Hey ya'll, call your senators! Most of their offices are closed, so you just have to leave a voicemail! 5calls.org/issue/trump-...

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

I have called all my reps, and the thing I am saying is that if you allow Trump to do this, you allow him to embroil us in wars that will nearly impossible to unwind without the hint of Congressional approval.

Smoking start to 2026 🔥 Thrilled to be chosen as a @smokelong.bsky.social Emerging Writer Fellow. Appreciate this vote of confidence from the editors. The next 6 months will be BUSY but I am here for the chaos and the learning. Rock on fellow fellows @travisflatt.bsky.social Udy, Claire & Alex!

My very first Pushcart Prize nomination (!!) for my 3rd place BFFA flash "Eloise Writes as the World Burns"

Call your Republican representatives. 5 Calls should have a script. This is the now or never moment. Light up the phones! youtu.be/wu9QSeAI22I?...

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

Venezuela's citizens are turning out to protest, they don't want to be an American dictatorship.

Need a writing adrenaline rush? SmokeLong's March Micro Marathon is coming in, um, March! Write with us. We're not a cult. Nope. www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...

The good folks over at @smokelong.bsky.social started a new community for us: The Village! I'm so excited about it that I contributed the very first Lit Mag interview where I talk about Split Lip's submissions & editing process & gush about @rpmirabella.bsky.social & K-Ming Chang! Join to read!

Help us welcome our 2026 Emerging Writer Fellows! We're so excited to work with these five talented writers for the next six months! www.smokelong.com/meet-the-202...

Here's another banger by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social in Pardon Me For Moonwalking, originally published in @mrbullbull.bsky.social #flashfiction mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...

This one came out in December: mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas... Thank you @mrbullbull.bsky.social for giving this story a home 🙏

Aw, this got nominated for Best Small Fictions! Thanks, @wigleaf.bsky.social! 🥹🥰 wigleaf.com/202505nina.htm

I think maybe the most honest thing I wrote all year was the postcard for this story. Which I don't think anyone read? Anyways, here it is. In case you want a tiny blast of me. wigleaf.com/202505hgdw.htm

OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️ If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between! 📚 Open window: Jan 1-14 📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

The cover artwork from the new Winter issue of Kaleidotrope—as well as my new header and avatar—is by the talented Cita A F, whose art has previously appeared in the zine! www.behance.net/citafarani

#LitMag friends! You all make gorgeous graphics and I want share them! Pretty please add alt text for accessibility! Pleeeaaaase?

“A life is looped yarn and slipped knots, chains and accidents.” A real treat by @melostrom.bsky.social

Hot Flash Literary's Best Small Fictions nominations!! @kathyfish.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social Deepthi Krishnamurthy @writesofkathryn.bsky.social Mikki Aronoff Congrats and good luck to all!!

Oh, serious adverse health consequences or death. California, Colorado, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Montana, and Washington.

That's it folks!!!! Entries are now closed for another year! An INCREDIBLE 1277 (!!!) entries have been received. A record. I have some tough choices ahead. The longlist should hopefully be coming your way on the 8th January. That's next Thursday! Good luck!

Help us celebrate the more than 60 publications reported to us by our workshop participants in December! Onward, trousers! www.smokelong.com/december-wor...

we're trying a new thing. we have an internationally shipping print tier for Patrons. yes, shipping is expensive -- they wouldn't make it cheap for us even though we are SKELETONS. join @ $11 if you're non-US-based and want to get a print copy starting with #41 Jan 19th 👇💀

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

So excited to have “Indoor Cat” included in this fun issue! trashcatlit.com/indoor-cat/

Would anyone like to order my NiF Mother Karma directly from me? Please fill out this form: forms.gle/SN3EFQrGSg7C... I can sign it if you like, and you get swag! 15 copies left!

Ok, @trashcatlit.bsky.social its here! You’re the first read for 2026! 🥂 I can see: @iridescentwords.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social @mikepiero.org @lucimcummings.bsky.social @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social

"you just want that storm to break, need to feel that thunder in your bones even if lightning gotta strike you first, you just gotta know — can I beat that devil?" Incredible voice @mynachang.bsky.social ghostparachute.com/issue/januar...

I have a new story out in @trashcatlit.bsky.social today! You can read it here, or listen to me read it to you! Many thanks to @therelphian.bsky.social, and to @smokelong.bsky.social, where this piece was born. #flashfiction trashcatlit.com/she-calls-hi...

A new year and we've a new issue of fabulous feline flash for you. So, go outside and come in again. Demand snacks. Scratch the carpet. Then get your paws on this link: trashcatlit.com/feline-flash... Devour, savour, ask for more. Trash Cat let the cats in the bin and it's smashing 🦝

Singapore flash writers, unite! @smokelong.bsky.social will be in Singapore soon and we're doing a reading and open mic with Lit Namjooning and @eunoiareview.bsky.social. If you're in/around SG and want to read your flash-length work, do register. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New year new story! Happy to have this one with Ghost Parachute

Write with us. We're weird. OK, a few of us aren't, but most of us are weird. WEeeirrd. www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...

🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!! flash-frog.com/submit/

Submissions Are Now Open! We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!

honestly think the three big Destroyers of Early Drafts are: 1) overly specific feedback too soon in the drafting process; 2) knowing what you want to say before pen touches page (no exploration); 3) people and animals you love (small children, echidnas, etc.)

And here's yet another reason why it's a bad idea to let AI do your work for you. Even just part of it. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...

OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.

Our first issue of 2026 is officially live! pitheadchapel.com/2026/01/01/v...

Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire. Go nuts!

We're open for fiction submissions! We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it. No closing date, open indefinitely.

December Speculative Flash Roundup! Some truly phenomenal stories this month, and a bonus craft article!

2025 was a year of flash firsts that I am pretty darn proud of 🥹💜: first published flash (@flashficfestuk.bsky.social), first longlist (@welkinprize.bsky.social), first shortlist + placement + pushcart nom (@bathflashaward.bsky.social), and first time reading at an event (@walklistencreate.org).

I'm honored that my story, Sherry's Migraine Drops By Unannounced was nominated by Courtney Harler of the wonderful Flash the Court for Best American Short Stories! 🙏🙏🙏 Here's a link to the story:

Today in Bogiperson news: Story out TODAY (yes, on Dec 31), Scientific American liked my new book, and more! www.patreon.com/posts/147096...

Our last piece of 2025 is by @chelseastickle.bsky.social! You are going to love “In The Dark.” lost-balloon.com/2025/12/31/i... (photo credit: Flashlight by Katie Tegtmeyer)

Thank you to everyone who has subbed so far to our anthology on the theme of BRIDGES! Our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social are busy reading away! You have till 15 Feb to submit your flash. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

Sharpen those pencils, humans. Claudine opens back up Jan 1! Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick. 💚🐈‍⬛💚 As always: free to sub, paying market.

Ready for the New Year, we have announced the 2026 NIF award shortlist.,Congrats to all the authors. Final results out end Jan. The longlist was also full of excellent novellas. Best wishes for all of them & to everyone who entered. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/news/