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Flash Point SF
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An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words.
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Psst, hey you...

...the Drabble Contest is open. 💯
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Final Log Fragment Retrieved from the Derelict Hauler MV Ironside" by D. Thomas Minton
#SFF #flashfiction
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Final Log Fragment Retrieved from the Derelict Hauler MV Ironside
During scheduled transit from Caliban Mining Operations to Mars Orbital Station, ore hauler MV Ironside investigated a transponder anomaly.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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NEW FICTION: "Mrs. Patterson's Home for Landlocked Men" by Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Mrs. Patterson’s Home for Landlocked Men
“You’ll be very comfortable here,” Mrs. Patterson promised
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October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Earth to Echo" by @kcselbywrites.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Earth to Echo
Echo might be the only robot who didn’t welcome the apocalypse.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Hey SFF hive mind! If you were going to teach a class on SFF flash fiction, which authors / what stories are you using as examples as the best the form has to offer?

(Besides the incredible work to be found at Flash Point SF, of course...)
October 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Welcome to our Fall submissions window! Open until 10/31
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Submissions
UPDATE: We are open to submissions through October 31.We are open to submissions:Feb. 1 – Mar. 31Jun. 1 – Jul. 31Oct. 1 – Oct. 31Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 (Drabbles only)Before submi…
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October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Bury the Lede
The Diamond Valley Sheriff’s office hereby announces the death of one William A. Gautier, male, age undetermined.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"The Pit" by @ray-is-writing.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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The Pit
Azalea descended into the ball pit, armed with spray sanitizer and minimum-wage determination
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September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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NEW FICTION (better late than never):
"Arid Calculations" by @jachaseyoung.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Arid Calculations
Svetlana went to therapy on the deck of the Titanic
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August 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"The Fridged Wives Book Club" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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The Fridged Wives Book Club
I’ve already died when the book starts, but I’m featured in Chapter Two in an extended flashback.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Pet Assistant End of Service Log: 20 Facts" by Liam Tait
#SFF #flashfiction
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Pet Assistant End of Service Log: 20 Facts
1. Sarah is a dog.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Toxic State of Mind" by Bob McHugh
#SFF #flashfiction
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Toxic State of Mind
I had expected a cavernous research laboratory, but the room feels like a dentist’s office if dentists wore argyle sweaters.
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June 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Happy Flash Fiction Day!
NEW FICTION: "Of Wolf and Woman" by @cjtavares.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Of Wolf and Woman
I step outside, the screen door shutting behind me with clattering finality.
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June 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Since Flash Fiction Day is tomorrow, we are delaying today's post until then to be part of the celebration (we've done this every year FYI). Sorry to keep you all waiting!
June 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Submissions are live!
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Submissions
UPDATE: We are open to submissions through July 31.We are open to submissions:Feb. 1 – Mar. 31Jun. 1 – Jul. 31Oct. 1 – Oct. 31Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 (Drabbles only)Before submitti…
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June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Hey folks, sorry for the delay, but we will be opening to submissions tomorrow!
June 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Pieces of Me" by @deborahldavitt.com
#SFF #flashfiction
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Pieces of Me
I can see myself. Pieces of me, refracted in the liquid bend of liquor in glasses
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May 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Examples of Balanced Headlines in Post-Earth Journalism" by Donald McCarthy
#SFF #flashfiction
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Examples of Balanced Headlines in Post-Earth Journalism
“Reports Say Citizens on Maldrove ‘Concerned’ by Political Unrest Among Youth and Indigent”
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May 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Violet and Orange" by @writerclaytonb.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Violet and Orange
When I open the closet door, the ghost hides between my high school letter jacket and a pair of faded jeans with the knees ripped out somewhere near the back.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reposted by Flash Point SF
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This sounds intriguing! 🏡✨ C.J. Subko has a unique voice in SFF. Can't wait to dive into "A House With Good Bones." Happy reading! 📚💖 #SFF #BookLovers
April 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"A House With Good Bones" by C.J. Subko
#SFF #flashfiction
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A House With Good Bones
As soon as my period stopped coming, I knew it was only a matter of time. Indeed, the letter had arrived almost one month later to the day, in a starched white envelope with a little window showing…
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April 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Excellent choice! Congrats @camdenscorner.bsky.social !

You can read March's Must Read, "In Tandem" by Camden Rose, here: flashpointsf.com/2025/03/07/i...
April 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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NEW FICTION:
"Archive" by Lucy Zhang
#SFF #flashfiction
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Archive
Fin refuses to archive his memory even though I purchased designated storage space for the both of us.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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NEW FICTION: "In His House, Dread Columbus (Ohio)" by David Cole
#SFF #flashfiction
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March 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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NEW FICTION:

"In Tandem" by
@camdenscorner.bsky.social

#SFF #flashfiction
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In Tandem
Something triggered Wallace’s motion sensor doorbell and caused him to jump in the middle of heating up his microwave dinner. For a moment, he thought it was Edgar
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March 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM