, let them tell me themselves rather than me thinking oh they'll never take me and not applying in the first place. Same for grants, same for highly competitive journals. Etc. Etc.'
Good luck! We hear you!
'Stop self-rejecting! If that high-falutin' residency doesn't want me, let them tell me themselves rather than me thinking oh they'll never take me and not applying in the first place. Same for grants, same for highly competitive journals. Etc. Etc.'
Good luck! We hear you!
December 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Favourites so far:
'Stop self-rejecting! If that high-falutin' residency doesn't want me, let them tell me themselves rather than me thinking oh they'll never take me and not applying in the first place. Same for grants, same for highly competitive journals. Etc. Etc.'
Good luck! We hear you!
'Stop self-rejecting! If that high-falutin' residency doesn't want me, let them tell me themselves rather than me thinking oh they'll never take me and not applying in the first place. Same for grants, same for highly competitive journals. Etc. Etc.'
Good luck! We hear you!
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Whether you have a hundred true stories and don't know which one is the most powerful or are unsure how to go about finding even one, this #WritingWorkshop will help you discover your most powerful narrative:
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
The Story Only You Can Tell: Finding Your Most Powerful Narrative
In this workshop, you’ll explore what makes a personal story compelling, uncover overlooked moments, and learn how to shape them into powerful narratives.
writingworkshops.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Whether you have a hundred true stories and don't know which one is the most powerful or are unsure how to go about finding even one, this #WritingWorkshop will help you discover your most powerful narrative:
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
Whether you have a hundred true stories and don't know which one is the most powerful or are unsure how to go about finding even one, this #WritingWorkshop will help you discover your most powerful narrative:
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
The Story Only You Can Tell: Finding Your Most Powerful Narrative
In this workshop, you’ll explore what makes a personal story compelling, uncover overlooked moments, and learn how to shape them into powerful narratives.
writingworkshops.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Whether you have a hundred true stories and don't know which one is the most powerful or are unsure how to go about finding even one, this #WritingWorkshop will help you discover your most powerful narrative:
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc...
#Writing #AmWriting #CNF #Memoir #TrueStory
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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.
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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.
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Sushi Rejection Project Update: I'm at 15 / 100 (and finally getting over the flu) a number that will likely balloon as the holidays end and litmags get back into gear. I'm also SO happy with my story in progress, which is @dehardy.bsky.social's fault, (1/??)
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update: I'm at 15 / 100 (and finally getting over the flu) a number that will likely balloon as the holidays end and litmags get back into gear. I'm also SO happy with my story in progress, which is @dehardy.bsky.social's fault, (1/??)
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
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2025 was one of the worst years of my life, I lost my job of 16 years in February (I'm still looking for a new one, if you know of any design/comms jobs), so while 2025 still sucks, my art has gotten a chance to grow and for that, I am incredibly grateful for the time #ArtvsArtist #ArtvsArtist2025
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
2025 was one of the worst years of my life, I lost my job of 16 years in February (I'm still looking for a new one, if you know of any design/comms jobs), so while 2025 still sucks, my art has gotten a chance to grow and for that, I am incredibly grateful for the time #ArtvsArtist #ArtvsArtist2025
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all X-R-A-Y subs will be open on...
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
all X-R-A-Y subs will be open on...
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
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weekly talk story about @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social review of Bitter Over Sweet and end of the year round up...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
Bitter Over Sweet In Chicago Review Of Books and My End Of The Year Thoughts — Melissa Llanes Brownlee
I was so honored to have my book included in Chicago Review of Books The Best Short Story Collections of 2025 . This review by Rachel Leon had me tearing up and I am so grateful: This might be...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
weekly talk story about @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social review of Bitter Over Sweet and end of the year round up...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
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Just finished this amazing novella @pleomorphic2.bsky.social published @publishedbyjake.bsky.social.
Get it, read it, share it.
Get it, read it, share it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just finished this amazing novella @pleomorphic2.bsky.social published @publishedbyjake.bsky.social.
Get it, read it, share it.
Get it, read it, share it.
Sushi Rejection Project Update: I'm at 15 / 100 (and finally getting over the flu) a number that will likely balloon as the holidays end and litmags get back into gear. I'm also SO happy with my story in progress, which is @dehardy.bsky.social's fault, (1/??)
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update: I'm at 15 / 100 (and finally getting over the flu) a number that will likely balloon as the holidays end and litmags get back into gear. I'm also SO happy with my story in progress, which is @dehardy.bsky.social's fault, (1/??)
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
#LitMags #Writing #WritingCommunity
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So surprised to see Bitter Over Sweet on @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social The Best Short Story Collections of 2025 (with @adamalsirgany.bsky.social’s More Hell)! Thank you so much for your kind words.
@sfwp.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@sfwp.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
So surprised to see Bitter Over Sweet on @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social The Best Short Story Collections of 2025 (with @adamalsirgany.bsky.social’s More Hell)! Thank you so much for your kind words.
@sfwp.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@sfwp.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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11 short stories, PLUS how we did it 👏 @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @eapetricone.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @foxesandroses.bsky.social Jonathan Duckworth @lynnreneemaxcy.bsky.social @pegahouji.bsky.social Melissa Ren @pegasusunder.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
11 short stories, PLUS how we did it 👏 @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @eapetricone.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @foxesandroses.bsky.social Jonathan Duckworth @lynnreneemaxcy.bsky.social @pegahouji.bsky.social Melissa Ren @pegasusunder.bsky.social
We all have the flu, here is our brain power, Todd sitting at the kitchen table saying, "This restaurant deserves my good review, it pairs the Saltines with the sparkling water so beautifully. The flavour balance!"
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We all have the flu, here is our brain power, Todd sitting at the kitchen table saying, "This restaurant deserves my good review, it pairs the Saltines with the sparkling water so beautifully. The flavour balance!"
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Hyped to see The UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET on this list! Jane, I hope you would have liked what I did with the characters—I used them only lightly and put them back largely as I found them, just a bit queerer 🏳️🌈
Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen!
RIP, Jane - you would've really loved how much queer literature is explicitly gaying up your work. *** For generally Austen-inspired work, check out: I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family…
RIP, Jane - you would've really loved how much queer literature is explicitly gaying up your work. *** For generally Austen-inspired work, check out: I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family…
Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen!
RIP, Jane - you would've really loved how much queer literature is explicitly gaying up your work. *** For generally Austen-inspired work, check out: I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family estate, and the feelings for their best friend, Eleanor, have become more complicated than ever. Not to mention, if anyone found out they were secretly dressing in men’s clothes, George is sure it would be ruination for the family name.
lgbtqreads.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hyped to see The UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET on this list! Jane, I hope you would have liked what I did with the characters—I used them only lightly and put them back largely as I found them, just a bit queerer 🏳️🌈
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Hello! I am the stow-away on this yacht of AMAZING WRITERS, if you have any questions I'll be hiding in the big sea-chest in the... boiler room... (Do boats have boiler rooms? The room where all the chasing happens in 1970s detective shows in the boat episodes.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
I've taken the reins for this month's #Mondettes - it's my end-of-year round-up of some of my favourites from 2025, also known as the MAFFIAS!!!
mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...
mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hello! I am the stow-away on this yacht of AMAZING WRITERS, if you have any questions I'll be hiding in the big sea-chest in the... boiler room... (Do boats have boiler rooms? The room where all the chasing happens in 1970s detective shows in the boat episodes.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting