“When he was very young, he had watched his mother get carried off by a hawk. It seemed to him that cruelty came out of nowhere, with its power to change everything.”
Read Brett Hymel Jr.’s fantastic short story, “Two Mice,” in The Bulb Region today.
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“We zoom in on his face, tiny charcoal eyes and nose smooshed into a furry head. This is how we freeze him in time, a bug in amber.”
Find Casey Jo Graham Welmers’ mindblowing short story, “The Prince,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/The-Prince-b...
Before tomorrow's new installment, take the time to read The Bulb Region writer Todd Dillard's (@toddedillard.bsky.social) wonderful poem, "Pear Snow," published in Guernica.
You can also listen to Todd reading his poem on this link:
www.guernicamag.com/pear-snow/
We return with two new pieces on the website tomorrow, but before that happens, we recommend you give a read to this lovely short story by The Bulb Region writer Masha Shukovich, "Things with Souls," published in Wordpeace.
wordpeace.co/archives/cur...
"I gobbled a chandelier one crystal at a time, slurped them like oysters, just to get her to kiss me at midnight. Easy, Mikey, they say. But there is no talking me out of Ella. Pedals, spokes, handlebars. I chop them into bits and lay them out."
@keersteemack.bsky.social + @bulbregion.bsky.social !
Thanks a lot for the shoutout! ❤️
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We're starting ACCOMPLSIHMENT SUNDAY with some poetry 💕 Contributor @toddedillard.bsky.social has three beautiful poems in @bulbregion.bsky.social. Find them here: buff.ly/oGgwNbn
Delighted to have you onboard, Eileen! ❤️
Happy for an acceptance from the lovely @bulbregion.bsky.social and grateful for the friendly, speedy turnaround! ☺️🙏
Cool news: I got an acceptance from @bulbregion.bsky.social
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NEW POEMS BY ME!!!!
big thanks to @bulbregion.bsky.social for including this batch and another to come soon
If someone tried to rob me of this life / I’d tell them how much I love you
Thanks for reading and sharing, Samuel! ❤️
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“My husband is not a man you can just leave, so I start leaving parts of him instead.”
Read Masha Shukovich’s wonderful short story, “Runner,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Runner-by-Ma...
“The moon is a white bowl
the God of Children Finally Asleep
has given me to dry.
My only towel is your hair.”
Find three brilliant poems by the one and only Todd Dillard (@toddedillard.bsky.social) in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Three-Poems-...
Before tomorrow's new installment, give a read to The Bulb Region writer Will Musgrove's (@willmusgrove.bsky.social) wonderful short story, "The Waver," in @theforge.bsky.social.
forgelitmag.com/2024/07/15/t...
Like every Saturday, two new pieces will go live on the website tomorrow, but before then, make sure to read these two Santa-stic micros by The Bulb Region writer Guy Cramer, published in the bestest @havehashad.com
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/two...
Honored to have a new story in @bulbregion.bsky.social. It's about a van. Check it out if you wanna. 🚐
Thank you, Eileen! ❤️
Don’t miss Guy Cramer’s laugh-out-loud idiomatic micro, “The Sayings,” in The Bulb Region today. 🔥🔥🔥
bulbregion.com/The-Sayings-...
"I saw the van cresting over the hill like some four-door sun, coming at me head-on just as I was passing a slow motorist on the opposite side [...]"
Read Will Musgrove's (@willmusgrove.bsky.social) wonderful short story, "The Van," in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/The-Van-by-W...
‘And she would tie her hair in that bun he loved, and make her voice like trembling ash.’
Such a rich atmosphere created in this new flash from @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social, and love that alternating sentence structure 🎥
bulbregion.com/Infamy-Comes...
While you are here, give a read to The Bulb Region writer Patrick Holian's wonderful poem, "Hamburger University," published in American Literary Review.
americanliteraryreview.com/2024/03/25/p...
Okay, the subs are over, the craze is behind us, and we return with two new pieces tomorrow. But before then, will you give a read to this amazing story by The Bulb Region writer Tommy Dean (@tommydeanwriter.bsky.social), published in the great @trampset.bsky.social.
trampset.org/nicknames-fo...
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“Someone once took their shoes off for you. You were special. All of the world took place in Pennsylvania. Which was just a word among many …”
Bare + 2 by @dieddisappointed.bsky.social in @bulbregion.bsky.social bulbregion.com/Three-Very-S...
Thanks so much, Daniel! ❤️
SUBS OPEN NOW! 🚨 It’s also my birthday, so humor me. The window closes at midnight!
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