Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge Wow! I love the ending of this one. Enjoy “Banana” by Laila Amado in Flash Frog. flash-frog.com/2023/01/16/b...flash-frog.comBanana by Laila AmadoImagine a backpack, flung off the shoulder of a ten-year-old-boy and kicked under his writing desk, straps slouching onto the carpet stained with sharpie streaks and spilled soda. This is where it … 052
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026@smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallege I love the dreamy quality of this story. Enjoy “We Don’t Want Kids by Catherine Roberts in Flash Frog. flash-frog.com/2023/11/20/w...flash-frog.comWe Don’t Want Kids by Catherine RobertsAt first, on account of the dress being all puffed up, we thought it was a jellyfish. One that somehow found its way to the wrong body of water, perishing as it glowed in the dark among the clement… 152
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Congratulations to the winners of the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Micro Prize! It feels great to have been on the shortlist with these fantastic stories. fracturedlit.com/micro-prize-...fracturedlit.comMicro Prize Judged by Steve Almond Winners | Fractured 120
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026@smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge I love second person when it’s done well. Enjoy “The Note on the Back of My CVS Receipt” by Courtney Clute in Flash Frog. flash-frog.com/2022/04/11/t...flash-frog.comThe Note on the Back of My CVS Receipt by Courtney CluteI regret to inform you that this receipt is inaccurate—I stole Hubba Bubba, a stress ball, Revlon tweezers, and a travel sized pack of Trojan condoms. The items sit in my hoodie pocket, pressing in… 042
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026@smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge. Here’s another tiny piece with big emotions. Enjoy “Stay” by Sarah Freligh in Flash Frog. flash-frog.com/2021/07/05/s...flash-frog.comStay by Sarah FrelighShe is alone, so alone in the mausoleum of her apartment that when the ant climbs up the table leg and across the placemat and into the tar pit of syrup left behind on her plate from the pancakes s… 1114
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The description does so much in this micro! Enjoy “I Do Not Want to Live Without You” by Cathy Ulrich in Flash Frog flash-frog.com/2021/06/21/i... #archivechallengeflash-frog.comI Do Not Want to Live Without You by Cathy UlrichThe motel with its raggedy bedspread and tottering TV that only plays 17 channels, two of them Spanish, and a swimming pool near the parking lot all concrete deck and swim at your own risk and we a… 0103
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026This is such an amazing example of tension in flash! @bsherm36.bsky.social 140
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I love it, Beth! There’s amazing tension in that small space. 010
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I’m thrilled to share my new piece, “Waiting for Halley’s Comet Again,” up today at Flash the Court. Thank you to my @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness buddies for helping with it. flashthecourt.com/2026/05/29/w...flashthecourt.com“Waiting for Halley’s Comet Again” by Kara KahnkeSome say the primary key to parenthood is presence, but in “Waiting for Halley’s Comet Again” by Kara Kahnke, readers are given a glimpse of love so strong it defies the distance of absence. The na… 080
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 04/04/2026It’s OK! I just need to figure out something for the alternative task. I’m just not a numbers person at all. 010
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I was trying to use @erinvachon.bsky.social’s @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness pilish task to write a 100-word story that had word lengths corresponding to the digits in pi and was about eating pie because I’m an over-achiever sometimes. I got two sentences in and now my brain hurts. Haha! 161
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Here’s a beautiful piece for @smokelong.bsky.social’s #FlashtheFeed. fracturedlit.com/ways-of-karst/fracturedlit.comWays of Karst | Fractured 042
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Happy March! I’m so excited to start the March Micro Marathon tomorrow with @smokelong.bsky.social. 24 stories in 24 days. Here we go! 160
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I’m very grumpy about not being able to go. I’m hoping to figure out how to make it to Chicago next year though! 110
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 20/02/2026My @micromancemagazine.bsky.social anthology arrived! 030
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 18/02/2026My @micromancemagazine.bsky.social story, “Perfect in Love,” has been republished in an anthology! Thanks to my @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness buddies for helping with this story. Check it out here. bit.ly/3MCdcfVbit.lyThe 2025 Cupid Prize Anthology: Celebrating The Best of Short Romance and PoetryAmazon.com: The 2025 Cupid Prize Anthology: Celebrating The Best of Short Romance and Poetry eBook : Magazine , Micromance , Douglas, Ash, Simon, Johannah , Roberts, HN, Martin-Lawrence , Pam, Barrow, Samantha, Baumgart , Karen: Kindle Store 030
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Oh and I’m doing the March Micro Marathon next month! 110
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Yep! I hooked on it! It’s really helped my writing, and I love the community. 110
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I’m so honored to have a story on this amazing list. Congratulations, everyone! Thank you, @smokeLong! 071
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 16/01/2026This is awesome, Belinda! Congratulations! We will be Flash the Court buddies in a few months. Mine doesn’t come out until May 29 though. 110
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Will SLQ record this, or is that not allowed since it’s AWP? 120
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Congratulations, Sage! I hope you come up with an amazing way to celebrate your spectacular day today! 000
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 06/01/2026 Congratulations, Sage! This story is amazing! I’m glad it found such a fantastic home. 151
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Inspiration is often a bad word in the disability community. Great job, Apple! youtu.be/KmFPWxjmnqE?...youtu.beAccessibility | I’m Not Remarkable | AppleYouTube video by Apple 010
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Oh wow! Thank you so much, Matt. This post means a lot to me. Huge hugs to you and everyone in Fitness for helping me make that piece what it is. Time to send it out! 😊 010
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This isn’t about me, but it’s so fun I had to share it. Congratulations, @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social! ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...ghostparachute.comKara’s Breasts Have Their Say — Ghost ParachuteWe’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’ Sol’s a good guy. We’ve always liked him, and he liked ... 020
Kara Kahnke @karakahnke.bsky.social · 28/11/2025My dad made an Instagram for his guitar pick art! www.instagram.com/markkahnke?i...instagram.comLogin • InstagramWelcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world. 000