bsherm36.bsky.social
@bsherm36.bsky.social
Author of HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE (Ad Hoc). Stories @Smokelong, Flash Frog, Gone Lawn, Bending Genres. Subs editor @Smokelong. BMF 2024, 2026. BSF 2025. Noms: Pushcart, BOTN. Author of five mystery novels. PhD from CUNY Grad Center.
'I ran into God in the snack aisle at Costco' where He was debating whether to buy shrimp chips or chocolate donut bites and I said, shouldn’t you be out saving the world Fabulous #100wordstory by @bsherm36.bsky.social @100wordstory.bsky.social #microfiction 100wordstory.org/i-ran-into-g...
I ran into God in the snack aisle at Costco - 100Words
Beth Shermanwhere He was debating whether to buy shrimp chips or chocolate donut bites...
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Crying happy tears after reading @tracieadams.bsky.social review of my book!
Tracie Adams@tracieadams.bsky.social · 2w agoPlease read my full review of @bsherm36.bsky.social's "How to Get There from Here" (AdHoc 2026) on Goodreads and Amazon, and then treat yourself by buying a copy of the best novella-in-flash you'll read this year. No kidding. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I made it into Matt's wonderful Mondettes thanks to @fictivedream.bsky.social. Love every other story Laura selected, as well as the interesting prompts!
Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 2w agoIncludes pieces by @fionajanemack.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @christopherallen.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social @mariegethins.bsky.social @shortpoemz.bsky.social @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social and others. Enjoy!!!
"I initially felt that the novella-in-flash format would be perfect for this story because its form echoes the fragmented nature of Alzheimers." -interview with @bsherm36.bsky.social
Interview with Beth Sherman
novella-in-flash, memory loss, the shore
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Absolutely swept up by "Do you know why you're here" by @bsherm36.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.com.bsky.social Beth is a master at compression - so much deft worldbuilding here along with the emotional development & impact. Bereft it ended. mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
Two Stories | MrBullBull
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2/2 Trash Cat Lit Family Bookfinder - hust added stuffs by @bsherm36.bsky.social @lucimcummings.bsky.social @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social and @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social trashcatlit.com/trash-family...
Trash Family Bookfinder
Immerse yourself in more of the Trash Family’s words If you enjoy the fantastic short fiction in our issues and want to see more from our talented contributors, click the images to purc…
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Happy to have my story, "Life is Good" in Hawkeye Magazine. It was inspired by Rose Wylie's "Black Strap (Red Fly)" painting in an Art & Flash workshop led by the wonderful @stillsquirrel.bsky.social. hawkeyemag.com/stories/sher...
"But today, we set aside our grievances for 90 minutes. We turn in our phones and pay attention to the woods" Love the way this piece from @bsherm36.bsky.social presses pause on the tension / negative and lets in the calm of nature
National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 2mo agoFlashFlood: 'When We Traveled 1,200 Miles for Forest Bathing' by Beth Sherman #nffd2026
"She tried to count the foxes she could see and gave up at 49. They moved too quickly to count, anyway. At night, she heard them scratching at the siding, the roof, the windows, trying to get in. She could wait for that to happen." "Omnivores" by @bsherm36.bsky.social 📸: @tylermalone.bsky.social
Omnivores — Susurrus
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@brokenheartslit.bsky.social has a good heartbreak for you this morning. Check out the latest from @bsherm36.bsky.social. As a reminder, we are open for submissions -- a photo of an object that represents your heart ache and a max 50 word micro. See link below.
2026 Heartbreaks
Peacock Sighting by Beth Sherman @bsherm36 We watched the bird rattle his blue green, eye-spotted train. The mating season was over and tail feathers dropped to the grass – useless beauty. You saw …
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'Everyone’s batty here, Mother tells me. Don’t eat the bananas. They’re poisoned.' Oh, this flash by @bsherm36.bsky.social Clear-eyed, tender, lyrical. templeinacity.com/micro-by-bet...
Temple in a City literary journal
Micro fiction Angel by writer and editor Beth Sherman. Published in Temple in a City literary journal
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Today we have Beth Sherman's @bsherm36.bsky.social Prompted Stories spotlight with a Q&A on the side🦝 We loved how this piece was both quiet and seething with menace, the Gothic unnerving feel, and the way the truth slides in with the tea. Read here: trashcatlit.com/tea-at-brigh... 1/2
Thrilled to be in the Top 40 Hit Parade!! Thanks Jeff Harvey and judge @danbillyc.bsky.social. gooseberry-pie.com/you-are-30-t...
You Are 30 Times More Likely to Be Struck by Lightning Than to Get Attacked by a Shark - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Longlist – 2026 Gooseberry Pie Annual Writing Competition by Beth Sherman When I agreed to get married at the Long Island aquarium I didn’t think how confining it feels to be stuck in a metal cage, 90...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 3mo ago@gooseberrypie.bsky.social special issue of the winning stories from our annual writing comp, along with the short and longlist. 40 fabulous stories in this incredible issue. 1: Kathryn Silver-Hajo 2: Louella Lester 3: Kik Lodge Five Honorable Mentions gooseberry-pie.com/special-issu...
@bsherm36.bsky.social so much tucked into this sly & disconcerting tale along the Hudson River 😳!!! @trashcatlit.bsky.social trashcatlit.com/tea-at-brigh...
Tea at Brigham Hall
Beth Sherman Tea at Brigham Hall is always a stressful affair. I try to concentrate on the view out the tall, arched windows, on lawns sloping down to the Hudson River, which shimmers in sunlight l…
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Coming in two days, a stellar Prompted Stories issue 🦝 In The Seven of Cups, A.J @scribblerotoole.bsky.social MC browses treasure and contemplates something a little decadent In Tea at Brigham Hall, Beth @bsherm36.bsky.social takes us for a lovely cuppa where things are not what they seem
THEY'RE HEEEEERE! 🦝 Our 18 contributors to the upcoming Prompted Stories issue for Spring. A delicious mix of existing and new Trash Family. We can't wait to share their stories... @madeleinewrite.bsky.social rj cannon, Clara Cooke @meanerharker.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social 1/3
Heartbreak and cruelty in "Did You Hear About Miss Feathers?" Gasping for air and hope in "Flawed Anatomy." #FlashInTheFeed by @bsherm36.bsky.social in Bottle Rocket. www.bottlerocketlitmag.com/the-work/2-s...
2 stories by Beth Sherman — Bottle Rocket
Flawed Anatomy I was born with one lung. It collapsed like a tiny water bottle and my 17-year-old mother, who missed Prom for my birth, told the doctors to take the damn thing out, no one would eve...
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“I’m sorry,” she said. To his surprise she sounded like she meant it. “But you had to have known this relationship would have a shelf life, right?” #FlashInTheFeed by @bsherm36.bsky.social in Flash Boulevard. ❤️ flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/b...
BETH SHERMAN: Gourd
Flash Fiction by Beth Sherman Gourd Mark fell in love with a bitter melon by accident. He’d come to Whole Foods with green peppers on his shopping list. Peppers, onions, quinoa, chopped tomatoes. H…
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I love a mother-daughter narrative so today's #FlashInTheFeed is "Blackhearts" by @bsherm36.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social: There's so much tension, tiny details, and a desire to be understood in this piece: fictivedream.com/2025/02/04/b...
Blackhearts
by Beth Sherman AFTER MY FATHER LEFT, my mother would wake at 3 a.m. and blast Joan Jett songs on the stereo. She’d bop around the living room like an awkward teenager, playing air guitar, swinging…
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Happy my story, 'The Puffin,' is in this beautiful journal. Thanks to @erinvachon.bsky.social whose Smokelong prompt inspired it and to @smokelong.bsky.social for initial f/b. V pleased to be alongside @bsherm36.bsky.social whose work I admire. Do read her story, a reimagining of the Minotaur myth.
New Feathers Anthology@newfeathers.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe spring 2026 issue of New Feathers is now available. Thank you to all the writers and artists for your contributions, and thanks to the New Feathers team. www.newfeathersanthology.com/newfeatherss... #litmag #literature #art #poetry #fiction
“After the Last Doctor’s Appointment” by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet www.paragraphplanet.com #flashfiction
Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today.
A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map
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Congratulations to the winner @bsherm36.bsky.social & the runners up Rosaleen Lynch & Emma Williams of the February online festival writing challenge. Read their brilliant & colourful stories selected by judge @scooterwriter.bsky.social www.flashfictionfestival.com/news/
Not used to using hashtags! But for #flashinthefeed here's another great story: Matt Barrett's "First they Fall" in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/first-they-f...
First, They Fall | Fractured
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The story I'm sharing for @smokelong.bsky.social's Flash in the Feed is Megan Pillow's "We All Know about Margo," which I read years ago but packs such a wallop that whenever someone asks about favorite flashes, it's the first one I mention. www.smokelong.com/stories/we-a...
We All Know About Margo - SmokeLong Quarterly
When Margo takes off her shirt, we all know what’s coming. Margo, who we all say has the best tits in the senior class, has a shot of tequila in one hand and the shirt in the other. It’s a flimsy litt...
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Very pleased to be here. Congrats @bsherm36.bsky.social and @erinbondo.bsky.social for being the award winners, congrats to everyone on the list + thanks to @karjon.bsky.social and @sharontelfer.bsky.social
National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe’re thrilled to announce the line up for our 2026 anthology. Thank you to everyone who submitted & to our anthology editors @karjon.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social for all their hard work: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
Excited to have made the longlist! Congrats to my fellow nominees.
The Pride Roars@theprideroars.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe're delighted to announce the Longlist for our inaugural Flash Competition. Thank you again to all who sent their beautiful work our way. Find the longlisted titles on our blog: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...
