Belinda Rowe

It’s a ripper, isn’t it. 😂

Review of MDMA purchased from Etsy by a Zen Buddhist priest I downed the mosquito-colored crystals dissolved in a glass of tap water and sat for at least an hour in a hot tub breathing in the haze of aerosolized dead skin cells and Pseudomonas, only to realize...

It's been a shitty day, but after scrolling a little I happened upon this gem (less than 100 words) which made me laugh out loud. If you need to be uplifted, read:
'Review of MDMA purchased from Etsy by a Zen Buddhist priest' @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

maudlinhouse.net/review-of-md...

Extra by Michael Czyzniejewski ‘What’s your hunting knife situation?’ is maybe not the thing to ask at this precise moment but I have this extra one on me and I like Lydia and she’s about to go home so I…

‘What’s your hunting knife situation?’ Enjoyed this piece by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social so much.

fictivedream.com/2026/03/06/e...

Did I Write a Bad Story? A few years ago, I read an article from a magazine editor in which they stated that most submissions received by their magazine weren’t ‘good.’ It was one sentence in an otherwise well-balanced articl...

My March #CraftArticle is a contemplation on "bad" writing and "good" writers and whether those terms actually have any place in our literary world, thinking about subjectivity, spiky profiles, and eating chocolate:

prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/did-i-writ...

Wow. An adoration of writers :)

How lovely that you have this common interest with your dad; the writing of beautiful lines and sentences. So pleased that he's sending it out too!

Beautiful 💚

An Apology to Scream Over the Wind When You Stumble Upon a Horseshoe Crab at the Delaware Bay by Adam Gianforcaro I’M SORRY FOR DISTURBING YOU. FOR THE KIDS TWIRLING YOU BY YOUR TAIL AND LEAVING YOU BELLY UP. I AM SORRY FOR ONCE BEING A CHILD. I AM SORRY TOO FOR BEING A MAN. FOR THE NATURE OF MEN. THAT THE SHELLS…

a knockout of a scream from Adam Gianforcaro that I love more and more every reread

"I SAY I’LL BE BETTER BUT I WON’T BE BETTER. HUMANS SAY THAT A LOT. THE FIRST PART AT LEAST. ABOUT BEING BETTER. I’M SORRY ABOUT THAT TOO. WE SAY THINGS WE DON’T MEAN..."

https://www.havehashad.com/m7psu

Thank you, Adele! 💚

Thank you so much, Kyle!! 💚💚💚

Thank you, lovely! 🫶🫶🫶

Thank you so much, Adele! 💚💚💚

Congratulations everyone!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The SmokeLong Workshop Prize — Finalists and Winners! - SmokeLong Quarterly We’re behind. We know! The problem with The SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition is that the stories are all good. Choosing winners is like choosing a favorite child. This is famously bad parenting. B...

The results of this year's SmokeLong Workshop Prize are finally here! We have 11 wonderful finalists. And (drumroll):

Third Prize winner: @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social

Second Prize: @travisflatt.bsky.social

First Prize: @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social ⭐

www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

Thank you so much, Pat!
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Thank you my friend!!
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Ha ha, you’d be mad not to! 🙃💚

"Desert long-eared bats hang like baubles in the hollows of olive trees. Killing a bat is bad luck"

Such an atmospheric stunner from @belindarowe.bsky.social

That’s so kind, thank you, Matt! 💚

Thank you!

Another fantastic piece by @belindarowe.bsky.social in the dreamy @centaurlit.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Tracie! 💚

“The children bear the world lightly. They think about grizzly bears in the woods; they’re glad there aren’t bears in the desert.” Incredible piece, Belinda!!

Thank you for reposting, Ani! X

Ani! Thank you so much!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

Her breasts are the first to disappear. Such a strange sensation, the wind cutting through her where the flesh had curved out over her meaty ribs, where blood had flowed through deep blue veins, and now there is nothing.

Love this one by @fionamckay.bsky.social in @thin-skin.bsky.social

Yes, love this!

The latest issue of @centaurlit.bsky.social is here! THANKS to @lynnmundell.bsky.social for publishing my piece! Honoured to be in incredible company. Thanks @sagetyrtle.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social where this piece began. Congrats @damicandrea.bsky.social — stunning artwork!

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My best bud, but also I impartially love this. I so miss the community of Twitter, when we got to see and celebrate each other's publications (also miss having any time or mental energy to write or send anything anywhere but I can't blame Musk for that)

NOTE this exquisite soon-to-be-published flash collection by writer extroadinaire @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social - look out for pre-sales! 💚