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Lauren Kardos

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dc via apollo, pa | she/her | words @ Best Microfiction, Bending Genres, Lost Balloon, Milk Candy Review, Flash Fiction Online, Cold Signal, hex literary & more | http://www.laurenkardos.co/

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couldn’t agree more, Mario!

08.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Candy approves of the the bookfair haul

08.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

took zero pictures at my first #awp but am home with cheeks achy from smiling, feet sore from long walks in the bookfair catching up with friends and supporting their pubs, and heart full from so many hugs and gorgeous readings. will certainly be back!

08.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It is an existential imperative that we begin a serious global dialogue about how β€˜experts’ as the media uses the term, consistently lag behind us laymen when it comes to Knowing Some Bullshit When We See It.

07.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 906 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3
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Good Afternoon! Fiction and poetry submissions will reopen next week following our special issue, starting Sunday. Check out our website, linked in bio, for further details.

28.01.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

me at AWP offsites and readings: perhaps I am :) a writer :) wow :) amazing community :) I am inspired :)

me the moment I step outside the building: what the fuck dude

07.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

17.12.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 4085 πŸ” 1906 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 93
A list of dates and events at the AWP conference against a backdrop of an aurora. Dates and text reposting in thread.

A list of dates and events at the AWP conference against a backdrop of an aurora. Dates and text reposting in thread.

hope to see yinz in Baltimore! here’s where I’m planning to be, would love to say hello, grab a coffee/drink, or a snack

04.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yes! rookie mistake perhaps

04.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i have mine tomorrow 😬

04.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Evening House Books Buffalo's downtown bookstore, a parlor-style cove for deep cut indie literature and bold, diverse, voices.

Friendly reminder I got laid off recently & want the bookstore to be my main job alongside Amanda. Spent the last week brainstorming how to make it happen.

Some cool things you could do to help:
-Buy books at @eveninghouse.bsky.social, in-person or online
-buy Boxcutters or Feast
-hype either

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24.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
A list of dates and events at the AWP conference against a backdrop of an aurora. Dates and text reposting in thread.

A list of dates and events at the AWP conference against a backdrop of an aurora. Dates and text reposting in thread.

hope to see yinz in Baltimore! here’s where I’m planning to be, would love to say hello, grab a coffee/drink, or a snack

04.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s awesome!! Congrats!

02.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

another stunner from @iamchrisscott.bsky.social ✨

β€œWe shielded our eyes and looked into the cloudless blue sky above us trying to figure out where it came from, how it got here, who sent it back and why.”

01.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you, Chris πŸ’•

01.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you Bronwen πŸ’•

01.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you so much for reading and sharing πŸ’•

01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 38948 πŸ” 16529 πŸ’¬ 1827 πŸ“Œ 1084

thank you Lisa πŸ’•

27.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

new flash out in the world today with the lovely @crowkeys.bsky.social. love the home it’s found and thankful for the @smokelong.bsky.social fitness prompt that inspired it last year 🌘🐈

25.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

new flash out in the world today with the lovely @crowkeys.bsky.social. love the home it’s found and thankful for the @smokelong.bsky.social fitness prompt that inspired it last year 🌘🐈

25.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
A muted greyscale banner for flash fiction, Cats Can't Live on the Moon by Lauren Kardos published on crowcrosskeys.com, featuring a cat against a starry sky alongside a crescent moon.

A muted greyscale banner for flash fiction, Cats Can't Live on the Moon by Lauren Kardos published on crowcrosskeys.com, featuring a cat against a starry sky alongside a crescent moon.

The cats that live in the tower can move through the walls. A cat steps through the kitchen wall and steps out in the attic. We're too afraid to ask how they do it. Instead, we read flash fiction:

"Cats Can't Live on the Moon" by @lkardos.bsky.social

crowcrosskeys.com/2026/02/25/c...

25.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

"there just has to be
a part of the day
that I’m not trying
to solve problems"

24.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to imagine anything less punk than resource-wasting corporate products owned by right-wing billionaires in league with plutocratic governments and trained on stolen artist's work used to aid state surveillance, mass immiseration, and inequality.

24.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

this poem is so good

21.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

adding to my tbr!

16.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

really hope this is fully a joke post, because otherwise this is a sad way to waste water and harm my own Appalachian community and many others plagued by the environmental harm data centers cause

15.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

love this so much!! huge congrats and bookmarking for when apps reopen

13.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

so excited to be reading at @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social next week!

12.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so glad you’re back! and what a story, from the first line to the last

11.02.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0