April Bradley
@april-bradley.bsky.social
🏳️🌈Writer, Sailor, Knitter, Baker, Clinical Counselor Intern; Editor & Publisher RUBY; President, SAIGE-NC; Writing at wonderful places https://aprilbradley.com
Celebrate with me & 53 writers: I’m thrilled that Flare: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Told in Flash Narratives will be published by Luchadora Press, the new imprint of Edward Vidaurre’s @flowersongpress.bsky.social press. What a meaningful and beautiful home for this important book. #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Celebrate with me & 53 writers: I’m thrilled that Flare: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Told in Flash Narratives will be published by Luchadora Press, the new imprint of Edward Vidaurre’s @flowersongpress.bsky.social press. What a meaningful and beautiful home for this important book. #booksky
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“Food is alive. Food is us.” The upcoming issue will be our last. Submissions are now open until October 15. Thank you to all who’ve written, read, & edited. RUBY’s spirit continues in a hybrid cookbook antholgy.
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SUBMISSIONS
RUBY is a bi-annual literary magazine and press that publishes short-form food narratives that strive for voice, artistry, and character. We want work that grabs us and doesn’t let us go—fier…
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September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Food is alive. Food is us.” The upcoming issue will be our last. Submissions are now open until October 15. Thank you to all who’ve written, read, & edited. RUBY’s spirit continues in a hybrid cookbook antholgy.
rubyliterarypress.com/submissions/
rubyliterarypress.com/submissions/
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I have two stories in the new issue of amazing @literaryruby.bsky.social! And even better, so does my ridiculously talented daughter Nora! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing these. :)
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ISSUE SIX
Sudha Balagopal | Allison Field Bell | Patricia Quintana Bidar | Joefel Bolo | Timothy Boudreau | Kim Magowan | Nora Esme Wagner | Elinor Ann Walker
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September 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I have two stories in the new issue of amazing @literaryruby.bsky.social! And even better, so does my ridiculously talented daughter Nora! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing these. :)
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Feast on RUBY Issue Six featuring delectable and piquant writing by Sudha Balagopal, Allison Field Bell, @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social Joefel Bolo @tcboudreau.bsky.social @kimmagowan.bsky.social Nora Esme Wagner & @elinorann.bsky.social rubyliterarypress.com/259-2/issue-... #foodwriting #flashfiction
ISSUE SIX
Sudha Balagopal | Allison Field Bell | Patricia Quintana Bidar | Joefel Bolo | Timothy Boudreau | Kim Magowan | Nora Esme Wagner | Elinor Ann Walker
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September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Feast on RUBY Issue Six featuring delectable and piquant writing by Sudha Balagopal, Allison Field Bell, @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social Joefel Bolo @tcboudreau.bsky.social @kimmagowan.bsky.social Nora Esme Wagner & @elinorann.bsky.social rubyliterarypress.com/259-2/issue-... #foodwriting #flashfiction
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They are deadly serious about this. They are planning to throw millions of people off their insurance in order to afford a trillion dollar tax cut for the wealthiest 1%.
April 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
They are deadly serious about this. They are planning to throw millions of people off their insurance in order to afford a trillion dollar tax cut for the wealthiest 1%.
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Thank you, Molly McGinnis and Los Angeles Review for this lovely review of SAD GROWNUPS!
Sad Grownups By Amy Stuber Review by Molly McGinnis - The Los Angeles Review
SAD GROWNUPS by Amy Stuber Review by Molly McGinnis Publisher: Stillhouse Press Publication Date: Oct. 8, 2024 ISBN: 978-0-9969816-6-8 Pages: 224 Surface-level observations often pass for wisdom on t...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Thank you, Molly McGinnis and Los Angeles Review for this lovely review of SAD GROWNUPS!
This’ll do a world of good. Maybe now the government can ameliorate low sperm counts in teen boys with some of this freed-up funding.
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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April 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This’ll do a world of good. Maybe now the government can ameliorate low sperm counts in teen boys with some of this freed-up funding.
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I know this may be not possible for you. But, if you can manage it, and it makes sense for how and where you live—some live locally and small already—do it. #economicblackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I know this may be not possible for you. But, if you can manage it, and it makes sense for how and where you live—some live locally and small already—do it. #economicblackout
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“I look closely at him, assess whether he could be a murderer. There are no tells for a murderer, no secret signs.” Secrets of Mulholland Manor in @doricliterary.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2025/01/01/s...
Secrets of Mulholland Manor
The footsteps reverberate along the walls, up and down the staircases, like the deep heartbeat of Mulholland Manor. They are ghostly, phantom footsteps.
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January 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“I look closely at him, assess whether he could be a murderer. There are no tells for a murderer, no secret signs.” Secrets of Mulholland Manor in @doricliterary.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2025/01/01/s...
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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
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It’s Times Like These. . . @gingergc.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
It’s Times Like These. . . @gingergc.bsky.social
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Suggestion to Americans: If you used a current bank account with funds on a recent tax return, it may be wise to contact your bank and request a change. Account and routing numbers are accessible, and Elon Musk’s staff have access to this information. Stay safe and protect your assets.
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Suggestion to Americans: If you used a current bank account with funds on a recent tax return, it may be wise to contact your bank and request a change. Account and routing numbers are accessible, and Elon Musk’s staff have access to this information. Stay safe and protect your assets.
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Elon staffers are using private emails, violating federal law.
February 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Elon staffers are using private emails, violating federal law.
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I'm thrilled to be nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Congratulations and good luck to my fellow nominees including @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and @kimmagowan.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 6:57 PM
I'm thrilled to be nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Congratulations and good luck to my fellow nominees including @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and @kimmagowan.bsky.social
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Yay! Delighted to be nominated for a Pushcart by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Huge congratulations to my fellow nominees! ♥️
I'm thrilled to be nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Congratulations and good luck to my fellow nominees including @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and @kimmagowan.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Yay! Delighted to be nominated for a Pushcart by @april-bradley.bsky.social and Ruby Literary! Huge congratulations to my fellow nominees! ♥️
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Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social and all at Ruby Literary for nominating my goodie flashes ‘Legumes’ and ‘Same Same but Different’ for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social 2025. I am honoured, humbled and deeply grateful. Congrats to fellow nominees Michelle Ross and Fiona Mossman. Best of luck!!🙏
December 16, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social and all at Ruby Literary for nominating my goodie flashes ‘Legumes’ and ‘Same Same but Different’ for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social 2025. I am honoured, humbled and deeply grateful. Congrats to fellow nominees Michelle Ross and Fiona Mossman. Best of luck!!🙏
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I'm honored to have a story in this exquisite edition of @literaryruby.bsky.social with so many flashy flashers I love and admire! Thank you, @april-bradley.bsky.social for loving my story, giving it a perfect home, and nominating it for a Pushcart to boot! 😍
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ISSUE FIVE
December 30, 2024 ISSUE FIVE BACK TO TOP Michael Czyzniejewski FICTION Now ❦ Kylah texts: Now. I throw on my running gear and tell my wife, Patty, I’m going for a jog. Kylah lives three blocks…
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December 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I'm honored to have a story in this exquisite edition of @literaryruby.bsky.social with so many flashy flashers I love and admire! Thank you, @april-bradley.bsky.social for loving my story, giving it a perfect home, and nominating it for a Pushcart to boot! 😍
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Merry Holiday Week! I have two new stories, "Now" and "Hospice," in the brand-new issue of Ruby! Thanks to @april-bradley.bsky.social, @amygcb.bsky.social, and the whole gang at Ruby for giving them a home (and "Now" a Pushcart Prize nom!).
ISSUE FIVE
December 30, 2024 ISSUE FIVE BACK TO TOP Michael Czyzniejewski FICTION Now ❦ Kylah texts: Now. I throw on my running gear and tell my wife, Patty, I’m going for a jog. Kylah lives three blocks…
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December 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Merry Holiday Week! I have two new stories, "Now" and "Hospice," in the brand-new issue of Ruby! Thanks to @april-bradley.bsky.social, @amygcb.bsky.social, and the whole gang at Ruby for giving them a home (and "Now" a Pushcart Prize nom!).
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Thrilled to have a story in @literaryruby.bsky.social, along with writers I love! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing this one and nominating it for a Pushcart. Like many of mine this year, it was first born in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness:
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ISSUE FIVE
December 30, 2024 ISSUE FIVE BACK TO TOP Michael Czyzniejewski FICTION Now ❦ Kylah texts: Now. I throw on my running gear and tell my wife, Patty, I’m going for a jog. Kylah lives three blocks…
rubyliterarypress.com
December 25, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Thrilled to have a story in @literaryruby.bsky.social, along with writers I love! Thank you @april-bradley.bsky.social for publishing this one and nominating it for a Pushcart. Like many of mine this year, it was first born in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness:
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"When you're 1% of the population, it's very hard to see how the democratic process will protect you" was quite a statement at the court after the TN attorney argued that the equal protection should be declined in favor of “the democratic process.”
December 4, 2024 at 6:21 PM
"When you're 1% of the population, it's very hard to see how the democratic process will protect you" was quite a statement at the court after the TN attorney argued that the equal protection should be declined in favor of “the democratic process.”
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Reporting from the Supreme Court on transgender rights in the Skrimetti case and I feel the weight of the moment.
I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone.
Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.
I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone.
Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.
December 4, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Reporting from the Supreme Court on transgender rights in the Skrimetti case and I feel the weight of the moment.
I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone.
Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.
I will report from the court throughout the day when I am allowed my phone.
Thank you all for putting me in a place where I can do this work for you.