Flash, CNF, short stories and unpublished novels. Reader/Editor Roi Fainéant Press. 4x BOTN nom, 1x Pushcart nom. Chapbook "A Body in Motion" (JAKE). Novelette "Roadkill" (ELJ Editions). ""All and Then None of You" (Cowboy Jamboree).https://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mm5vzxlask2oGreat new story from @alexmiller77.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5vzxlask2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mm5lbmy2vs2oLast two weeks: 1. Didn't make a final interview for a job 2. Colossal fight with spouse 3. Emission issue light on car that requires a repair 4. Hit and run in the other car that requires insurance claim and police report 5. The baby birds that hatched in my yard "disappeared" I need a break.18 May 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5lbmy2vs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mm36aga5mc2yCherry season has arrived. Resharing a story from @claudineliterary.bsky.social about Chill Hours. https://www.claudineliterary.com/melissafloresanderson17 May 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm36aga5mc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlwcdri7dk2rSent a couple acceptances to @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. Scheduled a month out now, with posts planned for every Wednesday. Share your heartaches, new or old! Submissions open. Thanks to EIC of @micromancemagazine.bsky.social G. Lynn Brown for this one. https://brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbreaks/15 May 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwcdri7dk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlvjwdlcg22vCaught baby bird two in the act of hatching this morning.15 May 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjwdlcg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlub2fqidk2sBaby bird has hatched.15 May 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlub2fqidk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlt4ojr4fk2tMy latest flash is up at @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social in their special issue. Theme was a bad day that gets better. Warning this has a bit of gore in the bad part! Read Care Instructions: https://gooseberry-pie.com/care-instructions/14 May 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt4ojr4fk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlt4kha4dk2tCongrats to all the competition winners. Proud to have made the longlist and to be published in the special issue. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt4kha4dk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlr7rnryfc2rBeen feeling down this last week so it's nice to focus some attention on someone else's heartache. Lastest post is up over at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social from EIC of @micromancemagazine.bsky.social G. Lynn Brown. Check it out now: https://brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbreaks/13 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr7rnryfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlqsv372c22rI am reading in a lineup with some great writers tonight: Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Melissa Flores Anderson, Aaron Rabinowitz, Lita Kurth, Katherine Sapadin, Mike Karpa, Keith Gaboury, Swetha Amit, Leah Mueller, & Steve Gowin Online via Zoom or in person (see below). https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/cYnVTVrOTq6cXYpJ83mu5A13 May 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqsv372c22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlpbnivzy22uNew bird feeder that attaches to the window near our loveseat is getting a lot of action. One bigger bird was stump and pecking at the top 😅13 May 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpbnivzy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlofz5lzv22qSlightly increase a bad: Four Dog Night Sprint DMC [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofz5lzv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlmxa4q6xs2xLove @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, love music. Read ! @vanwinkle.bsky.social's new series CJ Spins. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmxa4q6xs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlmrlthy7s2xSlightly increase a band U3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmrlthy7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlmnfnbx722xOne of those days were the smallest thing makes me crumble.12 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmnfnbx722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mljyjrydys2jWritten 5 of 5 prompts so far. 21 to go? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljyjrydys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlizjhxjwk2oFlowers from my boys and a coaster that features all my favorite things (according to the 8 yr old)...tetris, minecraft, the sun and my cat who died 14 years ago?10 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlizjhxjwk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlixeyimfs2oSome mom is missing flowers this morning because some delivery person left flowers outside the gate.10 May 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlixeyimfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlhjpjm2kk2tMy book found its way into my local library finally! Excited to see it on the shelf of new books.10 May 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhjpjm2kk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlh43v4wmc2dFirst hanging at the pool day of the summer. Repping @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social09 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh43v4wmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlgopdg6rc25Stop by Flash Fiction Forum May 13 to hear me read a short piece. Or if you are far away, you can RSVP to join us via Zoom! 7-8:30 p.m. PST: WORKS Gallery, 38 S. Second St., San Jose. Register for both in-person and Zoom at the link below. The reading is FREE. https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/cYnVTVrOTq6cXYpJ83mu5A09 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgopdg6rc25https://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlew5gzsv22qI wanted to go to LA to see cool indie writers today, but 1.) I thought I was going to need to prep as a finalist in a job search I got eliminated from yesterday 2.) I caught a cold 3.) I spent 24 hours writing and rewriting comms about the canvas outage.08 May 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlew5gzsv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlejyn5zas25Hey how is the @fiveminutelit.bsky.social marathon going for you? I've written 3 for 3 so far...and they all are turning into little pieces about my kiddo! If anyone else needs some inspiration or wants to partcipate: www.fiveminutelit.com/marathon https://www.fiveminutelit.com/marathon08 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlejyn5zas25https://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mleinbvrik2eIn progress, sunflowers growing, artichoke flowering and a bird nesting. Nature's updates take time.08 May 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleinbvrik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlco6aikik2aHey, I see my short story collection there! And some other great books. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlco6aikik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3mlcexkhlvs2aToday I had a bad day, but here are aome things that are okay.07 May 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcexkhlvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3ml7hbeqnkc2vRed and green in the garden. (Also slugs love strawberries...)06 May 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7hbeqnkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3ml6ytxpj2s2vYour Wednesday heartbreak is live over at @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. Thanks to @thorntonforreal.bsky.social for sending in a first heart ache that is very Gen-X: https://brokenheartsliterary.com/2026-heartbreaks/06 May 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ytxpj2s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3ml6xd2efzk2vWrote my first micro and submitted. Super challenging to write CNF, in exactly 100 words about a 5 minute moment in life. By the end of this I will have so many vignettes about my mundane life 😆. Who else is writing with me? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6xd2efzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissacuisine.bsky.social/post/3ml5nzxe7lc2vSent out a couple of acceptances, and we'll have our weekly post up tomorrow so watch @brokenheartslit.bsky.social. Submissions are open now because heartbreak is always lurking around somewhere: brokenheartsliterary.com/submissions/ https://brokenheartsliterary.com/submissions/06 May 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:nlxuk4p4tabblxn5bgp757ue/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5nzxe7lc2v