One of the worst things about fascism, I am discovering, is how boring it becomes talk to about, because it’s so obvious and brutal and banal, and that’s the whole point. What can you say about the continued presence of troops in your occupied city? And yet the dissonance, the wrongness continues

It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street. trib.al/TwXSx7N

On Thursday, Politico published a piece titled, “Why Washington Residents Aren’t Flooding the Streets to Protest Trump." While it accurately reports that there hasn’t been anything close to a modern-day March on Washington, it misses the critical work being done by everyday locals.

In case you need some goofball antics right now this is for you youtu.be/xAoLkLCqNiE?...

People who suffer heinous atrocities turn to the International Criminal Court as a last resort. The Trump administration’s new sanctions will only make it harder for survivors to seek justice, while making it easier for war criminals and other bad actors around the world to escape accountability.

#FlashMonster 2025 contest now open to submissions. #flashfiction #writingcontest themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste... @mlenoirbond.bsky.social

“It’s alive! It’s alive!” #FlashMonster #flashfiction #themolotovcocktail @molotovlitzine.bsky.social

Discouraged about your work? Allow me to share that my most recently published story, "Little Magpie by the Sea," written 10 yrs ago, went through 28 rejections, before finally finding its home with @molotovlitzine.bsky.social You never know when the stars will align just right. Always keep trying

"From where she stood, it looked like just a clump of feathers, blowing slightly in the wind, but she knew it had to be a corpse lying there, waiting, decomposing." Read "Little Magpie by the Sea" by @lsengler.bsky.social themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/vol-1...

We've got your weekend #flashfiction reading right here. themolotovcocktail.com/2025/07/31/v...

Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize Closing date 8 November!

Giving this a boost. Lots of entries so far. Thank you. Hope there are plenty more people working on something to get in by November too. Everyone welcome!

We're happy to announce our inaugural Scary Story Challenge, which kicks off on October 31st and will challenge writers worldwide to create scary short stories in 48 hours. Learn more, register, & read some examples of scary stories at nycmidnight.com/scary. Good luck, writers!

This is desperate and pathetic. Trump is absolutely scrambling to change the subject from Epstein, while simultaneously being unable to stop talking about Epstein.

Day 4: @smokelong.bsky.social The Archive Challenge @molotovlitzine.bsky.social “I watched you watch me eat. Hamburger, fries. I didn’t see the blood, but you did.” Sheldon Lee Compton’s flash, Ouroboros, — a disturbing portrait of fathers parenting sons. themolotovcocktail.com/about/archiv...

If you haven't read #FlashVillain yet, you can fix that here: themolotovcocktail.com/2025/05/23/f... #flashfiction

Three dozen horses, 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, and millions of taxpayer dollars later, and Donald Trump’s military birthday parade was still a flop at best. https://trib.al/KCC1rFu

New in PN: The real cover-up is of Trump's disordered mental state "Despite the endless handwringing about Biden Old, a sitting president acting like a cross between a 4Chan thread and Q truly is a major concern — one the mainstream media actively minimizes."

The Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2025 is now open! One story. 1,000 words. One shot at glory. This year, we’re going big: one annual competition to celebrate the best in flash fiction. Enter now! 👉 oxfordflashfictionprize.com #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #OxfordFlashFictionPrize

Time for the big reveal! #FlashVillain 2025 results are now posted. Huge thanks to all who entered, and to our lovely associate editor/co-judge @mlenoirbond.bsky.social. #flashfiction themolotovcocktail.com/2025/05/19/f...

#FlashVillain is now closed. Big thanks to all who entered. Results posted at noon (Pacific) on Monday, May 19th.

“Hitler didn’t steal the power, his people voted for him, and then he destroyed his people.” -Pope Francis

I know this is terrible to see & hear. DON'T LOOK AWAY To look away is to ignore that masked, unditentified authorities are kidnapping people on the street with no warrant and no due process. Be ready to film, peacefully intervene, call local news stations to share video.

House & Senate Republicans are moving forward with a budget reconciliation bill that will at least double the budget for ICE and hand the Trump admin a blank check to expand their unconstitutional deportation operation. Demand your reps oppose this budget plan! 🔥📞🔥 - 5calls.org/issue/ice-ma...

Mark and I are reading fiction tonight at 7pm because reality isn’t weird enough. Hope to see you there makarmusic.squarespace.com/news/2025/4/... #writing

Finally posted videos of recent past readings #writing makarmusic.squarespace.com/news/2025/4/...

The majority of the more than 200 immigrants Trump’s already sent to El Salvador were ordinary people without criminal records, victim to the Trump administration’s baseless lies about their pasts.

This is no longer left vs. right. It’s democracy vs. autocracy. Everyone must pick a side. We choose democracy. Join us on 4/19.

What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

This is really scary and bad

Friday, May 2nd, NYC, come hear @sgj.bsky.social , @gabino.bsky.social , and me chattin'. worldvoices.pen.org/event/25-art...

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

House votes THIS WEEK: 🚨 HR 22 the SAVE Act to disenfranchise millions of voters 🚨 SJ Res 18 to overturn bank overdraft fee limits 🚨 HR 1526 the No Rogue Rulings Act to punish judges for ruling against Trump ⚠️ (Pending) Approval of the Senate's fake-math billionaire-handout budget resolution

So glad we went to the #handsoff protest in NYC yesterday. #resist

*OUT NOW* Read an exclusive excerpt of THIS HOUSE ISN'T HAUNTED BUT WE ARE "There’s a wall of grey, rugged stones separating you from the narrow country road. There’s a gate carved into it. There’s a car turning through the gate. They’re here." www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/read-an...

This week's @thisishorror.bsky.social list of new/forthcoming releases www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... This House Isn't Haunted But We Are by @stejhoward.bsky.social out now @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social, Prey Upon the Lambs by @therealjackfinn.bsky.social - out 9 April @tonyanuci.bsky.social

@wildhuntbooks.bsky.social so far I’m really digging This house isn’t haunted but we are. The story really resonates. 🤩

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That’s pretty fucking great. People can say it’s pointless, but he’s trying to do something! Also now we never need hear about Strom Thurmond ever again

Sen. Booker just broke the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history—a record set by Strom Thurmond trying to block the Civil Rights Act. The irony ain’t lost on us. From fighting against justice to fighting for it. This is what courage & being on the right side of history looks like!

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

First Floor Walk Up Reading Series – Save the Date – Monday, April 21st Mark and I will be reading fiction at the First Floor Walk Up Reading Series on Monday, April 21st at 7pm at One and One LES (76 E 1st Street, New York, NY 10009) More details to come

Erase Face – Music Video It’s been a little while but we are getting a band back together. So stay tuned. And of course, we’re working on a new album. Hopefully, this little music video - Erase Face will tide you over. It’s a song from our very first album 99 Cent Dreams. PS: And don’t give up…

Because people voted for more expensive eggs, right?

Bernie in 2003 worth a watch www.facebook.com/share/r/1LE7...

I never want to hear about email servers ever again.

BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Send us some twisted, malevolent #flashfiction. Our #FlashVillain contest runs until May 5th, but there's no rest for the wicked. themolotovcocktail.com/flash-villai...