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Andrea Marcusa
@andreamarcusa.bsky.social
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Gettysburg, Citron, Moon City, Cleaver, Ghost Parachute, Milk Candy, Centaur Lit. Best Microfiction. Semi-finalist Smokelong. Chapbook: "What We Now Live With." Writers Studio Faculty; Flash Editor-Cleaver
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Thank you @MISTERBULLBULL for featuring "Floaters" in your publication.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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@andreamarcusa.bsky.social in Issue 4 of Hot Flash Literary!! Read all of "Inheritance" here: hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/
#flashfiction #microfiction #InstantKarma
September 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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"After twenty years of nursing, lying’s as automatic as 'Happy Holidays,' every December. It’s how I survive the medical trenches. 'It’s only a pinch.' 'The doctor’ll be here soon.' 'He didn’t suffer.'"
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September 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Thank you Hot Flash Literary editors Tina and Jessica for featuring "Inheritance" in your latest issue. The issue is a great read! hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/...
Inheritance - Hot Flash Literary
He was always a stealth nose picker. That’s how I recognize him, this man I pass each day during my walk around the Harlem Meer. I see him in rain, sun, snow, and fog, along with the greedy geese look...
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September 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Thrilled to have "When I Met Ah Ma in Purgatory" published in Hot Flash lit. Check out work by by Mikki Aronoff, @francesgapper.bsky.social @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social et al. Many thanks to EiCs @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson

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August 31, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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“I committed murder last night when I shoved the writhing mouse into the porcelain bowl and held it there until it stilled.”
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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July 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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"Samantha, wide-eyed and trusting, still young enough to believe her mother can do no wrong" by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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July 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social for featuring "Bait" in the latest issue of Gooseberry-pie.com gooseberry-pie.com/bait/?fbclid...
Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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July 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Read today’s issue @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social with work by
@jacqdoyle.bsky.social Jinjia Grace Hu Lynn Kozwolski @benstarr.bsky.social Fortune Cookie
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@semurphy.bsky.social
Kathleen Latham Nasta Martyn
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Issue 44 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Why Not? by Jacqueline Doyle Midsummer Reverie by Jinjia Grace Hu Out of the Blue by Lynn Kozlowski The Robin by Ben Starr Butcher Babe by Fortune Cookie Bait by Andrea Marcusa Three Strangers on a Co...
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July 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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@travisflatt.bsky.social Travis..you Cadillacs story is awesome!
June 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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A sisterly rivalry that gets out of hand.

Read “Win,” by Andrea Marcusa.
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June 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Thank you editor David Galef for featuring "Win" in the June issue of @VestalReview.bluesky.social I'm thrilled to be there with so many great writers among them: #MegPokrass #AvitusBCarle #TravisLFlatt #KipKnott & others www.vestalreview.net/win #flashfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity
Win — Vestal Review
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June 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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ICYMI today we have stunning #story for you—Not Yet by Andrea Marcusa #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity @andreamarcusa.bsky.social. Please click on the link below and enjoy
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May 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Thank you Fictive Dream editor Laura Black for featuring "Not Yet" in the most recent issue. I have always so admired this publication. fictivedream.com/2026/05/29/n...
Not Yet
by Andrea Marcusa I HAVEN’T VISITED my daughter in months. I spot her exit ahead and tried to ignore it. I’ve succeeded the last few times. But something about the gray sky reminds me of her …
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May 29, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Thank you Bret Pribble for featuring my story "Spin" in your latest issue! ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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May 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Congrats @brettpribble.bsky.social and @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute! Gary Fincke, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @francinewitte.bsky.social, @andreamarcusa.bsky.social, @amymarques.bsky.social, @itssonoemi.bsky.social, @courtneyb77.bsky.social.

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May 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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May 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Thanks Brett Pribble for featuring "Spin" in the most recent issue of Ghost Parachute. Amazing to be included with so many greats in the Flash Fiction World!
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Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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May 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Thank you Lynn Goodwin for publishing this interview with me in Writer Advice. writeradvice.com/interviews-s...
Interviews — Spring 2026 - Writer Advice
Ideas and tips for writing Flash Fiction. "I believe a compelling flash story works best when it uses compression, narrative, language, imagery, details specific to its story and character(s) that are...
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April 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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We have new six-week classes starting in March. Don't miss this chance to use our effective method to find a narrator to the stories that only you can tell. Check out these new upcoming classes:

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#fiction #flashfiction #memoir #creativewriting
February 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Thank you Gooseberry Pie editor @Jeff Harvey for including the flash, "Small Change," in the February issue. Great to be here with so many familiar names! gooseberry-pie.com/small-change...
Small Change - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Erik Gjester on Unsplash by Andrea Marcusa Mom pulled into a gas station with rusting pumps, cheap prices, and a guy in a grease-stained uniform, the stink of oil and gasoline seeping into ou...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Read "Small White Flags Of Surrender" written by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.

"It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it."

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Small White Flags Of Surrender — Ghost Parachute
It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it. Each load a spin of the chamber, rippling and clanking so loud the baby would stop, stare, and point, as if warning u...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Featuring a powerful piece of flash fiction today by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social from Issue One of Rawhead. Check it out!

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#andreamarcusa #rawheadjournal #flashfiction #shortfiction #flashfictionwriters
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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This Saturday, 2 pm Eastern. Readers: Katherine Plumhoff, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Andrea Marcusa, Court Harler, Thaisa Frank, Brett Pribble, Jenn D’Alvia, C.Christine Fair, Jason Lee Norman.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Thank you Unbroken Journal Editor, Ken Chau, and other UJ editors, for featuring my prose poem, "My Mother's Last Promise," in your latest issue.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Thank you editors of @LunchTicket1 for including "Waiting In Line..." in your fall issue!
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Waiting in Line for a Bathroom at Lotfi's Wedding in Sidi Bou Sid, Tunisia - Lunch Ticket
The creative non-fiction work by Andrea Marcusa tells a moment-in-time story that speaks to women everywhere.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM