The Flash Cabin

A photograph of a cabin with the text - The Flash Cabin. Thank you for all your support.

Running The Flash Cabin has been a joy. I’ve worked with brilliant facilitators & fantastic groups of writers. But, it’s time to venture out of the virtual woods & focus on in-person workshops.
I'll still be running my monthly ekphrastic sessions online.
Happy writing :)
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social

Imagine granny using her knitting for nefarious deeds, or a chocolate addiction leading to a scientific discovery.
Join @marthawrites.bsky.social on Sunday & explore the layers pastimes & passions can add to a story.
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#writingworkshop

A photograph of a woman writing. Over the image in a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text – hobbies, vices and feminist icons. Online writing workshops at The Flash cabin. Fine company and focused writing time. www.flashcabin

Some exciting stuff you might have missed and some more exciting stuff coming up. News from The Flash Cabin. #writingworkshops - mailchi.mp/25db.../marc...

Photograph of a handwritten letter with flowers laid on top. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Rejected, Not Dejected with Martha Lane. Sunday, July 21st 6 - 8 pm BST

Rejected, Not Dejected with @marthawrites.bsky.social.

Two hours of prompts & exercises to try out on those stories you love but haven’t found a home for…yet.

Live on Zoom. #writingworkshop #rejections
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Collage of two surreal figures on a rocky beach, one demanding you 'Send stories!'.

Spread the word #submissionsopen at
Neither Fish Nor Foul! #FlashFiction
Word count: Max 1,000 Theme:
What scares you
Deadline: Monday, September 30
All stories read blind.
neitherfishnorfoul.com/submissions

Image of splodges of pink ink. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Art & Flash. Ekphrastic writing workshop. Monday, June 17th. 11 am or 8 pmBST

Grab an hour of writing time & inspiration.

Art & Flash, our monthly online ekphrastic writing workshops, feature story prompts inspired by the work of contemporary artists. This month expect monstrous plants, surreal bagpipes and runaway lips!

Find out more here - www.flashcabin.com/art-flash

It won't be half bad. There's going to be monstrous plants, surreal bagpipes and runaway lips!

Image of splodges of pink ink. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Art & Flash. Ekphrastic writing workshop. Monday, June 17th. 11 am or 8 pmBST

Our #ekphrastic #writingworkshops, hosted by
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social, take place every 3rd Monday of the month at 11 am and 8 pm BST.

This month's featured artworks will transport you to colourful and other-worldly places. Come fire up your imagination!

Booking - flashcabin.com/art-flash

Malina, this is gorgeous! What a beautiful spot to get some writing done. Enjoy!

Devil’s Urn On paths lined with last fall’s brittle leaves, we walk to the edge of our property where we first kissed: under the tall oak, near the creek. We clear the leaves and sit on the grass that pokes throu...

🧵8/8 #FlashFiction #fungi

'You turn to me with that I-don’t-believe-it’s-true-but-let’s-find-out-look.'

Devil’s Urn by Cecilia Kennedy

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Flash Fungi - a generative #writingworkshop

Horror, hyphae, hallucinogens & more!
Dive into the fascinating world of fungi & write your flashy socks off!

Booking: www.tickettailor.com/events/thefl...

#writingworkshop #writingprompts

The Mushroom Inspector by Rick Claypool (remixed from Mixed Meat, originally published in TL;DR Magazine) A cluster of mushrooms is pushing a shopping cart through the produce department. The cluster of mushrooms encounters ano...

🧵7/8 #FlashFiction #fungi

'A cluster of mushrooms is pushing a shopping cart through the produce department.'

The Mushroom Inspector by Rick Claypool

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“That day on my way to work I hear a radio story about a pathogenic fungus that fills sex-crazed cicadas with mold to shrivel their abdomen and genitals but not their appetite to fuck” — Honey Liter... By Tara Isabel Zambrano. What would we do if we lost our limbs, our genitals, and lay next to each other, helpless throughout the endless room of night, our skin turning blue without touching, blue ...

🧵6/8 #FlashFiction #fungi

“That day on my way to work I hear a radio story about a pathogenic fungus that fills sex-crazed cicadas with mold to shrivel their abdomen and genitals but not their appetite to fuck” by Tara Isabel Zambrano

www.honeyliterary.com/issue1/that-...

Magic by Tayler Bunge — Five Minutes My friend Gina force-feeds me crackers while I’m in hysterics, riding the climax of a bad mushroom trip.

🧵5/8

'My friend Gina force-feeds me crackers while I’m in hysterics...'

Magic by Tayler Raven Hanxi Bunge

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Their Memories by Jude Higgins I said everyone has a memory of walking through a field of corn, and you said it wasn't corn...

🧵4/8

'So after that I stopped speaking to you for a while and made a point of eating all the unwashed strawberries from the carton...'

Their Memories by Jude Higgins

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#flashfiction #fungi

Mushrooms Are Like Secrets Flash Fiction by Kathryn McMahon

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'Nuala’s mother had said Nuala was born with a nose for fungus.'

Mushrooms are like Secrets by Kathryn McMahon

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#flashfiction #fungi

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'...curling Sparassis radicata blossoming like readymade wedding bouquets at the roots of conifers...'

A Girl Forages for Mushrooms by Ruth Joffre

www.flashfictiononline.com/article/a-gi...

#flashfiction #fungi

A photograph of fly agaric. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text p Flash Fungi with Anika Carpenter. June 9th. 5.30 - 7.30 BST

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Counting down to our generative #writingworkshop on Sunday, we'll be sharing one fungi-fuelled flash every day. First up is...

Mailing List | Free Flash Fiction SubscribeWant occasional links to flash fiction stories? Want to know when our competitions are open?   Join the FFF mailing list here..   ( If you have joined previously and not received any emails -...

In a small way FFF can circulate words printed on paper as artefacts...

WIN! any book from our bookshop in our subscribers only competitions!

Subscribe to our Mailing List...and if you can - check out our bookshop!

#flashfiction
#books

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Here's this week's newsletter, including an announcement that submissions are now open for our October series of spooky series — this year's theme will be "Dangerous Creatures."

A photograph of fungi growing in the woods. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - June. Writing workshops at The Flash Cabin. Fungi, Folk Tales & Finesse. www.flashcabin.com

June at The Flash Cabin - Fungi, Folk Tales and Finesse.
Pack up your notebooks, pens and pencils, your flask of coffee, your flashy folders, your short-short shoots and head to The Flash Cabin for some fine company, fiction fuel, and focused writing time. mailchi.mp/8e8e.../marc...
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Image of splodges of brightly coloured paint. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Art & Flash. Ekphrastic writing workshop. Sunday, June 9th. 10 - 11 am BST

Muses maudlin on Mondays? Feel more inspired on a day off? There's a one-off weekend Art & Flash session just for you!

1 hr of writing. 3 prompts. Fantastic company.

🔗 www.flashcabin.com/art-flash

#creativewriting #writingworkshop #ekphrastic #prompts

A photograph of fly agaric. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text p Flash Fungi with Anika Carpenter. June 9th. 5.30 - 7.30 BST

Our next weekend workshop is Flash Fungi with
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social. Two hours of creating mitochondria micros inspired by the history, art & science of fungi.
#writingworkshop #prompts #fungi
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Illustration Crazy GIF Alt: GIF Illustration of a girl who is still apart from her irises.

Monday will be our 20th Art & Flash session! 🎉
Join @stillsquirrel.bsky.social for an ekphrastic #writingworkshop that will explore different ways of looking at art & how our interpretation of/gut reaction to/questioning of an artwork can inspire exciting new stories.
www.flashcabin.com/art-flash

Oh this looks wonderful! 💕

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Thank you for sharing, Farhana 🙏

A photograph of Dolly Parton. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Hello Dolly! with S.A. Greene. Sunday, May 19th 4 - 6 BST

@sagreene1.bsky.social's #writingworkshops are always smart and incredibly witty. Just like Dolly. This will be a joyous couple of hours of writing time!

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Photograph of a pile of colourful notebooks. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Dust Off Those Drafts May 1st - 28th. Four weeks of revision & feedback exchange for flash fiction writers.

Working on something for the Bath #FlashFiction Award, or Flash 500, or to sub to a favourite lit mag? Fancy some friendly eyes on your mighty micro? DOTD includes peer & facilitator feedback & 20 revision exercises with study stories.

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Photograph of a pile of colourful notebooks. Over the image is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Dust Off Those Drafts May 1st - 28th. 3 places left.

Grab yourself one of the last few spots on our #flashfiction revision & feedback course. We have a brilliant cohort of writers signed up. It's going to be fantastically flashy!

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Blue brushstrokes over which is a graphic of a page torn from a spiral notebook. On the page is the text - Art & Flash ekphrastic writing workshop. Monday, May 20th. 11 am or 8 pm BST

Cosy up at the Flash Cabin for 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, art appreciation & fine flashy company.
Hosted by artist, writer & former artist's assistant @stillsquirrel.bsky.social
Every 3rd Mon of the month 11am or 8pm BST🌲
#writingworkshop #Ekphrastic
🔗https://www.flashcabin.com/art-flash