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Earth to Echo Echo might be the only robot who didn’t welcome the apocalypse.

NEW FICTION:
"Earth to Echo" by @kcselbywrites.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Hey SFF hive mind! If you were going to teach a class on SFF flash fiction, which authors / what stories are you using as examples as the best the form has to offer?

(Besides the incredible work to be found at Flash Point SF, of course...)

Submissions UPDATE: We are open to submissions through October 31.We are open to submissions:Feb. 1 – Mar. 31Jun. 1 – Jul. 31Oct. 1 – Oct. 31Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 (Drabbles only)Before submi…

Welcome to our Fall submissions window! Open until 10/31
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Bury the Lede The Diamond Valley Sheriff’s office hereby announces the death of one William A. Gautier, male, age undetermined.

NEW FICTION:
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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The Pit Azalea descended into the ball pit, armed with spray sanitizer and minimum-wage determination

NEW FICTION:
"The Pit" by @ray-is-writing.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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NEW FICTION (better late than never):
"Arid Calculations" by @jachaseyoung.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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The Fridged Wives Book Club I’ve already died when the book starts, but I’m featured in Chapter Two in an extended flashback.

NEW FICTION:
"The Fridged Wives Book Club" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Pet Assistant End of Service Log: 20 Facts 1. Sarah is a dog.

NEW FICTION:
"Pet Assistant End of Service Log: 20 Facts" by Liam Tait
#SFF #flashfiction
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Toxic State of Mind I had expected a cavernous research laboratory, but the room feels like a dentist’s office if dentists wore argyle sweaters.

NEW FICTION:
"Toxic State of Mind" by Bob McHugh
#SFF #flashfiction
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Of Wolf and Woman I step outside, the screen door shutting behind me with clattering finality.

Happy Flash Fiction Day!
NEW FICTION: "Of Wolf and Woman" by @cjtavares.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Since Flash Fiction Day is tomorrow, we are delaying today's post until then to be part of the celebration (we've done this every year FYI). Sorry to keep you all waiting!

Submissions UPDATE: We are open to submissions through July 31.We are open to submissions:Feb. 1 – Mar. 31Jun. 1 – Jul. 31Oct. 1 – Oct. 31Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 (Drabbles only)Before submitti…

Submissions are live!
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Hey folks, sorry for the delay, but we will be opening to submissions tomorrow!

Pieces of Me I can see myself. Pieces of me, refracted in the liquid bend of liquor in glasses

NEW FICTION:
"Pieces of Me" by @deborahldavitt.com
#SFF #flashfiction
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Examples of Balanced Headlines in Post-Earth Journalism “Reports Say Citizens on Maldrove ‘Concerned’ by Political Unrest Among Youth and Indigent”

NEW FICTION:
"Examples of Balanced Headlines in Post-Earth Journalism" by Donald McCarthy
#SFF #flashfiction
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Violet and Orange When I open the closet door, the ghost hides between my high school letter jacket and a pair of faded jeans with the knees ripped out somewhere near the back.

NEW FICTION:
"Violet and Orange" by @writerclaytonb.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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This sounds intriguing! 🏡✨ C.J. Subko has a unique voice in SFF. Can't wait to dive into "A House With Good Bones." Happy reading! 📚💖 #SFF #BookLovers

A House With Good Bones As soon as my period stopped coming, I knew it was only a matter of time. Indeed, the letter had arrived almost one month later to the day, in a starched white envelope with a little window showing…

NEW FICTION:
"A House With Good Bones" by C.J. Subko
#SFF #flashfiction
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Excellent choice! Congrats @camdenscorner.bsky.social !

You can read March's Must Read, "In Tandem" by Camden Rose, here: flashpointsf.com/2025/03/07/i...

Archive Fin refuses to archive his memory even though I purchased designated storage space for the both of us.

NEW FICTION:
"Archive" by Lucy Zhang
#SFF #flashfiction
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NEW FICTION: "In His House, Dread Columbus (Ohio)" by David Cole
#SFF #flashfiction
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In Tandem Something triggered Wallace’s motion sensor doorbell and caused him to jump in the middle of heating up his microwave dinner. For a moment, he thought it was Edgar

NEW FICTION:

"In Tandem" by
@camdenscorner.bsky.social

#SFF #flashfiction
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So everyone’s going nuts in our fallout shelter, and lemme tell ya Our 2024 Drabble Contest Co-Winner #2!

NEW FICTION:
Our 2024 Drabble Contest Co-Winner #2!

"So everyone’s going nuts in our fallout shelter, and lemme tell ya" by @memi-writes.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Good! Sorry for the technical difficulties, but glad it's cooperating now.

The Witch Our 2024 Drabble Contest Co-Winner #1!

NEW FICTION:
Our 2024 Drabble Contest Co-Winner #1!

"The Witch" by Lily Black #SFF #flashfiction
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Hello! Does it still say this? Submissions have been open since the beginning of the month.

Submissions UPDATE: We are open!We are open to submissions:Feb. 1 – Mar. 31Jun. 1 – Jul. 31Oct. 1 – Oct. 31Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 (Drabbles only)Before submitting, please read the writer&#821…

We are open to submissions! Send us your best and brightest (or darkest) flash fiction:
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It's always jarring to catch people in the wild who adhere to Roko's basilisk.

Mischief Night Too old for Mischief Night, too young to be Queen of the Harvest, no longer a child but not yet a woman. Brighid felt defined by what she wasn’t, instead of what she was.

NEW FICTION:
"Mischief Night" by @jamielackey.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction

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