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We publish flash fiction and non-fiction narratives (<500 words) on self-care aka #namjooning. Editors:
@m-ixedbag.bsky.social, @lakshgiri.bsky.social, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social
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@m-ixedbag.bsky.social, @lakshgiri.bsky.social, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social
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📢📢 Issue 2 is LIVE! Chock-full of literary deliciousness. We hope you will enjoy (and share!)
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weekly talk story about my zoom launch, @clmporg.bsky.social, and new micros…
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Bitter Over Sweet Zoom Launch Awesomeness, Featured in CLMP and New Micros — Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Thank you to everyone who attended my book launch!! It was so awesome! I am still in awe that I was able to talk to Deesha Philyaw about Bitter over Sweet! Like seriously! And I am so grateful to Avit...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
weekly talk story about my zoom launch, @clmporg.bsky.social, and new micros…
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
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Have you heard the 🔥🔥🔥 news? We are so excited for our own @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! Cupcakes for all!
Apparently a few of you are, so without further ado, here is the cover of my forthcoming NiF Mother Karma. It’s a wee piece of my heart, and I hope you’ll all love this family as much as I do 🧡🧡🧡. Cover art @nmals.bsky.social Publisher @publishedbyjake.bsky.social Forthcoming in December
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Have you heard the 🔥🔥🔥 news? We are so excited for our own @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! Cupcakes for all!
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“Now look, out towards the horizon that way—no, you can’t see it anymore, but remember where it used to be”
To those that love quiet nostalgia and place, this sweeping little piece by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is for you.
To those that love quiet nostalgia and place, this sweeping little piece by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is for you.
If you're looking for a spot of calm in the day's chaos, do read this micro by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social. She writes some of the most evocative sentences. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“Now look, out towards the horizon that way—no, you can’t see it anymore, but remember where it used to be”
To those that love quiet nostalgia and place, this sweeping little piece by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is for you.
To those that love quiet nostalgia and place, this sweeping little piece by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is for you.
If you're looking for a spot of calm in the day's chaos, do read this micro by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social. She writes some of the most evocative sentences. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
If you're looking for a spot of calm in the day's chaos, do read this micro by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social. She writes some of the most evocative sentences. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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Chuffed to be reading at the Prose Garden hosted by @francinewitte.bsky.social and @megpokrass.bsky.social with these brilliant names! Sat Nov 15 2pm EST. Rego link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Chuffed to be reading at the Prose Garden hosted by @francinewitte.bsky.social and @megpokrass.bsky.social with these brilliant names! Sat Nov 15 2pm EST. Rego link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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This piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social makes me want to go for a walk in the forest, in the rain. It’s been nearly two decades since I’ve done such a thing!
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Storm Season by Kathryn Reese
The girl with a forest in her chest has been without a love so long she has forgotten what it is to hold hands, so tonight she runs a finger round the outline of her own palm: thumbpad, lifeline, wris...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social makes me want to go for a walk in the forest, in the rain. It’s been nearly two decades since I’ve done such a thing!
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The girl with a forest in her chest has been without a love so long she has forgotten what it is to hold hands”
Let the quiet atmosphere of this piece soak into your weekend. @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
Let the quiet atmosphere of this piece soak into your weekend. @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
As we head into the weekend, spend a few moments reading this quiet, musical little piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social. And if you like it, say "coo-ee!" in the comments! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The girl with a forest in her chest has been without a love so long she has forgotten what it is to hold hands”
Let the quiet atmosphere of this piece soak into your weekend. @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
Let the quiet atmosphere of this piece soak into your weekend. @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
It’s our dear Sumitra’s birthday and we love her so! 💜💜💜
It's my birthday today folks. To celebrate, here's a video of my choir performing last year. I hope you will all find some way to give yourself joy today. So much love for this amazing community 🧡
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Kate Miller-Heidke + 500 singers: Little Roots, Little Shoots / Melbourne Indie Voices
YouTube video by Melbourne Indie Voices
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It’s our dear Sumitra’s birthday and we love her so! 💜💜💜
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One of my favourite pieces by my favourite poet (and bae) @kathrynreese.bsky.social in my favourite litmag @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
As we head into the weekend, spend a few moments reading this quiet, musical little piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social. And if you like it, say "coo-ee!" in the comments! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
One of my favourite pieces by my favourite poet (and bae) @kathrynreese.bsky.social in my favourite litmag @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
As we head into the weekend, spend a few moments reading this quiet, musical little piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social. And if you like it, say "coo-ee!" in the comments! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As we head into the weekend, spend a few moments reading this quiet, musical little piece by @kathrynreese.bsky.social. And if you like it, say "coo-ee!" in the comments! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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“take stock: a cut on your chin, split lip bleeding salt into salt” 🌊
This was the first story I read in the queue and I fell in love with its watery and wild vibes. @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!
This was the first story I read in the queue and I fell in love with its watery and wild vibes. @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!
Begin the week with this triumphant micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in Issue 2. Read 'Surfer Girl' here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“take stock: a cut on your chin, split lip bleeding salt into salt” 🌊
This was the first story I read in the queue and I fell in love with its watery and wild vibes. @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!
This was the first story I read in the queue and I fell in love with its watery and wild vibes. @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social!
Begin the week with this triumphant micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in Issue 2. Read 'Surfer Girl' here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Begin the week with this triumphant micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in Issue 2. Read 'Surfer Girl' here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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“You get dizzier and dizzier. But you don’t say it. As long as you don’t mention it, it doesn’t happen. It happens, but does it really? If nobody knows?”
A navigation through grief and its complexities and aftermaths. Stunning work by Mileva Anastasiadou in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
A navigation through grief and its complexities and aftermaths. Stunning work by Mileva Anastasiadou in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
"Schrodinger's Sadness" is a beautiful exploration of grief and the unique, even weird ways we deal with it. Mileva's piece will stay with you for a long time. Do read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“You get dizzier and dizzier. But you don’t say it. As long as you don’t mention it, it doesn’t happen. It happens, but does it really? If nobody knows?”
A navigation through grief and its complexities and aftermaths. Stunning work by Mileva Anastasiadou in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
A navigation through grief and its complexities and aftermaths. Stunning work by Mileva Anastasiadou in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
"Schrodinger's Sadness" is a beautiful exploration of grief and the unique, even weird ways we deal with it. Mileva's piece will stay with you for a long time. Do read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Schrodinger's Sadness" is a beautiful exploration of grief and the unique, even weird ways we deal with it. Mileva's piece will stay with you for a long time. Do read. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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A warm hour of storytelling! Still thinking about the pieces shared. So proud to be part of this heart-full literary journal! 💜
We just spent the most wonderful morning listening to some of our contributors read their work. What an honor to publish these fabulous writers who are also such lovely people! Much love and thank you to everyone who spent time with us today! 🥹💜💜🙏
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
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October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A warm hour of storytelling! Still thinking about the pieces shared. So proud to be part of this heart-full literary journal! 💜
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💜💜💜
We just spent the most wonderful morning listening to some of our contributors read their work. What an honor to publish these fabulous writers who are also such lovely people! Much love and thank you to everyone who spent time with us today! 🥹💜💜🙏
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
💜💜💜
We just spent the most wonderful morning listening to some of our contributors read their work. What an honor to publish these fabulous writers who are also such lovely people! Much love and thank you to everyone who spent time with us today! 🥹💜💜🙏
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a door that has a sign on it that says meeting in progress
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We just spent the most wonderful morning listening to some of our contributors read their work. What an honor to publish these fabulous writers who are also such lovely people! Much love and thank you to everyone who spent time with us today! 🥹💜💜🙏
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Deliciousness on the heart. And the Author's Note by @miriamgershow.bsky.social at the end of this goodness.
As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Deliciousness on the heart. And the Author's Note by @miriamgershow.bsky.social at the end of this goodness.
Happening this weekend! Will you be there or be a quadrilateral? 😁
Good news, everyone! Literary Namjooning's first ever flash reading and open mic's happening soon! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Happening this weekend! Will you be there or be a quadrilateral? 😁
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“Needles hold on the fir trees, but needles aren’t the same as leaves.”
So much said in the between moments. Love this piece by @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
So much said in the between moments. Love this piece by @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“Needles hold on the fir trees, but needles aren’t the same as leaves.”
So much said in the between moments. Love this piece by @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
So much said in the between moments. Love this piece by @miriamgershow.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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"The thing I don’t remember is leaves." What a first line. And the rest of the story - wow.
As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"The thing I don’t remember is leaves." What a first line. And the rest of the story - wow.
As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As we head into the weekend, take a moment to read this masterclass in white space by @miriamgershow.bsky.social. "Delicious Trees" will make you feel things. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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weekly talk story about @lit-namjooning.bsky.social's open mic and what I should do for my book's countdown...
www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...
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Join Us for Literary Namjooning's Open Mic and Figuring out What to Do For My Countdown For Bitter over Sweet — Melissa Llanes Brownlee
If you haven’t already registered, I hope you will consider hanging out with some of the writers and editors at Literary Namjooning. It should be pretty chill. You know our vibe. REGISTER HERE!
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October 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
weekly talk story about @lit-namjooning.bsky.social's open mic and what I should do for my book's countdown...
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“Towers of light and shadow, violent blue to the west, too-bright white to the south.”
Monsoons and dreams of rain bring a gentle reminder. Love this piece by @juniper-writing.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
Monsoons and dreams of rain bring a gentle reminder. Love this piece by @juniper-writing.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
If you're craving some perspective today, do read @juniper-writing.bsky.social's beautiful non-fiction, "Petrichor Dreaming." In Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
Petrichor Dreaming by Juniper Martineau
In the desert, I wait. I scan the skies, read the forecasts, gather up stories from long-timers. Red clay dust kicks up and settles on my boots as I amble down to the silent creek bed, the grass crunc...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Towers of light and shadow, violent blue to the west, too-bright white to the south.”
Monsoons and dreams of rain bring a gentle reminder. Love this piece by @juniper-writing.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
Monsoons and dreams of rain bring a gentle reminder. Love this piece by @juniper-writing.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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If you're craving some perspective today, do read @juniper-writing.bsky.social's beautiful non-fiction, "Petrichor Dreaming." In Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
Petrichor Dreaming by Juniper Martineau
In the desert, I wait. I scan the skies, read the forecasts, gather up stories from long-timers. Red clay dust kicks up and settles on my boots as I amble down to the silent creek bed, the grass crunc...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
If you're craving some perspective today, do read @juniper-writing.bsky.social's beautiful non-fiction, "Petrichor Dreaming." In Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary