Rita Riebel Mitchell

I have work to do ...so what am I even doing here?

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I have work to do ...so what am I even doing here?

I finally set up my Friday Micro Substack. Check it out. rrmitchell.substack.com/p/i-have-wor...

The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...

Up for a tiny writing challenge? The 7th annual 100-word Microfiction Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social kicks off on March 20th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100

Watch Ugliest House in America on HGTV tonight. Season 7, episode 5 (southwest) features my son's castle-themed property in Tucson, AZ. #castle #UgliestHouse #Tucson #BlacklidgeCastle

@fiveminutelit.bsky.social So excited to see my story, Sixth Grade, posted here. Thanks!😀
ritariebelmitchell.com/friday-micro/

"Sixth Grade" by @rrmitchell.bsky.social, who writes in the Pinelands of South Jersey, where she lives with her husband.

Obviously failed math classes.

RITA RIEBEL MITCHELL: An Abrupt End Life is not a game. I don’t roll dice and hop from square to square collecting money to buy houses and hotels like my sister, Jane. For me, bankruptcy lurks around every corner. It’s my turn. If I …

Excited to have another of my 50-word micros published today, thanks to Tim Sevenhuysen! fiftywordstories.com/2025/12/18/r...

Thanks, Tracy! ❤️

RITA RIEBEL MITCHELL: Cartwheeling Mama Drippy red wax stained the white carpet where the lava lamp leaked after it tumbled off the table and cracked open when Sandy kicked it while demonstrating for her ten-year-old daughter the one-han…

Have you read any of the tiny fiction at 50 Word Stories? Begin with my newest from last week! fiftywordstories.com/2025/10/28/r...

I'm excited to have an acceptance this week from @fiveminutelit.bsky.social My 100-word micro-memoir, Sixth Grade, will be published in Dec/Jan. 😀

Scary Story Challenge — nycmidnight The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create scary short stories based on assigned prompts in 48 hours.

Up for a scary writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scary

Then there’s people like me who putzed around for four and a half hours and suddenly realized I might miss the five-hour window (I didn’t). The panic was real.

Submitting for 100 Rejections - Rita Riebel Mitchell This month, I set a goal to submit more often, something a writer must do to be published.  Face it, Rita, you are slacking on this front. Are you writing? Yes. Submitting? No. You Aren’t Submitting? ...

It's been a while... new blog post at ritariebelmitchell.com/blog/submitt...

Congrats, Timothy! I love this!

A serene landscape featuring a calm lake surrounded by lush green trees and mountains under a clear blue sky, with soft clouds scattered above.

oof, a flaming hot flare up of a micro today from Rita Riebel Mitchell!

https://www.havehashad.com/qbadg

Read my newest micro at 50-Word Stories today!
fiftywordstories.com/2025/04/28/r...
#flashfiction #50wordstories

Read my newest micro at 50-Word Stories today!
fiftywordstories.com/2025/04/28/r...
#flashfiction #50wordstories

I was happy for the opportunity to submit to @havehashad.com, and now I'm thrilled to receive my first skull! The sleep deprivation was worth it! Thank you, Aaron.

Amazing cover letter. Wish I thought of it.

Congrats, Andrea! Great story.

Omg. Enjoy it!

The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...

Can you write a story in 100 words? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word Microfiction Challenge on March 21st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100

Writing keeps me sane. My husband thinks it makes me crazy. We're probably both right.
#writing #flashfiction #writingcommunity #writers

I'm embarrassed and sad and disgusted. President Zelensky didn't deserve that. Trump and Vance are disgusting humans who, with the GOP, are transforming us into a Russian state. God help us.

Agreed!

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

I have a qr code on my writing biz cards. Some people scan, subscribe to my newsletter, and give me back the card. 😁

50-Word Stories Brand new bite-sized fiction every weekday!

My 50-word micro is published! Read it here: fiftywordstories.com/2025/01/31/r...

Amazing.