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The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· 25d

ICYMI: we talked to Laura Black, the editor of Fictive Dream. Such wonderful insight into the inner workings of the journal, especially the trends she sees in writing style and form.

A light purple background. On the foreground, the text: FICTIVE DREAM Short Stories Online

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jul 17

Jeff Bogle on behind the scenes stuff at Stanchion, his motivations and fears as an editor, a memorable publishing moments and what sets a story apart for him. More here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/102538...

A collage of 20 Stanchion Magazine covers.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jul 10

Rebecca Halsey on what would surprise writers about Flash Fiction Online, her worst fear as an editor, how the submission queue is managed and so much more. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/102449...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jul 7

ICYMI: D.E. Hardy on what drives her as an editor, her hope for Claudine Literary Magazine, advice to submitters, the decision making process at the journal and more. Read it here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/971502...

A black cat lounging. Next to it, the text, "CLAUDINE A literary Magazine CURIOUS CLEVER QUICK"

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jul 3

Small Wonders editors on particular topics that dominate, their hope for the journal, what sets a story apart for them and so much more. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/102450...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 30

ICYMI: Michelle Elvy talks about the behind the scenes at Flash Frontier, writing style trends and how flash is accepted as a form in New Zealand and why she's a journal editor. Its a generous and insightful interview. Read it here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/975706...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 27

Milk Candy's Cathy Ulrich on her hope for the journal, advice to submitters, what sets a story apart for her and hoe she manages the submission queue. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101934...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 22

ICYMI: Gone Lawn editors on what drives them, a memorable publishing moment, and advice to submitters. Read here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/974444...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 19

Lorraine Mace, founder of Flash 500 on what drives her as an editor, what sets a story apart and some issues that might stop disqualify an otherwise wonderful story from acceptance. Read more here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101701...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 19

Come celebrate the release of Elizabeth Rosen’s Survival Skills. July 2, 8pm EST. Details here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/103407...

The cover page for Elizabeth Rosen's chapbook, Survival Skills. It's a picture of a deer walking past a house. The house is painted, blue, red and green.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 12

Blink Ink's Doug Mathewson on what drives him as an editor, a memorable publishing moment, his advice to submitters and thoughts on submission fees. Read more here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101674...

A drawing of of a green tree with light-green leaves. Next to the stem of the tree, the text "blink ink" in black capital letters.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 9

ICYMI: If you've ever been curious about the inner workings of FlashFlood, Ingrid Jendrzejewski answered some questions, including, recent trends in flash fiction. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/966681...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 5

Gooseberry Pie's Jeff Harvey on his advice to submitters, whats sets a story apart for him and the downside to punchline endings. More here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101494...

Gooseberry pie lit magazine header. It's a drawing of a pie. Over the pie, in white, "Home of the Six-Sentence Story. Tart. Messy. Satisfying.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Jun 2

ICYMI: Ghost Parachute's EIC, Brett Pribble, shared some editorial insights and flash's increasing popularity in the last decade. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/963662...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 29

ICYMI - For this week's flash journal interview, we talk to Eric Scot Tryon on what drives and scares him as an editor, his hopes for Flash Frog, his advice to submitters and his idea of a remarkable story. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100578...

Against a blue background, a frog typing on a type-writer. Beneath the image, the words "FLASH FROG" in capital letters. Beneath that text, the words, "SMALL. Brightly COLORED. DEADLY TO THE TOUCH."

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 29

We talked to Jp Relph about all things Trash Cat Lit, including, a story that blew her mind. More here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101429...

A black and white image of a racoon holding a golden fountain pen. The racoon is peaking it's head into a purple trash can.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 29

A flash journal interview with Brian Mihok, matchbook's editor. It is an open and generous look into the journal's editorial process. more here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100224...

the header image of matchbook literary journal. it is black and grey text against a white background. "matchbook" is in big text across the page and under it are the words "Archive", " Guidelines", "mb+", "About" and "Awards"

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 28

Night Parrot Press has provided the ebook version of Salt City Runaway, Gillian O’Shaughnessy’s debut collection of micro and flash fiction, at a sweet discount! More details here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101613...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 23

We talked to Rebecca Tiger about her journey to Blood+Honey, her advice for submitters, what sets a story apart for her and why some really good stories don't end up published. Read it here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101428...

A black type-writer with a white keyboard, against a bright red background. In a curve over the type-writer, the words "Blood+Honey" in yellow.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 20

ICYMI: Michelle Ross on 100 word story's editorial process, including what sets a story apart— smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/959650...

image of a web-page. in red square brackets, "100 word story". Below that: "Stories" "Essays" "Interviews" "Book Reviews" "Photo Stories"

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 15

For this week's flash journal interview, we talk to Eric Scot Tryon on what drives and scares him as an editor, his hopes for Flash Frog, his advice to submitters and his idea of a remarkable story. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100578...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 14

Join us on May 22, for a reading of Gillian O'Shaughnessy's Salt City Runaway. Details here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101992...

A poster of a SmokeLong Reading event happening May 22. The background is a picture of the author: a white woman, wearing a green jacket, sitting on a white bench. The fore ground is the text "Salt City Runaway Gillian O'shaughnessy." The top right corner is an overlay of the cover of the book.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 8

Today's flash journal interview is with Brian Mihok, matchbook's editor. It is an open and generous look into the journal's editorial process. more here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100224...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 6

The book cover for Salt City Runaway by Gillian O'Shaughnessy. The text is in orange next to a bird with its wings spread out.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· May 1

The Village talks to Bess Winter, the web and media editor of The Cincinnati Review. She talks to us about why she loves The Cincinnati Review, a memorable publishing moment, the journal's decision-making process and some advice to submitters. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100222...

The Cincinnati's Review homepage. The page is bracketed a drawing of red lions. On the left in an old white man standing in front if a bungalow with the American flag. On the left are headshots of three female writers of miCRo.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Apr 24

We talked to Shoshauna Shy about the work that goes on behind the scenes at 101 Words: everything from how they manage the submissions queue to their take on paid submissions. Read it here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100221...

A screenshot of 101 Words homepage. It's the preview of a story, "No Resolution" by Patti Rossiter.

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Apr 18

Orion's Belt editors share their journeys as editors, exemplary stories they've published and their hopes for the journal. Here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/100066...

A blue and purple picture of outer space. Over it are the words, "Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy | ORION'S BELT"

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Apr 18

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Apr 10

David Galef, EIC of @vestalreview.bsky.social, answers all the questions about the journal in The Village. smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/intro-...

The Village with All of the Flash Writers@heyflashvillage· Apr 10

Rhode Island flash writers! @symposiumbooks.bsky.social is publishing a collection of 500-word narratives. Send them something amazing!