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MaireadWrites

@maireadwrites

Writes things, teaches things, learns things, parents a person, and some other things (BFFA winner; Bridport SL; Pushcart Nominated; LL Wigleaf Top 50) South West, UK, but Northern.

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Wonderful story! Congratulations πŸ₯³

27.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All those layers but with such a light touch - masterly, as always x

17.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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13.01.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

S’okay. I got four emails so maybe it was only 4,250 people.

13.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This takes an unexpected turn and sparks a whole heap of joy!

12.01.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing wrong with that πŸ’ͺ

12.01.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bloody marvellous!!! Well done, you wonder you!!! πŸ‘ πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

12.01.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stories by @kiklodge.bsky.social always make my day, this one no exception, and it’s only quarter to eight.

10.12.2025 07:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brill - loved this!

10.12.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Agree completely!

05.12.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"β€œCareful you don’t get a reputation for being a b-i-t-c-h,” spells out Maggie."

This new #fiction from DIHP alum @nomad-sw18.bsky.social is so perfect it's painful in the very best way | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...

Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

02.12.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Brilliant! - You’ve nailed that cheerleader vibe!

05.12.2025 07:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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When My mother Is Admitted to Hospital, We Organise a Team of Cleaners to Perform a Deep Clean of Her House - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo byΒ Aleksi PartanenΒ onΒ Unsplash by Mairead Robinson They start in the attic with buckets and bleach, their efficient brooms sweeping spiders into tiny binbags as sunlight spills through gaps in t...

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β€œIt’ll take them the rest of the day, so we leave them to it and head to the hospital, to sit at my mother’s bedside and watch her sleep.”

gooseberry-pie.com/when-my-moth...

21.11.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whole nut - yes.

21.11.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜His Tuesday breakfast is a soft-boiled egg opened with a swift beheading’ - the unsettling atmosphere, the almost imperceptible build to an understanding of quiet devastation - magnificent.

21.11.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Matt! Glad you enjoyed it x

14.11.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhhh lovely Sumitra - beautiful artwork x

13.11.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yippee! Congratulations and yes please x

13.11.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much x

13.11.2025 11:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you x

13.11.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading xx

13.11.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Emily x

13.11.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello to you too! Writing in the hairline cracks between life at the moment xx

13.11.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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13.11.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you lovely Sumitra x

13.11.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue 37 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine Photo by Kathryn Kulpa Stories

Very proud that my story about deep cleaners is out in Gooseberry Pie today 😁 gooseberry-pie.com/issue-37/

13.11.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

Oh wow! I listened and didn’t even cotton on it was your story - what a banger though - congrats!

13.11.2025 08:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful stories - what a treat to read them - congratulations all.

31.10.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bath Flash Fiction Award International Rolling Flash Fiction Competition

Many congratulations to our winners! 5 brilliant stories selected by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
1st Adam Brannigan, 2nd @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
3rd @debdanthewriter.bsky.social
Highly commended @dawnsteffler.bsky.social All stories published bathflashfictionaward.com

31.10.2025 18:48 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Highly Commended October 2025 Award: Dawn Tasaka Steffler The Menopausal Woman and the Tsunami by Dawn Tasaka Steffler The Menopausal Woman is finally visiting her sister in Hawaii when an 8.7 earthquake rattles Russia, and now a goddamned tsunami is head…

www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/high...
Congratulations @dawnsteffler.bsky.social!

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