This is one of those stories where you go, hell yeah, what a brilliant idea!! Killer first and last lines by @chelseastickle.bsky.social - "There’s a cemetery under my house where I’ve buried all the old versions of me that didn’t work out..." No spoilers. Go read it. It's only 100 words 😆

Read my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Mother Karma by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social , out from @publishedbyjake.bsky.social , here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Yet another former OKD contributor, Allison Field Bell @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social (August 2024), has her first full-length poetry collection on the way! You can pre-order Allison’s collection, All That Blue, at www.finishinglinepress.com/product/all-.... Out March 20th.

"Milly is eight, x1=8, she grips my hand as she skips along, delighted I am taking her to school, a rare occasion for us both." Love the tension in this tale by @joycebingham.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social. Carnivore breath - whew 😅

Help my dear friend put a little more magic and joy and wonder into the world 💕

This is one of the most beautiful, haunting stories I've ever read. Winner of the Flash405 @expositionreview.bsky.social Illumination theme, written by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social & judged by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social And what an amazing title 👏🏼 expositionreview.com/flash-405/ab...

New parenting CNF today in @templeinacity.bsky.social - the day my kid said "M's mum told her we can't have a playdate because I have anger issues." I know you will go towards love, and away from ignorance. Please read. Please also hug my kid (&me). 🧡🙏🏾 templeinacity.com/creative-non...

The intercutting timelines on this story just AMP up the tension. So good! @marythor.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social "I haven’t spoken to my wife in six days. I don’t know if the phone is broken or if I should be calling the police. Do you understand me?” mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...

Need some positive news? Yeah, me too... Ireland is creating a scheme that will give artists a weekly income in the hope of reducing their need for alternative work and boosting their creativity. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

ICE is now in the small Kansas college town where I live, rolling up in unmarked cars, conducting armed, masked kidnappings of people on sidewalks & in the parking lots of chain stores and fast food restaurants

This month's #Mondettes picked by @kathrynreese.bsky.social ⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions 🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Kathryn made these brilliant picks 🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing mondettes.substack.com/p/february-2...

Looking for a gorgeous place to hole up and get some writing done? Want some tutors for a conflab and some peers for a cuppa or a drink down the pub when you've had enough? Say no more. @mattkendrick.bsky.social & @ruthabrandt.bsy.social have you covered! #writing #writingretreat

Excellent news - preorder this book by 20 Feb @amalkc.bsky.social and get 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social From the British Empire to the Belgian, from the Sahel to Sri Lanka, Amal shows how extractive capitalism & colonialism are intertwined. www.waterstones.com/book/prisone...

On Raw Lit - Issue 8 rawlit.weebly.com/8_3.html Coral by Mirjana M. @cyanidecherries.bsky.social & When Ma Crossed the Bridge Between Life and Art by Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social

On Raw Lit - Issue 8 rawlit.weebly.com/8_8.html Dora by Michael Anthony @mj-anthony.bsky.social & The Multiple Whammies of December 2019 by Patience Mackarness @patiencemackarness.bsky.social

Love this one!! THERE’S A CLEAR DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE PASSION FOR WHICH WE SAY THINGS AND THE ENERGY WE ARE WILLING TO PUT TOWARD CHANGE.

Please treat yourself to Emily's story, she's an inspiring flash author and this one is right on target.

Hurry! Hurry! Last day to get your entries over the bridge for @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology & micro comp entries 👇 Closes 23:59 (GMT) TODAY, 15 Feb. Anthol: max 500 words, theme BRIDGES; micro comp, max 100 words, no theme. Don't leave your precious #FlashFiction stuck on the wrong side

Thanks for the recommendation @sharontelfer.bsky.social in the interview for @natflashfictionday.bsky.social - what beautiful photos from @yorkswoldsweather.bsky.social !!

Late Afternoon Light. 7°C. A Barn Owl up early.

A Glimpse Of The Sun. 7°C and a gentle Southeasterly. Rabbits.

"I wheel him to the window to peer at the troposphere over Colwyn Bay. While he rages about ‘prissy cirrus clouds’ or ‘namby-pamby nimbostrati’, I nip into the bedroom with a set of dry sheets." @chriscottom.bsky.social blowing a hooley in @bendinggenres.bsky.social

To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like: The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/ Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!

People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy. But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing. 27/

So it’s a race: how quickly can a person’s family realize they were snatched and find a lawyer, and how quickly can that lawyer get a habeas petition of file? And is that faster than ICE can load the detainee on a plane to Texas? It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death. 18/

Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it. The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after. I’ve had a front row seat. 7/

Two days left of our preloved stories call🦝 Let's go back to last year's reprint call & this absolute stonker from @jupiterjonz.bsky.social. Gritty and authentic, with a perfect voice. Go read and listen to Mac and Marky: trashcatlit.com/mac-and-marky/ Send us yours: trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/

Excited to see my weird adventure up at The Bulb Region!!

Writers! I subbed to the "Collage" issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social and the EIC @dehm000.bsky.social was a joy. Sent me this card & stickers even though I was rejected 😇 They're opening soon so give them a follow & get ready for the 15th. the engine(idling share.google/X12TuMYyDIaA...

The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition Introducing our judges 🥁 🥁🥁 Judge: @sugarpigblog.bsky.social Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/judg... Find out more: theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...

Fab workshop, fab salon w readings from such a variety of writers. Amazing event w a packed room @deborahzafer.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social & wonderful to see @nancyfreund.bsky.social @cancienne.bsky.social @andyandz.bsky.social @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social

Argh we're on 999 followers! Who will be our 1000th? What a great birthday 🎁

Wondering what to submit? This week we're especially interested in: snow, hadestown, kitchens, how-tos, hot air balloons, meadows and plains, succulents, video games, magical realism, love poems, text exchanges, pieces that are one really long sentence, and alternate realities.

After many delays and journeys across land and sea, MOTHER KARMA by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social will finally make it into the hot hands of the Frantics! @philippabowe.bsky.social & @janeb.bsky.social - look forward to talking about with you and Sumitra!

Progress on clean energy is never assured, and backtracking is always a risk. This is especially true with the growth of data centers and other new large electricity users. @climatecabineteducation.org has a useful primer on what states can do to keep bills down and clean energy growing:

States can do a lot to spur electric cars and provide other, cleaner & cheaper transportation options. @michealpodgers.bsky.social has compiled seven sets of policies any state (and many local governments) can adopt now: climatecabineteducation.org/transportati...

"I texted my sister & told her to meet me at the Waffle House, that we had a felony to commit. I told her to wear black & she didn't disappoint." @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is killing it with this story! 🎉to the narrator, sister & dad ❤️‍🩹to Max & Aunt Tica, ⛔ to the minster & Uncle Joe. RIP Kelly.

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

“All those months maintaining her husband’s rituals, polishing his Hobbs brogues long after he stopped walking, serving Lapsang Souchong out of gold-rimmed cups and cucumber sandwiches long after he stopped eating.”

"Rewind" - a story of what-ifs - masterfully spun by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social. Go read! lost-balloon.com/2026/01/07/r...

Never knew this about snowdrops - they contain a compound used to treat dementia White here, white now: the medicinal power of the dainty snowdrop | RCP Museum share.google/lbvHxHHHHCZL...

It’s the colour 🤗

Join us for the madness!!! Did @smokelong.bsky.social March Micro Marathon last year and ended up with so many published stories - never thought I could write micros every day for 24 days but by jove, I did it and so can you!

So much greatness in this issue! Including a review of ALL THE DEAD WE HAVE YET TO BURY. Including stories by @thedrevlow.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social and a review of @mynachang.bsky.social's book!!!!

ICYMI Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Love the multi generation vibe and acceptance in this micro by @ninamiller.bsky.social in @theprideroars.bsky.social theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/01/inne...

COMING SOON @theprideroars.bsky.social The Pride Roars - Free Flash Competition Reader - Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social Read the full interview: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/02/read... Find out more: theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...

What a story! The heartbreak in her actions, the subtlety of the backstory. Such good writing by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social

Ok, which one sounds better? A) It’s an old little amazing house. B) It’s an amazing little old house. B, right? Which of these? 1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat. 2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat. You chose 1, didn't you? WHY??