Laura has been on a bit of a break lately and the Frazz has been Frazzing thanks to the huge efforts of @jmcm.bsky.social and the rest of the team.
One of the things I've been doing is feeding ice cream to the critters.
Back now. Break over.
Watch this space ... flames a comin'!
Please follow this brilliant prize: @thebarbellionprize.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
Thrilled to be working with them @disruptedblue.bsky.social
We have a few teething problems getting the Bluesky set up, but please do follow and spread the word in the meantime.
Submissions are open!
Thank you! 💙 🙏
New flash up on X in an amazing collection by Mythic Picnic, curated by the amazing @tomljanovic.bsky.social
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After many tries, I'm thrilled to share that my story about a mother whose child turns to stone has been selected for the 2026 anthology!
Thank you @karjon.bsky.social and @sharontelfer.bsky.social!
Thrilled to be included in this lineup with so many flash writers I admire!
Beyond thrilled to be included, with a story I came very close to giving up on and only just managed to submit in time.
Looking forward to getting a little wild with the talented @abuckleyauthor.bsky.social
I am absolutely delighted to be included in this with some of my all-time favourite people!
I fear mildew on my words, worse, the bleaching rewrite.
I fear that words will leave me like a one-night stand at sunrise.
- Denise Duhamel et al., "82 Reasons Not to Get out of Bed"
"Something about Tina’s singing touched Mamaw,...."
And:
"Nostalgia can waft on the wind like a dandelion puff and disappear just as quickly."
Big love for these gems by @charhamrick.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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I’m a winner, baby! check out my creepy new flash and the gorgeous art based on it
I've just extended the deadline for Mental Health Poetry to 30th May! Lots going on right now :)
roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
Site migration update: we’re more than halfway through. A lot of work to be done. We appreciate your patience. We will likely reopen in late spring, early summer. For our contributors, your work is safe.
I spy with my little eye... ✍️ How exciting to spot my title on the shortlist! Congrats to all who made it.
Chuffed to bits to be hanging in there 😀
I have made the shortlist! Huzzah! What a lovely thing to wake up to this morning. I wish everyone all the very best of luck and look forward to reading the final pieces when they are selected. Thanks @theprideroars.bsky.social Team!
🎉Huge congrats to everyone on the shortlist!🎉
Thanks @aziaarcher.bsky.social Root Smoke Journal for publishing "Home is Not a Place." This is an excerpt of a novella I've been working on with mentor @mattkendrick.bsky.social. This character has stayed with me, as she's inspired by my friend I lost to brain cancer.
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Check out the @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social Annual Writing Competition! Very excited to be this year's judge. You can read my prompt and more about the competition. Yay! 🎉🎉🎉
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To bring up a child from a stranger’s womb makes a very special #mother.
This is my 18-word poem for #fragmentsfriday with thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
#poetry #micropoetry #skypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrychallenge #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
"Back when CDs were still popular..." my students writes, like its an archeological paper.
There's huge value in saying, fuck it, I'm just going to write what I want to write, the way I want to write it.
Congratulations to all the selected microfictions! I spy a shadowy slip of a story among them 👤 Thanks to @joannacampbell.bsky.social, @debdanthewriter.bsky.social, @devaneemily.bsky.social and @daveswann.bsky.social for all their hard work behind the scenes at @natflashfictionday.bsky.social ❤️
Extremely pleased to be highly commended in this competition. Thank you to the judges and @natflashfictionday.bsky.social team for their speedy work.
Congrats! 🥳
I can't believe it's 19 days until our wedding and 56 days until The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley drops!
Enter the giveaway here!
So excited to have a "highly commended" piece published online and in the upcoming anthology! 🎉 Read "I’m invited to Watch Them Feed Her Body Into the Incinerator" and all these amazing pieces!
Congratulations! 🥳
We are excited to announce the results of our 2026 microfiction competition. Thank you to everyone who entered. You can read the winning & highly commended stories here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
"She looked bloodless & tired. Like she no longer believed in the utility of the comb or showers. But instead of burying her beauty, it intensified it. She looked like a lost soul everyone was meant to save; I was trying my best to." - Joshua Vigil mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...