This a little too loud I fear

As a huge fan of David Ryan, I’m not even remotely surprised this one is a banger.

The mail I’ve been waiting for while ignoring overdue bills.

“Mary Beth’s boyfriend popped the question, and because she truly loved the idea of love, and maybe even him, she said yes, yet another preset answer rolling off her tongue before she could even stop to think.’

This one by @jekwriter.bsky.social is a surreal (and a bit too relatable) read.

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of this one! Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social and @flashfrog.bsky.social (and guest judge Gina Chung) for giving this a home. Also, a huge thanks to @jiksuncheung.bsky.social for the incredible art, which is now framed and hanging above my bar cart 🍸

This one by @salenacasha.bsky.social seems like an excellent choice for #FlashInTheFeed because it was a liiiiiiitle too relatable for me to have read it at 6:30am on a Saturday. @smokelong.bsky.social

Sophie looking like an NPC about to hit me with a brainless, timesuck fetch-quest

We All Know About Margo - SmokeLong Quarterly When Margo takes off her shirt, we all know what’s coming. Margo, who we all say has the best tits in the senior class, has a shot of tequila in one hand and the shirt in the other. It’s a flimsy litt...

Oof. This one hits.

www.smokelong.com/stories/we-a...

Sometimes I think I have an original idea. Then I read a story where a tattooed Jesus goes to a chili dinner, and I end up staring at the wall and questioning all my life choices.

I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to put my work in front of David Ryan every week. Loved this new one from the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Elsewhere contest.

fracturedlit.com/hypnagogia/

I need to tattoo this on the back of my eyelids

An absolute banger from one of my favorite humans

This is so delightfully haunting and the art is gorgeous.

I read this yesterday and again this morning and I can’t stop thinking about it.