Nathan Willis
@nathanwillis.bsky.social
Writer. Stories in Swamp Pink, Moon City Review, Pithead Chapel, Split Lip, Passages North, X R A Y, & others.
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Thanks so much, Pat, for reading and sharing this one! It is greatly appreciated.
September 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Thanks so much, Pat, for reading and sharing this one! It is greatly appreciated.
@eaaymar.bsky.social Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that you liked it, and can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind words.
September 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@eaaymar.bsky.social Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that you liked it, and can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind words.
Fantastic collection!
July 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fantastic collection!
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I loved Carter Lappin's "Sometimes You Can’t Help but Feel Like He Does These Things on Purpose" most for the way it weighs the definitions of help and helplessness. Its imagery. How quickly it sets a scene and ashes it completely.
www.astrolabe.ooo/lappin-somet...
www.astrolabe.ooo/lappin-somet...
Sometimes You Can’t Help but Feel Like He Does These Things on Purpose • fiction from Carter Lappin
Flames lick his arms and legs like an over-enthusiastic puppy. He’s broken the fire alarm with a broom—
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July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I loved Carter Lappin's "Sometimes You Can’t Help but Feel Like He Does These Things on Purpose" most for the way it weighs the definitions of help and helplessness. Its imagery. How quickly it sets a scene and ashes it completely.
www.astrolabe.ooo/lappin-somet...
www.astrolabe.ooo/lappin-somet...
Dan! Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and your kind words!
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dan! Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and your kind words!