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The Shortlist for October 10 - Turn & Work Nonfiction by Christopher Stevenson, and fiction from Ashton Russell, Alice Ashe, Chris Scott, Erin Somers, Michael Czyzniejewski, Karen Crawford, Jen Shepherd, and JS Apsley.

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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social in Citron Review
Jen Shepherd in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Erin Somers @somers.bsky.social in @grantamag.bsky.social
JS Apsley in @necessaryfiction.com
Alice Ashe in CRAFT

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"The living don’t know this, but the average fuck features around a dozen spectators, so many more dead than living..."
@mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social 🔥

Thanks for reading and sharing, Timothy!!

We love learning story origins! 👇🏼👇🏼

What a painting! What an inspiration!

Nth degree barmy by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social 🙌

Collision by Michael Czyzniejewski Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I’ve found God. —Nirvana, “Lithium” The hardest part about being a ghost is getting over the sex, as in watching the living go at it. It’s ironic because when you …

Thrilled to kick off @flashfrog.bsky.social's Frogtober with a ghost story! Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social, and thanks to my bud, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, for absolutely perfect art; shout out to her and @kimmagowan.bsky.social for the early eyes on the piece.
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A perfect ghostly start to the month. Thank you for sending this to the Frog!

“Every ghost caves. Maybe it’s boredom. Perhaps curiosity. But it starts with nudity, with peeping.”

I always love reading @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social & doubly so during Flash Frogtober

Thanks so much for reading and sharing!

👻 “Eventually, and predictably, nudity doesn’t cut it. You can only look at so many boobs, so many butts, so much genitalia before you want to raise the stakes.” 👻

Thanks so much for reading and sharing!!

Thank so much for reading!

Collision by Michael Czyzniejewski Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I’ve found God. —Nirvana, “Lithium” The hardest part about being a ghost is getting over the sex, as in watching the living go at it. It’s ironic because when you …

FLASH FROGTOBER👻🐸

“Collision” by @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Courtney Burton

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FLASH FROGTOBER is just around the corner! 👻🐸👻

And you all aren’t ready…

These aren’t your grandparents’ ghost stories! 👀

The Shortlist for October 3, 2025 - Turn & Work Nonfiction by Katrina Ralbag, and fiction from Kara Crawford, Daniel Abiva Hunt, Amy DeBellis, Brad Barkley, Kelli Short Borges, Trevor J. Houser, Robert Nazar Arjoyan, Wade Harris and Albert Rodrigue...

The Shortlist for Oct 3:

Stories of life & death (& death):

Nonfiction:
Katrina Ralbag in @reckonreview.bsky.social

Fiction:
Wade Harris in @turnandwork.com
Kara Crawford @kara-c.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute
Brad Barkley @bradbarkley.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
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Very pleased to have my Work appear today in the amazing @flashfrog.bsky.social ! Thanks also to Ali for the beautiful artwork. ❤️

Thanks for sending it our way!

Sunday Nights by Brad Barkley That evening, Winston dropped off his granddaughter Claire at her dad’s house, Steven opening the door before they rang the bell. Grunted thanks, alcohol breath. Seven years of awkward, screendoor …

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Sunday Nights” by @bradbarkley.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Ali McLafferty

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Dino Land by Will Musgrove Unlike the park’s main entrance, the door to the break room doesn’t roar. Instead, the rusty hinges sigh like me easing into my La-Z-Boy. I step inside and see manager Julie spreading a Stegosaurus…

"Sometimes, when we’re working together, he’ll start rattling off random dinosaur tidbits, “Fun fact, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptors weren’t around at the same time,” and I want to squeeze his lips together, to tell him to shut up."

@willmusgrove.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social

Thanks for reading and sharing, Myna!

You’re welcome! So well deserved!

When the rain comes by Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez we don’t imagine we’ll drown. We feel every fat raindrop on our scalp as we hurry to class, to work, to the market. Our children jump in puddles, soaking the bottom of their pants. We hold the umbr…

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Eat You Up by Laura Leigh Morris The baby stares at the ceiling fan, content for the moment. I slump on the couch, afraid any movement will make her cry. My stomach growls. I can’t remember my last full meal. Days blur together. M…

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Mostly black flier with a green leaf on the left with a silhouette of a frog. Text announces Best of the Net nominations: Laura Leigh Morris and Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez.

Our BotN nominations are in! Congrats to Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez and @lauraleighwrite.bsky.social We're rooting for you! 🐸💙

Darkrooms by Ali McLafferty We who work in darkrooms have a secret. You’d never expect it of us; we are masters of monotony. We blank our faces and mute our bodies so that you forget us as soon as you leave. Take a moment now…

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Darkrooms” by Ali McLafferty is now up!

Art by Tina V. Cabrera

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So thrilled to have a new story out at Flash Frog⚡🐸: “Conductor,” which explores grief and what it means to keep working when a departed’s shadow lingers.

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#FlashFiction #Grief #Memory @flashfrog.bsky.social

We are so thrilled you sent this one our way!!

Breathtaking micro-story by Cate McGowan. Run, don't walk, to read it!

Thanks so much for reading and sharing!