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Olga Katsovskiy

@theweightofaletter

Writer/Editor/Educator EIC: @jmwwjournal.bsky.social theweightofaletter.com; writingincurves.substack.com

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Guidelines Please go to our Submittable site for specific category guidelines and to submit work. jmww is a literary journal publishing fiction, flash, poetry, essays, interviews, and other miscellany weekly.…

Submit it to us at JMWW, we are open 1-15th every month. jmwwblog.wordpress.com/guidelines/

10.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Send us something outside the box ✨

10.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What I Did Instead of Going to AWP Who says you have to take a week off work and pay an exorbitant amount of money to fly somewhere for a literary experience?

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08.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Barlow Adams has a beautiful new essay out in the world: www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/

06.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That means so much! Thank you, Barlow. I'm a huge fan of your work and have shown your craft essay to my CNF students over the years, which are super empowering for us all.

06.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a vulnerable and beautiful essay, congrats!

06.03.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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27.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An excellent freight train sentence essay.

26.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it." ~ Kurt Vonnegut

17.02.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a great braided piece. I love how we know more as readers than the narrator, right up until the end.

28.01.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing in Curves | Substack Writing about writing and the creative life. Click to read Writing in Curves, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.

Experimenting with Substack and hopefully this will work. 🀞
writingincurves.substack.com

27.01.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out my interview with @dianegotauthor.bsky.social @emergejournal.bsky.social who offers lots of great writing advice if you're looking to write flash. πŸ“

26.01.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Saved This Postcard to Send to My Grandma by Hattie Jean Hayes I forgot. I tucked it into a book, and forgot, and put it on the table so I'd see it, and forgot, and sent a different card for her birthday and forgot, and meant to send it before Christmas and forgo...

Hattie's postcard piece:

24.01.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2025 was a hard year. I can't bring myself to make a list of achievements and heartaches. There were goodbyes and hellos to a new kind of quiet I'm still learning how to live in. Subscribe to my free newsletter to read more: theweightofaletter.com/2026/01/21/m...

21.01.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

17.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us!

17.01.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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resist it

09.01.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a fun Domino Effect essay by @halliepritts.bsky.social Sometimes saying Yes to everything can lead to good things.

08.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us! Free JMWW editorial team reading on January 20th. Register here: ccae-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

07.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic!

01.01.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have something weird and unusual? It might be right at home at JMWW journal. Send us your writing via Submittable.

01.01.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for submitting your work and keeping the written word alive. See you in the new year.

28.12.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I kind of can't believe that libraries exist. We get to go get all the books we want. For free.

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Join us for our kick-off new year reading in January! You'll hear from 5 JMWW editors and we will have time for questions and answers. Register here for the Zoom link: ccae-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

22.12.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Creative Nonfiction: What It Is and Why Read It What is creative nonfiction, and why does it have the word β€œcreative” in it?Β Creative Nonfiction (CNF) is distinguished from other nonfiction genres such as research or academic essays …

What is creative nonfiction, and why does it have the word β€œcreative” in it? Here's what I think and why I love it: theweightofaletter.com/2025/12/08/c...

09.12.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So deserved and excited to see you in the role! Thank you for your dedication ✨

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Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.

Do you love @jmwwjournal.bsky.social? Vote for us at the Chill Subs: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

25.11.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic braided essay on the writing life and the art of flash fiction by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social ✨

05.11.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going." ~ Tennessee Williams

29.10.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This piece has all the feels.

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