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Performer of impromptu cat songs. Words in places. Former reader at @theforge.bsky.social she/her https://linktr.ee/madelinergraham

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Madeline Graham Floodable Madeline Graham           0           Meredith was born in St. Francis Park, a floodabl…

Woopwoop🥳 it is PUB DAY! So excited to have my latest piece out with the marvelous Sundog Lit. Shockingly not speculative, this one's about quiet desperation. I hope you give it a read:

06.03.2025 22:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My latest weird, sad little flash is up in Redivider's fall issue! redivider.emerson.edu/pool-of-souls/

01.11.2023 22:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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2023 Forge Flash Competition Shortlists - The Forge Literary Magazine Dear friends of the Forge, We are pleased to announce the 2023 Forge Flash Competition Shortlists as follows (in random order): Fiction “Minor Tortures in the Villa Borghese Gardens” “Strange…

We are excited to share our competition shortlists with you.

(As blind judging is still taking place, please don't identify which piece is yours.)

Thank you to everyone who entered!

29.09.2023 16:33 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2

I have a feeling Will Musgrove’s next flash piece will be called “Air Bud 7: Pup On Top (of the New York Times Best Seller List)”

13.09.2023 23:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

oh hey, we are open! Send us something? I'd personally love to see some dark fantasy... 😈

12.09.2023 15:44 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Anyone know good examples of fiction (ideally flash) that illustrate narrative distance that is panning in/out? But ideally without a POV shift to another character... Would love any links you can think of!

03.09.2023 18:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Forge Literary Magazine Our ProcessThe Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece per week selected by a rotating cast of editors. Each submission is read anonymously. If a story is chosen to move forward, it is read ...

Our flash comp opened today. $1000 prize, $5 entry fee, under 1,000 words.

*Please read our guidelines.*

We are already seeing subs well over 1,000 words. Also, most people are using the free entries for low-income writers so do hurry if you need one.

01.09.2023 09:42 👍 22 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 0
Forge Literary Magazine announcement that competition opens on September 1st.

Forge Literary Magazine announcement that competition opens on September 1st.

Writer chums, our competition opens on September 1st. This year there is a $1,000 prize. #flashfiction #writingcommunity #writing #writingcompetition #forgelitmag #theforge #$1000

28.08.2023 17:25 👍 47 🔁 29 💬 0 📌 1

That totally makes sense but I love omniscient if it’s done well and on purpose!

22.08.2023 13:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

but perhaps she left you roses by the stairs. idk.

17.08.2023 14:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Bad Friend by Joshua Hebburn The last time I saw Rebecca we went to Denny’s. I was across from her in a booth. I was appearing to be listening to her, being a friend to her. “Oh,” I said, that kind of thing. I looked at ...

My other recent favorite from @havehashad.com https://www.havehashad.com/hadposts/the-bad-friend. Still think about this one!

16.08.2023 19:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’ve been working on this story by Jake McAuliffe Imagine an archive, upside down and emptied out. In the daytime, every sound is eaten up by academic skin and well-read scarves, but this takes place at night, so there’s a lot more space to play wi...

A recent favorite from @havehashad.com bc you asked: https://www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-ve-been-working-on-this-story

16.08.2023 19:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just reread a story I wrote a year ago and never submitted. and I disliked it. I guess it’s real what they say about sitting on things a while. 😂

14.08.2023 22:24 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nothing like getting feedback from editor period! awesome.

09.08.2023 16:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0