Flash Frog

Warm Enough by Yoram Ong By the time I reach my brother’s apartment, the sun is already low, slanting across the row of houses. I park behind his truck. He opens the door before I knock, like he’s been listening for my foo…

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“Warm Enough” by Yoram Ong is now up!

Art by @courtneyb77.bsky.social

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Green flier announcing Flash Frog being open. 1,000 words max. Pays $25. Free to sub. flash-frog.com. There’s a green frog with bright orange eyes poking its head out from the right.

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted to the Blue Frog flash fiction contest!! 💙🐸

We received more contest subs than we ever have before!

I have submitted to the Blue Frog twice now. The first time was a rejection and the second, I made the finals. Both times, I waited until the last half of the last day. And here we are...the last half of the last day. Time to feed the frog! (I'm really trying to get that to catch on...)

Feed the Frog!! 🐸 🪰🪰🪰

🚨‼️💙🐸 LAST DAY ‼️🚨💙🐸

The Blue Frog closes tonight @ 11:59pm PST

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I’ll admit, I submitted mine last year during the FINAL HOURS. Get in those lovely stories, you never know what will happen! 🐸

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THREE days let to submit to the Blue Frog flash fiction contest! Ends 01/31 @ 11:59pm PST.

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Got a MILLION things to do just now, So of course I spent the afternoon getting something ready for this!
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The Surrogate by Sara Kaplan-Cunningham Today, Carol is glum. I bring her a hot coffee from the machine, two creams one sugar. “What’s wrong, queen?” I ask. We have this kind of relationship, ascribing to each other royal titles we haven…

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“The Surrogate” by Sara Kaplan-Cunningham is now up!

Art by Catalina Blake

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Blue flier for the Blue Frog flash fiction contest. Theme: “Family”. Guest Judge: “Camille U. Adams. Jan 1-31st

⏰ONE WEEK LEFT!⏰

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One week to get those family stories in. How about something with cousins? Got an auntie story? Maybe an ex-stepbrother? A nibling? A chibling? A large, dysfunctional chosen family? A super functional extended family (clearly fictional!)? Let's feed The Frog! (trying that out...not sure it works...)

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What a great interview by @mynachang.bsky.social with FF contributor @joelhans.com! Check out his story that become the collection title! And then be sure to check out his book this Feb!

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Love this thoughtful piece with geological layers!

Thanks for reading and sharing!

The House of Paper Mountains by Amalia Mora The piles of paper have become mountains in Betty’s house. Some of the papers are stacked into bags that look like boulders, and often they erode and turn into spilled valleys. But they are always …

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“The House of Paper Mountains” by Amalia Mora is now up!

Art by Dylan Manning

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I know things are frightening right now, but don't forget to share people's art alongside all the news! I feel like I haven't seen much of the writing community getting traction on the TL lately but art has never been more important

Only $5 to enter, with a chance to bring home the coveted Blue Frog Prize. Imagine how proud of you your family will be (unless, of course, your family themed story hits a little too close to home...). Let's go Blue Sky fam!

Wow, love this! What a powerful piece! 🐸💙

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Halfway there!! Just two weeks remain!! 🐸💙

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A perfect day to submit!

We had such a great time talking to @flashfrog.bsky.social’s @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, who does nothing but publish bangers and watch Star Wars. And call me out for not finishing stories that actually have promise. ☺️

A new flash by yours truly, on All The Feelings of finding out you're going to have a boy 👦🏻
Thank you @flashfrog.bsky.social and @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this a home!
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Such a powerful piece!

Boy by Lucy Zhang When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…

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“Boy” by @dango-ramen.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Lauren McGovern

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Wow, this is crazy!! Thanks for reading my stories, friends. And huge congrats to @kyleisamu.bsky.social whose story is so fantastically good! And thanks again to @flashfrog.bsky.social for saying yes to two of my stories in 2025. 🙏❤️

You have a fan club! And rightly so!