I have a new piece out at the venerable Flash Fiction Magazine *crowd goes wild*. Thanks to everyone at FFM, who spends their time and energy for the love of the form.

Respect.

Ships Our son Brody admired his father for the ships when he was little. He never learned how Leon got them into the bottles. It wasn’t like everybody else, who folded the masts then tugged the stays onc…

'Our son Brody admired his father for the ships when he was little. He never learned how Leon got them into the bottles.'

#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity

Phenomenal piece: Ships by @mitchjamesauthor.bsky.social flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

James 34 By Mitch James

A big thanks to Amy Mitchell and her crew at @thetemzreview.bsky.social for publishing "The Mighty." Prepare to feel real weird reading it. I hope you'll join me in experiencing the issue. Share with those who read and those who might and, especially, those who should.

shorturl.at/KTp4L

Love this place! Let's Gooooo!

Such Madness. Such Damage. A Review of Sarah Freligh’s Other Emergencies This collection follows the hardscrabble lives of the working class and working poor as they lumber through the bleak, unending grit and wet gray ash of their lives. Even though some rise above the…

Have you read @sfreligh.bsky.social short story collection Other Emergencies? If not, let me tell you why you should!

shorturl.at/dh04I

Excited to see my name on this list. Big thanks to @alliumjournal.bsky.social for accepting then nominating my work. Best of luck, everybody!

Love this! Gonna to read 'em all!

Just discovered this little slice of the microsphere! Can't wait to dive into @claudineliterary.bsky.social

Mitch James — Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose

I'm behind on promoting a rare piece of published nonfiction. A huge thanks to @alliumjournal.bsky.social for publishing this frantic, plaintive experience.

tinyurl.com/ya7na9as

“Uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix,” Dr. Doris Day says. “I say we take them all.”

“That’s a lot of me,” I say.

“Oh, you’d be surprised how little it is!"

Awesome story by @kathyfish.bsky.social in Hot Flash Literary

tinyurl.com/3ubv7uv2

Thanks, James! Keep 'em coming!

"The men are dying . . . beautiful boys ugly-cry too."

On-point rendering by @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social in his story "Boys in Boxes," Published in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

fracturedlit.com/boys-in-boxes/

Super excited (and a little proud) to have new micro published with such a preeminent supporter of the super short form. Thanks to everyone @lostballoon.bsky.social !!

matterpress.com/journal/2025...

A masterclass example of precision dialogue used to reveal the story not told. Admired the subtleties in awareness of marriage, sacrifice, taking and being taken advantage of, rebirth, and failure. A good study of the flash fiction by Gaurav Bhalla, published in Journal of Compressed Creative arts

#booksky

Congrats, Emily!

Not at all, Tom. In high school, I won The International Competition for Best Sarcastic Mime Performance (ITCBSMP). But nobody cares what I post here. If they did, I wouldn't negatively generalize groups of people who could be allies during the literal demise of our country. Or I like good jokes.

The Single Biggest Point of Failure In A Man's Life | Scott Galloway X Rich Roll Podcast YouTube video by Rich Roll

100% agree with her point in that regard and your assessment. That's why we need to model better communication. You tell enough people they're something, they can become it. Scott Galloway has some very interesting insights on some of this if you're not familiar:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpq...

Why would you ever want to generalize all men and equate them to the literal worst of our sex? I hope those with large platforms are judicious with their words when posting. They can actually make a difference. The stakes are too high to have the best of us riven by divisive thinking.

"I had to wrestle Patricia into isolation again. I’ve never had a senior like her. This is why Gary thinks it’s work causing the miscarriages"

Such a fascinating piece that braids together different elements and character focuses, and leaves so much for a reader to discover on second / third reads

Congrats, Brett! Looking forward to reading.

Me too! Good luck, Emily!

Prophecy

Big thanks to @bendinggenres.bsky.social for publishing my braided micro piece that uses Leviticus, the epistolary form, and a little bit Minecraft. Originally drafted in an @sfreligh.bsky.social workshop.

Can't wait to read through the issue!

bendinggenres.com/prophecy/

Stoked to be a finalist for this contest! Thanks to all the editors @flashfrog.bsky.social and Guest Judge Gina Chung for your time and commitment 🤟

Congrats here as well, Sarah! Can never have too much celebration!

Hillers

"If Leo Tolstoy could have ten kids and famously forget some of their names, then I could get pregnant and keep creating everyday."

Fuck yes.

Megan Mizanty's "Hillers" in @bendinggenres.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/7edhwaet

Crazy you popped up on my feed. I love Cornerstone and have been eying this. I think it's a sign from the universe. 🤟

We made a swimming pool out of an F-150 a number of times when I was young. Makes me think I might do it in my truck this summer. Been a minute :)

F-150, Carry Me Over Barren Magazine - F-150, Carry Me Over -

Though I'm from the rural Midwest and not South, much of this piece from @raniqualee.bsky.social in @barrenmagazine.bsky.social felt like home. And that ending. C'mon, ya'll.

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