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Delighted to find my story, "The Mumbling Parrot and the Queen" in the new mega anthology, "Loss," from Pure Slush. Big thanks to Editor/Publisher Matt Potter. And big thanks to Len K***z, in whose workshop I wrote the story. And big thanks to Len, Robert Vaughan, and all at Bending Genres who made it possible for me to participate in the workshop.

Blink-Ink Issue #56

“Addicted to Love”

Not platonic, familial, or devotional, this is the rascal love where your heart sweats and you lose your mind. The world well lost for lust. Dreaming days followed by sleepless nights.
A special someone, or just playing with the idea, the feeling. Please send us your best stories of approximately 50 words, about being addicted to love....
Submissions are open March 1st, 2024 throughApril 15th, 2024.
No attachments, poetry, bios, or AI generated content please.
Send submissions in the body of an email to [email protected]
Prompt respond to all submissions and inquiries.

See little Jiji? She is waiting, but the wait will soon be over. Tomorrow submissions will reopen for our spring issue, and this weekend we are mailing out our band new issue "Money". We are really talking about wealth but "Money" will have to do. The issue came out well with so many talented people involved. Stay tuned, things are happening very soon.

Grand Opening!!!
Blink-Ink's Performance Space Page [on the website www.blink-ink.org] is NOW OPEN. Come explore microfiction in multi-media with us. All thanks to our inmarcesible new Performance Space Editor, Liam Pezzano.

Blink-Ink is delighted to announce that "1987," a powerful story by Blink contributor and nominee Carolyn R. Russell, has been chosen for 2024's Best Microfictions collection. Big congratulations to Carolyn and all awardees and big thanks to Judge Grant Faulkner and all y'all Best Microfictioneers!And wouldn't this be a great time to subscribe or renew (so you don't miss anything)?

Shout out to everyone at The MacGuffin. They published my story "The Mark" in the new issue, and were kind enough to also include it in their "Best of" mini macGuffin (the little red guys) too.
- Big Thanks - Doug Mathewson

Nobody’s here yet, but we are. Slinging books, fliers, and Mini-MacGuffins over at table 1143. Come and get it!

Big thanks to everyone at The MacGuffin. They published my story "The Mark", and put me in their "Best of" mini MacGuffin (the little red guys) too!
-Doug Mathewson-

Nobody’s here yet, but we are. Slinging books, fliers, and Mini-MacGuffins over at table 1143. Come and get it!

La Street Art in Toscana: la rinascita dei centri urbani tra bellezza e ribellione - intoscana Viaggio nei colori, nell'immaginazione e nella creatività dei giovani writer che muro dopo muro stanno ridisegnano le città della Toscana

Blink-Ink submissions are now closed. we will be wrapping up issue #55 "Money", and will reopen subs March 1st, 2024. More news to follow, but for now take a little time out -

I’m late to the new year, and waking up! See you at 10am-12 midday to here babbling from me and storytelling from noodleBubble on Leicester Community Radio

Time travelers Juney-June and Emma-Jane stopped by recently. They wanted to point out that Blink-Ink has extended submissions through Jan. 30th, 2024. The theme is "Money". No fees, more or less fast response. No poetry, no bios, no attachments, approximately 50 words, and no AI. More info on site www.blink-ink.org )

"Deer Eating Snow" by Ben Quintana (Ha A Tee). Quintana was a Cochiti Pueblo artist. At only the age of 21, he lost his life during World War II, for which he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star. This undated work is part of the Elizabeth Willis DeHuff Collection of American Indian Art.

Call number: WA MSS S-150

For more from our digitized collections, see: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2039410

Jodie's Bunny - witcraft.org by Doug Mathewson Jodie always had a tall story or a trick, or maybe just a joke to tell. He started doing this thing where he would turn his two front pants pockets inside out and yell “kiss the bunny”. The pockets being ears, his ’bunny’ thrust forward. We all laughed, the way he said it, ...

Going back... don't know what became of Jodie, but the diner is still standing.

Jodie's Bunny - witcraft.org by Doug Mathewson Jodie always had a tall story or a trick, or maybe just a joke to tell. He started doing this thing where he would turn his two front pants pockets inside out and yell “kiss the bunny”. The pockets being ears, his ’bunny’ thrust forward. We all laughed, the way he said it, ...

Where to Submit Roundup: December 8, 2023 Stop by the NewPages Blog for our where to submit roundup for the week of December 8, 2023, featuring 40 calls and contests.

Dear Blink-Ink friends, Several people have noticed that their copy of issue #54 "Family" is missing a page or two. Please check your copy. If the table of contents (page 1) is missing then so is 2, 23 & 24. Please contact us for a replacemen copy (those extra pages are too good to miss. Sorry about all this, the printer misfired a bit.

One more for the "Family"issue. Back cover photo from W***y Conley!

Joni Mitchell & David Hockney

Such great art by Sarah Hussin, and a quick look inside.

Here we go....
Blink-Ink Issue #54 "Family" mailed out on the 1st. Theybeauties should be arriving all week long (depending). More pix to follow

Blink-Ink - New Call. No fees, and quick turn around, but read the guidelines please -

Issue #55

“Money”

Money. Is it the root of all evil or a reward for solving problems? If you build a better mousetrap will money beat a path to your door? Joan Rivers said, “ Money isn’t the key to happiness but I always figured that with enough money, you could have a key made.” Send us your best unpublished stories of approximately 50 words, about Money.
Submissions are open December 1st, 2023 now extended through January 30th, 2024.
No attachments, poetry, bios, or AI generated content please.
Send submissions in the body of an email to
No Fees and Fast Turn-Around
[email protected]