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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 1d

Chet gave us quite the scare yesterday. 6 hours at the emergency vet for a puncture in his throat…a lovely fall walk went sideways fast. He’s okay now, but, wow. Feeling grateful. The emergency vet is a rough place & the night didn’t end well for all families there. Hug your babies tonight!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, @jennystalter.bsky.social, amazing story! That ending is so brutal and so good!

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 3d

"So, this lady’s looking at me with more desperation than I’ve ever seen in someone’s eyes..." Divine Intervention by Jenny Stalter @jennystalter.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/10/05/d...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 3d

I love this story by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social so much! The narrator's fear and desperation is so real.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 5d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Door in the Woods by Chris Scott

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 5d

I hope I’m not way off on my take!

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Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social · 6d

I’m SUPREMELY proud to be in this anthology of award-winning flash stories - which is also raising money for people facing fuel poverty this winter. The sheer calibre of the writers I’m with is humbling. So if you want to read the best of flash fiction (and me) buy this jam-packed bargain of a book.

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 7d

It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...

The cover of the FUEL ebook, with a large photo of a yellow petrol pump, below which are the words FUEL: An Anthology of prize-winning flash fictions raising funds to fight fuel poverty, edited by Tania Hershman. There is a banner across the top right hand corner which says "Ebook with 12 Bonus Prize-Winning Stories!"

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

Who’s open for flash subs? Have some stories to send out, but not sure where. Thanks!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

I love this story, Kathy—I love how you use the continuous present tense throughout—perfect for the narrator and how stuck she seems. You are so good!!!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

So good, Kim!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

I love this story by @amygcb.bsky.social! So much whimsy and sadness—the way the community allows Mary Ellen to grieve! So good. 🩷

Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 6d

Read "The HOA rules don’t apply" written by @amygcb.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"To the zebra who wanders loose in our suburban neighborhood. It ambles up and down the streets like he belongs among their English countryside names."

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The HOA rules don’t apply — Ghost Parachute

To the zebra who wanders loose in our suburban neighborhood. It ambles up and down the streets like he belongs among their English countryside names. He’s not intimidated by Northumberland or Buckingh...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations, Jack! I love this story so much!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 7d

A fantastic cause! Honored to have my story “Next Exit” included. If you’re able, purchase the e-book to support fuel poverty charities!

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 7d

It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations, all!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations, Sage! I love this story!

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 14d

ICYMI: "13.1 Septillion Pounds," flash fiction by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social:

13.1 Septillion Pounds by Emily Rinkema

To help her sleep, we give the baby a basketball, a full-size regulation ball that my husband, CT, puts in her crib one night. He writes her name on it with a black Sharpie, bold letters like they …

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 14d

“What’s next?” I ask. I can’t wait to drive out of this parking lot. My pants are too tight. My feet hurt. Fifteen years of therapy have been erased in less than an hour.

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 15d

My story “The Interview,” originally published in the amazing @variantlit.bsky.social, was a finalist for the Lascaux Prize this year. Thrilled to share it again! lascauxreview.com/the-interview/

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 14d

I re-read this every year and it never gets old. “Felonies and gourds have one very important commonality: they’re both extremely fucking real.” Brilliant

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 14d

“My blood has opened a conduit to an elsewhere, importing emissaries of shell, feather, fur, and hoof to remind me that boundaries leak, that absence is merely another geometry of presence.” Strange and beautiful story—so unexpectedly emotional. I love everything @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social writes!

Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 15d

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

The cool thing about helping run a lit mag is that you are madly in love with everything you publish, like this @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social grief story, which is weird and beautiful and perfect! Check it!

The Hand's Aperture by Mizuki Yamagen

There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—like a channel grown curious and turning back on itself. Last week it was a mosquito bite: a temporary river...

hexliterary.com

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 14d

I love this story of yours so much, James! Congratulations on the nomination!

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Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · 14d

““She starts by calculating the weight of the earth,” he says.

“She’s a baby,” says CT.”

This brilliance!! Read @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com ❤️

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 18d

I have a new story in @okaydonkeymag.com and I am so excited about it! I hope you like it as much as I do! okaydonkeymag.com/2025/09/19/1...

13.1 Septillion Pounds by Emily Rinkema

To help her sleep, we give the baby a basketball, a full-size regulation ball that my husband, CT, puts in her crib one night. He writes her name on it with a black Sharpie, bold letters like they …

okaydonkeymag.com

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 14d

Wow. Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️

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Belinda Rowe @belindarowe.bsky.social · 15d

“Wow,” says the shorter man. “Amazing, really,” he says, taking a deep breath. He points at the wall under the crib. “She starts by calculating the weight of the earth,” he says.

⭐️🙌⭐️

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 18d

I have a new story in @okaydonkeymag.com and I am so excited about it! I hope you like it as much as I do! okaydonkeymag.com/2025/09/19/1...

13.1 Septillion Pounds by Emily Rinkema

To help her sleep, we give the baby a basketball, a full-size regulation ball that my husband, CT, puts in her crib one night. He writes her name on it with a black Sharpie, bold letters like they …

okaydonkeymag.com

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks, Belinda! 🩷

Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 15d

My story “The Interview,” originally published in the amazing @variantlit.bsky.social, was a finalist for the Lascaux Prize this year. Thrilled to share it again! lascauxreview.com/the-interview/

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks, @trashcatlit.bsky.social for sharing my story! I love being part of the Trash Family!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you so much, Marijean!

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