I have a new prose poetry piece, "Subway Surfing," out today at the lovely @lostballoon.bsky.social. Thank you to Chelsea and the editors for giving this one a home.

I love that @lostballoon.bsky.social was # 4 on "Where to publish that piece you wrote crying in your car" on @chillsubs.bsky.social because tbh that's where I'm reading your submissions, too! (and sometimes while crying!!) www.chillsubs.com/lists/crying...

You are going to love our new piece by @mizuki-yama.bsky.social! Check out “Subway Surfing.” lost-balloon.com/2025/12/17/s...

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It’s Wednesday! Which means we have a great new piece today from Stephen J. Bush! Check out “The Sunken Kingdom of Atlantis Starts to Make Some Waves.” lost-balloon.com/2025/12/10/s...

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Wrote a #shortstory abt sneaking smokes & pills, taking photos, & setting a doll on fire. Huge thanks to @lostballoon.bsky.social for giving Double Image a home 🌿 tinyurl.com/mtsn5yha

"For a hot moment, I wanted to smash her. No, I wanted to be her." @linedealer.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social

We have a great new piece today from @linedealer.bsky.social! Check out “Double Image.” lost-balloon.com/2025/11/19/d...

You are going to love today’s new piece by Carol M. Quinn! Check out “Clean.” lost-balloon.com/2025/11/12/c...

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I needed this one. All the feels.

We have a great new piece today from Scott Ragland! Check out “Spring Snow.” lost-balloon.com/2025/11/05/s... (photo credit: adamgn)

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"My brother’s only forty-six, but he moves like he’s eighty." Check out contributor @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's flash piece in @lostballoon.bsky.social! buff.ly/bTXG0vd

It’s Wednesday, and that means we have a new piece today from Garima Chhikara! Check out “He Relaxes When I’m Gone.” lost-balloon.com/2025/10/29/h...

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We have a great new piece today from Vincent Perrone! Check out “Delta Approximately Delta.” lost-balloon.com/2025/10/22/d...

Due to a technical error, we opened subs a little late this month. They will be open from now through the 9th!

We are taking a break from posting new stories for several weeks. We’ll be back on October 22nd with new work!

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It’s Wednesday, which means a new story is up! Check out “Butter” by Annabelle Taghinia. lost-balloon.com/2025/09/03/b... (Image credit: Joanna Bourne)

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We have a wonderful new piece today from Michael Nickels-Wisdom! Check out “Plum Mother.” lost-balloon.com/2025/08/27/p...

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Wow. I read then reread this.

Congratulations to former Iowa Summer Writing Festival student Brunda Moka-Dias, whose terrific flash fiction, "Bridal Wear" was just published in Lost Balloon magazine! lost-balloon.com/2025/08/20/b...

It’s Wednesday! That means we have new work up on the site. Check out “Bridal Wear” by debut author Brunda Moka-Dias! lost-balloon.com/2025/08/20/b...

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My tiny chapbook, “The Moon, My Heart,” is finally available now! So so grateful to @tinywrenlit.bsky.social and Dana Knott for making this dream come true! www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...

We have a great new piece today from Alex Juffer! Check out “What We Left You.” lost-balloon.com/2025/08/13/w...

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Super excited (and a little proud) to have new micro published with such a preeminent supporter of the super short form. Thanks to everyone @lostballoon.bsky.social !!

It’s Wednesday, and that means we have a great new piece today from @mitchjamesauthor.bsky.social! Check out “Why I Stopped Tying My Shoes.” lost-balloon.com/2025/07/30/w...

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You are going to love our new nonfiction piece by Sharon Goldberg! Check out “Fireworks.” lost-balloon.com/2025/07/23/f...

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If you have a couple minutes, I'd love for you to read my flash piece in Lost Balloon. It starts at the end of the hero's movie and then tries to guess at what came next.

It’s Wednesday! That means we have a great new story from @brandonforinash.bsky.social! Check out “The Town Is Not Saved.” lost-balloon.com/2025/07/16/t...

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We have a great new piece today from Titi Kusumandari! Check out “The Wins I Can Afford at 40.” lost-balloon.com/2025/07/09/w...

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“They played with his deck of sci fi cards, a birthday gift from way back when our parents were so proud of his sci fi obsession, those awards he won for his stories and art.” This story hit me hard ( I lost my brother years ago).

So proud of this story and grateful to @lostballoon.bsky.social for giving it a home!

"The hollow looks different in the springtime and I lost you in the fall. I wish I knew how to make a map. I wish I’d paid more attention when we were there" Daily reads: @catherinebuck.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social ❤️

"I try not to stare at his teeth: gray, chipped, missing. Dark, square caves in his mouth." Such a delicate and haunting piece by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social. #WritingSky #FlashFiction

Congrats to @didiwood.bsky.social and @djwolfinsohn.bsky.social! Their stories from Lost Balloon were chosen as part of the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50!

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new on our mainpage: THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 (selecting editor @samanito.bsky.social )

“…there is nothing to do but listen.” Oh, this poignant stunner by @claudiamonpere.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social.💔💔💔