Joshua Jones Lofflin
@jjlofflin.bsky.social
Writer
Work in Best of the Net, The Best Microfiction, The Best Small Fictions, The Cincinnati Review, CRAFT, SmokeLong Quarterly, Wigleaf…
Links to work on my site: jjlofflin.com
Work in Best of the Net, The Best Microfiction, The Best Small Fictions, The Cincinnati Review, CRAFT, SmokeLong Quarterly, Wigleaf…
Links to work on my site: jjlofflin.com
Pinned
In the Waiting Room – Best of the Net
bestofthenetanthology.com
I’m still pinching myself that my small story is in this year’s Best of the Net alongside so many amazing pieces. Many thanks to the good folks at COMP for nominating it.
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My husband designs and sells beautiful mathematical jewelry and is running a sale. Won't you check out his shop? 🌈✨
Reposts are most appreciated--please help boost an artist's small business!
Reposts are most appreciated--please help boost an artist's small business!
Through November, please use the code Bsky2025 at checkout for 10% off all my original mathematical jewelry designs!
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#MathSky #MathArt #SciArt #Jewelry
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#MathSky #MathArt #SciArt #Jewelry
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My husband designs and sells beautiful mathematical jewelry and is running a sale. Won't you check out his shop? 🌈✨
Reposts are most appreciated--please help boost an artist's small business!
Reposts are most appreciated--please help boost an artist's small business!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
QFT
I'm no genius writer but one thing I've learned in 30 or so years of grinding is when weird shit starts happening, lean in and take your foot off the brakes and let it go in whatever weird-ass direction its going to go.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
QFT
“His wife is flustered by the absence of the sun, but he pays her no mind. She has a habit of working herself up over inconsequential events.”
Excellent work from @mattkendrick.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review
Excellent work from @mattkendrick.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review
Thrilled to have a new story out today with the wonderful Milk Candy Review that features eggs, soldiers, silence and absent suns. Hope you'll give it a read:
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
Nothing certain ~ by Matt Kendrick
The day the sun forgets to rise, Mr White sits down for breakfast at precisely twelve minutes past seven. This is in the dining room. It is Tuesday. His Tuesday breakfast is a soft-boiled egg opene…
milkcandyreview.home.blog
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“His wife is flustered by the absence of the sun, but he pays her no mind. She has a habit of working herself up over inconsequential events.”
Excellent work from @mattkendrick.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review
Excellent work from @mattkendrick.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review
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Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
✍️ Coming 12/18, 7 PM ET: Join us for “Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts,” a workshop w/ @writesloud.bsky.social! In this workshop, you’ll read, brainstorm, & start 2 drafts under 1k words, concluding w/editing tools to polish your work! Sign up: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/sho...
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
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🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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A jaw-dropping lesson in using the absurd to speak to painful reality. Phenomenal story by @jjlofflin.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
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November 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A jaw-dropping lesson in using the absurd to speak to painful reality. Phenomenal story by @jjlofflin.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com
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"It never ended well. The contents always terrible. Like the bees that swarmed the shy barista who tentatively plucked at the lid (this, when there were still bees left)"
Wow, this is a stunner from @jjlofflin.bsky.social So originl and powerful
Wow, this is a stunner from @jjlofflin.bsky.social So originl and powerful
"The producers knew they had a hit even before the first episode."
New fiction: "The Box" by Joshua Jones Lofflin aka @jjlofflin.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
New fiction: "The Box" by Joshua Jones Lofflin aka @jjlofflin.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
The Box | matchbook
www.matchbooklitmag.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"It never ended well. The contents always terrible. Like the bees that swarmed the shy barista who tentatively plucked at the lid (this, when there were still bees left)"
Wow, this is a stunner from @jjlofflin.bsky.social So originl and powerful
Wow, this is a stunner from @jjlofflin.bsky.social So originl and powerful
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The Shortlist for November 14, 2025:
Links to fantastic short fiction from writers that are new to me:
Stephen Baily in @turnandwork.com
Shoshauna Shy in @lunchticket.bsky.social
Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
(1/3)
Links to fantastic short fiction from writers that are new to me:
Stephen Baily in @turnandwork.com
Shoshauna Shy in @lunchticket.bsky.social
Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
(1/3)
The Shortlist for November 14, 2025 - Turn & Work
Fiction from Stephen Baily, Shoshauna Shy, Laura Besley, Sarah Chekfa, Joshua Jones Lofflin, and Diana Kole.
www.turnandwork.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Shortlist for November 14, 2025:
Links to fantastic short fiction from writers that are new to me:
Stephen Baily in @turnandwork.com
Shoshauna Shy in @lunchticket.bsky.social
Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
(1/3)
Links to fantastic short fiction from writers that are new to me:
Stephen Baily in @turnandwork.com
Shoshauna Shy in @lunchticket.bsky.social
Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social
(1/3)
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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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
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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
ICYMI - I've got a flash up in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social this week.
Just in case you want to read about mimes, sax solos, & incontinent goats, among other plagues.
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
Just in case you want to read about mimes, sax solos, & incontinent goats, among other plagues.
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
The Box | matchbook
www.matchbooklitmag.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
ICYMI - I've got a flash up in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social this week.
Just in case you want to read about mimes, sax solos, & incontinent goats, among other plagues.
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
Just in case you want to read about mimes, sax solos, & incontinent goats, among other plagues.
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
“Last Thursday, for example, I stuck my head in the oven and waited for death; but instead I grew wings, flew to Heaven, and killed God. It was a whole thing.”
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Last Thursday, for example, I stuck my head in the oven and waited for death; but instead I grew wings, flew to Heaven, and killed God. It was a whole thing.”
"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."
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.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…
flash-frog.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"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."
I have a little piece up at one of my favorite journals today. Many thanks to the good folks at matchbook for giving it a home.
"The producers knew they had a hit even before the first episode."
New fiction: "The Box" by Joshua Jones Lofflin aka @jjlofflin.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
New fiction: "The Box" by Joshua Jones Lofflin aka @jjlofflin.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...
The Box | matchbook
www.matchbooklitmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I have a little piece up at one of my favorite journals today. Many thanks to the good folks at matchbook for giving it a home.
Holy fuck this book delivers
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Holy fuck this book delivers
“You know us.
We are the original gang of tiny plastic babies.”
What a delight to wake up to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social’s gang in my inbox
We are the original gang of tiny plastic babies.”
What a delight to wake up to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social’s gang in my inbox
Our October issue is here and ready to CREEP. YOU. OUT.
Many thanks to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social for setting the atmosphere with this story & to Kate Voronina for putting such a delightfully horrific face on it. 💚 🖤
Read the full story ➡️ www.paranoidtree.com/read/vol-58
Many thanks to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social for setting the atmosphere with this story & to Kate Voronina for putting such a delightfully horrific face on it. 💚 🖤
Read the full story ➡️ www.paranoidtree.com/read/vol-58
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“You know us.
We are the original gang of tiny plastic babies.”
What a delight to wake up to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social’s gang in my inbox
We are the original gang of tiny plastic babies.”
What a delight to wake up to @janstinchcomb.bsky.social’s gang in my inbox
“Sometimes he dreamed he was the prey and sometimes he dreamed he was the predator, hungry and quiet in the dark, and what he wanted to be was a secret third thing that was neither hunter nor hunted.”
we have a weird mobius strip of a story by Brittany Terwilliger @brttnyblm.bsky.social !
a hunter shoots a deer & is instantly reborn as a deer himself. a beautifully written piece -- i love its focus on "the laws of consumption"
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a hunter shoots a deer & is instantly reborn as a deer himself. a beautifully written piece -- i love its focus on "the laws of consumption"
xraylitmag.com/strange-is-t...
STRANGE IS THE MEAT by Brittany Terwilliger
As his bolt pierced the deer’s flesh, Nathan felt himself reduce, his body contracting into a dark, wet mass. He clenched against the blinding light, choking on snorts as he plopped onto a leafy patch...
xraylitmag.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Sometimes he dreamed he was the prey and sometimes he dreamed he was the predator, hungry and quiet in the dark, and what he wanted to be was a secret third thing that was neither hunter nor hunted.”
NY friends, check out the launch for ECO24!
YOU'RE INVITED to an ECO24 launch party! 🥂🎉
Join authors @louisevans.bsky.social and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books on Nov. 18th for reading, conversation, and signings to celebrate ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Reserve your spot; RSVP below!⬇️
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Join authors @louisevans.bsky.social and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books on Nov. 18th for reading, conversation, and signings to celebrate ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Reserve your spot; RSVP below!⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
NY friends, check out the launch for ECO24!
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A remake of Streetcar Named Desire set in outerspace would be called Interstella.
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A remake of Streetcar Named Desire set in outerspace would be called Interstella.
“Creature arrived at the farm this morning with the sky waking in wounded red, and all the cows were lying down in the field and the hairs on his arm, soft and spare as a woman’s, were standing on end.”
I love this flash by @thehagsoup.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
I love this flash by @thehagsoup.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
FLASH FROGTOBER👻🐸
“Creatures of the EZ-STOP” by @thehagsoup.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Sandy Little
flash-frog.com/2025/10/20/c...
“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 …
flash-frog.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Creature arrived at the farm this morning with the sky waking in wounded red, and all the cows were lying down in the field and the hairs on his arm, soft and spare as a woman’s, were standing on end.”
I love this flash by @thehagsoup.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
I love this flash by @thehagsoup.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
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No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
No Kings.
“Bits of shell are your only tenants, though even these are few, as if everything living or that once grew life was swallowed by the night.”
New micro is in the latest issue of @south85journal.bsky.social! Lots of great writers in this issue.
This piece came from a @kathyfish.bsky.social prompt many years ago. Always grateful for her wisdom.
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This piece came from a @kathyfish.bsky.social prompt many years ago. Always grateful for her wisdom.
www.south85journal.com/to-the-empty...
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Bits of shell are your only tenants, though even these are few, as if everything living or that once grew life was swallowed by the night.”
I keep obsessing over the khachapuri I ate last December in Prague. I so need a Georgian restaurant to open near me.
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I keep obsessing over the khachapuri I ate last December in Prague. I so need a Georgian restaurant to open near me.