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I know I’m bombarding you with stories but proud of the diversity. One aching epic space tragedy, one sliver of painful nostalgia & now this darkly comic anti-colonial murder romp romance set -again- in Myanmar, a country that obsesses me. Thank you NFFF! So many great writers sharing these pages!

I’ve never been so happy to come in last!

Another @nomad-sw18.bsky.social masterpiece in @neitherfishnorfoul.com “We creatures of muscle and bone, of wing and sinew, must stick together.” Gorgeous 🧡🧡🧡

Love this piece of defiant cakey love “Then you licked the smear of jam off my nose as I kissed your softness to my tongue.” @joycebingham.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com 🧡🧡🧡🎂

Love this piece of weirdness by @troubledcure.bsky.social in @neitherfishnorfoul.com “I was no longer useful in the world, he was not sure I had ever been.” 🧡🧡🧡😽https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-halvorssen-last-night-i-dreamt-my-cat-ate-me

Now THIS is a birthday! www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-art/...

Karen Walker is well known as a writer of flash, but I wasn’t expecting this charming chap to belong to her too! A woman of many talents www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-art-...

La Canicule is, broadly translated, a heatwave - but Rim’s image will show you exactly how it feels … www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-art/...

I asked for art for this issue and wasn’t sure what to expect - was so pleased with the quality of the responses. Here’s Happy Birthday Tea - I love Britta’s words with the image too www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-art/...

This is so good! Funny & wry and just brilliant. But stop all this cake stuff. There's no cake in my house and now I want to eat some!! @quickasaflash.bsky.social

A cake story born in @writershq.bsky.social a while ago, but it only found its true voice last year. Delighted to share this issue with so many wonderful cakes, I mean stories.

This was the last piece I accepted - a delightful surprise at the bottom of the in-tray. And now I know what a bergamot cake is too @emilyrinkema.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-rink...

When I opened the subs I really didn’t think I would find an original recipe story. Then this delight turned up @quickasaflash.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-ohal...

Here’s a cake you’ll only make once … @idakeogh.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-keog...

Who would you hope to see at the Memory Cafe? @will0703.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-kell...

You won’t be expecting this. Deliciously dark. Don’t let the fondant fancies fool you. @troubledcure.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-halv...

Another clever genre subversion here with @jaimegill.bsky.social www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-gill... (The India Times swear this is a lemon cake recipe but put more or less every other citrus fruit on it!)

I’m a sucker for a retelling of a classic story … here’s @lucimcummings.bsky.social Nemesis … www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-cumm...

When is a cake not a cake? But also, totally is a cake? Sweet Mona by Kendra Cardin www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-card...

The first story I accepted for this issue. Classic cake, unexpected setting and a delicacy of touch at one with the lightness of a Victoria Sponge. Dare you not to be moved. @joycebingham.bsky.social neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-bingham-extreme-picnicking-for-the-discerning

This story has a girl with fighting spirit, a cake and a swan. It’s a heady combo, leading to a delicious finale … @nomad-sw18.bsky.social gorgeously riffing off The Soldier’s Daughter by Paula Rego here … www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-beau...

Pflaumenkuchen is a new cake to me, but I feel we all have at least one relative like Aunt Fanny. Scuppered by Mikki Aronoff www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue-5-aron...

Dig in! Issue Five: Cake is up. Enjoy! www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issues/issue...

And just like that Issue Five subs closed! I’m deliberating on the last few stories that arrived just before the deadline and starting to pull together the webpages of prose and art. Always love re-visiting each acceptance. What a treat! Can’t wait to formally invite you to come & enjoy the cake

@trashcatlit.bsky.social @neitherfishnorfoul.com - both publishing gorgeous stuff, maybe you have stories you'd like to nominate for this to support @genrepunkmag.bsky.social 's new awards?

Submissions still OPEN! inkinthirds.org/submissions/ We always need more art, photography, and visual poetry!

Lads, here we are all official and free to sub - on theme of cake 100-500 words or ART - for Issue 5. Subs close August 25th, Issue due mid-September. The Issue is filling up nicely - but hey, can you ever be really full when it’s cake on the menu?

“Dress for the job you want.” Me.

So many stunning images in this story.

Great thread for Flash and cake lovers. Luckily I already have a cake in the house, because that's all I can think about now...

Here’s a thread of cake stories that I love (and so does Dave). I’d love to read your own takes on cake. Subs close 25 August 100-500 words for stories Art welcome too www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/submissions

So a while back I started collecting cake stories I loved. Here’s a 🧵 1/?

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

Reposting the stunning Issue 4 stories and art because you guys deserve a Sunday treat

I’ve had some corking art and flash fiction. Really high quality stuff, including those I declined. Subs close 25 August. Top tip: it’s not all about cake. In the work that’s grabbed me the cake is the least of it (although the piece wouldn’t work without it). Fickle beast, I am.

Aw, we loved having you in Issue 4 @eireneeleni.bsky.social

Love your vibe TiaC. And it's true. I've had stories rejected multiple times and - the same story, word for word - accepted. Sometimes it's the writing but sometimes it's just finding the right home. Writers - polish those words, but also, send your stories far and wide! #flashfiction

I want to echo this sentiment from @templeinacity.bsky.social - I don’t know names until after the letter is sent (it’s why I chose to use a submission platform) so it really doesn’t matter what your bio or cover letter says. It’s all about the story for me.

It’s live! Please dig into our roots, featuring great work by 21 contributors. Flush with flash, poetry, hybrid and a lil art. Some bonus author interviews for an inner peek into how the work gets done. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...

If you know a new/emerging/aspirational writer, please encourage them to submit. Warn them of the rejection rate (eee) but try anyway. We’re small and willing to work with new writers (if they’ want) with feedback and editing suggestions. It’s all subjective but we truly want you to make it.

Our first monthly listings newsletter is out! We've got: ✨️ Competitions ✨️ Submission Calls ✨️ Residencies ✨️ Retreats ✨️ Conferences ✨️ Writer ads & More Read it here; open.substack.com/pub/european...

Oh! What a great surprise!

‘Aunty rarely slowed down, always seemed to outdo everyone by leaps and bounds’ - she has an edge, does Aunty. @louellalester.bsky.social’s not wrong, shoes DO hide things. www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issue4-shoes...