Claudia Monpere
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social
San Francisco Bay Area writer and educator. Flash fiction and cnf in SmokeLong, Bending Genres, Atlas and Alice, The Forge, Ghost Parachute, Craft & elsewhere.Poetry in journals such as New Ohio Review, Plume, Hunger Mountain and Cincinnati R. (she/her)
Dazzling novella-in-flash @fionamckay.bsky.social. It weaves sections about motherhood and Kate's marriage to an extremely controlling husband with fairy tales retold from a feminist lens. Gorgeous prose, deeply moving.
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Dazzling novella-in-flash @fionamckay.bsky.social. It weaves sections about motherhood and Kate's marriage to an extremely controlling husband with fairy tales retold from a feminist lens. Gorgeous prose, deeply moving.
I'd be grateful if you can send links for flash stories where climate change plays a role. I'd like my students to write these kinds of stories for an assignment, but I don't have many models. Thanks!
September 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I'd be grateful if you can send links for flash stories where climate change plays a role. I'd like my students to write these kinds of stories for an assignment, but I don't have many models. Thanks!
Old and new friends @nbrogdonwrites.bsky.social @chiphouser.bsky.social @tom1walsh.bsky.social at the amazing retreat in the Rockies led by @kathyfish.bsky.social and Nancy Stohlman. Great combo of playing, going deep, and going weird with our writing. Beautiful bonding with everyone.
August 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Old and new friends @nbrogdonwrites.bsky.social @chiphouser.bsky.social @tom1walsh.bsky.social at the amazing retreat in the Rockies led by @kathyfish.bsky.social and Nancy Stohlman. Great combo of playing, going deep, and going weird with our writing. Beautiful bonding with everyone.
I'm having a terrific time at the Colorado writing retreat run by the amazing @kathyfish.bsky.social and Nancy Stohlman. Stunning setting, inspiring workshops, delicious food, great people.
August 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I'm having a terrific time at the Colorado writing retreat run by the amazing @kathyfish.bsky.social and Nancy Stohlman. Stunning setting, inspiring workshops, delicious food, great people.
My beloved father died in April. I've been going through photos of his last days. How he loved poetry!
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My beloved father died in April. I've been going through photos of his last days. How he loved poetry!
I adore @megpokrass.bsky.social's book, Old Girls and Palm Trees, beautiful stories about friendship and aging. The old girl walks on a tight rope, the two old girls are visited by a fox, propose to their cat: "just the sound of her name is a wedding gown." Such joy and wit in these stories!
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I adore @megpokrass.bsky.social's book, Old Girls and Palm Trees, beautiful stories about friendship and aging. The old girl walks on a tight rope, the two old girls are visited by a fox, propose to their cat: "just the sound of her name is a wedding gown." Such joy and wit in these stories!
Animals fill these remarkable stories by @kimsrogers.bsky.social Seals, whales, birds, pigs, rats, sometimes on their own, sometimes with humans. The stories glow with tenderness, humor, sorrow. Dazzling read in a gorgeous collection of mini-chaps edited by the terrific @dianegotauthor.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Animals fill these remarkable stories by @kimsrogers.bsky.social Seals, whales, birds, pigs, rats, sometimes on their own, sometimes with humans. The stories glow with tenderness, humor, sorrow. Dazzling read in a gorgeous collection of mini-chaps edited by the terrific @dianegotauthor.bsky.social
To everyone participating in today's protests, please stay safe. We are united!
June 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
To everyone participating in today's protests, please stay safe. We are united!
So grateful to be part of the 2025 Best Microfiction anthology! Huge thanks to Dawn Raffel, @megpokrass.bsky.social, & Gary Fincke. And to @emergejournal.bsky.social for the nomination.
You can pre-order here.
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#FlashFiction
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#FlashFiction
May 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So grateful to be part of the 2025 Best Microfiction anthology! Huge thanks to Dawn Raffel, @megpokrass.bsky.social, & Gary Fincke. And to @emergejournal.bsky.social for the nomination.
You can pre-order here.
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#FlashFiction
You can pre-order here.
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#FlashFiction
Gorgeous writing @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025. Still reading & thrilled to be included with superb writers @lmariharris.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social @kellypedro.bsky.social @mynachang.bsky.social @ Huge thanks @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Gorgeous writing @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025. Still reading & thrilled to be included with superb writers @lmariharris.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social @kellypedro.bsky.social @mynachang.bsky.social @ Huge thanks @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social
My beloved dad is dying. I'm grateful that a few days ago my sibs and I sat with him on his bed sharing memories and reading poems and prayers to him. He managed some smiles and said he loved us. Then asked for us to pose with him for a picture. Here he is in healthier times.
April 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My beloved dad is dying. I'm grateful that a few days ago my sibs and I sat with him on his bed sharing memories and reading poems and prayers to him. He managed some smiles and said he loved us. Then asked for us to pose with him for a picture. Here he is in healthier times.
Dazzling writers & friends #AWP2025 @smokelong.bsky.social reading,@marioaliberto3.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @kimsrogers.bsky.social @amymarques.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @elissafield.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @brettpribble.bsky.social @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dazzling writers & friends #AWP2025 @smokelong.bsky.social reading,@marioaliberto3.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @kimsrogers.bsky.social @amymarques.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @elissafield.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @brettpribble.bsky.social @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
"At four, I knew that time is not a linear thing ,but something that circles around and around like deranged planets with their secret charts." Rereading @kossworks.bsky.social brilliant collection, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect. Trauma, humor, love. Life rendered in Koss' exquisite voice.
March 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"At four, I knew that time is not a linear thing ,but something that circles around and around like deranged planets with their secret charts." Rereading @kossworks.bsky.social brilliant collection, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect. Trauma, humor, love. Life rendered in Koss' exquisite voice.
Amazing @smokelong.bsky.social workshop with @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social on Physicality in Flash. Feeling so inspired! Thank you Finnian and Chris.
February 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Amazing @smokelong.bsky.social workshop with @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social on Physicality in Flash. Feeling so inspired! Thank you Finnian and Chris.
The hauntings in @marioaliberto3.bsky.social's new chapbook, All the Dead We Have Yet to Bury, are mournful, funny, tender-- and absolutely stunning & and original. Mario is a master storyteller who not only writes gripping narratives but makes language soar. Pub: @chestnutreview.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The hauntings in @marioaliberto3.bsky.social's new chapbook, All the Dead We Have Yet to Bury, are mournful, funny, tender-- and absolutely stunning & and original. Mario is a master storyteller who not only writes gripping narratives but makes language soar. Pub: @chestnutreview.bsky.social
"cinnamon-glazed shoulders, the ease of untying a bikini string, the smell of apricots, the touch of a pregnant stomach, the sparkle of honey-brown eyes in the pre-dawn light" Unforgettable @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social in
@soflopojo.bsky.social
@soflopojo.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"cinnamon-glazed shoulders, the ease of untying a bikini string, the smell of apricots, the touch of a pregnant stomach, the sparkle of honey-brown eyes in the pre-dawn light" Unforgettable @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social in
@soflopojo.bsky.social
@soflopojo.bsky.social
Can you please help? I'm teaching segmented flash fiction and have some great pieces, but they all carry so much grief. Any links to segmented flash that has some hope or grace?
#flashlit #flashfiction
#flashlit #flashfiction
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Can you please help? I'm teaching segmented flash fiction and have some great pieces, but they all carry so much grief. Any links to segmented flash that has some hope or grace?
#flashlit #flashfiction
#flashlit #flashfiction
“I saw her slip out of the house in her nightgown to lie on the damp grass under the full moon, her arms and legs tucked tight against her chest like the baby sparrow I once found buried inside its brown speckled shell." Grief & beauty in this stunning collection @kristintenor.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 4:03 AM
“I saw her slip out of the house in her nightgown to lie on the damp grass under the full moon, her arms and legs tucked tight against her chest like the baby sparrow I once found buried inside its brown speckled shell." Grief & beauty in this stunning collection @kristintenor.bsky.social
I hate these short days, darkness coming too soon. This little beauty in my yard made me smile.
December 19, 2024 at 4:18 AM
I hate these short days, darkness coming too soon. This little beauty in my yard made me smile.
What a stunning read. Beautifully crafted characters in @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social novelette, Wild Plums @emergejournal.bsky.social Remarkable skill with details. Copy machines, YWCA locker rooms, locks, jigsaw puzzles-- the seemingly mundane soars in this exquisite book.
December 15, 2024 at 5:40 AM
What a stunning read. Beautifully crafted characters in @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social novelette, Wild Plums @emergejournal.bsky.social Remarkable skill with details. Copy machines, YWCA locker rooms, locks, jigsaw puzzles-- the seemingly mundane soars in this exquisite book.
What a joy to meet up with the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social in London. To hug him in flesh instead of just waving on a screen.
December 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM
What a joy to meet up with the amazing @mattkendrick.bsky.social in London. To hug him in flesh instead of just waving on a screen.
Happy mid-fall, friends!
November 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Happy mid-fall, friends!
Brilliant memoir @paulwrites7.bsky.social about being accidentally shot in the head by best friend who hid gun, waited to call 911. Deep trauma, worsened by awful insurance ploys. Long, painful road to recovery. Paul's therapist: "You are the most resilient person I have ever met." Unforgettable.
November 11, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Brilliant memoir @paulwrites7.bsky.social about being accidentally shot in the head by best friend who hid gun, waited to call 911. Deep trauma, worsened by awful insurance ploys. Long, painful road to recovery. Paul's therapist: "You are the most resilient person I have ever met." Unforgettable.