Writer of short things. English professer. Plant-eater. Crafter. Faithful servant to feline overlords. She/her. www.digillette.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mq4whzlkn22lDoing a happy dance! I made the longlist! https://www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press/news?fbclid=IwY2xjawS7BfZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5Q2FWjRsYrpxsu_rdmB9O-tE2PgMHlg_OMgHua_KGgOPboa1l9NNSlvqxC9Q_aem_R9bs7SNA0cawUFnx0jViJg08 Jul 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4whzlkn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mlsusz73v22rI am honored that my story was longlisted for the annual @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social competition! https://gooseberry-pie.com/a-day-to-remember/14 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsusz73v22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mlsuq2vxzs2rSo thrilled to be included in this issue along with some really stellar writing! Congrats to all the winners! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsuq2vxzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mlnv6ttci22oYesterday, I got a personal rejection from one of my dream journals, and the temptation to print it out and frame it is pretty strong.12 May 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnv6ttci22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3ml6t5qk6sk2vThanks to @youbigtalker.bsky.social for the shout-out on her Substack. https://elenidvlachos.substack.com/p/grabbing-and-keeping-reader-attention I'm honored to have my story appear in the same issue as her powerful CNF "Starving Art."06 May 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6t5qk6sk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mknd5mlikc2tI recently announced I was ready to try writing a novel again. I said this out loud to other people. Naturally, I haven't been able to stop writing new short stories since then. So, new writing hack?29 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknd5mlikc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkkoubfxak23Congrats to everyone who made the shortlist! I'm looking forward to seeing the special issue on May 14! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkoubfxak23https://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkggc53pb22sDo you know the old magpie nursery rhyme? One is for sorrow, two is for joy. . . Follow along with my protagonist as she counts magpies in a desperate search! (Image credit: "Utah Magpie" by chumlee10 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.) https://www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-fiction-gillette26 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkggc53pb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkdiqf2zlc2hI've been going to a lot of in-person crafty/stitchy events in the last year and a half and one thing I have discovered is that if you love doing one creative thing, you probably love doing lots of creative things. I'm excited about this melding of two of my great loves! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdiqf2zlc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkdi7x47nc2hSo happy this story found its home! https://www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-fiction-gillette25 Apr 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdi7x47nc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkb5zs3mkc2rI'm so excited to have a story on this list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb5zs3mkc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mkb5yeidbs2rI'm so thrilled to have a story included in the latest issue of Spotlong Review! https://www.thespotlongreview.org/issue-xiii-fiction-gillette24 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb5yeidbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mhvc5yu57c2yI am delighted to be featured on @megpokrass.bsky.social Substack earlier this week talking about the rejections! https://megpokrass.substack.com/p/believing-in-a-story-no-matter-what25 Mar 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvc5yu57c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3mh722rnlb22vThank you, Fictive Dream, for giving my micro the perfect home! Thrilled to see my work on your page! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh722rnlb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lvg7anb4sk27So thrilled to have this flash up at BULL LIT today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvg7anb4sk27https://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3ltf34io3oc2tSo excited to have a story on this list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltf34io3oc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lrlzyqe5ac2zSo happy to have my tenderhearted optimistic paddling their way through the flood! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlzyqe5ac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lrlzfc4wzs2fMy @natflashfictionday.bsky.social story has been posted! https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/tenderhearted-optimists-at-end-of-world.html?m=114 Jun 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlzfc4wzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lnqgl3wcvs2qAnd procrastination paid off! I will have a story as part of the Flash Flood this year! Woo hoo! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnqgl3wcvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lnq6zy5mpk2mFellow procrastinators: today's the last day to get your flashes in to be part of the flood! I, of course, waited until today to submit mine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnq6zy5mpk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lni63msdmk27As a writer, I feel like I did something right when an acceptance comes in that starts with some profanity. Yes, that was exactly the reaction I wanted to my story.23 Apr 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lni63msdmk27https://bsky.app/profile/ddgwriter.bsky.social/post/3lnatkoruy22oI once wrote an Easter story, and it got published the same day I was in the hospital having surgery for the second time in five days while we were all in quarantine. I'll always have a soft spot for this story. https://necessaryfiction.com/stories/dianedgillettelambcakesalvation/?20 Apr 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ierkcim3ehed4k64evo6ftx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnatkoruy22o