Reposted by Temple in a cityAnti-Heroin Chic @antiheroinchic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Friends, our submission inbox is completely empty. If you'd be so kind as to help us spread the word among your communities it would be so greatly appreciated. heroinchic.weebly.com 01315
Reposted by Temple in a cityLisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Do not bother me I am in my litte boat. This is my little boat do not bother me. 434634
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Good people of the world, we present our Best small fictions 2027 nominees templeinacity.com/nominations/ 1184
Reposted by Temple in a cityEmily Hall @emhall47.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thank you to @offbeatlit.bsky.social for nominating me for Best Small Fictions 2027!! 🎉 🙌🏻 #flashfiction #microfiction #writing #writesky 6217
Reposted by Temple in a cityTrash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Our last spotlight of the current issue - a delicious double from the talented @joycebingham.bsky.social 🦝 The Lady in Waiting We loved the simmering tension here, the upending of known characters, the way the prompts are intrinsic to story. Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/the-lady-in-... 1/2 1114
Reposted by Temple in a citySuzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026newflashfiction.com/springtime-i...newflashfiction.comSpringtime In Happyland by S.A. Greene | Issue #42Winter had been brutal and we didn’t venture outside, but now the cherry trees were blossoming and the air was soft and hopeful, and the heads appearing above garden gates and mailboxes were smiling u... 071
Reposted by Temple in a cityD. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I don't care if writing doesn't save me from anything else. It saves me from myself. 936135
Reposted by Temple in a cityDan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So many brilliant writers! 🎉🎉🎉 0183
Reposted by Temple in a cityChloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026So proud to have my story Apogee as one of the stories nominated by @doricliterary.bsky.social for the O. Henry.doric-literary.comApogeeFinally, another manned mission to Mars. How he’d glowed with excitement. 8498
Reposted by Temple in a cityLM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026from the perfect title through the breathless middle to the buzz of a satisfying ending, a bee-u-tiful micro from a flash queen 👑 👏👏👏 @judehwriter2.bsky.social 152
Reposted by Temple in a cityDan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"They’re found, all right, but Jasmine can tell they’re unhappy. Unhappiness surrounds them, as obvious as the perfume they dab on their wrists." I love this extraordinary writing by @melostrom.bsky.social in @necessaryfiction.com 💙💙💙 131
Reposted by Temple in a cityEmily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thank you @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social! Here’s “My Therapist Tells Me about Her Husband” in the gorgeous September issue: gooseberry-pie.com/my-therapist...gooseberry-pie.comMy Therapist Tells Me About Her Husband - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine 081
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Congratulations to all our Best of the Net nominees. templeinacity.com/nominations/ 1113
Reposted by Temple in a cityJune Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It’s just dropped through my door. it looks so beautiful and I’m delighted to be in it! ❤️ 061
Reposted by Temple in a cityTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Best of the Net poetry nominees: Ezra Gatlin, rose-colored glasses, templeinacity.com/poetry-ezra-... Toni della Fata, Baby are you a believer, templeinacity.com/poetry-toni-... Kathryn Reese, Stim, templeinacity.com/poetry-kathr... 211
Reposted by Temple in a cityTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Best of the Net creative nonfiction nominees: Linda M. Bayley, One Mississippi templeinacity.com/flash-fictio... Karen Baumgart, And now, for the final act, watch him choose the circus, templeinacity.com/creative-non... 111
Reposted by Temple in a cityTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Best of the Net fiction nominees: Kelly Murashige, Driving Faith templeinacity.com/fiction-by-k... Emily Rinkema, Lou templeinacity.com/fiction-emil... 111
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We just found out this little CNF is the first publication ever by the author. Please welcome them to the publishing fam, everyone. It takes courage to send writing out into the world. What a gift. Congratulations, Detje Marcel. templeinacity.com/creative-non...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalCreative nonfiction Plums by author Detje Marcel. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 082
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Dear everyone Hi, hi. Did you hear? Our new issue is out filled with tiny treasures to fill and ache your beautiful heart. Reclaim your time. Spend it in places that aim to restore you. Sincerely, old auntie TiaC. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...templeinacity.comEnter Leaving, Temple in a City literary journalTemple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters 3165
Reposted by Temple in a cityhex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"The daughter tries to speak but cannot make a sound: her mouth is a cave, wet and cold and full of bats..." New on hex today, @cpasko.bsky.social's "The Wind Cave," an expansive shortie that feels both ancient and fresh! 👇🦇👇hexliterary.comThe Wind Cave by Courtney PaskoThe daughter is tired of walking, the muscles in her thighs and calves trembling as they climb, but there’s no chance of the father turning around until he’s seen everything he came to see. The forest... 0116
Reposted by Temple in a cityTrash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Today's contributor spotlight is for @keithwoodruff.bsky.social and his beautiful character, Cow🦝 We loved the emotional heft that came from this two-character piece, how tender and unexpected it was given the prompts, and the note of hope at the end. Read trashcatlit.com/the-light-is... 1/2 373
Reposted by Temple in a cityLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I have a day off, and I'm supposed to be doing my own writing work this morning. Instead I've spent the last two hours reading new flash pieces and posting about them. This is still a great use of my time... I feel so inspired now! Look at all the fabulous work all these flash writers are doing!! 2182
Reposted by Temple in a cityTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Well hello good people. We’re excited to hand you our latest issue. Please swim in and enjoy templeinacity.com/explore-the-...templeinacity.comEnter Leaving, Temple in a City literary journalTemple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters 32313
Reposted by Temple in a cityLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"No one has died. They’re not watching fund-raising ads for organizations trying to save the last elephants and tigers of the world. He’s simply… moved." New #FlashInTheFeed by @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social ! Yay! mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...mrbullbull.com 022
Reposted by Temple in a cityDan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"When the snow starts, we move inside and drink strawberry wine coolers in Stacy’s kitchen and listen to the Smiths." Wow, this phenomenal piece of writing by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social 💙💙💙 2114
Reposted by Temple in a cityDan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Sally tucked her journal in the front of her pants and crawled through the underbrush under the power lines behind the house where the neighborhood stopped and the real world began." Brilliance by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social in @templeinacity.bsky.social 💙💙💙 templeinacity.com/fiction-by-l...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalGirl, 9, Speaks, fiction by author Lisa Thornton. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 1103
Reposted by Temple in a cityEmily Hall @emhall47.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Thanks for these kind words, @danbillyc.bsky.social! 053
Reposted by Temple in a cityEmily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Someone made her hands that way, the stone lion thinks. And he knows this because someone made his paws that way too." Such a gorgeous story by @emhall47.bsky.social 2102
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026CNF by Detje Marcel, steeped in childhood longing templeinacity.com/creative-non... 030
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A little ouffff of a poem by @shonmapp.bsky.social We find ourselves rereading it again and again. templeinacity.com/poetry-by-sh... 030
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A tiny heartache of a micro by @louisehurrell.bsky.social templeinacity.com/micro-fictio...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalBirth announcement micro fiction by Louise Hurrell. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 062
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A memory by Angela Thorne templeinacity.com/poem-by-ange... 020
Reposted by Temple in a cityKerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Delighted to be part of this wonderful issue and in such good company, too. Huge thanks to @templeinacity.bsky.social ♥️ 011
Reposted by Temple in a cityTrash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Today we are spotlighting @amberken.bsky.social and her fab speculative flash 🦝 We loved how the worry of a pregnant mother bleeds into this wonderfully non-techy story of time travel. Reader @leighloveday.bsky.social said: Inventive, intelligent and empathetic. trashcatlit.com/time-space-a... 3156
Reposted by Temple in a cityC. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Much ‘heart’ened to have a poem in Molecules Unlimited @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social Heartfelt thanks to Editor Stephen Paul Wren for including my poem “Dosis sola facit venenum”. Enjoyed researching (heart failure-digoxin-foxglove-overdosage) as much as writing it. #Oulens #poetrycommunity 6369
Reposted by Temple in a cityLyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Open for subs again! Look forward to reading more speculative flash ✨️✍️ 02213
Reposted by Temple in a cityswadeshine☀️ @swadeshine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I have officially submitted my first piece of writing for publication. Expectations are very low, but it's a bit thrilling in its own way. 2131
Reposted by Temple in a cityArthur Mandal @arthurmandal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Just learnt I’ve won a prize in a major writing competition. I’m not allowed to say any more at the moment. As a note of encouragement to others:this story – which got into the last dozen of 4 or 5 thousand entries – was rejected by 21 journals/magazines(and only one of those a ‘tiered’ rejection). 15838
Reposted by Temple in a cityTemple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Have you heard? Our new issue is out. We’ll be sharing individual stories and poems over the next days and weeks but you don’t need to wait. We’re not the boss of you. Just barge in as you please. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...templeinacity.comEnter Leaving, Temple in a City literary journalTemple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters 073
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026(He really should get it himself.) A little blistering micro for the finally fed up @sudhasubraman.bsky.social templeinacity.com/micro-fictio...templeinacity.comPublished Temple in a City literary journalIf you want a ‘mangai’ you should get it yourself micro fiction by author Sudha Subramanian. Published Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 032
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A soaring read for all, especially anyone who feels pushed into second place. @kerrybyrne.bsky.social templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalSecond place until you're not, flash fiction by author Kerry Byrne. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 053
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This Angela Thorne poem. The power and rhe juxtaposition. The cool comparison about what some people can write about and what some others have to. The simmering rage and sadness. templeinacity.com/poetry-by-an... 154
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026‘Someone made her hands that way.’ Beautiful micro by @emhall47.bsky.social Stone wise and full of heart. templeinacity.com/micro-fictio...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalMicro fiction The stone lion by author Emily Hall. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 020
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This poem by John Grey. We dare your heart not to open. templeinacity.com/poetry-by-jo...templeinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalTake off time poem by author John Grey. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 000
Reposted by Temple in a cityTracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Don’t miss this. Every piece is fantastic. Personal fav is the unforgettable flash by @melissacuisine.bsky.social 👇🏼 131
Reposted by Temple in a cityTracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I’ve spent the morning reading through the issue and it’s all extraordinary. The Paper Dolls flash by @melissacuisine.bsky.social is phenomenal!!! 🤩 🙀💥 231
Reposted by Temple in a cityLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Working my way through this issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social . Even before I get to the end I'm going to say, Highly Recommended!!! #FlashInTheFeed 121
Reposted by Temple in a cityLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Exhibit B: If you want a 'mangai' you should get it yourself, by @sudhasubraman.bsky.social templeinacity.com/micro-fictio... #FlashInTheFeed #microfiction @templeinacity.bsky.socialtempleinacity.comPublished Temple in a City literary journalIf you want a ‘mangai’ you should get it yourself micro fiction by author Sudha Subramanian. Published Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 032
Reposted by Temple in a cityLinda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026There's an interesting theme of women reclaiming themselves from the expectations of their men in the current issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social . Exhibit A: Second place until you're not, a piece by @kerrybyrne.bsky.social templeinacity.com/flash-fictio... #FlashInTheFeedtempleinacity.comPublished in Temple in a City literary journalSecond place until you're not, flash fiction by author Kerry Byrne. Published in Temple in a City literary journal Enter Leaving issue 361
Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Have you heard? Our new issue is out. We’ll be sharing individual stories and poems over the next days and weeks but you don’t need to wait. We’re not the boss of you. Just barge in as you please. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...templeinacity.comEnter Leaving, Temple in a City literary journalTemple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters 073