Loved this, my first read this morning! Flash essay by Lina Lau (@linalau.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/climbing-hig...

Incredible flash essay by Ceridwen Hall via @short-reads.org. This line hit me: “it’s a strange, raw thing to honor a mother by not becoming one—to accept the slippery weight of the freedom you’ve been handed.” www.short-reads.org/the-lemon/

I have a very short little essay up today over @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/calling-from...

Well now I guess I have to read everything Sarah Carson has ever written. @short-reads.org @rhinopoetry.bsky.social www.short-reads.org/no-one-in-th...

Big thanks to @short-reads.org and @autumnhouse.org for asking me to read at their event this weekend and printing these mini-zines of my story! They are kitten-approved.

Big thanks to Amaris Castillo of @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for featuring Pitch Club. Mentions of Kim H. Cross, Justin Heckert, Tony Rehagen, and @petecroatto.bsky.social in this story. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

I'm thrilled to share my piece on garlic, writing, and the language of the land in today's @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/garlic-days/

I love this story by Jim Daniels about middle school, biology, love, learning, and sex. Also nuns and 2001: A Space Odyssey. www.short-reads.org/love-story-w... @short-reads.org

Today's listing of the day is: Short Reads #WritingCommunity

I love this flash essay by Sue Dickman (@suecd.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/the-way-it-w...

Great flash essay by Jim Daniels via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/love-story-w...

I love this flash essay by Shannon Dale via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/questions-i-...

I love this flash essay by Mauri Pollard Johnson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/and-saltines/

This is great. A perfect introduction to @short-reads.org, and a lovely first flash-nonfiction read of the new year!

ICYMI "lIn Grover Cleveland’s childhood home, I’ll be so busy baking sourdough bread and reading poetry that I’ll rarely scroll the internet.flash essay" by Sari Fordham (@sarifordham.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally in @electricliterature.com). www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

I have a new piece up @short-reads.org today about wassail choirs, strip clubs, New Zealand and a questionable life plan called the nonstop party wagon.

“There are a million ways to give up, but we choose magic over grief and despair, and tonight we’ve decided to eat twelve grapes for twelve months. Twelve wishes for twelve ways to learn to live without him.” Jamie: ❤️ @lescribbler.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/twelve-red-g...

I love this flash essay by Michele Peters via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/holding-patt...

Hey, do yinz know about @short-reads.org? It's a fun, free newsletter that delivers thoughtful micro-nonfiction. Often there's a bit of science and/or animals in there. 🧪 Today's flash essay is by Matthew Trumbull (& originally published in slips slips). www.short-reads.org/itasca/

We're Krista Lee Hanson fans, enjoying her original flashes as well as her long-form work (see comment below) www.short-reads.org/in-the-waiti...

I notice a girl taller than the rest, her long, silky blonde hair pulled back and ribboned at the crown of her head. She kicks her knee up and spins around with her baton. Her smile shines. What if I could smile like her? So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org

You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/

"'Do you sense anything?' the dentist asks, pricking at my gums with her tiny metal sickle. I shake my head no, but honestly, I’m never sure what I feel." Love this essay by Linda Button via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/numbing/

What a gorgeous flash essay by Beverley Stevens via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/out-the-fron...

I love this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/

Heartbreaking flash essay by Helen Collins Sitler via @short-reads.org. 💔 www.short-reads.org/i-want-a-do-...

Love this piece by @sarifordham.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

I love this flash essay by Julie Parker via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/the-night-i-...

I love this flash essay by Sammi LaBue via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Sun). www.short-reads.org/what-are-you/

"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...

I love this piece by @brendanomeara.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/racing-racha.... #writingcommunity #flashcnf #amreading

A @short-reads.org original. By @michaelcopperman.bsky.social, get a napkin.

"Madame was a grown-up, a teacher, une femme. Didn’t she know anything about keeping the secrets of the body secret? Didn’t she care?" Great flash essay by Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/

Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home. ‪@shala-24.bsky.social‬) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/

Great flash essay by Brad Snyder via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Dillydoun Review). www.short-reads.org/twin-a-and-t...

Short Reads (@short-reads.org) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Celebrate with us on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...

@short-reads.org There’s something simultaneously satisfying and thought provoking about a good segmented essay. This one reminded me of that. www.short-reads.org/artifact/?re...

"Close your eyes. Think about how amazing it is that your daughter knows who she is at such a young age. If only you’d known that much. If only you’d been so perceptive, so mindful." A moving short essay by @wendyfontaine.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/crushed/?ref...

Congratulations to Short Reads (@short-reads.org), a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut! www.short-reads.org

Honored that our literary journal, @revelliterary.bsky.social, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review! Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50

Revel is honored to be named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review! Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...

Learn more about Short Reads (@short-reads.org): www.short-reads.org

@short-reads.org has been kind enough to drag me back out into the light. Thanks for giving this little birthday remembrance some love. www.short-reads.org/celebration-...

In this week's Short Reads, by Krista Lee Hanson, heroic things moms do for their kids. www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...

Hard-hitting flash essay by Mark Hendrickson (@markhpoetry.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally published in Variant Literature). www.short-reads.org/small-town-b...

Wow, this essay. I drove past that Confederate flag before filling my gas tank in Paducah last week, and I'm finding comfort in sharing the road with @jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social and her witness of resistant beauty.

In this week's Short Reads, Jeanette Mrozinski (@jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social) finds hope in a very unlikely place, and maybe we all can, too. www.short-reads.org/literally-any/

for now, she is Margot until she presents her passport at the border, when she will become someone else, though only for a moment, because she has been, always will be, Margot powerful essay about hope by @jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/literally-any

So excited to share the wild vibes of trying to be a creative at the end of the world with @short-reads.org readers. www.short-reads.org/literally-an...