Arlene the White Oak Tree One stormy spring day, Arlene Wollemacher dug a hole in the backyard. She took off all her clothes, climbed in, pushed loose dirt to cover her feet and ankles, stood straight, and stretched her arm…

'One stormy spring day, Arlene Wollemacher dug a hole in the backyard. She took off all her clothes, climbed in...'
Great #flashfiction by @scottfist.bsky.social in #FFM
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32nd Award,Highly Commended: Fiona Lynch Low Altitude by Fiona Lynch You think you’re doing ok, definitely not over it, but you’re starting to venture out, working, shopping, dropping the kids off to squads for some semblance of normal, w…

Congratulations to Fiona Lynch whose story, 'Low Altitude', was Highly Commended in the 32nd @bathflashaward.bsky.social #competition ✨
#fiction #flashfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity
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The 2026 Bath Short Story Award is open to entries till 27th April.Short stories up to 2200 words. Want to listen to extracts from winning & listed stories from 2025 Award? Come to a celebratory reading this Wednes 25th March at 7.30 pm London time Contact for zoom link via bathshortstoryaward.org

There are 7 slots for workshops on Sat and Sun at the festival with a choice of four or five in each. Here are two of them. The fab @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social & Alison Powell
We’ll be sharing more workshops soon & thanks to festival team member @sarahillswrites.bsky.social for creating the pic

Information about the 2026 Flash Fiction Festival in Bristol with a photo of Trinity College and the landscaped grounds.

⚡Breaking news!⚡ Three more rooms have just become available at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social in Bristol this summer. Choose from a double bedroom, a bunk bedroom, or 3 singles—perfect for sharing with friends! See our website and booking form for more details! ❤️

32nd Award,Highly commended: Rachel Curzon Hestia / Dionysus by Rachel Curzon When she gets back from big Tesco, all the lights are on and he’s standing at the front door peering at his car keys. Going out, he manages to say, and slides a l…

Congratulations to @rcurzon.bsky.social whose story, 'Hestia / Dionysus', was Highly Commended in the @brdemuth.bsky.social #competition
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3rd Prize, 32nd Award by Letty Butler the rabbit hole i fall down at 3.07am by Letty Butler What if we’d gone to therapy and seen a calm woman called Charlotte, who listened instead of talked. And we showed her our secrets like a pocke…

Congratulations to @lettybutler.bsky.social whose story, 'the rabbit hole i fall down at 3.07am', won 3rd prize in the @bathflashaward.bsky.social #competition ✨
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2nd Prize, 32nd Award by Sarp Sozdinler More by Sarp Sozdinler One could say they were colleagues. At first glance, they might indeed look like colleagues, even sound like it too, but ask them anytime what they were doing at work, slavin…

Congratulations to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social whose story, MORE, won 2nd prize in the @bathflashaward.bsky.social #competition ✨
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1st Prize 32nd Award: Shelley Roche-Jacques They announce a two-minute silence for the fallen in Morrisons and the woman comes out from behind the deli counter and stands ceremoniously in her gilet and polyester shirt and you lower your head…

Congratulations to @shelleyr-j.bsky.social whose story 'They announce a two-minute silence for the fallen in Morrisons' won 1st prize in the @bathflashaward.bsky.social #competition ✨
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I agree!

Isn't it? It made me think about the differences between 'fixing' people and 'healing' people in hospitals. Both roles have their place, of course, but they are distinctly different.

Room 314 He’s in the hospital again, where light only gathers in corners and curtains perform the function of walls. It’s even in the same room, number 314. The nurse taking his vitals seems preoccupi…

'He’s in the hospital again, where light only gathers in corners and curtains perform the function of walls.'
Beautiful & touching story in #FFM about a patient/nurse relationship.
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
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The Dots There’s a mole on my left forearm, close by my wrist, half an inch before the end of my radius. Just a speck, had it all my life. But one night while brushing my teeth, I noticed my mole was no lon…

.'..one night while brushing my teeth, I noticed my mole was no longer sitting on the jutting chunk of bone where it had always sat ... it had edged up a little bit on my forearm proper.'
Cute & quirky story by Hugh Behm-Steinberg in #FFM
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'...the blood is vivid red like in a Rothko painting...'
Congratulations to Teodora Vamvu whose story I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE WILL has won 3rd prize in the @newwritersuk.bsky.social #flashfiction #competition
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'She splits the legs with her finger and thumb and a confetti of ochre dust peppers her jeans.'
Congratulations to Jay McKenzie whose story A WOMAN MAKES A CARDBOARD TRAIN has won 2nd prize in the @newwritersuk.bsky.social #flashfiction #competition

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'We move anyway. Barry reminds me we always dreamt of Dorset, insists that converting the ‘byre’ will be the reset we need.'
Congratulations to @chriscottom.bsky.social whose story THE LOWING OF CATTLE has won the @newwritersuk.bsky.social #flashfiction #competition
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I love getting to talk about Trek and I especially loved this interview with John Brantingham about nerd culture and decent human beings.

You're very welcome! Looking forward to reading your latest!

Wonderful interview by John Brantingham with @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social about their new novella-in-flash: 'Redshirts Sometimes Survive'; writing about what you love; and how to be human.
#fiction #flashfiction #novellainflash #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity

Get to Know: Juliet Way-Henthorne, Senior Creative Nonfiction Editor Behind the Scenes, featuring a jmww editorial team member. This week, get to know Sr. CNF Editor Juliet Way-Henthorne.

Get to Know: Juliet Way-Henthorne, Senior Creative Nonfiction Editor @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
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Get to Know: Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor Behind the Scenes, featuring a jmww editorial team member. This week, get to know Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor

Get to know: Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor @jmwwjournal.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social
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Horror Without Blood #WritingWorkshop participant weighs in:

"Thank you for a fantastic course. I had a great time and I looked forward to it every week. The chance to go through story-building elements individually was so helpful!" - Darcie, workshop participant

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Breach It has not rained in weeks when the fox appears at the poolside. The saffron and rust chrysanthemums Molly has so meticulously planted hang their lion mane heads in a pout against the heat despite …

'The saffron and rust chrysanthemums Molly has so meticulously planted hang their lion mane heads in a pout against the heat despite the sprinklers running overtime.'
Great threading in 'Breach' by Patricia Brubaker in #FFM
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Stranger’s Bedroom Part 1 I remember the last time I woke up in a stranger’s bedroom. My head throbbed from the drinking, but my body floated weightless in the bed. The night before, the boy in the pink shirt kept lo…

'I remember the last time I woke up in a stranger’s bedroom.'
An interesting juxtaposition between the two parts of this story by AV Anjali Menon in #FlashFictionMagazine
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Apple Kisses Ann doesn’t want her double-layer chocolate cake for tomorrow’s party to rest in the downstairs fridge, but there’s no room in the kitchen. Whenever she slices through the cobwebs in the dank furna…

'Ann doesn’t want her double-layer chocolate cake for tomorrow’s party to rest in the downstairs fridge, but there’s no room in the kitchen.'
A touching story by Tracey Ciccone Edelist in #FlashFictionMagazine
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The Last Migration You really are a handsome fellow. With that crest at your throat, which catches the sunlight in a shimmer of violet, and the emerald of your back that gleams so brilliantly it seems stolen from a j…

'But I often wonder if it was I who played some part in your decline.'
The Last Migration by A.A.Reyes in #FlashFictionMagazine
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Hostages We’re driving to his mother’s funeral. The two of us sit shoulder-to-shoulder in a rental car because he can’t absolve owning something outright. He drives with one hand on the wheel, the other on …

'He drives off with the beetle and I trace the edge of the wind with my fingers, trying to find the seams where someone, years ago, stitched the world together.'
Hostages by Yvette Naden in #FlashFictionMagazine
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Bonfires Elaine doesn’t tell the doctor about the dog: that it appeared on the day her sister Grace had died. The doctor mentions the “chaos” stage of grief and prescribes her something. She stops listening…

'Outside, the world is winnowed out, an inert crumbling of bleached earth under a flat, merciless blue sky.'
A beautiful but stark exploration of grief by Alex Glebe in #FlashFictionMagazine
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Dad’s Avatar Michael will resurrect, mourn, and bury his father today.  He hangs his tie and suit jacket in the closet, throws the shirt and pants in the laundry basket, and stares at his father’s old BowF…

'Sometimes, the program doesn’t quite capture his father’s personality from all the text, photos, and video Michael uploaded.'
An interesting exploration humans vs. AI by Eric Sentell in #FlashFictionMagazine
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Coming Into the Closet I’m not a practiced thief. I have no burglary skills, no cache of valuable stolen goods, no close encounters with the law. The closest I’ve come was littering the sidewalk, next to a sign that said…

'I’m not a practiced thief. I have no burglary skills, no cache of valuable stolen goods, no close encounters with the law.'
Fun #flashfiction by Terry Black in #FlashFictionMagazine
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