Johannah
@johannah.bsky.social
Multi-Genre, Midwest, GenX writer, who also is an office workin' careering, adjunct professor, avid papercrafter, boardgamer and mom. Find my work at --> thewritingtype.com
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Johannah
@johannah.bsky.social
· Sep 28
"The rain doesn’t want you to dawdle at the end of the workday. The rain is your bully. It will piss in your Cheerios. It has one mission—purge the streets." @johannah.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
I wrote a raw piece about my experience commuting to work… it’s foul, but it’s 100% true. Thanks to @mrbullbull.bsky.social for giving my gritty CNF a home!
Early holiday gift is seeing my sweet Yiddish culture story, Kukhlefl, in the launch issue of Bubble Tea Literary.
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Bubble Tea Literary - Johannah Simon
Kukhlefl
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December 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Early holiday gift is seeing my sweet Yiddish culture story, Kukhlefl, in the launch issue of Bubble Tea Literary.
www.bubbletealiterary.com/issues/issue...
www.bubbletealiterary.com/issues/issue...
As I ready the house for the holidays... I wanted to share a Hanukkah piece published last year in @mockingowls.bsky.social. It is still one of my favs.
www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/candles...
www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/candles...
Octet
First candle. Our first apartment. We download the blessings off the internet because we don’t remember the words. I run my finger along the Hebrew script […]
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December 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
As I ready the house for the holidays... I wanted to share a Hanukkah piece published last year in @mockingowls.bsky.social. It is still one of my favs.
www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/candles...
www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/candles...
Excited to read a few pieces at the Dodo Eraser launch event next week. DM me for the link!
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Excited to read a few pieces at the Dodo Eraser launch event next week. DM me for the link!
Helped a sweet HS kid with a college essay. Pro bono. Kid got into their top school… and sent me this lovely bouquet… feeling so good!!!
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Helped a sweet HS kid with a college essay. Pro bono. Kid got into their top school… and sent me this lovely bouquet… feeling so good!!!
Thanks @smokelong.bsky.social for incubating so many stories… including mine!
Our workshop participants reported more than 40 publications in November. While they don't yet rule the world—unfortunately—they rock it.
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SmokeLong Workshop Celebration – November 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly
Each month we celebrate our current and previous workshop participants’ publications reported to us through Submittable (The SmokeLong Workshop Prize). Each of the publications below, with the excepti...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks @smokelong.bsky.social for incubating so many stories… including mine!
Reposted by Johannah
"Missed Congeniality" by Johannah Simon @Johannah.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #amwriting
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Missed Congeniality" by Johannah Simon @Johannah.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #amwriting
Excited to have a sly micro posted @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Excited to have a sly micro posted @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today ❤️
Got a quirky micro up at Citywide Lunch today. This ☕️ coffee related piece was brewed during @smokelong.bsky.social October fitness….
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“Not Where You Eat” by Johannah Simon.
I won’t date a barista because you don’t shit where you eat and I literally eat breakfast every day at my local Starbucks. That’s why I avoid flirting with any coffee-adjacent workers. Even the cut…
citywidelunch.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Got a quirky micro up at Citywide Lunch today. This ☕️ coffee related piece was brewed during @smokelong.bsky.social October fitness….
citywidelunch.wordpress.com/not-where-yo...
citywidelunch.wordpress.com/not-where-yo...
Reposted by Johannah
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Coming February 2026 love u 😘
Coming February 2026 love u 😘
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I hit a milestone today-- 20 acceptances in 2025 for my quirky micros. Last year it was 10. I'm beholden to all of the readers & editors for selecting my pieces and giving them such lovely homes. I feel like I've reached a critical mass of published work!
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I hit a milestone today-- 20 acceptances in 2025 for my quirky micros. Last year it was 10. I'm beholden to all of the readers & editors for selecting my pieces and giving them such lovely homes. I feel like I've reached a critical mass of published work!
Shout out to @smokelong.bsky.social for the #Promptember Open Mic events! A perfect way to start the weekend-- listening to talented writers share their micros and flash. Every piece was a winner!!!
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Shout out to @smokelong.bsky.social for the #Promptember Open Mic events! A perfect way to start the weekend-- listening to talented writers share their micros and flash. Every piece was a winner!!!
Marking myself safe from spending $1800 to see Tame Impala at the United Center tonight. I'm sure it will be a killer show... that I will watch online in a few days....
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Marking myself safe from spending $1800 to see Tame Impala at the United Center tonight. I'm sure it will be a killer show... that I will watch online in a few days....
The Valkyrie didn’t come for me today. Survived to fight another day. I’m weary but still holding on to my job.
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Valkyrie didn’t come for me today. Survived to fight another day. I’m weary but still holding on to my job.
Should've spent the day writing, or organizing my submission spreadsheet, or plotting my book, or reading to improve my craft... but I just chilled. Think my brain needed a nothing day.
October 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Should've spent the day writing, or organizing my submission spreadsheet, or plotting my book, or reading to improve my craft... but I just chilled. Think my brain needed a nothing day.
I have a very gritty piece up today in the inaugural issue of HAWKEYE.
CW: sweary uncouth language
hawkeyemag.com/stories/bitc...
CW: sweary uncouth language
hawkeyemag.com/stories/bitc...
Bitch Claws
Coco knew she was a damn delight, so it shocked her when Lacey, her girlfriend, dumped her on the first day of fall. After three weeks of mascara running down her cheeks, Coco was done crying, transit...
hawkeyemag.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I have a very gritty piece up today in the inaugural issue of HAWKEYE.
CW: sweary uncouth language
hawkeyemag.com/stories/bitc...
CW: sweary uncouth language
hawkeyemag.com/stories/bitc...
some days the spreadsheets work me... and some days, I WERK THE SPREADSHEETS (cue my theme song)
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Just Dance 2023 | HERE COMES THE hURRICANE LEGEND KATRINA by Kevin Jz Prodigy | Fanmade Swap
YouTube video by LucSod01
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October 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
some days the spreadsheets work me... and some days, I WERK THE SPREADSHEETS (cue my theme song)
youtu.be/OsbDN0lAoXU?...
youtu.be/OsbDN0lAoXU?...
October 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@the-engine-idling.bsky.social — you are such a classy, writer-centric lovely publication. Thank you for this beautiful handwritten note and keepsake. This is the best rejection I’ve ever gotten! Unexpected and appreciated! (I didn’t want to spoil the front)❤️
October 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@the-engine-idling.bsky.social — you are such a classy, writer-centric lovely publication. Thank you for this beautiful handwritten note and keepsake. This is the best rejection I’ve ever gotten! Unexpected and appreciated! (I didn’t want to spoil the front)❤️
Sobering to see the not-yet-widely-released tech that might be negatively impacting my career viability… but in good news, it’s a suite of tools not one single app…
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sobering to see the not-yet-widely-released tech that might be negatively impacting my career viability… but in good news, it’s a suite of tools not one single app…
You might live in the Midwest if you went to a Jack O’Lantern walk tonight with photo-realistic commemoration portraits carved into pumpkins…
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
You might live in the Midwest if you went to a Jack O’Lantern walk tonight with photo-realistic commemoration portraits carved into pumpkins…
I wrote a raw piece about my experience commuting to work… it’s foul, but it’s 100% true. Thanks to @mrbullbull.bsky.social for giving my gritty CNF a home!
"The rain doesn’t want you to dawdle at the end of the workday. The rain is your bully. It will piss in your Cheerios. It has one mission—purge the streets." @johannah.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
September 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I wrote a raw piece about my experience commuting to work… it’s foul, but it’s 100% true. Thanks to @mrbullbull.bsky.social for giving my gritty CNF a home!
Energized by an open mic with my writing group. I love to read. Love to listen. Love the vibes in a group of talented writers hyping each other up. Why aren't we doing this more often?
September 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Energized by an open mic with my writing group. I love to read. Love to listen. Love the vibes in a group of talented writers hyping each other up. Why aren't we doing this more often?
When you realize your morning drink has some not-so-subtle advice about your job…
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When you realize your morning drink has some not-so-subtle advice about your job…
New year is bringing fresh energy vibes my way. Making a list of everything I want to manifest in 5786. Top of the list-- a legit writer's retreat. Mama needs some creative space for her CNF, screenplay, and her business book.
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
New year is bringing fresh energy vibes my way. Making a list of everything I want to manifest in 5786. Top of the list-- a legit writer's retreat. Mama needs some creative space for her CNF, screenplay, and her business book.
My work friend asked if I’d help her kid with his college application essay. I don’t think my friend has actually read my CNF 🤣.
September 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My work friend asked if I’d help her kid with his college application essay. I don’t think my friend has actually read my CNF 🤣.