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Dog Throat Journal, #flash #fiction and prose poetry from around the known globe. We look for odd time thought provoking works from the edges of artistic expression. https://dogthroat.com / @victordavid.com
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At Dog Throat Journal, selections are not made by committee. It's just me, Victor David, who reads every piece that zips in through our submission portal.
If that sounds good, this is to let you know that Feb subs are open. #writing #flash #fiction #writingcommunity
Ocho (in the pic) says hi.
If that sounds good, this is to let you know that Feb subs are open. #writing #flash #fiction #writingcommunity
Ocho (in the pic) says hi.
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
At Dog Throat Journal, selections are not made by committee. It's just me, Victor David, who reads every piece that zips in through our submission portal.
If that sounds good, this is to let you know that Feb subs are open. #writing #flash #fiction #writingcommunity
Ocho (in the pic) says hi.
If that sounds good, this is to let you know that Feb subs are open. #writing #flash #fiction #writingcommunity
Ocho (in the pic) says hi.
New work up today, No Attachment
"Enough to crack the shell of the machine, to reattach an umbilical cord." - Dolo Diaz
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"Enough to crack the shell of the machine, to reattach an umbilical cord." - Dolo Diaz
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No Attachment by Dolo Diaz
The god of the machine rebukes in his own language... No Attachment by Dolo Diaz
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February 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New work up today, No Attachment
"Enough to crack the shell of the machine, to reattach an umbilical cord." - Dolo Diaz
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"Enough to crack the shell of the machine, to reattach an umbilical cord." - Dolo Diaz
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Today is Thursday is some parts of the world, and we have a new short fiction piece by Madison Lee Patterson.
"His body was ropey and pale, eyes desperate...."
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"His body was ropey and pale, eyes desperate...."
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Taken by Madison Lee Patterson
She stood in her barren home... Taken by Madison Lee Patterson
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January 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today is Thursday is some parts of the world, and we have a new short fiction piece by Madison Lee Patterson.
"His body was ropey and pale, eyes desperate...."
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"His body was ropey and pale, eyes desperate...."
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Dog Throat says go for the toad option.
Mark your calendars or drop a silver dollar in the swamp so the chronotoads whisper a reminder to you while you sleep.
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Dog Throat says go for the toad option.
Hello! We're very pleased to announce our nominations (in reverse alphabetical order by title) for Best Small Fictions/2025 Greg Lemon, @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social, @hayleym29.bsky.social, Salvatore Difalco, Barlow Crassmont. Many thanks to all!
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Hello! We're very pleased to announce our nominations (in reverse alphabetical order by title) for Best Small Fictions/2025 Greg Lemon, @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social, @hayleym29.bsky.social, Salvatore Difalco, Barlow Crassmont. Many thanks to all!
Well... I've finished the nominations for 2025 Best Small Fictions, and will get the details out soon. Thanks everybody! More info soon.
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Well... I've finished the nominations for 2025 Best Small Fictions, and will get the details out soon. Thanks everybody! More info soon.
It's Tuesday (they say) and we have a new piece up. A vacation like no other.
"My children panic and tear at the earth with their fingernails." - Mar Ovsheid
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"My children panic and tear at the earth with their fingernails." - Mar Ovsheid
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Vacation by Mar Ovsheid
Who needs a getaway? Vacation by Mar Ovsheid
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January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It's Tuesday (they say) and we have a new piece up. A vacation like no other.
"My children panic and tear at the earth with their fingernails." - Mar Ovsheid
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"My children panic and tear at the earth with their fingernails." - Mar Ovsheid
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Column "Average Dead Average" by Michael Templeton (from Wander Lines)
“Now that AI is taking hold of the general intellect and the human capacity to think and create...there will be no one around who is capable of recognizing mediocrity as mediocrity.“
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“Now that AI is taking hold of the general intellect and the human capacity to think and create...there will be no one around who is capable of recognizing mediocrity as mediocrity.“
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average dead average — Blood+Honey
by Michael Templeton “Now that AI is taking hold of the general intellect and the human capacity to think and create, the homogenization of all life will be complete. All will be a form of mediocrit...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Column "Average Dead Average" by Michael Templeton (from Wander Lines)
“Now that AI is taking hold of the general intellect and the human capacity to think and create...there will be no one around who is capable of recognizing mediocrity as mediocrity.“
www.bloodhoneylit.com/wander-lines...
“Now that AI is taking hold of the general intellect and the human capacity to think and create...there will be no one around who is capable of recognizing mediocrity as mediocrity.“
www.bloodhoneylit.com/wander-lines...
From the archives:
"...covered with lace and her eyes the only visible part of her face, my mother with a bulletin cooling the heat of a sermon, of sinful thoughts, a flag above the grave..." - Jeff Burt
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"...covered with lace and her eyes the only visible part of her face, my mother with a bulletin cooling the heat of a sermon, of sinful thoughts, a flag above the grave..." - Jeff Burt
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Delirium--Hands by Jeff Burt
A flag above the grave of my brother to honor his service... Delirium--Hands by Jeff Burt
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January 12, 2026 at 12:33 AM
From the archives:
"...covered with lace and her eyes the only visible part of her face, my mother with a bulletin cooling the heat of a sermon, of sinful thoughts, a flag above the grave..." - Jeff Burt
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"...covered with lace and her eyes the only visible part of her face, my mother with a bulletin cooling the heat of a sermon, of sinful thoughts, a flag above the grave..." - Jeff Burt
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@bigjosh84.bsky.social has a beautiful new piece up at DTJ today, a lovely melding of divine and grit, populated by angels and whiskey. Thank you Joshua!
"We drank to the lost, the half-believed, the saints whose miracles gnawed like maggots on the bones of the world."
"We drank to the lost, the half-believed, the saints whose miracles gnawed like maggots on the bones of the world."
Basking in the Glory of Self-Defeat by Joshua Walker
Outside Murphy’s on a night that refused to end... Basking in the Glory of Self-Defeat by Joshua Walker
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January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
@bigjosh84.bsky.social has a beautiful new piece up at DTJ today, a lovely melding of divine and grit, populated by angels and whiskey. Thank you Joshua!
"We drank to the lost, the half-believed, the saints whose miracles gnawed like maggots on the bones of the world."
"We drank to the lost, the half-believed, the saints whose miracles gnawed like maggots on the bones of the world."
Okay! Listing of the day. Thanks @duotrope.com !
And subs are open. Come on down with your flash and micro. Looking forward to reading your work!
And subs are open. Come on down with your flash and micro. Looking forward to reading your work!
Today's listing of the day is: Dog Throat Journal @dogthroat.com #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: Dog Throat Journal @dogthroat.com #WritingCommunity
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January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Okay! Listing of the day. Thanks @duotrope.com !
And subs are open. Come on down with your flash and micro. Looking forward to reading your work!
And subs are open. Come on down with your flash and micro. Looking forward to reading your work!
I admit I am a social media stumblebum so if I already posted this one, please forgive and allow me to pull from the archives a piece for your enjoyment, then meet me after work for a whiskeybeer.
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Heart Attack by William Kitcher
The wife slams her coffee cup down and heads for the front door... Heart Attack by William Kitcher
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January 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I admit I am a social media stumblebum so if I already posted this one, please forgive and allow me to pull from the archives a piece for your enjoyment, then meet me after work for a whiskeybeer.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"It wasn't the rising that got to us. Tall and lanky, he walked with a lurch even before he died the first time."
New work by @tachment.bsky.social today. Check it out and enjoy. Thank you Julia!
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New work by @tachment.bsky.social today. Check it out and enjoy. Thank you Julia!
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Two Micro Fictions by Julia Ross
It wasn't the rising that got to us.... Two Micro Fictions by Julia Ross
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December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"It wasn't the rising that got to us. Tall and lanky, he walked with a lurch even before he died the first time."
New work by @tachment.bsky.social today. Check it out and enjoy. Thank you Julia!
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New work by @tachment.bsky.social today. Check it out and enjoy. Thank you Julia!
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"She couldn’t send it out the door this way, this mundane thing taken to an extraordinary event."
Lovely new work from Hayley Phillips, @hayleym29.bsky.social
Take a read/see here:
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Lovely new work from Hayley Phillips, @hayleym29.bsky.social
Take a read/see here:
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Delivery by Hayley Phillips
The case had left little to the imagination... Delivery by Hayley Phillips
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December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"She couldn’t send it out the door this way, this mundane thing taken to an extraordinary event."
Lovely new work from Hayley Phillips, @hayleym29.bsky.social
Take a read/see here:
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Lovely new work from Hayley Phillips, @hayleym29.bsky.social
Take a read/see here:
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"Words don’t always mean what they say, though: our paperboy, who rides his bike like a bull, says he’s a rebel but he’s not. He comes when he’s called, just like his dog."
- Cheryl Snell, today at DTJ. #flash #fiction #micro #cookies
- Cheryl Snell, today at DTJ. #flash #fiction #micro #cookies
Two Micro Fictions by Cheryl Snell
Mother a helicopter, sister asleep in the snow... Two Micro Fictions by Cheryl Snell
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December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Black Friday is here they say. Well, we don't try to sell anything here at DTJ, just give you weird and wonderful stories. So no BlackF deals.
We do have an interesting piece by Barlow Crassmont to share, one of the winners of our flash contest earlier here. #flash #fiction - Happy DTJ Friday!
We do have an interesting piece by Barlow Crassmont to share, one of the winners of our flash contest earlier here. #flash #fiction - Happy DTJ Friday!
Any Day Now by Barlow Crassmont
From modern dating to when the apocalypse strikes... Any Day Now by Barlow Crassmont
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November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Read our new poem by Joshua Walker! Follow him over at @bigjosh84.bsky.social! We're really excited to have his work over in our yard!
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Read our new poem by Joshua Walker! Follow him over at @bigjosh84.bsky.social! We're really excited to have his work over in our yard!
Today, Tuesday, fresh off the press:
"You know, like when you rob somebody and they refuse to rob you back." - Time Off by the wonderful Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social
#flash #fiction #micro #stay #blessed
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"You know, like when you rob somebody and they refuse to rob you back." - Time Off by the wonderful Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social
#flash #fiction #micro #stay #blessed
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Time Off by Brad Rose
At least the dead are optimistic.. Time Off by Brad Rose
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November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today, Tuesday, fresh off the press:
"You know, like when you rob somebody and they refuse to rob you back." - Time Off by the wonderful Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social
#flash #fiction #micro #stay #blessed
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"You know, like when you rob somebody and they refuse to rob you back." - Time Off by the wonderful Brad Rose @moomoocamus.bsky.social
#flash #fiction #micro #stay #blessed
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We are OPENING for previously published submissions in ONE WEEK.
💡 November 24! 💡
We're so excited to read all of your incredible work!
💡 November 24! 💡
We're so excited to read all of your incredible work!
a cartoon penguin is holding a light bulb above his head
Alt: A blue and white cartoon penguin appears against a bright yellow background. A light bulb blinks to life above his head as he has a brilliant idea.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We are OPENING for previously published submissions in ONE WEEK.
💡 November 24! 💡
We're so excited to read all of your incredible work!
💡 November 24! 💡
We're so excited to read all of your incredible work!
Hey folks. New work from Eliza Souers Valle out today.
"And not for a moment do I consider how many Eves before me spit out the fruit’s tender flesh and skin at the taste of the truth"
#flash #micro #prose #poetry
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"And not for a moment do I consider how many Eves before me spit out the fruit’s tender flesh and skin at the taste of the truth"
#flash #micro #prose #poetry
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Anomiac by Eliza Souers Valle
A forbidden indulgence to my beloved, Anomiac by Eliza Souers Valle
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November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hey folks. New work from Eliza Souers Valle out today.
"And not for a moment do I consider how many Eves before me spit out the fruit’s tender flesh and skin at the taste of the truth"
#flash #micro #prose #poetry
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"And not for a moment do I consider how many Eves before me spit out the fruit’s tender flesh and skin at the taste of the truth"
#flash #micro #prose #poetry
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Are we going to post all year about how the writers on #chillsubs named us their top fiction magazine? Why yes, yes we are. This is one that makes us so very proud as it's voted on my writers, the reason we got into this in the first place!
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Are we going to post all year about how the writers on #chillsubs named us their top fiction magazine? Why yes, yes we are. This is one that makes us so very proud as it's voted on my writers, the reason we got into this in the first place!
Dog Throat is pleased to announce that we've nominated The Rapture Machine by Joshua Walker for Best Micro Fiction (under 400 words) 2026. Thank you Joshua for sharing this piece with us. @bigjosh84.bsky.social
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The Rapture Machine by Joshua Walker
They buried God in a vending machine behind the old roller rink... The Rapture Machine by Joshua Walker
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November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Dog Throat is pleased to announce that we've nominated The Rapture Machine by Joshua Walker for Best Micro Fiction (under 400 words) 2026. Thank you Joshua for sharing this piece with us. @bigjosh84.bsky.social
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"The surgeon palmed the money before he sliced the tissue and scooped out the rot." - Luanne Castle
@luannecastle.bsky.social
It is live! Thank you Luanne!
@luannecastle.bsky.social
It is live! Thank you Luanne!
Two Micro Fictions by Luanne Castle
Of Archibald and the surgeon... Two Micro Fictions by Luanne Castle
dogthroat.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"The surgeon palmed the money before he sliced the tissue and scooped out the rot." - Luanne Castle
@luannecastle.bsky.social
It is live! Thank you Luanne!
@luannecastle.bsky.social
It is live! Thank you Luanne!