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Trash Cat Lit
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Online magazine for flash and short fiction.
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Editor: JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social

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A new year and we've a new issue of fabulous feline flash for you.
So, go outside and come in again. Demand snacks. Scratch the carpet. Then get your paws on this link:
trashcatlit.com/feline-flash...
Devour, savour, ask for more.
Trash Cat let the cats in the bin and it's smashing 🦝
Feline Flash Pop-Up
For this Pop-Up, writers were asked to make cats the centre of a flash fiction. These twenty contributors really hit the brief with excellent feline POV, great voice and a joyful mixture of humour,…
trashcatlit.com
Today we share @emilyrinkema.bsky.social's second pub with us 🦝
We loved the voices in this flash, the use of dialogue to deliver cracking humour, the sheer unexpectedness of it (her first pub was very different).

Read here - then read Grace too 💜
trashcatlit.com/indoor-cat/
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 AM
In today's cat story spotlight, we have @lmbayley.bsky.social🦝
We loved the tension in this relatable piece, an MC struggling and coveting the life of their cat. An intense, raw insight into a woman's feelings.

Read and listen here:
trashcatlit.com/she-calls-hi...
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A little over two weeks until our Spring sub call opens 🦝
We want reprint flash and shorts from any writer who is not currently part of Trash Cat Lit.

Get all the information and submit here:
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Today's spotlight from our latest cat-centric issue is from @francesgapper.bsky.social 🦝
We loved the brilliant brevity of this piece, which added to the mystery and quiet spookiness. We get but glimpse of Murgatroyd - but he lingers...

trashcatlit.com/murgatroyd/
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Today's spotlight shines on something less serious...because it's return fave @mrallanmiller.bsky.social 🦝
We know we're going to laugh out loud with a Miller flash - we love that we don't know when. The slow build in this is fab, the payoff hilarious. Perfecto!

trashcatlit.com/comida-para-...
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
We're starting to spotlight repeat bin offenders in our cat issue 🦝
We loved how @jennyhart2001.bsky.social's piece starts sweet & funny, then flows seamlessly into deeper, more intense story.
trashcatlit.com/karate-for-c...

Jenny also did a cracking Q&A with TC:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/15/q...
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
We have pushed a bin into the Village 🦝
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Another wonderful spotlight from our cat issue and we're immersed in Scottish folklore 🦝
We loved that Laura had a feline antagonist in her piece, the spooky setting and build-up of dread, and the amazing riddles.

Read and listen here:
trashcatlit.com/the-late-wak...
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Here is today's spotlight from our awesome cat issue 🦝
We loved the authenticity of Rebecca's flash, anyone who has rescued a cat will find it so relatable - and will have known a Noodle.

Bring your tissues for this one.
trashcatlit.com/shitty-kitty/
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
We made our first donation to @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social! £200 in royalties from sales of our print anthology, What Comes To Light to help UK wildlife.
Thank you to everyone who bought our book and contributed to this donation 🦝

Be part of the next one...
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Today's spotlight from our fab feline flash issue 🦝

We loved @shiramusicant.bsky.social's clever and imaginative piece about writing and cats. The humour is outstanding and the unfolding chaos is a joy to follow.

Read and listen here:
trashcatlit.com/second-novel...
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
We have a paranormal feline flash as today's spotlight 🦝

We loved the two voices @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social used in this quirky, fun piece - which adds humour and drives the story. You might never look at your cat's swishing tail in the same way again...

trashcatlit.com/the-tell-tai...
January 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Today's feliflash highlight has a Q&A alongside.
We loved @lorifontanes.bsky.social heartful piece with it's perfectly pitched humour and melancholy. Thomas has a great voice.
Read and listen here
trashcatlit.com/the-last-lif...
Then check out LMs informative Q&A
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/10/q...
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Today we are spotlighting a dialogue-driven piece from our new cat issue 🦝
We loved how @drfionamoore.bsky.social used conversation to tell this all-too-possible story, the build up and reveal are masterfully handled. We also love a microbe here at TCL 🦠

trashcatlit.com/the-omega-cat/
January 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Our spotlight today brings us into the realm of royalty 🦝
We loved the three act structure of King's experience, how relatable it is in the world of cat rescue, and King's voice is just sublime.
Read and listen:
trashcatlit.com/king/
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Today's highlight is a beautiful, magical piece by Clara Cooke 🦝
We loved the feline POV in this - which feels ancient and all-knowing, and the fabulous, surprising vignettes from his past.
trashcatlit.com/through-the-...
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Today we've a cat flash with a side of Q&A 🦝
We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know...
trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-...

Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Today's highlight from our amazing Feline Flash issue is from @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 🦝
We loved how relatable this MCs misery is - and how she chooses to rebel against it. Imaginative, fun and accurately catty 🐈

trashcatlit.com/down-goes-th...
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Our first highlight from the feline flash issue 🦝

We loved the way the cat is used as a protector in J.R.s speculative feline-POV piece. The language is lyrical and lush and the unfolding story is full of tension and raw emotion.

trashcatlit.com/ways-of-know...
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Are you looking ahead for submission opportunities? We have THREE this Spring 🦝

February - New Writers, Preloved Words
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin
trashcatlit.com/microfiction...
April - Prompted Flash Challenge
trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop...

#submissions
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A new year and we've a new issue of fabulous feline flash for you.
So, go outside and come in again. Demand snacks. Scratch the carpet. Then get your paws on this link:
trashcatlit.com/feline-flash...
Devour, savour, ask for more.
Trash Cat let the cats in the bin and it's smashing 🦝
Feline Flash Pop-Up
For this Pop-Up, writers were asked to make cats the centre of a flash fiction. These twenty contributors really hit the brief with excellent feline POV, great voice and a joyful mixture of humour,…
trashcatlit.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Our charity anthology authors share the love!

"The Memory of Water stopped me dead in my tracks. Powerful and heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. It distils something revelatory about the debasement of the natural world and the nature of time."

Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Get your peepers on our newest peeps 🦝
The Trash Family Portrait Gallery has most of our Feline Flash contributors displayed in all their loveliness.
Portraits are assembled using their spirit animal and the things they covet/collect.

trashcatlit.com/trash-family...
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In lieu of a newsletter, our Ed has done an end of year roundup and teased our Spring sub calls. Please give it a read.

trashcatlit.com/2025/12/31/t...

Happy New Year and thank you for sharing, reading, subbing and loving. We appreciate you 🦝💜

New issue launches 2nd Jan - it's all about cats.
The Last Bin of the Year
A Letter from the Editor It seems no time at all since I was announcing Trash Cat Lit was 1yr old – back in May – yet here we are, about to cross into a new year. This year has been ama…
trashcatlit.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our LAST tease!
Issue launches 2nd Jan. Get your paws on 20 cat flash then 🦝

@heatherbooknook.bsky.social shows us a future where the cats get all the tech
@jennyhart2001.bsky.social layers her relationship story with martial arts
@francesgapper.bsky.social gives us a glimpse of something uncanny
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM