Let me tell you a story
lyw, Ginny Pritchard Brown, Steve Wong, Zary Fekete, Matt Bianca, Pravy Jha, Chris Cottom, Ojo Imole Deborah, Nivara Lune, Hope Kingdon, Geena Russo, Ally Okun, Bee, Kelly MurashigeEvery post will begin with 'let me tell you a story' and will tell a fiction about an event, object or memory in a writer's week in 1,000 words or fewer. The effect of this theme is something fresh, never over-thought and on the pulse of today.
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Let me tell you a story of us as a broken record
For so long, everything connected to you was off-limits. I deleted our texts. Archived our emails. Our photos were tucked deep in a nest of folders on my desktop, one of which was named DO NOT OPEN. Dramatic, I know, but … well, we w...
Let me tell you a story about paint the color of blood
My husband wants to paint the powder room red. “It will feel gothic and vampiric,” he says. I have to tell him that a gothic, vampiric powder room does not belong in our renovated Craftsman-style home, and besides, it would clash wit...
Let me tell you a story about my “Uncle Finn”
“You know leprechauns are real, right?”
The words just flew out of my mouth. Beer does that to me — loosens me up. I’d just come into O’Malley’s for one beer, that was it, after a crappy day at work. Totally forgot it was St. Patric...
The Editors Write Back
Once upon a time, in a submission window far, far away ... the editors of Let me tell you a story encountered a pawn’s promotion to assassin, emotions embedded in a kitchen utensil, a chance encounter on a Hanoi street, an imagined conversa...
Let me tell you a story about a station no one ever leaves
At first, I just worked the overnight shift: coffee going cold beside me, watching a platform where trains made no promises.
Some nights, nothing came.
On the night Sandra arrived, I still believed this was just a job.
She sat in...
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I am a technical, business and creative writer. I am passionate about the literary arts and the journey of the writer as a professional and an artist. (*avatar illustration from the Creamee sticker collection designed by Luu Thi Tuyet Minh)
Ultimately, my writing is an act of refusal, a refusal to be erased by systems that reduce human experience to a line item.
Retired Southerner. After a career in marketing and freelance journalism, I'm trying my hand at fiction.
Zary Fekete grew up in Hungary. He has a debut novella out with DarkWinter Lit Press and a short story collection out with Creative Texts. He enjoys books, podcasts, and many many many films. Twitter and Instagram: @ZaryFekete
Dharma teacher, Buddhist counseling, linguist and writer. https://thegentlelaw.wordpress.com https://thegentlelaw.substack.com/s/pali-pathways
Lucknow,Rumi,Gibran,Music
I've packed Christmas hampers in a Harrods basement, sold airtime for Radio Luxembourg, and served a twelve-year stretch as an insurance copywriter. I liked the writing job best.
A lover of God and a writer
Nivara Lune is a storyteller writing horror, romance & supernatural fiction. Explores love, identity & self-discovery, often with a queer or supernatural twist. Published in Midnight & Indigo, Zoetic Press & Webnovel. IG: @nivara.lune
Assistant Editor for Let me tell you a story
Geena is in the Atlanta Writers’ Club mentorship program, working on a queer romance manuscript with mentor Kim Conrey. In 2023, Geena self-published a children’s book (ages 3-6) about a family trip with their dog, Sydney’s Adventure in New Mexico.
Emerging writer exploring the intersection of nonfiction and fiction
they/them, writer, editor, artist
Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Kelly Murashige (she/her) writes contemporary fiction, often with speculative twists rooted in Japanese mythology and culture. She loves books, video games, and strange animals.
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