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Back on the list! Thanks (again) for such a fun comp, Not Quite Write

The sculptor had left off the scar on her forehead. The inch-long half moon above her right eyebrow is her favorite thing about her face. With her thumbnail, she cuts the scar into the butter wow, the subtext of this story took my breath away Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 Temple in a city

This utter beauty by ⁦Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦⁩, on identity and family and the secrets we long to bust through. Fiction, Emily Rinkema - Temple in a City templeinacity.com/fiction-emily-…

New flash today in Fictive Dream! Would love for you to read it if you have a few minutes. It’s called “Juror Number Eight.” fictivedream.com/2025/08/29/jur…

Check out my latest flash “Juror Number Eight” in Fictive Dream! fictivedream.com/2025/08/29/jur…

"The prosecutor is talking about the crime scene and Hannah knows she should be paying attention to the details, to how open the window was, to where the wine bottle was in relation to the body, to what book was open on the victim’s bedside table." Smasing new Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦!!!

I loved this story so much. Brilliant, Benjamin Drevlow

So I went and pushed that Big Red Button again, and here we are! Issue 3 of Frazzled Lit Frazzled Lit *Opens 1st October* is alive and kicking!

It’s here! My third place story “Amy’s Mom” is live on Frazzled Lit *Open! Short Story Award* , and you can even hear me read it! frazzledlit.com/p/amys-mom

Wow. This winning story by Gary Finnegan in is so good. I felt drunk reading it--and sick as I started to realize what had happened. Incredible voice, and that ending, with the texts from his family...just right. Congrats! Frazzled Lit *Opens 1st October* frazzledlit.com/p/limbo-nights

Read Emily's fantastic story in Issue 3 of Frazzled Lit *Opens 1st October*. Emily also does a great reading of it, which I highly recommend you listen to!

It's delightful! Lovely read.

Next week, we will be in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 Parkinson’s Policy Forum, where hundreds of advocates are coming together to urge the federal government to prioritize funding for neurodegenerative disease research. #Act4PD #PDPolicyForum #Lewybodydementia

Delighted to highlight the work of Emily Rinkema Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 and Jess Dolan, our second and third place winners in the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award with their stories "Silfra" and "Amy's Mom" open.substack.com/pub/authorjmcm… open.substack.com/pub/authorjmcm… Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦

Check out my interview! Thanks Andrew Careaga, writer for the chance to share my thoughts and experiences.

In case you missed yesterday’s Friday Five with Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦: andrewcareaga.com/2025/09/12/fri… #writingcommunity

Anybody else a fangirl like me? Emily writes some of the best flash! Check out Andrew’s interview with Emily Rinkema 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 👇🏼