Missed the last day of #archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social but want to plug @splitlipthemag.bsky.social 's full flash archive. Just look at these beauties blooming on the page. Dive in! And take SL's advice: "Head down, Keep writing, Don’t be an asshole :)" ✨✍️ splitlipthemag.com/flash-archive
FLASH archive — Split Lip Magazine
splitlipthemag.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Missed the last day of #archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social but want to plug @splitlipthemag.bsky.social 's full flash archive. Just look at these beauties blooming on the page. Dive in! And take SL's advice: "Head down, Keep writing, Don’t be an asshole :)" ✨✍️ splitlipthemag.com/flash-archive
& second, another edge case with the animal world from @trashcatlit.bsky.social for @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
bugs & monkeys, oh my! 👻
trashcatlit.com/howl/
bugs & monkeys, oh my! 👻
trashcatlit.com/howl/
Howl
Karen Arnold She barely notices the bite at first; it’s another red dot added to the constellation spreading across her arms and legs. She swats the bug from her forearm and its wings click, sendin…
trashcatlit.com
August 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
& second, another edge case with the animal world from @trashcatlit.bsky.social for @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
bugs & monkeys, oh my! 👻
trashcatlit.com/howl/
bugs & monkeys, oh my! 👻
trashcatlit.com/howl/
before @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge sets in the West, wanted to share two more stories from the amazing @trashcatlit.bsky.social 👏👏👏
first up, this totally weird & original #flash #fiction, nominally about a bear but really so much more (& stranger 😱)
trashcatlit.com/my-life-as-a...
first up, this totally weird & original #flash #fiction, nominally about a bear but really so much more (& stranger 😱)
trashcatlit.com/my-life-as-a...
My Life as a Bear
Coda Canepa Listen to Coda read his story: “When you were born, you were always changing,” my mom tells me at some point. How old could I have been, six, maybe seven? Old enough to remember, but on…
trashcatlit.com
August 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
before @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge sets in the West, wanted to share two more stories from the amazing @trashcatlit.bsky.social 👏👏👏
first up, this totally weird & original #flash #fiction, nominally about a bear but really so much more (& stranger 😱)
trashcatlit.com/my-life-as-a...
first up, this totally weird & original #flash #fiction, nominally about a bear but really so much more (& stranger 😱)
trashcatlit.com/my-life-as-a...
This is the last day of @smokelong.bsky.social 's #archivechallenge ! Before I post the last story, I want to shout out @thedrevlow.bsky.social for all the work he's done with @mrbullbull.bsky.social . He's curated a fantastic body of work about what masculinity is and could be. By himself!
August 31, 2026 at 9:32 AM
This is the last day of @smokelong.bsky.social 's #archivechallenge ! Before I post the last story, I want to shout out @thedrevlow.bsky.social for all the work he's done with @mrbullbull.bsky.social . He's curated a fantastic body of work about what masculinity is and could be. By himself!
One last dive into the archives for the Smokelong #archivechallenge and I’ve unearthed this gem by @francinewitte.bsky.social
Love the absurdity of the dog wearing clothes in this tale of heartbreak 💔 🐕
gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
Love the absurdity of the dog wearing clothes in this tale of heartbreak 💔 🐕
gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
Gone Lawn 38 : Francine Witte
gonelawn.net
August 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM
One last dive into the archives for the Smokelong #archivechallenge and I’ve unearthed this gem by @francinewitte.bsky.social
Love the absurdity of the dog wearing clothes in this tale of heartbreak 💔 🐕
gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
Love the absurdity of the dog wearing clothes in this tale of heartbreak 💔 🐕
gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
Okay, you know what? One more for the #archivechallenge. Because of this line by @chelseahannac.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social :
I’m not about to die in the middle of deciding which emoji most properly conveys “holy shit it’s the end.”
Apocalypse, amirite?
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
I’m not about to die in the middle of deciding which emoji most properly conveys “holy shit it’s the end.”
Apocalypse, amirite?
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
mrbullbull.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Okay, you know what? One more for the #archivechallenge. Because of this line by @chelseahannac.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social :
I’m not about to die in the middle of deciding which emoji most properly conveys “holy shit it’s the end.”
Apocalypse, amirite?
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
I’m not about to die in the middle of deciding which emoji most properly conveys “holy shit it’s the end.”
Apocalypse, amirite?
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
“Hey,” the one closest to her right shoulder said, nudging her. “Kiss it.”
For the last #archivechallenge , a piece in @mrbullbull.bsky.social by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social that is making me weep. Sometimes you're not safe no matter how closely you follow the rules.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
For the last #archivechallenge , a piece in @mrbullbull.bsky.social by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social that is making me weep. Sometimes you're not safe no matter how closely you follow the rules.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
mrbullbull.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“Hey,” the one closest to her right shoulder said, nudging her. “Kiss it.”
For the last #archivechallenge , a piece in @mrbullbull.bsky.social by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social that is making me weep. Sometimes you're not safe no matter how closely you follow the rules.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
For the last #archivechallenge , a piece in @mrbullbull.bsky.social by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social that is making me weep. Sometimes you're not safe no matter how closely you follow the rules.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
The final day for Smokelong's great #archivechallenge. monkeybicycle.net/if-my-book-d...
This might be my favorite one so far: If Death Valley Superstars were a street, it would be Mulholland Drive,..
This might be my favorite one so far: If Death Valley Superstars were a street, it would be Mulholland Drive,..
IF MY BOOK: Death Valley Superstars: Occasionally Fatal Adventures in Filmland by Duke Haney |
In this edition of Monkeybicycle's If My Book column, Duke Haney compares his new book, Death Valley Superstars to unusual things.
monkeybicycle.net
August 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The final day for Smokelong's great #archivechallenge. monkeybicycle.net/if-my-book-d...
This might be my favorite one so far: If Death Valley Superstars were a street, it would be Mulholland Drive,..
This might be my favorite one so far: If Death Valley Superstars were a street, it would be Mulholland Drive,..
"Can a locksmith bolt it from inside so she can’t escape again? – and the second the thought forms, guilt wriggles through you like a pack of rattlesnakes."
Obviously had to include @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the #archivechallenge: www.frazzledlit.com/p/snakes
Obviously had to include @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the #archivechallenge: www.frazzledlit.com/p/snakes
Snakes
Flash fiction by Beth Sherman
www.frazzledlit.com
August 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"Can a locksmith bolt it from inside so she can’t escape again? – and the second the thought forms, guilt wriggles through you like a pack of rattlesnakes."
Obviously had to include @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the #archivechallenge: www.frazzledlit.com/p/snakes
Obviously had to include @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the #archivechallenge: www.frazzledlit.com/p/snakes
The ending of this one is so well executed. A twist done right.
Trebuchet by Ativus B. Carle
electricliterature.com/trebuchet-by...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com #archivechallenge
Trebuchet by Ativus B. Carle
electricliterature.com/trebuchet-by...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com #archivechallenge
Broken Men On the Outskirts of Town - Electric Literature
“Trebuchet,” flash fiction by Avitus B. Carle
electricliterature.com
August 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The ending of this one is so well executed. A twist done right.
Trebuchet by Ativus B. Carle
electricliterature.com/trebuchet-by...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com #archivechallenge
Trebuchet by Ativus B. Carle
electricliterature.com/trebuchet-by...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com #archivechallenge
I am in awe of the craft in "B" by Sheila Heti. Love the stream of consciousness style, it works really well with the repetition throughout the story. Because...because...be...b
electricliterature.com/b-by-sheila-...
#archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social
electricliterature.com/b-by-sheila-...
#archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social
Be a Woman, Be Yourself, Be Miserable - Electric Literature
"B," an excerpt from ALPHABETICAL DIARIES by Sheila Heti
electricliterature.com
August 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I am in awe of the craft in "B" by Sheila Heti. Love the stream of consciousness style, it works really well with the repetition throughout the story. Because...because...be...b
electricliterature.com/b-by-sheila-...
#archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social
electricliterature.com/b-by-sheila-...
#archivechallenge @smokelong.bsky.social
"Vincent misses the days of Spider-Man, a character he could appreciate: An ordinary guy who makes the most of what could have otherwise been an unfortunate circumstance."
Today for the #archivechallenge we have Michelle Ross in @mrbullbull.bsky.social.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
Today for the #archivechallenge we have Michelle Ross in @mrbullbull.bsky.social.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
mrbullbull.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
"Vincent misses the days of Spider-Man, a character he could appreciate: An ordinary guy who makes the most of what could have otherwise been an unfortunate circumstance."
Today for the #archivechallenge we have Michelle Ross in @mrbullbull.bsky.social.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
Today for the #archivechallenge we have Michelle Ross in @mrbullbull.bsky.social.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
Doing a final blast of #archivechallenge stories throughout today because there are so many to love it was hard to pick.
If you need a melancholic slipstream in your life give Debone by Caitlin Campbell a read.
electricliterature.com/debone-by-ca...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com
If you need a melancholic slipstream in your life give Debone by Caitlin Campbell a read.
electricliterature.com/debone-by-ca...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com
My Skeleton Thinks It's Better Off Alone - Electric Literature
“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell
electricliterature.com
August 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Doing a final blast of #archivechallenge stories throughout today because there are so many to love it was hard to pick.
If you need a melancholic slipstream in your life give Debone by Caitlin Campbell a read.
electricliterature.com/debone-by-ca...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com
If you need a melancholic slipstream in your life give Debone by Caitlin Campbell a read.
electricliterature.com/debone-by-ca...
@smokelong.bsky.social @electricliterature.com
"The angel who will end time is on a bad second date."
You'll start off liking this for one by Tom Elliott for one reason, and then end up liking it for a completely other one!
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/the-angel-wh...
You'll start off liking this for one by Tom Elliott for one reason, and then end up liking it for a completely other one!
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/the-angel-wh...
The Angel Who Will End Time — Vestal Review
www.vestalreview.net
August 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"The angel who will end time is on a bad second date."
You'll start off liking this for one by Tom Elliott for one reason, and then end up liking it for a completely other one!
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/the-angel-wh...
You'll start off liking this for one by Tom Elliott for one reason, and then end up liking it for a completely other one!
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/the-angel-wh...
Hurry by Sheree Shatsky—what a way to end your #archivechallenge. Featured in 2020 and seems mild given what we're currently experiencing. Thank you, Jaime, for your wonderful deep dive. You chose some great #stories @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social
My last dive into @fictivedream.bsky.social through @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge - 2020 this time - and it’s another gorgeous thing but deliciously askew. More stories should be about conversations with weather. And I’m gnashing with envy at that title
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
Hurry
by Sheree Shatsky I sit on the couch and watch rain pelt the windows. I didn’t install the hurricane shutters this time around, my experience being any preparation guarantees the big bugger won’t s…
fictivedream.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Hurry by Sheree Shatsky—what a way to end your #archivechallenge. Featured in 2020 and seems mild given what we're currently experiencing. Thank you, Jaime, for your wonderful deep dive. You chose some great #stories @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social
"How lucky was I, to not only have a girlfriend, but a crazy one to boot?"
A shocking act cushioned in the innocence of first love.
John Salter's "In Vitro Veritas" in @vestalreview.bsky.social is one I will be thinking about uneasily.
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/in-vitro-ver...
A shocking act cushioned in the innocence of first love.
John Salter's "In Vitro Veritas" in @vestalreview.bsky.social is one I will be thinking about uneasily.
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/in-vitro-ver...
In Vitro Veritas — Vestal Review
www.vestalreview.net
August 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"How lucky was I, to not only have a girlfriend, but a crazy one to boot?"
A shocking act cushioned in the innocence of first love.
John Salter's "In Vitro Veritas" in @vestalreview.bsky.social is one I will be thinking about uneasily.
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/in-vitro-ver...
A shocking act cushioned in the innocence of first love.
John Salter's "In Vitro Veritas" in @vestalreview.bsky.social is one I will be thinking about uneasily.
#archivechallenge
www.vestalreview.net/in-vitro-ver...
Wrapping up @smokelong.bsky.social’s #ArchiveChallenge with @abbymanzella.bsky.social’s “Intervals on the Beach at Dusk” in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Love the tension between the narrator’s theoretical knowledge and the stress that inhibits her music-making. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/seven...
Issue Seventeen — Tiny Molecules
Issue 17 - Autumn 2023
www.tinymolecules.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Wrapping up @smokelong.bsky.social’s #ArchiveChallenge with @abbymanzella.bsky.social’s “Intervals on the Beach at Dusk” in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Love the tension between the narrator’s theoretical knowledge and the stress that inhibits her music-making. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/seven...
Such effective use of the collective point of view in "The Last Friendly’s in Cattaraugus County" by Kristen Zory King in @tinymolecules.bsky.social! #ArchiveChallenge (also, now I wish I still lived near a Friendly’s) www.tinymolecules.com/issues/eight...
www.tinymolecules.com
August 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Such effective use of the collective point of view in "The Last Friendly’s in Cattaraugus County" by Kristen Zory King in @tinymolecules.bsky.social! #ArchiveChallenge (also, now I wish I still lived near a Friendly’s) www.tinymolecules.com/issues/eight...
So much to unpack in this tiny gem. Thank you for choosing it, Jaime, @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social
#archivechallenge #microfiction
#archivechallenge #microfiction
Back on @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge with glorious @fictivedream.bsky.social. The brilliance of this story is how many hidden fragments of other stories we catch sight of through the brilliant device of "things thrown out". In this micro, novels reside
fictivedream.com/2026/07/27/m...
fictivedream.com/2026/07/27/m...
Microfiction #67
Things We Threw in the Dumpster by Kathleen McGookey Moldy tuxedo, Kodak slide projector and six spare carousels of slides, boxed-up love letters from his second wife, dated 1979. His falling-apart…
fictivedream.com
August 29, 2026 at 6:10 AM
So much to unpack in this tiny gem. Thank you for choosing it, Jaime, @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social
#archivechallenge #microfiction
#archivechallenge #microfiction
"he has time now to study Civil Procedure and Real Property. Family Law. He might pass the bar."
Oh, these two pieces by @shiramusicant.bsky.social will hurt you in all the right ways. Gorgeous, devastating.
#archivechallenge @mrbullbull.bsky.social
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
Oh, these two pieces by @shiramusicant.bsky.social will hurt you in all the right ways. Gorgeous, devastating.
#archivechallenge @mrbullbull.bsky.social
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
mrbullbull.com
August 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
"he has time now to study Civil Procedure and Real Property. Family Law. He might pass the bar."
Oh, these two pieces by @shiramusicant.bsky.social will hurt you in all the right ways. Gorgeous, devastating.
#archivechallenge @mrbullbull.bsky.social
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
Oh, these two pieces by @shiramusicant.bsky.social will hurt you in all the right ways. Gorgeous, devastating.
#archivechallenge @mrbullbull.bsky.social
mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
If this story doesn't resonate with you in some way, then we (all of us) are envious of the simplicity of your life. Though, I'm certain we wouldn't trade regardless.
This Week by Jackie Jennings
electricliterature.com/this-week-by...
@electricliterature.com @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
This Week by Jackie Jennings
electricliterature.com/this-week-by...
@electricliterature.com @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
I Am Multiplying to Cope With Life's Duplicity - Electric Literature
“This Week,” flash fiction by Jackie Jennings
electricliterature.com
August 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM
If this story doesn't resonate with you in some way, then we (all of us) are envious of the simplicity of your life. Though, I'm certain we wouldn't trade regardless.
This Week by Jackie Jennings
electricliterature.com/this-week-by...
@electricliterature.com @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
This Week by Jackie Jennings
electricliterature.com/this-week-by...
@electricliterature.com @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge
My last dive into @fictivedream.bsky.social through @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge - 2020 this time - and it’s another gorgeous thing but deliciously askew. More stories should be about conversations with weather. And I’m gnashing with envy at that title
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
Hurry
by Sheree Shatsky I sit on the couch and watch rain pelt the windows. I didn’t install the hurricane shutters this time around, my experience being any preparation guarantees the big bugger won’t s…
fictivedream.com
August 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
My last dive into @fictivedream.bsky.social through @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge - 2020 this time - and it’s another gorgeous thing but deliciously askew. More stories should be about conversations with weather. And I’m gnashing with envy at that title
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
fictivedream.com/2020/02/03/h...
I'm finding amazing stories in Milk Candy Review's archives. @ericscottryon.bsky.social has made brilliant use of repetition in so many stories. I love how in this one it starts as gentle social commentary and slides into something much darker.
#archivechallenge
#archivechallenge
We Worry For Cats ~ by Eric Scot Tryon
The scream of the alarms can be heard for two city blocks. So we flee our apartments, those boxes that stack atop one another like Legos. Eleven stories in total. We flee our apartments grumbling a…
milkcandyreview.home.blog
August 28, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I'm finding amazing stories in Milk Candy Review's archives. @ericscottryon.bsky.social has made brilliant use of repetition in so many stories. I love how in this one it starts as gentle social commentary and slides into something much darker.
#archivechallenge
#archivechallenge
Thank you choosing A Stupid Rubber Dinosaur, Jaime. I'm so pleased it resonated with you @alisonwassell.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social@jaimegill.bsky.social #flashfiction #archivechallenge
I’m so smart for choosing @fictivedream.bsky.social as my @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge. So many jewels.
I loved this title but the story is even better. None of the modish verbs, voice, and vibes rubbish. Real story. Restrained telling. Massive impact
fictivedream.com/2024/02/23/a...
I loved this title but the story is even better. None of the modish verbs, voice, and vibes rubbish. Real story. Restrained telling. Massive impact
fictivedream.com/2024/02/23/a...
A Stupid Rubber Dinosaur
by Alison Wassell YOU ONLY HOLD my hand to cross the road when I say I’ll tell Mum if you don’t. The second your scuffed school shoe hits the opposite kerb you wriggle free and stride ahead with t-…
fictivedream.com
August 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Thank you choosing A Stupid Rubber Dinosaur, Jaime. I'm so pleased it resonated with you @alisonwassell.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social@jaimegill.bsky.social #flashfiction #archivechallenge
It’s Not The End Of The World by @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge #shortstory #theone. A gem for those of you who missed it the first time. Thank you, Jaime, for sending it our way.
And BOOM another from @fictivedream.bsky.social for the @smokelong.bsky.social archive challenge. Nobody said I couldn't name my own so I have. I'm very proud of this short about the end of the world, inspired by a real Mongolian astronomer I spent a day with.
fictivedream.com/2025/06/08/i...
fictivedream.com/2025/06/08/i...
It’s Not The End Of The World
by Jaime Gill BAYAARA PARKS THE CAR outside the observatory, leans over to his granddaughter, and zips her fur-lined coat tight around her face to protect her from the Mongolian night—a night so co…
fictivedream.com
August 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It’s Not The End Of The World by @jaimegill.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge #shortstory #theone. A gem for those of you who missed it the first time. Thank you, Jaime, for sending it our way.