Yay! Made the flood with a micro 'Brandi Says the Tooth Fairy Loves Her Best' in the early evening of NFFD. Excited to wade in the flood. Thanks to the team of editors for all their hard work.
Posts by Diane Simmons
Happy to report my piece, Discernments, was accepted by FlashFlood (@natflashfictionday.bsky.social) for National Flash Fiction Day, June 13th. Many thanks. Discernments is a reprint, so props to @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social for first seeing a little something there. WRITERS! Subs open till Saturday!
I'm in THE FLOOD! "Lipstick" will appear on the FlashFlood journal website at around 14:00 (BST) on Saturday, the 13th of June 2026
National Flash Fiction Day 2026!
All our FlashFlood editors have been busy over the last few days. So far we have accepted stories from the following: Spain, UAE, Australia, France, USA, Turkey, Nigeria, UK, Canada, India & Greece! Let me know if we’ve missed anywhere.Sub details here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...
Delighted to be a part of the flood again! My story, Lost Connection, will go live at 1 am BST on June 13.
Don't forget to submit, if you haven't already!
Can't wait for the 24-hour flash flood1 💓
Super-hyped to be part of the flood, with a Barcelona piece that bookends a story I published in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social. It's called "Orderings" and it will be part of the flood at 6:50 am BST.
Happy to be in the Flood again this year! Look for my piece on June 13th!!
I am excited to join the Flood this year!
My piece will be out on the 13th about noon my time.
Thanks to @jekwriter.bsky.social and @chelseastickle.bsky.social for their feedback on this piece!
There will be zombies in the Flood this year! Look for “Cassandra said you shouldn’t make the coffee run to Bozeman today, ’cuz zombies” on June 13.
Thanks to the hard working team @natflashfictionday.bsky.social
Pleased to join the flood again! My story will appear at noon (Eastern US) unless I figured it wrong & then it might be 11?? Anyway, I'm excited. This will be my 10th year - how time has gone so quickly?
If you haven't yet submitted your story, do it!
@natflashfictionday.bsky.social
Well I’ve not joined the Flood since ‘22, but this year I’m back with ‘Queen Mary’s Marmalade’ 🌊🌊🌊
Thanks to the NFFD team 🤩 #FlashFlood
I will also be part of the flood this year with a previously published story. Excited to join you all there.
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Got a MILLION things to do right now, but I don’t want to miss this opportunity. *goes off to sharpen a pencil ✏️ *
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I'm in the flood! Watch for "Smoke, Clacking, Bitter, Spaghetti Squash" on June 13 born in @mattkendrick.bsky.social Lyrical Writing workshop. @natflashfictionday.bsky.social #flashflood
We’re three days in! You have till Saturday 23:59 BST to submit!!
Woop woop!! Super excited to find out I've made it into @natflashfictionday.bsky.social #Flashflood with a fun little piece called 'Dinomum' keep an eye out for more closer to the time!! 🎊
First time ever singin' and dancin' in the Flash Flood for me, delighted to say! On the second bounce (so don't give up!) - a story about a very, very good dog. Thanks to indefatigable @meanerharker.bsky.social for making me go again!
I’ve got my galoshes shined up and ready for the #FlashFlood celebration on June 13! Many thanks to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social for inviting my flash, “All That Was Left to Do,” to join the big party online at 1:10 a.m. (BST). See you all there!
My first flood ☔️ Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! Keep an eye out for my story “Terms and Conditions” on June 13th
Thrilled to be splashing in the puddles with other writers with my flash ‘I’m no good with names, I tell the nice cleaner’ due up at 6.20am BST. Thank you very much @natflashfictionday.bsky.social
Thrilled that I made it to the big table this year after making my debut last year. My flash "Coffee Talk with Mr. Ackshually" will pop up on June 13 at 2:10 am BST (thankfully, 9:10 pm on June 12 for this East Coast 'Murican).
Thrilled to be accepted into the flood with my story “It was a time,” that will spear at 5:50 a.m. (BST) on Saturday, the 13th of June 2026 (National Flash Fiction Day 2026). Do check out mine and all the other pieces that float in the flood.
So happy to be part of this year's flood with my story 'Mary Randall's Back' which will appear at 11am on the big day. Still plenty time to submit.
Weather forecast: time to start rowing. I'm happy report I am caught up in the Flood. My flash Cloud 10 should pop up. It will appear on the FlashFlood journal website at around 17:10 (BST) on Saturday, the 13th of June 2026. Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social
Yuss!! In the deluge again this year. Seriously my favourite flashy day! Thanks @natflashfictionday.bsky.social editors for all your hard (unpaid) work. I appreciate you so much! Look out for “All the Ways We Died” at 2am BST on 13/6!!
And I'm in! So excited to have "Nothing Bad Happens" in the Flood this year! Get your subs in now--it's such a fun and celebratory day! (lots of !!! in this post...)
Wasn’t sure whether to enter this year. So glad I did. My flash - Always the same ice-cream van - will be part of Flash Flood at 7.10am (BST) on 13th June. Looking forward to a day of flash reading. There’s till time to enter 👇👇👇👇Go for it!