Skyler Melnick
@skyskkyy.bsky.social
fiction writer · stories in Fairy Tale Review, Wigleaf, HAD, Hunger Mountain, Fractured Lit, etc · MFA Columbia
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Skyler Melnick
@skyskkyy.bsky.social
· Oct 20
♥️ so very excited to be a Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellow ♥️
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““Am I dead? I ask her.
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here by Skyler Melnick
The line takes forever, but finally it’s my turn. I stare at my best friend, tucked into a girl-sized mahogany coffin. Bridget is incredibly dead.
Face painted, hair curled and crunchy, she looks e...
hexliterary.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
““Am I dead? I ask her.
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
How should I know?””
Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579
♥️ so very excited to be a Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellow ♥️
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
♥️ so very excited to be a Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellow ♥️
Reposted by Skyler Melnick
Where we go wrong is Rebecca. She really wants it, to be rabbit with us. She’s someone’s little sister, but no one trusts her, because she has breasts already. And she’s proud of them, which disgusts us.
Read this fabulous story by @skyskkyy.bsky.social at
bendinggenres.com/when-we-were... 💚
Read this fabulous story by @skyskkyy.bsky.social at
bendinggenres.com/when-we-were... 💚
When We Were Rabbit
bendinggenres.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Where we go wrong is Rebecca. She really wants it, to be rabbit with us. She’s someone’s little sister, but no one trusts her, because she has breasts already. And she’s proud of them, which disgusts us.
Read this fabulous story by @skyskkyy.bsky.social at
bendinggenres.com/when-we-were... 💚
Read this fabulous story by @skyskkyy.bsky.social at
bendinggenres.com/when-we-were... 💚
Story in @bendinggenres.bsky.social 🌱
"We prefer being rabbit to being girls. When we’re rabbit, we can do anything." bendinggenres.com/when-we-were...
"We prefer being rabbit to being girls. When we’re rabbit, we can do anything." bendinggenres.com/when-we-were...
When We Were Rabbit
bendinggenres.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Story in @bendinggenres.bsky.social 🌱
"We prefer being rabbit to being girls. When we’re rabbit, we can do anything." bendinggenres.com/when-we-were...
"We prefer being rabbit to being girls. When we’re rabbit, we can do anything." bendinggenres.com/when-we-were...
Had a magical magical time at Yaddo ✨
June 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Had a magical magical time at Yaddo ✨
May 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Story in Fairy Tale Review 💗🌸🔪
May 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Story in Fairy Tale Review 💗🌸🔪
Reposted by Skyler Melnick
this piece by @skyskkyy.bsky.social is rad and it's right in that space between lit fic and spec that I like so much
new new: "All Teeth, My Mother," by Skyler Melnick: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
this piece by @skyskkyy.bsky.social is rad and it's right in that space between lit fic and spec that I like so much
“i will not be afraid. i will do what i am set to do and nothing else. i will not be afraid. ever again. i will not be afraid. i will not be afraid. i will not.”
April 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“i will not be afraid. i will do what i am set to do and nothing else. i will not be afraid. ever again. i will not be afraid. i will not be afraid. i will not.”
who are five writers that made u?
Shirley Jackson
Leonora Carrington
Muriel Spark
Edward Gorey
Kurt Vonnegut
Shirley Jackson
Leonora Carrington
Muriel Spark
Edward Gorey
Kurt Vonnegut
who are the five writers that made you?
Matt Christopher
Sam Kieth
Kevin Smith
Denis Johnson
Brian Evenson
Matt Christopher
Sam Kieth
Kevin Smith
Denis Johnson
Brian Evenson
who are the five writers that made you?
Stephen King
Kelly Link
Angela Carter
Octavia Butler
Russell Edson
Stephen King
Kelly Link
Angela Carter
Octavia Butler
Russell Edson
March 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
who are five writers that made u?
Shirley Jackson
Leonora Carrington
Muriel Spark
Edward Gorey
Kurt Vonnegut
Shirley Jackson
Leonora Carrington
Muriel Spark
Edward Gorey
Kurt Vonnegut
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@skyskkyy.bsky.social is on FIRE
new new: "All Teeth, My Mother," by Skyler Melnick: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@skyskkyy.bsky.social is on FIRE
Story in Wigleaf ✨
wigleaf.com/202503teeth....
wigleaf.com/202503teeth....
Melnick: 'All Teeth, My Mother'
Fiction by Skyler Melnick
wigleaf.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Story in Wigleaf ✨
wigleaf.com/202503teeth....
wigleaf.com/202503teeth....
Reposted by Skyler Melnick
"Gerta lost her mother in the fifth grade and became a horse for a year."
— Skyler Melnick
I wanna give you more — the whole thing is so, so good; every sentence perfect and a marvel — but if that doesn't grab you, I don't know what to say.
https://www.havehashad.com/88t4b
— Skyler Melnick
I wanna give you more — the whole thing is so, so good; every sentence perfect and a marvel — but if that doesn't grab you, I don't know what to say.
https://www.havehashad.com/88t4b
Horse Girls by Skyler Melnick
Gerta lost her mother in the fifth grade and became a horse for a year. I tried to talk to her on the playground, she was always alone. But she only neighed and shook the fence, trying to escape our…
www.havehashad.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Gerta lost her mother in the fifth grade and became a horse for a year."
— Skyler Melnick
I wanna give you more — the whole thing is so, so good; every sentence perfect and a marvel — but if that doesn't grab you, I don't know what to say.
https://www.havehashad.com/88t4b
— Skyler Melnick
I wanna give you more — the whole thing is so, so good; every sentence perfect and a marvel — but if that doesn't grab you, I don't know what to say.
https://www.havehashad.com/88t4b
my favorite genres:
1. Something bad is going to happen
2. This house is falling apart
3. we are sisters with secrets
4. mother do u love me
5. my trauma is following me
1. Something bad is going to happen
2. This house is falling apart
3. we are sisters with secrets
4. mother do u love me
5. my trauma is following me
My favorite genres are:
1. Woman gets blood all over her face
2. People working a very specific job tackle a Huge Problem
3. Crime guys crippled by emotional malformation
4. A disgusting freak shows up
5. The vibes are so bad, hero probably burned alive at the end or something
1. Woman gets blood all over her face
2. People working a very specific job tackle a Huge Problem
3. Crime guys crippled by emotional malformation
4. A disgusting freak shows up
5. The vibes are so bad, hero probably burned alive at the end or something
My favorite genres are:
1. Giant monster appears, society copes
2. Gangsters/crooks destroy each other over money/power
3. Ordinary folks dealing with real, human scaled modern problems
4. History film that is not about kings or military
5. Child survives incredibly dangerous environment
1. Giant monster appears, society copes
2. Gangsters/crooks destroy each other over money/power
3. Ordinary folks dealing with real, human scaled modern problems
4. History film that is not about kings or military
5. Child survives incredibly dangerous environment
March 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
my favorite genres:
1. Something bad is going to happen
2. This house is falling apart
3. we are sisters with secrets
4. mother do u love me
5. my trauma is following me
1. Something bad is going to happen
2. This house is falling apart
3. we are sisters with secrets
4. mother do u love me
5. my trauma is following me
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"The line takes forever, but finally it’s my turn."
This week's story is much-needed! Grief by way of humor, dancing, friendship. This wonderful new @skyskkyy.bsky.social piece strikes at the heart of something so real. "It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here," up now! ⚰️🪩👇
This week's story is much-needed! Grief by way of humor, dancing, friendship. This wonderful new @skyskkyy.bsky.social piece strikes at the heart of something so real. "It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here," up now! ⚰️🪩👇
It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here by Skyler Melnick
The line takes forever, but finally it’s my turn. I stare at my best friend, tucked into a girl-sized mahogany coffin. Bridget is incredibly dead.
Face painted, hair curled and crunchy, she looks e...
hexliterary.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The line takes forever, but finally it’s my turn."
This week's story is much-needed! Grief by way of humor, dancing, friendship. This wonderful new @skyskkyy.bsky.social piece strikes at the heart of something so real. "It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here," up now! ⚰️🪩👇
This week's story is much-needed! Grief by way of humor, dancing, friendship. This wonderful new @skyskkyy.bsky.social piece strikes at the heart of something so real. "It Smells Like Dead Girls in Here," up now! ⚰️🪩👇
"Mother is mildewing. She has been for a while now. Ever since I can remember, really. White-gray splotches sliding up her hands like gloves."
Hunger Mountain, issue 31
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Hunger Mountain, issue 31
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February 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Mother is mildewing. She has been for a while now. Ever since I can remember, really. White-gray splotches sliding up her hands like gloves."
Hunger Mountain, issue 31
hungermtn.netlify.app/issues/hunge...
Hunger Mountain, issue 31
hungermtn.netlify.app/issues/hunge...
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shoutout to @skyskkyy.bsky.social for making the list with her amazing story, "Two Girls"!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
January 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
shoutout to @skyskkyy.bsky.social for making the list with her amazing story, "Two Girls"!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
♡
Heidi says of her hopes for submissions, "I'm constantly surprised and delighted by the inventiveness of the writers who share their work with us, so really just happy to keep receiving and reading all of it! If you're not sure, try us anyway."
This year, she loved "Dadoo" by @skyskkyy.bsky.social:
This year, she loved "Dadoo" by @skyskkyy.bsky.social:
Dadoo by Skyler Melnick
Dadoo is his name. He arrived on our doorstep after a storm. Hat crooked, coat unbuttoned. Told us he was our Dadoo. You mean father? we asked, unsure, and he nodded, repeated Dadoo. Dadoo crawled …
okaydonkeymag.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:06 PM
♡
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Read "Let Her Out" written by Skyler Melnick and illustrated by Brett J. Barr.
"We don’t let the cat out anymore because she kills everything. Piles birds in the kitchen; mice in the cupboards; squirrels in the bathtub."
tinyurl.com/3mpmzvur
"We don’t let the cat out anymore because she kills everything. Piles birds in the kitchen; mice in the cupboards; squirrels in the bathtub."
tinyurl.com/3mpmzvur
Let Her Out — Ghost Parachute
We don’t let the cat out anymore because she kills everything. Piles birds in the kitchen; mice in the cupboards; squirrels in the bathtub. Brings cats from around the neighborhood, mangled to death––...
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Read "Let Her Out" written by Skyler Melnick and illustrated by Brett J. Barr.
"We don’t let the cat out anymore because she kills everything. Piles birds in the kitchen; mice in the cupboards; squirrels in the bathtub."
tinyurl.com/3mpmzvur
"We don’t let the cat out anymore because she kills everything. Piles birds in the kitchen; mice in the cupboards; squirrels in the bathtub."
tinyurl.com/3mpmzvur
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this Skyler Melnick story was the first I accepted during my big newbie call last month. has the kind of sentences and language that just light me up and make me feel like I'm glowing. I think it will be a new fave for at least a handful of you.
https://www.havehashad.com/0nmxl
https://www.havehashad.com/0nmxl
Two Girls by Skyler Melnick
I am one of the girls. My sister is the other. Girlhood is something you do alone. We do it alone, together. There were never any adults. Not really. My sister is paddling. She’s younger but her arms…
www.havehashad.com
April 4, 2024 at 1:51 PM
this Skyler Melnick story was the first I accepted during my big newbie call last month. has the kind of sentences and language that just light me up and make me feel like I'm glowing. I think it will be a new fave for at least a handful of you.
https://www.havehashad.com/0nmxl
https://www.havehashad.com/0nmxl
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*OKD Best Small Fictions Nominee*
"Dadoo" by Skyler Melnick:
"Dadoo" by Skyler Melnick:
Dadoo by Skyler Melnick
Dadoo is his name. He arrived on our doorstep after a storm. Hat crooked, coat unbuttoned. Told us he was our Dadoo. You mean father? we asked, unsure, and he nodded, repeated Dadoo. Dadoo crawled …
okaydonkeymag.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
*OKD Best Small Fictions Nominee*
"Dadoo" by Skyler Melnick:
"Dadoo" by Skyler Melnick: