Congrats to our Best of the Net noms this year: "Tether" by Meghan Phillips "Queen" by Nora Nadjarian "Meditation on Immigrant Moraine" by K Anand-Gall "The Theory of Infinite Hurrahs" by Angela Townsend @mcarphil.bsky.social @noranadj.bsky.social @kanandgall.bsky.social

"Gregor does not believe in an afterlife, though he has more proof than most that one exists." New fiction: "Gregor, the Saint of Close Calls" by Spencer Nitkey aka @spencerwriting.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/nitkey/gr...

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"You have to go way back. Our very early selves. Simple lives but hard ones." New fiction: "The Invention of Kissing" by Jeffrey Hermann aka @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/hermann/t...

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Thank you @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social for publishing this flash of mine! On mice and experimental procedures and things 🐁 www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/zhang/mea...

"Bri tells me studies exclude female mice because their body temperatures vary too much." New fiction: "Means of Survival" by Lucy Zhang matchbooklitmag.com/mb/zhang/mea...

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"Gazing out the window, I am grateful for this semi-tropical plant whose hardiness is a touchstone of relief in my life, a Thing That Cannot Be Destroyed." New CNF: "Meditation on Immigrant Moraine" by K Anand-Gall www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/anand-gal...

A new lit mag ratings system unveiled at @chillsubs.bsky.social If you like matchbook, do us a solid and rate us! www.chillsubs.com/magazine/mat...

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A belated THANK YOU to @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social I was one of the lucky winners of the matchbook notebook complete with flash fiction writing prompts by @kathyfish.bsky.social I love it!

"She doesn’t turn onto Jewel. She keeps going. Straight. Takes her chances." New fiction: "Speed" by Diane Gottlieb aka @dianegotauthor.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/gottlieb/...

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A literal dream publication of mine! I'm so excited that this story about bodies and belonging is out in the world. I hope you give a read. "Birthmark" is now live in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social: www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

"The birthmark changes shape if you look closely enough." New fiction: "Birthmark" by Christina Tudor aka @christinaltudor.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

It was really heartening to see this! My piece, "Cracks," published last year in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social was chosen as a favorite essay of 2024 (from little magazines) by Robert Erle Barham in Current! currentpub.com/2024/12/19/o...

My first publication in Matchbook! Also, a reminder that subs close today. 🩵💙🩵

“The coat closet at Aunt Belinda’s was always colder than the rest of the house.” New fiction: “So Then We Planted Her a Rosebush” by Kathryn Kulpa aka @writesofkathryn.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/kulpa/so-...

Congrats to Gabe Durham aka @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com for his mb piece "Gourd Girl" being selected for the Wigleaf Top 50 Long List! Read it here: www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/durham/go...

Subs close this Monday!

Now I understand (I think correctly?) that the #ArchiveChallenge is for journals that are at least 10 years old but not necessarily pieces from more than 10 years ago(?), adding these brilliant @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social to my recommendations...

This challenge starts June 25th. Read the archives of a favorite flash journal and get your name in the hat to win $400. www.smokelong.com/the-archive-...

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Submit! Matchbook is one of the best!

Submissions open! Until June 30. www.matchbooklitmag.com/guidelines

**Submissions open tomorrow, June 23!** Keep tabs on our guidelines page for when the link goes live: www.matchbooklitmag.com/guidelines

We repeat:

This month's #Mondettes picked by @chriscottom.bsky.social ⚡️Ten wonderful flash fictions 🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Chris made these brilliant picks 🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing mondettes.substack.com/p/june-2025

Over the moon to have my short prose piece in the awesome @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/hebert/go...

"Jorge took me to the Portara in Naxos, which could be Apollo’s temple or maybe Athena’s." New fiction: "Goddess of the New Millennia" by Mureall Hebert aka @mureallhebert.bsky.social matchbooklitmag.com/mb/hebert/go...

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**Announcement** We've produced a blank notebook for writers! It contains flash prompts throughout from @kathyfish.bsky.social. Just comment with a link to your favorite mb piece on any of our social accounts to be entered to win one of five free copies! www.matchbooklitmag.com/blank-notebo...

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You should subscribe to @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social 's Substack! It's chock full of great things. Some cool surprises coming your way as well! 👀 💙

Don't forget we have a Substack roundup that goes out once or twice a month! And we have a couple surprises in store for June--make sure to subscribe now so you don't miss out! substack.com/@matchbookli...

"Too much tincture into the dropper and onto the tongue before bed, and I called you after so many months of no contact." New CNF: "The Shakes" by Amanda Miska www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/miska/the...

Huge congratulations to these matchbook pieces selected for this year's Best Microfiction 2025! "Vandals" by Suzanne Hicks aka @suzannehicks.bsky.social "How to Become an Auctioneer" by Matt Leibel @mattleibel.bsky.social "Invisible Roads" by Janaya Young @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social

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Thrilled to be in Best Microfiction 2025! I’m honored to be included alongside so many writers I admire. 💜💜💜 Many thanks to all at @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social and guest judge Dawn Raffel. Thank you @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social for publishing and nominating my story.

**Submissions open for matchbook June 23!**

This month's #Mondettes picked by @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social ⚡️Ten wonderful flash fictions 🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why James made these brilliant picks 🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing mondettes.substack.com/p/may-2025

"I need your help. Someone is spreading the theory of ordinary days." New CNF: "The Theory of Infinite Hurrahs" by Angela Townsend matchbooklitmag.com/mb/townsend/...

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Flash (a single paragraph!) nonfiction about joy and bravery and Boston's @museumofscience.bsky.social. Thanks to matchbook for publishing it and to whoever invented astronaut ice cream.

"They want to see Venice flood again in miniature, seawater reaching a little higher each year." New CNF: "When Can We Go Back" by Abbie Kiefer aka @abbiekiefer.bsky.social matchbooklitmag.com/mb/kiefer/wh...

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"The darkling beetle was wingless and nocturnal. Well-adjusted to drought. Trickster insect, lured and balmed by grain." New fiction: "Lover of No Light" by Elisa Luna Ady matchbooklitmag.com/mb/ady/lover...

Late announcement, but congrats to our nominations for this years Best Small Fictions! @BestSmFictions Tether by Meghan Phillips Atlas by Mihir Bellamkonda The Algorithm by Erik Fatemi New Year, New Me by Shira Haus Open Them If You Don't Believe Me by KC Mead-Brewer