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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thrilled to be back in @brightflash1500.bsky.social with my story, "Talking Dirty," created in a @sarahillswrites.bsky.social workshop at the Flash Fiction Festival in Bristol. brightflash1000.com

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Bright Flash Literary Review

journal for flash and short fiction

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"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

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Snakes

Flash fiction by Beth Sherman

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Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Monday, 12th October 2026, 19:30-21:00 BST HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE by @bsherm36.bsky.social - Runner-up of the Bath Novella-in-Flash Award ✨ @adhocfiction.bsky.social - author will be joining us for live Q&A #fiction #flashfiction #novellainflash #amwriting #writingcommunity #bookclub

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thanks Rebecca. I love the picture! My book and a nice cold glass of beer. . .

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Liz Rosen @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Oof. The satisfaction I feel watching how @bsherm36.bsky.social makes an analogy come full circle in her @vestalreview.bsky.social story about a boyfriend who isn't going to last any longer than the Thanksgiving leftovers. www.vestalreview.net/turkey #archivechallenge #flashfiction #flashwriters

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Turkey — Vestal Review

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Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

'I ran into God in the snack aisle at Costco' where He was debating whether to buy shrimp chips or chocolate donut bites and I said, shouldn’t you be out saving the world Fabulous #100wordstory by @bsherm36.bsky.social @100wordstory.bsky.social #microfiction 100wordstory.org/i-ran-into-g...

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I ran into God in the snack aisle at Costco - 100Words

Beth Shermanwhere He was debating whether to buy shrimp chips or chocolate donut bites...

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Crying happy tears after reading @tracieadams.bsky.social review of my book!

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I made it into Matt's wonderful Mondettes thanks to @fictivedream.bsky.social. Love every other story Laura selected, as well as the interesting prompts!

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Ivy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"I initially felt that the novella-in-flash format would be perfect for this story because its form echoes the fragmented nature of Alzheimers." -interview with @bsherm36.bsky.social

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Interview with Beth Sherman

novella-in-flash, memory loss, the shore

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Absolutely swept up by "Do you know why you're here" by @bsherm36.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.com.bsky.social Beth is a master at compression - so much deft worldbuilding here along with the emotional development & impact. Bereft it ended. mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

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Two Stories | MrBullBull

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Happy to have my story, "Life is Good" in Hawkeye Magazine. It was inspired by Rose Wylie's "Black Strap (Red Fly)" painting in an Art & Flash workshop led by the wonderful @stillsquirrel.bsky.social. hawkeyemag.com/stories/sher...

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

"But today, we set aside our grievances for 90 minutes. We turn in our phones and pay attention to the woods" Love the way this piece from @bsherm36.bsky.social presses pause on the tension / negative and lets in the calm of nature

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"She tried to count the foxes she could see and gave up at 49. They moved too quickly to count, anyway. At night, she heard them scratching at the siding, the roof, the windows, trying to get in. She could wait for that to happen." "Omnivores" by @bsherm36.bsky.social 📸: @tylermalone.bsky.social

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Omnivores — Susurrus

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Melissa Flores Anderson @melissacuisine.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

@brokenheartslit.bsky.social has a good heartbreak for you this morning. Check out the latest from @bsherm36.bsky.social. As a reminder, we are open for submissions -- a photo of an object that represents your heart ache and a max 50 word micro. See link below.

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2026 Heartbreaks

Peacock Sighting by Beth Sherman @bsherm36 We watched the bird rattle his blue green, eye-spotted train. The mating season was over and tail feathers dropped to the grass – useless beauty. You saw …

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Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

'Everyone’s batty here, Mother tells me. Don’t eat the bananas. They’re poisoned.' Oh, this flash by @bsherm36.bsky.social Clear-eyed, tender, lyrical. templeinacity.com/micro-by-bet...

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Temple in a City literary journal

Micro fiction Angel by writer and editor Beth Sherman. Published in Temple in a City literary journal

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Today we have Beth Sherman's @bsherm36.bsky.social Prompted Stories spotlight with a Q&A on the side🦝 We loved how this piece was both quiet and seething with menace, the Gothic unnerving feel, and the way the truth slides in with the tea. Read here: trashcatlit.com/tea-at-brigh... 1/2

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Coming in two days, a stellar Prompted Stories issue 🦝 In The Seven of Cups, A.J @scribblerotoole.bsky.social MC browses treasure and contemplates something a little decadent In Tea at Brigham Hall, Beth @bsherm36.bsky.social takes us for a lovely cuppa where things are not what they seem

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

THEY'RE HEEEEERE! 🦝 Our 18 contributors to the upcoming Prompted Stories issue for Spring. A delicious mix of existing and new Trash Family. We can't wait to share their stories... @madeleinewrite.bsky.social rj cannon, Clara Cooke @meanerharker.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social 1/3

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

“I’m sorry,” she said. To his surprise she sounded like she meant it. “But you had to have known this relationship would have a shelf life, right?” #FlashInTheFeed by @bsherm36.bsky.social in Flash Boulevard. ❤️ flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/b...

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BETH SHERMAN: Gourd

Flash Fiction by Beth Sherman Gourd Mark fell in love with a bitter melon by accident. He’d come to Whole Foods with green peppers on his shopping list. Peppers, onions, quinoa, chopped tomatoes. H…

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Gill O'Halloran @quickasaflash.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Happy my story, 'The Puffin,' is in this beautiful journal. Thanks to @erinvachon.bsky.social whose Smokelong prompt inspired it and to @smokelong.bsky.social for initial f/b. V pleased to be alongside @bsherm36.bsky.social whose work I admire. Do read her story, a reimagining of the Minotaur myth.

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Congratulations to the winner @bsherm36.bsky.social & the runners up Rosaleen Lynch & Emma Williams of the February online festival writing challenge. Read their brilliant & colourful stories selected by judge @scooterwriter.bsky.social www.flashfictionfestival.com/news/

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Not used to using hashtags! But for #flashinthefeed here's another great story: Matt Barrett's "First they Fall" in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/first-they-f...

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First, They Fall | Fractured

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The story I'm sharing for @smokelong.bsky.social's Flash in the Feed is Megan Pillow's "We All Know about Margo," which I read years ago but packs such a wallop that whenever someone asks about favorite flashes, it's the first one I mention. www.smokelong.com/stories/we-a...

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We All Know About Margo - SmokeLong Quarterly

When Margo takes off her shirt, we all know what’s coming. Margo, who we all say has the best tits in the senior class, has a shot of tequila in one hand and the shirt in the other. It’s a flimsy litt...

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Gill O'Halloran @quickasaflash.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Very pleased to be here. Congrats @bsherm36.bsky.social and @erinbondo.bsky.social for being the award winners, congrats to everyone on the list + thanks to @karjon.bsky.social and @sharontelfer.bsky.social

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Excited to have made the longlist! Congrats to my fellow nominees.

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Over the moon about this news! So excited my NIF will be published by the wonderful Ad Hoc Fiction. Congrats to all the other winners! Thank you @judehwriter2.bsky.social and my workshop-mates @smokelong.bsky.social Fiction, who always make my writing better!

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Something a little different -- "My Life as a Chaise Lounge" -- up at @januaryhouselit.bsky.social. januaryhouselit.com/2026/02/07/m...

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Tiny Prophecies @mercurialsilver.com · 30/01/2026

We've made it. Come read "Next", by @bsherm36.bsky.social. It's funny, it's witty, and it's super relatable. mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p... Next! #poetry #animals #whimsy

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An elephant seeks therapy at a CVS Minute Clinic, but the session is only one minute long, by Beth Sherman.

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thanks for including my story in this purr-fect issue!

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"Clouds are not a metaphor for memory. Wispy, feathery layers. High altitude cotton balls. Water condensing above water. This is science, not poetry." @bsherm36.bsky.social in @gonelawn.bsky.social gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

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Gone Lawn 63 : Beth Sherman

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James Montgomery @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

‘At last, the dirty water baby has become a queen.’ Wonderfully evocative writing from @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social 🌊 www.frazzledlit.com/p/penelope-b...

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Penelope by the Sea

Flash fiction by Beth Sherman

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

More thanks to @lettybutler.bsky.social @debdanthewriter.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social @itssonoemi.bsky.social for reading fantastic stories & @scooterwriter.bsky.social for judging the ‘slow prose’ festival contest from @judehwriter2.bsky.social’s prompts. We’relooking out for your entries!

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

More than half my acceptances this year were stories inspired by prompts, tasks or webinars in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. I'm so happy to be part of such a generative, kind, supportive writing community!

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Teasing our cat-themed issue - coming 2nd Jan 🦝 @kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social gives us a love triangle with an intimate POV @emilyrinkema.bsky.social's MC is at a low ebb when Dirk delivers another blow In @bsherm36.bsky.social's spooky piece, a beloved cat must save her Dave

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