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#Musicchallenge 🎶

Day 27 Sept - a song for your "I told you so" moment

Surely the best song 1 second long, and was on my wedding iPod playlist....

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You Suffer
YouTube video by napalm death - Topic
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September 27, 2026 at 8:17 AM
esfletcher.bsky.social
NFFR is open for your short shorts!
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Dec 30
Open til the 15th of Jan - send us your words!
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Dec 19
We are OPEN for submissions! Be bold. Delight us with your #flashfiction

- Maximum word count: 500 words
- Simultaneous submissions are cool
- We read anonymously so no author info in the document pls

Read our past issues to get an idea of what we love
newflashfiction.com/issues/
December 30, 2024 at 2:21 PM
nffr.bsky.social
Huge congrats to all the writers in the #NFFR family whose stories were selected for the WIGLEAF TOP 50!

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
@jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
@pamelapainter.bsky.social
@mandirapattnaik.bsky.social
@crobertswriter.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
wigleaf.bsky.social Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · Jun 28
new on our mainpage: THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 (selecting editor @samanito.bsky.social )
June 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social
Hey look @sarlynh.bsky.social — it’s our flash piece!

Thank you, NFFR for giving us the opportunity to have our work featured. 😊💚
November 12, 2024 at 4:02 PM
nffr.bsky.social
Delighted to see 6 #NFFR stories selected for the WIGLEAF TOP 50 longlist 🎉🎉 - links in the comments

Congrats to
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social
@timcraig.bsky.social
@judydarley.bsky.social
Laura Grant
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social
Sarah Cappell Thomason
wigleaf.bsky.social Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · Jun 28
new on our mainpage: THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 (selecting editor @samanito.bsky.social )
June 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
nffr.bsky.social
Join us in celebrating the two NFFR stories by @jackmmorris.bsky.social and @writesofkathryn.bsky.social chosen for Best Microfiction 2026!

Links to their stories here:
newflashfiction.com/ernst-is-com...

newflashfiction.com/a-few-words-...

Thanks to the editors @dseuss.bsky.social, Meg & Gary!
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
kimmurdock.bsky.social
Pinning this, a link to my story in the brilliant #NFFR.
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Mar 2
"They say, Shuck him another! and angle the baby’s pushchair closer to the oyster hut. The parents are lean and beachy-golden. Their sunglasses and phones bling-bling in the sunlight."

Delighted to publish @kimmurdock.bsky.social's story in Issue 36 of #NFFR

newflashfiction.com/the-monster-...
The Monster Baby Has Acquired a Taste for Oysters by Kim Murdock | New Flash Fiction Review
It's a weird brag, but that's what the parents tell me. Though they don't say monster. They say, Shuck him another!
newflashfiction.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
nomad-sw18.bsky.social
Excited to be reading your stories at @nffr.bsky.social next month. Theme of 10. Put those thinking caps on!!

#themedcall #flashfiction #NFFR
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Jun 19
Double digits! Do you remember when you finally made it to 10 candles on the cake?

Well, NFFR is 10 this month. To celebrate we're inviting submissions on the theme of 10 when we open for subs from 1-15 July.

We welcome broad interpretations. Have fun. Surprise us!
a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
ALT: a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
media.tenor.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
nffr.bsky.social
We are open! Send us your bold, weird, wonderful words.

Wordcount - 500 max, we love 100 word stories
Deadline - 15 April
No previous pubs
Sim subs are fine

Read past issues & award noms to get a sense of what we like. Be brave!

Submission Guidelines | NFFR share.google/iEJhTIUa1xIR...
Submission Guidelines | New Flash Fiction Review
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April 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM
esfletcher.bsky.social
Congratulations to NFFR!

Also, a themed call & sub window 👇
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Jun 19
Double digits! Do you remember when you finally made it to 10 candles on the cake?

Well, NFFR is 10 this month. To celebrate we're inviting submissions on the theme of 10 when we open for subs from 1-15 July.

We welcome broad interpretations. Have fun. Surprise us!
a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
ALT: a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
nffr.bsky.social
Calling all writers! Try your hand at writing to images with our ekphrastic challenge for issue #42.

Choose one of the photos below by NFFR fiction & photography editor Louella Lester and write a story (500 words max).

We'll be open for subs 15-31 July.

Our guidelines: newflashfiction.com/submit/
June 10, 2026 at 8:58 AM
nffr.bsky.social
NFFR is pleased to nominate the following stories to the Best Small Fictions: “The Good Prizes” by Daniel Addercouth, “Fucking John Wayne” by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social , “Fulfilling” by @fionamckay.bsky.social, “Bog Iron” by Shane Larkin, and “Boilermaker” by JW Goll. #flash #author
2024 Best Small Fictions Nominations
NFFR is pleased to announce that we have nominated the following stories to the Best Small Fictions anthology competition.
newflashfiction.com
December 8, 2023 at 2:21 PM
nomad-sw18.bsky.social
Such a joy to see these stories out in the world. Love working with the #NFFR crew @megpokrass.bsky.social, Valerie Fox, Kirsten Kaschock, @louellalester.bsky.social & @shanejlarkin.bsky.social, and Keith Powell for all his website magic 🎩
June 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
nffr.bsky.social
To get you started with ideas for our theme of 10, we've gathered links to some previous #NFFR stories.

Read #flashfiction with numbers or counting from @joelhans.com @writesofkathryn.bsky.social
@kazbarwrites.bsky.social
@christinamilletti.bsky.social

newflashfiction.com/call-for-sub...
Call for Submissions: 10 | New Flash Fiction Review
If you haven’t started your 10-themed story yet, there’s still time. This theme celebrates NFFR’s 10th Anniversary. We’ll be open for submissions from July 1-15. Here are some previous NFFR stories to...
newflashfiction.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
nffr.bsky.social
Always a pleasure to read the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 and longlist. Congrats to all the writers 🎊

Delighted to see 8 #NFFR stories featured - links in comments. Thank you Series Editor @sudhab.bsky.social & team for all your reading & Selecting Editor @andrewporter01.bsky.social 🙏
wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f :  (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
June 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
nffr.bsky.social
Double digits! Do you remember when you finally made it to 10 candles on the cake?

Well, NFFR is 10 this month. To celebrate we're inviting submissions on the theme of 10 when we open for subs from 1-15 July.

We welcome broad interpretations. Have fun. Surprise us!
a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
ALT: a man with an alarm clock in front of his face with a red button in the middle
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
pleomorphic2.bsky.social
I think it got deleted bsky.app/profile/nffr...
nffr.bsky.social New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) @nffr.bsky.social · Jun 10
Calling all writers! Try your hand at writing to images with our ekphrastic challenge for issue #42.

Choose one of the photos below by NFFR fiction & photography editor Louella Lester and write a story (500 words max).

We'll be open for subs 15-31 July.

Our guidelines: newflashfiction.com/submit/
June 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
nffr.bsky.social
Here are some of the amazing writers we've published since 2020, including those from Issue 37 which launched today! Proud to have you all in the #NFFR family.

If you're missing from the pack let us know 😍 Lots of writers have joined Bluesky since we set it up.

go.bsky.app/ADoXRJ1H
June 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
nffr.bsky.social
Something new for this issue of #NFFR- for many of the stories, we have audio files of the authors reading their works. Enjoy!
June 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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If you're wondering what we like, check out the #FlashFiction we've nominated for awards from @timcraig.bsky.social @kathyhoyle.bsky.social @lucindakempe.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @crobertswriter.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social

newflashfiction.com/best-small-f...
April 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
pleomorphic2.bsky.social
Ah she’s good that @jackmmorris.bsky.social in NFFR “The tea leaves form a migration of silverfish which swirl up,up towards the setting sun.” The imagery. And just in time for pride too 🏳️‍🌈
June 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
Today, @nffr.bsky.social "mini-reviewed" my novelette, Wild Plums, as well as books by Lorette C. Luzajic, Keith J. Powell, and @robertshapardbooks.bsky.social. I'm honored to be highlighted in such stellar company!
Brief Reviews of New or New(ish) Books | New Flash Fiction Review
…in which NFFR suggests some summer reading for you by Patricia Q. Bidar, Lorette C. Luzajic, Keith J. Powell, and Robert Shapard, with hopefully more recommendations to follow (in the coming dog days...
newflashfiction.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
nffr.bsky.social
We are OPEN for submissions! Be bold. Delight us with your #flashfiction

- Maximum word count: 500 words
- Simultaneous submissions are cool
- We read anonymously so no author info in the document pls

Read our past issues to get an idea of what we love
newflashfiction.com/issues/
Covers of the past 3 issues of NFFR - a dancing eyeball for issue 35, skeleton keys for issue 34, an empty road with a suitcase on it for issue 33
December 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM
mattkendrick.bsky.social
Always a pleasure to highlight NFFR stories. You publish so much great stuff.
December 20, 2024 at 10:28 AM
nffr.bsky.social
"the claw machine now offers babies for prizes. limited-edition grow-in-water ones that you can take home."

Read The Claw Machine by @nadiaborn.com in Issue 40 of #NFFR. Wonderfully weird, beautifully written.

newflashfiction.com/the-claw-mac...
The claw machine by Nadia Born | Issue #40
now offers babies for prizes. limited-edition grow-in-water ones that you can take home. no special instructions.
newflashfiction.com
March 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM