Emily Rinkema

First, AI-fear took away my em dash. Now, to ensure my work isn't mistaken for AI I'm supposed to stop w/ the rule of 3? There's a brain reason 3 works. The smallest # to establish pattern. I was just polishing a micro & forced myself to go to 4. It didn't work. We can't let fear take good writing!

I’m so glad to see this story by @jaimegill.bsky.social back in the world. It’s so good. The concept is so unique, but not at the expense of the narrative.

It’s such an honor to be called out by @turnandwork.com, and I may need to paint Hugh’s kind words on my wall for those days when I feel like I can’t write!

Thanks so much for reading and sharing, Kelly!

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I love everything about this story.

Well, now, that one punched me in the gut. Each word and image just right. And the title!

Thank you to @gonelawn.bsky.social for sharing my story about a girls' camp and a sinkhole: "One, Nothing Goes in the Hole, and Two, No One Goes in the Hole." Sink holes are a bit of a fear of mine... gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Thanks, James!

‘…with Charlie, we’re amplified, turned up, the most vivid versions of ourselves.’

Completely transported to this scene in @emilyrinkema.bsky.social’s new story in @gonelawn.bsky.social 🏕️

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Not sure how I missed this one. "[F]loating in My Hyun’s anti-gravity living-room was like an exorcism, where the heavy part of you disappears, the part that fears falling." What a perfect blend of weight and humor--shows how they can really enhance each other (when done as deftly as this!). So good

"I bought a pack at the gas station, the same kind she smoked, so I could show up one night and say, What are the odds?! and mean What are the odds someone like you could love someone like me?"

What a phenomenal piece of writing.

Check out “One, Nothing Goes in the Hole, and Two, No One Goes in the Hole” in the amazing Worm Moon issue of @gonelawn.bsky.social today! This one started in @notquitewrite.com last year gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Chet and his chicken.

So Earth and History...I looked for the J in the thread, but no luck. I'm going to go with "Flowery" for the F genre..., "Bizarro" for the B, and "Jester" for the J.

Have we (collectively) figured out all 5 genres yet?

"Skitzy texts me to meet her up at the old tent and to bring a chocolate cake and a pregnancy test"

Ooft - @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is soo good! Love how this one builds but leaves the reader without a full sense of resolution.

Genre! Nice!

So…The Welkin G Prize…5 Gs, 5 Judges, 5 Winners…Entries Open June 1-June 30…What’s the G?!?!

Thanks, Matt! 🩷

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Wow, this is so good! That final image is perfect.

I love this, Chris!

Thanks, Tim! 🩷

Emily hits another game-winner.

twenty-six — Tiny Molecules

"I lie in bed with the lights off but can’t fall asleep. I keep thinking about Benjamin, waiting for his mother to come home with his cake."

I really love this story by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @tinymolecules.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Thank you, Dan!🩷

For the first time, I brought a character from a previous story back—I guess I wasn’t done with Skitzy yet. Here’s “Millie or Timothy or Gwendolyn, but we’d call her Gwen” in @tinymolecules.bsky.social www.tinymolecules.com/issues/issue...

Congratulations to all of these winners!

What an absolutely beautiful story, @iamchrisscott.bsky.social . This one is going to stay with me for a long time.