Marie-louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
Irish writer with words @ Fictive Dream, Banshee, Splonk, Bending Genres, Flash Frog, The Forge, Milk Candy Review, Gone Lawn, 2x Pushcart nominated, LL Bath Short Story Award, Best Microfictions 2025, forthcoming BBC Radio 4, Co.Founder: The Pride Roars
Raw Lit is so deserving of your vote! So beautiful and with the most considerate editor in @delgeo14.bsky.social !!!
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Let’s love on some editors, folks. They freakin’ deserve it!
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Raw Lit is so deserving of your vote! So beautiful and with the most considerate editor in @delgeo14.bsky.social !!!
"Emelyn can read Mommy’s mood by the echo of the front door slamming into its peeling frame, by the depth of each line on her face"
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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The Cat in the Guest Bedroom
The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
"Emelyn can read Mommy’s mood by the echo of the front door slamming into its peeling frame, by the depth of each line on her face"
Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
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for people abroad, it should be available on this link
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November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
for people abroad, it should be available on this link
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"And underneath all the trappings of wealth and privilege, the one-time prince was revealed as nothing more than a dirty old man."
Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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And The People Said ... / Hilary Ayshford
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November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"And underneath all the trappings of wealth and privilege, the one-time prince was revealed as nothing more than a dirty old man."
Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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"everybody talked about those poor kids left behind—what kind of mother could… a father… yes… but a mother?—"
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
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Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
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When She Left — Ghost Parachute
her kids were all grown up—she’d cared and cooked and cleaned and cajoled and consoled and done the best she humanly/womanly/motherly could until night sweat wept through her pores, until her body scr...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"everybody talked about those poor kids left behind—what kind of mother could… a father… yes… but a mother?—"
Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
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Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute
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Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"
Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
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Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness
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October 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'
A must-read ❤️
Reposted by Marie-louise McGuinness
"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"
Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness
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October 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"
Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
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I've been so excited about this! My short story "Homing" will be featured on BBC Radio 4 on 7th November, Read by Charlotte McCurry
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BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness
A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I've been so excited about this! My short story "Homing" will be featured on BBC Radio 4 on 7th November, Read by Charlotte McCurry
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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A Cat's Breakfast / T.L. Tomljanovic
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October 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"
Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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"and dove hides in the freezer
still awaiting resurrection"
Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social
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still awaiting resurrection"
Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social
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Dilys Wyndham Thomas, A Museum of Waxwings – Chestnut Review
I am told all poets have at least one poem about birds, and this is mine. However, it is first and foremost a poem for my mother, who has dementia. She loved autofiction, so I like to think she would have appreciated its honesty.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
"and dove hides in the freezer
still awaiting resurrection"
Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social
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still awaiting resurrection"
Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social
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"Debby told Anna not to worry; neither of them would get it, because both of them were bilingual and spoke two languages daily."
Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
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Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
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The Funeral — Ghost Parachute
They’d exchanged many pretend-smile hellos, you-again waves, don’t-like-you-much nods every time they’d come across each other in the past. But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as De...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Debby told Anna not to worry; neither of them would get it, because both of them were bilingual and spoke two languages daily."
Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
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Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
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"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."
Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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Dear Society / Collective Roar
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September 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."
Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!
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An exquisite corpse - where each contributor sent their last line to the next writer as a prompt - that turned into an exquisite rant. Coming tomorrow!
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An exquisite corpse - where each contributor sent their last line to the next writer as a prompt - that turned into an exquisite rant. Coming tomorrow!
The Pride is back! Please read this fabulous piece by the fabulous @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
"you’ve had a bad hair day all your life. Not straight, not curly, not sure what to be, pathetically insecure"
Read "The Collateral Haircut" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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Read "The Collateral Haircut" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
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The Collateral Haircut / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos
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September 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Pride is back! Please read this fabulous piece by the fabulous @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars
Yesterday I was honoured to take part in the virtual book launch for Best Microfictions 25. Check out the Facebook page for cool readings from some of the amazing Best Microfictions winners (and me) and maybe grab a copy!!!
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Best Microfiction 2025 Book Launch Celebration!
Party event by Pelekinesis and 2 others on Saturday, August 2 202523 posts in the discussion.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Yesterday I was honoured to take part in the virtual book launch for Best Microfictions 25. Check out the Facebook page for cool readings from some of the amazing Best Microfictions winners (and me) and maybe grab a copy!!!
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facebook.com/events/s/bes...
My little piece "Stone Mother's Lament" and all the nominated stories are available to read at The Pride Roars
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July 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My little piece "Stone Mother's Lament" and all the nominated stories are available to read at The Pride Roars
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“He whispers messages to them inside his head, things like — I'm here now and I'm ready to go.”
“When he climbs into his bed on a Friday the boy knows what it is like to be happy.”
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari...
“When he climbs into his bed on a Friday the boy knows what it is like to be happy.”
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari...
Marie-Louise McGuinness — Does It Have Pockets
To Where The Boy Belongs
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July 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“He whispers messages to them inside his head, things like — I'm here now and I'm ready to go.”
“When he climbs into his bed on a Friday the boy knows what it is like to be happy.”
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari...
“When he climbs into his bed on a Friday the boy knows what it is like to be happy.”
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari...
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Too many amazing presenters to name, but we've got great sessions from @kitdewaal.com @desperatelit.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @mlmcguinness.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social & so many more.
Our latest newsletter is out, featuring our big Annual Salon Programme reveal!✨
Check out the speakers, panels, workshops and events we have booked over the 3-day event
PLUS a day of eating, touring and otherwise flaneuring around Brussels🧇
There are still 9 places left—join us!
Check out the speakers, panels, workshops and events we have booked over the 3-day event
PLUS a day of eating, touring and otherwise flaneuring around Brussels🧇
There are still 9 places left—join us!
Take a peek inside our Annual Salon Programme
See what's happening in Brussels and around Europe...
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July 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Too many amazing presenters to name, but we've got great sessions from @kitdewaal.com @desperatelit.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @mlmcguinness.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social & so many more.
Icymi
"The boy wonders if he will someday levitate. He thinks he’d like that as long as he could float out of here."
Capturing the otherworldly detachment of adolescence, @mlmcguinness.bsky.social takes us away | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
Capturing the otherworldly detachment of adolescence, @mlmcguinness.bsky.social takes us away | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari... #fiction
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Icymi
The July issue of "Does it have Pockets" is out and I'm so pleased to have a little story included! @doesithavepockets.bsky.social
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Marie-Louise McGuinness — Does It Have Pockets
To Where The Boy Belongs
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July 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The July issue of "Does it have Pockets" is out and I'm so pleased to have a little story included! @doesithavepockets.bsky.social
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I'm going to grab my tissues and read!!!
Raw Lit - Issue 7 - is live!
Editor - François Bereaud @fbereaud.bsky.social
Cover: Katharine Weinmann
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Editor - François Bereaud @fbereaud.bsky.social
Cover: Katharine Weinmann
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June 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'm going to grab my tissues and read!!!
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We updated our guidelines (basically, they're the same, but the important stuff is bigger/bolder now)
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June 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We updated our guidelines (basically, they're the same, but the important stuff is bigger/bolder now)
rawlit.weebly.com/submissions....
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