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Eric Scot Tryon
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Debut novel I’M THE UNDERTOW, forthcoming May ‘26 (Central Avenue)

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Eric Scot Tryon @ericscottryon.bsky.social · Nov 18
🌊🌊COVER REVEAL🌊🌊

My debut novel I'M THE UNDERTOW drops 05.05.2026!
(Fun pre-order campaign coming after the new year!)
Dark blue book cover with four curvy lines that look like roads (light blue, royal blue, gray-blue, and beige). Title in center reads I’M THE UNDERTOW. Author name below reads ERIC SCOT TRYON.
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Halfway there!! Just two weeks remain!! 🐸💙

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January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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A new flash by yours truly, on All The Feelings of finding out you're going to have a boy 👦🏻
Thank you @flashfrog.bsky.social and @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this a home!
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January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Boy” by @dango-ramen.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Lauren McGovern

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Boy by Lucy Zhang
When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…
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January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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5️⃣ days left to claim your free e-copy of I’M THE UNDERTOW 🌊 on Booktrovert!

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Cover of book— I’M THE UNDERTOW with the tag line: “He killed her son. Then it got complicated.”
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Congrats @kyleisamu.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social (x2!). You had a lot of frog eyes on your work!
Green flyer announcing Flash Frog’s most read stories in 2025: 1) “Materials Needed” by Kyle Weik 2) “The Bright Jars of Our Bodies” by Sara Hills 3) “Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla” by Sara Hills
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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What better time to write about family than just after the holidays? Could be cathartic...
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 14d
🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!!

flash-frog.com/submit/
Blue flier for the 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize. Theme: Family. Guest Judge: Camille U. Adams. Jan 1-31st. $5/story. $700 in prizes.
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
ericscottryon.bsky.social
I’d like to welcome the Philippines and Ireland to the list! Neither were not on it last year! 🇵🇭🇮🇪
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 7d
We love all our international frogs!! 🌍
Green flyer showing top ten countries that visited Flash Frog in 2025: US UK Canada India Australia Nigeria China Germany Philippines Ireland
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
ericscottryon.bsky.social
The wordiest year since 2021!😂
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 8d
It's a random, largely irrelevant stat, but this is what happens when you give a frog a calculator.
Green flyer announcing the average word count of Flash Frog published stories in 2025: 661 words.
January 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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🎉💃🏽🪩🕺🏻🎉
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 8d
Huge congrats to Amy Allen and Andy Lopez for having their Flash Frog stories selected for the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology!🎉
Blue/green flyer announcing two Best Microfiction selections: “Bad Guy” by Amy Allen and “Funnel Cloud Baby” by Andy Lopez
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Nearly 6,000 submissions hopped over to us in 2025!
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 9d
In the name of transparency, here is the harsh number. 🫣

This just means you all are submitting a lot which is a great thing!
Green flyer reporting Flash Frog’s acceptance rate for 2025: 0.7%
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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I think this announcement is the highlight of my writing life so far. To be a part of the journal that's been so instrumental in my own flash writing (& reading) journey is an honor & a privilege & a joy. Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for the opportunity to be a part of the Frog!
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 9d
🚨BIG NEWS!!!!🚨

We are so beyond excited and honored to announce that the wonderful and talented @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is joining the Flash Frog family! 🐸💙
Blue flyer announcing Emily Rinkema as the new Assistant Editor. Author headshot and bio included.
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Such a by win for the Frog! Please help me in welcoming Emily!
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 9d
🚨BIG NEWS!!!!🚨

We are so beyond excited and honored to announce that the wonderful and talented @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is joining the Flash Frog family! 🐸💙
Blue flyer announcing Emily Rinkema as the new Assistant Editor. Author headshot and bio included.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Love seeing these numbers continue to go up! Flash fiction is as strong as ever! 💙🙏🏼
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 10d
Huge thank you to everyone who read, submitted, shared, and supported the Frog in 2025!
Green and black info-graph of Flash Frog numbers for 2025. Website views: 113,800.
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Love and the Side Table” by @judydarley.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Dylan Manning

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Love and the Side Table by Judy Darley
In the evenings, sunset soaks the garden at the back of their new house, shadows pressing their palms against the walls. Eileen likes to stand in the grass barefoot and feel the energy of the day d…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Go read FIRE EXIT by @morgantalty.bsky.social if you haven’t already!! Just finished — so good!! 🔥🔥
Book— FIRE EXIT by Morgan Talty— in front of a fire place. On the wood logs is a flame emoji.
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Exciting Frog week ahead:

1) We’ll be sharing our “Flash Frog by the numbers” for 2025. Even word lovers can appreciate a good stat or two!📈

2) The Blue Frog contest is in full swing! flash-frog.com/contest/ 🐸💙

3) We have a very special, exciting announcement on Tuesday… 👀
Contest
The Blue Frog The Blue Frog is Flash Frog’s annual flash fiction contest. Taking place each January, the contest features a new theme based on what type of stories we wish we had seen more of…
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January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Let’s do it! 👇🏼👇🏼
flashfrog.bsky.social Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 14d
🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!!

flash-frog.com/submit/
Blue flier for the 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize. Theme: Family. Guest Judge: Camille U. Adams. Jan 1-31st. $5/story. $700 in prizes.
January 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Finished LAKE LIFE by @djpoissant.bsky.social over the holidays. 🔥

Could not out it down!! Novels about the complexities of families on the brink of disaster are definitely my jam.

Highly recommend!!
Book—LAKE LIFE by David James Poissant — on a brown desk
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Time is ticking, flashers! 👇🏼👇🏼
December 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Maytag Man” by Elise LeSage is now up!

Art by Amber Rose Crowtree

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Maytag Man by Elise LeSage
Of course we knew they would send Patrick Bisby. We’d gotten our hands on Maytag’s schedule and saw Patrick was their Saturday-man. “Noon to six,” the reps had said when we called about the dryer. …
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December 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Interview” by @gary79.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Clarissa Kurtaliaj

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Interview by Gary Fincke
Because I haven’t been working, my wife has taken a stupid job. Because she needs our car in order to sell door-to-door, I am boarding a bus for the city. “Everything,” I tell her, “goes fast…
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December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Just finished BETTER TO BEG by @keersteemack.bsky.social 🤘🏼

Sex, drugs, and rock n roll at its absolute finest! And who doesn’t love a road trip novel? Highly recommend!
The book BETTER TO BEG by Kirsti Mackenzie balance on a bass that hangs from the wall.
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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📚Top 5 of 2025📚

My favorite books I read this year….
Five books laid out on a brown table: ALL FOURS by Miranda July; THE IMAGINED LIFE by Andrew Porter; STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE by Kristen Arnett; ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell; A SHARP ENDLESS NEED by Marisa Crane. Five books stacked atop each other. A blurred Christmas tree in the background. ALL FOURS by Miranda July; THE IMAGINED LIFE by Andrew Porter; STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE by Kristen Arnett; ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell; A SHARP ENDLESS NEED by Marisa Crane.
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Going through the steps to get paid from a university literary journal
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Alt: a black and white photo of an optical illusion of stairs in a building .
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December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Wow, just finished HOW TO BE UNMOTHERED: A Trinidadian Memoir, by @camilleuadams.bsky.social 🔥🔥

This book destroyed me (in the best way?) while simultaneously stitching me back up. ❤️❤️‍🩹

Also a masterclass in rhythm and language. Highly recommend!!
Red book (HOW TO BE UNMOTHERED: A Trinidadian Memoir by Camille U. Adams) on a brown table.
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM