Reposted by Sarah FrelighAnika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'I’d imagined heaven peaceful: harps and clouds, feathered angel wings. Instead, heaven is a schoolyard, and everyone’s a bully.' Tongue by @djpoissant.bsky.social #flashfiction ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...ghostparachute.comTongue — Ghost ParachuteThe first person I meet in heaven glares and knocks me down. In life, he claims, I kissed his wife. In heaven, turns out all your questions are answered, even questions like: Who kissed my wife before... 141
Reposted by Sarah FrelighKathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 9hSo excited to have my award-winning story published in @psmokejournal.bsky.social today! www.peatsmokejournal.com/fall-2026-fl...peatsmokejournal.comThe Last Book of Weirdos — PeatsmokeKathryn Kulpa I closed my eyes. I became Grassie. I summoned shrubs and trees. I called the grass, and the grass answered, growing thick and tall, tangling the wheels of the car. 2192
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11hDid a shit load of postcards to good folks in TX, MI and GA. 110
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 13hReally excited for the lyric essay text edited by Heidi and Lee! 030
Reposted by Sarah FrelighMichael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 14h@mooncitypress.bsky.social author @sfreligh.bsky.social is coming to MoState to read! Wed., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., CT, 101 Karls Hall. Sponsored by the Missouri State Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and the Missouri State University English Department. 021
Reposted by Sarah Frelighbsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Excited to announce that my new chapbook, BRING ME HOME A SLOTH, is going to be published in mid-November by @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social. Stay tuned . . . 8407
Reposted by Sarah FrelighCowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The word is out. @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's THE PERIODIC FAMILY is a stellar collection. And it's out today from Cowboy Jamboree! Get yours: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/the-periodic... 1269
Reposted by Sarah FrelighThe Village with All of the Flash Writers @heyflashvillage.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Promptember has begun! You can still jump in anytime you want even if you haven't already registered. Go to smokelong.com and check out Promptember in the Community menu. youtu.be/UG1n1X7hfxY?...youtu.beWelcome to Promptember 2026YouTube video by SmokeLong Quarterly 163
Reposted by Sarah FrelighPat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026How Cold the Morning, How Heavy the Waltz was the first story I wrote after my son died. It’s in my flash collection Songs from the Blimp Ruins, published by Silverbacked Punk. Here's a clip of me reading the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swh... The book is available here: shorturl.at/0rZqbyoutube.comHow Cold the Morning, How Heavy the Waltz (cw: death of a child)YouTube video by Pat Foran 2217
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A fine essay for October. zinagomezliss.substack.com/p/on-the-sil...zinagomezliss.substack.comOn the Silk Thread of InventionFeaturing E.B. White, Timothy Steele and Sarah Freligh. Republishing a favorite seasonal post in honor of NVR’s Halloween issue launching in a few days. 150
Reposted by Sarah FrelighCole Beauchamp 🏳️🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Congrats to all the nominees 🥳 🎉 🎊 Esp @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social & @quickasaflash.bsky.social my London flash buddies, and @erinbondo.com @debdanthewriter.bsky.social @nivenaudrey.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @sfreligh.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @marthawrites.bsky.social 3125
Reposted by Sarah FrelighMichael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Here's a new story, in the amazing new 10th Anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social, @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social, etc., for curating me into this edition, and to my pal, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, for providing this wonderful art.ghostparachute.comButter — Ghost ParachuteI started, buying as much butter as we could afford. I’d just gotten paid so that was a lot of butter, more butter than the closest store had on its shelves. The look on the girl’s face when I parked ... 161
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I like that line break better than the original. Actually/happy 110
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026She’s going to boil his bunny.static.klipy.comGlenn Close: Ignored in Fatal AttractionALT: Glenn Close: Ignored in Fatal Attraction 000
Reposted by Sarah FrelighPat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“... it’s true that after her kid died, Rita got a little funny. Everyone said so.” “... what Rita wants is to remember, remember everything. That grief can be endless as infinity.” @sfreligh.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...ghostparachute.comHa Ha — Ghost ParachuteFirst thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how. She herself had swallowed a fistful of pills b... 121
Reposted by Sarah FrelighBrett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Read "We Buy a Magnet at Every Stop to Prove We Really Left" written by @lauriemmarshall.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "The low fuel light blinks on as we pull into a Walmart gas station and I feel the tension in the car ease." tinyurl.com/ptm66wh9tinyurl.comWe Buy a Magnet at Every Stop to Prove We Really Left — Ghost ParachuteThe low fuel light blinks on as we pull into a Walmart gas station and I feel the tension in the car ease. We should have filled the tank at lunch but got distracted posting selfies in the truck stop.... 122
Reposted by Sarah FrelighFrancinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We’re back, babies! Please register here for zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 042
Reposted by Sarah FrelighDawn Miller 🇨🇦 @dawnwriter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thrilled to have a story in the latest issue of Sundog Lit. Such a fantastic publication! #flash #shortstory #writer #flashfiction sundoglit.com/dawn-miller/sundoglit.comDawn MillerThings I Never Knew about Seahorses Dawn Miller My father never framed any of his degrees. Marine Biology. Environmental Science. Conservation Ecology. The university-stamped documents sat rolled w… 2213
Reposted by Sarah FrelighBrett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Read "The Last Marilyn Monroes" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic." tinyurl.com/mstxdr6ntinyurl.comThe Last Marilyn Monroes — Ghost ParachuteI talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic. “Do you think we’re living a lucky life?” I asked. She bopped me on the head with her support mon... 033
Reposted by Sarah FrelighDan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"But what Rita wants is to remember, remember everything. That grief can be endless as infinity." My lord, I love this story by @sfreligh.bsky.social so much! 💙💙💙 ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...ghostparachute.comHa Ha — Ghost ParachuteFirst thing they do is take away her makeup. Apparently a girl can kill herself with a tube of lipstick or a wand of mascara, though Rita’s not sure how. She herself had swallowed a fistful of pills b... 152
Reposted by Sarah FrelighSarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm thrilled to have a new Rita story in this tenth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, where so many previous stories from the Rita series have appeared. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for all of it. 1125
Reposted by Sarah FrelighBrett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Read "Hey Trixie" written by @rgvaughan.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social. "Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned." tinyurl.com/56nuuxjttinyurl.comHey Trixie — Ghost ParachuteHey Trixie, Meet us at the Fernwood Cemetery this Sunday- we’ll be passing through. Had to cut our trip short after Timmy drowned. Bummer about Duncan’s colitis- I didn’t know dogs can get that. Those... 052
Reposted by Sarah FrelighBrett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Read "Not affected by any of this" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "Or so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey." tinyurl.com/bddb69f2tinyurl.comNot affected by any of this — Ghost ParachuteOr so I thought. It was just a job, just a soap opera. A ridiculous one, sure, what with my upcoming wedding to a monkey. The producers said they needed something to bump up the ratings, to keep their... 054
Reposted by Sarah FrelighBrett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Read "Shattered Across the Night" written by @mynachang.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn." tinyurl.com/3ndfcfpftinyurl.comShattered Across the Night — Ghost ParachuteThe night is bitter. My teeth ache, frozen down to their roots. I prod them with my tongue. Sharp splinters blossom from each socket, like shattered kernels of hard winter corn. “Sheila?” No answer. W... 283
Sarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm thrilled to have a new Rita story in this tenth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute, where so many previous stories from the Rita series have appeared. Thanks, @brettpribble.bsky.social, for all of it. 1125