S J Snyder
@sjsnyderwrites.bsky.social
A writer addicted to short story competitions, chronically neglecting novels.
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My story with a 🐸 frog is up on @flashfrog.bsky.social today!!!
This was my second story acceptance ever. Thank you so much to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for seeing something in this piece and giving it the perfect home 🙏🏻
This was my second story acceptance ever. Thank you so much to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for seeing something in this piece and giving it the perfect home 🙏🏻
NEW STORY⚡️🐸
“Through the Ventral Surface” by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social is now up!
Art by @keelyhoneywell.bsky.social
flash-frog.com/2025/07/14/t...
“Through the Ventral Surface” by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social is now up!
Art by @keelyhoneywell.bsky.social
flash-frog.com/2025/07/14/t...
Through the Ventral Surface by Mizuki Yamagen
The frog doesn’t move. Not for a long time. Its skin is the green of river glass, shimmering like a puddle after rain—light fractured across something thin and soft. The ventral surface is pale and…
flash-frog.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My story with a 🐸 frog is up on @flashfrog.bsky.social today!!!
This was my second story acceptance ever. Thank you so much to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for seeing something in this piece and giving it the perfect home 🙏🏻
This was my second story acceptance ever. Thank you so much to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for seeing something in this piece and giving it the perfect home 🙏🏻
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Lucio is a reluctantly loyal court mage in an Imperial vassal state. When his rebel sister attempts to assassinate the local puppet ruler—Lucio’s not-so-secret amor—his illusion of safety by compliance shatters. He must protect his family, even from each other.
#BluePit 📖 #Q #A #OV #TR #LGBT #F #R
#BluePit 📖 #Q #A #OV #TR #LGBT #F #R
July 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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So pleased to share my micro "Playing Pretend" in Fictive Dream today! Huge thank you to Laura for giving it a home. ❤️
"...you think we should go bold, burnt orange or cool cobalt from floor to ceiling, and I pretend to agree..." Playing Pretend by Sarah Lynn Hurd @sarlynh.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday #writingcommunity. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/07/14/m...
July 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So pleased to share my micro "Playing Pretend" in Fictive Dream today! Huge thank you to Laura for giving it a home. ❤️
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And our writing friendo, Alex Atkins (not on social media much) has a story out today as well at Metastellar www.metastellar.com/fiction/dark...
Dark Work - MetaStellar
A young girl becomes apprentice to a mysterious Wet Worker in a bleak and not-so-distant future where the fringes of society have been pushed underground and strange creatures rule the desert landscap...
www.metastellar.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And our writing friendo, Alex Atkins (not on social media much) has a story out today as well at Metastellar www.metastellar.com/fiction/dark...
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So excited to have a story in this upcoming anthology from @tychebooks.bsky.social !!
June 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
So excited to have a story in this upcoming anthology from @tychebooks.bsky.social !!
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If you were thinking about cleaning out your notes app, don’t do it! Could come in handy.
So stoked to have this piece in HAD today! Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social and team <3
So stoked to have this piece in HAD today! Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social and team <3
really feeling like we stumbled into magic with these squares.
today from Sarah Lynn Hurd:
https://www.havehashad.com/uovhh
today from Sarah Lynn Hurd:
https://www.havehashad.com/uovhh
June 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you were thinking about cleaning out your notes app, don’t do it! Could come in handy.
So stoked to have this piece in HAD today! Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social and team <3
So stoked to have this piece in HAD today! Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social and team <3
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Please read The Drinking Game. Not because my interactive, autofictional #alcoholism story won the Subnivean Fiction Award. Because it’s probably unlike anything you’ve read before (it’s half story, half game) and might madden & enlighten you. Go on. Just one drink
www.subnivean.org/post/copy-of...
www.subnivean.org/post/copy-of...
June 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Please read The Drinking Game. Not because my interactive, autofictional #alcoholism story won the Subnivean Fiction Award. Because it’s probably unlike anything you’ve read before (it’s half story, half game) and might madden & enlighten you. Go on. Just one drink
www.subnivean.org/post/copy-of...
www.subnivean.org/post/copy-of...
I would argue that it's even better news for me 🤣
It’s #NotQuiteWritePrize Daredevil time! 😈
@sjsnyderwrites.bsky.social may have made the longlist this round, but don’t think that means we went easy on her!
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the harder we go, the better the story (which is great news for everyone *except* SJ…)
@sjsnyderwrites.bsky.social may have made the longlist this round, but don’t think that means we went easy on her!
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the harder we go, the better the story (which is great news for everyone *except* SJ…)
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I would argue that it's even better news for me 🤣
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story Challenge on September 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/rhyme
The Rhyming Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Rhyming Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create rhyming stories based on three assigned prompts in as little as 48 hours.
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June 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story Challenge on September 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/rhyme
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I am so pleased to announce that my culture essay, "How To Go From Idea To Acquiring A Literary Agent In Less Than One Year" will be featured in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social this winter.
I love working with this wonderful magazine, and I hope you all enjoy this self-depreciating essay.
I love working with this wonderful magazine, and I hope you all enjoy this self-depreciating essay.
June 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I am so pleased to announce that my culture essay, "How To Go From Idea To Acquiring A Literary Agent In Less Than One Year" will be featured in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social this winter.
I love working with this wonderful magazine, and I hope you all enjoy this self-depreciating essay.
I love working with this wonderful magazine, and I hope you all enjoy this self-depreciating essay.
Congratulations, Jo! I love this story, I'm so excited you made the shortlist!
Well this is exciting! Thanks @notquitewrite.com for putting me amongst the esteemed company on your shortlist.
June 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Congratulations, Jo! I love this story, I'm so excited you made the shortlist!
I am so thrilled to have cracked the longlist! Thank you @notquitewrite.com and I'm looking forward to being on Schrödinger's short list for the next week 🥰
May 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I am so thrilled to have cracked the longlist! Thank you @notquitewrite.com and I'm looking forward to being on Schrödinger's short list for the next week 🥰
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My unhinged little piece about a booze-fueled social media spiral is up at @havehashad.com! 💀 🎉 I am feeling some kinda way - I have honestly never been happier for the feral inner workings of my brain to be on display.
Cheers, friends! 🥂
Cheers, friends! 🥂
just banger after banger lately! 🔥
today from Ashleigh Adams:
"My husband told me he fucked you on a bench in a locker room senior year of high school, so I looked you up on Instagram. I hate you, obviously, because I have to, on principle, but also..."
https://www.havehashad.com/qsm30
today from Ashleigh Adams:
"My husband told me he fucked you on a bench in a locker room senior year of high school, so I looked you up on Instagram. I hate you, obviously, because I have to, on principle, but also..."
https://www.havehashad.com/qsm30
Her Hair is Full of Secrets and Ouai Dry Shampoo by Ashleigh Adams
My husband told me he fucked you on a bench in a locker room senior year of high school, so I looked you up on Instagram. I hate you, obviously, because I have to, on principle, but also you have Rae…
www.havehashad.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My unhinged little piece about a booze-fueled social media spiral is up at @havehashad.com! 💀 🎉 I am feeling some kinda way - I have honestly never been happier for the feral inner workings of my brain to be on display.
Cheers, friends! 🥂
Cheers, friends! 🥂
@tldrpress.bsky.social Do you have dates for the spring Word Herd competition? I'm hoping I didn't miss it!
April 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@tldrpress.bsky.social Do you have dates for the spring Word Herd competition? I'm hoping I didn't miss it!
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Totally floored by this incredible art for TIN HEART by @hebkid-art.bsky.social . Thank you for this beautiful rendition of ELSA and Leslie!
April 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Totally floored by this incredible art for TIN HEART by @hebkid-art.bsky.social . Thank you for this beautiful rendition of ELSA and Leslie!
Ready to test my writing skills in the Twisted Teams challenge "Twisted Teams 1"! Looking forward to the creative prompts and team collaboration. Any other writers joining me? twistedtournament.com/homepageteams #TwistInTaleContest #writingcontest
Twisted Teams - A Writing Competition with a Twist
Join Twisted Teams - A Writing Competition Balancing Individual Creativity with Team Collaboration
twistedtournament.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ready to test my writing skills in the Twisted Teams challenge "Twisted Teams 1"! Looking forward to the creative prompts and team collaboration. Any other writers joining me? twistedtournament.com/homepageteams #TwistInTaleContest #writingcontest
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction Challenge on May 30th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ffc
The Flash Fiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The Flash Fiction Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, location, and object assignments in 48 hours.
nycmidnight.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction Challenge on May 30th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ffc
Can you write a story in 100 words? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word Microfiction Challenge on March 21st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...
nycmidnight.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Can you write a story in 100 words? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word Microfiction Challenge on March 21st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
Everybody needs to see this, that's all
The espresso message of the day
I think this one may be from the crows, I got a clear “stop taking dumb photos and bring us our peanuts vibe”
I think this one may be from the crows, I got a clear “stop taking dumb photos and bring us our peanuts vibe”
February 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Everybody needs to see this, that's all
Anybody else experience the phenomenon where you have a deadline for writing one thing but suddenly you're really into writing the other thing that isn't due on Sunday?
January 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Anybody else experience the phenomenon where you have a deadline for writing one thing but suddenly you're really into writing the other thing that isn't due on Sunday?
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Zan's greatest strength, if you asked her, would be her ability to digest anything, even if it's very moldy and old. This is not a true fact. Gross.
Her actual strength is her mind--she's a skilled detective, though her personal vices often stand in the way.
THE TRUTH THE DEAD KNOW
#BluePitHype
Her actual strength is her mind--she's a skilled detective, though her personal vices often stand in the way.
THE TRUTH THE DEAD KNOW
#BluePitHype
Welcome to Day 3 of #BluePitHype! Today is Character Interviews!
We've prepared 3 questions asking about your characters!
This is QUESTION 1, the next two will be posted throughout the day so be sure to check back!
Do feel free to ask your own questions about your fellow participants work too!
We've prepared 3 questions asking about your characters!
This is QUESTION 1, the next two will be posted throughout the day so be sure to check back!
Do feel free to ask your own questions about your fellow participants work too!
January 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Zan's greatest strength, if you asked her, would be her ability to digest anything, even if it's very moldy and old. This is not a true fact. Gross.
Her actual strength is her mind--she's a skilled detective, though her personal vices often stand in the way.
THE TRUTH THE DEAD KNOW
#BluePitHype
Her actual strength is her mind--she's a skilled detective, though her personal vices often stand in the way.
THE TRUTH THE DEAD KNOW
#BluePitHype
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Please enjoy our last flash fiction of 2024: "To the Resident of Temporal Pocket X0001-A"
by E. S. Hovgaard, a stunning time-loop story about empathy and loneliness.
by E. S. Hovgaard, a stunning time-loop story about empathy and loneliness.
Medium
buff.ly
December 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Please enjoy our last flash fiction of 2024: "To the Resident of Temporal Pocket X0001-A"
by E. S. Hovgaard, a stunning time-loop story about empathy and loneliness.
by E. S. Hovgaard, a stunning time-loop story about empathy and loneliness.
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The intro post: AMA
📚BOOKS
🔹️fantasy
🔹️Sci-fi
🔹️romance
🔹️non-fiction
✍️WRITE
🔹️Novels in progress
🔹️short story competition addict
💘MILD OBSESSIONS
🔹️Sailor Moon
🔹️Skyrim
🔹️Brandon Sanderson
🔹️Planners/Notebooks/Stickers
🔹️Cold War Kids
🏋♀️ABOUT ME
🏳️🌈Bi
👨👩👧👧 2 littles
🐕 1 dog
🧙🏻♀️ witch
☀️Capricorn
🌙Leo
⬆️Libra
📚BOOKS
🔹️fantasy
🔹️Sci-fi
🔹️romance
🔹️non-fiction
✍️WRITE
🔹️Novels in progress
🔹️short story competition addict
💘MILD OBSESSIONS
🔹️Sailor Moon
🔹️Skyrim
🔹️Brandon Sanderson
🔹️Planners/Notebooks/Stickers
🔹️Cold War Kids
🏋♀️ABOUT ME
🏳️🌈Bi
👨👩👧👧 2 littles
🐕 1 dog
🧙🏻♀️ witch
☀️Capricorn
🌙Leo
⬆️Libra
November 12, 2024 at 2:54 AM
The intro post: AMA
📚BOOKS
🔹️fantasy
🔹️Sci-fi
🔹️romance
🔹️non-fiction
✍️WRITE
🔹️Novels in progress
🔹️short story competition addict
💘MILD OBSESSIONS
🔹️Sailor Moon
🔹️Skyrim
🔹️Brandon Sanderson
🔹️Planners/Notebooks/Stickers
🔹️Cold War Kids
🏋♀️ABOUT ME
🏳️🌈Bi
👨👩👧👧 2 littles
🐕 1 dog
🧙🏻♀️ witch
☀️Capricorn
🌙Leo
⬆️Libra
📚BOOKS
🔹️fantasy
🔹️Sci-fi
🔹️romance
🔹️non-fiction
✍️WRITE
🔹️Novels in progress
🔹️short story competition addict
💘MILD OBSESSIONS
🔹️Sailor Moon
🔹️Skyrim
🔹️Brandon Sanderson
🔹️Planners/Notebooks/Stickers
🔹️Cold War Kids
🏋♀️ABOUT ME
🏳️🌈Bi
👨👩👧👧 2 littles
🐕 1 dog
🧙🏻♀️ witch
☀️Capricorn
🌙Leo
⬆️Libra