We'll just put it out there that no matter the month or the year, no matter if we've posted about it or not Just assume we're interested in another Marketing Editor or First Reader Like friends at a protest, one can never have enough
Elizabeth Fletcher
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writer, yoga therapist, Bowie fan | asst cnf editor Pithead Chapel | Best Microfiction nom | Pushcart Prize nom | BOTN nom | wigleaf LL | stage NED | ope Writing: www.esfletcher.com
“But sometimes, writing about the life around me is the best way I can love it. Or maybe it’s me trying to pray for what I’ve seen, to protect what I’ve witnessed and experienced.” Breathtaking (literally in my case) essay by @theferocity.bsky.social
In 2023 while in NOLA, a Lyft Driver and I had a conversation about leaving home. It led to him telling me about his terminal diagnosis. “An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”
Shipping costs suck, I know. So let's do this: there are 5 uses of coupon code SHIPMEFREE available. It's good for anything in the Stanchion store, no minimum or maximum. U.S. addresses only, please. Go get yourself some indie lit like it's fucking Amazon Prime, sans the megalomaniac prick.
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I've been improvising on stage for 16 years, and I'm enchanted by the ways improv borrows from the written page and vice versa. Join me for this #WritingWorkshop and learn tools from the stage to make your written scenes stronger: writingworkshops.com/products/imp...
Submissions are open all summer & there is currently nothing in our queue. So send that gem that the New Yorker said had merit and that ZYZZYVA has had "in progress" for 400 days.
Submissions are open (fiction 1000-8000 words) & we've added a list of likes & dislikes to our guidelines. 👀 Paying market. We nominate for major awards. Link is in our profile.
Don’t panic, but subs close on July 3, midnight EST! We’re cheering you on from Singapore, Pennsylvania, Japan, Perth, and Canada! Sub here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/submit #namjooning #namjooningbutliterary
Our July issue is here! pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is... Cover art: CHRISTOPHER GARLAND Words: DEIRDRE DANKLIN @grnpointer.bsky.social JAMES KEITH SMITH @kplumhoff.bsky.social GARTH ROBINSON SAMANTHA VARGAS
Volume 15, Issue 7
COVER ART BY CHRISTOPHER GARLAND FICTION The Sex Appeal of the Blues by Deirdre Danklin In the Wind by Christopher Lee Chilton Zachary by James Keith Smith Lost and Found by Katherine Plumho…
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Mugshot of Bowie Blue who turned himself reflecting pool green by rolling around in decaying grass clippings.
Did you miss it?? Yesterday, our June Solstice micro issue went live @identitytheory.bsky.social !!! Check out these 10 magnificent shorties www.identitytheory.com/section/micro/
Micro - Identity Theory
Prose up to 500 words. Poetry up to 9 lines.
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“In their new apartment, she daydreamed they would listen after dinner to songs about moonshine and the ocean.” Don’t miss this big sky beauty from @thorntonforreal.bsky.social
ICYMI In March, I drove thru Nebraska… flash-frog.com/2026/06/22/m...
Thanks to @agriland.bsky.social for spreading the word about the 2026 Best in Rural Writing Contest. Every year, shortlisted entries come from all over the world! Deadline is Sept 1st. Enter here: themilkhouse.org/contest www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
2026 'Best in Rural Writing' contest opens for submissions
The deadline is midnight GMT on September 1, with the contest open to writers of all levels of experience from all around the world
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"Thank you for calling the thoughts and prayers hotline. You are 3,114,568th in the queue" Wonderful tone of voice in this from @shanmonster.bsky.social - love the insistence of the repetition
FlashFlood: 'Thank You for Calling the Thoughts and Prayers Hotline' by Shantell Powell #nffd2026
I’ve pre-ordered my signed copy from pop-culture maestro @willmusgrove.bsky.social Have you?
COVER REVEAL: I'm super excited to share the cover of my story collection After Last Call, coming out next April from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. And thanks to @mrwojorising.bsky.social for the amazing work he did designing the cover 💙 Pre-order link: malarkeybooks.com/store/afterl...
We’d love to hear from you. Open for flash. micro, poetry, some kind of mix, some kind of wonderful, some kind of whatever it is you do best or are trying for the first time, or something else entirely. Surprise us. Surprise yourself. Ok? Ok!
If you love writing, guess what? We’re open for subs until July 15. We’d love to hear from you templeinacity.com/submit-writi...
You never know what people are bringing to their yoga mat. Gripping tension in the tautness of Tiger Mom & looseness of Buffalo Mom. Don’t miss this banger from @pleomorphic2.bsky.social
The light is on for Sumitra Singam! @pleomorphic2.bsky.social💡 “Tiger Mum” is a haunting flash fiction featuring a main character whose ferociousness and pain go hand in hand. Read Sumitra’s spectacular fiction over at the site!
So many gorgeous lines, building into something satisfying: “Ribs, for ribbing and tickling, while protecting soft, hidden places.” “The charged voltage of a moment, unprotected.” Beautifully rendered flash by flash@jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
A joy to have a new flash in the brightest new litmag around, @bulbregion.bsky.social. 🩻 I’ve been wanting to write a list story for ages, and @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social has been the kindest editor to deal with. Send them something good when it next opens for subs! 💡 bulbregion.com/What-Maisie-...
It’s National Cheese Day & I can’t help but wonder if this timing was delightful synchronicity or smart marketing by @xraylitmag.bsky.social, but either way you should read it
i love this 300 word story by Kate Catinella ! it's about a girl that goes on a date with a guy who piles his plate with shredded parmesan what a good ending ! the role reversal in 300 words is impressive & memorable & thoughtful - read this pronto xraylitmag.com/cheese-drawe...
Stephanie’s voice is specific & memorable. Highly recommend.
Writer’s block? You’re in luck ✍️✨ Today, we're featuring Stephanie Austin, author of SOMETHING I MIGHT SAY and BURN. Purchase SOMETHING I MIGHT SAY with the link in our bio or at www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Daughter earned her first publication credit in her school’s juried lit mag for an ekphrastic flash fiction. Now wondering if that first delightful taste of success hooked her…
Looking for an unconventional dwelling? Duluth's "mushroom house" may be what you're looking for. mspmag.com/home-and-des...
A 1970s ‘Mushroom House’ in Duluth Hits the Market
The foam-shell constructed home in Kenwood offers a unique look and an opportunity for architecture buffs and fans of unconventional dwellings.
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Was typing out “Independence Day” and it autocorrected to “Indolence Day” & yeah that works too
Attended this workshop a few years ago & it’s a great way to flex creative muscles.
Some news! Hermit Crab Flash Fiction Workshop Sunday, 9/27, 2026 1–5pm (ET) Online $80 In this highly generative four-hour writing workshop, you’ll write three flash using found forms. Lots of feedback, lots of work, lots of fun! Click here for the sign-up info: www.cherylpappas.net/events
We’re thrilled to introduce the title & cover of our 2026 anthology which is now available to pre-order from our bookshop. The cover is by our artist-in-residence @joannacampbell.bsky.social & the title is taken from a flash from @rachaeldunlop.com www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
Just 8 days to send your entry to the annual SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. 1000 words/$2,500 top award. Ends May 10, midnight NYC. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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