JR Walsh
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JR Walsh is the Online Editor at The Citron Review. He teaches poetry and fiction at SUNY Oswego. Find his writing on itsjrwalsh.com.
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Delighted to see this piece appear in amazing journal, Flash the Court. This week I was teaching dialogue in class –and I'm afraid I've broken many of my erm... suggestions.

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In bed by JR Walsh is in Flash the Court.
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It's a cosmic gumbo.
Reposted by JR Walsh
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Jr Walsh invites you to see our Fall issue's MICROS.
We're so excited to share these little bits with you.
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The Citron Review - A Journal of brief literature - Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction in little shimmers.
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Delighted to see this piece appear in amazing journal, Flash the Court. This week I was teaching dialogue in class –and I'm afraid I've broken many of my erm... suggestions.

flashthecourt.com/2025/10/10/i...
In bed by JR Walsh is in Flash the Court.
Reposted by JR Walsh
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Hey, it's me again. With another poem for yous.
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Prepossession

At the end of the process, we do not own — The product. Correct. The product? We don't own our baby? The debt must be satisfied. We're talking about a baby. Nine months, then a baby. That's your definition. It may be less. Could be multiples. What's your definition? We don't define…
Prepossession
At the end of the process, we do not own — The product. Correct. The product? We don't own our baby? The debt must be satisfied. We're talking about a baby. Nine months, then a baby. That's your definition. It may be less. Could be multiples. What's your definition? We don't define things. Things plural is more though. So there's some payment plan if we're extra lucky?
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Hey, it's me. With a poem for yous.
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Pick ourselves up

Because Wilfred Brimley said we must, we threatened to enjoy our sexuality. A mustached man knows what's best when he's singing. So I sang to you & grew extra whiskers. You tried too. Listen to old Gus. He's a jazz singer. (Aphrodisiacs come in dusty packages.) Born in '34, at…
Pick ourselves up
Because Wilfred Brimley said we must, we threatened to enjoy our sexuality. A mustached man knows what's best when he's singing. So I sang to you & grew extra whiskers. You tried too. Listen to old Gus. He's a jazz singer. (Aphrodisiacs come in dusty packages.) Born in '34, at the age of forty-five, his timeless wisdom is like my father's…
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Fantastic, informative and fun!
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Can't wait to read it!
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Thanks so much, Lisa!
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Many many thanks to Elizabeth George and the editors at Switch: A MAGAZINE OF MICROFICTION.
Here's my new 100 word micro: www.switchonline.org/about-1
Microfiction 2025 | Switch
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Aww. Thanks so much, Patricia.
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Thanks, Smokelong for the Archive Challenge. Thanks, Frigg for years of brilliant writing!
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Yay! It's the Final Day 14 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Flash even more! Do you want to learn how to write Dribbles & Drabbles? Luxuriate in extreme brevity with Kim Chinquee. Eight micros inside, all 103 words or less!
FRiGG | Spring 2009 | Eight Micros | Kim Chinquee
Eight microfictions by Kim Chinquee in FRiGG: A Magazine of Fiction and Poetry, Issue 24, Spring 2009
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Yes - She's sooo good!
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Day 13 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Flash! Do you want to learn how to write microfiction? Find the kernel with Meg Pokrass. A master class of ten micros inside, each 203 words or less!
FRiGG | Spring 2009 | Ten Micros | Meg Pokrass
Ten microfictions by Meg Pokrass in FRiGG: A Magazine of Fiction and Poetry, Issue 24, Spring 2009
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Day 12.2 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Can writers present grief in a fresh true ways? When writing it’s something I can’t help but explore and when a story can show a fresh perspective, well I’m here for this Dead Plant by Michelle Ross.
FRiGG | Fall/Winter 2019 | Dead Plant | Michelle Ross
Dead Plant, flash fiction by Michelle Ross
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So good! I had Kim Magowan on my archive challenge today too!
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Day 12.1 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Back to the microfiction issue! Kim Magowan’s The Spoon hits me just right. I love a story that veers as quickly as possible. From fairy tale to realism. From horror to kindness in a cruel world.
FRiGG | Fall/Winter 2019 | The Spoon | Kim Magowan
The Spoon, flash fiction by Kim Magowan
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Day 11 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Ra’Niqua Lee’s “A Snow Queen Gets the Last Word” takes us to that mysterious hotel space which makes us contemplate ourselves most deeply. What does the ice machine say to you?
Frigg | Fall/Winter 2022 | A Snow Queen Gets the Last Word | Ra'Niqua Lee
A Snow Queen Gets the Last Word, short story by Ra'Niqua Lee
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Day 10 @smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge.
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Deep cuts! Charles Lennox wrote a piece called “Hyena Ha Ha.” RIYL: James Tate. Also cue Elton John’s, “The Circle of Life” and laugh with us! Are the hyenas watching all of us?
FRiGG | Summer 2009 | Hyena Ha Ha | Charles Lennox
Hyena Ha Ha, a short story by Charles Lennox
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