Melissa
@melissamaybe.bsky.social
Sometimes writer. Always dreamer.
Social media makes me awkward.
she/her. Kitty mama x2. Hi!
Contests: The Scribes Prize | NYC Midnight | Flash Fiction Magazine
Words: Small Wonders | Paranoid Tree | Crepuscular Magazine
& more!
Social media makes me awkward.
she/her. Kitty mama x2. Hi!
Contests: The Scribes Prize | NYC Midnight | Flash Fiction Magazine
Words: Small Wonders | Paranoid Tree | Crepuscular Magazine
& more!
Changed my handle because I'm not quite sure at the moment who I am.
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February 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Changed my handle because I'm not quite sure at the moment who I am.
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Ah!! What an honor to be nominated! <3 thank you so much
Cheers to our Best Small Fictions nominees! We're honored to be the home for each and every one of these stories. 💌 ⚡
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ah!! What an honor to be nominated! <3 thank you so much
Got a job offer today, which means I won't have to sell my house slash lose everything. Small victories!
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Got a job offer today, which means I won't have to sell my house slash lose everything. Small victories!
Those of y'all that write on small tablets (or even smaller phones?!) are either crazy or amazing. Craymazing. I miss my dual screens and laptop, but I'm determined not to DNF this contest.
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Those of y'all that write on small tablets (or even smaller phones?!) are either crazy or amazing. Craymazing. I miss my dual screens and laptop, but I'm determined not to DNF this contest.
Gotta say, depression is a vicious little hamster wheel. It takes a break, makes you think maybe things are okay, or going to be, and then all of a sudden it starts its creaky stupid run again and won't shut up. Sigh.
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Gotta say, depression is a vicious little hamster wheel. It takes a break, makes you think maybe things are okay, or going to be, and then all of a sudden it starts its creaky stupid run again and won't shut up. Sigh.
That's me submitted! My thanks to the anonymous benefactor who allowed me enter NQW since I still don't have a job. Quite like my story, so here's hoping🤞
Go Team Amanda! (With my respects to Ed, I also wrote him a story but it was too big for 500 words)
Time to wait impatiently for the vague posts!
Go Team Amanda! (With my respects to Ed, I also wrote him a story but it was too big for 500 words)
Time to wait impatiently for the vague posts!
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 AM
That's me submitted! My thanks to the anonymous benefactor who allowed me enter NQW since I still don't have a job. Quite like my story, so here's hoping🤞
Go Team Amanda! (With my respects to Ed, I also wrote him a story but it was too big for 500 words)
Time to wait impatiently for the vague posts!
Go Team Amanda! (With my respects to Ed, I also wrote him a story but it was too big for 500 words)
Time to wait impatiently for the vague posts!
*Shania twain voice*
Let's go, girls
Let's go, girls
Who has feminist rage & identifies as a woman? Check out this new #nonfiction #CNF #essays call at Dismantling Press.
"This call is intentionally activist. We are interested in work that is unapologetic, incisive, and impassioned—essays that treat fury as legitimate, necessary, and political."
"This call is intentionally activist. We are interested in work that is unapologetic, incisive, and impassioned—essays that treat fury as legitimate, necessary, and political."
Submissions – Dismantling Press
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January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
*Shania twain voice*
Let's go, girls
Let's go, girls
In the last week I've written a new drabble and sent out 5 submissions. Small accomplishments overall, but considering I was so depressed and blank at the end of last year I didn't know if I'd do anything at all this year, I'm actually quite proud. Little sparks of creativity are coming back!
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
In the last week I've written a new drabble and sent out 5 submissions. Small accomplishments overall, but considering I was so depressed and blank at the end of last year I didn't know if I'd do anything at all this year, I'm actually quite proud. Little sparks of creativity are coming back!
Procrastinated cleaning inside my house by shoveling 5 driveways in the neighborhood, and now the sun is organically melting everything. I can't decide if this is a win or not. At least it got me outside and moving a bit? Now off to vacuum and figure out this writing test for a possible job...
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Procrastinated cleaning inside my house by shoveling 5 driveways in the neighborhood, and now the sun is organically melting everything. I can't decide if this is a win or not. At least it got me outside and moving a bit? Now off to vacuum and figure out this writing test for a possible job...
"We spend a lifetime looking for the stairs that go nowhere, but hope they actually go everywhere."
A beautiful piece by a talented writer and wonderful human being.
A beautiful piece by a talented writer and wonderful human being.
This Tuesday, we are celebrating the release of “Stairs for Mermaids” by MM Schreier. This dark literary fantasy uses 1st-person plural POV to deliver the collective voice of little sisters.
#writingcommunity #flashfiction
@mmschreier.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/stai...
#writingcommunity #flashfiction
@mmschreier.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/stai...
Stairs for Mermaids
Content Warning The thing about big sisters is that we little sisters want to be them. We dress alike, we watch the same shows, we style our hair like them and try winged eyeliner before our time. …
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January 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"We spend a lifetime looking for the stairs that go nowhere, but hope they actually go everywhere."
A beautiful piece by a talented writer and wonderful human being.
A beautiful piece by a talented writer and wonderful human being.
I have some specific and lengthy resolutions for next year, but what they really boil down to is creating just to create (and try new mediums!), and being nicer to myself (physically and mentally). Happy New Year and see y'all in 2026 💜 be kind, be safe
December 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I have some specific and lengthy resolutions for next year, but what they really boil down to is creating just to create (and try new mediums!), and being nicer to myself (physically and mentally). Happy New Year and see y'all in 2026 💜 be kind, be safe
Reposted by Melissa
babe are you ok you’ve barely touched last year’s resolutions & now you’re making more ambitious new ones
December 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
babe are you ok you’ve barely touched last year’s resolutions & now you’re making more ambitious new ones
This came out a few days ago, but the second issue of Twist Magazine dropped with a ton of wonderful stories, including my second-place 500 story. It's great to be among such talented company. Download the issue here:
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December 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This came out a few days ago, but the second issue of Twist Magazine dropped with a ton of wonderful stories, including my second-place 500 story. It's great to be among such talented company. Download the issue here:
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Reposted by Melissa
"She didn’t know why, beyond the fact that she felt sad and alone in the body-breaking kind of way, where it was all too big to fit, and the next moment was impossible and inevitable and deeply, deeply dangerous."
Read the rest of @lyss-b.bsky.social's story here:
Read the rest of @lyss-b.bsky.social's story here:
If your Tuesday needed some sapphic sadness, this one's got you covered.
And of course, a ginormous thanks to the bold and weird Rat Bag for giving this bold and weird story a home 🐀🧀🐀
And of course, a ginormous thanks to the bold and weird Rat Bag for giving this bold and weird story a home 🐀🧀🐀
Today's story is "Grief in Glass" Lyss Buchthal.
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"She didn’t know why, beyond the fact that she felt sad and alone in the body-breaking kind of way, where it was all too big to fit, and the next moment was impossible and inevitable and deeply, deeply dangerous."
Read the rest of @lyss-b.bsky.social's story here:
Read the rest of @lyss-b.bsky.social's story here:
My first Pushcart nomination! I am beyond grateful and honored. Thank you so much @paranoidxtree.bsky.social for loving my story as much as I did 💚
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My first Pushcart nomination! I am beyond grateful and honored. Thank you so much @paranoidxtree.bsky.social for loving my story as much as I did 💚
Alas, no placement for me BUT this vague tweet was my story and that's honestly just as exciting 😊
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Alas, no placement for me BUT this vague tweet was my story and that's honestly just as exciting 😊
One of my favorite stories by one of my favorite people. So happy Loxley found its home ❤🦇 @beingcam.bsky.social
Love takes many forms.
"Loxley is One Thousand Bats" by @beingcam.bsky.social
"Loxley is One Thousand Bats" by @beingcam.bsky.social
To love in whatever form it takes: “Loxley Is One Thousand Bats” By Camden Clair is perhaps one of the gentlest moments in the whole FamPunk issue. 💗 Read it for free on FFO!
@beingcam.bsky.social
#flashfiction #fantasy #shapeshifters #loveislove #writing
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@beingcam.bsky.social
#flashfiction #fantasy #shapeshifters #loveislove #writing
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/loxl...
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
One of my favorite stories by one of my favorite people. So happy Loxley found its home ❤🦇 @beingcam.bsky.social
Final Twist results, came in 22nd overall. My main goal was not to DNF any rounds so I'm pleased. My scores were higher than I expected and I'm very grateful for the 4 extremely thoughtful feedbacks in my 250, which needed more words. Enjoyed this comp-- hope I find a job soon so I can play again!
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Final Twist results, came in 22nd overall. My main goal was not to DNF any rounds so I'm pleased. My scores were higher than I expected and I'm very grateful for the 4 extremely thoughtful feedbacks in my 250, which needed more words. Enjoyed this comp-- hope I find a job soon so I can play again!
Couple contest results are trickling in. Surprised and pleased that I placed 2nd in the first round of Twist (500 words)! Tbh this was my strongest story by far and I don't expect to keep this pace, but I'm still quite happy my story was well-received. Planning to expand and submit this one out 🤞🏻
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Couple contest results are trickling in. Surprised and pleased that I placed 2nd in the first round of Twist (500 words)! Tbh this was my strongest story by far and I don't expect to keep this pace, but I'm still quite happy my story was well-received. Planning to expand and submit this one out 🤞🏻
Still on a break, but got some exciting news for my first time entering @notquitewrite.com! Thanks babes, this podcast is so fun ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Still on a break, but got some exciting news for my first time entering @notquitewrite.com! Thanks babes, this podcast is so fun ❤️
going on a little break. take care of yourselves <3
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
going on a little break. take care of yourselves <3
My story "Pink Witches" is out today! A sweet, simple story about a grandmother and granddaughter, and one of the first times I've written spec. I'm so happy this found such a great home <3
Let's spin a little pink magic today, with "Pink Witches" by @melissajorndwrites.bsky.social :
Pink Witches - Small Wonders
Things I want: a house big enough to swallow the sky; Grandma growing an entire jungle in her backyard; Grandma.
smallwondersmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My story "Pink Witches" is out today! A sweet, simple story about a grandmother and granddaughter, and one of the first times I've written spec. I'm so happy this found such a great home <3
Love this description--Alluma is absolutely a powerful badass. Check out why below! and Happy Halloween to all who celebrate 🎃🦇🐈⬛
We've got a powerful, badass tale for your Halloween enjoyment. Thank you very much melissajorndwrites.bsky.social!
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
The Martyr – Suddenly, And Without Warning
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October 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Love this description--Alluma is absolutely a powerful badass. Check out why below! and Happy Halloween to all who celebrate 🎃🦇🐈⬛
My horror story "The Martyr" is out today at Suddenly, and Without Warning! This was from the 1st round of last year's NYCM500. The object was 'trail mix' and I immediately thought of a literal trail. I enjoyed writing this and I'm glad it has a home!
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
The Martyr – Suddenly, And Without Warning
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My horror story "The Martyr" is out today at Suddenly, and Without Warning! This was from the 1st round of last year's NYCM500. The object was 'trail mix' and I immediately thought of a literal trail. I enjoyed writing this and I'm glad it has a home!
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/the-martyr/
Caturday, duo edition! My cats get along for the most part but are not bonded, so it's rare to get pictures of them together, unless you count ones where there's a blur of black as Minnie leaves 😂. But here at a few peaceful moments I've caught over the years!
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Caturday, duo edition! My cats get along for the most part but are not bonded, so it's rare to get pictures of them together, unless you count ones where there's a blur of black as Minnie leaves 😂. But here at a few peaceful moments I've caught over the years!