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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Loved this, my first read this morning! Flash essay by Lina Lau (@linalau.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/climbing-hig...

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Climbing Higher

by Lina Lau | Learning to trust.

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Robin LaVoie @robinklavoie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Incredible flash essay by Ceridwen Hall via @short-reads.org. This line hit me: “it’s a strange, raw thing to honor a mother by not becoming one—to accept the slippery weight of the freedom you’ve been handed.” www.short-reads.org/the-lemon/

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The Lemon

by Ceridwen Hall | Cooking lessons.

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Kent Kosack @kentkosack.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I have a very short little essay up today over @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/calling-from...

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Calling from the Slopes

by Kent Kosack | United in our descent.

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Hallie Pritts @halliepritts.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Big thanks to @short-reads.org and @autumnhouse.org for asking me to read at their event this weekend and printing these mini-zines of my story! They are kitten-approved.

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'm thrilled to share my piece on garlic, writing, and the language of the land in today's @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/garlic-days/

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Garlic Days

by Megan Baxter | A time to plant.

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Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I love this story by Jim Daniels about middle school, biology, love, learning, and sex. Also nuns and 2001: A Space Odyssey. www.short-reads.org/love-story-w... @short-reads.org

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Love Story with Cow’s Eye

by Jim Daniels | Lessons in biology.

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I love this flash essay by Sue Dickman (@suecd.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/the-way-it-w...

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The Way It Worked

by Sue Dickman | Building a life.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Great flash essay by Jim Daniels via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/love-story-w...

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Love Story with Cow’s Eye

by Jim Daniels | Lessons in biology.

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I love this flash essay by Mauri Pollard Johnson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/and-saltines/

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And Saltines

by Mauri Pollard Johnson | What the heart wants.

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Robert Yune @robertyune.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is great. A perfect introduction to @short-reads.org, and a lovely first flash-nonfiction read of the new year!

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

ICYMI "lIn Grover Cleveland’s childhood home, I’ll be so busy baking sourdough bread and reading poetry that I’ll rarely scroll the internet.flash essay" by Sari Fordham (@sarifordham.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally in @electricliterature.com). www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

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In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home

by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.

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Hallie Pritts @halliepritts.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I have a new piece up @short-reads.org today about wassail choirs, strip clubs, New Zealand and a questionable life plan called the nonstop party wagon.

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Nonstop Party Wagon

by Hallie Pritts | Say yes to the mess.

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

“There are a million ways to give up, but we choose magic over grief and despair, and tonight we’ve decided to eat twelve grapes for twelve months. Twelve wishes for twelve ways to learn to live without him.” Jamie: ❤️ @lescribbler.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/twelve-red-g...

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Twelve Red Grapes

by Jamie Etheridge | Wishes for a new year.

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I love this flash essay by Michele Peters via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/holding-patt...

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Holding Patterns

by Michele Peters | Circling.

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Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Hey, do yinz know about @short-reads.org? It's a fun, free newsletter that delivers thoughtful micro-nonfiction. Often there's a bit of science and/or animals in there. 🧪 Today's flash essay is by Matthew Trumbull (& originally published in slips slips). www.short-reads.org/itasca/

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Itasca

by Matthew Trumbull | You are here.

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Tahoma Literary Review @tahomareview.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We're Krista Lee Hanson fans, enjoying her original flashes as well as her long-form work (see comment below) www.short-reads.org/in-the-waiti...

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In the Waiting Room Outside Immigration Court - June 2025

by Krista Lee Hanson | Watching.

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I notice a girl taller than the rest, her long, silky blonde hair pulled back and ribboned at the crown of her head. She kicks her knee up and spins around with her baton. Her smile shines. What if I could smile like her? So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org

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Twirl Girl

by M. S. Reagan | Following the music.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/

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Kissings

by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"'Do you sense anything?' the dentist asks, pricking at my gums with her tiny metal sickle. I shake my head no, but honestly, I’m never sure what I feel." Love this essay by Linda Button via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/numbing/

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Numbing

by Button | Who would choose pain?

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Robin LaVoie @robinklavoie.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

What a gorgeous flash essay by Beverley Stevens via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/out-the-fron...

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Out the Front Door

by Beverley Stevens | Making a fuss.

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Frances Scott @fscottwrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I love this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/

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Kissings

by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Heartbreaking flash essay by Helen Collins Sitler via @short-reads.org. 💔 www.short-reads.org/i-want-a-do-...

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I Want a Do-Over

by Helen Collins Sitler | The limits of change.

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I love this flash essay by Julie Parker via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/the-night-i-...

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The Night I Ended My Pregnancy

by Julie Parker | Three trips to Walgreens.

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Sudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I love this flash essay by Sammi LaBue via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Sun). www.short-reads.org/what-are-you/

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What Are You?

by Sammi LaBue | Eight and three-quarters.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...

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Racing Rachael Ray

by Brendan O’Meara | Beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"Madame was a grown-up, a teacher, une femme. Didn’t she know anything about keeping the secrets of the body secret? Didn’t she care?" Great flash essay by Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/

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Une Femme

by Shala Erlich | Body language.

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Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home. ‪@shala-24.bsky.social‬) via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/

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Une Femme

by Shala Erlich | Body language.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Great flash essay by Brad Snyder via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Dillydoun Review). www.short-reads.org/twin-a-and-t...

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Twin A and Twin B

by Brad Snyder | Specks of hope.

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Short Reads (@short-reads.org) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Celebrate with us on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...

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2025 Firecracker Awards Ceremony - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

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jamiechesbro.bsky.social @jamiechesbro.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

@short-reads.org There’s something simultaneously satisfying and thought provoking about a good segmented essay. This one reminded me of that. www.short-reads.org/artifact/?re...

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Artifact

by Darien Hsu Gee | Faults and fractures.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

"Close your eyes. Think about how amazing it is that your daughter knows who she is at such a young age. If only you’d known that much. If only you’d been so perceptive, so mindful." A moving short essay by @wendyfontaine.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/crushed/?ref...

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Crushed

by Wendy Fontaine | Young love, young heartbreak.

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Congratulations to Short Reads (@short-reads.org), a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut! www.short-reads.org

A bright blue graphic with fireworks, the cover of Short Reads, and text reading "Finalist for the 2024 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut" and "The winner will be announced in a virtual ceremony on June 26 at 6 PM ET."

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Unbound Edition Press @unboundedition.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Honored that our literary journal, @revelliterary.bsky.social, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review! Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50

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REVEL @revelliterary.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Revel is honored to be named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review! Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...

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barrymaxwell.bsky.social @barrymaxwell.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

@short-reads.org has been kind enough to drag me back out into the light. Thanks for giving this little birthday remembrance some love. www.short-reads.org/celebration-...

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Celebration #50: August 2010

by Barry Maxwell | A birthday toast.

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Short Reads @short-reads.org · 07/05/2025

In this week's Short Reads, by Krista Lee Hanson, heroic things moms do for their kids. www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...

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Orb Weaver Spider Catcher

by Krista Lee Hanson | Home-wrecker.

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Hard-hitting flash essay by Mark Hendrickson (@markhpoetry.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org (& originally published in Variant Literature). www.short-reads.org/small-town-b...

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Small Town Boy

by Mark Hendrickson | He was different.

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Kim Kankiewicz @kimkankiewicz.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Wow, this essay. I drove past that Confederate flag before filling my gas tank in Paducah last week, and I'm finding comfort in sharing the road with @jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social and her witness of resistant beauty.

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Short Reads @short-reads.org · 24/04/2025

In this week's Short Reads, Jeanette Mrozinski (@jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social) finds hope in a very unlikely place, and maybe we all can, too. www.short-reads.org/literally-any/

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Literally Any

by Jeanette Mrozinski | In search of hope.

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

for now, she is Margot until she presents her passport at the border, when she will become someone else, though only for a moment, because she has been, always will be, Margot powerful essay about hope by @jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/literally-any

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Literally Any

by Jeanette Mrozinski | In search of hope.

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Jeanette Mrozinski @jeanettemrozinski.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

So excited to share the wild vibes of trying to be a creative at the end of the world with @short-reads.org readers. www.short-reads.org/literally-an...

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Literally Any

by Jeanette Mrozinski | In search of hope.

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