This story by @aniking.bsky.social in Virgo Venus Press nails the manic energy of girls driving themselves into a frenzy to stave off boredom. www.virgovenuspress.com/press/nancy-...

This piece by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social in @offbeatlit.bsky.social made me giggle. thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/02/03/c...

@kimmagowan.bsky.social great interview in Flash Fiction Institute today! I love the bouillon cube!

What a thrill to be part of @antiheroinchic.bsky.social comeback issue, and with such colleagues! You can check out my story “I Muse about Six Feet Under as I Wait to Speak at Your Funeral” here: heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/i-muse-...

This story by @craig7.bsky.social in @triquarterlymag.bsky.social handles such big things so quietly. It's beautifully done. www.triquarterly.org/issue-169/ri...

"Art creates empathy. Empathy creates kindness. Kindness creates strength. This is our purpose, and we will not stop. This is our mission, and we will not fail." So say the inspiring editors of Sky Island Journal. Read it (and my stories) at: www.skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...

What a great little piece using objects to draw character! By @parlorspider.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/knapp/she...

"Art creates empathy. Empathy creates kindness. Kindness creates strength. This is our purpose, and we will not stop. This is our mission, and we will not fail." So say the inspiring editors of Sky Island Journal. Read it (and my stories) at: www.skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...

The SmokeLong Workshop Prize Long List just went live. It has been a mountain of great work. We received just over 400 entries from our workshop participants in 2025. Congratulations to all! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

Holy moly! What an honor to win Raleigh Review’s flash fiction contest. And look at the cool cover. @raleighreview.bsky.social

The hypnotic pattern of this story is perfect. www.peatsmokejournal.com/winter-2026-...

I just don't understand what has happened to my country, but watching what's going on in Minneapolis/St. Paul, it's clearly time to re-post this one: gargoylemagazine.com/elizabeth-ro... @peabody.bsky.social #gargoylemagazine

What better thing to take your mind off your head cold than flipping through great advice and observations by fantastic flash writers at the top of their games. @karenschauber.bsky.social #flashfictionwritingtips

All I can say is I'm damn impressed with how the guys at Sky Island Journal do business. Two of the kindest, most supportive editors I've worked with.

My long-titled, very short story that appeared in @emergejournal.bsky.social has been nominated! Read it here: emergeliteraryjournal.com/that-time-i-...

This knock-out full of Knock Knock jokes by @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

R.I.P. MTV.

Whoa. This amazing story by @joybaglio.bsky.social in @onestorymag.bsky.social whose curation just seems unerring.

@jaimegill.bsky.social gets me every time. newflashfiction.com/appeasement/

Abso-effing-lutely! @marioaliberto3.bsky.social starting my week off right with a boost of girl-power in the new issue of @vestalreview.bsky.social. www.vestalreview.net/last-play-of...

There's always one piece that strikes the holiday melancholy with perfect pitch for me. This year it's this piece by James Keith Smith in @mrbullbull.bsky.social. mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Once again I get to say thanks to @smokelong.bsky.social for their inspiring Summer Fitness which yielded "Making Sky." Thanks, too, to my Smokelong group for all their feedback and help getting this worthy to appear in such a wonderful home. gargoylemagazine.com/elizabeth-ro...

Many, many thanks to @peabody.bsky.social and Gargoyle Magazine for taking in these two flashes of mine. Great way to close out the year. gargoylemagazine.com/elizabeth-ro...

My co-resident and friend, @cgoldhammer.bsky.social, from Cuttyhunk Island Residency has a poem in The Threepenny Review! I love how she puts me into her settings with the images she chooses.

R.I.P. Tom Stoppard.

Wow. Check out this scary story by Chuck Augello in @wallstrait.bsky.social . This will by in my dreams tonight. www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe...

When you are 89 and celebrating your 60th anniversary, you get to eat your caviar with a Diet Coke chaser.

Our nominees for the 2026 best microfictions anthology are here. The link is to all our nominations so far, with more to come so keep watching. Congratulations to all including today’s tiny gems. templeinacity.com/category/nom...

On the heels of a Spotlight Best Small Fictions win last year, I proudly present Stanchion's 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees! Congrats to Christina, Allison, Elizabeth, Jo & Kate! I'm so grateful these talented authors allowed me the privilege of publishing their work.

Thanks to the crew at Eckleburg for taking in "Headline News." And thanks to my Summer Fitness group at @smokelong.bsky.social for help with the early drafts. www.eckleburg.org/headline-new...

A jaw-dropping lesson in using the absurd to speak to painful reality. Phenomenal story by @jjlofflin.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com

Whoo-wee! Some great reading ahead of me. And the Sand and Gravel chapbook is soooo tiny and cute! @themissourireview @fionamckay.bsky.social @travisflatt.bsky.social @sandandgravelpress.bsky.social

Sometimes a story you wrote lands in exactly the right place. That's how I feel about "Keepsake" landing in @cowboyjamboree in their new issue Hidden Behind the Door that Sorrow Locked. FYI: No pigs were injured in the making of this work of fiction. www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/keepsake.html

A fantastic story. My step-dad died of complications from Agent Orange so this story hit me extra hard. I think this is a great example of spec fiction addressing issues & heartbreak in a way realism can't reach.

It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!

Beautiful writing about all the feels of being newly in college and independent by Jennifer Galvão in @therumpus.net. therumpus.net/2025/06/26/r...

This chilling story by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social is going to haunt me, I can tell. fracturedlit.com/the-touch-fo...

Reading Nov. 2 at 3pm ET, celebrating my first chapbook "Five Stories" w/: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social , @aniking.bsky.social , @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social , Katherine Plumhoff , @cbigs.bsky.social , @fionamckay.bsky.social , @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social www.sandandgravelpress.com/readings

Yay! @travisflatt.bsky.social has a chapbook coming out, and in celebration, he’s got a line-up of fantastic writers reading their work. It’s a free event on Sunday at 3 EST. It’s free to Zoom in, so come join the fun! www.sandandgravelpress.com/readings

Would you lose all respect for me if I confessed how much I love the Predator movies?

Oof, @jjlofflin.bsky.social What a great story for spooky month in @flashfrog.bsky.social flash-frog.com

I can't express how good the reading was for @oysterriverpages.bsky.social 8.1 issue was last night. Not just super talented writers, but super talented readers of their work, as well. You can check it out here: www.oysterriverpages.com/issue-81

Can anyone think of a more euphemistic name than Accurate Energetic Systems?

This story by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social in @rejectionlit.bsky.social got at the runaway brain that lives in all of us. rejection-letters.com/2025/03/12/a...

I caught this guy hanging around and he said I should throwback to my story in @fictivedream.bsky.social and since I would definitely lose in a fight with him, here it is: fictivedream.com/2024/10/18/a...

This story by @eteffi.bsky.social in Gulf Coast shows just how good “quiet” stories can be. gulfcoastmag.org/stories/stel...?

Read this beauty by @dawnwriter.bsky.social in @fabulistmag.bsky.social this morning. If only… fabulistmagazine.com/press-me-to-...

Loved this modern cautionary tale by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @baltimorereview.bsky.social. baltimorereview.org/winter_2025/...

Whoof. Becky Hagenston’s story “Everything Must Go” in Washington Square Review has one of the most frightening thoughts I’ve never thought of before: what if the sky we are planning our escape to isn’t real. 🫣