Anika Carpenter
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social
#Flashfiction writer and collage artist. Stories in Gooseberry Pie, Fictive Dream, Gone Lawn, The Disappointed Housewife, 100 Word Story & others. Based in Brighton, UK
www.anikacarpenter.com
www.anikacarpenter.com
In November's Art & Flash there will be puppets & costumes & love. We’ll think about the bodies we inhabit and the bodies we create. Bring along a beloved character you can’t stop writing about for an hour or writing and art appreciation.
🔗 buytickets.at/anikacarpenter
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 buytickets.at/anikacarpenter
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In November's Art & Flash there will be puppets & costumes & love. We’ll think about the bodies we inhabit and the bodies we create. Bring along a beloved character you can’t stop writing about for an hour or writing and art appreciation.
🔗 buytickets.at/anikacarpenter
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 buytickets.at/anikacarpenter
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
At the heart of this month's Art & Flash - dreams, sex and rebellion! Join me for an hour of writing and art appreciation in the company of one of surrealism’s lesser-known artists.
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At the heart of this month's Art & Flash - dreams, sex and rebellion! Join me for an hour of writing and art appreciation in the company of one of surrealism’s lesser-known artists.
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, 1924
'Several years after hearing of its existence, I have at last got my hands on a copy of Zamyatin's We, which is one of the literary curiosities of this book-burning age.’ - George Orwell, 1946
#BannedBooksWeek
'Several years after hearing of its existence, I have at last got my hands on a copy of Zamyatin's We, which is one of the literary curiosities of this book-burning age.’ - George Orwell, 1946
#BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, 1924
'Several years after hearing of its existence, I have at last got my hands on a copy of Zamyatin's We, which is one of the literary curiosities of this book-burning age.’ - George Orwell, 1946
#BannedBooksWeek
'Several years after hearing of its existence, I have at last got my hands on a copy of Zamyatin's We, which is one of the literary curiosities of this book-burning age.’ - George Orwell, 1946
#BannedBooksWeek
Excited to be running Irreal, Surreal and Just Plain Weird #FlashFiction at this year’s WordFest, & to be on the open mic panel with the BRILLIANT @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social & Sue Walker!
Loads of workshops, talks & performances to choose from. #Sussex #literaryfestival
shorehamwordfest.com
Loads of workshops, talks & performances to choose from. #Sussex #literaryfestival
shorehamwordfest.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Excited to be running Irreal, Surreal and Just Plain Weird #FlashFiction at this year’s WordFest, & to be on the open mic panel with the BRILLIANT @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social & Sue Walker!
Loads of workshops, talks & performances to choose from. #Sussex #literaryfestival
shorehamwordfest.com
Loads of workshops, talks & performances to choose from. #Sussex #literaryfestival
shorehamwordfest.com
September’s Art & Flash digestif is here. Grab yourself a slice of art, a spot of poetry and a writing prompt. Plus, a hint of what’s to come in October.
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shorturl.at/6noNR
September 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
September’s Art & Flash digestif is here. Grab yourself a slice of art, a spot of poetry and a writing prompt. Plus, a hint of what’s to come in October.
shorturl.at/6noNR
shorturl.at/6noNR
Art & Flash TONIGHT 8pm UK time
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop #inspiration
On tonight’s menu: hot tailors, a strange bouquet, birds emerging from an unexpected place, a collection of men. All from an artist who viewed painting as ‘an act of love’.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop #inspiration
On tonight’s menu: hot tailors, a strange bouquet, birds emerging from an unexpected place, a collection of men. All from an artist who viewed painting as ‘an act of love’.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
September 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Art & Flash TONIGHT 8pm UK time
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop #inspiration
On tonight’s menu: hot tailors, a strange bouquet, birds emerging from an unexpected place, a collection of men. All from an artist who viewed painting as ‘an act of love’.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop #inspiration
On tonight’s menu: hot tailors, a strange bouquet, birds emerging from an unexpected place, a collection of men. All from an artist who viewed painting as ‘an act of love’.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
Hey @neitherfishnorfoul.com I’ve found the happiest, cheekiest cake at Brighton’s Jubilee Library.
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hey @neitherfishnorfoul.com I’ve found the happiest, cheekiest cake at Brighton’s Jubilee Library.
Art & Flash - September 15th
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
This month’s featured artist was an accountant by day & an artist by night & viewed painting as an act of love.
Join me on Monday to find out more, & write some beautiful new words in the process.
www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
This month’s featured artist was an accountant by day & an artist by night & viewed painting as an act of love.
Join me on Monday to find out more, & write some beautiful new words in the process.
www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
September 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Art & Flash - September 15th
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
This month’s featured artist was an accountant by day & an artist by night & viewed painting as an act of love.
Join me on Monday to find out more, & write some beautiful new words in the process.
www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
This month’s featured artist was an accountant by day & an artist by night & viewed painting as an act of love.
Join me on Monday to find out more, & write some beautiful new words in the process.
www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
Loved @poetclare.bsky.social's The Modern Fairies so much that I read Delphi straight afterwards. Women sharing stories is at the centre of both. Both speak of wealth, power & powerlessness & Delphi felt like the reflective pause we never had in the rush/push to get ‘back to normal’.
August 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Loved @poetclare.bsky.social's The Modern Fairies so much that I read Delphi straight afterwards. Women sharing stories is at the centre of both. Both speak of wealth, power & powerlessness & Delphi felt like the reflective pause we never had in the rush/push to get ‘back to normal’.
Join me tomorrow for an hour of art appreciation and writing time. 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. BST #ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
August 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Join me tomorrow for an hour of art appreciation and writing time. 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. BST #ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
August 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Art & Flash, 18th August 11am or 8pm BST
This month's artist creates 'acoustic installations that use nature & the rhythms of everyday life to investigate the relationship between sound, space and movement.’
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
This month's artist creates 'acoustic installations that use nature & the rhythms of everyday life to investigate the relationship between sound, space and movement.’
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
August 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Art & Flash, 18th August 11am or 8pm BST
This month's artist creates 'acoustic installations that use nature & the rhythms of everyday life to investigate the relationship between sound, space and movement.’
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
This month's artist creates 'acoustic installations that use nature & the rhythms of everyday life to investigate the relationship between sound, space and movement.’
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
Unexpected menopause symptom #523. After years of loathing rowing, apparently now it’s something I love.
August 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Unexpected menopause symptom #523. After years of loathing rowing, apparently now it’s something I love.
You heard, carve me a monstrous seal pup with lions claws and human ears. In fact, carve me two! #Versailles
July 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You heard, carve me a monstrous seal pup with lions claws and human ears. In fact, carve me two! #Versailles
The Art & Flash digestif for July is here. It’s a double-helping of prompts and recommendations this month and includes details of the featured artist from the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social session.
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
anikacarpenter.substack.com/p/julys-dige...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
anikacarpenter.substack.com/p/julys-dige...
July 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Art & Flash digestif for July is here. It’s a double-helping of prompts and recommendations this month and includes details of the featured artist from the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social session.
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
anikacarpenter.substack.com/p/julys-dige...
#ekphrastic #writingworkshop
anikacarpenter.substack.com/p/julys-dige...
Missing everyone already. @flashficfestuk.bsky.social #FlashFest2025
July 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Missing everyone already. @flashficfestuk.bsky.social #FlashFest2025
Your beer mat m’lady...
July 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Your beer mat m’lady...
The next Art & Flash is July 21st.
This month’s featured artist is on a mission to make fine art more inclusive. She makes bright, unapologetic work that shares the kind of real-life stories not often seen in art galleries.
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#generativewritingworkshop #ekphrastic
This month’s featured artist is on a mission to make fine art more inclusive. She makes bright, unapologetic work that shares the kind of real-life stories not often seen in art galleries.
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#generativewritingworkshop #ekphrastic
July 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The next Art & Flash is July 21st.
This month’s featured artist is on a mission to make fine art more inclusive. She makes bright, unapologetic work that shares the kind of real-life stories not often seen in art galleries.
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#generativewritingworkshop #ekphrastic
This month’s featured artist is on a mission to make fine art more inclusive. She makes bright, unapologetic work that shares the kind of real-life stories not often seen in art galleries.
www.tickettailor.com/events/anika...
#generativewritingworkshop #ekphrastic
This is my favourite 😊
Also, very excited to hear about Wonder Woman!
Also, very excited to hear about Wonder Woman!
June 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is my favourite 😊
Also, very excited to hear about Wonder Woman!
Also, very excited to hear about Wonder Woman!
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This month’s #ekphrastic #writingworkshop will feature parrots, a rainbow staircase, gangsters, angels, prosthetic dog’s testicles… all brought to us via the work of a wonderfully glamorous artist.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
June 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This month’s #ekphrastic #writingworkshop will feature parrots, a rainbow staircase, gangsters, angels, prosthetic dog’s testicles… all brought to us via the work of a wonderfully glamorous artist.
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
🔗 www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...
'In our town we have flower stalls and a glitter factory but they outlawed rainbows after the last election.’
Baton twirlers, sash girls and red-cheeked boys with guns by @eireneeleni.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com
Art by Holly Chilton
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue4-baton...
Baton twirlers, sash girls and red-cheeked boys with guns by @eireneeleni.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com
Art by Holly Chilton
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue4-baton...
June 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
'In our town we have flower stalls and a glitter factory but they outlawed rainbows after the last election.’
Baton twirlers, sash girls and red-cheeked boys with guns by @eireneeleni.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com
Art by Holly Chilton
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue4-baton...
Baton twirlers, sash girls and red-cheeked boys with guns by @eireneeleni.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com
Art by Holly Chilton
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue4-baton...