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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Jul 18

Friday Flash // from The Knock “It was just after half past seven when they knocked. Not a battering. Just a knock — measured, certain.” She stood at the top of the stairs. Eight officers entered. Everything changed. Read: bit.ly/40tdp8Z #LitroStories #FlashFiction

LitroMagazine's tweet card. By Anonymous It was just after half past seven when they knocked. Not a battering. Not the exaggerated hammering of drama. Just a knock — measured, certain — a sound that seemed to pause the morning....

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Jul 4

For 20 years I’ve asked others to open up, to tell their stories. Now it’s my turn. This is the first extract from my memoir — a story about Ghana, South London, hustle, fatherhood, and finding a voice. Read: bit.ly/4kk3QjP #memoir #Litro #EricAkoto

LitroMagazine's tweet image. For 20 years I’ve asked others to open up, to tell their stories.

Now it’s my turn.

This is the first extract from my memoir — a story about Ghana, South London, hustle, fatherhood, and finding a voice.

Read: bit.ly/4kk3QjP
#memoir #Litro #EricAkoto

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Jun 8

Rear Window meets emotional freefall in this subtle, voyeuristic portrait of love, timing, and what we see — or think we see — from across the street. This week's #Storysunday is A Different Corner bit.ly/43AqjEa by Craig Strydom

LitroMagazine's tweet image. Rear Window meets emotional freefall in this subtle, voyeuristic portrait of love, timing, and what we see — or think we see — from across the street. This week's #Storysunday is A Different Corner bit.ly/43AqjEa by Craig Strydom

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 30

This week’s second #FlashFriday selection: In “This Ant Cannot Be Rescued” by Linda Temienor-Vincent, a moment in a bathroom becomes an existential study of strength, envy, and grace. Read it here: bit.ly/4kkTXmI #LitroFlash #WomenWriters #FictionFriday #FlashFriday

LitroMagazine's tweet image. This week’s second #FlashFriday selection:
In “This Ant Cannot Be Rescued” by Linda Temienor-Vincent, a moment in a bathroom becomes an existential study of strength, envy, and grace.
Read it here: bit.ly/4kkTXmI
#LitroFlash #WomenWriters #FictionFriday #FlashFriday

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 30

A letter. A joke. A stand-up set. A stalking that never ends. Darkly hilarious and quietly horrifying, this week’s Litro Flash is “HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA.” bit.ly/44VKBJh By Gabrielle Fullam #FlashFriday #LitroFlash #TrueCrimeSatire #DarkHumor

LitroMagazine's tweet image. A letter. A joke. A stand-up set. A stalking that never ends.
Darkly hilarious and quietly horrifying, this week’s Litro Flash is “HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA.”
bit.ly/44VKBJh By Gabrielle Fullam
#FlashFriday #LitroFlash #TrueCrimeSatire #DarkHumor

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 25

Dinosaurs. Poets. A care home field trip to hell. ‘Triassic Abbey’ by A.T Leavis is what happens when satire out-evolves extinction. bit.ly/4kc3fBx #LitroStories #Satire #StorySunday

LitroMagazine's tweet image. Dinosaurs. Poets. A care home field trip to hell. ‘Triassic Abbey’ by A.T Leavis is what happens when satire out-evolves extinction. bit.ly/4kc3fBx #LitroStories #Satire #StorySunday

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 25

She forgot something—was it a grocery item or her old life? bit.ly/4kclruM Mothergate by Valeria Raimondi #LitroStories #Fiction #Italy #StorySunday

LitroMagazine's tweet image. She forgot something—was it a grocery item or her old life? bit.ly/4kclruM
Mothergate by Valeria Raimondi
#LitroStories #Fiction #Italy #StorySunday

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 25

A mountain sunrise, a local cigarette, and a romantic's battle with addiction in India. Read ‘Beedi Boy’—a lyrical travel confession. bit.ly/44PMdUV #EssaySaturday #LitroStories #TravelMemoir #AddictionNarratives

LitroMagazine's tweet image. A mountain sunrise, a local cigarette, and a romantic's battle with addiction in India. Read ‘Beedi Boy’—a lyrical travel confession. bit.ly/44PMdUV
#EssaySaturday #LitroStories #TravelMemoir #AddictionNarratives

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · May 1

“You… you bastards!” he roared. She couldn’t believe her eyes. The homeless man had returned—towering in the doorway. From The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon. Read on @LitroMagazine: bit.ly/4ju7BDz #TranslatedFiction #KoreanLit

LitroMagazine's tweet card. Just then, the chime sounded as the door was flung open.‘You... you bastards!’ a voice thundered.The teens’ heads spun around, and there was Dokgo’s towering frame filling the doorway.She couldn’t...

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Apr 4

A hypnic jerk. A chant. A breakdown. This week’s #FlashFriday @LitroMagazine is Bumba Meu Boi—a surreal spiral into sound, rhythm, & release. By Martha Witt. Read: bit.ly/42bkWcp Photo by Susan Wilkinson — connect: bit.ly/3XGeQPZ #LitroStories #IndieLit

LitroMagazine's tweet image. A hypnic jerk. A chant. A breakdown.

This week’s #FlashFriday @LitroMagazine is Bumba Meu Boi—a surreal spiral into sound, rhythm, &amp; release. By Martha Witt.
Read: bit.ly/42bkWcp
Photo by Susan Wilkinson — connect: bit.ly/3XGeQPZ
#LitroStories #IndieLit

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Mar 26

We’re soft-launching The Sphere Initiative — a new platform to protect and license creative work in real-time. Built for writers, agents & publishers navigating the future of IP. Explore the vision: bit.ly/3DQg9VQ #creativetech #creativecoding #Innovation #Technews

LitroMagazine's tweet image. We’re soft-launching The Sphere Initiative — a new platform to protect and license creative work in real-time.
Built for writers, agents &amp; publishers navigating the future of IP.
Explore the vision:
bit.ly/3DQg9VQ
#creativetech #creativecoding #Innovation #Technews

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Feb 4

Esther's Gift by A story of memory, family, and resilience. bit.ly/3WMl2oV #Tuesdaytales By Jessica White via @LitroMagazine

LitroMagazine's tweet image. Esther's Gift by A story of memory, family, and resilience. bit.ly/3WMl2oV #Tuesdaytales
By Jessica White via @LitroMagazine

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Feb 4

Ever felt like you had nothing to wear? This week's #Tuesdaytale uncovers the layers of identity and self-deception behind our wardrobes. I have nothing to Wea by #TinaBencik bit.ly/3PZNCzA | via @LitroMagazine image courtesy @McGillLib

LitroMagazine's tweet card. Ever felt like you had nothing to wear? I Have Nothing to Wear, uncovers the layers of identity and self-deception behind our wardrobes.

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Jan 10

✍️Submissions Are Open! Litro invites you to explore New Frontiers. We're seeking stories & perspectives that challenge boundaries & inspire change. Submission window closes 31 Jan bit.ly/4aeezZJ #Storytelling #amwriting #writersoftwitter #CallForSubmissions #LitMag

LitroMagazine's tweet image. ✍️Submissions Are Open!
Litro invites you to explore New Frontiers. We're seeking stories &amp; perspectives that challenge boundaries &amp; inspire change. Submission window closes 31 Jan
bit.ly/4aeezZJ
#Storytelling #amwriting #writersoftwitter #CallForSubmissions #LitMag

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Dec 13

A slip-road, a choice, a missed opportunity. Hints of Frost, a reflective piece capturing the quiet weight of decisions we make—and the roads we don’t take. The Slip-Road Not Taken #FlashFriday choice at LitroUK bit.ly/3BAJP83 by Bronia Flett via @LitroMagazine

LitroMagazine's tweet image. A slip-road, a choice, a missed opportunity. Hints of Frost, a reflective piece capturing the quiet weight of decisions we make—and the roads we don’t take.
The Slip-Road Not Taken #FlashFriday choice at LitroUK bit.ly/3BAJP83 by Bronia Flett via @LitroMagazine

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Deborah Oluniran@olunirandebra · Nov 14, 2020

Allow me to break your heart with this non fiction I wrote. Let us remember our griefs and talk about them, because they're part of us. Let's not pretend to forget. litro.co.uk/essaysaturday/…

Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Nov 26

What does it mean to reclaim yourself after devastation? Read this week's #Tuesdaytales deeply moving The Unfading Inscriptions bit.ly/49a6rIR by Anagha Unni via @LitroMagazine

LitroMagazine's tweet image. What does it mean to reclaim yourself after devastation? Read this week's #Tuesdaytales deeply moving The Unfading Inscriptions bit.ly/49a6rIR by Anagha Unni via @LitroMagazine

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Litro Magazine@LitroMagazine · Nov 24

#StorySunday Searching for the Real, Realer, Realest, Fake Miami bit.ly/3Z5ApZV by @flavia_monteira A reflective piece that captures the tension of belonging and detachment, an intimate glimpse into life behind the glamorous façade of an iconic destination. #Miami

LitroMagazine's tweet image. #StorySunday Searching for the Real, Realer, Realest, Fake Miami bit.ly/3Z5ApZV by @flavia_monteira A reflective piece that captures the tension of belonging and detachment, an intimate glimpse into life behind the glamorous façade of an iconic destination. #Miami

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