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Flash Frog
@flashfrog.bsky.social
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Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch. ⚡️🐸

New story every Monday.

EIC: @ericscottryon.bsky.social

https://flash-frog.com/
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Congrats @kyleisamu.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social (x2!). You had a lot of frog eyes on your work!
Green flyer announcing Flash Frog’s most read stories in 2025: 1) “Materials Needed” by Kyle Weik 2) “The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by Sara Hills 3) “Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla” by Sara Hills
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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We love all our international frogs!! 🌍
Green flyer showing top ten countries that visited Flash Frog in 2025: US UK Canada India Australia Nigeria China Germany Philippines Ireland
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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It's a random, largely irrelevant stat, but this is what happens when you give a frog a calculator.
Green flyer announcing the average word count of Flash Frog published stories in 2025: 661 words.
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Huge congrats to Amy Allen and Andy Lopez for having their Flash Frog stories selected for the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology!🎉
Blue/green flyer announcing two Best Microfiction selections: “Bad Guy” by Amy Allen and “Funnel Cloud Baby” by Andy Lopez
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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In the name of transparency, here is the harsh number. 🫣

This just means you all are submitting a lot which is a great thing!
Green flyer reporting Flash Frog’s acceptance rate for 2025: 0.7%
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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🚨BIG NEWS!!!!🚨

We are so beyond excited and honored to announce that the wonderful and talented @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is joining the Flash Frog family! 🐸💙
Blue flyer announcing Emily Rinkema as the new Assistant Editor. Author headshot and bio included.
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Huge thank you to everyone who read, submitted, shared, and supported the Frog in 2025!
Green and black info-graph of Flash Frog numbers for 2025. Website views: 113,800.
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!!

flash-frog.com/submit/
Blue flier for the 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize. Theme: Family. Guest Judge: Camille U. Adams. Jan 1-31st. $5/story. $700 in prizes.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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We are excited to announce our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2026! 🐸🎉

@sarahillswrites.bsky.social, @nadiaborn.com,
@brandonmcneice.bsky.social, @tom1walsh.bsky.social,
Elise LeSage
Green and yellow background with the announcement: “Best Small Fictions nominations.” The following authors are listed down the middle: Sara Hills, Nadia Born, Brandon McNeice, Elise LeSage, Tom Weller. Flash Frog logos are found in the two bottom corners.
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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We are excited to announce our Pushcart nominations!🎉

@kyleisamu.bsky.social, @mizuki-yama.bsky.social, @thehagsoup.bsky.social, Annie Johnson, Sophie Castro, Amanda Aileen Fisher
Green flier announcing Pushcart nominations. Frog footprints and Flash Frog logo decorate around the names: Annie Johnson, Kyle Weik, Mizuki Yamagen, Sophie Castro, Janice Leadingham, Amanda Aileen Fisher
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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We are SO excited to announce the details for our 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize! And thrilled and honored to welcome @camilleuadams.bsky.social 💙🐸

flash-frog.com/contest/
A blue flier announcing contest details: The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize. Theme: “Family”. Guest Judge: Camille U. Adams. Jan 1st - 31st. $5 per story. $700 in prizes. On the left is a picture of Camille U Adams surrounded by trees with yellow leaves. Below the photo is the Flash Frog logo (a frog with glasses trying on a typewriter)
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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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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Our BotN nominations are in! Congrats to Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez and @lauraleighwrite.bsky.social We're rooting for you! 🐸💙
Mostly black flier with a green leaf on the left with a silhouette of a frog. Text announces Best of the Net nominations: Laura Leigh Morris and Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez.
September 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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🐸 General subs are open!🐸

flash-frog.com/submit/
August 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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It's that time of year again! Send us your ghost stories for Flash Frogtober! flash-frog.com/submit/
Flyer advertising “Flash Frogtober”. In the middle is a frog typing on a typewriter with a ghost coming out of it. The text around reads “We want your ghost stories” “July 1-31st” “Free to Sub” “Pays $25” “1000 words max” “www.flash-frog.com”
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Huge congrats to Ryan Griffith whose Flash Frog story "The Laws of Tragedy" was selected as a Wigleaf Top 50! 🎉

And congrats to the SIX other Frog stories on the Longlist (our most ever!)
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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We got our copy!! Love seeing frogs in the wild!! Big congrats, @danbillyc.bsky.social!! 🐸💙
April 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Huge thank you to our Blue Frog Guest Artist @jiksuncheung.bsky.social !! Each of these three pieces is absolutely stunning! 🙏🏼💙
April 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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They're here!! Huge congrats to the winners of the 4th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest, as chosen by our fabulous Guest Judge, Gina Chung!
@kyleisamu.bsky.social, Alison Morretta, @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The 2025 Blue Frog Finalists are here! 🐸💙
Blue background with title “2025 Blue Frog Finalists” with 12 story titles: the house by the dead end; When the rain comes; Materials Needed; The Third; Jesus Wept; A City by an Ocean with a Plant by a Window, and a Cat; Universal; How You Remind Your Mother That You’re Still Alive After Your Brother Dies; Inside Voices; Gulls of Algarve; The Bright Jars of Our Bodies; every glacier has a ghost
February 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Three frogs on a branch announcing “We are open!” Text below reads “Pays $25” and “Free to Sub”. Flash Frog logo in bottom left with website “www.flash-frog.com”
February 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Our last stat from 2024. Thank you so much to everyone who read, submitted, shared, and supported the Frog this year. 🐸💙🙏🌍
January 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Congrats to @aniking.bsky.social, Kathryn LeMon, and @emilyrinkema.bsky.social 🐸🎉
January 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Our shortest story of '24 was 171 words.
Our longest story of '24 was 999 words.
January 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This small number just means you all are submitting a lot, so thank you!
January 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM