"Death lives here, yes—but so does warmth. Plates pass hand to hand. Someone laughs so hard they have to sit down."

This is such a beautifully sad, yet hopeful story. So understated.

Census by Adam Murray The government sent a man to count the dead in Iztapalapa—the murder capital of Mexico. He wore clean shoes, so everyone knew he wouldn’t stay long. By noon the heat had softened his clipboard. The…

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“Census” by Adam Murray is now up!

Art by Scott Tierney

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"Didn't I understand, that smile seemed to say to me. We were in the sand box. We were just playing pretend."

Ouch, my heart. #microfiction by @h0lc0mb.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social . Adding it to your #FlashInTheFeed, better late than never!!

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ICYMI my latest short story recs are up! With stories from @khoreo.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social @frivolouscomma.bsky.social @uncannymagazine.bsky.social @undertow.bsky.social @thedeadlands.com @flashfrog.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com

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Pickle Juice by Kelly Pedro When the water comes, it seeps through the windows. Dad says that’s because the windows are wood and rotten, just like Mom’s teeth, just like her breath that always smells like pickle juice and Mom…

' — and we sit on the roof and watch the police rumble through the swollen streets in dinghy’s, trying to corral floating caskets from the funeral home down the street.'

So much to love about Pickle Juice by @kellypedro.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social

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Pickle Juice by Kelly Pedro When the water comes, it seeps through the windows. Dad says that’s because the windows are wood and rotten, just like Mom’s teeth, just like her breath that always smells like pickle juice and Mom…

"Dad throws the pot of mac and cheese in the sink and turns on the tap, filling the pot until the macaroni floats to the top like an aquarium of dead goldfish."

I love this messy family story by @kellypedro.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social: flash-frog.com/2026/04/13/p...

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"...and I ask him if he misses it.

'Miss what?' he asks.

'Saving lives.'"

Wow, this is an extraordinary piece of writing by @kellypedro.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Thanks for reading and sharing, Dan!

Pickle Juice by Kelly Pedro When the water comes, it seeps through the windows. Dad says that’s because the windows are wood and rotten, just like Mom’s teeth, just like her breath that always smells like pickle juice and Mom…

I'm back in @flashfrog.bsky.social with this story that has had a journey! Written in @smokelong.bsky.social Summer after a liquid, solid, vapor prompt, shortlisted in 2 contests and now settled on its lily pad in Flash Frog. @tinamariecox.bsky.social art is perfect! flash-frog.com/2026/04/13/p...

And we are so glad it settled here!! 🪷🐸

"Let’s bury him there, in the mulch, I say. Where the ground is soft."

Contributor James Keith Smith published a flash piece in @flashfrog.bsky.social! 🙌 🐸 buff.ly/RSpa8Av

Thanks for sharing, friends!

Pickle Juice by Kelly Pedro When the water comes, it seeps through the windows. Dad says that’s because the windows are wood and rotten, just like Mom’s teeth, just like her breath that always smells like pickle juice and Mom…

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“Pickle Juice” by @kellypedro.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @tinamariecox.bsky.social

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The Shortlist, flash fiction from:

Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Sarah Fawn Montgomery @sfmontgomery.bsky.social in @necessaryfiction.com
Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
Andrea Bishop @andreabishop.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social

Lone Shooter by Sage Tyrtle At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and …

Words failed me reading this amazing piece by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social .

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Lone Shooter by Sage Tyrtle At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and …

Today's #FlashInTheFeed is "Lone Shooter" by one of my favorite writers @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social

If you want to feel rage along with a character, read this one: flash-frog.com/2026/04/06/l...

"He looks like an ad for milk."

Thanks for reading and sharing, Christina!

Thanks for reading and sharing, James!

Lone Shooter by Sage Tyrtle At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and …

‘He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and her fawn.’

What a story from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social 🛝

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She did a great job capturing the fear in the story!

Lone Shooter by Sage Tyrtle At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and …

Please take 5 minutes to read this #FlashFiction piece in @flashfrog.bsky.social (and to marvel at the gorgeous artwork) - I am deeply proud of this story which begins, "At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby..."

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So grateful you sent this one our way!

Lone Shooter by Sage Tyrtle At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and …

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“Lone Shooter” by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Alaina Hammond

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Wow! What an excellent piece of flash fiction. Congratulations on First Place, Wasima Khan.

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