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Kate Axeford

@kateaxeford.bsky.social
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Flashy writer/ social worker/ gig goer and ditherer. Lives in Brighton. Loves the sea.

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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FFF Competition Thirty-Five Highly Commended...
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Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Huge thanks to judge @kateaxeford.bsky.social for selecting my story, to the Trash fam WhatsApp group for Greggs inspo and finally to @freeflashfiction.bsky.social for the hard work behind the scenes, running the competition.
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As Chosen by Judge Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social FFF Competition Thirty-Five Highly Commended: Whalebone Garden by Karen Arnold #writingcompetitions #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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Competition Thirty-Five Highly Commended: Whalebone Garden - Free Flash Fiction
There are pictures of the dead whale in the local paper.   I sit in the dunes staring at it’s grey bulk, arms wrapped around my knees, marram grass scratching the backs of my legs and I think of your ...
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As Chosen by Judge Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social FFF Competition Thirty-Five Highly Commended: Dreams of Camelot by Joanna Miller #writingcompetitions #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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Competition Thirty-Five Highly Commended: Dreams of Camelot - Free Flash Fiction
All that summer, they lived the American dream, cruising hot Buffalo nights, high on life, guzzling happy hour one-dollar drinks. When fall’s exuberance left her breathless, he took her to the Albrigh...
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Chris Cottom @chriscottom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Delighted to feature in this great competition again. Big thanks to judge @kateaxeford.bsky.social for choosing my story.
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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Been sitting on this news for months but can spill at last!! My literary memoir TONGUE TIDE will be published by Verve Books! 🥳I honestly could not be happier right now - they are the absolute perfect publisher for my story. Grateful to my amazing agent Abi Fellows for getting this deal! 🤩
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‘The queue was long and I knew it wouldn’t be real chocolate, but I wanted to make Alfie happy.’ A dark and splendid journey indeed from @sagreene1.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This ⬇️⬇️⬇️ by @stillsquirrel.bsky.social is an absolute cracker.
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
FFF Competition Thirty-Six open until 23.10 100 to 300 words Judge:TBC 1 W £200.00 2 HC £100.00 3 SL £80.00 and publication £4.95 per entry/story #writingcompetitions #flashfiction Read the rules! All the info... freeflashfiction.com/current-comp...
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Get your historical skates on. Last day to submit today! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is time for commiserations and congratulations as FFF announces the FFF Competition Thirty-Five Shortlist, chosen by Judge Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social A drumroll, please.... #writingcompetitions #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/competition-...
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Three days left before the deadline closes ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ I can’t wait to read your finest!
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
So happy to have a flash out today in @mrbullbull.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
‘Ever less reverend, Reverend William put a tempting apple in a bucket, and hoisted it up. Fab title and cracking micro by @kawalker.bsky.social 👏 👏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The rhythm, the breathlessness, so carefully crafted ✨ This shines a light on a powerful, little-known piece of history that absolutely needs to be shared.
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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh my goodness, how did I miss this???? Congrats @kateaxeford.bsky.social on winning the @freeflashfiction.bsky.social comp 34 🎉🎉🎉 This is a blaze of a story - masterclass in making every detail count. "With the soft hands his father hated—he carefully scrubs the sprocket guides."
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
‘Falling sunlight purples the beach, leaving only a faint glow, an echo of grander days, when cabanas and blue-striped umbrellas basked like elephants at a wallow’ Such a such a sense of place in this beautifully crafted micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social 👏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Another cracker from the maestro of mirth @sagreene1.bsky.social Fabulous story! 👏 👏 and check out that bio too 😹
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James Montgomery @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
‘From cactus-strewn deserts to the ABC in Wolverhampton, Bill Evans—the last, quiet link in the chain.’ Love how the medium plays such a pivotal role in telling this story. @kateaxeford.bsky.social with the winning flash in @freeflashfiction.bsky.social 🎥 freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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Competition Thirty-Four Winning Flash Fiction: Reel Lives 1972 - Free Flash Fiction
Alone in his booth, Bill threads and feeds and splices reels, but first he must clean. Meticulously. Just one speck of dirt will scratch and spoil a director’s dream. Today, Bill cleans so guns can bl...
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
'Those fine faces, gently brushed by soft hands holding powder puffs. As the sky bleeds pink, Bill is the last to hold them.' A stunning tour-de-force from @kateaxeford.bsky.social. I mean, WOW! What a worthy winner! 🎉💐🌟
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Aww thanks, matey. I’m delighted 🤩
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Thanks so much to Judge Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social for choosing my story. I am made up ! Thanks too to Ian Rushton for all his hard work making this fabulous competition happen 👏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Another cracking issue 👏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
‘As your infant mewls from his nest of rags, shrink from his hunger; how the skin has tightened to the skull, its frame as slight as a sparrow’s.’ So many gorgeous lines in this haunting, lyrical piece by @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social And that ending took my breath away!
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What fab titles! Congratulations to all who made it. Sounds like you’ve given the judges some serious headaches 🤯
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
‘DISPLEASE him??! Get a grip, girlfriend! This is the 21st century!’ Funny. Brilliant. Poignant. ⬇️⬇️⬇️This story by @sagreene1.bsky.social
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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
As Chosen by Judge Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social FFF Competition Thirty-Four Highly Commended: Pemberley Parkrun by S.A. Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social #writingcompetitions #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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Competition Thirty-Four Highly Commended: Pemberley Parkrun – Free Flash Fiction
You won’t believe who I saw at Parkrun today! Emma! From the book? Coincidence or what? We were the only runners in Regency sun-bonnets, so naturally I went over.   ‘Elizabeth Darcy’ I said, bowing.  ...
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Joyce Bingham @joycebingham.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Delighted to have my shortlisted story out in the world, thank you to Emma for judging and Ian for his hard work in the background.
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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Great evening listening to @kazbarwrites.bsky.social & @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social read from their respective #flashfiction collections - COLD TOAST from Dahlia Publishing and SALT CITY RUNAWAY from Night Parrot Press. And got to meet @claudiamonpere.bsky.social & @dawnsteffler.bsky.social IRL🤗
Kathryn at East Bristol Books, talking about her book, Cold ToastGillian seated on stage, talking about her book Salt City Runaway
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
‘For my fortieth birthday my mother buys me a stuffed penguin that weighs as much as a toddler.’ So many great lines and so deftly written. Congratulations too to @alisonwassell.bsky.social for one of the best titles ever!
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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Free micro fiction anthology. Download Ellipsis Zine Ten from our website here: ellipsis-zine.com/publications... 34 pieces of micro fiction 100 words or fewer.
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
So delighted to make this shortlist! Huge congratulations to all — can’t wait to read your stories 💙
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
‘You always said the secret of these walls was stone, but the secret of this sky is light, leaking from the same-old sun, your sun, our sun, my sun now…’ Wow. This is an absolute stunner. 👏 👏 Glad you’ve started rubbing again, Jan.
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Excited to see my name on this Longlist with flashy friends new and old. Good luck for the next round, everyone 🍀 🤞
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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thank you thank you @sudhab.bsky.social, @andrewporter01.bsky.social & the @wigleaf.bsky.social reading team for selecting my story for your Top 50 LL 🔔 🥳 🔔 And cheers to @mrbullbull.bsky.social for publishing it. mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
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Bullets are not circles but they leave circles behind | MrBullBull
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
So made up to be on @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 LL for a story that made it into one of my absolute favourite flashy magazines @nffr.bsky.social Thank you to series editor @sudhab.bsky.social and team for all your hard work 🙏 🙏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This breathless paragraph is a total stunner. And what a wonderful start to the Write In 👏 👏 @pleomorphic2.bsky.social
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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Rage against the dying of the light!! Love this, @kateaxeford.bsky.social 🕺
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
‘A bull swaggers into the field opposite. ‘Phwaaorr’ says Elaine. Cheryl humps her for a bit and then makes a suggestion…’ An udderly fabulous flash by the Queen of Flashy Frivolity 👏 @sagreene1.bsky.social
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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Excited for the festival next month! If you are coming don’t forget to enter The Pokrass Prize, open to ALL attendees. Free. good odds! cash first prize plus books! Enter by midsummer’s Day June 21st — details In post www.flashfictionfestival.com/pokrass-priz...
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Pokrass Prize 2026
Once again a big thank you to Meg Pokrass,for judging the Pokrass Prize, named for her as one of the founders in 2017 (along with Jude Higgins) of Flash Fiction Festivals UK. The first festival was…
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Every bit as good as the title promises! Congratulations @kateaxeford.bsky.social 🍾
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James Montgomery @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘Some say there is no bad time for self-cleaning, but avoiding special occasions such as wedding anniversaries is recommended.’ I was so intrigued by the title, and @nomad-sw18.bsky.social doesn’t disappoint…! @natflashfictionday.bsky.social 🫧
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘At the baby orchard, the orchardist tells us that we came at a good time.’ This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ is cracking.
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Liquid sunshine with a salt rim. Check out this perfect recipe by the always brilliant @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘In Berlin, she sells her liver, her left kidney, her spleen. She buys a castle in Scotland and haunts it like an ancient queen’ Flash brilliance by @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social 👏 👏
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘As fourth graders, you taunting Bhavani-the-Bully who gave us horsey bites that stung for days.’ 👏 What a fabulous list flash from @pleomorphic2.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘..a boy whose parents are away, whose parents are visiting another child at college and have no idea there are kegs in their kitchen and bongs on their porch.’ This is a beauty by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
‘In the photo, I’ve no idea I’m lounging on Mae West’s lips, leather-cracked and red, eyes framed photos of Dali’s soul, Paris and Perpignon. What a beautifully crafted flash by @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social
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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
There is SO much hard work behind a day like this. Massive thanks to everyone who helped make it happen ❤️
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