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Stories in Smokelong, Flash Frog, Gone Lawn, Tiny Molecules, 100 Word Story & Bending Genres. Subs editor @Smokelong. BMF 2024, BSF 2025. Noms: Pushcart, BOTN. PhD from CUNY Grad Center.
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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · May 22
So, to my utter delight and surprise this story made it into the 2025 Best Small Fictions anthology. Huge thanks to @tinymolecules.bsky.social and @sdobbie.bsky.social for the nomination & to the BSF editors. My first time in the anthology, I'm in stellar company!
mattkendrick.bsky.social Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · May 22
"You and he communicate well. One caw means hello. Two means where are you? Three means danger"

So much swirling around beneath the surface of this wonderful piece from @bsherm36.bsky.social : www.tinymolecules.com/issues/ninet...
nineteen — Tiny Molecules
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lorifontanes.bsky.social
speaking of flight issues, check out this sly banger from the always amazing @bsherm36.bsky.social, just in time for your own Thanksgiving drama 😜🦃🍗
vestalreview.bsky.social Vestal Review @vestalreview.bsky.social · Jun 26
A woman on Thanksgiving brings the latest guy over for scrutiny.
Read "Turkey," by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social

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November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Happy to be in such stellar company!! Thank you @fictivedream.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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ICYMI we're feat. a gem today in #MicroMonday, Sylvia, Before and After the Sun Collapsed by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday #readingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/10/27/m...
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A frog-felt thank you to the editors at @croaklit.bsky.social for the Best of the Net nomination. croaklit.com/fiction/2-sh...
September 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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We're late this month due to subs stuffs but here's the August newsletter 🦝
News, subs, prompts and Quick Reads, and we celebrate Trash Family @nomad-sw18.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social @charliekondek.bsky.social & @francesgapper.bsky.social 💜

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Hello from the sweltering nights of August
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We have submission stuffs, Trash Family publications and celebrations, Quick Reads and a magical writing prompt.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Happy to have my micro, "Fish Tale," in the Summer issue of Soul Poetry. Thanks @stillsquirrel.bsky.social and her wonderful ekphrastic workshops for inspiring the story. soulpoetry7.com/wp-content/u...
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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✨New at THN: Our Favourites (searchable tag)
First up: “Moonlight Becomes You” by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social
Darkly elegant, with a hint of #gothic. 🦇🌕🖤
Read it here: www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
More to come soon.
#microfiction #haunting #readersofbsky #eerie #shortreads
Moonlight Becomes You
by Beth Sherman ​ I wake one morning, after uneasy dreams, to find myself transformed into a lesser, long-nosed bat. Nights, I hang upside down in your attic or flit through your garden, lapping...
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August 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Mythic Picnic: a beacon in the darkness at that other place. My selection of micros w/authors from around the world:

@cliftongachagua.bsky.social
@mandirapattnaik.bsky.social
@ivygrimes.bsky.social
@wunderkind100.bsky.social
@bsherm36.bsky.social
@zaryfekete.bsky.social

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Mythic Picnic on X: "From Earth and Elsewhere Mythic Micros by @talktomememe @cliftongachagua @MandiraPattnaik @Fade_to_Zach @IvyGri @wunderkind100 @bsherm36 @fendysatria_ @missus_caramel @ZaryFekete @The_Booky_Man and Namyalo Claire Curated by Tara Campbell / @TaraCampbellCom" / X
From Earth and Elsewhere Mythic Micros by @talktomememe @cliftongachagua @MandiraPattnaik @Fade_to_Zach @IvyGri @wunderkind100 @bsherm36 @fendysatria_ @missus_caramel @ZaryFekete @The_Booky_Man and Namyalo Claire Curated by Tara Campbell / @TaraCampbellCom
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July 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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trashcatlit.bsky.social
From our latest issue 🦝
We loved how Beth @bsherm36.bsky.social used the surrealness of the zebra to write about the craft of writing. The voice is dry and witty and keeps us immersed until the fabulous freedom of the end.
Read Beth's fun flash here:
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July 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
Love Throwback Thursday. Thanks @underbellypress.bsky.social
underbellypress.bsky.social Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · Jul 10
Burger Time by @bsherm36.bsky.social
Tender & introspective, this piece shows that even brief encounters can leave an impact. It offers a poignant reminder that even in the most mundane & monotonous settings, unseen struggles & small, unexpected moments of connection carry meaning.
Read in Issue 1!
THURSDAY THROWBACK I closed my eyes and imagined what it would be like to live in darkness. Maybe it was like swimming underwater. Private, closed off. After a while, you got used to the blackness and it felt normal. I sat motionless, listening to the traffic, car doors slamming, the sounds of people hurrying through another summer day. Burger Time Beth Sherman Text is on a black background. Yellow outline of a burger in the bottom right corner.
July 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Fantastic flash and micros in the @trashcatlit.bsky.social fun first anniversary issue. So excited that my story is included. trashcatlit.com/the-prompt-s...
trashcatlit.bsky.social 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 💜

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July 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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A woman on Thanksgiving brings the latest guy over for scrutiny.
Read "Turkey," by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social

vestalreview.net/turkey
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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I love the structure and repetition in @bsherm36.bsky.social flash in @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! I keep finding gems in this incredible list! Beth's piece is definitely one that invites re-reading, it's so beautiful and layered. flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... #WritingSky
'The Bluest Feather' by Beth Sherman
When my mother turned jay she screeched from the treetops, waking the neighbors, scaring the toddler next door. Her voice a rusty pump. Her ...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Love being part of the Trash Cat fam!! Thanks, JP.
trashcatlit.bsky.social Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Jun 22
COMING 1st JULY 🦝
Joe prepares us for a heart-wrenching train journey in his powerful micro
Linda @lmbayley.bsky.social shows us the torment of a girl who's just not good enough for Mother
Beth @bsherm36.bsky.social blends facts, prose and philosophy as her MC hangs out with a striped acquaintance
June 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
bsherm36.bsky.social
So happy to be part of this year's Flood! Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social editors.
June 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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mattkendrick.bsky.social
"How she got here —this fuzzy, all-mistake place with its doctor visits and tests, this drumbeat of I-know-what-it’s-called-just-give-me-a-minute"

Brilliant list piece from @bsherm36.bsky.social - so much attention to rhythm and image to underpin emotion:

www.whaleroadreview.com/sherman/
Things my mother has forgotten
Her car keys. Purse. Phone. Wallet. Lipstick. Mad money. Romance novel. Grocery list. Shoe size. Favorite color. Address. The ingredients in her famous cinnamon bread. To turn off th…
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June 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
bsherm36.bsky.social
So happy to have two flash stories in the eco-writing issue of @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social, which features a must-read interview with @kathyfish.bsky.social. I 💚 Inkfish! inkfishmag.com/two-flash-pi...
June 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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"The taxidermist liked to position her mother near the kitchen table while she made dinner, describing how her day had gone"

@bsherm36.bsky.social up at Milk Candy Review with a stunner

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June 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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So excited to have my story, "Natural," in Milk Candy Review, a dream journal for me! milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/06/05/n...
June 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
Thanks 1922 Review, for publishing my story, "Groundhog Day." 1922review.com/Issue2Vol1__...
1922 Review-Beth Sherman
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June 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
So excited to be joining @smokelong.bsky.social as a Submissions Editor. Can't wait to read your stories!
May 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Thanks @januaryhouselit.bsky.social for publishing my micro, "At Laurel Lake," a tiny ghost story. januaryhouselit.com/2025/05/23/a...
At Laurel Lake
by Beth Sherman I study Leila’s body as she swims to the raft. Her strokes smooth and sure, her tan arms a promise. Her body zigs away from the shore, her legs a fluttery moth. She is 13, her head …
januaryhouselit.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
Excited to be part of @molotovlitzine.bsky.social's Flash Villains issue with "Catwoman ponders the intangibles while drinking a whisky sour at McDevitt's Ale House in Gotham City." themolotovcocktail.com/vol-15/flash...
May 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
So, to my utter delight and surprise this story made it into the 2025 Best Small Fictions anthology. Huge thanks to @tinymolecules.bsky.social and @sdobbie.bsky.social for the nomination & to the BSF editors. My first time in the anthology, I'm in stellar company!
mattkendrick.bsky.social Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · May 22
"You and he communicate well. One caw means hello. Two means where are you? Three means danger"

So much swirling around beneath the surface of this wonderful piece from @bsherm36.bsky.social : www.tinymolecules.com/issues/ninet...
nineteen — Tiny Molecules
www.tinymolecules.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
bsherm36.bsky.social
Excited to be part of the 2025 edition of the National Flash Fiction Day Anthology -- Monsoon. Can't wait to read everyone's work . . .
natflashfictionday.bsky.social National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · May 10
We’re very excited to reveal the cover and title for this year’s anthology. It’s available to pre-order on Kindle & from our bookshop. Many thanks to @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social for the image & @sudhab.bsky.social for the title: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
May 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM