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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 1h

So excited and honored to be nominated by @variantlit.bsky.social! 🩷🩷🩷

Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 1h

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@maraleegrayson.bsky.social — “How to be the Mother of a Missing Daughter”

E. Peregrine — “High Noon”

@rriekki.bsky.social — “The Opposite of Dusk”

@emilyrinkema.bsky.social — “The Interview”

Read their pieces at variantlit.com/announcing-o...

Announcing Our 2026 Best of the Net Nominees

We’re thrilled to announce Variant Lit’s 2026 Best of the Net nominees!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 20h

Let us know how it went! Actor and Flash Writer...what other talents do you have?!

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 1d

Isn’t this one amazing? I loved it when I first read it, and now I loved it again. @mattkendrick.bsky.social is so good! Thanks for bringing it back out, Cole!

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MaireadWrites @maireadwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Read this! Read this this this! Superb!

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Mairead!!! 🩷

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Ani! 🩷

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

Awwww…thanks! 🩷

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow! Just wonderful!⬇️⬇️

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for reading and sharing, Lori!

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Lori Cramer @loricramerwriter.bsky.social · 2d

"...but there are holes in the dream now (was I a dancer?) and if I don't tell someone soon, they'll multiply."

Read @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social.

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Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much, Dan! 🩷🩷🩷

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 3d

"...and I just start shouting part of the dream, what’s left of it, THERE’S A BUS IN A CITY,...."

This extraordinary story (perfect last line!) by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

gooseberry-pie.com

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

I have a story in the amazing new issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social alongside so many of my flash heroes! gooseberry-pie.com/or-was-it-a-...

Or Was It a Baby? - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash by Emily Rinkema It’s 5:00 a.m. and I ask my husband if he wants to hear my dream, but he pulls the quilt over his shoulders. I ask my other husband, but he jus...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 5d

Chet gave us quite the scare yesterday. 6 hours at the emergency vet for a puncture in his throat…a lovely fall walk went sideways fast. He’s okay now, but, wow. Feeling grateful. The emergency vet is a rough place & the night didn’t end well for all families there. Hug your babies tonight!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, @jennystalter.bsky.social, amazing story! That ending is so brutal and so good!

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 7d

"So, this lady’s looking at me with more desperation than I’ve ever seen in someone’s eyes..." Divine Intervention by Jenny Stalter @jennystalter.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/10/05/d...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 8d

I love this story by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social so much! The narrator's fear and desperation is so real.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 9d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Door in the Woods by Chris Scott

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

I hope I’m not way off on my take!

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Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social · 10d

I’m SUPREMELY proud to be in this anthology of award-winning flash stories - which is also raising money for people facing fuel poverty this winter. The sheer calibre of the writers I’m with is humbling. So if you want to read the best of flash fiction (and me) buy this jam-packed bargain of a book.

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 11d

It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...

The cover of the FUEL ebook, with a large photo of a yellow petrol pump, below which are the words FUEL: An Anthology of prize-winning flash fictions raising funds to fight fuel poverty, edited by Tania Hershman. There is a banner across the top right hand corner which says "Ebook with 12 Bonus Prize-Winning Stories!"

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

Who’s open for flash subs? Have some stories to send out, but not sure where. Thanks!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

I love this story, Kathy—I love how you use the continuous present tense throughout—perfect for the narrator and how stuck she seems. You are so good!!!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

So good, Kim!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

I love this story by @amygcb.bsky.social! So much whimsy and sadness—the way the community allows Mary Ellen to grieve! So good. 🩷

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 10d

Read "The HOA rules don’t apply" written by @amygcb.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"To the zebra who wanders loose in our suburban neighborhood. It ambles up and down the streets like he belongs among their English countryside names."

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The HOA rules don’t apply — Ghost Parachute

To the zebra who wanders loose in our suburban neighborhood. It ambles up and down the streets like he belongs among their English countryside names. He’s not intimidated by Northumberland or Buckingh...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations, Jack! I love this story so much!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 11d

A fantastic cause! Honored to have my story “Next Exit” included. If you’re able, purchase the e-book to support fuel poverty charities!

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 11d

It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations, all!

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