Kerry Byrne
@kerrybyrne.bsky.social
Writer & editor. Fen wanderer. Collie wrangler. Words in BULL, Ellipsis Zine, Frazzled Lit, Lucy Writers, National FlashFlood (2024), Paragraph Planet, Pidgeonholes, Roi Fainéant Press, streetcake magazine & other fine places. Reader at Frazzled Lit.
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Kerry Byrne
@kerrybyrne.bsky.social
· Jan 18
"Now, in the screen’s glow, he single-taps the keys like a child learning piano until he finds his rhythm and the words pour out of him as quickly as downing a pint or spunking in the shower." - Kerry Byrne mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
Huge thanks to @thedrevlow.bsky.social for publishing my first flash of 2025 @mrbullbull.bsky.social. It’s a dark one!
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In our second video from the March 22nd event, KATE DURRANT @katedurrant.bsky.social discusses the role that ambition, goal-setting and vision have played in her journey to becoming an established voice and a working writer.
www.creativecommunitysessions.com/p/kate-durrant
www.creativecommunitysessions.com/p/kate-durrant
Kate Durrant
The joy of the journey
www.creativecommunitysessions.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In our second video from the March 22nd event, KATE DURRANT @katedurrant.bsky.social discusses the role that ambition, goal-setting and vision have played in her journey to becoming an established voice and a working writer.
www.creativecommunitysessions.com/p/kate-durrant
www.creativecommunitysessions.com/p/kate-durrant
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We're open to #microfiction so why not check us out? We're looking forward to reading your work #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We're open to #microfiction so why not check us out? We're looking forward to reading your work #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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I posted this yesterday. My five books on the kitchen table. I’ve had big publishers, small publishers, an agent, then not. I’ve been on radio 4, in a pile of collections, won prizes.
But for years and years I was never proud of myself. Now I look back, pat myself on back. 😊👍
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But for years and years I was never proud of myself. Now I look back, pat myself on back. 😊👍
linktr.ee/drewgum
March 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I posted this yesterday. My five books on the kitchen table. I’ve had big publishers, small publishers, an agent, then not. I’ve been on radio 4, in a pile of collections, won prizes.
But for years and years I was never proud of myself. Now I look back, pat myself on back. 😊👍
linktr.ee/drewgum
But for years and years I was never proud of myself. Now I look back, pat myself on back. 😊👍
linktr.ee/drewgum
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Everything Will Be Just Fine
Flash fiction by Alison Wassell
www.frazzledlit.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Issue 2 is live!
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
March 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Issue 2 is live!
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
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If it's half as good as issue 1 this'll be a wonderful read. So pleased to be in this second issue. Thanks to the editors @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @jmcm.bsky.social
for their hard work and also to the reading team @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social and Mike Murray.
for their hard work and also to the reading team @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social and Mike Murray.
Issue 2 is live!
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
Featuring work by:
@danieldugganwriter.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@devonwebbnz.bsky.social
@theiredal.bluesky.social
@shiramusicant.bsky.social
@julietpersimmon.bsky.social
and more 👇🏼 this issue is 🔥. Thanks to you all!
#springwarmer #frazzissue2 #frazzledlit
March 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If it's half as good as issue 1 this'll be a wonderful read. So pleased to be in this second issue. Thanks to the editors @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @jmcm.bsky.social
for their hard work and also to the reading team @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social and Mike Murray.
for their hard work and also to the reading team @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social and Mike Murray.
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Delighted to have a new story in the wonderful @trampset.bsky.social This one is about fishes riding bicycles and being the last remaining Brussels sprout at Christmas. It was written on Christmas day.
"the living-room carpet is a fever of wrapping paper scrunched into balls / it is Christmas day / Peter has bought a bicycle for his angelfish / Charlotte is staring at me as if I’m the last remaining Brussels sprout"
@mattkendrick.bsky.social's "Strange fish"
trampset.org/strange-fish...
@mattkendrick.bsky.social's "Strange fish"
trampset.org/strange-fish...
Strange fish
by Matt Kendrick
trampset.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Delighted to have a new story in the wonderful @trampset.bsky.social This one is about fishes riding bicycles and being the last remaining Brussels sprout at Christmas. It was written on Christmas day.
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"Inside my heart was an opening, and inside that a soft thing of feathers and twine."
I love this perfect piece of writing by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I love this perfect piece of writing by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social 💙💙💙
"I learned to create clean squares with clean borders. No, not that kind. Those were being closed down everywhere."
@ladiwoods.bsky.social's "While Democracy Was Being Dismantled"
trampset.org/while-democr...
@ladiwoods.bsky.social's "While Democracy Was Being Dismantled"
trampset.org/while-democr...
While Democracy Was Being Dismantled
by Lauren D. Woods
trampset.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Inside my heart was an opening, and inside that a soft thing of feathers and twine."
I love this perfect piece of writing by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I love this perfect piece of writing by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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We’re back! @badlilies.bsky.social returns. We’ve delights for you.
Issue twenty: 'Side A/Side B'. OUT NOW at badlilies.uk
Bad Lilies
Bad Lilies is a digital poetry journal, publishing the finest of contemporary poetry in English.
badlilies.uk
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We’re back! @badlilies.bsky.social returns. We’ve delights for you.
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‘Tonight I lingered over your name’
-Naomi Shihab Nye
-Naomi Shihab Nye
February 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
‘Tonight I lingered over your name’
-Naomi Shihab Nye
-Naomi Shihab Nye
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"and my husband’s NO has a bite that reminds me of Penelope when she’s serious and even though he’s the best kind of guy, I’m starting to dislike him." Amazing collaboration b/w @kelliborges2.bsky.social and @amymarques.bsky.social
in @bendinggenres.bsky.social
in @bendinggenres.bsky.social
Write drunk/edit sober? 🍸🍸It worked for me and @amymarques.bsky.social.. we had so much fun working on this collaboration, out at the new issue of the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! Thank you, editor @rgvaughan.bsky.social! ❤️❤️
bendinggenres.com/template-of-...
bendinggenres.com/template-of-...
Template of an Argument in a Decades-Old Marriage
bendinggenres.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
"and my husband’s NO has a bite that reminds me of Penelope when she’s serious and even though he’s the best kind of guy, I’m starting to dislike him." Amazing collaboration b/w @kelliborges2.bsky.social and @amymarques.bsky.social
in @bendinggenres.bsky.social
in @bendinggenres.bsky.social
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🖊 Calling all poets!
Sound the poetry alarm! 🚨
Our online salon in April is nearly booked up, but we have no poets signed up to read yet and we need you.
Get in touch soon if you want to read.
Book here if you want to come and listen
🎤
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
Sound the poetry alarm! 🚨
Our online salon in April is nearly booked up, but we have no poets signed up to read yet and we need you.
Get in touch soon if you want to read.
Book here if you want to come and listen
🎤
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
a man in a suit and tie is saying `` we ain 't written no poetry '' .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying `` we ain 't written no poetry '' .
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🖊 Calling all poets!
Sound the poetry alarm! 🚨
Our online salon in April is nearly booked up, but we have no poets signed up to read yet and we need you.
Get in touch soon if you want to read.
Book here if you want to come and listen
🎤
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
Sound the poetry alarm! 🚨
Our online salon in April is nearly booked up, but we have no poets signed up to read yet and we need you.
Get in touch soon if you want to read.
Book here if you want to come and listen
🎤
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
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Thank you @writerscentre.bsky.social for the wonderful East Anglian poetry category Book Award!
February 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thank you @writerscentre.bsky.social for the wonderful East Anglian poetry category Book Award!
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"Tuesday, a change: One of those decorative metal birdcages in mint green sits where the fake Tiffany lamp and the black and white photos once sat."
Breath-taking writing from @lmariharris.bsky.social - love the way this one frames itself through a countdown of days
Breath-taking writing from @lmariharris.bsky.social - love the way this one frames itself through a countdown of days
"Several more birdcages are in the living room, the dining room. Covering the kitchen counters. Doors open, empty." A Rhythm, A Breath, An Exhalation by
@lmariharris.bsky.social #microfiction #flashfiction #flashfictionfebruary. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/02/13/a...
@lmariharris.bsky.social #microfiction #flashfiction #flashfictionfebruary. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/02/13/a...
February 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Tuesday, a change: One of those decorative metal birdcages in mint green sits where the fake Tiffany lamp and the black and white photos once sat."
Breath-taking writing from @lmariharris.bsky.social - love the way this one frames itself through a countdown of days
Breath-taking writing from @lmariharris.bsky.social - love the way this one frames itself through a countdown of days
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"But perhaps this young woman, whoever she is, Salma or Saarah or Sadie, doesn’t have a lover and weathers the storms and springs of her life alone. Perhaps she prefers it that way."
Big love for this award-winning piece of writing by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @crankedanvil.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Big love for this award-winning piece of writing by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @crankedanvil.bsky.social 💙💙💙
The 2nd Place entry was this wonderful piece by Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social
PERHAPS ON A SUMMER'S DAY
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amreading #flashfiction
crankedanvil.co.uk/2025/02/08/p...
PERHAPS ON A SUMMER'S DAY
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amreading #flashfiction
crankedanvil.co.uk/2025/02/08/p...
PERHAPS ON A SUMMER’S DAY by Laura Besley (2nd place, Flash, Nov24)
Perhaps on a Summer’s Day there is a young woman whose bottom lip wobbles, whose eyes bristle with tears. Perhaps her name is Sadie. Perhaps Sadie has just lost her job and doesn’t know how s…
crankedanvil.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"But perhaps this young woman, whoever she is, Salma or Saarah or Sadie, doesn’t have a lover and weathers the storms and springs of her life alone. Perhaps she prefers it that way."
Big love for this award-winning piece of writing by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @crankedanvil.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Big love for this award-winning piece of writing by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @crankedanvil.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Bad Lilies returns, with much joy, to a screen near you next month. We’ve some beautiful poems in store for you. Follow us on @badlilies.bsky.social if you don’t already. 🌸
January 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bad Lilies returns, with much joy, to a screen near you next month. We’ve some beautiful poems in store for you. Follow us on @badlilies.bsky.social if you don’t already. 🌸
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Vote for your favourite 3 mini flashes for the People’s Prize 🏆
🔔🔔 HEAR YE!! HEAR YE!!! 🔔🔔
Now that all 15 of this year's shortlistees have been published, the "People's Prize" is officially open for voting.
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You get 3 votes. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT piece. One vote per person.
Deadline for voting is 15.00 GMT on 31st Jan.
Now that all 15 of this year's shortlistees have been published, the "People's Prize" is officially open for voting.
forms.gle/qVUGXUo4GYbZ...
You get 3 votes. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT piece. One vote per person.
Deadline for voting is 15.00 GMT on 31st Jan.
The Welkin Mini 2025 - PEOPLE'S PRIZE Voting Form
Vote for your favourite THREE stories from the Welkin Mini shortlist. You can vote for THREE stories. Each vote must be for a different story otherwise your entire vote won't be counted. Each vote is ...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Vote for your favourite 3 mini flashes for the People’s Prize 🏆
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This is coming on 10th March.
Shams, Meike Ziervogel
Shams lives in one of the world’s oldest refugee camps, Shatila. She dreams of escape. But first she needs an education. Yet, there are no schools for Syrian re
www.saltpublishing.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is coming on 10th March.
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Yay!!!
Thrilled to be on the Longlist for the V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize @rsliterature.bsky.social ❤️
This story started out in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness - thanks to Elisabeth Ingram Wallace❤️
And thanks to @nivenaudrey.bsky.social for feedback on the penultimate draft ❤️
This story started out in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness - thanks to Elisabeth Ingram Wallace❤️
And thanks to @nivenaudrey.bsky.social for feedback on the penultimate draft ❤️
Longlist announced for V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2025
The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length.
www.alcs.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yay!!!
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Today's shortlisted story is "Like a memory, or maybe only a dream" by @laurabesley.bsky.social. Congratulations, Laura. A micro with such a brilliant twisting together of hope and sadness at its heart.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 25
Shortlisted pieces for the 2025 Welkin Mini
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "Like a memory, or maybe only a dream" by @laurabesley.bsky.social. Congratulations, Laura. A micro with such a brilliant twisting together of hope and sadness at its heart.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
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Another little stunner from @welkinprize.bsky.social
Today's shortlisted story is "Plaint of a Slug in a Field of August" by @philippabowe.bsky.social. Congratulations, Philippa. A brilliant extended metaphor that works on so many levels:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 25
Shortlisted pieces for the 2025 Welkin Mini
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Another little stunner from @welkinprize.bsky.social
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a very possibly perfect micro today from Joseph Giglio
I love it all, but then it makes that turn with "He worries that the milkman might be his father and that if so he has let down his real father by spilling the milk." and my brain lit up
https://www.havehashad.com/nzq1x
I love it all, but then it makes that turn with "He worries that the milkman might be his father and that if so he has let down his real father by spilling the milk." and my brain lit up
https://www.havehashad.com/nzq1x
January 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
a very possibly perfect micro today from Joseph Giglio
I love it all, but then it makes that turn with "He worries that the milkman might be his father and that if so he has let down his real father by spilling the milk." and my brain lit up
https://www.havehashad.com/nzq1x
I love it all, but then it makes that turn with "He worries that the milkman might be his father and that if so he has let down his real father by spilling the milk." and my brain lit up
https://www.havehashad.com/nzq1x
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'Road to Chatcull'
-Marks on Maps-
Charcoal
A blatant theft of title and humble homage to a hugely influential writer and collaborator @regcrawford.bsky.social whose writing forms the backbone of these landscape drawings, and a great many back over the years. Have a read: ko-fi.com/post/THE-ROA...
-Marks on Maps-
Charcoal
A blatant theft of title and humble homage to a hugely influential writer and collaborator @regcrawford.bsky.social whose writing forms the backbone of these landscape drawings, and a great many back over the years. Have a read: ko-fi.com/post/THE-ROA...
January 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
'Road to Chatcull'
-Marks on Maps-
Charcoal
A blatant theft of title and humble homage to a hugely influential writer and collaborator @regcrawford.bsky.social whose writing forms the backbone of these landscape drawings, and a great many back over the years. Have a read: ko-fi.com/post/THE-ROA...
-Marks on Maps-
Charcoal
A blatant theft of title and humble homage to a hugely influential writer and collaborator @regcrawford.bsky.social whose writing forms the backbone of these landscape drawings, and a great many back over the years. Have a read: ko-fi.com/post/THE-ROA...
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Last 24 hours to book for this workshop. I'm proud of this one! Lots of fun prompts to encourage the use of illness in your stories
www.tickettailor.com/events/retre...?
www.tickettailor.com/events/retre...?
Book here – An Apple a Day – Zoom
Illness impacts many of us, from the common cold to far more serious afflictions. Martha Lane is a writer with a chronic illnes...
www.tickettailor.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Last 24 hours to book for this workshop. I'm proud of this one! Lots of fun prompts to encourage the use of illness in your stories
www.tickettailor.com/events/retre...?
www.tickettailor.com/events/retre...?