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M Lenoir Bond
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Poet. Writer. Editor. Best of the Net nom. Work in: Prairie Schooner, Rust & Moth, COMP: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Best New Poets, december Mag, etc. Associate Editor for The Molotov Cocktail. Herbalist. Herbivore. Bunmom. Even weirder than you think.
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Born on this day #BOTD, Icelandic singer Bjork is 60 years old today.
Here with fellow artist PJ Harvey.
#WomenArtist
Monochrome photograph featuring two embracing white women, one taller than the other. Both smiling.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Bringing her back
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Writing is a kind of revenge against circumstance too: bad luck, loss, pain. If you make something out of it, then you've no longer been bested by these events.

— Louise Glück
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Have you heard of US painter Ida O'Keeffe? Her work was largely overshadowed by that of her much more known older sister Georgia.... #womensart
Four images, including a monochrome photograph of two white women, head and shoulders and three paintings, one of tulips, one of a lighthouse in semi abstract style and one of an abstract design in black and red
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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A brown bunny is sprawled out on a yellow elephant-shaped mat, resting its head on a blue checkered cloth.
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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A small gray bunny is gently cradled in a person's hand. The background is a green garden.
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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'City Lights Bristol' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #WomensArt
Painting of a cityscape at night looking down on houses with lights in the windows and a busy road on a bank with cars and headlights
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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New publisher listing for: Pebble Press (Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Pebble Press
New publisher listing for: Pebble Press (Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity
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November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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New publisher listing for: Our Lake in Winter Anthology (Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Our Lake in Winter Anthology
New publisher listing for: Our Lake in Winter Anthology (Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity
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November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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New publisher listing for: Poetry Habitat (Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Poetry Habitat
New publisher listing for: Poetry Habitat (Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
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November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Cornwall in Blues and Pinks

#BlueSkyMonday
#ColorADay #PinkMon
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
A serene ocean scene at sunset, with gentle waves rolling toward the shore. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds in shades of purple, pink, and blue, and warm golden light from the setting sun glows near the horizon, reflecting softly on the water.
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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US artist Allison May Kiphuth creates layered ink and watercolour illustrations in wooden boxes inspired by her local landscape #WomensArt
Wooden box with a three dimensional woodland scene inside, at night, with trees and a rabbit sitting on mossy ground under a full moon in a dark sky
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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This is Halloween. #FlashMonster themolotovcocktail.com/2025/10/31/f...
Flash Monster 2025
This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander   IV  Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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My favorite genre is scary/sad with a tiny thread of hope, so I really liked this one.
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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My New Year’s resolution was to have my first piece of fiction published in 2025, and wow! My first story placed 4th in the Flash Monster contest at @molotovlitzine.bsky.social

Read it along with the other winners!! 👻
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Happy Halloween! If you’re in the mood for some folk-horror sci-fi, check out my story “In Darkness” out today and free to read in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social. #FlashMonster 2025

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In Darkness by Eoin Nordman When the Fusion Core failed, Isla taught us to make candles from animal tallow. By then she was old, and we watched her hands gently shake as she dipped the plant fiber …
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October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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If you had really loved something, wouldn't a little bit of it always linger?

— Susan Orlean
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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@molotovlitzine.bsky.social's"Flash Monster" issue features my prize winning story about a man feeling motherly towards his parasite (read after eating, not before) @mlenoirbond.bsky.social and Josh always feature fantastic work-- can't wait to consume it all!
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Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander Herb’s breasts felt tender, and though he’d fought the urge all day, he found himself waddling through stands of Jeffrey pines in the fading light to soak h…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Big thanks to @molotovlitzine.bsky.social and @mlenoirbond.bsky.social for another great #Flash #Monster contest! Always a pleasure, especially when my story is included in the top ten! :-) themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
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Hole in the Pocket by Liz Fyne He keeps a hole in his pocket. He takes it out when he needs it: round, flat. Floppy, glossy and smooth like a circle of black silicone, it’s stretchable to accommoda…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Congrats again to all of our winners! And congrats to everyone who entered… Because you showed up and wrote a story…and, damnit, you should be proud of yourself. I’m sure we will see many of these stories published elsewhere—because it’s always really difficult to narrow down to a top 10.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Cypress Garden's water skiing troupe, 1955, Florida, US #WomensArt
#Halloween #FridayFeeling !
Monochrome photograph featuring three white women water skiing in pointed hats, one woman stands on the shoulders of the other two
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Congrats again to all of our winners! And congrats to everyone who entered… Because you showed up and wrote a story…and, damnit, you should be proud of yourself. I’m sure we will see many of these stories published elsewhere—because it’s always really difficult to narrow down to a top 10.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Congrats! Looking forward to reading it in tomorrow’s issue!
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM