Writer. Editor. First-Generation Witness
I write flash fiction rooted in real life, and I help others find what their work is reaching for.
I'm Dora Acosta — writer, editor, educator, and first-generation Haitian American. I hold a Master's in Education. I publish weekly at Ordinary Witness and have work currently under consideration by literary journals. I believe that stories teach what nothing else can. I write about ordinary moments. I help other writers see theirs more clearly, from a 300-word flash piece to a full manuscript.
You wrote something. Now you need a reader who can tell you what it's doing and what it's reaching for. That's what I offer: editorial feedback for writers working in flash fiction, essays, short stories, and story collections, plus novels in literary fiction, mystery, and thriller.
Editorial Eyes on Your Work
First Look
Close Read
Full Editorial
$50
Price
$85
$150
1,501-2,500 words
Word Count
Up to 750 words
751-1,500 words
Above + margin comments & revision suggestions
Includes
Above + line-level notes
Structural + voice feedback
Working on a collection or a novel? Manuscript editing starts with a $150 sample of your first 5,000 words. Developmental edits are $30 per 1,000 words.
Every week, a new story.
Ordinary Witness collects micro stories rooted in real observation and shaped by imagination. Small moments. Ordinary lives. The kind of things that turn out to matter once someone writes them down.
"The evening became dusk, and our versions of events filled up the space between us."
- Dora Acosta