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"She tells herself this is the cycle of life." I love this piece of writing by @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social 💙💙💙

“Maybe he will love me again, she thinks. She wants to think. But a man is not a garden, a man is not a shoot.” @francinewitte.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social lost-balloon.com/2026/06/03/c...

Absolutely love this piece from Francine! @francinewitte.bsky.social

It’s true! We’re open for subs until the 7th!

It’s Wednesday! That means new work by return contributor @francinewitte.bsky.social! Check out “Cycle of Life.” lost-balloon.com/2026/06/03/c...

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We have a great new piece today from Maria Pianelli Blair! Check out “Blueberries for Ralph.” lost-balloon.com/2026/05/27/b...

You are going to love our new piece by Ellie Larsen! Check out “Taking Flight.” lost-balloon.com/2026/05/13/t... (photo credit: Tim Herrick)

Read it aloud! I love it!

We have a great new piece today by Edward Thomas-Herrera! Check out “Dream about Liza Minnelli Exclamation Point.” lost-balloon.com/2026/05/06/d...

In case you missed it! Work by @rachelmhollis.bsky.social!

New flash out today in @lostballoon.bsky.social. This one feels especially close to me, and I’m grateful to the editors for giving it such a thoughtful home.

“Did you know [the drugs] weren’t mine?” The officer doesn’t blink. “They were in your pocket.” I wonder how often that’s all it takes. Jury drama with 12 non-angry people from @rachelmhollis.bsky.social in the lovely @lostballoon.bsky.social

It’s Wednesday, and that means new work from Rachel M. Hollis! Check out “The Box.” lost-balloon.com/2026/04/29/t...

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We have a great new piece today by Gordon Taylor! Check out “Maurice, Come Back, I’m Waiting Tonight at the Boathouse.” lost-balloon.com/2026/04/22/m...

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It’s Wednesday, which means a new piece in Lost Balloon! Check out this stunner by Laurin Becker Macios! lost-balloon.com/2026/04/08/t...

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We're open for submissions at @lostballoon.bsky.social! We have new submission guidelines -- check them out before submitting. Open for a week! lostballoon.submittable.com/submit

#flashfiction friends -- don't forget to submit to @lostballoon.bsky.social before we close! lostballoon.submittable.com/submit

Submit quickly as they'll close very soon but @lostballoon.bsky.social is still open: lostballoon.submittable.com/submit

You’re going to love our new piece by Thomas Mixon! Check out “The Solitude of the Conquered.” lost-balloon.com/2026/04/01/s...

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We have a great new piece today from Soramimi Hanarejima! Check out “Home Economics.” lost-balloon.com/2026/03/25/h...

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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26752117..., packed with stories first published in Ellipsis Zine, Jellyfish Review, @okaydonkeymag.com, @splonk.bsky.social, @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social, @antiheroinchic.bsky.social, @trampset.bsky.social, @lostballoon.bsky.social AND MORE! #booksky 📚💙

New piece alert! You are going to love this new nonfiction by @samannemoe.bsky.social! Check out “Slam.” lost-balloon.com/2026/03/18/s...

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A heads up for those who want to submit to @lostballoon.bsky.social -- we've tweaked our submission guidelines. We're now accepting stories 750 words or less (used to be 1000). We'll be open the first week of April -- get your stories ready!

We have a great new piece today from Tessa McHattie! Check out “Opening a Door.” lost-balloon.com/2026/03/04/o...

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"Felix is eight years old, and I have no idea how to keep him safe in this world. When a child’s gravity inverts the family has two choices..." So much truth in this inventive piece.

"The growing moonbounce of his walk, his arms slightly levitating off the dinner table when we ate together." Love love love this surreal and yet all too real piece by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social

Chris is a very special writer. I’ve been following him for years, starting when Twitter was fun. My late friend Macy (bossybritches on Twitter) and I would send each other screenshots of his tweets, crying with laughter and marveling at how his brain works. I really miss those days

A new sentimental flash from me at the amazing @lostballoon.bsky.social

"I watch Felix crawl across the ceiling, over the metal brackets keeping his bed suspended and secure, and onto the mattress. It’s heavily reinforced, but I still worry I didn’t do it right. I worry about everything." Read this amazing story by Chris!

Yeah they're right I did love it.

‘I’m still on the waiting list for netting while they prioritize schools, daycare centers, playgrounds.’ Love this gentle, inventive piece from @iamchrisscott.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social 🎈 lost-balloon.com/2026/02/25/f...

You are going to love today’s new piece by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social! Check out “Felix on the Ceiling.” lost-balloon.com/2026/02/25/f...

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I’ve admired @lostballoon.bsky.social for a long time, so I’m especially honored that they gave a home to this piece about the bewildering experience of going to a camp for high-school-age writers weeks after my second laparoscopy for endometriosis. TW: chronic pain, suicidal ideation

Go read this right now. This woman is a pure shit-fire wordsmith.

my will alone was strong enough. I was certain.

We have a great new piece today by @emmabolden.bsky.social! Check out “At Young Writers Camp Six Weeks After My Second Laparoscopy.” lost-balloon.com/2026/02/18/a...

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"I never learned to shake off my shaking, so I fainted instead and sat wordlessly in the doctor’s office less than a week into my new job" Love the repeating anaphora in this piece from @stutisrivastava.bsky.social; and the rich exploration of narrator and family and everything else

Such a tender piece about family