Writer, loves flash fiction, formerly EIC of Jellyfish Review. Stories in Split Lip, SmokeLong, Wigleaf, Booth, The Times, Tin House online...etchttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kuzklhun4e2bWhy do always we call him Pooh and never Winnie?16 Jun 2024 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kuzklhun4e2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kqhas4guwk27Introduce yourself with: One book: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe One film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid One album: the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill One TV show: My Mister [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2024 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqhas4guwk27https://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kpu4lo37y22jI'm watching the new series Ripley and simultaneously reading the book for the first time, and it's interesting to see how the show diverges from the book but also reading the book explains things about the show I noticed but didn't fully understand11 Apr 2024 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpu4lo37y22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kpt37cjcjm2qBrilliant! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2024 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpt37cjcjm2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kpr7sipkim2qThings We Lost in Mrs Doubtfire [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2024 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpr7sipkim2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kpr7pwvwrk2xI heard a story about the solar eclipse, but it gets real dark10 Apr 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpr7pwvwrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kp63zfhim42wA fun read :)02 Apr 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kp63zfhim42whttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3knvf447zqu2rKill your darlings, then Frankenstein your darlings17 Mar 2024 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3knvf447zqu2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3knv2bx6ick2hMrrdrr she purred [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2024 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3knv2bx6ick2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kmslqvv6j52tThank heavens for Tessa Hadley03 Mar 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmslqvv6j52thttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3klwksia5ck2mBrilliant! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2024 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3klwksia5ck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3klqhavwm4s2fit's my birthday - please send some smiles (:19 Feb 2024 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3klqhavwm4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3klf4saa3rh2cOx-drawn cats14 Feb 2024 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3klf4saa3rh2chttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3klefzg6u6t2uWell done all! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2024 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3klefzg6u6t2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kkv26i6fmd2qI'm not the main character. I'm somebody who gets beheaded early on and one eye keeps twitching, there in the basket full of other bloody heads, and later a headless ghost picks me up briefly before discarding me in favour of a root vegetable with ghoulish features carved out [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2024 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkv26i6fmd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kkikarxnrc23What are your favourite flash fiction venues still active?03 Feb 2024 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkikarxnrc23https://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kjnzuimim52lLiving in a whale wouldn't be so bad23 Jan 2024 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjnzuimim52lhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kjiwo7p2of2sHow long would a Martian have to live on Earth before we could call her an Earthling?21 Jan 2024 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjiwo7p2of2shttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kjfakdozdp2yThis is very enjoyable to read, by Razi Shadmehry @splitlipthemag.bsky.social https://splitlipthemag.com/flash/0124/razi-shadmehry20 Jan 2024 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjfakdozdp2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kixb2sygne2xI introduced my gf to Only Murders in the Building and she watched all of S1 last night. Now she's watching S2. It's so nice to recommend something to someone and they love it 😊14 Jan 2024 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kixb2sygne2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kiu5pk7gsf2hHad minor surgery on an eyelid today- fulfilling my dream of finally looking like a pirate - Arrrrr!13 Jan 2024 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kiu5pk7gsf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kis2nsoxdg2lMore great news! The Boiler have nominated Tigger for a Pushcart - woohoo! I think this is my first Pushcart nomination, so it's a great way to start 202412 Jan 2024 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kis2nsoxdg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/christopherjames8d.bsky.social/post/3kirhi5shjt2aSome of the best flash fiction we ever published at jellyfish review came from Monet's Sex Writing challenge [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2024 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:5e5t5tucben2eook7dxs747w/app.bsky.feed.post/3kirhi5shjt2a