Learning where you come from can be humbling or empowering or all sorts of things at the same time. "Hearty Stock" by Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social is a wonderful flash exploring these ideas from the POV of a 5-yr old girl who just might be wiser than all of them! Look for it 9/28!

“anticipate your ghost’s surprise when she floats into the bedroom where your new nipped/tucked body lies.” Don’t miss the wonderful @karencrawford.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social 👄💉💄

New story up today at @dishsoapquart.bsky.social! This is another one that started life in @megpokrass.bsky.social's fantastic workshops. Many thanks to Zoe and Aster for saying yes to this one and their thoughtful feedback.

“he’ll never stop whispering to her, never stop missing the lovely thing that never had a chance to grow stale.” Whoa.. this one is 🔥. @mrbullbull.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social 🔥

Here's a tip: if you want to promote a list of stories featuring older women, don't default to words like "grannies," or "gray," or "sweet old lady." This is ageist and sexist. It also makes you look like a clueless ass -- even if your initial intention was admirable. jfc

““She starts by calculating the weight of the earth,” he says. “She’s a baby,” says CT.” This brilliance!! Read @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com ❤️

For those in the bay area, or central coast, my book launch is coming up on Oct. 4 in Pacific Grove. Would love to see some writer friends there, including #momswritersclub friends!

“When we look at that video that has been making its endless loops on Instagram and the other socials, round and round, we, like all of you, are appalled.” This stunner… @kimmagowan.bsky.social @milkcandyxx.bsky.social

“I tell you that wait is a future word, and I’d appreciate you not using it.” 💔 oh…this beauty 💔 @francinewitte.bsky.social at Literary Namjooing

Thanks to Hema Nataraju, Lakshmi Iyer, and @lumchanmfa.bsky.social for including my new story in this fantastic new issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social alongside many great pieces! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

So honored to have my story from @adroitjournal.bsky.social selected for this list by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social Thank you @mattkendrick.bsky.social 🙏🙏

This month's #Mondettes picked by @kathrynsilverhajo.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/september-...

New #Mondettes coming on Tuesday picked by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social - an amazing selection this month. If you want Kathryn's choices sent straight to your inbox, sign up here: mondettes.substack.com

If you missed this, please check out @freemanpoet.bsky.social 's review of my @diodeeditions.bsky.social chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect in @bendinggenres.bsky.social. Thank you Matthew and editor, @rgvaughan.bsky.social for publishing it! bendinggenres.com/review-of-da...

Can’t wait to teach “Creative Constraints: Invitations to New Flash”! Asynchronous. Online. October 18-20. SIGN UP BY TOMORROW, September 15, for a 15% discount (code FLASH15)! flashfictioninstitute.com/product/telling-it-slant-writing-flash-nonfiction-and-fiction-with-jaqueline-doyle/

Weekend snapshot: “Ghosts of the Past,” St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Newport Ireland. This is actually my Dad captured as a blur outside of a window while I stood inside. 💛

“Grief is wearing a dead person’s dress forever.” from “Notes from One Still Living,” 💔 @gfaulknerwriter.bsky.social

I have a new story up @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social. Thanks to the team there and to @sfreligh.bsky.social for the Hopperroebics inspiration! www.ekphrastic.net

Really looking forward to my "Story Shapes" workshop in October where I'm going to get writers writing Cinderella narratives against the clock and crafting stories across different sized bits of paper. 7th Oct 7pm BST or 11th Oct 9am BST. www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...

Never mind those pesky clouds, look there! You can see the corn moon all glowy behind them. The corn moon is here for you! Love the corn moon, it loves you. Late summer is beautiful, is it not? Gone Lawn 61, here you go! gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Yes Gooseberry Pie is open for submissions with a quick turnaround. Send us your work. gooseberry-pie.com/submissions/

I have a story in DELECTABLE Ruby Lit. "For the occasion, he doubled his flower order and flung his apartment door wide. At its most riotous point, Moisés, dressed in white with a crepe paper headband encircling his sweaty forehead, led a conga line past his collection of masks and into the hall."

“Later, when the evil kids’ sensei attacked the kid in the parking lot, DeVries dealt her a serious beatdown then tossed her in a dumpster.” Karate, anyone?🥋 @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social

Shout out to my @smokelong.bsky.social summer group for feedback on “Adrift” and big thanks to EIC Courtney Harler for publishing it today in Flash the Court. flashthecourt.com/2025/09/05/a...

A big thank you to @thewingedmoon.bsky.social for including my two poems in their gorgeous ‘Biophilia’ issue. The Editor’s note says it best: “Threading its mycelial circuitry through the heart of this issue is the statement ‘Feelings are older than humans’.” www.wingedmoon.com/biophilia/je...

“Your uterus,” she announces, “is not happy.” “I know,” I admit. “I have been sensing its unhappiness.” 🔥Don’t miss this stunner 🔥 @kathyfish.bsky.social at Hot Flash Literary 🔥

BIG NEWS! @megpokrass.bsky.social & Gary Fincke are thrilled to announce that Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social will be serving as final judge for Best Microfiction 2026! Subs re-open in Nov. Stay tuned. #FlashFiction #Microfiction #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines

This story racked up 19 rejections before @yourimpossiblevoice.com took it. This BOTN nomination means a lot to me. Thank you @keithjpowell.com 🙏🏾 Written in a @lumchanmfa.bsky.social workshop. Mahalo, my friend 🧡 Read it here: yourimpossiblevoice.com/when-i-final...

I couldn't wait for my author copies so ordered a few full-price copies of my book that arrived this afternoon...kiddo said he hopes it "goes viral" and is a NYT bestseller.

Thank you so much for the lovely review @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ❤️😍❤️ The final line is just gorgeous - ‘I devoured it with tears in my eyes’ 🥹🥹🥹

Oh Kelli, this broke my heart…

I don't want to quote the last line but I want to quote the last line. Read "We Don't Meet in Buda" by @kelliborges2.bsky.social in @centaurlit.bsky.social

The Joy of Flash Fiction - "I am out with lanterns, looking for myself." ~Emily Dickinson. Hope you'll enjoy my latest newsletter. 💙https://open.substack.com/pub/artofflashfiction/p/the-joy-of-flash-fiction?r=4e5y2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

It's true. My debut short story collection is officially out today. Get a copy or sign up for an event: melissafloresandersonwrites.com

“The song on the car radio accompanies the refrain in my head: Papa’s with a woman, a woman, a woman. He’s cheating on Ma.” Love this brilliant piece by the wonderful @sudhab.bsky.social at Thin Skin! ❤️❤️

@bradymicheller.bsky.social put a lot of editorial love for these stories in the latest House of Arcanum! Check out "Every Day is Halloween" for Mandy's story. www.houseofarcanum.org/current-issu...

Only two spaces left! West Virginia is beautiful in autumn and you will write LOTS! 🍁🍂

I reviewed COLD TOAST by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social, a book I very much admire! bendinggenres.com/review-of-co...

“If you can’t afford to buy all the guns, buy one.” Chilling. 💔 Don’t miss @francinewitte.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute!

“We can’t sit idle on a bench by the bus stop, Jane says. Sarah Ramos did that and bang, one shot to the abdomen.” Blown away by this gorgeous, heartbreaking piece by the talented @jamybond.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute! 💔

Today I got an acceptance from @lostballoon.bsky.social for a prose poem! My first prose poem! I'm honored to be branching out in such a lovely lit mag. Thanks to @kathyfish.bsky.social for the prompt that inspired it!

“Destiny: A crooked smile. An exchange of phone numbers. A used Datsun.” Love this innovative, brilliant piece! Read @kathyfish.bsky.social @reideasjournal.bsky.social ❤️ reideasjournal.com/kathyfishfic...

“I want to buy your soul,” he said, leaning close because of the noise, and she laughed.” L.A, anyone? Don’t miss @jacqdoyle.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute! ❤️

I have a new story set in a dinosaur theme park up at @flashfrog.bsky.social today. Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this one such an awesome home. And I love Jayne Frisina's art. Check it out if you wanna. 🦕 🦖 flash-frog.com/2025/09/01/d...

The September 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/2psm79n5

Check out what's happening at The Sunlight Press and find out who is judging our Fall Flash Fiction contest! bit.ly/3JE7Ejb

I’m honored to be judging the Fall Flash Fiction Contest at the fabulous @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! There are super generous cash prizes (the winner receives $600, second place winner $250, and third place winner $150). Link with info below. I can’t wait to read your work! ☀️

Yay! 2 new micros up at @mrbullbull.bsky.social!!

remember, if you're submitting your writing to lit mags, someone, somewhere, is going to love what you have to say. Keep going. KEEP. GOING. (end)