The Molotov Cocktail
@molotovlitzine.bsky.social
A projectile for incendiary flash fiction. Purveyors of the dark & offbeat since 2010. Curated by Josh Goller. Associate Editor M. Lenoir Bond. https://themolotovcocktail.com/
Good news, slackers! Late #FlashMonster entries open until Oct 22nd final deadline. #SlackerSpecial
Top 10 published on Halloween.
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Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Good news, slackers! Late #FlashMonster entries open until Oct 22nd final deadline. #SlackerSpecial
Top 10 published on Halloween.
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Top 10 published on Halloween.
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12 hours left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send over your monstrous #flashfiction by 11:59pm Pacific Time unless you want to be a slacker.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
12 hours left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send over your monstrous #flashfiction by 11:59pm Pacific Time unless you want to be a slacker.
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Four days left!
Send us your monstrous #flashfiction before the October 15th soft deadline. #FlashMonster
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Send us your monstrous #flashfiction before the October 15th soft deadline. #FlashMonster
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October 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Four days left!
Send us your monstrous #flashfiction before the October 15th soft deadline. #FlashMonster
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Send us your monstrous #flashfiction before the October 15th soft deadline. #FlashMonster
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6 days left until the #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send us monstrous #flashfiction by Oct. 15
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We like literary approaches, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert usual monster tropes or create something unspeakable.
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We like literary approaches, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert usual monster tropes or create something unspeakable.
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
6 days left until the #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send us monstrous #flashfiction by Oct. 15
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We like literary approaches, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert usual monster tropes or create something unspeakable.
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
We like literary approaches, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert usual monster tropes or create something unspeakable.
Just 7 days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline! Send over that monstrous #flashfiction by Oct 15th. Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just 7 days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline! Send over that monstrous #flashfiction by Oct 15th. Top 10 published on Halloween.
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Less than 2 weeks left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Get that monstrous #flashfiction turned in by October 15th. Top 10 published on Halloween. #writingcontest
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October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Less than 2 weeks left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Get that monstrous #flashfiction turned in by October 15th. Top 10 published on Halloween. #writingcontest
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We want to see what's inside those big brains of yours.
Send us monstrous #flashfiction by October 15th soft deadline. 12th annual #FlashMonster issue will run on Halloween. #writingcontest
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Send us monstrous #flashfiction by October 15th soft deadline. 12th annual #FlashMonster issue will run on Halloween. #writingcontest
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September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We want to see what's inside those big brains of yours.
Send us monstrous #flashfiction by October 15th soft deadline. 12th annual #FlashMonster issue will run on Halloween. #writingcontest
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Send us monstrous #flashfiction by October 15th soft deadline. 12th annual #FlashMonster issue will run on Halloween. #writingcontest
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That #FlashMonster 2025 deadline will creep up on you!
Soft deadline hits Oct 15th. Issue drops on Halloween. You can go as literal or figurative with your monster as you want. Literary or pulpy. Art house or grindhouse.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
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Soft deadline hits Oct 15th. Issue drops on Halloween. You can go as literal or figurative with your monster as you want. Literary or pulpy. Art house or grindhouse.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
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September 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That #FlashMonster 2025 deadline will creep up on you!
Soft deadline hits Oct 15th. Issue drops on Halloween. You can go as literal or figurative with your monster as you want. Literary or pulpy. Art house or grindhouse.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
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Soft deadline hits Oct 15th. Issue drops on Halloween. You can go as literal or figurative with your monster as you want. Literary or pulpy. Art house or grindhouse.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
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30 days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. #flashfiction #writingcontest
We like literary approaches, but dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert the usual monster tropes or create something nobody’s ever seen before.
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
We like literary approaches, but dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert the usual monster tropes or create something nobody’s ever seen before.
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
September 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
30 days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. #flashfiction #writingcontest
We like literary approaches, but dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert the usual monster tropes or create something nobody’s ever seen before.
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
We like literary approaches, but dig genre and pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert the usual monster tropes or create something nobody’s ever seen before.
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
Some of the more enjoyable horror novels we've read over the past few months. #bookrecommendations #horrornovels
June 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some of the more enjoyable horror novels we've read over the past few months. #bookrecommendations #horrornovels
Last chance! #FlashVillain final deadline hits at 11:59pm Pacific tonight. #writingcontest #flashfiction
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May 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Last chance! #FlashVillain final deadline hits at 11:59pm Pacific tonight. #writingcontest #flashfiction
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Still time to take your shot at #FlashVillain. Our final deadline hits in two days (end of day May 15th). We want your sinners, ruffians, ne'er-do-wells. Your baddies, outlaws, and antiheroes.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Still time to take your shot at #FlashVillain. Our final deadline hits in two days (end of day May 15th). We want your sinners, ruffians, ne'er-do-wells. Your baddies, outlaws, and antiheroes.
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Just four days left until our #FlashVillain final deadline! Send over those villainous and antihero-focused #flashfiction entries by end of day (Pacific} on Thursday, May 15th. #writingcontest
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May 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just four days left until our #FlashVillain final deadline! Send over those villainous and antihero-focused #flashfiction entries by end of day (Pacific} on Thursday, May 15th. #writingcontest
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Getting down to the wire. 7 days left until our #FlashVillain final deadline. You can take advantage of the #SlackerSpecial keeping late entries open until May 15th. Send over villainous and antihero-focused #flashfiction. #writingcontest
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May 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Getting down to the wire. 7 days left until our #FlashVillain final deadline. You can take advantage of the #SlackerSpecial keeping late entries open until May 15th. Send over villainous and antihero-focused #flashfiction. #writingcontest
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Random pet peeve: When food is left uncovered in refrigerators in movies (e.g. the plate of chicken in Gremlins). Wrap that shit up!
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Random pet peeve: When food is left uncovered in refrigerators in movies (e.g. the plate of chicken in Gremlins). Wrap that shit up!
That's a wrap! #FlashMonster 2024 entries now closed. Thanks to all who entered! Results posted noon Pacific on Friday, December 20th.
December 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM
That's a wrap! #FlashMonster 2024 entries now closed. Thanks to all who entered! Results posted noon Pacific on Friday, December 20th.
Only five days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send us monstrous #flashfiction by December 9th.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Only five days left until our #FlashMonster soft deadline. Send us monstrous #flashfiction by December 9th.
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Only 7 days left until the #FlashMonster soft deadline! Relatively lower turnout so far this time around, so better odds for you! Send us ghastly, monster-themed #flashfiction by December 9th. #writingcontest
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December 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Only 7 days left until the #FlashMonster soft deadline! Relatively lower turnout so far this time around, so better odds for you! Send us ghastly, monster-themed #flashfiction by December 9th. #writingcontest
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#KillerFlash 2024 early-bird ends in one week! Send us some deathly #flashfiction
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May 3, 2024 at 10:04 PM
#KillerFlash 2024 early-bird ends in one week! Send us some deathly #flashfiction
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“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” ― Isaac Asimov
#KillerFlash 2024 contest is now open to submissions. Send us something deathly.
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#KillerFlash 2024 contest is now open to submissions. Send us something deathly.
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April 15, 2024 at 8:43 PM
“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” ― Isaac Asimov
#KillerFlash 2024 contest is now open to submissions. Send us something deathly.
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#KillerFlash 2024 contest is now open to submissions. Send us something deathly.
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'Tis the season.
December 23, 2023 at 9:15 PM
'Tis the season.
We've got our #FlashMonster Top 10 locked in! Check back at noon Pacific time on Monday, Oct 30th for full results. Issue runs on Halloween!
October 29, 2023 at 6:27 PM
We've got our #FlashMonster Top 10 locked in! Check back at noon Pacific time on Monday, Oct 30th for full results. Issue runs on Halloween!
Flash Monster 2023 is now closed to submissions. Thanks to all who entered. Check back a noon (Pacific) on Oct. 30th for results!
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October 18, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Flash Monster 2023 is now closed to submissions. Thanks to all who entered. Check back a noon (Pacific) on Oct. 30th for results!
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Just one day left until our #FlashMonster final deadline. Send us monstrous flash fiction by 11:59pm Pacific time. Cash prizes and Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 16, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Just one day left until our #FlashMonster final deadline. Send us monstrous flash fiction by 11:59pm Pacific time. Cash prizes and Top 10 published on Halloween.
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Keep your head in the game! #FlashMonster final deadline hits in 5 days. Send us horrific #flashfiction by end of day Oct. 17th. Cash prizes and Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 12, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Keep your head in the game! #FlashMonster final deadline hits in 5 days. Send us horrific #flashfiction by end of day Oct. 17th. Cash prizes and Top 10 published on Halloween.
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