Fractured Lit
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
Fractured Lit publishes flash fiction with emotional resonance. Open year-round and is available to all writers. https://fracturedlit.com/ Posts by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
3rd Place Winner of our Ghosts contest by Pascha Sotolongo!
"Between Abuela’s mobile home and mine, a white sand path interweaves the moonlit scrub pine."
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"Between Abuela’s mobile home and mine, a white sand path interweaves the moonlit scrub pine."
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October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
3rd Place Winner of our Ghosts contest by Pascha Sotolongo!
"Between Abuela’s mobile home and mine, a white sand path interweaves the moonlit scrub pine."
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"Between Abuela’s mobile home and mine, a white sand path interweaves the moonlit scrub pine."
fracturedlit.com/owl-fantasma/
Another longlist celebration! We've got 21 stories still in the running for our Gods and Monsters Challenge!
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July 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another longlist celebration! We've got 21 stories still in the running for our Gods and Monsters Challenge!
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Friends! Last day to submit! The challenge closes at 11:59 pm PST!
May 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Friends! Last day to submit! The challenge closes at 11:59 pm PST!
How about a shortlist??!! Here are the twenty micros we sent to judge Deb Olin Unferth! Congrats to you all!
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March 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How about a shortlist??!! Here are the twenty micros we sent to judge Deb Olin Unferth! Congrats to you all!
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We've got the winners for our Elsewhere prize judged by
@TaraCampbellCom
! Congrats to the shortlisted writers as well!
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@TaraCampbellCom
! Congrats to the shortlisted writers as well!
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January 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We've got the winners for our Elsewhere prize judged by
@TaraCampbellCom
! Congrats to the shortlisted writers as well!
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@TaraCampbellCom
! Congrats to the shortlisted writers as well!
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We love @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social and so we wish the best of luck to our nominees this year!
@noranadj.bsky.social
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
@manthes.bsky.social
@aniking.bsky.social
YejunChun
@noranadj.bsky.social
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
@manthes.bsky.social
@aniking.bsky.social
YejunChun
December 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
We love @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social and so we wish the best of luck to our nominees this year!
@noranadj.bsky.social
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
@manthes.bsky.social
@aniking.bsky.social
YejunChun
@noranadj.bsky.social
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
@manthes.bsky.social
@aniking.bsky.social
YejunChun
We’re so excited to host our FIFTH anthology contest! $5,000 will be awarded between 20 winners, chosen by Guest Judge Tara Isabel Zambrano. Send us your best flash/micro fiction!
Learn more: fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit/faf37...
Learn more: fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit/faf37...
December 12, 2024 at 1:53 PM
We’re so excited to host our FIFTH anthology contest! $5,000 will be awarded between 20 winners, chosen by Guest Judge Tara Isabel Zambrano. Send us your best flash/micro fiction!
Learn more: fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit/faf37...
Learn more: fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit/faf37...
Our Elsewhere prize Longlist is out! Congrats and good luck to these writers!
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December 10, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Our Elsewhere prize Longlist is out! Congrats and good luck to these writers!
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We're excited to announce our Pushcart nominations! Congrats, and good luck to you all!
@megpokrass.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @tarazambrano.bsky.social @mleagray.bsky.social @josephhernandez.bsky.social
@megpokrass.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @tarazambrano.bsky.social @mleagray.bsky.social @josephhernandez.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 3:36 PM
We're excited to announce our Pushcart nominations! Congrats, and good luck to you all!
@megpokrass.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @tarazambrano.bsky.social @mleagray.bsky.social @josephhernandez.bsky.social
@megpokrass.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @tarazambrano.bsky.social @mleagray.bsky.social @josephhernandez.bsky.social
Our 2024 Micro Prize closes tomorrow at 11:59 PST! 💫
Guest Judge Deb Olin Unferth will choose three prize winners. Please send microfiction only—400 word count maximum per story. First-place winner receives $2,500 + publication!
Learn more: fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
Guest Judge Deb Olin Unferth will choose three prize winners. Please send microfiction only—400 word count maximum per story. First-place winner receives $2,500 + publication!
Learn more: fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Our 2024 Micro Prize closes tomorrow at 11:59 PST! 💫
Guest Judge Deb Olin Unferth will choose three prize winners. Please send microfiction only—400 word count maximum per story. First-place winner receives $2,500 + publication!
Learn more: fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
Guest Judge Deb Olin Unferth will choose three prize winners. Please send microfiction only—400 word count maximum per story. First-place winner receives $2,500 + publication!
Learn more: fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
Legends 1st Place winner by Amelia Golia!
"If I could, I would pray, but God has no use for a girl like me.
“Non mi tange.”"
"If I could, I would pray, but God has no use for a girl like me.
“Non mi tange.”"
October 10, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Legends 1st Place winner by Amelia Golia!
"If I could, I would pray, but God has no use for a girl like me.
“Non mi tange.”"
"If I could, I would pray, but God has no use for a girl like me.
“Non mi tange.”"
Lots of time to get ready for this contest! But here's a link to add it to your calendar!
September 27, 2023 at 2:08 PM
Lots of time to get ready for this contest! But here's a link to add it to your calendar!
New Anthology Flash by Megan Callahan! "In science class, Margot teaches them about the magic of snow. “Evaporation, condensation, deposition,” she says." fracturedlit.com/the-cloud-lab/
September 7, 2023 at 2:43 PM
New Anthology Flash by Megan Callahan! "In science class, Margot teaches them about the magic of snow. “Evaporation, condensation, deposition,” she says." fracturedlit.com/the-cloud-lab/
New Anthology flash by Christine H. Chen!
"When I go in, the sink is bursting with unwashed dishes coated with moldy leftover scraps, half-filled glasses, cups that balance precariously on the counter rim, ripped open TV dinner boxes thrown on top;"
"When I go in, the sink is bursting with unwashed dishes coated with moldy leftover scraps, half-filled glasses, cups that balance precariously on the counter rim, ripped open TV dinner boxes thrown on top;"
September 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM
New Anthology flash by Christine H. Chen!
"When I go in, the sink is bursting with unwashed dishes coated with moldy leftover scraps, half-filled glasses, cups that balance precariously on the counter rim, ripped open TV dinner boxes thrown on top;"
"When I go in, the sink is bursting with unwashed dishes coated with moldy leftover scraps, half-filled glasses, cups that balance precariously on the counter rim, ripped open TV dinner boxes thrown on top;"
New Anthology Flash by Whitney Collins! "Marvin’s tumor is the size of an unshelled walnut. His doctor, who wears bile-colored Crocs, has told Marvin and Marvin’s wife, Cathy, that he plans on removing the tumor with... a beam of light."
August 31, 2023 at 2:06 PM
New Anthology Flash by Whitney Collins! "Marvin’s tumor is the size of an unshelled walnut. His doctor, who wears bile-colored Crocs, has told Marvin and Marvin’s wife, Cathy, that he plans on removing the tumor with... a beam of light."
Welcome to the Fractured Lit Elsewhere Prize. Guest Judge
Rion Amilcar Scott will choose 3 prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3,000 + publication. Be our tour guide through reality and beyond.
Rion Amilcar Scott will choose 3 prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3,000 + publication. Be our tour guide through reality and beyond.
August 31, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Welcome to the Fractured Lit Elsewhere Prize. Guest Judge
Rion Amilcar Scott will choose 3 prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3,000 + publication. Be our tour guide through reality and beyond.
Rion Amilcar Scott will choose 3 prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3,000 + publication. Be our tour guide through reality and beyond.
Our Best of The Net Nominations are in! Congrats to Jenny Irish and @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. We're thrilled to celebrate your writing again!
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August 25, 2023 at 7:32 PM
Our Best of The Net Nominations are in! Congrats to Jenny Irish and @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. We're thrilled to celebrate your writing again!
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