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timothyfox.bsky.social
A huge thank you to @horrortree.com for mentioning my @molotovlitzine.bsky.social prize winning flash story 'We Were Never Afraid of the Spider' in their This Week in Speculative Fiction newsletter! Available to read here:
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The Molotov Cocktail
We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox Our third-grade teacher was named Mrs. Winters. She wore glasses that magnified her green and blue and green eyes. Her hair was a dried hornet’s ne…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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pdforan.bsky.social
“What if I forgot how small he was once? What if I believed him when he told me he was a monster?”

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Viper Tooth by Lindy Biller I step into my son’s bedroom and find his skin crumpled on the maroon carpet. For a second I can’t breathe. Lungs constricted, limbs tingling. He didn’t tell me. What ha…
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November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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timothyfox.bsky.social
ICYMI, my horror story ‘We Were Never Afraid of the Spider’ won 1st place in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social Flash Monster contest and you can read it here:

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The Molotov Cocktail
We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox Our third-grade teacher was named Mrs. Winters. She wore glasses that magnified her green and blue and green eyes. Her hair was a dried hornet’s ne…
themolotovcocktail.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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thatericalper.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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theonion.com
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the House Oversight Committee releasing more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, some of which raised questions about the extent of the preside...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
ICYMI - It's always Halloween at Molotov HQ. Read #FlashMonster 2025!
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Flash Monster 2025
This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander   IV  Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
makarmusic.bsky.social
My story Eye Maggot made it into Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Monster 2025 Contest Top 10!

Holy vegan baloney! My story Eye Maggot made it into Molotov Cocktail's Flash Monster 2025 Contest Top 10! At No. 8. The submission trenches are a strange and unpredictable place. I just wrote this story and was…
My story Eye Maggot made it into Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Monster 2025 Contest Top 10!
Holy vegan baloney! My story Eye Maggot made it into Molotov Cocktail's Flash Monster 2025 Contest Top 10! At No. 8. The submission trenches are a strange and unpredictable place. I just wrote this story and was dragging heels on getting it done in time. When I pressed submit during their slacker special, I honestly had no confidence it would even make the short list never mind getting accepted.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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lizfyne.com
Out of the money, but still included in the Flash Monster Mega-Issue! So excited! Congratulations to everyone! 👹👺👾🧌
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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makarmusic.bsky.social
Holy moley I can’t believe my little eye maggot made it in!!
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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eoin-nordman.bsky.social
Honored to place 2nd in The Molotov Cocktail’s #FlashMonster 2025 contest.

Check out my story “In Darkness” when the Flash Monster Mega-Issue drops tomorrow!
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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timothyfox.bsky.social
I WON FIRST PLACE!!!
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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colincalexander.bsky.social
After a sleepless night with a toddler, placing 3rd in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social’s Flash Monster competition was better than any cup of coffee. Can’t wait to read everyone’s pieces when the issue drops tomorrow!
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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lindybiller.bsky.social
Ah!! 👻🎃🐍 The best Halloween treat!! My story, "Viper Tooth," will be included in Molotov Cocktail's Flash Monster issue tomorrow. Thank you so much, @molotovlitzine.bsky.social! So excited to read the whole issue. Congrats to all!
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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mlenoirbond.bsky.social
Congrats again to all of our winners! And congrats to everyone who entered… Because you showed up and wrote a story…and, damnit, you should be proud of yourself. I’m sure we will see many of these stories published elsewhere—because it’s always really difficult to narrow down to a top 10.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
Time to see where things stand. #FlashMonster 2025 results are in!

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Flash Monster 2025 results
Let’s see how things stand… Body-invading creepy crawlies have wriggled their way to the top this year, with invasive spiders, snakes, parasites, and pathogens making a strong showing. …
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October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
makarmusic.bsky.social
My flash fiction Desmond was published this week in RawHead Journal’s special issue Bloody Bones. Ghosts rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-pres...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
makarmusic.bsky.social
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My flash ghost story Desmond was published in Rawhead’s Bloody Bones Special Issue #1 on 10/22/25
My flash ghost story Desmond was published last week in Rawhead’s Bloody Bones Special Issue #1. I will be reading a portion of this tale on zoom (Sunday, November 2nd from 12 – 2 PM ET…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
#FlashMonster final deadline hits in two days. Send us your monstrous #flashfiction by 11:59pm Pacific time on Wednesday, October 22nd. Top 10 featured on Halloween. #SlackerSpecial

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October 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
Good news, slackers! Late #FlashMonster entries open until Oct 22nd final deadline. #SlackerSpecial

Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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newrepublic.com
About 13 officers in a crowd of community members and protesters were exposed to the tear gas. This is the second time CPD officers have been gassed by ICE while trying to work with them.

The move violates a judge’s order telling federal agents to rein in excessive force. trib.al/hmhsWkI
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
Get moving! That #FlashMonster soft deadline hits tomorrow.

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October 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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atrupar.com
Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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molotovlitzine.bsky.social
6 days left until the #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send us monstrous #flashfiction by Oct. 15

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We like literary approaches, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert usual monster tropes or create something unspeakable.
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM