'Emigration for a refugee woman is like carrying the child of a rapist.'
Such a phenomenal piece.
Creative Nonfiction: Pregnant With War by Yuliia Verba (translated by Oleksandr Fraze-Frazenko)
#cnf #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Poetry: Tahoe of the Mind by Sam Kerbel The gauze of interplay leaves out time For mutually assured destruction What it is, may be a riddle, Or a secret known to less than few

Poetry: Tahoe of the Mind by Sam Kerbel

The gauze of interplay leaves out time For mutually assured destruction What it is, may be a riddle, Or a secret known to less than few

'You talk about the childhood joys of ripping out the stamen and sucking the nectar from their fragile flowers.'
Great piece which explores identity and belonging.
Honeysuckle by Sophie Isham
#fiction #microfiction #MicroMonday #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

The Last Time I Looked Back It was a sleepy afternoon. I was lying on my bed, the kind of day that didn’t feel like anything big could happen—strange considering I was leaving tomorrow. A new state, a new city, a new sc…

'It was a sleepy afternoon. I was lying on my bed, the kind of day that didn’t feel like anything big could happen—strange considering I was leaving tomorrow.'
This one pulls at the heart strings...
#fiction #flashfiction
The Last Time I Looked Back flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

Thanks, Shelley!

Thank you! Not as much time as I'd like, but hopefully, my subconscious can do a bit of heavy lifting for me! How are you? Hope all's well!

Smokers The “CELEBRATE SMOKING” banner had already been tied in place above the entrance to Orcus College’s auditorium when I showed up shortly before the coronation. Several profs in their academic robes …

"The “CELEBRATE SMOKING” banner had already been tied in place above the entrance to Orcus College’s auditorium when I showed up shortly before the coronation."
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Smokers by Fred D. White flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

The Unrequested Grave I see you continue to stubbornly linger, so I shall tell you about Tom, the gravedigger. Being a gravedigger suited Tom’s solitary temperament. He was a terse, self-contained man, who was happiest …

'I see you continue to stubbornly linger, so I shall tell you about Tom, the gravedigger.'
This took a totally unexpected turn!
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
The Unrequested Grave by Joel Bryant flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

That moment when you have an idea about what to do with your story and you know it's going to make a squillion times harder to write, but you also know now you've had that idea, it's the only way. Yes. That's where I am.
#amwriting #writingcommunity

Shells My husband and I holler to each other from parallel sandbars, announcing our finds: moon shell, conch, auger, sand dollar. We meet the sunrise and collect death as if it is life-giving. The sandbar…

'My husband and I holler to each other from parallel sandbars, announcing our finds: moon shell, conch, auger, sand dollar.'
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Shells by Lynn M. Rice flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

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...

You're very welcome!

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It really is!

You're very welcome, Kim! I really enjoyed it!!

Immensely interesting. Glad you enjoyed The Last Shaman, Laura, and thank you for reading @laurabesley.bsky.social‬ @livimichael.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday

For this #Worldartday why not pick up "The Two Roberts" by the brilliant @damianbarr.bsky.social?

The novel, longlisted for the @walterscottprize.bsky.social, is a searing exploration of art, class, and sexuality.

Damian joins us next month, and you can too: bit.ly/DamianBarrtickets

Thor in a red furred cloak with long red hair and lightning in the background.

It’s April 16, 2026, and today’s mythology-inspired #vss365 #prompt is #hammer! As in hammer of the gods.

The prompt feels appropriate for today, because it's Thursday; a day of the week named after the Norse god Thor!

Compose New Message You sit in a single seat and stare through the small crack of the open window, inhaling hot air through the blue particles of an N95 mask. Signs about “Curbside Delivery” and “Social Distancing” an…

'You sit in a single seat and stare through the small crack of the open window, inhaling hot air through the blue particles of an N95 mask.'
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Compose New Message by Adrienne Weiss flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

In Case of Emergency To get through her shift, Shelly liked to turn into something in the waiting room, and that night she was a scuffed floor tile under a man’s chair. He was wearing old-fashioned pajamas, green and b…

'To get through her shift, Shelly liked to turn into something in the waiting room, and that night she was a scuffed floor tile under a man’s chair.'
Phenomenal story by @kimbundy.bsky.social
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
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A Professional Opinion Lena hit the brakes and swerved onto the shoulder, barely avoiding the car that had braked in front of her. Pay attention, Lena, she told herself, bending down to retrieve the mocha latte that had …

'Lena hit the brakes and swerved onto the shoulder, barely avoiding the car that had braked in front of her.'

#fiction #flashfiction #amreading #writingcommunity

A Professional Opinion by Carol Huebsch Reeves flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

MicroMonday #52 The Last Shaman by Livi Michael In 1952, after the Chinese Revolution the leaders of the Oroquen agreed to give up their superstitions and religious practices. Over three nights in July a special r…

'He pierced his right palm with a shaft of bamboo, made the sign of mourning on his chest, and walked into the forest.'

Fascinating slice of history by @livimichael.bsky.social @fictivedream.bsky.social

#fiction #microfiction #hisfic #writingcommunity
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'She wonders if this woman has the same sort of power, to predict the weather with her body.'

Great #flashfiction by @andrewcareaga.bsky.social

#fiction #shortfiction #amreading #writingcommunity

I've just read this, Andrew, and really enjoyed it!

Mackerel Your car sold fast. That afternoon, I dropped off your mattress at the shelter down the street. Left your clothes in one of those giant metal donation boxes at the edge of a grocery store parking l…

'Your car sold fast. That afternoon, I dropped off your mattress at the shelter down the street. Left your clothes in one of those giant metal donation boxes at the edge of a grocery store parking lot.'
Mackerel by Emmelie Cora
#fiction #flashfiction
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/04...

'It was one of those drinking games. You go around the table, and each person says which memory they’d borrow from a parent to embody.'
Breathtaking story by @djpoissant.bsky.social @cincinnatireview.bsky.social
#fiction #microfiction #amreading #writingcommunity

Wow! Just love this! 💜

HELD Magazine HELD is a journal that features both visual art and literature. Our goal is to explore how systems evolve.

Please share: There's a new lit mag on the block accepting flash! HELD, run by MFA students at the University of Guelph, has reopened and we're accepting flash, poetry, fiction, and CNF!

Our Issue 4 theme is Transit. We pay! heldmagazine.ca

Subs are open until March 16.

ICYMI we're open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...