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Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch. ⚡️🐸

New story every Monday.

EIC: @ericscottryon.bsky.social

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Aug 1
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🚨🐸BEST MICROFICTION nominations are in!

Congrats to @timothycgoodwin.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, Amy Allen, Celia Knapp, and Andy Lopez
Green background with a small orange and green frog hanging on to a skinny twig. Big words in white at the top read “Best Microfiction nominations”. Scattered around the frog are 5 nominated authors: Timothy C. Goodwin, Andy Lopez, Amy Allen, Celia Knapp, and Elena Zhang. A small white Flash Frog logo (frog with glasses typing on a typewriter) is in the bottom right corner.
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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brandonmcneice.bsky.social
My latest appears today in @flashfrog.bsky.social! I've loved this journal for years and am thrilled that this story found a home there. #flashfiction #literaryfiction

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Hydrant Fish by Brandon McNeice
Heat squats on the block. The hydrant’s cap is leaned sideways with a broom handle wedged in, and water arcs over the street in bright ropes. Older kids run through, skidding, shrieking. It smells …
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November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Hydrant Fish” by @brandonmcneice.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Kimmy Larson

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Hydrant Fish by Brandon McNeice
Heat squats on the block. The hydrant’s cap is leaned sideways with a broom handle wedged in, and water arcs over the street in bright ropes. Older kids run through, skidding, shrieking. It smells …
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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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allisonfieldbell.bsky.social
Interview is up over at @fracturedlit.bsky.social 💕

Thanks to Albert & @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social

Shoutouts to
@smokelong.bsky.social @cincinnatireview.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social @chestnutreview.bsky.social @bridportprize.bsky.social &more

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We Write Our Obsessions: An Interview with ALLISON FIELD BELL | Fractured
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November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Sweat Pea” by James Keith Smith is now up!

Art by Julia Breitkreutz

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Sweat Pea by James Keith Smith
Let’s bury him there, in the mulch, I say. Where the ground is soft. In my roses? my wife asks. The roots of the maple in our yard burrow and twist beneath the foundation of our home, raise the con…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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chillsubs.bsky.social
Lit mags are usually known for their slow response times, but these amazing flash fiction pubs are trying to change that!

Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fast-f...

#writing #writingcommunity #litmags
Fastest flash fiction magazines that respond in 1 week or less • Bending Genres - Thrilling, fanciful, oddball, unusual, stunning • Flash Frog - Stories like dart frogs: small, bright, and deadly to the touch • HAD - Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls • Kinda Weird Mag - Celebrating creativity at its roots • The Insurgence - Informative critical writing and celebratory creative writing • Genrepunk Magazine - Literary magazine for weird little experiments • Mukoli: The Magazine for Peace - Peacebuilding, healing, and changemaking • Hotch Potch Literature and Art - Discover, delight and differentiate • The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts - Weekly bursts of compression & decompression • MetaStellar - Wandering to the limits of what could be • The Future Fire - Progressive speculative fiction • The Rye Whiskey Review - E-zine dedicated to all things barroom • Intrepidus Ink - Gutsy, fearless, and unapologetic November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
flashfrog.bsky.social
NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Peep Show” by Martha Keller is now up!

Art by Sophia Eisenbart Macias

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Peep Show by Martha Keller
We weren’t supposed to talk about what we saw when we looked through the neighbors’ bedroom window. We weren’t supposed to kneel side-by-side in the tree house, or press our faces against the unfin…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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splitlipthemag.bsky.social
Who needs an eerie story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Contributor @jjlofflin.bsky.social has a new piece published in @flashfrog.bsky.social ✨. Find it here: buff.ly/l8vKwCk
A two way road covered with fog.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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emilyrinkema.bsky.social
"...[T]he ghost voices sharpen, become distinct, the voices of fathers departed, the voices of mothers’ broken boyfriends." I love this story by @tomwellerstories.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social flash-frog.com/2025/10/27/w...
Wrestling by Tom Weller
They all hear the crowd, a whooshing roar, a sound like a train entering a tunnel. But there is no crowd, just a weed-choked backyard, a chain-link fence chattering when the wind blows, the whooshi…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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quickasaflash.bsky.social
Wow. Tom Weller has written a series of Scrap Boys flashes, incl. 'Rangers', 'Bottles', 'Hunger', but I think this one's his best.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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jjlofflin.bsky.social
"The castle sways more and more, and the father says they must remain diligent. No cutting corners. Each floor must be stronger than the last."
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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andrew-maynard.bsky.social
Very excited to have a story in @flashfrog.bsky.social, a journal I’ve long admired. Thank you @ericscottryon.bsky.social for the edits and commissioning such perfect artwork! I hope you give it a read
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Digging Toward the Sun” by @andrew-maynard.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Franziska Hofhansel

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Digging Toward the Sun by Andrew Maynard
Two boys build a sand castle at the edge of the earth. Their father watches at a distance, pushing his toes into the sand. It’s not actually quiet—thunderous waves folding in on themselves, wind bl…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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tguzman.bsky.social
"Creature looks just like his dead daddy but his mama is really beautiful and that has to mean something." by @thehagsoup.bsky.social from @flashfrog.bsky.social.

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Creatures of the EZ-STOP by Janice Leadingham
Creature calls himself Creature because everyone else does and his mama says it’s better to be in on the joke. Creature looks just like his dead daddy but his mama is really beautiful and that has …
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October 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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duotrope.com
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Flash Fiction feat. @fictivedream.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Flash Fiction feat. @fictivedream.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/general-literary-flash-fiction-1indhXzf
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October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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sfwp.bsky.social
With advance praise from @kathyfish.bsky.social, we're thrilled to share that there's just 1 WEEK until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social!

Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL
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October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
Holy toledo!! This one is a tough gem! And just look at the art, too.
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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tomwellerstories.bsky.social
I’m very excited to share a new Scrap Boys story with y’all.

Big thanks to @flashfrog.bsky.social and @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this one a home!

Big thanks to Sophia Eisenbart Macias for the perfect accompanying art!
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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FLASH FROGTOBER👻🐸

“Wrestling” by @tomwellerstories.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Sophia Eisenbart Macias

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Wrestling by Tom Weller
They all hear the crowd, a whooshing roar, a sound like a train entering a tunnel. But there is no crowd, just a weed-choked backyard, a chain-link fence chattering when the wind blows, the whooshi…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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thehagsoup.bsky.social
Yay !! I’m so happy and grateful that this story is out in the world thanks to the incredible @flashfrog.bsky.social !!
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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littlewritespace.bsky.social
Looking for something a little different to read during a break. This could be it. I did and loved it.
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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FLASH FROGTOBER👻🐸

“Creatures of the EZ-STOP” by @thehagsoup.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Sandy Little

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Creatures of the EZ-STOP by Janice Leadingham
Creature calls himself Creature because everyone else does and his mama says it’s better to be in on the joke. Creature looks just like his dead daddy but his mama is really beautiful and that has …
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October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
He looks in the rearview mirror.

She shifts in her seat and studies the back of the car.

“They’re so beautiful when they’re sleeping.”

Revisiting @shortstorytoday.bsky.social 's interview with my friend, @lmariharris.bsky.social ! AND THIS UNSETTLING GEM FROM @flashfrog.bsky.social !
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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sabrinahicks.bsky.social
“Glossy black night running down her chin, her chest, almost dripping on his hand.”

Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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thewritelifeliz.bsky.social
Oof, @jjlofflin.bsky.social
What a great story for spooky month in @flashfrog.bsky.social

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Flash Frog
Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM