Luanne Castle

Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luanne Castle | Your Impossible Voice Review by Wilma J. Kahn — A memoir in flash, Scrap focuses on three discrete parts of Castle’s life in relation to her parents, especially her father. “Scrap” is a multivalent word, and around each of...

"'Scrap' is a multivalent word around whose every meaning and nuance Castle fashions poignant—and sometimes horrifying—flash prose and poetry to reveal her family in all its human pain, mystery, and love."

Wilma J. Kahn reviews Scrap by @luannecastle.bsky.social from @emergejournal.bsky.social!

Such a lovely review of my new book by Wilma Kahn, published by the fabulous Your Impossible Voice!

Another collection of top-class #shortstories for February. Our thanks to Lou Gallo @loricramerwriter.bsky.social @polyscribe70.bsky.social @luannecastle.bsky.social Susmita Mukherjee and @grahammort.bsky.social. More to follow...

Alysa Liu with her gold medal

"I love struggling actually. It makes me feel alive." -Alysa Liu

Get out there and start falling on your ass!

Three Micros — The Argyle Literary Magazine by Sumitra Singam “I felt a strange globus sensation. Like I’d swallowed a fish bone, but not as sharp. It kept travelling up my pharynx until my heart fell out of my eye.”

A year ago today my dear friend Jessica passed. She was brave, and kind and loved birds. Here are some micros I wrote about my grief in @theargylelitmag.bsky.social

Chat to a bird today. Hug your loved ones 🧡🧡🧡

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Obituary: Sisters, an Artless, Sideways List  - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash by Koss Co-opted familial narratives, blood shares, habits and Band-Aids; Facebook fuck-offs; shallow/egg trays; three monkeys, vapor. Those were my socks you s...

“Those were my stories you stole.”

@kossworks.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

👏👏👏

As good as it gets.

I laughed. Still laughing. Of course they used your stories!

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❤️❤️❤️

Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education

Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???

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ICYMI today we're delighted to be featuring The Nice Girls by Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy

Thank you, Linda

Thank you!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Cats Paradise" by Remedios Varo showcases a whimsical scene where a group of contented cats bask in the idyllic setting of nature, with a peculiar tower at the center. Known for her surreal and detailed style, Varo provides a dreamlike escape, blending fantastical elements with the serene charm of feline inhabitants.

Cats Paradise
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Scrap: Salvaging a Family | ELJ Editions Scrap: Salvaging a Family is a hybrid flash memoir tracing the long shadow of childhood fear and the complexities of forgiving a dying parent. As a daughter uncovers her father’s painful origins, she ...

I hope you will want to pre-order my hybrid flash memoir SCRAP. Here's what @kathyfish.bsky.social has to say about it: "Told in brief, strikingly vivid fragments, . . . the book as a whole presents a deeply moving and unforgettable account." elj-editions.com/scrap-salvag...

How I Wrote about a Troubled Childhood and Healed in the Process

How I Wrote about a Troubled Childhood
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Featuring «Our Wolves» by Luanne Castle Alien Buddha Press, 2023. First Runner-up for Eric Hoffer Award Book Description by the Judges for the Eric Hoffer Award: In this bold recasting of the Little Red Riding Hood tale, a traumatic adve…

Featuring "Our Wolves" by Luanne Castle latinosenglishedition.blog/2026/01/11/f...

Back atcha.

INFJ here. Same. I couldn’t sleep last night. The world is so scary.

Thank you so much, Kathy!

Scrap: Salvaging a Family | ELJ Editions Scrap: Salvaging a Family is a hybrid flash memoir tracing the long shadow of childhood fear and the complexities of forgiving a dying parent. As a daughter uncovers her father’s painful origins, she ...

I hope you will want to pre-order my hybrid flash memoir SCRAP. Here's what @kathyfish.bsky.social has to say about it: "Told in brief, strikingly vivid fragments, . . . the book as a whole presents a deeply moving and unforgettable account." elj-editions.com/scrap-salvag...

Congratulations to all and all nominees and big thanks to Koss for being a true friend to writers.

Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.

"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”

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COVER REVEAL for my hybrid flash memoir, due out March 20, by ELJ Editions! The artwork and cover design is by Lorette Luzajic.
PRE-ORDERS available in a couple of weeks. #coverreveal #flashcollection #memoir

COVER REVEAL for my hybrid flash memoir, due out March 20, by ELJ Editions! The artwork and cover design is by Lorette Luzajic.
PRE-ORDERS available in a couple of weeks. #coverreveal #flashcollection #memoir

Prattlefog & Gravelrap | Matt Kendrick | Substack A monthly article series about the elements of short fiction: ideas for rocket-boosting your writing craft, reading recommendations, and other writing-related ramblings. Click to read Prattlefog & Gra...

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Had a blast in 2025 with the launch of @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social and relaunch of @theargylelitmag.bsky.social. Very proud to be EIC of these two lit mags and am very thankful for amazing support from our readers. Looking forward to an amazing 2026 ahead!!!