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Lost Balloon is a literary magazine that published flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poetry.
I am so very pleased that this story found its home at @lostballoon.bsky.social. A huge thanks to @chelsvoulgares.bsky.social and everyone there for publishing it, and to @smokelong.bsky.social for the workshop that brought it to life!
Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 2w agoYou are going to love our new piece by @lindseyjameswrites.bsky.social! Check out “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/23/h...
You are going to love our new piece by @lindseyjameswrites.bsky.social! Check out “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/23/h...
His Eye is on the Sparrow by Lindsey James
Me and Miranda play behind the sanctuary. Our wooden stick-swords slash the pine-needly air, maim the spiderwebs and the moss dangling green fingers in our faces. We slashslashslash a giggling path…
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You are going to love this new work by Annemarie Wilton! Check out “Harem the lost-balloon.com/2026/09/16/h...
Harem the Bird by Annemarie Whilton
We were supposed to be the ones watching the classroom bird over school break; a bright white cockatiel with a definitive head bob that the kids went cuckoo over. Should we have a longer recess, H…
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You are going to love this new work by Annemarie Wilton! Check out “Harem the lost-balloon.com/2026/09/16/h...
Harem the Bird by Annemarie Whilton
We were supposed to be the ones watching the classroom bird over school break; a bright white cockatiel with a definitive head bob that the kids went cuckoo over. Should we have a longer recess, H…
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So pleased 'Imposter Mama' has been published with @lostballoon.bsky.social after making the Bridport Prize shortlist last year 🥰 Thanks to Chelsea and Madeline for giving it the perfect home, give it a read friends!!
Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 4w agoWe have a great new piece today from @erinbondo.com! Check out “Imposter Mama.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/09/i...
“The song is in its death throes, Kylie throwing a dead girl’s name against an ending.” @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social lost-balloon.com/2026/08/12/m...
Murder Ballad by Sumitra Singam
When the song comes on, you don’t quite roll your eyes at me and I don’t quite reach my hand out to squeeze yours. Kylie’s syrupy voice is still lush and full of life. I speak before Nick Cave can …
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Another time round with this piece in @lostballoon.bsky.social - would love you to read it as I really loved writing it 🧡
Pat Foran@pdforan.bsky.social · 4w ago“The song is in its death throes, Kylie throwing a dead girl’s name against an ending.” @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social lost-balloon.com/2026/08/12/m...
“He is on her sticky-fingered, weaving into the finest wisps at her nape and yanking as he burrows, breathes deep, knees her in the bladder.” So Much sensory detail. So devastating. @erinbondo.com in @lostballoon.bsky.social 🧡💔😢
Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 4w agoWe have a great new piece today from @erinbondo.com! Check out “Imposter Mama.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/09/i...
“He jerks up like a rabbit perked on her scent, but only to reveal an impish beam, clutch up handfuls of T-shirt and bra straps, lean back like a daredevil.” Such palpable panic & complexity in this fantastic story by @erinbondo.com in @lostballoon.bsky.social lost-balloon.com/2026/09/09/i...
Imposter Mama by Erin Bondo
“Mama!” He is on her sticky-fingered, weaving into the finest wisps at her nape and yanking as he burrows, breathes deep, knees her in the bladder. She is frozen – unable to react, to hold him clos…
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We have a great new piece today from @erinbondo.com! Check out “Imposter Mama.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/09/i...
Imposter Mama by Erin Bondo
“Mama!” He is on her sticky-fingered, weaving into the finest wisps at her nape and yanking as he burrows, breathes deep, knees her in the bladder. She is frozen – unable to react, to hold him clos…
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You are going to love this new piece of flash fiction from Lorette C. Luzajic! Check out “Truth or Dare.” lost-balloon.com/2026/09/02/t...
Truth or Dare by Lorette C. Luzajic
Truth: Who do you make love to in your mind when you make love to your partner? Menu: bruschetta with basil and parsley on pumpernickel; chilled lemon broth with cilantro salsa; grilled scallops; c…
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Friends, I took a musical poser and wrote a 💔🏳️🌈🥂☠️ story about it and a total bucket list journal @lostballoon.bsky.social took it and I’m so stoked. It features karipap, Thai Song (what do you mean you’ve never tried it) and Richard Marx. Can u pls read it? Tx lost-balloon.com/category/fla...
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Posts about flash fiction written by Chelsea
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Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe have a great new piece today from @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! Check out “Murder Ballad.” lost-balloon.com/2026/08/12/m...
'I went along with you, my heart hammering the whole time because I’d never have forgiven myself if something happened to you.' A layered beauty by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social lost-balloon.com/2026/08/12/m...
Murder Ballad by Sumitra Singam
When the song comes on, you don’t quite roll your eyes at me and I don’t quite reach my hand out to squeeze yours. Kylie’s syrupy voice is still lush and full of life. I speak before Nick Cave can …
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Well that’s a kind thing for you to say! I do indeed have new work out! A flash in @lostballoon.bsky.social that you might have beta read, and a poem in abundance! lost-balloon.com
We have a great new piece today from @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! Check out “Murder Ballad.” lost-balloon.com/2026/08/12/m...
Murder Ballad by Sumitra Singam
When the song comes on, you don’t quite roll your eyes at me and I don’t quite reach my hand out to squeeze yours. Kylie’s syrupy voice is still lush and full of life. I speak before Nick Cave can …
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Another terrific one from @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in @lostballoon.bsky.social this time. About free karate lessons, holding down work, anger management Benny is a great character and a brilliant ending Counting to Ten in Japanese
Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 3mo agoYou are going to love our new story by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social! Check out “Counting to Ten in Japanese.” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/15/c...
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We have a gorgeous new piece of nonfiction today from Heather Emmanuel! Check out “to unfold.” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/29/t...
to unfold by Heather Emmanuel
Fabric does what it’s told if you’re patient, my mother says. She irons sitting down, in the corner of the living room with her back to the garden. She holds up the tumble-dried garment…
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We have a great new piece today from Joshua Gottlieb-Miller! Check out “When a Fire Breaks Out…” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/22/w...
When a Fire Breaks Out We Talk of Its Causes and Effects, Imagining that the Fire Occurred Somewhere Between the Two by Joshua Gottlieb-Miller
Shawna says she’s always looking for a person’s single lowest moment, and you thought to mention your husband is in love with another woman, but not that, how you’d managed to think about anything …
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Do you like stories with Karate? How about terrible managers and terrible fathers? Check this out today in @lostballoon.bsky.social 👇👇👇
Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 3mo agoYou are going to love our new story by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social! Check out “Counting to Ten in Japanese.” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/15/c...
