“His old mother must be present, sitting in the chair to his left with a napkin to hand. If she is not present, he must go and find another one.” What a fantastic collaboration for a story

Definitely! I want to know what they’re so excited about too

Particularly love this, by Beth Sherman ‘Is this a story about community, the zebra asks. He’s starting to get on my nerves, to be honest’

Looks fantastic! You’ll stun the business lot, Sarah

Amazing story!

Amazing story, @mattkendrick.bsky.social Congratulations on your wigleaf longlisting - really well deserved

7_3 “A human figure in a dystopic forest scene. Shot on the mount Dirfys in the island of Euboea, Greece.”

Heartbreaking story by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in Raw Lit rawlit.weebly.com/7_3.html

Congratulations!

Definitely not blue drinks. I’ll take the second one. And the barman

Congratulations!

Wonderful writing by @chriscottom.bsky.social and such great choices to share

Oh this is so gorgeous ‘At night, we would huddle in groups, arms winged over each other, a shoulder for every head.’

Me, ripe as a cherry. Ruby lips parted. He bends closer, closer.
‘If you touch me, I will rip your balls off.’ I just love this story

Thank you! And congratulations to you too!

‘In every hallucination there has to be a full stop. Dawn was milking the sky when our bear became a flock of frantic blackbirds.’ Such gorgeous writing @oh-so-boatie.bsky.social

Congratulations to the Winners of our Charity Flash Competition, judged by @judehwriter2.bsky.social. Commiserations to our shortlisters whose stories weren't picked (they were all FAB!) and thanks to all who entered
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Wonderful story by @beewish.bsky.social I am the Japanese knotweed of the acronym world, once I take root in my victim’s mind, there is no easy way to get rid.

Absolutely wonderful story. Every line carries so much

Thank you so much, @judepickledplum.bsky.social x

Thank you so much. Absolutely thrilled to have been selected for this wonderful competition

I ran up the stairs shrieking, then down again, then danced on the spot. Thank you so much, @nivenaudrey.bsky.social and @judehwriter2.bsky.social and @proppencil.bsky.social . Look forward to reading the other stories and also Flashflood stories today

‘I watch the deep, pink mystery unfold like a glistening. I read the silken folds for clues.’ Gorgeous, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social x

Absolutely chilling, @kelliborges2.bsky.social

Absolutely chilling, Kelli

Beautiful, @nomad-sw18.bsky.social

Thank you, Matt

Sorry, it’s my birthday tomorrow and I have going out plans but look forward to reading the Flashflood stories another day

Fish for Breakfast Story Sunday by Tony Bell

Laugh till you spit out your tea story in WestWord by Tony Bell open.substack.com/pub/westword...
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I loved this story - and the accompanying illustration

‘I recognize obscenities, Mr. Airington, and I don’t even have a mother. Please apologize.’ Loving this story by Barry Yednvobnick and all the other quirky stories and illustrations in this issue