Turn and Work (Hugh)
@turnandwork.com
Independent music, books, and short stories.
Humans writing things about humans making things.
Web: https://www.turnandwork.com
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Humans writing things about humans making things.
Web: https://www.turnandwork.com
Newsletter: newsletter.turnandwork.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/turnandwork
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Turn and Work (Hugh)
@turnandwork.com
· Jul 17
Submissions: fiction, creative nonfiction, and independent music - Turn and Work
Simple rule: we cover things we'd want to find somewhere else. If you think your work belongs here, we want you to reach out. If you want to put someone
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As always: SUBMISSIONS OPEN for short fiction. No restriction on length or theme.
We've got an all-star list of writers we've published, and we've got a bunch of first-timers too.
Got a story looking for a home? Send it our way:
We've got an all-star list of writers we've published, and we've got a bunch of first-timers too.
Got a story looking for a home? Send it our way:
holy shit this is good
M. Woodroe - Statue (Official Video)
YouTube video by M. Woodroe
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
holy shit this is good
and Noted: Short hits on recent EPs that you should play *today*.
Check it out, including playlists in spotify, apple music and youtube:
Check it out, including playlists in spotify, apple music and youtube:
New and Noted: mischa and the bear, Sex Mask, UGLIEBOY - Turn and Work
Short hits recent EPs you shouldn't miss: mischa and the bear, UGLIEBOY, and Sex Mask.
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September 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
and Noted: Short hits on recent EPs that you should play *today*.
Check it out, including playlists in spotify, apple music and youtube:
Check it out, including playlists in spotify, apple music and youtube:
The Way Home is a crime novel, sure, but as a writer from The Wire, George Pelecanos has a much more nuanced story to tell.
More here:
More here:
The Way Home by George Pelecanos review - Turn and Work
The Way Home is a crime novel, sure, but as a writer from The Wire, Pelecanos has a much more nuanced story to tell.
www.turnandwork.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The Way Home is a crime novel, sure, but as a writer from The Wire, George Pelecanos has a much more nuanced story to tell.
More here:
More here:
Bonesland is a rude, horny and unflinchingly honest book about coming of age in small-town Australia. It walks – and maybe crosses – a fine line between featuring racist characters and actually being racist.
More from Hannah here:
More from Hannah here:
Bonesland by Brendan Lawley- Turn and Work
Bonesland is a rude, horny and unflinchingly honest book about coming of age in small-town Australia
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September 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Bonesland is a rude, horny and unflinchingly honest book about coming of age in small-town Australia. It walks – and maybe crosses – a fine line between featuring racist characters and actually being racist.
More from Hannah here:
More from Hannah here:
There are many reasons to use something other than Substack, and the one that I'm feeling right now is 'trying to read a damn thing while not having to install the stupid app'.
It's turning into Facebook. If I can't read your thing in the browser, I'm simply not reading it.
It's turning into Facebook. If I can't read your thing in the browser, I'm simply not reading it.
September 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are many reasons to use something other than Substack, and the one that I'm feeling right now is 'trying to read a damn thing while not having to install the stupid app'.
It's turning into Facebook. If I can't read your thing in the browser, I'm simply not reading it.
It's turning into Facebook. If I can't read your thing in the browser, I'm simply not reading it.
Ever gone to see your favourite artist, and get blown away by the opener? That’s what we do on Mondays.
Here's what's on:
Interlay
Group A.D.
Maria Ria
FIEP
Palm Shadow
Shiv and the Carvers
Ganser
Cherry Rype
Stella Dunai
GWEN
Slough
Summerhouse
Check it out:
Here's what's on:
Interlay
Group A.D.
Maria Ria
FIEP
Palm Shadow
Shiv and the Carvers
Ganser
Cherry Rype
Stella Dunai
GWEN
Slough
Summerhouse
Check it out:
Monday Music: Sept 14, 2026 - Turn and Work
A dozen new singles from up-and-coming artists from around the world.
www.turnandwork.com
September 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Ever gone to see your favourite artist, and get blown away by the opener? That’s what we do on Mondays.
Here's what's on:
Interlay
Group A.D.
Maria Ria
FIEP
Palm Shadow
Shiv and the Carvers
Ganser
Cherry Rype
Stella Dunai
GWEN
Slough
Summerhouse
Check it out:
Here's what's on:
Interlay
Group A.D.
Maria Ria
FIEP
Palm Shadow
Shiv and the Carvers
Ganser
Cherry Rype
Stella Dunai
GWEN
Slough
Summerhouse
Check it out:
Fantasyland is a soundscape phenomenon that shows you the extent of the art inside the head of @mariauzor.bsky.social
Reposting while tagging the correct @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
(whoops)
Read more of what he has to say about it here:
Reposting while tagging the correct @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
(whoops)
Read more of what he has to say about it here:
Fantasyland by Maria Uzor review - Turn and Work
Fantasyland is a soundscape phenomenon that shows you the extent of the art inside Maria Uzor's head.
www.turnandwork.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Fantasyland is a soundscape phenomenon that shows you the extent of the art inside the head of @mariauzor.bsky.social
Reposting while tagging the correct @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
(whoops)
Read more of what he has to say about it here:
Reposting while tagging the correct @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
(whoops)
Read more of what he has to say about it here:
The Shortlist for Sept 11:
See what you missed over the summer at Turn & Work:
Featuring:
Terena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social
Huina Zheng
Patrick Geraghty
Michael Flavin @michaelflavin.bsky.social
Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social
Read 'em here:
See what you missed over the summer at Turn & Work:
Featuring:
Terena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social
Huina Zheng
Patrick Geraghty
Michael Flavin @michaelflavin.bsky.social
Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social
Read 'em here:
The Shortlist for September 10, 2026 - Turn and Work
Fiction / Nonfiction from XXXXX
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September 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The Shortlist for Sept 11:
See what you missed over the summer at Turn & Work:
Featuring:
Terena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social
Huina Zheng
Patrick Geraghty
Michael Flavin @michaelflavin.bsky.social
Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social
Read 'em here:
See what you missed over the summer at Turn & Work:
Featuring:
Terena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social
Huina Zheng
Patrick Geraghty
Michael Flavin @michaelflavin.bsky.social
Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social
Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social
Read 'em here:
Reposted by Turn and Work (Hugh)
Vestigial by Emily Rinkema - a sad and funny short story in one sentence: www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/v...
Via @turnandwork.com
Via @turnandwork.com
Vestigial - Turn and Work
Two sisters meet to share shocking secrets over unlimited breadsticks.
www.turnandwork.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Vestigial by Emily Rinkema - a sad and funny short story in one sentence: www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/v...
Via @turnandwork.com
Via @turnandwork.com
Reposted by Turn and Work (Hugh)
Great second person story about the misery of it's sober narrator. Congrats @lmbayley.bsky.social !
"Now here you are, surrounded by your drunken neighbours, the only one who can see clearly in a room full of smoke."
And another great issue from @turnandwork.com
www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/w...
"Now here you are, surrounded by your drunken neighbours, the only one who can see clearly in a room full of smoke."
And another great issue from @turnandwork.com
www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/w...
When the Shrooms Don't Work and It's Time to Go Home - Turn and Work
New Year's Eve isn't always about new beginnings.
www.turnandwork.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Great second person story about the misery of it's sober narrator. Congrats @lmbayley.bsky.social !
"Now here you are, surrounded by your drunken neighbours, the only one who can see clearly in a room full of smoke."
And another great issue from @turnandwork.com
www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/w...
"Now here you are, surrounded by your drunken neighbours, the only one who can see clearly in a room full of smoke."
And another great issue from @turnandwork.com
www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/w...
"When the Shrooms Don’t Work and It’s Time to Go Home"
New flash fiction from @lmbayley.bsky.social
...doesn't need much more of an introduction than we get from the title, does it?
READ IT:
New flash fiction from @lmbayley.bsky.social
...doesn't need much more of an introduction than we get from the title, does it?
READ IT:
When the Shrooms Don't Work and It's Time to Go Home - Turn and Work
New Year's Eve isn't always about new beginnings.
www.turnandwork.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"When the Shrooms Don’t Work and It’s Time to Go Home"
New flash fiction from @lmbayley.bsky.social
...doesn't need much more of an introduction than we get from the title, does it?
READ IT:
New flash fiction from @lmbayley.bsky.social
...doesn't need much more of an introduction than we get from the title, does it?
READ IT:
Blog faves Bebe and Oona have a new single out, and we talked to them about it.
“The song becomes a whole, but doesn’t start as a whole.”
Read it here:
“The song becomes a whole, but doesn’t start as a whole.”
Read it here:
Premiere: "Selfish One" by Bebe and Oona - Turn and Work
"The song becomes a whole, but doesn't start as a whole." Toronto power pop duo Bebe and Oona on their new single "Selfish One".
www.turnandwork.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Blog faves Bebe and Oona have a new single out, and we talked to them about it.
“The song becomes a whole, but doesn’t start as a whole.”
Read it here:
“The song becomes a whole, but doesn’t start as a whole.”
Read it here:
“I write most when things aren’t going especially well”
Humane’s Max Hanley on the band’s new single “Penny Let Go”
Hear the single and read the interview:
Humane’s Max Hanley on the band’s new single “Penny Let Go”
Hear the single and read the interview:
Premiere: "Penny Let Go" by Humane - Turn and Work
"I write most when things aren’t going especially well because there’s more to process."
www.turnandwork.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“I write most when things aren’t going especially well”
Humane’s Max Hanley on the band’s new single “Penny Let Go”
Hear the single and read the interview:
Humane’s Max Hanley on the band’s new single “Penny Let Go”
Hear the single and read the interview:
Woolbright’s sophomore album is about the complexity of difficult relationships, set to dynamic, riveting alt-rock. It’s brilliant.
hellbent // heavensent by Woolbright review - Turn and Work
Woolbright's sophomore album is about the complexity of difficult relationships, set to dynamic, riveting alt-rock. It's brilliant.
www.turnandwork.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Woolbright’s sophomore album is about the complexity of difficult relationships, set to dynamic, riveting alt-rock. It’s brilliant.
David Grann’s story of the search for a lost city of riches in the Amazon is riveting, rollicking and unputdownable. Essential reading.
the movie's a snooze though, avoid that.
the movie's a snooze though, avoid that.
The Lost City of Z by David Grann review - Turn and Work
David Grann's story of the search for a lost city of riches in the Amazon is riveting, rollicking and unputdownable. Essential reading.
www.turnandwork.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
David Grann’s story of the search for a lost city of riches in the Amazon is riveting, rollicking and unputdownable. Essential reading.
the movie's a snooze though, avoid that.
the movie's a snooze though, avoid that.
Hope in the Dark is maybe Rebecca Solnit’s best-known work, and it’s certainly the most referenced in the circles I travel these days. Maybe that’s more of a sign of the times than anything else.
More from me:
More from me:
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit review - Turn and Work
If you're on this website and you haven't read Rebecca Solnit, change that. Start here.
www.turnandwork.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Hope in the Dark is maybe Rebecca Solnit’s best-known work, and it’s certainly the most referenced in the circles I travel these days. Maybe that’s more of a sign of the times than anything else.
More from me:
More from me:
Ever gone to see your favourite under-appreciated artist play, and get blown away by the opening act? That’s what we try to do on Mondays.
Here's who's on it:
Ioana Iorgu
Pons
camisole.
h0megrl
lozenge
Crimson99
Danxgerous
Outer Shapes
BAZAAR
Fleeting Colours
SIN CLAIR
Bennetts Grove
Here's who's on it:
Ioana Iorgu
Pons
camisole.
h0megrl
lozenge
Crimson99
Danxgerous
Outer Shapes
BAZAAR
Fleeting Colours
SIN CLAIR
Bennetts Grove
Monday Music: September 7, 2026 - Turn and Work
Eleven songs from emerging artists you should have on your radar.
www.turnandwork.com
September 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Ever gone to see your favourite under-appreciated artist play, and get blown away by the opening act? That’s what we try to do on Mondays.
Here's who's on it:
Ioana Iorgu
Pons
camisole.
h0megrl
lozenge
Crimson99
Danxgerous
Outer Shapes
BAZAAR
Fleeting Colours
SIN CLAIR
Bennetts Grove
Here's who's on it:
Ioana Iorgu
Pons
camisole.
h0megrl
lozenge
Crimson99
Danxgerous
Outer Shapes
BAZAAR
Fleeting Colours
SIN CLAIR
Bennetts Grove
Reposted by Turn and Work (Hugh)
This is excellent
Amateur Hypnotism
YouTube video by Telenova
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is excellent
This is excellent
Amateur Hypnotism
YouTube video by Telenova
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is excellent
Reposted by Turn and Work (Hugh)
Glad to have a flash inspired by my biking earlier this year in @turnandwork.com thank you Hugh 🙏
New Flash Fiction: The Last Ride by @swethaamit.bsky.social
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now:
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now:
The Last Ride - Turn and Work
Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else.
www.turnandwork.com
September 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Glad to have a flash inspired by my biking earlier this year in @turnandwork.com thank you Hugh 🙏
Don’t listen to me, listen to Linda. Check out the shortlist.
It's always fun to read the stories that make @turnandwork.com and @kdiannerule.bsky.social 's Shortlist. At this rate, I am just never going to catch up on all the flash reading I've set aside... it's like a #tsundoku but for short fiction!
The Shortlist for Sept 4:
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
September 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Don’t listen to me, listen to Linda. Check out the shortlist.
The Shortlist for Sept 4:
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
The Shortlist for September 3 - Turn and Work
Fiction from Kyla Phoenix, Rebecca Klassen, Sarah Bess Jaffe, Kathy Fish, Karen Crawford, Charlie Beckerman
www.turnandwork.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The Shortlist for Sept 4:
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
@kdiannerule.bsky.social shares 6 stories.
Theme: "Doomscroll, but make it art."
Fiction from:
Kyla Phoenix
Rebecca Klassen
Sarah Bess Jaffe
Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social and
Charlie Beckerman @chozzles.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
The Setlist on September 4:
The weekly playlist. New, independent, under-the-radar.
Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.
The weekly playlist. New, independent, under-the-radar.
Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.
Setlist: September 4, 2026 - Turn and Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
www.turnandwork.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The Setlist on September 4:
The weekly playlist. New, independent, under-the-radar.
Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.
The weekly playlist. New, independent, under-the-radar.
Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.
This profile of Mr T is INCREDIBLE. Every quote is an all-timer.
"People were concerned that I had too much gold and they asked me if it was too heavy. Nobody said to my ancestors: ‘That pregnant lady shouldn’t be in chains.’"
"People were concerned that I had too much gold and they asked me if it was too heavy. Nobody said to my ancestors: ‘That pregnant lady shouldn’t be in chains.’"
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This profile of Mr T is INCREDIBLE. Every quote is an all-timer.
"People were concerned that I had too much gold and they asked me if it was too heavy. Nobody said to my ancestors: ‘That pregnant lady shouldn’t be in chains.’"
"People were concerned that I had too much gold and they asked me if it was too heavy. Nobody said to my ancestors: ‘That pregnant lady shouldn’t be in chains.’"
New Flash Fiction: The Last Ride by @swethaamit.bsky.social
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now:
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now:
The Last Ride - Turn and Work
Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else.
www.turnandwork.com
September 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
New Flash Fiction: The Last Ride by @swethaamit.bsky.social
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now:
"Pa spent more money on road bikes than on anything else. Ma would walk into the garage and find him polishing a carbon-fiber frame worth more than a month’s groceries."
Read it now: