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Brittany Terwilliger
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Author of THE INSATIABLES from @ChiReviewPress and THE HOUSE OF BUGMAN forthcoming from Maudlin House, Managing Editor at @pitheadchapel, future ghost

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Brittany Terwilliger @brttnyblm.bsky.social · May 16
I finally get to announce my second novel will come out next spring! 🎉
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Turns out some of the loudest AI detection software skeptics are people who are using AI to write and don’t want to get caught 🤣🔥

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September 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Sex is great but have you ever read Edgar Allan Poe whilst enjoying dark chocolate mousse and a vintage bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon in front of a crackling fire in an ominous Victorian mansion under a full moon with the sound of owls in the distance on a cool October night?
September 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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“There is no one torch - there are many torches - and I’m using my torch to light other torches.” RIP Gloria Steinem
September 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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New issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social! Tip of the cap to editors @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, Dawn Tasaka Steffler, et al, for another fine-looking issue!
Volume 15, Issue 9
COVER ART BY TREVOR CUNNINGTON   FICTION AND TREEBEARD SAID, “I MUST DO SOMETHING, I SUPPOSE” BY ERIN VACHON MELODY HAD TO WEAR THE WINGS BY MICHAEL PERSHAN BORDER ROAD BY LISA BEECH HARTZ WAT…
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September 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Our September issue is live!

Art: Trevor Cunnington

Fiction:
@erinvachon.bsky.social
@mpershan.bsky.social
Lisa Beech Hartz
@skoeplin.bsky.social

Nonfiction:
Shara Sinor
Alexa Loftus
Marin Smith

Poetry:
@Ediemeade.bsky.social

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Volume 15, Issue 9
COVER ART BY TREVOR CUNNINGTON   FICTION AND TREEBEARD SAID, “I MUST DO SOMETHING, I SUPPOSE” BY ERIN VACHON MELODY HAD TO WEAR THE WINGS BY MICHAEL PERSHAN BORDER ROAD BY LISA BEECH HARTZ WAT…
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September 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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I feel insane
August 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Just a friendly reminder that supporting your local library also means supporting your local library ghost.
August 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Delighted to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees for this year!

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August 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Thinking about fun things I can add on to my book for pre-orders is giving me life
August 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Finally got to watch Hokum. Genuinely terrifying and so well done
August 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Our garden is going gangbusters and it is such a joy
August 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Have a good day, Charlie loves you
August 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Omg requesting book blurbs is the most mortifying thing I think I’ve ever had to do in my life
August 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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We want your stories! The 2026 Larry Brown Short Story Award is officially open for submissions

1st prize: $500
Guest judge: Deesha Philyaw
More info: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
August 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Our August issue is live!

JH Lucas
Dodge Zelko
@sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
Jacob Schrodt
Jeffrey-Michael Kane
@liquid-chicken.bsky.social
@zaryfekete.bsky.social
Matthew Trumbull
Kinga Varga-Dobai
Andrew Christoforakis
@bethgordonpoet.bsky.social
Kaylan McCann

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Volume 15, Issue 8
COVER ART BY JH LUCAS   FICTION ACTS OF GUILE, ACTS OF GRACE BY DODGE ZELKO ORPHANS BY SARP SOZDINLER BEARS BY JACOB SCHRODT THE KEEPING BY JEFFREY-MICHAEL KANE   NONFICTION Unknown Calle…
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August 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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July 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Our annual short story contest opens in 1 week! See what guest judge Deesha Philyaw has to say about writing that has surprised her lately and what she is looking for in contest submissions.
July 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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I took over the Pithead Chapel socials a few weeks ago and yep that’s me replying to my own posts as if someone else wrote them
July 25, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Short Stories feat. @necessaryfiction.com @pitheadchapel.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Short Stories feat. @necessaryfiction.com @pitheadchapel.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/short-stories-A0oRqumk
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July 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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😭
July 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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😭
July 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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Congrats to @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @brttnyblm.bsky.social, @karenkay.bsky.social, @stateofkate.bsky.social, and everyone at @pitheadchapel.bsky.social for another new issue!
Volume 15, Issue 7
COVER ART BY CHRISTOPHER GARLAND   FICTION The Sex Appeal of the Blues by Deirdre Danklin In the Wind by Christopher Lee Chilton Zachary by James Keith Smith Lost and Found by Katherine Plumho…
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July 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Strange Is the Meat by Brittany Terwillger
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Here Lies by Nikki Barnhart
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Appraisal by Sam Corradetti
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July 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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It’s me! 🥰
xraylitmag.bsky.social X-R-A-Y @xraylitmag.bsky.social · Jul 1
thanks to Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social for picking some of our stories !

congrats to the authors !

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July 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Our July issue is here! pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is...

Cover art: CHRISTOPHER GARLAND

Words:
DEIRDRE DANKLIN
@grnpointer.bsky.social
JAMES KEITH SMITH
@kplumhoff.bsky.social
GARTH ROBINSON
SAMANTHA VARGAS
Volume 15, Issue 7
COVER ART BY CHRISTOPHER GARLAND   FICTION The Sex Appeal of the Blues by Deirdre Danklin In the Wind by Christopher Lee Chilton Zachary by James Keith Smith Lost and Found by Katherine Plumho…
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July 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM