Love the recs by @vanessafogg.bsky.social

Looking forward to meeting Aimee this week @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

Honoured that my micro, "Occupation" will be published in issue 17.2 of Consequence, by Consequence Forum @consequencef.bsky.social. Thank you @sfreligh.bsky.social whose workshop inspired this story. There will be two launch parties, free to attend on line and in person.

Terrific interview with @erincairns.bsky.social by @mynachang.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting Erin this week at @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

Looking forward to meeting Erin Cairns and hearing about InkFoundry @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

August Spec Flash Roundup! With @smallwondersmag.com @flashfictiononline.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social @flashpointsf.bsky.social @factorfourmagazine.com @naturefutures.bsky.social @hexliterary.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @escapepod.org @molotovlitzine.bsky.social @yourimpossiblevoice.com 1/3

***Drumroll, please! Presenting the dazzling contributor list of Issue 2. So much literary beauty is coming your way! We're beyond excited to share it with you all. #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

An amazing evening discussing ecology and lyricism with @shereereneethomas.bsky.social and @electricsheepsf.bsky.social including Thistle's gorgeous story in @pseudopod.org pseudopod.org/2025/04/11/p...

Can't wait for this week's discussion with Sheree Renée Thomas at @electricsheepsf.bsky.social!

This final essay in my craft series with @intrepidusink.bsky.social is out today. This time I'm talking about breaking the rules with deliberation & artistry. Thanks for following along! #amwriting #craftessays #writingrules #breaktherules

"If love had a texture...if regret had a texture" - gorgeous prose by @lisafox10800.bsky.social in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social

Stunned and thrilled to be a Best of the Net finalist for "Girl Locks," published in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social. Thank you, @wendyoleson.bsky.social, @maureenlangloss.bsky.social , @amystuber.com, and Star Su for giving my story such a loving home. splitlipthemag.com/flash/0524/c...

Last chance to sign up for "Beyond These Shores", a panel discussion on historical / speculative with @mynachang.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social that is bound to be full of so much wisdom and gold. Next Tuesday (5th) at 7pm BST: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...

Normally a longlist wouldn't be THAT exciting, except when it's the elusive Furious Fiction! Thank you @mynachang.bsky.social for the suggestion. www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/furious...

🎉 Congrats 🎉 to our June 22 Micro Madness First place 🥇 winner Joani Reese – Texas, USA #flashfiction #microfiction #micromadness

If you haven't been online much lately (we understand) & you've missed this, we're open for submissions until July 3. Send us your tiny stories centered around self-care. Fiction & nonfiction under 500 words. Sub here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/submit #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

Exciting news from the talented @vanessafogg.bsky.social

Australian writers: Perth's Festival of Fiction tickets now on sale. It's all happening 18&19 Oct. Mem Fox & more! festivaloffiction.com.au

Just been updating the **FREE** resources section on my website. Hopefully lots of useful stuff here on everything from body language to collective nouns, sensory inspiration to proverbs & sayings. PLUS lots of lists of example stories including a list of lists... www.mattkendrick.co.uk/resources

"I disappear under the covers and listen as the undog trudges along corridors only it knows." Terrific cozy story of longing, broken relationships and found ones by @foxesandroses.bsky.social in @strangehorizons.bsky.social

Featuring crazy knitting! Love this story we discussed in @electricsheepsf.bsky.social by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social in @escapepod.org

"he makes the mistake of looking me in the eye and starts to petrify" - a treasure from @fionamckay.bsky.social in @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

"Sometimes there are cantaloupe rosettes, or a roll of toilet paper, folded up and faucet-stamped. Sometimes a handmade card. A wildflower bouquet." Beautiful work by Alice Kinerk in @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

"We have clever mice feet. We will build temples for you." Love these sweet mice from @mynachang.bsky.social in @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

"We lock our bedroom doors at night—a lock inside of locks." Another brilliant piece by @kelliborges2.bsky.social for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

Stunning flash by @sgscarso.bsky.social

Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social for your hard work putting this terrific event together!

As promised, here’s a roadmap for NFFD (Saturday 14 June). Read with us, write with us or join us in person in Bath! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...

2025 Festival of Flash livestreaming on  Friday 13 June 9 am NZ time Other time zones: Thurs 12 June 5:00pm EST Thurs 12 June 10:00pm UK 🎥 Watch on Flash Frontier YouTube Channel @erikkennedy.com @susanwardell @ninaschuyler.bsky.social

Excited to report that my flash story, "Secrets of the Medicine Cabinet" will run Sat 14 June 6:10 am BST during www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk Thank you to the NFFD editors and @sfreligh.bsky.social in whose workshop this story originated. Looking forward to 24h of wonderful stories!

"Whenever a mark glances my way, I glide to the ground and pull back the beaded curtain. They think I’m a sign, sent directly to them from the spirit world." Brilliant story by @madpelletier.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

I was thrilled to be interviewed by the delightful @mynachang.bsky.social. If you've got a few minutes and want to know what me and Undertow are doing, please give it a read. mynachang.com/2025/06/06/p...

"The last thing I see is white, the color of ice and bone–but supple and fleshy between fangs, until I am gone." Incredible work by @scribblermiller.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

Brilliant exploration of the multiverse by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social "Mr. Smyth teaches eleventh-grade physics, and this week they’re learning about the Many-Worlds Theory. They’re discussing the multiverse..."

We're honored that Best Microfiction received First Runner Up in the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Awards! 🍾 😍Congrats to Gary Fincke, Grant Faulkner, @pelekinesis.bsky.social,and the Best Microfiction 2024 authors! #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines #WritersNetwork #BookSky

Thank you @cornellwriter.bsky.social for a great discussion with @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

Looking forward to discussing the terrific voice in this story!

Another startlingly beautiful story from Myna Chang in the Sunlight Press!

Excited to be in another FlashFlood this year. Looking forward to everyone's stories - there's still time to get your submission in!

Congratulations @belindarowe.bsky.social for this haunting story.

Excited to announce that FlashFlood will open its doors on Sunday 20 April until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. Get writing, folks! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/fl...

"Its alien pilot slumbers, snoring softly among long-lost cephalopod cousins." I have a tiny alien drabble in the new issue of Penumbric! Haven't had a chance to read the whole issue yet, but the TOC looks amazing! @penumbricmag.bsky.social

Looking forward to discussing Thomas Ha's captivating prose.

Flash Frontier's March edition features dual language stories: "a special kind of sharing." Excited and grateful to report that my simply English story, Wisteria, is also included among so many wonderful authors and artists. Check it out! flashfrontier.com/march-2025-w...

"We can’t remember the last time we took a selfie, but we’re head over heels for the toads." Powerful story.

Can't wait to dive into these!

This week’s guest is Rhonda Schlumpberger, EIC of Intrepidus Ink! We’ll sample stories from the magazine & read some of Rhonda’s own fantastic fiction! Read along with us! @intrepidusink.bsky.social

Read what prize winner @claudiamonpere.bsky.social says about finding inspiration, the best apple for mental health, why she writes in her car instead of her office and writing more grace and hope. Interview by #NFFR Contributing Editor @nomad-18.bsky.social newflashfiction.com/claudia-monp...

“He wanted this damn pipe so bad that he cheated at cards. The other man had carved it with his own hands and was a better cardplayer. Your great-grandpa was a slimy bastard.” @lmanusos.bsky.social in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social!

I was so glad I got a chance to chat with @lmanusos.bsky.social about this story as well as her book These Dark Abodes. With themes of bodily autonomy woven in and a very intriguing set up, I loved it all. Thanks for sharing your time and experience with us!