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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · 14d

I love the different voices collaborating here

T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 16d

New blog post: collaborating on my first Exquisite Corpse with the talented @delgeo14.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @hilary55.bsky.social @joycebingham.bsky.social tomljanovic.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/e... #writingcommunity #womenwriters

Exquisite Corpse

The exquisite terror of a group of women with something to say. Behold! My first exquisite corpse! I was invited to contribute to a piece of writing in which five women added a single paragraph wit…

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · 14d

So sorry, @jackmmorris.bsky.social x

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · 17d

Great storytelling, @stillsquirrel.bsky.social

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Paragraph Planet @paragraphplanet.bsky.social · 17d

"The Secret to Aging Well" by Anika Carpenter @StillSquirrel.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity

Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today.

A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Absolutely brilliant - thanks for flagging this, @stillsquirrel.bsky.social

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Aug 24

Q: What is the average age for perimenopause?

A: The average age for perimenopause is whatever age you happen to be when you google any of the following:

- What age perimenopause?
- Skipped period start of menopause?
- Why do I have free-floating rage?

Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable

Thank you for calling the perimenopause hotline. Our phone lines are flooded with an unexpected gush of calls right now, but we assure you that our...

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

It’s an amazing competition, not least because this year I won first prize - first time ever for my writing. I’ve learnt so much about the craft of writing from this wonderful resource

The Propelling Pencil @proppencil.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thank you to our amazing reading team who work so hard to make the competition a success @fionamckay.bsky.social @marthawrites.bsky.social @markstocker.bsky.social and Mark Thomson!
We know it's a favourite competition for a good few writers and we are really grateful for all your support.

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Feeling a bit weepy at he moment and this sent me over the edge - in a good way. Beautiful storytelling

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Aug 27

So many brilliant people in the #FlashFictionFamily who do so much to uplift others. One of those magical people is
@danbillyc.bsky.social
who is so wonderfully generous and such an amazing writer. Here's a recent one from him in
@pitheadchapel.bsky.social
: pitheadchapel.com/roar/

Roar

Dan Crawley I enter the tall doors of Grace Lutheran Church on 3rd, spotting my young parents (him, cocky at 19, and her, a demure 20 year-old) standing at the altar, getting married. I take…

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement. I learned so much from his wonderful competition and the workshops

The Propelling Pencil @proppencil.bsky.social · Aug 12

News from the Propelling Pencil case. It's au revoir for now (well it will be in March). Thanks for all the stories and good company since we began way back in the Autumn of 2021. Time for me to focus on new things - but please keep writing!
thepropellingpencil.com/propelling-p...

Propelling Pencil Update – The Propelling Pencil

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Listened to this wonderful story this morning. So beautifully written.

KM Elkes @kmelkes.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very happy indeed to have a short story commissioned by the BBC! Broadcast 3.45pm July 11th, on Radio 4 and Sunday 13th at 11.45pm

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Snowbirds and Coyotes by KM Elkes

After the death of her husband, Betty drives south from Ohio to the Arizona desert.

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations, @laurabesley.bsky.social !

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

“His old mother must be present, sitting in the chair to his left with a napkin to hand. If she is not present, he must go and find another one.” What a fantastic collaboration for a story

Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · Jul 28

“…‘sometimes you’ve just got to take it on the chin.’”

@stillsquirrel.bsky.social & @sarahillswrites.bsky.social & @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social & @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/the-third-be...

The Third Best Dinner Set - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash by Anika Carpenter, Sara Hills, Rosaleen Lynch, and James Montgomery David’s favourite fish is bream, which he will only eat off of our antique dinner set. His old mo...

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jul 27

Definitely! I want to know what they’re so excited about too

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jul 19

Particularly love this, by Beth Sherman ‘Is this a story about community, the zebra asks. He’s starting to get on my nerves, to be honest’

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Jul 1

HERE IT IS! 🦝
Celebrating one year of publishing with this Summer Issue. TWELVE flash and NINE shorts - our biggest issue ever.
Make sure to bookmark both links and get stuck into incredible short fiction 💜

trashcatlit.com/general-issu...
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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jul 15

Looks fantastic! You’ll stun the business lot, Sarah

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jul 1

Amazing story!

Jude P @judepickledplum.bsky.social · Jul 1

I have a story in here.

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Jul 1

HERE IT IS! 🦝
Celebrating one year of publishing with this Summer Issue. TWELVE flash and NINE shorts - our biggest issue ever.
Make sure to bookmark both links and get stuck into incredible short fiction 💜

trashcatlit.com/general-issu...
trashcatlit.com/general-issu...

serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 30

Amazing story, @mattkendrick.bsky.social Congratulations on your wigleaf longlisting - really well deserved

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 25

Heartbreaking story by @pleomorphic2.bsky.social in Raw Lit rawlit.weebly.com/7_3.html

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“A human figure in a dystopic forest scene. Shot on the mount Dirfys in the island of Euboea, Greece.”

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 22

Congratulations!

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 17

Definitely not blue drinks. I’ll take the second one. And the barman

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations!

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 17

Wonderful writing by @chriscottom.bsky.social and such great choices to share

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Jun 17

This month's #Mondettes picked by @chriscottom.bsky.social

⚡️Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Chris made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing

mondettes.substack.com/p/june-2025

June 2025

Ten stories picked by Chris Cottom

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 17

Oh this is so gorgeous ‘At night, we would huddle in groups, arms winged over each other, a shoulder for every head.’

Jack Morris @jackmmorris.bsky.social · Jun 17

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Love this @pleomorphic2.bsky.social

Flash fiction - Sumitra Singam - Temple in a City

Flash fiction Bird Swallowers by writer Sumitra Singam. Published in Temple in a City literary journal.

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 15

Me, ripe as a cherry. Ruby lips parted. He bends closer, closer.
‘If you touch me, I will rip your balls off.’ I just love this story

Peter Burns @peterburns69.bsky.social · Jun 14

'The sun rises. A fern uncurls. A spider crawls across the coffin lid. I am shadowed in cobwebs, shrouded in a mist of silver thread.'

Great new take on an old take, by @jackmmorris.bsky.social. Love that last paragraph.
#nffd2025

National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · Jun 14

FlashFlood: 'And on the seventh day she rose again' by Jack Morris #nffd2025

serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thank you! And congratulations to you too!

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serrey.bsky.social @serrey.bsky.social · Jun 15

‘In every hallucination there has to be a full stop. Dawn was milking the sky when our bear became a flock of frantic blackbirds.’ Such gorgeous writing @oh-so-boatie.bsky.social

The Propelling Pencil @proppencil.bsky.social · Jun 15

Congratulations to the Winners of our Charity Flash Competition, judged by @judehwriter2.bsky.social. Commiserations to our shortlisters whose stories weren't picked (they were all FAB!) and thanks to all who entered
thepropellingpencil.com/spring-2025-...

Spring 2025 Competition – The Propelling PencilExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandTwitterToggle MenuExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExp...

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