Ashley Mangtani

@StanchionZine I wrote an essay about the changing literary landscape, the loss of independent magazines, and why spaces like yours matter more than ever. Thank you for everything you’ve contributed to the scene. medium.com/p/why-im-writi… #LiteraryMagazines #WritingCommunity

@tlkncrt I’ve already saved the date 🫶

can't wait to read your submissions on thursday 😍

I’m genuinely shaking. I’ve just had a poem accepted by @strangehorizons I’ve wanted this for so, so long that it still doesn’t feel real. I honestly don’t know what to say. ❤️🥹 #writerscommunity #amwriting

@TaylorNapolsky Reposted 😊

X is not really working for me currently so it’s gonna be tougher to post my poem “The Bar Gets Raised” But if you do see this, that’d be awesome if you could read it and repost it too 🩶🩵 Thank you very much! I appreciate it

@i_mika_el I’m a slipstream writer developing a short story collection called Unhappy Endings, exploring the need for tragic endings in modern fiction, their importance, and their growing rarity.

@Bookish_Ash Sure. What should a new visitor understand about your books in the first 5 seconds?

Is anyone willing to give me feedback on my new author website? ashleymangtani.com #WritingCommunity #amwriting

@Anthonybookedit Nice one 🫶

I want more writers on my timeline. If you write, edit, or just love books, then we should definitely be friends. Let’s connect

@lmbayley @_voidspace_zine You are an angel thank you 🫶

@Bookish_Ash @_voidspace_zine is all about interactivity!!

What lit mags accept interactive stories. I’ve built a really cool playable short story in HTML. Any takers? Just click and it opens on any browser. #WritingCommunity

@JohannahWrites Thanks Johannah! Will definitely check it out. It’s always lovely when the community comes together 🫶

@Bookish_Ash If you consider it interactive fiction, this might also be a good resource—> ifdb.org

@poemPilled And here’s me singing kumbaya

@Bookish_Ash Well I don't agree with that but we should all be somewhat friendly

I don't have any online lit meta commentary besides let's all write better and some of you guys are really cool thanks for being my friend

@offbeatlit That’s a great question. Luckily I’m a technical writer and I have the answer. Our friends @itchio can host and run the story natively and you can embed it directly into your webpage. Simples 😊

@Bookish_Ash I guess it depends on how that version is accessed. Is it hosted on a web page? I doubt that we'd be able to paste the code in on WordPress (which is very temperamental with HTML).

Dottie and I have pretty much cleared the submission queue, so check out our guidelines and send us something funky. Happy Summer, everybody! thedisappointedhousewife.com/submission-gui… #writingcommunity

@brecht_dp Thanks Brecht that means a great deal coming from a pillar of the community such as yourself. Remember us small folk when you hit the NYT bestsellers list! Can I shoot you an email with the essay?

@Bookish_Ash That's incredible. You are very productive! I finished writing one short story and three essays, and now I'm working on my first novel. Happy to read something of that would be of help.

I'm bored. So I counted the number of submissions I have out. 33. How about you?

@brecht_dp How many short stories have you written this past year? I’m building a collection called Unhappy Endings and I’ve written a preface/essay that I’ve sent out to all the big zines as proof of concept. I’d love to have your eyes on it 🥹

@Bookish_Ash Still!!

@BurialMagazine @StanchionZine I’m biting my nails. Should I send it through?

@StanchionZine @Bookish_Ash we are closed for submissions until the fall(ish) / not really looking for interactive subs (but could convinced…)

@StanchionZine @BurialMagazine Thanks Jeff. I think that sounds like an invitation 🤞

@Bookish_Ash @BurialMagazine ?

@havehadhavehad I heard you just had an open submission call and I’ve missed it now three times in a row 🙈

kinda perfect coming of age short today from Steven Stampone "First day of school, eighth grade. I roll in with fresh kicks and a forbidden line shaved in my hair, total badass. Kids are cheering, teachers glaring, even Jenny Martin says “’Sup,”" havehashad.com/hadposts/all-s…

@brecht_dp To be fair it’s across 30 or so pieces. Some written as far back as three years ago that I’ve just managed to get out.

@Bookish_Ash Omg 😳