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Inventory before Prayer by Joseph Randolph

Joseph Randolph's "Inventory Before Prayer"

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Portrait of Mary Davis the Horned Woman — oil on canvas 1668 by Joshua Jones Lofflin

@jjlofflin.bsky.social's "Portrait of Mary Davis the Horned Woman - oil on canvas 1668"

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The Ghost of Johnny Cash Sings of Fire by Benjamin Drevlow

@thedrevlow.bsky.social's "The Ghost of Johnny Cash Sings of Fire"

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Butterfly Time by Sage Tyrtle

@samisagesays.bsky.social's "Butterfly Time"

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Margaret Mulaney and the New Faces by Cuyler Meade

@cuylermeade.bsky.social's "Margaret Mulaney and the New Faces"

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Please help us congratulate our Best Small Fictions nominees @cuylermeade.bsky.social @bretdevereaux.bsky.social @thedrevlow.bsky.social @jjlofflin.bsky.social & Joseph Randolph. You can read their nominated stories ⬇️

Thank you, dear! A lot of work happening behind the scenes. We want everything perfect before we reopen, but it will happen!

It will! We hired a pro. No way would anyone want any of us to cobble together a site & try to migrate everything over. :-)

Maura, thank you! A lot has been done, but a lot still remains.

A message from the @trampset.bsky.social team:

Goodbye, 2025!

4425 subs received in 2025
73 accepted
1.50% acceptance rate

We're grateful to you all! Stay tuned for exciting updates in 2026!

You Can Be Something Different Today You Say to Yourself Again Today by Jeffrey Hermann

@jeffreyhermann.bsky.social's "You Can Be Something Different Today You Say to Yourself Today Again"

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Green by Michaella Thornton

@kellathornton.bsky.social's "Green"

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My Other Girlfriend is a Corvette by Amorak Huey

@amorak.bsky.social's "My Other Girlfriend is a Corvette"

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On the Origin of My Species by Robin Wilder

@robinwilder.bsky.social's "On the Origin of My Species"

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While Democracy Was Being Dismantled by Lauren D. Woods

@ladiwoods.bsky.social's "While Democracy Was Beingggg Dismantled"

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Please help us congratulate our @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nominees! @ladiwoods.bsky.social @robinwilder.bsky.social @amorak.bsky.social @kellathornton.bsky.social & @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social

Chris Allen in a screenshot from Smokelong open mic tonight

Such fun reading & listening to great stories as part of the @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness Open Mic.

Good to see you @christopherallen.bsky.social @quickasaflash.bsky.social @arti-jain.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social

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Keep Your Visions to Yourself by Kathryn Kulpa

"We crossed the line on Friendship Street. Didn’t see the stop sign. Failed to yield."

@writesofkathryn.bsky.social's "Keep Your Visions to Yourself"

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Barn by Atar Hadari

"People on the subway
catch your eye and blow away"

Atar Hadari's "Barn"

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Little Helpers by L. Soviero

"Our neighbors near sleepwalk into the snow-bitten night. They want a glimpse of Dad in his Santa suit, the pillow-belly full of ho ho hos, the wayward, white beard."

L. Soviero's "Little Helpers"

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Sangre De Cristo (Haibun) by Lucia Lu

"We anticipate its arrival. Unquiet steams from the early dark earth. In the rheumy distance, a muzzy landform pulses at the edges."

@boocia.bsky.social's "Sangre de Cristo"

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I’ll Be Right Back by Mallory Smart

"On Friday, the company schedules this “optional” team building thing called SURVIVING THE GRIND: A SLASHER-BASED APPROACH TO CORPORATE COHESION."

@mallorysmart.bsky.social's "I'll Be Right Back"

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Land Rover Stevie doCarmo

"Look at these two.

Peacocking — angel-strange, hetero as fuck — down the manicured shoulder of the remotest stretch of the commercial strip"

Stevie doCarmo's "Land Rover"

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Invitation to an Execution by Elizabeth J. Wenger

"The kindest thing about my cell is the way the stones, if studied long enough, begin to reveal words, fresh and wise, on their surfaces."

Elizabeth Wenger's "Invitation to an Execution"

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In Praise of the Non-Linear by Tyler Dempsey

"If I cared about linear progress, I would’ve never gotten picked up by a plane hitchhiking."

Tyler Dempsey's "In Praise of the Non-Linear"

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Inventory before Prayer by Joseph Randolph

"It’s two a.m. in a gas station outside Kokomo, and Jim is counting the seconds between the compressor’s kicks."

Joseph Randolph's "Inventory Before Prayer"

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You Can Be Something Different Today You Say to Yourself Again Today by Jeffrey Hermann

"Fantasy football gets me nowhere. I try the airports but the windows don’t open. Too many planes want to leave at the same time"

@jeffreyhermann.bsky.social's "You Can Be Something Different Today You Say to Yourself Today Again"

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Our Dec issue is now live! It's our last issue of the year, and it's super sized!

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Nov was a short submission window month, so here are our stats:

270 received
9 accepted
3.33% acceptance rate

Our last issue of the year drops this Friday!