Brett Pribble
@brettpribble.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Founder and Editor-in-chief of Ghost Parachute literary journal. Inflatable flamingo supervisor. I knew a girl once.
Read "Christmas Party" written by @jennystalter.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My new neighbor, Julia, with her dangly snowflake earrings and how close she’s standing, laughing at my jokes, touching my arm, electric—the way her red dress clings..."
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"My new neighbor, Julia, with her dangly snowflake earrings and how close she’s standing, laughing at my jokes, touching my arm, electric—the way her red dress clings..."
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Christmas Party — Ghost Parachute
My new neighbor, Julia, with her dangly snowflake earrings and how close she’s standing, laughing at my jokes, touching my arm, electric—the way her red dress clings in all the right places that I cou...
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October 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Read "Christmas Party" written by @jennystalter.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My new neighbor, Julia, with her dangly snowflake earrings and how close she’s standing, laughing at my jokes, touching my arm, electric—the way her red dress clings..."
tinyurl.com/mv8ymh66
"My new neighbor, Julia, with her dangly snowflake earrings and how close she’s standing, laughing at my jokes, touching my arm, electric—the way her red dress clings..."
tinyurl.com/mv8ymh66
Read "My Monsters" written by @skyskkyy.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"They are so hungry, my monsters. I coax them out from under my bed, and they won’t shut up. Feed me, says the little one. Feed me, says the biggest. Feed me, the skinny one begs."
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"They are so hungry, my monsters. I coax them out from under my bed, and they won’t shut up. Feed me, says the little one. Feed me, says the biggest. Feed me, the skinny one begs."
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My Monsters — Ghost Parachute
They are so hungry, my monsters. I coax them out from under my bed, and they won’t shut up. Feed me, says the little one. Feed me, says the biggest. Feed me, the skinny one begs. We leave my room, tip...
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October 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Read "My Monsters" written by @skyskkyy.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"They are so hungry, my monsters. I coax them out from under my bed, and they won’t shut up. Feed me, says the little one. Feed me, says the biggest. Feed me, the skinny one begs."
tinyurl.com/bdpjsds9
"They are so hungry, my monsters. I coax them out from under my bed, and they won’t shut up. Feed me, says the little one. Feed me, says the biggest. Feed me, the skinny one begs."
tinyurl.com/bdpjsds9
Read "A Crow Comes to the Window" written by @francinewitte.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"You still speak Crowspeak from the time 20 crows banded together and snatched Jimmy Parker away as the two of you walked to the movies."
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"You still speak Crowspeak from the time 20 crows banded together and snatched Jimmy Parker away as the two of you walked to the movies."
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A Crow Comes to the Window — Ghost Parachute
Tap, tap, tap. His beak like a schoolmarm finger. Let me in, the crow says in Crowspeak. You still speak Crowspeak from the time 20 crows banded together and snatched Jimmy Parker away as the two of y...
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October 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Read "A Crow Comes to the Window" written by @francinewitte.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"You still speak Crowspeak from the time 20 crows banded together and snatched Jimmy Parker away as the two of you walked to the movies."
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"You still speak Crowspeak from the time 20 crows banded together and snatched Jimmy Parker away as the two of you walked to the movies."
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Read "Not affected by any of this" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey."
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"Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey."
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Not affected by any of this — Ghost Parachute
Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey. The producers said they needed something to bump up the ratings, to keep their...
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October 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Read "Not affected by any of this" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey."
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"Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey."
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Read "Unexpected Weather" written by @fionamckay.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"They had been full, full, full, and now it is so lovely to be empty, to be so full of potential and not the leavings of people’s lives."
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"They had been full, full, full, and now it is so lovely to be empty, to be so full of potential and not the leavings of people’s lives."
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Unexpected Weather — Ghost Parachute
They had been full, full, full, and now it is so lovely to be empty, to be so full of potential and not the leavings of people’s lives. It is spring – that month that comes in like a lamb and takes it...
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October 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Read "Unexpected Weather" written by @fionamckay.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"They had been full, full, full, and now it is so lovely to be empty, to be so full of potential and not the leavings of people’s lives."
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"They had been full, full, full, and now it is so lovely to be empty, to be so full of potential and not the leavings of people’s lives."
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Read "Primate Signaling" written by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Bob and I are at the zoo, checking out the macaques from the wide viewing window, when I notice a muscular man in a tiger t-shirt checking out Bob’s ass."
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"Bob and I are at the zoo, checking out the macaques from the wide viewing window, when I notice a muscular man in a tiger t-shirt checking out Bob’s ass."
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Primate Signaling — Ghost Parachute
Bob and I are at the zoo, checking out the macaques from the wide viewing window, when I notice a muscular man in a tiger t-shirt checking out Bob’s ass. And even though coming here on a token date wa...
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October 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Read "Primate Signaling" written by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Bob and I are at the zoo, checking out the macaques from the wide viewing window, when I notice a muscular man in a tiger t-shirt checking out Bob’s ass."
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"Bob and I are at the zoo, checking out the macaques from the wide viewing window, when I notice a muscular man in a tiger t-shirt checking out Bob’s ass."
tinyurl.com/tcsxvp3a
Read "Hey Trixie" written by @rgvaughan.bsky.social
and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned."
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and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned."
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Hey Trixie — Ghost Parachute
Hey Trixie, Meet us at the Fernwood Cemetery this Sunday- we’ll be passing through. Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned. Bummer about Duncan’s colitis- I didn’t know dogs can get that. Those...
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October 4, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Read "Hey Trixie" written by @rgvaughan.bsky.social
and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned."
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and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned."
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Read "Again, But No Longer, And Yet, Still" written by @amymarques.bsky.social and also illustrated by Amy Marques.
"But no longer the seatbelt-less, high-heel, buttoned down tucked, bows on pigtails, paper map, stop for a single precious photo to be developed months hence."
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"But no longer the seatbelt-less, high-heel, buttoned down tucked, bows on pigtails, paper map, stop for a single precious photo to be developed months hence."
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Again, But No Longer, And Yet, Still — Ghost Parachute
Again, a road trip. But no longer the seatbelt-less, high-heel, buttoned down tucked, bows on pigtails, paper map, stop for a single precious photo to be developed months hence. And yet, my no-longer-...
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October 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Read "Again, But No Longer, And Yet, Still" written by @amymarques.bsky.social and also illustrated by Amy Marques.
"But no longer the seatbelt-less, high-heel, buttoned down tucked, bows on pigtails, paper map, stop for a single precious photo to be developed months hence."
tinyurl.com/4hy5fm3p
"But no longer the seatbelt-less, high-heel, buttoned down tucked, bows on pigtails, paper map, stop for a single precious photo to be developed months hence."
tinyurl.com/4hy5fm3p
Read "How to Free a Caged Heart" written by @csquareh.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"He insists there’re some unusual murmurs in your mom’s heart, and I’m arguing with him it can’t be the heart. All she does is rant, scream, and swear."
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"He insists there’re some unusual murmurs in your mom’s heart, and I’m arguing with him it can’t be the heart. All she does is rant, scream, and swear."
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How to Free a Caged Heart — Ghost Parachute
The doctor with the serpentine stethoscope coiled around his neck shakes his head. He insists there’re some unusual murmurs in your mom’s heart, and I’m arguing with him it can’t be the heart. All she...
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October 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Read "How to Free a Caged Heart" written by @csquareh.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"He insists there’re some unusual murmurs in your mom’s heart, and I’m arguing with him it can’t be the heart. All she does is rant, scream, and swear."
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"He insists there’re some unusual murmurs in your mom’s heart, and I’m arguing with him it can’t be the heart. All she does is rant, scream, and swear."
tinyurl.com/mr3f92uk
Read "Shattered Across the Night" written by @mynachang.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn."
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"My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn."
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Shattered Across the Night — Ghost Parachute
The night is bitter. My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn. “Sheila?” No answer. W...
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October 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Read "Shattered Across the Night" written by @mynachang.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn."
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"My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn."
tinyurl.com/3ndfcfpf
Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."
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"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."
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The Last Marilyn Monroes — Ghost Parachute
I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic. “Do you think we’re living a lucky life?” I asked. She bopped me on the head with her support mon...
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October 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."
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"I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic."
tinyurl.com/mstxdr6n
Read "On This Starless Night" written by Mikki Aronoff and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday."
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"Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday."
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On This Starless Night — Ghost Parachute
Wish you may…. Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday. Press it to your chest as you petition for a...
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October 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Read "On This Starless Night" written by Mikki Aronoff and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday."
tinyurl.com/27knxusd
"Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday."
tinyurl.com/27knxusd
Read "First-Borns" written by
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Lynn’s baby boy has a large birthmark shaped like Alaska, a dog bite from the family’s German Shepherd, a $60 pacifier, and a live-in nanny."
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@claudiamonpere.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Lynn’s baby boy has a large birthmark shaped like Alaska, a dog bite from the family’s German Shepherd, a $60 pacifier, and a live-in nanny."
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First-Borns — Ghost Parachute
Melissa’s baby girl has colic and huge brown eyes with thick lashes. Haley’s baby girl won’t nurse and has chronic ear infections and a full head of dark hair. Lynn’s baby boy has a large birthmark sh...
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October 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Read "First-Borns" written by
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Lynn’s baby boy has a large birthmark shaped like Alaska, a dog bite from the family’s German Shepherd, a $60 pacifier, and a live-in nanny."
tinyurl.com/3dcy8r9w
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Lynn’s baby boy has a large birthmark shaped like Alaska, a dog bite from the family’s German Shepherd, a $60 pacifier, and a live-in nanny."
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Read "Symbiosis" written by Claire Guo and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Ma spent every Saturday arguing with our neighbor over the hedges. At first we thought it was hatred, but only later did we learn it was a form of symbiosis, the mating of needs and wants..."
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"Ma spent every Saturday arguing with our neighbor over the hedges. At first we thought it was hatred, but only later did we learn it was a form of symbiosis, the mating of needs and wants..."
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Symbiosis — Ghost Parachute
Ma spent every Saturday arguing with our neighbor over the hedges. At first we thought it was hatred, but only later did we learn it was a form of symbiosis, the mating of needs and wants, marriage of...
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October 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Read "Symbiosis" written by Claire Guo and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Ma spent every Saturday arguing with our neighbor over the hedges. At first we thought it was hatred, but only later did we learn it was a form of symbiosis, the mating of needs and wants..."
tinyurl.com/ycnr496j
"Ma spent every Saturday arguing with our neighbor over the hedges. At first we thought it was hatred, but only later did we learn it was a form of symbiosis, the mating of needs and wants..."
tinyurl.com/ycnr496j
Read "In your dream, you turn into a boulder" written by
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..."
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@dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..."
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In your dream, you turn into a boulder — Ghost Parachute
You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof, so there are actually clouds above you—you love sleeping on a roof so much mor...
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October 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Read "In your dream, you turn into a boulder" written by
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..."
tinyurl.com/35xx78xv
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"You wake up and stretch your arms in the direction of the clouds, you have gotten into the habit of sleeping on the roof..."
tinyurl.com/35xx78xv
Read "Ha Ha" written by @sfreligh.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how."
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"First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how."
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Ha Ha — Ghost Parachute
First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how. She herself had swallowed a fistful of pills b...
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October 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Read "Ha Ha" written by @sfreligh.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how."
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"First thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how."
tinyurl.com/mry72n5t
Read "Old Folks" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"The look of things confounds me, Doris said, rolling alongside Vern at the old folks home."
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"The look of things confounds me, Doris said, rolling alongside Vern at the old folks home."
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Old Folks — Ghost Parachute
The look of things confounds me, Doris said, rolling alongside Vern at the old folks home. Several squirrels looked up from their acorns suspiciously. Vern was new to the home and admired the clean li...
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October 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Read "Old Folks" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by Olivia Mulford.
"The look of things confounds me, Doris said, rolling alongside Vern at the old folks home."
tinyurl.com/ydy2dtty
"The look of things confounds me, Doris said, rolling alongside Vern at the old folks home."
tinyurl.com/ydy2dtty
Read "The Night Sky Over Tioga Pass" written by @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Paul the shuttle driver’s 2000 Subaru has crinkled Mcdonald’s boxes, French fries, splattered windows."
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"Paul the shuttle driver’s 2000 Subaru has crinkled Mcdonald’s boxes, French fries, splattered windows."
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The Night Sky Over Tioga Pass — Ghost Parachute
Paul the shuttle driver’s 2000 Subaru has crinkled Mcdonald’s boxes, French fries, splattered windows. Doesn’t need my boyfriend to tell him where the parking lot exit is, been doing this for thirty y...
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October 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Read "The Night Sky Over Tioga Pass" written by @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"Paul the shuttle driver’s 2000 Subaru has crinkled Mcdonald’s boxes, French fries, splattered windows."
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"Paul the shuttle driver’s 2000 Subaru has crinkled Mcdonald’s boxes, French fries, splattered windows."
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Read "Butter" written by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves."
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"I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves."
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Butter — Ghost Parachute
I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves. The look on the girl’s face when I parked ...
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October 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Read "Butter" written by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves."
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"I started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves."
tinyurl.com/2s374vh2
Read "frozen mango skin" written by
@jjpena.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"once upon a time, my grandma had a stroke after giving birth to a stillborn in a crickety bed."
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@jjpena.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"once upon a time, my grandma had a stroke after giving birth to a stillborn in a crickety bed."
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frozen mango skin — Ghost Parachute
once upon a time, my grandma had a stroke after giving birth to a stillborn in a crickety bed. she was taken not to a hospital, but to a church. there: the priest adorned her face in holy water & pray...
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October 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Read "frozen mango skin" written by
@jjpena.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"once upon a time, my grandma had a stroke after giving birth to a stillborn in a crickety bed."
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@jjpena.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"once upon a time, my grandma had a stroke after giving birth to a stillborn in a crickety bed."
tinyurl.com/muzkdc3b
Read "Living in Paradise" written by
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"You work, you serve, you cook, you clean for others. You do what you need to, but it’s never enough."
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@lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"You work, you serve, you cook, you clean for others. You do what you need to, but it’s never enough."
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Living in Paradise — Ghost Parachute
You work, you serve, you cook, you clean for others. You do what you need to, but it’s never enough. Sometimes you ask for help. For food. For shelter. For life. And yet, you scrape together what you ...
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October 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Read "Living in Paradise" written by
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"You work, you serve, you cook, you clean for others. You do what you need to, but it’s never enough."
tinyurl.com/yr8pmwp4
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social.
"You work, you serve, you cook, you clean for others. You do what you need to, but it’s never enough."
tinyurl.com/yr8pmwp4
Read "Something Worth Saving" written by
@avitusbcarle.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, 'we need to talk,' while hunched over the divorce papers scattered..."
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@avitusbcarle.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, 'we need to talk,' while hunched over the divorce papers scattered..."
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Something Worth Saving — Ghost Parachute
My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, “we need to talk,” while hunched over the divorce papers scattered across the table. I didn’t bel...
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October 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Read "Something Worth Saving" written by
@avitusbcarle.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, 'we need to talk,' while hunched over the divorce papers scattered..."
tinyurl.com/5n97kp6t
@avitusbcarle.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"My neighbor, Rooster, is sling-shotting baby doll heads into our backyard the morning my husband says, 'we need to talk,' while hunched over the divorce papers scattered..."
tinyurl.com/5n97kp6t
Read "A Feeling We Can’t Name in the Arms of our Future Lovers" written by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again."
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"Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again."
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A Feeling We Can’t Name in the Arms of our Future Lovers — Ghost Parachute
Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again. He thinks the rain, and the booming thunder will distract us, but we’ve grown older, more desperate for his touch, the smell of his heady sweat...
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October 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Read "A Feeling We Can’t Name in the Arms of our Future Lovers" written by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again."
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"Father has locked himself in his Subaru Forrester again."
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Read "The Hippies" written by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"The water ran over my steel P.O.W. bracelet. The word was, if your P.O.W. returned from Vietnam, he would take you for a steak dinner."
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"The water ran over my steel P.O.W. bracelet. The word was, if your P.O.W. returned from Vietnam, he would take you for a steak dinner."
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The Hippies — Ghost Parachute
I sliced my hand with a steak knife the day after Christmas, sneaking leftover pie. The wound stung and pulsed. I made my way to the sink, rinsed my hand over the piled dishes. It hurt. The water ran ...
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October 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Read "The Hippies" written by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.
"The water ran over my steel P.O.W. bracelet. The word was, if your P.O.W. returned from Vietnam, he would take you for a steak dinner."
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"The water ran over my steel P.O.W. bracelet. The word was, if your P.O.W. returned from Vietnam, he would take you for a steak dinner."
tinyurl.com/yc4h4ta5
Read "We’ll Always Have Paris" written by @kimmagowan.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"When the skies are blue and the sun is out, Paris is like a woman wearing a lipstick that clashes with her skin."
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"When the skies are blue and the sun is out, Paris is like a woman wearing a lipstick that clashes with her skin."
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We’ll Always Have Paris — Ghost Parachute
Casablanca is a film of famous lines—“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” “Play it, Sam,” and my favorite: “We’ll always have Paris.” Rick says this to Ilsa in their last scene together....
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October 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Read "We’ll Always Have Paris" written by @kimmagowan.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"When the skies are blue and the sun is out, Paris is like a woman wearing a lipstick that clashes with her skin."
tinyurl.com/4nyrmcpp
"When the skies are blue and the sun is out, Paris is like a woman wearing a lipstick that clashes with her skin."
tinyurl.com/4nyrmcpp