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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thank you, Frances!

Once, my father drove from New Jersey to California by siphoning gas from strangers’ cars, then sent his van off the Pacific Coast Highway by laying a brick on the accelerator. His mother almost died ...

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Frances Gapper @francesgapper.bsky.social · Aug 3

This is a wonderful story.

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

The August issue of @thesunmagazine.bsky.social features one of my stories which I have been so excited to share for months! Grateful to Finn Cohen and all of the editors for helping me get this piece ready for publication. I'd be honored if you checked it out! www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/sea...

The Seafood Stand

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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · Aug 3

‘Once, my father drove from New Jersey to California by siphoning gas from strangers’ cars…’

The Seafood Stand by
@mbarrettwriter.bsky.social

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The Seafood Stand

Once, my father drove from New Jersey to California by siphoning gas from strangers’ cars, then sent his van off the Pacific Coast Highway by laying a brick on the accelerator. His mother almost died ...

www.thesunmagazine.org

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thank you for sharing, Anika!

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thank you, Eileen!

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thank you so much, Sarah!

Once, my father drove from New Jersey to California by siphoning gas from strangers’ cars, then sent his van off the Pacific Coast Highway by laying a brick on the accelerator. His mother almost died ...

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

The August issue of @thesunmagazine.bsky.social features one of my stories which I have been so excited to share for months! Grateful to Finn Cohen and all of the editors for helping me get this piece ready for publication. I'd be honored if you checked it out! www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/sea...

The Seafood Stand

www.thesunmagazine.org

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Apr 5

Huge thank you to our Blue Frog Guest Artist @jiksuncheung.bsky.social !! Each of these three pieces is absolutely stunning! 🙏🏼💙

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UNCG Creative Writing @mfagreensboro.bsky.social · Apr 4

Gulls of the Algarve - #fiction by UNCG Creative Writing alum Matt Barrett at Flash Frog buff.ly/TkIVd0t #UNCGAlumni #UNCGEnglish #UNCG #UNCGWay #FindYourWayHere @mfagreensboro.bsky.social

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Kyle Isamu Weik @kyleisamu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Carved this piece out of me, and I’m excited to finally share it. Thank you @flashfrog.bsky.social @ericscottryon.bsky.social Gina Chung and @jiksuncheung.bsky.social for giving this the home of my dreams!

Materials Needed by Kyle Weik

*THE BLUE FROG 1st PLACE WINNER* Introduction by Guest Judge GINA CHUNG In the deeply affecting “Materials Needed,” an adolescent protagonist gradually comes to an understanding of thei…

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · Mar 18

Only it didn’t have a broken wing, it was just too tired to fly, which happens sometimes, even to gulls who otherwise look okay, even when nothing seems wrong with their wings at all.

Quiet, beautiful story of compassion 💙
@mbarrettwriter.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thank you, Kathryn!

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thank you, Liz!

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Jiksun Cheung @jiksuncheung.bsky.social · Mar 17

A absolutely stunning, bittersweet piece by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social. Go read it now! So honored to contribute a watercolor to this story 🙏 The original painting will be on the way to you soon, Matt!

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Can't wait for the painting! I have the perfect place for it! Truly honored.

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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · Mar 17

“which had been a goal of ours for years, to run so fast we actually caught one, only to realize we’d never get this close if things were actually right.”

This one. A must-read. Congratulations to @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social for winning 3rd place in @flashfrog.bsky.social!

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thank you so much, Jenny!!

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · Mar 17

"So much of life is about waiting, I think, for what you know will happen next."

My lord. This story! I love, love, love this story by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social (Congrats, Matt!) in @flashfrog.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thank you so much, Dan!!

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Eric Scot Tryon @ericscottryon.bsky.social · Mar 17

Huge congrats, Matt! Such a beautiful story!

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…

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Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thank you, Eric!!

Matt Barrett @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social · Mar 17

My story, "Gulls of the Algarve," is live! Thank you so much to @flashfrog.bsky.social, @ericscottryon.bsky.social, Gina Chung, and @jiksuncheung.bsky.social for helping make this piece special to me.

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Mar 17

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

🥉The Blue Frog 3rd Place Winner!🥉

“Gulls of the Algarve” by @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social is now up!

Art by @jiksuncheung.bsky.social

flash-frog.com/2025/03/17/g...

*THE BLUE FROG 3rd PLACE WINNER* At the end, our father existed in two places at once: the first was where he was, in bed with a nurse tending to his whims and my mother bringing him water and my s…