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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Christina 🎉

Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a ghost story in a @smokelong.bsky.social workshop
and it's published in the fall issue of The Citron Review just in time for spooky season!

Read my flash piece about a cranky teenager ghost & grief here: citronreview.com/2025/10/05/g...

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Perfectly in season, Christina hits a home run with this one.
A ghost story.
Mail order ghosts.
You read that right.

Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a ghost story in a @smokelong.bsky.social workshop
and it's published in the fall issue of The Citron Review just in time for spooky season!

Read my flash piece about a cranky teenager ghost & grief here: citronreview.com/2025/10/05/g...

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a ghost story in a @smokelong.bsky.social workshop
and it's published in the fall issue of The Citron Review just in time for spooky season!

Read my flash piece about a cranky teenager ghost & grief here: citronreview.com/2025/10/05/g...

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 18d

So excited to have a story in the latest issue of @smokelong.bsky.social alongside so many talented writers. Give it a read!

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 25d

Issue 89 with new CNF by Aimee Bender, our first featured author in our Master Series, is live! Work by established writers and those new to the form rubbing elbows in this issue. All rare gems by writers from around the globe. So proud of everyone in this issue. www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 25d

What an issue! I just read every story—all so good.

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 25d

For those of you just waking up in the UK, sitting down to lunch in Goa, or enjoying your afternoon in Sydney, you'll be the first to read Issue 89 of SmokeLong Quarterly! www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty...

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cover Reveal! September 15th! Issue 89 of SmokeLong Quarterly! Ten killer flash by ten amazing writers. And we're thrilled to feature new CNF by Aimee Bender, our first featured author in the SmokeLong Master Series. Cover art by Mario Loprete.

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Joshua Jones Lofflin @jjlofflin.bsky.social · Aug 11

“The birthmark mutates like a shadow on asphalt. Like a thunderstorm, hovering and ominous, the birthmark darkens.”

@christinaltudor.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social

www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Birthmark | matchbook

www.matchbooklitmag.com

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Aug 7

I've been stuck in an airport all day with my flight being pushed back in 30-minute increments but I did get acceptances from @mrbullbull.bsky.social and @templeinacity.bsky.social

Excited to have three new pieces out in the world before the end of the year!!

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Mario Aliberto 3 @marioaliberto3.bsky.social · Aug 6

New flash at one of my faves @maudlinhouse.bsky.social !!! Stuck in an airport lounge with Ryan Reynolds and try to stay sober! WHEN THE GUY WHO PLAYED DEADPOOL WAS MY AA SPONSOR. Aiming to get at least one laugh out of you!
maudlinhouse.net/when-the-guy...

When the Guy Who Played Deadpool Was My AA Sponsor

I took a seat at the bar inside the Delta lounge at Tampa International next to the last person I wanted to see. Ryan Reynolds. Hawaiian shirt and swarmy Hollywood smile. Seriously, I wasn’t in the mo...

maudlinhouse.net

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Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · Aug 4

The inimitable @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social "She’s not like the other girls—sorry, I mean women—they’ve been with." So so searing and good 🔥
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Birthmark | matchbook

www.matchbooklitmag.com

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Aug 5

Omg - have been having a tough week and this just made my whole day better!! Thank you for sharing

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Aug 3

*Help needed!!*

Looking for flash that fully embraces the dreamscape, especially pieces that do interesting things with time (jumping about, going round in circles, exploring alt timelines etc.) - who has examples for me, either your own or ones from others? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

a cartoon of spongebob making a funny face

Alt: A cartoon of spongebob creating a rainbow with his hands that reveals the text "In your dreams"

media.tenor.com

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Sara Hills @sarahillswrites.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thrilled to have a new story up today at @flashfrog.bsky.social 🐸.

Big thanks to EIC @ericscottryon.bsky.social for saying yes, to Sherry Shahan for the playful artwork (those sea slugs!!), & a shout out to @smokelong.bsky.social ASS '24 + @christopherallen.bsky.social for prompting this one.
🙏❤️

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Jul 28

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Sherry Shahan

flash-frog.com/2025/07/28/t...

The Bright Jars of Our Bodies by Sara Hills

When we run out of nice things to say to each other, Gil and I watch TV like we’re each just a brain in a jar, sitting side by side. Except instead of brains we’re hearts. And by hearts, I mean sex…

flash-frog.com

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 27

My piece "Birthmark" is on the @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social homepage for just a little while longer

Give it a read here: www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Birthmark | matchbook

www.matchbooklitmag.com

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Ra'Niqua Lee, PhD @raniqualee.bsky.social · Jul 24

"Her ex-boyfriend said it would make it easy to pick her out of a lineup, would make it easy for him to track her down if she ever left him, which, of course, she did. "

Daily reads @christinaltudor.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social ❤️

matchbook literary magazine @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social · Jul 14

"The birthmark changes shape if you look closely enough."

New fiction: "Birthmark" by Christina Tudor aka @christinaltudor.bsky.social

www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Birthmark | matchbook

www.matchbooklitmag.com

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you!!

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 23

thank you for reading!!

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 23

Ya'll should read my matchbook piece if you haven't yet! www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Grateful to the editors for making it even better & giving it a home ❤️

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 18

I'm here! But whenever I post about writing I feel like it goes into a black hole and no one sees it

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Going to be riding the high of getting into the HAD call for the rest of the week

HAD @havehashad.com · Jul 17

did this last week... let's do it again?!

quick little spontaneous call for 60 submissions
open to any and all genres & lengths (tho shorter is always more likely)

last week this lasted 4, almost 5 hours. bet it goes faster this go-round??

havehashad.submittable.com/submit/33220...

another spontaneous Thursday call from Aaron
Did this last week, let's do it again!

Open to any genre, any length, any anything. Only send one piece.

Open to any/all genre! Would love to see a comic! I love stuff that you aren't even sure what genre it is.

(I'm open for "any" length, but will confess: anything over 1,000 words or so is fighting an uphill battle. And, tbh, sub 500 is probably raises your chances even more.)

If you're reading this, you probably have a pretty good idea of what I/HAD like, but some stuff that jumps to my mind:

long single sentence pieces, single paragraph blocks of texts (prose poems, I guess you could just say), longass lists, crazy long titles (used to be more common on HAD, we've gotten away from them a bit, would be fun to see some more again), funny stuff that makes me laugh, stuff that makes me laugh and then punches me in my emotions, sexy stuff that makes me blush, stuff that makes me go "huh??", stuff I'm not sure I "get" but that gets inside my brain...

Open for 60 submissions.

You know the deal. I am going to try to respond as fast as possible. Going to try to respond to as many as possible tonight, but will likely fall asleep before getting to them all and will finish tomorrow...

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 14

👀👀👀

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 14

A literal dream publication of mine! I'm so excited that this story about bodies and belonging is out in the world.

I hope you give a read. "Birthmark" is now live in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social: www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

matchbook literary magazine @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social · Jul 14

"The birthmark changes shape if you look closely enough."

New fiction: "Birthmark" by Christina Tudor aka @christinaltudor.bsky.social

www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/tudor/bir...

Birthmark | matchbook

www.matchbooklitmag.com

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · Jul 13

I have a piece coming out in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social tomorrow and I can't wait for ya'll to read it 👀 👀 👀

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs open) @nffr.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thanks to @smokelong.bsky.social for running the #ArchiveChallenge - it's been fun seeing old stories shared with new audiences!

Special shout out to @adelegallogly.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @michellefb.bsky.social @christinaltudor.bsky.social @kimmurdock.bsky.social for your shares ❤️

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · Jul 8

Day 14 of The Archive Challenge! So far we count 27 participants who've posted every day! And 21 journals older than 10 years! That's a lot of love for the old folks! If you started on the second day, your last day to post will be tomorrow! Thank you, everyone! We'll choose a winner tomorrow!

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Jul 9

Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers!
🕯 🕯
🕯 🕯
That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
🕯 waiting for 🕯
🕯 🕯️

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