Margo Griffin
@67mgriffin.bsky.social
I like to write stuff. Longtime Boston-area educator. Mom of daschund-pug mix rescue. Words in Literary Namjooning, Roi Fainéant Press, Bending Genres, Bright Flash Literary, Literally Stories, etc. Upcoming-Brilliant Flash Fiction, Reckon Review & Jake.
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We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.
Thank you so much for giving my story a home. I am honored that you nominated my story, It Takes a Toll. ❤️❤️❤️ @reckonreview.bsky.social
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We have winners! The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest was a bear this year. So many excellent micros. These are our top 7 and will be published Monday in Issue 90! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest — The Winners! - SmokeLong Quarterly
Well that was difficult—and so rewarding. This time of year is always an avalanche of great flash. From August to December we read for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey), the SmokeLong Work...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We have winners! The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest was a bear this year. So many excellent micros. These are our top 7 and will be published Monday in Issue 90! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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Delighted to have my Star Wars micro "Don't mistake a red lightsaber for love, and other life advice I've given my daughter" in this beautiful NUNUM anthology - Done in a Hundred.
Workshopped in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. You can find it here: www.nunum.ca/anthologies....
Workshopped in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. You can find it here: www.nunum.ca/anthologies....
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Delighted to have my Star Wars micro "Don't mistake a red lightsaber for love, and other life advice I've given my daughter" in this beautiful NUNUM anthology - Done in a Hundred.
Workshopped in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. You can find it here: www.nunum.ca/anthologies....
Workshopped in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. You can find it here: www.nunum.ca/anthologies....
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Adding to my list of thoughts from reading entries, this morning I've been trying to whittle down the ones I've been clinging on to, and what I'm doing at this stage is looking for (a) memorability and (b) something new...
Some further thoughts for polishing those entries...
(1) Make every word count. With a hundred word story, there's no space for sagginess in your prose.
(2) If you're using dialogue, really think about momentum and concision. Is the dialogue gobbling up too much of the word count?
(1) Make every word count. With a hundred word story, there's no space for sagginess in your prose.
(2) If you're using dialogue, really think about momentum and concision. Is the dialogue gobbling up too much of the word count?
More thoughts from this morning.
(1) I'm seeing a lot of stories about love and death. These are timeless, ever-present in our lives. But if writing about them, really think about how your angle into them is original.
(2) Titles are a big part of the wordcount in micros - make them do something!!
(1) I'm seeing a lot of stories about love and death. These are timeless, ever-present in our lives. But if writing about them, really think about how your angle into them is original.
(2) Titles are a big part of the wordcount in micros - make them do something!!
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Adding to my list of thoughts from reading entries, this morning I've been trying to whittle down the ones I've been clinging on to, and what I'm doing at this stage is looking for (a) memorability and (b) something new...
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I'm thrilled my CNF "Potato Boy" is up @jmwwjournal.bsky.social. Fun to take the accompanying photo in my granddaughter's doll house. Many thanks to EIC Olga Katsovskiy @theweightofaletter.bsky.social & the lovely @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
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Creative Nonfiction: Potato Boy by Claudia Monpere
My first boyfriend poured huge piles of dirt on his living room floor. The house was a tiny rental— flaked, chipped paint.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm thrilled my CNF "Potato Boy" is up @jmwwjournal.bsky.social. Fun to take the accompanying photo in my granddaughter's doll house. Many thanks to EIC Olga Katsovskiy @theweightofaletter.bsky.social & the lovely @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
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#flashfiction
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#flashfiction
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We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.
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Currently trying to pick my favourite 20 flash fiction pieces from the last 12 months.
i.e. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FLASH PROTOCOL 25 😬
And yes, that means the MAFFIAs are coming...
i.e. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FLASH PROTOCOL 25 😬
And yes, that means the MAFFIAs are coming...
December 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Currently trying to pick my favourite 20 flash fiction pieces from the last 12 months.
i.e. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FLASH PROTOCOL 25 😬
And yes, that means the MAFFIAs are coming...
i.e. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FLASH PROTOCOL 25 😬
And yes, that means the MAFFIAs are coming...
Thank you so much for giving my story a home. I am honored that you nominated my story, It Takes a Toll. ❤️❤️❤️ @reckonreview.bsky.social
We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Thank you so much for giving my story a home. I am honored that you nominated my story, It Takes a Toll. ❤️❤️❤️ @reckonreview.bsky.social
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HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
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Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil
ALT: a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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Congrats to all these fantastic writers! These were JAKE's favorite pieces of the year, the ones he kept coming back to again and again for one reason or another. Read all of JAKE's nominees here:
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Nominated for Best of the Net 2026 - JAKE
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September 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Congrats to all these fantastic writers! These were JAKE's favorite pieces of the year, the ones he kept coming back to again and again for one reason or another. Read all of JAKE's nominees here:
jakethemag.com/tag/botn-26/
jakethemag.com/tag/botn-26/
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Bonjour!
About that time.
Eighty Seven is live right now. It's heaven. Tell your third closest unconvinced soul.
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About that time.
Eighty Seven is live right now. It's heaven. Tell your third closest unconvinced soul.
www.roifaineantpress.com/blog
#WritingCommunity
July 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bonjour!
About that time.
Eighty Seven is live right now. It's heaven. Tell your third closest unconvinced soul.
www.roifaineantpress.com/blog
#WritingCommunity
About that time.
Eighty Seven is live right now. It's heaven. Tell your third closest unconvinced soul.
www.roifaineantpress.com/blog
#WritingCommunity
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Customer service is difficult. Don't let anyone tell you differently! Dealing with complaints. Having to balance pleasing the customer & towing the company line. Check out "From the Customer Love Department" by @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social & see how it's done!
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May 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Customer service is difficult. Don't let anyone tell you differently! Dealing with complaints. Having to balance pleasing the customer & towing the company line. Check out "From the Customer Love Department" by @lisakbuchanan.bsky.social & see how it's done!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/from-th...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/from-th...
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While it may feel like the end of the world is nigh, at least there are no zombies in this timeline. But in case I'm wrong, read & bookmark this informative piece from @slashnburnett.bsky.social "Updated explainer: Composting during the zombie apocalypse"👇
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May 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
While it may feel like the end of the world is nigh, at least there are no zombies in this timeline. But in case I'm wrong, read & bookmark this informative piece from @slashnburnett.bsky.social "Updated explainer: Composting during the zombie apocalypse"👇
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I'm not sure I buy into the whole 5 stages of grief. Maybe everyone is different and has their own stages. Maybe grief is really a staircase. Maybe you should read "Five Flights" by Laura Ingram and revel in the beautiful language of heartbreak.
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May 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm not sure I buy into the whole 5 stages of grief. Maybe everyone is different and has their own stages. Maybe grief is really a staircase. Maybe you should read "Five Flights" by Laura Ingram and revel in the beautiful language of heartbreak.
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/five-fl...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/five-fl...
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We've all heard it before. Be careful what you wish for.
This honest, yet heartbreaking flash from @67MGriffin.bsky.social explores the anguish that mental health & substance abuse issues can bring to entire families. This is "What You Wish For When in Pain"
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This honest, yet heartbreaking flash from @67MGriffin.bsky.social explores the anguish that mental health & substance abuse issues can bring to entire families. This is "What You Wish For When in Pain"
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We've all heard it before. Be careful what you wish for.
This honest, yet heartbreaking flash from @67MGriffin.bsky.social explores the anguish that mental health & substance abuse issues can bring to entire families. This is "What You Wish For When in Pain"
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
This honest, yet heartbreaking flash from @67MGriffin.bsky.social explores the anguish that mental health & substance abuse issues can bring to entire families. This is "What You Wish For When in Pain"
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
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"Later that night in bed in the dark, Will asks, 'What did you wish for?'
I lie there quietly in my shame, pretending to be asleep."
This poignant, remarkable story by @67mgriffin.bsky.social in @rfpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I lie there quietly in my shame, pretending to be asleep."
This poignant, remarkable story by @67mgriffin.bsky.social in @rfpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
"What You Wish For When in Pain" by Margo Griffin
Billy stands lost in the doorway, much smaller than I remember. Bruno barks, unsure of who he is, but eventually picks up Billy’s scent and lies back down. Billy has lost more weight and his cheeks si...
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May 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Later that night in bed in the dark, Will asks, 'What did you wish for?'
I lie there quietly in my shame, pretending to be asleep."
This poignant, remarkable story by @67mgriffin.bsky.social in @rfpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I lie there quietly in my shame, pretending to be asleep."
This poignant, remarkable story by @67mgriffin.bsky.social in @rfpress.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
"What You Wish For When in Pain" by Margo Griffin
Billy stands lost in the doorway, much smaller than I remember. Bruno barks, unsure of who he is, but eventually picks up Billy’s scent and lies back down. Billy has lost more weight and his cheeks si...
www.roifaineantpress.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
"What You Wish For When in Pain" by Margo Griffin
Billy stands lost in the doorway, much smaller than I remember. Bruno barks, unsure of who he is, but eventually picks up Billy’s scent and lies back down. Billy has lost more weight and his cheeks si...
www.roifaineantpress.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for sharing my story. This one is fiction but close to the heart and hurts a bit💔. Check it out as well as the amazing other pieces selected for the issue!!! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/what-yo...
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It’s here - Issue 8: Amberfields is now available online and in print!
Read it online at: buff.ly/add5xHm
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Read it online at: buff.ly/add5xHm
To order in print, head to: buff.ly/aMDGZbL
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s here - Issue 8: Amberfields is now available online and in print!
Read it online at: buff.ly/add5xHm
To order in print, head to: buff.ly/aMDGZbL
Read it online at: buff.ly/add5xHm
To order in print, head to: buff.ly/aMDGZbL
A story of mine sprung up from last Spring's @smokelong.bsky.social April Fitness. The prompt was using weird taste combos & thinking about what the tastes try to convey. In the final revisions, I used a bit of all five senses. Thank you FFM for sharing!
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The Next Time See My Mother
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April 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A story of mine sprung up from last Spring's @smokelong.bsky.social April Fitness. The prompt was using weird taste combos & thinking about what the tastes try to convey. In the final revisions, I used a bit of all five senses. Thank you FFM for sharing!
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/04...
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@reckonreview.bsky.social got my treats today! Thanks for the thoughtful note 🥰♥️
April 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@reckonreview.bsky.social got my treats today! Thanks for the thoughtful note 🥰♥️
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New fiction today from G.A. Rivers. Enjoy this moody piece, "Song of the Confessor" over at Reckon Review.
@garivers.bsky.social
@garivers.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
New fiction today from G.A. Rivers. Enjoy this moody piece, "Song of the Confessor" over at Reckon Review.
@garivers.bsky.social
@garivers.bsky.social
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So excited for you all to read this one! It's a tiny little heartbreaker 💔❤️🩹.
Thanks to everyone at Reckon Review for sharing my story❤️. reckonreview.com/it-takes-a-t...
Thanks to everyone at Reckon Review for sharing my story❤️. reckonreview.com/it-takes-a-t...
March 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So excited for you all to read this one! It's a tiny little heartbreaker 💔❤️🩹.
Thanks to everyone at Reckon Review for sharing my story❤️. reckonreview.com/it-takes-a-t...
Thanks to everyone at Reckon Review for sharing my story❤️. reckonreview.com/it-takes-a-t...