Andrew Careaga (writer)

“The narrative is carried by a strong radio script, written in the colloquial voice of the region and interspersed with laconic dialogue from characters with some of the most original names I’ve seen in any novel lately.”

Very honored to be featured on Andrew’s Friday Five today.

Friday Five: Cowboy Jamboree’s Adam Van Winkle, author of ‘Count the Dust’ ‘The idea became intriguing for me: write a play to be read.’

Are radio dramas a lost art? Not for novelist and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social editor Adam Van Winkle, who revives the form in his novel COUNT THE DUST. Read more about the novel and Adam in today's Friday Five. #WritingCommunity andrewcareaga.com/2026/03/13/f...

It’s nothing fancy but I’m a pragmatic guy, and it works for me!

Another journal finished. Six months of entries over 80 pages. A new journal begins tomorrow. #5amWritersClub #1000words #journaling #continuouspractice #writingcommunity

Read "Ballymarkahan Castle" by Baskin Cooper on MoonLitGetaway.com
#PoetryCommunity #Poetry #Poet #Poems #LitMag

Unfortunately, here’s a second list today of book marketing scammers sending emails to your inbox:
FELIX <felixfurnishspot@gmail.com>
Susan D. pearl <susanpearlbooks@gmail.com>
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indie #amediting #fiction #booksky

Such a generous review by @andrewcareaga.bsky.social 💙

You can buy ALL THAT BLUE now!

Allison Field Bell’s expansive and intimate poetry collection, ‘All That Blue’ ‘… the word blue encompasses both the mental and physical spaces we inhabit.’

The debut poetry collection from @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, ALL THAT BLUE, is now available--and it is stunning! Read my review/thoughts about it, and sample a couple of poems, on my website today. andrewcareaga.com/2026/02/26/a...
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Thoughts on ‘Tacoma,’ by Aaron Burch (with excerpts) A quick and quirky bit of autofiction infused with magical realism

Here are some thoughts on a new book I read recently. It's called TACOMA and it's by @aaronburch.bsky.social . I include links to excerpts in this post. You should read on.
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Friday Five: ‘Hang Time’ author Brendan Gillen ‘… what really interests me in sports, and in life in general, really, is the in-between moments.’

Hey, sports fans! [Bob Uecker voice] The Winter Olympics are upon us, and so is this week's Friday Five Q&A with @beegillen.bsky.social, whose collection of sports-influenced short stories, HANG TIME, is good reading. Check out the interview! andrewcareaga.com/2026/02/06/f...
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Today’s thought from @anugarg.bsky.social‘s A Word A Day newsletter:

“Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.” -Walter Bagehot, journalist and businessman (3 Feb 1826-1877)
#writingcommunity #quote

New flash non-fiction: ‘Livin’ la Vida Pocha’ Some thoughts about cultural identity and assimilation into the Great American Melting Pot

So I wrote a short nonfiction piece for @InShortLit then wrote a long-ass blog post to try to provide some context about the term "pocho/pocha". Blog posts below, and link to CNF essay in the post.
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Andrew Careaga

New flash nonfiction up in the journal In Short @inshortlit.bsky.social Check out “Livin’ la Vida Pocha” 👇🏼

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Friday Five: writer John Waddy Bullion and his ‘Strangers’ thing ‘“Fun” has become very important to me when I write—in fact, it might be the most important thing.’

I had the honor of answered five of @andrewcareaga.bsky.social’s questions for his Friday Five series! I talked writing, football, and how tricky it is to name a short story collection andrewcareaga.com/2026/01/30/f...

Friday Five: writer John Waddy Bullion and his ‘Strangers’ thing ‘“Fun” has become very important to me when I write—in fact, it might be the most important thing.’

Great W&A with @johnwaddy.bsky.social on today’s Friday Five. Check it out! andrewcareaga.com/2026/01/30/f...
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"It was a day when nothing happened" by @VoimaOy.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #amwriting

Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.

This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.

Great little micro!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Seems I always forget to add this hashtag: #writingcommunity

“Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?” by Andrew Careaga Here comes Kenneth, ambling along the path of the local park lake where we often encounter each other. It’s a warm, early autumn morning; mallards glide along the placid water. Kenneth is limping h…

My short story “Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?” Has just been published in Issue 4 of The Orange Rose Literary Magazine, and I’d be so honored if you gave it a read! theorangeroselitmag.com/2026/01/19/w...

Essay is in the latest issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social
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Liars Creative non-fiction by Andrew Careaga

Here’s my @frazzledlitmag essay, “Liars.” I’d love it if you gave it a read. (With apologies to high school English teachers everywhere.)
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And just like that, issue 4 is live!

We are indebted to all our contributors, our readers, and audience. Thanks to the amazing @jmcm.bsky.social
for putting together another terrific and most gorgeous issue.

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I’ve got an essay in this issue! I hope you’ll read “Liars” when this issue comes out Sunday. (Unless you’re my high school English teacher. If you are, please don’t read it!)

Friday Five: what’s ahead My so-called writing and blogging plans for 2026

“Do less, better.” I am going to try to make this my writing mantra in 2026. andrewcareaga.com/2026/01/09/f...
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New holiday-themed flash fiction: ‘The Exchange’ I submitted the following flash fiction piece, “The Exchange,” to an online literary publication’s call for holiday-themed stories. Unfortunately, it didn’t make the cut due…

Here's a bit of holiday-themed flash fiction I wrote for a specific call for stories, but it didn't make the cut. Content warning: racial language.
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“A Stray in a Manger” by Andrew P. Careaga @andrewcareaga.bsky.social is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet www.paragraphplanet.com

Would love it if you #WritingCommunity friends would check out my 75-word micro in today’s @paragraphplanet.bsky.social! It’s appropriate for Christmas Eve.