I didn’t think it would happen this year because I’ve been so busy, but here we are again, it’s happening: AWP envy.
I didn’t think it would happen this year because I’ve been so busy, but here we are again, it’s happening: AWP envy.
The new issue of Pithead Chapel is here and it's a good one pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is...
New Issue!
Words: @dallonwrites.bsky.social , @alexmiller77.bsky.social , @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social ,CHRISTOPHER NEGRI, KIMBERLY BRYANT, @liamcarnahan.bsky.social , EMMA HEATH & EVAN MURPHY, DAVID MCARTHUR, PATRICIA CASPERS, ANNE DUNCAN, SPENCER ECKART
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One week back at work and the headaches have returned
The feedback thing is so important to stress. When I do coaching, I've talked to people who have workshopped first chapters to death, and they don't even have a finished draft yet. This very often keeps them from moving forward. No one should see your novel for a LONG TIME imo.
Our first issue of 2026 is officially live!
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Instead of a new years resolution, I'm declaring 2026 the year of rest. We've done enough. Do nothing.
This is a fantastic issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social! Congrats to @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, and their entire staff, and to all these talented writers.
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My winter vacation starts in 2 days, in which I will be holed up in my snowy Maine cottage with an Agatha Christie novel, a warm dog on my lap, a kettle on the stove, and a crackling fire, and I CANNOT WAIT
Whenever a new issue of Pithead Chapel goes live, I email all of the contributors to let them know and to thank them for letting us publish their work, and this morning in that email subject line I spelled it Pinhead Chapel 😭😭😭
Our December issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-is...
Words:
J. CONDRA SMITH
@rebecca-turkewitz.bsky.social
@willwilloughby.bsky.social
NICK REES GARDNER
MAX LIN
JASON FRALEY
Cover art:
DEEMS ORTEGA
Congrats to @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, and the entire @pitheadchapel.bsky.social staff on another fantastic new issue!
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Our November issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-is...
Words:
NINA Y. MORAGON
HAL WRIGHT
@meliseliz.bsky.social
RACHEL EPHRAIM
MAGGIE LEVANTOVSKAYA
@mooninabucket.bsky.social
JENNY CHU
CAROL ROSE LITTLE
Cover art:
SUSAN POLLET
This is my favorite thing I’ve written in a long time, in which a hunter is reincarnated as the deer he just killed. Thank you so much to Chris Dankland and the X-R-A-Y team, I’m such a huge fan of X-R-A-Y!! 🥰
Congrats to the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social staff on another fine issue!
@kimmagowan.bsky.social @brttnyblm.bsky.social @karenkay.bsky.social
The October issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-issue-10/
Words:
@bizzycoy.bsky.social
@katieburgess.bsky.social
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
JEFFREY FEINGOLD
SARAH HARLEY
ELIZABETH HASHIMURA
BETH GILSTRAP
SARP SOZDINLER
YASHASVI VACHHANI
Art:
NATALIE NEE
Yes! I love finding out about oddball stuff like this that I never knew existed
I wrote one short story this year (because all my writing time has been focused on my novel) and it just got picked up by X-R-A-Y. Sooo excited to see what you all think of it, it’s a weird one.
Six weeks remain to send us your best short story! Read all details here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
Today I learned about Tyromancy: the ancient practice of divination that involves telling fortunes by interpreting the omens of cheese
Please join us in congratulating our Best of the Net 2026 Nominees! Good luck everyone!
Massachusetts has its perks
Congratulations to @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, and the whole @pitheadchapel.bsky.social staff on another great issue! New work by @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dawnwriter.bsky.social, and a bunch of other talented folks.
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Yes waiter, I'll have a cup of tea, a scone, and if it's not too much trouble, perhaps some precedented times?
Exactly
Saying I like a show is not the same as saying it’s good. These are two different things.
Good morning
Send us your stories!
This issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social that @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, etc., have put out is really great! Work by @marybid.bsky.social, @lesliepwriter.bsky.social, and a lot of other talented writers.
pitheadchapel.com/2025/08/01/v...
He’s having the time of his life, a lady at the beach had treats in her pocket. He kept going over to her and sitting so she’d give him one, and I had to put him back on his leash and literally drag him away