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Sherrie Flick

@sherrieflick.bsky.social
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Writer / Editor - I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES: SHORT STORIES, Autumn House, 2025- HOMING - essay collection, Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2024 - Co-editor FLASH FICTION AMERICA, W. W. Norton, 2023 - Sr Editor SLQ

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Read "Coffee" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "Gi-Gi smelled like coffee beans as she jiggled the bag down the hallway like a maraca. The hallway dark except for the streetlight through the window." tinyurl.com/3w3c47n2
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Coffee — Ghost Parachute
Gi-Gi smelled like coffee beans as she jiggled the bag down the hallway like a maraca. The hallway dark except for the streetlight through the window. Sammy clicked on the emergency light they kept on...
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nominations for Best Small Fictions are due tomorrow, end of day, EST, 9/30! Looking for noms from 1/1-7/31, '26, but also all of '25, back-noms: 1.5-year issue. 5 noms from each, 10 total. Editors should throw your authors' hats into the ring! blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit/36331...
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Black Lawrence Press - Best Small Fictions Nominations
Open Call for Best Small Fictions 2027 The 2027 issue of Best Small Fictions will be a 1.5-year issue representing the best flash fiction published in 2025 and the first half of 2026.  This is an open...
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sherrie Flick has now been with us for ten years! We are so very lucky to have her. Thank you for all you do, Sherrie. @sherrieflick.bsky.social
Background image of Sherrie Flick in a bright yellow cardigan with superimposed images of her book covers. Inset graphic with a black and white picture of Sherrie and text saying Sherrie Flick: 10 Year Smokeyversary. Celebrating Senior Editor Sherrie Flick: ten years at SmokeLong. 5,700 stories read. 3,650 days of insight, wisdom, and friendship. Thank you, Sherrie!
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Flash fictions: little 'miraculous illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.'" (adapted from Virgina Woolf). John Dufresne is our featured author this week. Read @sherrieflick.bsky.social 's interview with the author. www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
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Smoke Signals with John Dufresne - SmokeLong Quarterly
You are great at character names! I think this fact is known throughout the world. Your character names are a story unto themselves. What is your naming process like and/or how did the character names...
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Ghost Parachute's new issue includes ... @pamelapainter.bsky.social, @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social, @andrewbertaina.bsky.social, @sherrieflick.bsky.social, @jhhwriter.bsky.social, @kiptain.bsky.social, @renukarag.bsky.social, and @swethaamit.bsky.social . Congrats! ghostparachute.com/issue/june-2...
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June 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Read "Trains" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "The main thing to know about Barb is that she isn’t thinking about the future. She doesn’t see it coming. This keeps her optimistic." tinyurl.com/4jyazne9
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Trains — Ghost Parachute
Barb has no sense of direction. Today she wears a black shirt and a white skirt with sneakers as she walks around the wrong block looking for the store to return the thing that needs returning. She’s ...
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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“The main thing to know about Barb is that she isn’t thinking about the future. She doesn’t see it coming. This keeps her optimistic.” @sherrieflick.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute ghostparachute.com/issue/june-2...
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Trains — Ghost Parachute
Barb has no sense of direction. Today she wears a black shirt and a white skirt with sneakers as she walks around the wrong block looking for the store to return the thing that needs returning. She’s ...
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We have live events with Amy Hempel, Kim Magowan, Michelle Ross, Mel Bosworth, Ryan Ridge, Christopher Allen. We have deckchairs. We have open mics. We have your whole summer's writing inspiration and workshopping and camaraderie and bad jokes in the beach bag. www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
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A SmokeLong Summer 26 — Events Calendar - SmokeLong Quarterly
While we are still in the planning stages of A SmokeLong Summer 26 (our fifth year!), we do have quite a few of our ducks in relatively nice rows. There might be a few changes to this schedule, and we...
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 15/04/2026
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Happy Book Birthday to I Have Not Considered Consequences! - Autumn House Press
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Sherrie Flick's I Have Not Considered Consequences, we are offering a limited sale on all three of her AHP collections! Until the end of April, order Whis...
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Yay!!!! Can't wait!
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Hello AWPers - Here’s my schedule - Thurs @smokelong.bsky.social editors reading 6-8 Old Major - Friday book signing of I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES @autumnhouse.org #1165 11-12 - Friday Dan Wickett memorial for Dzanc 7-9 William Fell Inn 🐻🩷
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
My story “Little Birds” is up at Gooseberry Lit - thanks for posting it, @pdforan.bsky.social 🐶
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Read "Because" written by @sherrieflick.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "Because she couldn’t see the model completely and because she was shy and because her pen had leaked..." tinyurl.com/yc2wwkhn
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Because — Ghost Parachute
Because she couldn’t see the model completely and because she was shy and because her pen had leaked all over her bag and because she’d had that crush on Ned and because Ned modeled sometimes, like to...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
“The big dog didn’t like the water.” @sherrieflick.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/little-birds/
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Little Birds - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Suhwa Lee on Unsplash by Sherrie Flick The big dog didn’t like the water. The little dogs dove right in, playing and nipping while the big guy stared at the horizon as if filled with ennui. T...
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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"the little dogs dove right in, playing and nipping while the big guy stared at the horizon as if filled with ennui." I love how these beautiful 2 micros @sherrieflick.bsky.social make me think about time and how we use it. gooseberry-pie.com/little-birds/
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Little Birds - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Suhwa Lee on Unsplash by Sherrie Flick The big dog didn’t like the water. The little dogs dove right in, playing and nipping while the big guy stared at the horizon as if filled with ennui. T...
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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"The big dog didn’t like the water." And: "Instead the heavy watch with its tubes and pulls synched itself to her heart." The brilliance of these moments by @sherrieflick.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 💙💙💙 gooseberry-pie.com/stopwatch/
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Stopwatch - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash by Sherrie Flick Judy clutched the stopwatch to her chest. The secondhand thunked like a bass beat. She didn’t enjoy timing every activity, but her therapist seemed ...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Read latest issue Gooseberry Pie w/wonderful work by @sherrieflick.bsky.social Karen Craigo @kossworks.bsky.social @patforan.bsky.social @laurabesley.bsky.social @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @sandraarnold.bsky.social @happilander.bsky.social @amymarques.bsky.social
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Issue 40 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Artwork by Leila Pontiga Stories ARTIST CREDIT: Leila Pontiga is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, designer, and educator whose work moves fluidly between several media. Trained across design, art e...
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
My story “Little Birds” is up at Gooseberry Lit - thanks for posting it, @pdforan.bsky.social 🐶
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Next Thursday! White Whale Bookstore, Pittsburgh 7pm
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Homing in News & Reviews 🏠
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 22/01/2026
PGH: Mark your calendars! Lauren D. Woods is coming to town and will be reading with Sherrie Flick at White Whale Bookstore on Feb. 12 @ 7 pm! @ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social #Reading #Fiction #Shortstories #Flashfiction
Flyer for reading; White Whale Bookstore Presents Book Launch of Lauren Woods's THE GREAT GROWNUP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE reading with Sherrie Flick. Feb 12 7 PM ET. In-store and on Zoom
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Meet the eds, reading! AWP - yeah!
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Introducing The Village 🏘️
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
100 Word Story journal interview up with 100-word answers! What fun. I talk about my new story collection I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES and other stuff, including how non-writer me would have opened a bakery 100wordstory.org/sherrie-flic... @autumnhouse.org @100wordstory.bsky.social #booksky
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
SmokeLong’s new writing fellows! Welcome 🌟
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Can't wait! Come read with us!
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Best present ever - with thanks to @ramoreeves.bsky.social for the inspiration 🌟
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
It's sign-up time to start in January! We'd love to start letting new members into the workshop over the next couple of days. Come write with us! www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...
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SmokeLong Fitness — The Community Workshop - SmokeLong Quarterly
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join...
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My story “Heidi is Dead,” read by Andina Verson, airs on this week’s @selectedshorts.bsky.social Unwrapping the Holidays podcast 🌟 www.symphonyspace.org/selected-sho... 🐕 Stories by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and John Cheever are on there too.
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Selected Shorts | Episodes, Schedule, Tour
Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 150 stations to about 300,000 listeners. It is produced by Symphony Space and distributed by Public Radio International.
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I talk about bear consciousness, bear context, bear longing, and bear consequences in I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES with host and producer Kara Holsopple at The Allegheny Front, a great environmental show aired and streamed on WESA - 90.5 🐻 @autumnhouse.org @wesa.fm #booksky #flashfiction
A cropped image of the cover of I Have Not Considered Consequences with the legs of a woman and bear dancing above a keyboard
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This issue. We are so proud. Read up.
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The winners! What a competition it was this year. Whew. Fantastic winning stories 🎉
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
My story “Rabbit” is up at @100wordstory.bsky.social today—big thanks to editor Michelle Ross for selecting it 🐰 #microfiction 100wordstory.org/rabbit/
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Rabbit - 100Words
Fred hated the rabbit. Along the walkways of his garden, it laid out like a fashion model at a photoshoot.
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
My story “Rabbit” is up at @100wordstory.bsky.social today—big thanks to editor Michelle Ross for selecting it 🐰 #microfiction 100wordstory.org/rabbit/
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Rabbit - 100Words
Fred hated the rabbit. Along the walkways of his garden, it laid out like a fashion model at a photoshoot.
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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Check out my friend Jessie’s interview with @sherrieflick.bsky.social in the @pghcitypaper.com
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The shortlist!
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I played pool at Dee’s and talked with Jessie Sage about my book Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist - it was so fun, and I love what Jessie has to say about my collection. #booksky @univnebpress.bsky.social @pghcitypaper.com www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
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Pittsburgh writers Jessie Sage and Sherrie Flick talk "Rust Belt feminism" over pool at a South Side dive bar
If every book begins with a central question, the one Sherrie Flick asks consistently throughout hers is, what does it mean to be from Pittsburgh?
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social for the lovely video review of I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES 📚 @autumnhousepress.bsky.social #booksky
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Big thanks to Ghost Parachute editor Brett Pribble for publishing my little micro: Yesterday It Rained 🪵 🪓 #flashfiction #microfiction
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The longlist is here! 💥
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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
with @sherrieflick.bsky.social @mfcfeeley.bsky.social @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @francinewitte.bsky.social @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social @jhhwriter.bsky.social and @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social, if you can believe it! ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
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December 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Frittata moon
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
My little big Texas book tour for I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES is done. Austin/San Antonio - yay! Big thanks to @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social and Bookwoman, @ramoreeves.bsky.social for organizing it all, and @andrewporter01.bsky.social for reading with me. 💜 🐻 @autumnhousepress.bsky.social
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
San Antonio! Tonight! I’m reading with @andrewporter01.bsky.social ! At @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social - 6pm 🐻
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Tonight! Austin! Bookwoman 7pm
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Andrew Porter @andrewporter01.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
San Antonio! I’ll be reading with the amazing @sherrieflick.bsky.social at @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social on Saturday (6 PM)! We’d love to see you!
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 10/11/2025
Texas, check it out!
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Saturday after this one is now this Saturday, because that’s how time goes. This means that as of midnight NYC tonight, Tuesday Nov 11, there will be 96 hours to enter the 250-word, $1,000-top-prize SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025. Please let this be right. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
Imitation book cover in Choose-your-own adventure style with geometric image in red yellow and beige. Text: choose your own countdown TM.You’re the star of the story! Choose from 37 possible answers to the question, “But how many days is that?” The SmokeLong grand micro contest. Closing November 15 midnight NYC
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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I’m Texas bound this Friday and Saturday, reading from my new story collection I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES in Austin and San Antonio! Come on out. It will be a fine time with Ramona Reeves and Andrew Porter 🌟 📕 🐻 @autumnhousepress.bsky.social @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Well. We know today is Monday. We know #TheMikey ends midnight NYC, Saturday Nov 15. We know there're 6, 5, or 4 days left, depending who's counting. We know we once confidently ran a contest countdown that ended two days before the deadline and had to style it out. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
Imitation book cover in Choose-your-own adventure style with geometric image in red yellow and beige. Text: choose your own countdown TM.You’re the star of the story! Choose from 37 possible answers to the question, “But how many days is that?” The SmokeLong grand micro contest. Closing November 15 midnight NYC
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