Mixed Bag
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Writer, Mom, Polyglot. 아포방포. Editor @lit-namjooning.bsky.social, Subs Editor @Smokelong. Words: BSF'23 @hexliterary,@tinymolecules @barrelhouse @BoothAJournal @wigleaf
Published work here: linktr.ee/hemanataraju
Published work here: linktr.ee/hemanataraju
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Begin your week with this brilliant (and very timely) CNF by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social in Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Begin your week with this brilliant (and very timely) CNF by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social in Issue 2. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
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OOPS SORRY TRY THIS LINK FOR MY NiF MOTHER KARMA PREORDER FROM @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
OOPS SORRY TRY THIS LINK FOR MY NiF MOTHER KARMA PREORDER FROM @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
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Preorder link for physical and ebook for Mother Karma by Sumitra Singam (who is she?) @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Preorder link for physical and ebook for Mother Karma by Sumitra Singam (who is she?) @publishedbyjake.bsky.social
Rooting for these fabulous writers! Check out Lit Namjooning's Best Microfiction nominees!
📢 Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Best MicroFiction nominees! Congratulations, @miriamgershow.bsky.social, @happilander.bsky.social, @belindarowe.bsky.social , @kathrynreese.bsky.social , and @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social! Read their micros here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/proje...
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Rooting for these fabulous writers! Check out Lit Namjooning's Best Microfiction nominees!
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"it’s just you now, and the silence of your brain is strange-but-in-a-good-way, then blissful, then strange-but-in-a-bad-way, then weird, then lonely and frightening, and you realise you need those other yous" Beautiful & true @laurabesley.bsky.social
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These Days You’re Kinda Okay by Laura Besley
Imagine you’re forty-something and you’re kinda okay about who you are these days and although you never thought you would be, you are, and decide the reason you’re kinda okay these days is because yo...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"it’s just you now, and the silence of your brain is strange-but-in-a-good-way, then blissful, then strange-but-in-a-bad-way, then weird, then lonely and frightening, and you realise you need those other yous" Beautiful & true @laurabesley.bsky.social
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I've always admired the story selections I've read in #Mondettes.
What a special feeling to find my story from @lit-namjooning.bsky.social in it this month! Thank you so much Shome Dasgupta and @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💚
What a special feeling to find my story from @lit-namjooning.bsky.social in it this month! Thank you so much Shome Dasgupta and @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💚
This month's #Mondettes picked by
Shome Dasgupta
⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Shome made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
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Shome Dasgupta
⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Shome made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing
mondettes.substack.com/p/november-2...
November 2025
Ten stories picked by Shome Dasgupta
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November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've always admired the story selections I've read in #Mondettes.
What a special feeling to find my story from @lit-namjooning.bsky.social in it this month! Thank you so much Shome Dasgupta and @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💚
What a special feeling to find my story from @lit-namjooning.bsky.social in it this month! Thank you so much Shome Dasgupta and @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💚
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“it’s just you, here and now, and the silence of your brain is strange-but-in-a-good-way”
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“it’s just you, here and now, and the silence of your brain is strange-but-in-a-good-way”
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
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you find pictures of your younger selves and make posters with MISSING at the top and stick them to lampposts and walls and in the supermarket and think your younger selves will come back and make you kinda okay again, but nothing, nothing
🩵🩵🩵 @laurabesley.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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“it’s just you, here and now, and the silence of your brain is strange-but-in-a-good-way”
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
A gentle reminder by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social that we not only need to know who we are, but who we’ve been. A lovely read.
"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
you find pictures of your younger selves and make posters with MISSING at the top and stick them to lampposts and walls and in the supermarket and think your younger selves will come back and make you kinda okay again, but nothing, nothing
🩵🩵🩵 @laurabesley.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
🩵🩵🩵 @laurabesley.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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An absolute highlight for me this year was for my piece 'These Days You're Kinda Okay' to be published by @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💜 It's a very personal piece and I couldn't imagine a better home for it.
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An absolute highlight for me this year was for my piece 'These Days You're Kinda Okay' to be published by @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💜 It's a very personal piece and I couldn't imagine a better home for it.
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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A lovely reflection on our past and present selves. Check it out!
"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A lovely reflection on our past and present selves. Check it out!
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"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"These Days You're Kinda Okay" by @laurabesley.bsky.social is a beautifully crafted, almost philosophical story about making peace with yourself, past and present. Read here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
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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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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/...
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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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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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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/...
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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
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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
"It’s the perfect place for our imperfect girl." This is such a moving, aching story! @anniejowrites.bsky.social in Craft. www.craftliterary.com/2025/09/19/t...
Two Old Friends and a Ghost Walk into the Woods by Anna Vangala Jones - CRAFT
We’d agreed to never come back to this place yet here we are. The wind whispers through the trees and unsettles our hair, trying to remind us to leave. Why would we return to these woods? “I don’t car...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"It’s the perfect place for our imperfect girl." This is such a moving, aching story! @anniejowrites.bsky.social in Craft. www.craftliterary.com/2025/09/19/t...
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⚡️Fast Flash Review: Other Household Toxins by Christopher Allen.
@christopherallen.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
⚡️Fast Flash Review: Other Household Toxins by Christopher Allen.
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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/...
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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!
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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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"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/...
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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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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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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 3:24 AM
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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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October 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Happening this weekend! Will you be there or be a quadrilateral? 😁
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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/...
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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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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/...
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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
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