Swetha Amit
@swethaamit.bsky.social
Author of 3 chapbooks- Fiction @thirtywest @havehad @doorisajar @MaudlinHouse @Flashficmag & others https://swethaamit.com/ member of writers grotto
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Read “Pumpkin Cupcakes” by @swethaamit.bsky.social in 2nd anniversary issue @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Pumpkin Cupcakes - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Florencia Potter on Unsplash by Swetha Amit After Grandma died a week ago, the day after my sixteenth birthday, I walked to the neighborhood bakery for some pumpkin cupcakes. I stood in the l...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Read “Pumpkin Cupcakes” by @swethaamit.bsky.social in 2nd anniversary issue @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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“At night, I heard her whispers through the wind knocking on my window, saw her smiling at me in my dreams …”
@swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
@swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
Pumpkin Cupcakes - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Florencia Potter on Unsplash by Swetha Amit After Grandma died a week ago, the day after my sixteenth birthday, I walked to the neighborhood bakery for some pumpkin cupcakes. I stood in the l...
gooseberry-pie.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
“At night, I heard her whispers through the wind knocking on my window, saw her smiling at me in my dreams …”
@swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
@swethaamit.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
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Happy to have my story in the second anniversary issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social and congrats on your second anniverary. gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Happy to have my story in the second anniversary issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social and congrats on your second anniverary. gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
Happy to have my story in the second anniversary issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social and congrats on your second anniverary. gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Happy to have my story in the second anniversary issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social and congrats on your second anniverary. gooseberry-pie.com/pumpkin-cupc...
A flash up in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/chri...
christmas on social media — Blood+Honey
by Swetha Amit “I closed my eyes and found myself swaying to the music. My phone kept buzzing. The digital applause of likes and comments kept trickling in.”
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December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A flash up in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/chri...
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Thank you, Swetha, Robert Vaughan, and Bending Genres.
My interview with @francinewitte.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social link 👉 bendinggenres.com/swetha-amit-...
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thank you, Swetha, Robert Vaughan, and Bending Genres.
My interview with @francinewitte.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social link 👉 bendinggenres.com/swetha-amit-...
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My interview with @francinewitte.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social link 👉 bendinggenres.com/swetha-amit-...
Glad to have a flash up in @theargylelitmag.bsky.social thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-issu...
The Scent of Orange Juice — The Argyle Literary Magazine
by Swetha Amit “Before the arguments and silence intruded into our home, making orange juice was a ritual that kept us connected.”
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December 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Glad to have a flash up in @theargylelitmag.bsky.social thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-issu...
Thank you for this nomination @thirtywestph.com 🙏
Thankful to nominate yet another Best Small Fictions class. We implore you to read these short fictions on Afferimages in your spare time. Congratulations everyone and and best of luck!
@swethaamit.bsky.social @mattleibel.bsky.social
Kerry Sutherland
Kenna DeValor
@swethaamit.bsky.social @mattleibel.bsky.social
Kerry Sutherland
Kenna DeValor
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thank you for this nomination @thirtywestph.com 🙏
Thank you for this nomination. My story can be read here revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/m...
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you for this nomination. My story can be read here revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/m...
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"The change began subtly. At first, I noticed a strange stiffness in my joints, like the heavy, creaking doors of an old house"
Wonderful speculative piece from @swethaamit.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute:
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
Wonderful speculative piece from @swethaamit.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute:
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
The Flight — Ghost Parachute
The change began subtly. At first, I noticed a strange stiffness in my joints, like the heavy, creaking doors of an old house. The mirror reflected my once-flowing cascade of dark curls, merging into ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"The change began subtly. At first, I noticed a strange stiffness in my joints, like the heavy, creaking doors of an old house"
Wonderful speculative piece from @swethaamit.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute:
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
Wonderful speculative piece from @swethaamit.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute:
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
My interview with Janine Kovac up in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social thank you @socalwritergirl.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/d...
Dancing With Myself: A Conversation with Janine Kovac by Swetha Amit
I’ve always been fascinated by this disconnect and by the stories that are forged by dancers’ passion and discipline.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My interview with Janine Kovac up in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social thank you @socalwritergirl.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/d...
So glad to find my flash piece amidst this list
This month's #Mondettes picked by
Shome Dasgupta
⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Shome made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
mondettes.substack.com/p/november-2...
Shome Dasgupta
⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Shome made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
mondettes.substack.com/p/november-2...
November 2025
Ten stories picked by Shome Dasgupta
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November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So glad to find my flash piece amidst this list
Tomorrow at San Francisco Public library- @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social nights- join us for a conversation on what it takes to drown the chatter and write stories. Session moderated by me. Come through!
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Tomorrow at San Francisco Public library- @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social nights- join us for a conversation on what it takes to drown the chatter and write stories. Session moderated by me. Come through!
Opens up in print edition of Aquila review- journal of Texas A&M university.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Opens up in print edition of Aquila review- journal of Texas A&M university.
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We're delighted to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're delighted to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Thank you so much for this nomination! @delgeo14.bsky.social 🙏
We're delighted to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
Congratulations Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social , Jen Eve Thorn, Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
& Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
(links to each in thread)
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thank you so much for this nomination! @delgeo14.bsky.social 🙏
Thank you @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
New flash titled The Photograph up in @soflopojo.bsky.social thank you editors 🙏 www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-39-nov...
Flash #39 Nov '25
SoFloPoJo Contents: Essays * Interviews * Reviews * Special * Video * Visual Arts * Archives * Calendar ...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New flash titled The Photograph up in @soflopojo.bsky.social thank you editors 🙏 www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-39-nov...
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This 3-session workshop prepares you to write a 6-minute true story for a final stage performance.
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This 3-session workshop prepares you to write a 6-minute true story for a final stage performance.
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
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This three-session workshop prepares you to write & perform a 6-minute true story.
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This three-session workshop prepares you to write & perform a 6-minute true story.
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
Tuesdays, Nov. 4th -18th, 6-7:30pm. Final performance Nov. 21st at 5pm.
Location:
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco.
www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...
#writing #writingcommunity
Have a flash up in @brightflash1500.bsky.social titles The Squirrel brightflash1000.com/2025/10/03/t...
The Squirrel
By Swetha Amit The dead brown squirrel has been in my garden for two days. I should have placed her in a box and buried her, but it has been raining incessantly. Every time I open the door, a blast…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Have a flash up in @brightflash1500.bsky.social titles The Squirrel brightflash1000.com/2025/10/03/t...
My interview with @tdorabji.bsky.social on her book Call her freedom up in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/f...
Finding Her Voice: A Conversation with Tara Dorabji by Swetha Amit
Literature has a role not only in understanding the past, reflecting the present and shaping the future.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My interview with @tdorabji.bsky.social on her book Call her freedom up in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/f...