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FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED)
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Literary magazine about chronic illnesses, mental health, & disabilities written by disabled & chronically ill creatives
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EIC: @kellyesparza.bsky.social
Special issue 2 subs open 10/1/25!
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Surprise! We were (easily) convinced to nominate for the @pushcartprize.bsky.social! So, the nominees are...

Rania Omar, Kelley Dundas, @christafairbrother.bsky.social, Alex Pellerin, Chloe Glass, & Olivia J. Bennett! Congrats!

Read their work here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green, gold, and white background: FLARE's Pushcart Prize Nominees 2026: For Poetry: "Skinned" by Rania Omar, Issue 1; "Always Hungry" by Christa Fairbrother, Issue 3; For Short Fiction: "The Symptoms Forecast" by Alex Pellerin, Issue 4, arrow with "next slide" and a pic of a trophy green, gold, and white background: FLARE's Pushcart Prize Nominees 2026 (Continued): For Creative Nonfiction: "The Fourth Trimester" by Kelley Dundas, Issue 3, "For the Little Girl Inside Me" by Chloe Glass, Issue 4; "Bone Spurs and Blueberry Pie" by Olivia J. Bennett, Issue 4, trophy pic at the bottom of the post
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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If you celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving from me to you! I am so incredibly thankful for the way FLARE has emerged as a community that many of us, myself included, needed this year! Your stories, your art--it all matters so much! 🧡 --EIC Kelly @kellyesparza.bsky.social
fall background with turkeys, apple cider/warm drink, corn, fall leaves, and acorns: Happy Thanksgiving (if you choose to celebrate) from FLARE! I am so thankful for this community and to you for sharing your support, your stories, your art with FLARE! You matter so much! xoxo, EIC Kelly Esparza
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Artist Spotlight #2: Sushmita Mamillapalli and her painting, "Into the Unknown."
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fall background with mushrooms, acorns, and leaves: Artist Spotlight: "Into the Unknown" by Sushmita Mamillapalli, Art
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Artist Spotlight #1: Sara Jorgensen and her paintings, "Of the Barb-Wire or Verbal" and "Fusion."
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Leaves background: Artist Spotlight: "Of the Barb-Wire or Verbal" and "Fusion" by Sara Jorgensen, Art
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Author Spotlight #20: A. Riel Regan (riwritesatnight.bsky.social) and their experimental piece, “[the hospital room that i’m not in]."
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Author Spotlight #19: Linnea Peterson (@lpetersonwrites.bsky.social) and their CNF piece, "No Leads."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "No Leads" by Linnea Peterson, CNF
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Announcing FLARE's Best Small Fictions nominees! The criterion is a piece must be within 1000 words! 🎉 🔥 🏆

Nominees: @kancollan.bsky.social, Raiya Shaw, @litsadremousis.bsky.social, Robin Bissett, Marie-Eve Bernier
Read the work via our nominations page: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green and gold border: FLARE's Best Small Fictions Nominees 2026: "Perception" by Katie Collan, issue 2, "At a Crossroads" by Raiya Shaw, issue 2, "Slipping Through the Membrane" by Litsa Dremousis, issue 3, "Landlocked" by Robin Bissett, issue 4, and "The Visitor" by Marie-Eve Bernier, special issue 2 with trophy pic
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Author Spotlight #18: Isobel Bradshaw (@girlprometheus.bsky.social) and their CNF piece, “Five Emergency Room Visits, November 2024-August 2025."
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fall background with acorns, mushrooms, and leaves: Author Spotlight: "Five Emergency Room Visits, November 2024-August 2025" by Isobel Bradshaw, CNF
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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It's that time again. FLARE gets to participate for the 1st time! If you like what FLARE does, vote for us for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards (@chillsubs.bsky.social)! Let's spread more awareness about what we're trying to accomplish! Vote: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
red background: FLARE Magazine logo with heart flame and matches: It's time to vote! Now through December 7th, you can vote for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! FLARE gets to participate for the first time! Vote for FLARE, and bring awareness to all we do here!
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Author Spotlight #17: Dawn Levitt (@2heartcore4u.bsky.social) and her CNF piece, "Jump Scare My Heart."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Jump Scare My Heart" by Dawn Levitt, CNF
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Author Spotlight #16: Raymond Brunell (@raymondbrunell.bsky.social) and his flash fiction piece, "Bruise-Dark Cursive."
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#litmags #authorspotlight #flashfiction #healthscares
fall background with mushrooms, acorns, and leaves: Author Spotlight: "Bruise-Dark Cursive" by Raymond Brunell, Flash Fiction
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Author Spotlight #15: Tiff Bartel (@tiffbartel.com) and their microfiction piece, "Perspective," which is also a Best Microfiction nomination.
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Perspective" by Tiff Bartel, Microfiction, Best Microfiction Nominee
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Author Spotlight #14: N.V. Morris and their flash fiction story, "The Candy Problem."
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fall background with acorns, leaves, and mushrooms: Author Spotlight: "The Candy Problem" by N.V. Morris, Flash Fiction
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Announcing the results of the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social Awards! Congratulations!

Winner: @nicolezelniker.bsky.social
Finalists: Brady Alexander, @sarahmchen.bsky.social, & @2heartcore4u.bsky.social

Read their pieces here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green background: WINNER: Genrepunk Award for Disabled Creatives 2025: "Sliding Scale" CNF, issue 2 by Nicole Zelniker with pic of trophy and arrow green background: FINALIST: Genrepunk Wildcard Award 2025, "Iterations" issue 1, experimental poem by Brady Alexander with pic of trophy and arrow green background: Genrepunk's Editors' Choice Award 2025: "Taking Space" issue 1, CNF by Sarah M. Chen with pic of trophy and arrow green background: FINALIST: Genrepunk's Haunting Award 2025, "Asking the Body" special issue 1, poem by Dawn Levitt with pic of trophy
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Author Spotlight #13: Marie-Eve Bernier and her flash fiction story, "The Visitor."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "The Visitor" by Marie-Eve Bernier, Flash Fiction
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Author Spotlight #12: Leta Iris and their poem, "My Body Is Not a Temple, But a Circus."
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leaves, mushrooms, acorns: Author Spotlight: Author Spotlight: "My Body Is Not Temple, But a Circus" by Leta Iris, Poetry
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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🥁 And our Best Microfiction nominees are...
Tiff Bartel (tiffbartel.com on Bluesky) and Jenny Stalter (jennystalter.bsky.social)! 🎉 🔥
Read their pieces here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/

Microfiction is under 400 words! 🤯 Congrats to our nominees and best of luck!
green, gold, and white background with trophy image: FLARE's Best Microfiction Nominees: "Perspective" by Tiff Bartel, Special Issue 2, and "Your Teenage Son Brings Flowers to Your Sickbed" by Jenny Stalter, Issue 4
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Author Spotlight #11: myles kuatepet (twospiritdyke.bsky.social) and m's poem, "Ready for Pickup."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Ready for Pickup" by myles kuatepet, Poetry
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Author Spotlight #10: Makena Metz (makenametz.bsky.social) and her poem, "Death."
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mushrooms, acorns, leaves: Author Spotlight: "Death" by Makena Metz, Poetry
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Author Spotlight #9: Lillian Hochwender (ligerlillie.bsky.social) and their poem, "Our Night at the Anatomy Theatre."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Our Night at the Anatomy Theatre" by Lillian Hochwender, Poetry
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Author Spotlight #8: Katie Larson and her poem, "How to Bury Your Human Body: 101."
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leaves, mushrooms, and acorns: Author Spotlight: "How to Bury Your Human Body: 101" by Katie Larson, Poetry
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Author Spotlight #7: John Masterson and his poem, "Sudden Severe."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Sudden Severe" by John Masterson, Poetry
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Author Spotlight #5: Chris Kads and her poem, "To the Woman Haunted by Seasonal Depression."
Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/to-the-haunt...
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fall leaves background: Author Spotlight: "To the Woman Haunted by Seasonal Depression" by Chris Kads, Poetry
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Author Spotlight #6: Jade Cox and her poem, "My life altered."
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mushrooms, acorns, leaves: Author Spotlight: "My life altered" by Jade Cox, Poetry
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Author Spotlight #5: Chris Kads and her poem, "To the Haunted Woman by Seasonal Depression."
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leaves background: Author Spotlight: "To the Haunted Woman by Seasonal Depression" by Chris Kads, Poetry
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM