Eric Scot Tryon
@ericscottryon.bsky.social
I’M THE UNDERTOW (Central Avenue, 2026) Rep’d by @clgslr.bsky.social at BSCM EIC: @flashfrog.bsky.social www.ericscottryon.com
Just finished! I did NOT see the final twist coming. 🫥 Lmk if you read and what you thought. 🤔
Big congrats to our Best of the Net nominees!! ✨Kailum Graves & Mary Anne Griffiths✨
I'll be reading with @sfreligh.bsky.social, @ericscottryon.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social today at 4 p.m., CT, to celebrate the release of @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's new book, Stitch! She's also going to read. Register with the attached link!
Stitch Launch Party Reading with Allison Field Bell, Avitus B. Carle, Sarah Freligh, Eric Scot Tryon, & Michael Czyzniejewski
This event takes place Sunday, 9/27/2026 at 2 pm PST/5 pm ET.
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Can’t wait to take part in the launch of this *incredible* collection! Join us this Sunday! 👇🏼👇🏼
Avitus B. Carle@avitusbcarle.bsky.social · 2w agoLAUNCH PARTY!!! @chestnutreview.bsky.social and @marioaliberto3.bsky.social host @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social’s launch of STITCH When: 9/27 at 5PM EST Readers: @sfreligh.bsky.social, @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social, @ericscottryon.bsky.social and me! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Your Mouth a Tether” by DC Restaino is now up! Art by Ravi Aarvin flash-frog.com/2026/09/21/y...
Your Mouth a Tether by DC Restaino
You latch on hard, quick, for your nightly feeding. P tries to distract me while he brushes his teeth. Pokes fun at my dramatics. “Finally putting that theatre degree to use,” he says as he creases…
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The Things We Take by @ericscottryon.bsky.social - fish, and the legacy of philandering dads Captured so well www.passagesnorth.com/the-things-w...
The Things We Take by Eric Scot Tryon — Passages North
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Finished this new masterpiece by Eggers. A brilliant exploration of art and artists, yet at its core a beautiful love story. Absolutely recommend!! ✨
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Nevada” by @evanfleischer.bsky.social is now up! Art by Beatriz Scatolin flash-frog.com/2026/09/14/n...
Nevada by Evan Fleischer
Cacti growing in the bowling alley. Honky-tonk playing on a PA system that’s so weak it sounds like the music is coming from some distant shore. All this set amongst sunshine of drifting dust. A ma…
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Huge congrats to all our Best Small Fictions nominations! 🐸💙 @travisflatt.bsky.social, @sagetyrtle.bsky.social, @miriamgershow.bsky.social, Kelly McElroy, Jennifer Todhunter
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Watch Me Close” by Alex Juffer is now up! Art by Jace Reyes flash-frog.com/2026/09/07/w...
Watch Me Close by Alex Juffer
There’s a very small woman who lives in my ductwork. I’ve seen her bright pinprick eyes between the vent panels tracking me as I do Youtube yoga in my living room. I pretend I don’t see her. For he…
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Do Not Overtighten” by Darryl J. Benjamin is now up! Art by Alaina Hammond flash-frog.com/2026/08/31/d...
Do Not Overtighten by Darryl J. Benjamin
My husband is building a spacecraft in our garage. An actual spacecraft from RYMDFARTYG, IKEA’s troubled cousin. Seventeen flat-pack boxes. 847 steps. The neighbor’s dog won’t stop barking at it. S…
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I'm finding amazing stories in Milk Candy Review's archives. @ericscottryon.bsky.social has made brilliant use of repetition in so many stories. I love how in this one it starts as gentle social commentary and slides into something much darker. #archivechallenge
We Worry For Cats ~ by Eric Scot Tryon
The scream of the alarms can be heard for two city blocks. So we flee our apartments, those boxes that stack atop one another like Legos. Eleven stories in total. We flee our apartments grumbling a…
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Swimming Lessons” by Karina Ko is now up! Art by @amymarques.bsky.social flash-frog.com/2026/08/24/s...
Swimming Lessons by Karina Ko
She came childless. Amongst our clutter on the concrete bench, she sat with her designer tote bag. A blue shark hooded towel and a rainbow bottle peeked out. We watched her watch the pool, the skin…
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Finished @ericscottryon.bsky.social's dandy of a novel today. The narrative hooks you immediately & strengthens its hold chapter by chapter. 100% recommend ⚡⚡
Just finished, what a ride!!! ✈️ Love to hear what other friends thought about this one!
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Good Friday at the Chickadee Poultry Farm” by Frankie McMillan is now up! Art by Ali McLafferty flash-frog.com/2026/08/17/g...
Good Friday at the Chickadee Poultry Farm by Frankie McMillan
Our parents didn’t believe in the Easter bunny. They said it wasn’t the real story. And instead of us kids chowing down on chocolate eggs we were in the chook shed grading the real ones. Pick…
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"I didn’t break down as I folded and packed her clothes even though her smell was dizzying." @ericscottryon.bsky.social's story dazzles with details and secrets. www.cleavermagazine.com/the-undersid... #archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social
Eric Scot Tryon: THE UNDERSIDE • Cleaver Magazine
Eric Scot Tryon is a writer from San Francisco. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Glimmer Train, Willow Springs, and elsewhere.
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So excited to be on the wonderful @writersbone.com podcast today! 🌊🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/1FZB...
Episode 769: Eric Scot Tryon
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Been waiting for @ericscottryon.bsky.social new novel to come in at @book&puppetbookstore. Looking forward to this one!
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Flight” by Jane Wageman is now up! Art by @tinamariecox.bsky.social flash-frog.com/2026/08/10/f...
Flight by Jane Wageman
Our first place is near the airport. We sit on the balcony some evenings and watch the planes rip into the sky. The space fits two folding chairs so close our knees touch. Flying makes me anxious b…
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Just finished! So good! A killer YA novel with a great cast of characters and a narrative voice that makes you unable to put it down! 🔥 Congrats, @bradbarkley.bsky.social!!
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Future Tense” by Anna Mantzaris is now up! Art by Milo Brown flash-frog.com/2026/08/03/f...
Future Tense by Anna Mantzaris
On Friday I’ll move. On Saturday I’ll get a new job. On Sunday I’ll find a new husband. On Monday I’ll move. On Tuesday I’ll get another job. On Wednesday I’ll decide I don’t want a husband. On Thu…
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Your must-read of the day!! 🤯🔥🤯 @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @trampset.bsky.social “I’m angry at everyone…my kids for leaving, my parents for getting old, my gynecologist for being a gynecologist, the meteorologist, the pharmacist, the neighbor’s baby…” www.trampset.org/post/the-nig...
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So excited to have a new story in @trampset , a dream publication for me! I hope you will give it a read: https://t.co/32ze1nHzsg
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🚨There’s still time to haunt us, but our call for ghost stories closes tomorrow night at midnight pst! 👻⏰
Flash Frog@flashfrog.bsky.social · 3mo agoHaunt us! flash-frog.com/submit/
Nightly routine: sit on the deck, read a chapter or two of @ericscottryon.bsky.social's splendid novel
NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Splinter” by Melissa Bandy is now up! Art by Milo Brown flash-frog.com/2026/07/27/s...
Splinter by Melissa Bandy
I wait until the last possible second to bother him about the splinter. He needs his rest, and my discomfort is so trivial. But it is wedged in my heel, a place where I can’t contort my body …
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