@Dango_Ramen

Anime fan, writer, . Rep'ed by @oczoroadnama & @nmf. Also on bluesky: https://xitter.cf/t.co/QNTuT8v6rf

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I have a flash out in @PalmettoRowlit! Titled "The Society of Useless Husbands" which I hope is self explanatory 😁 thecriterioncc.com/the-socie…

The Society of Useless Husbands — The Criterion

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Palmetto Row issue 2 is out! 🌴 Check out fantastic flash-length work by @anxiousinithaca @ewenglass @Dango_Ramen @jbaumann035 and Kelly Murashige 🕶️☀️
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Jet Fuel Review’s 31st Issue is now available! Please enjoy our Spring 2026 selection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and art at jetfuelreview.com/issue-31-s… Thank you to our cover and banner artist Catherine-Esther Cowie! Huge shoutout to our contributors and editorial team!
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I have a piece “Son Debt” out in @ElectricLit. A product of my endless worries about motherhood. electricliterature.com/my-hu…

My Husband Swears Our Baby Is Out To Murder Us - Electric Literature

He's begun to fantasize that our son will wipe my in-laws off the planet

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I have a new story "Bare Branches" in @cutleafjournal! On dying out bloodlines, propaganda from dubious sources, and poison. cutleafjournal.com/content/b…

Bare Branches - Cutleaf Journal

When I was thirteen, Pam, a family friend’s daughter, told me she was a “bare branches” child, meaning the bloodline would die with her. A dead end. Pam

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“One day we’re going to build something that destroys us all . . ." Today is a good day to read Lucy Zhang. @Dango_Ramen
Doric Literary@DoricLiteraryJun 1
At last: “Overdue” by @Dango_Ramen! Although it has self-driving cars, a sperm bank that only accepts donations from Nobel laureates, & an XGBoost-based algorithm, this award-winning story is about a young couple facing a potential breast cancer diagnosis. doric-literary.com/2026/06/0…

Overdue

And truth be told, I thought if breast cells had the potential to escalate to terminal illness, then I might as well let them do as they please—one less distraction for Kiran, one less destiny for …

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Quick reminder that Doric Literary is always open for short story submissions.
Superimposed atop an image of the ruins of a Greek temple are the words: Doric Literary Submissions Open All summer long… 1000-8000 words Payment: $15 / Free to submit / Fast response Submit one story at a time to: doric.literary@gmail.com We want fiction that feels like it was inspired by classic short story writers like O’Connor, Cheever, Baldwin, Chekhov, Malamud, etc. Visit: doric-literary.com for full guidelines

ALT Superimposed atop an image of the ruins of a Greek temple are the words: Doric Literary Submissions Open All summer long… 1000-8000 words Payment: $15 / Free to submit / Fast response Submit one story at a time to: [email protected] We want fiction that feels like it was inspired by classic short story writers like O’Connor, Cheever, Baldwin, Chekhov, Malamud, etc. Visit: doric-literary.com for full guidelines

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Thank you @CourtlandAvenue and @DoricLiterary for giving “Overdue” a home! 🚗 💻 ⚕️
Doric Literary@DoricLiteraryJun 1
At last: “Overdue” by @Dango_Ramen! Although it has self-driving cars, a sperm bank that only accepts donations from Nobel laureates, & an XGBoost-based algorithm, this award-winning story is about a young couple facing a potential breast cancer diagnosis. doric-literary.com/2026/06/0…

Overdue

And truth be told, I thought if breast cells had the potential to escalate to terminal illness, then I might as well let them do as they please—one less distraction for Kiran, one less destiny for …

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Coming June 1: New fiction by @Dango_Ramen
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My story "Ox Predilection" was the runner up to the McGovern Center Community Award in Fiction, now published in @McGovernMed's Journal of Medical Humanities! 🐂 link.springer.com/epdf/10.10…
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Lucy Zhang retweeted
David Galef@dgalefMay 2
Two more weeks till Vestal Review's spring submission window closes! We’d love to see what you’ve written, at least through May 15th, after which we shutter till August 1st. Spring issue out this June. vestalreview.net/guidelines

Submit Flash Fiction — Vestal Review

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I have a new sci-fi story in @NatureFutures! As dystopian as it gets…or is it? 😄 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Immolation

Nature - Supply and demand.

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NatureFutures@NatureFuturesApr 8
This slum might seem a strange place to hunt for a baby, but prospective parents are prepared to pay for a child with the right genes. We just have to find them. But what we offer in return — well, it’s life changing. Truly. #scifi by @Dango_Ramen nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
A person peers over the edge of a long circular shaft that stretches down away from them towards a glowing white light

ALT A person peers over the edge of a long circular shaft that stretches down away from them towards a glowing white light

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Lucy Zhang retweeted
Tendon Magazine@tendonmagFeb 16
We are so happy to share that Tendon’s Issue 08: Care is now live! Our deepest thanks to everyone involved in making this issue a reality. Read here today: hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org… Artwork: Nina Violette, Mother and Daughter, watercolor and digital drawing, France 2022.
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We are open for flash fiction submissions! Looking forward to diving into the queue 🤓
Vestal Review@VestalReviewFeb 1
Our spring submission window is now open, 2/1 through 5/15! Let's see what you've got! vestalreview.net/guidelines
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My entire feed has suddenly become AI news...all because I read ONE post about OpenAI and its doomed future. How do I turn this back into literary stuff 😭
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🧵 A work-in-progress thread tracking some short form writing I did prepartum & postpartum. Fun thing about this period: I only had/have a few minutes to write before a life interruption. How this impacts creative output? I'll revisit this thread 18 years later 😝
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25 Weeks in @Sunlight_Press thesunlightpress.com/2026/01… (written prepartum)

25 Weeks - The Sunlight Press

There’s also the question “Is your stomach larger?” to which I wish to retort “Am I pregnant or not?” and “I’ll let you know if I miscarry in which case my stomach should be deflating a bit sooner.

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Boy in @flashfroglitmag (written postpartum) flash-frog.com/2026/01/12/bo…

Boy by Lucy Zhang

When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…

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I have a tiny new piece in @flashfroglitmag! On, well, a boy 🥁. Thank you @EricScotTryon for giving this a home 💖 flash-frog.com/2026/01/12/bo…

Boy by Lucy Zhang

When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…

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Flash Frog@flashfroglitmagJan 12
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Boy” by @Dango_Ramen is now up! Art by Lauren McGovern flash-frog.com/2026/01/12/bo…

Boy by Lucy Zhang

When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…

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Hooray @andrewbertaina! Jason (although no longer on Twitter) and I loved this piece!
Andrew Bertaina@andrewbertainaJan 6
Really thrilled to see, The Shape of Things, will be included in the Best Microfiction of 2026 as chosen by Diane Seuss! Special thanks to the Heavy Feather Review for publishing it and to my 804 retreat friends who I wrote this for after a prompt :).
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I have a short essay out in @Sunlight_Press. I wrote this only a few months back, but those months feel like years. 😆 thesunlightpress.com/2026/01…

25 Weeks - The Sunlight Press

There’s also the question “Is your stomach larger?” to which I wish to retort “Am I pregnant or not?” and “I’ll let you know if I miscarry in which case my stomach should be deflating a bit sooner.

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