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Patience Mackarness

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Writer, grandmother, tree-hugger. Born in Hampshire, now in rural Brittany, with pitstops in Leeds, Portugal, Wales, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Liverpool. I write flash fiction and other things.

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Thank you for these kind words, Matt!

07.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, James!

06.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue 40 | New Flash Fiction Review Featuring new work by Nadia Born, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal, Rachel Hollis, Tess Kelly, Rosaleen Lynch, Patience Mackarness, Mandira Pattnaik, Tarmo Rajasaari, and Rob Walton.

It's here πŸŽ‰ Welcome to Issue 40, with brilliant stories from:

@nadiaborn.com, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal,
@rachelmhollis.bsky.social Tess Kelly, @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social
@patiencemackarness.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social Tarmo Rajasaari & Rob Walton

newflashfiction.com/issue-40/

05.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Thanks so much, Bronwen!

05.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Denise!

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'Train Man' is in New Flash Fiction Review!

My first time in this great publicationπŸ₯³ πŸ₯³ Super proud to join the fabulous lineup in Issue 40.

newflashfiction.com/issue-40

Image: Unsplash

04.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bonjour.

The shortest month of the year deserves the smallest and mightiest issue of the year. Tell your local short king.

www.roifaineantpress.com/blog

#writingcommunity

22.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats all! X

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❀️❀️❀️

07.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning piece by Claudia MonpereπŸ₯°

05.02.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Change - Thin Skin Her breasts are the first to disappear. Such a strange sensation, the wind cutting through her where the flesh had curved out over her meaty ribs, where blood had flowed through deep blue veins, and n...

'she realises that the firm peach of her ass is gone, vanished, kaput – like a page ripped out of a magazine. She still has something to sit on, but whatever it is, Gary isn’t looking at it'.

Love this by @fionamckay.bsky.social
thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...

03.02.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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by Michael Anthony
β€œThe realities of life often remain in our eyes forever.”
Michael Anthony is an American artist and writer. He has published fiction, poetry, illustrations, and photographs in literary journals and commercial magazines. His work may be viewed at: MichaelAnthony.MyPortfolio.com

Dora by Michael Anthony β€œThe realities of life often remain in our eyes forever.” Michael Anthony is an American artist and writer. He has published fiction, poetry, illustrations, and photographs in literary journals and commercial magazines. His work may be viewed at: MichaelAnthony.MyPortfolio.com

The Multiple Whammies of December 2019
by Patience Mackarness
β€˜Whipping branches in the dark beyond the window-glass, morse-flashes of streetlamp between flying raindrops. I’m there too, reflected.’
Patience Mackarness lives and writes in Brittany, France. Her work has appeared in Moon City Review, Mslexia, Northern Gravy, The Coachella Review, Flash Flood, and many other print and online publications. Her first novella has been shortlisted in the Bath Novella-in-Flash competition.
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The Multiple Whammies of December 2019 by Patience Mackarness β€˜Whipping branches in the dark beyond the window-glass, morse-flashes of streetlamp between flying raindrops. I’m there too, reflected.’ Patience Mackarness lives and writes in Brittany, France. Her work has appeared in Moon City Review, Mslexia, Northern Gravy, The Coachella Review, Flash Flood, and many other print and online publications. Her first novella has been shortlisted in the Bath Novella-in-Flash competition. Facebook @patience.jones1 Instagram @patience_mackarness Bluesky @patiencemackarness.bsky.social

On Raw Lit - Issue 8

rawlit.weebly.com/8_8.html

Dora
by Michael Anthony @mj-anthony.bsky.social
&
The Multiple Whammies of December 2019
by Patience Mackarness @patiencemackarness.bsky.social

25.01.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Wow! Devastating.

24.01.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What an honour to be on this longlist!❀️πŸ”₯

24.01.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣❀️

23.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading, Bronwen. That was a traumatic night!

23.01.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Kathy. That memoir class of yours really stirred things up!❀️

23.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ISSUE8 ​I’m happy to officially welcome Marie-Louise McGuinness as a Prose/Poetry Editor. We have worked together on many projects– you might remember her fabulous work as our Issue 5 Guest...

Check out this beautiful issue of Raw Lit!

My CNF contribution, 'The Multiple Whammies of December 2019', is very raw indeed. Thanks @kathyfish.bsky.social for the inspiration.

rawlit.weebly.com/issue8.html

23.01.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh wow! Brilliant piece.

19.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @delgeo14.bsky.social and Raw Lit! The cover looks great πŸ₯°

16.01.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this!

08.01.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree, wonderful piece that made me cry. Thanks @lorifontanes.bsky.social !

04.01.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

'this sky, white with winter silence, orange-clawed by the tiger ghost of summer'. Fabulous words from @philippabowe.bsky.social at @necessaryfiction.com

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I'm reading this Thursday, with @bsherm36.bsky.social @alisonwassell.bsky.social @jankaneen1.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social and more - hope you can join us. Thanks @dublinwriter.bsky.social!

16.12.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely gorgeous piece by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social

17.11.2025 06:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Issue 5 of Thin Skin - showcasing work by older writers - out now!

08.11.2025 06:08 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful, congratulations!

26.10.2025 05:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Love it, so haunting!

19.10.2025 04:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"There’s a new energy rising and we’re ready to bring the whole miserable lot down – our shitty prefab concrete blocks and blocked toilets, our Trabis smoking oily exhaust like they’re on fire." Fabulous atmosphere in this one from @nomad-sw18.bsky.social

11.10.2025 04:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful

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