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Karen Jones

@karjon.bsky.social

Writer. Editor NFFD Anthology. BSSA Team Member. First prize Reflex Fiction, TSS Publishing, Flash 500. 2nd prize Fractured Lit micro. Shortlist Bath Flash/Short Story, To Hull and Back and many others. Scottish Indy supporter.

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Tick tock, folks. Get them in while you still have time.

15.02.2026 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The drawbridge will soon rise! But you still have a looong weekend to make those @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology & micro comp entries sing ๐Ÿ‘‡

Thx to everyone who's entered so far. My first print pub was in the NFFD anthology: if you're new to writing #FlashFiction it could be yours too!

13.02.2026 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still a week to send something for @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology. Yes, youโ€™ve got time to make your story sing. Yes, youโ€™ve got time to work up that idea tickling your writing mind. Yes, me & @karjon.bsky.social canโ€™t wait to read your #FlashFiction. All details here - please share๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

08.02.2026 07:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everybody loves a badge Itโ€™s the final day of our 32nd ยฃ1460 prize fund Award tomorrow, Sunday 1st February at midnight GMT. In case you didnโ€™t know, we issue Last Minute Club badges to everyone entering on thโ€ฆ

Today and tomorrow to enter our first ยฃ1460 prize fund award of 2026. Todayโ€™s the day you can guess the colour of The Last Minute Club badge which entrants tomorrow receive. Reply here with guesses & read all about it in Judeโ€™s post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/everybody-loves-a-badge/

31.01.2026 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Weirdly, I once dated someone with a similar name. I had to double-check that it wasn't this guy. It isn't, thankfully. 

Anyway, the post is a screenshot that says:

Chris Bakke ยฎ
@ChrisJBakke
I've started joining every Google Meet 30 seconds early.
When you join early, everyone's virtual note takers join early too.
I spend the first few seconds screaming about how I'm on the Titanic, we've just hit an iceberg, the end is near, and I need immediate assistance.
I then do the rest of the meeting normally.
When the meeting ends, everyone gets an emailed transcript where the Al summary is:
"Chris hit an iceberg, is trapped on a sinking ship, and general Q2 pricing updates"

Weirdly, I once dated someone with a similar name. I had to double-check that it wasn't this guy. It isn't, thankfully. Anyway, the post is a screenshot that says: Chris Bakke ยฎ @ChrisJBakke I've started joining every Google Meet 30 seconds early. When you join early, everyone's virtual note takers join early too. I spend the first few seconds screaming about how I'm on the Titanic, we've just hit an iceberg, the end is near, and I need immediate assistance. I then do the rest of the meeting normally. When the meeting ends, everyone gets an emailed transcript where the Al summary is: "Chris hit an iceberg, is trapped on a sinking ship, and general Q2 pricing updates"

Not all heros wear capes

29.01.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 318    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Looking forward to reading more stories.

28.01.2026 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

25.01.2026 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4785    ๐Ÿ” 3154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 122    ๐Ÿ“Œ 150

The one award Trump does deserve - and probably has - is Putin's employee of the month award.

24.01.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ooh, subs to our anthology & micro fiction comp close a month today! Check out the details below:

www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

15.01.2026 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Out microfiction comp & subs to our anthology close on 15 Feb! Thatโ€™s closer than you think!

13.01.2026 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Obviously a positive step to make it illegal to use the Big Pedo Image Generator but shouldn't they also make it illegal to create a Big Pedo Image Generator

12.01.2026 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The tech bros are fully integrating their operations into the Trump administration.

12.01.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 724    ๐Ÿ” 276    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.

10.01.2026 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2046    ๐Ÿ” 701    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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Had a lovely 37th Wedding Anniversary meal at Ox and Finch.

02.01.2026 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Um...

01.01.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy New Year!

01.01.2026 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who has subbed so far to our anthology on the theme of BRIDGES! Our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social are busy reading away! You have till 15 Feb to submit your flash. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

31.12.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Playing tennis in -2C (28F) is... interesting. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

30.12.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Got these for Christmas. ๐Ÿ™‚

27.12.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Submissions to our anthology on the theme of BRIDGES are open until 15 Feb. Two accepted authors will each receive a prize from our editors of ยฃ50! Editors are @karjon.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social
www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

13.12.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tree plus wee dug.

12.12.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You've been amazing, Jeanette. Best of luck with everything you do next. xx

09.12.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are very excited to announce that Joanna Campbell @joannacampbell.bsky.social is our new artist-in-residence! She has been a huge supporter of NFFD for many years & weโ€™re thrilled to have her as part of the team! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...

08.12.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yay! Excited to read your stories.

30.11.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽถPapal reign, papal reignโ€ฆ๐ŸŽถ

23.11.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 270    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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2026 Anthology Editors The 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors are NFFDโ€™s Karen Jones and Guest Editor Sharon Telfer. Submissions are open from 1 December 2025 to 15 February 2026. Sharon Telfer, Guesโ€ฆ

Submissions to our anthology open on 1 Dec. The theme is BRIDGES. You can read more about our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/20...

20.11.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Duke of Wellington's cone replaced with pigeon reading a paper
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Superb.

youtu.be/y2AnWgotxx0?...

17.11.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to working with @sharontelfer.bsky.social and reading your fabulous stories.

15.11.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That'll be January. ๐Ÿ˜‚

14.11.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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