If it seems like a fun thing to do, it definitely is... I know that y'all got some 100 word stories for www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize/

I'd like to share this lil' bit with you. fiftywordstories.com/2025/12/03/j...

This week is full of secrets to pass on. Our hiatus is coming soon, but if you have shimmering micros, flash, or creative nonfiction, send it our way! citronreview.com

Jr Walsh invites you to see our Fall issue's MICROS. We're so excited to share these little bits with you. citronreview.com/2025/10/05/n...

Delighted to see this piece appear in amazing journal, Flash the Court. This week I was teaching dialogue in class –and I'm afraid I've broken many of my erm... suggestions. flashthecourt.com/2025/10/10/i...

What a week! Come be devoured with me. fiftywordstories.com/2025/10/06/j...

Tonight, I'm happy to share a poem posted by the wonderful @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social Ekphrastic Review! www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...

Our new FALL issue is here! citronreview.com

Hey, it's me again. With another poem for yous.

Hey, it's me. With a poem for yous.

I've been writing bunches of lil' bits. Some have animals in 'em. This one's not exactly starring chickens, but it's definitely chicken adjacent. Here's a 50-word story at fiftywordstories.com/2025/08/06/j...

Many many thanks to Elizabeth George and the editors at Switch: A MAGAZINE OF MICROFICTION. Here's my new 100 word micro: www.switchonline.org/about-1

Yay! It's the Final Day 14 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuetwentyf... Honey, I Shrunk the Flash even more! Do you want to learn how to write Dribbles & Drabbles? Luxuriate in extreme brevity with Kim Chinquee. Eight micros inside, all 103 words or less!

Day 13 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuetwentyf... Honey, I Shrunk the Flash! Do you want to learn how to write microfiction? Find the kernel with Meg Pokrass. A master class of ten micros inside, each 203 words or less!

Day 12.2 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefiftyfo... Can writers present grief in a fresh true ways? When writing it’s something I can’t help but explore and when a story can show a fresh perspective, well I’m here for this Dead Plant by Michelle Ross.

Day 12.1 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefiftyfo... Back to the microfiction issue! Kim Magowan’s The Spoon hits me just right. I love a story that veers as quickly as possible. From fairy tale to realism. From horror to kindness in a cruel world.

Day 11 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuesixty/f... Ra’Niqua Lee’s “A Snow Queen Gets the Last Word” takes us to that mysterious hotel space which makes us contemplate ourselves most deeply. What does the ice machine say to you?

Day 10 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuetwentyf... Deep cuts! Charles Lennox wrote a piece called “Hyena Ha Ha.” RIYL: James Tate. Also cue Elton John’s, “The Circle of Life” and laugh with us! Are the hyenas watching all of us?

Day 9 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefiftyse... Nora Nadjarian’s “Strawberry Jam” features the narrator’s parents both considering: “Do you remember that time we went picking strawberries?” The moment around the question itself becomes the memory for us.

Day 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefiftysi... “Ties that Bind” by Patricia Q Bidar does the near impossible, taking two people’s first kiss (with each other anyway) waaay outside of any possible cliche! I love how every early image is reflected later!

Day 7 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefortyse... “Act of Contrition” by Cezarija Abartis send me right to the confessional. I’m a sucker for Catholic underpinning and judgment. Can a child save their family from all their sins? Do the classics hold the key?

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Day 6 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefortyth... In Nadine Darling’s “Rescue,” I should’ve seen the ending coming. But because the story was so good, it landed with surprise. Who rescued who? Ralph's just doing his best.

Day 5 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuefortyon... Monic Ductan’s “Green Pepper Story” is moment in time perfection. Small town perils abound in what should be a simple trip to the grocery store. We are in Latasha Jones’ shoes as soon as peppers went in our carts.

Thank you for this terrific list every year!

Day 4 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuethirtyn... Today, hilarious flash “An Owl with Hands” by @valerieoriordan.bsky.social. Do owls need a good business plan? Whoo, yes. Trial and error will be required, if you really want to save the business.

Day 3 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuethirtys... Katrina Gray’s twitter remix flash results in absolutely filthy twists and turns. Also a perfect example why I love Frigg’s Comments. “Champagne in a can? With a telescoping STRAW?”

Day 2 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. friggmagazine.com/issuethirtys... Ravi Mangla gives social media the remix in Frigg's excellent Twitter issue from 2012. My favorite line: "My poker tell is telling everyone at the table what cards I have." Mine, too.

I'm ready to do The @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge. A journal that has been inspiring me for over a decade is friggmagazine.com. (I published poetry with them in 2020.) They've been a terrific home for Poetry, Flash and Micros too all the way back to 2003! Daily links in thread below.

And we're off! Start a 2-week deep dive TODAY into a favorite online flash journal older than 10 years and get your name in the hat to win $400! Please share at least 1 flash daily (up to 4) and tag SmokeLong so we see you! Get on it! www.smokelong.com/the-archive-...

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Spring is here! We're excited to share the new issue from The Citron Review. citronreview.com

TBQ is open! Y'all are bringing it so far. We've received around 200 pieces overnight and I've read about 20 of them so far and already marked five as intrigued! Live más. Send us something. We now pay $150. I'm certain it will slow down but try to get your piece in by the next two weeks lol

Last chance to join us for this wild, story-generating ride. One participant in last year's March Micro Marathon published 19 stories from it. What could you write in the buzz of 24 prompts, 150+ supportive fellow writers, small groups that have your back, live webinars, and a friendly squirrel? 🐿️

So many folks have asked us how they help the victims of LA's wildfires. @aduralde.bsky.social & I have come up with some ideas, and we hope you'll join us. Details below at our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel @bfastallday.bsky.social youtu.be/HtrCi1nL4QU #lawildfires #palisadesfire