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Flash February returns! Join us for a generative spring, and write your own short read during the year’s shortest month! short-reads.org/flash-february/

“Where you from, young man?” he asked, wrapping his arm around my neck to pull me closer. ... Today's Short Read, by Robert Yune (@robertyune on all platforms): a bar story. short-reads.org/the-thirty-eig…

I'm pretty sure the bar this happened in burned down years ago. Thanks so much to Short Reads for reprinting this very Pittsburgh, very Korean story.

This story hits like liquor, stays with you

The wonderful folks at Short Reads were generous enough to share my flash essay “Faster,” originally published in Foglifter Journal! short-reads.org/faster/

"I think about how all of us hurtle headlong into the unknown as we let go—and let others go." Today's Short Reads, by Anne Visser Ney (Anne Visser Ney), finds a moment of sweetness in the midst of worry and grief. short-reads.org/of-peas-and-po…

Great flash essay by Montserrat Andrée Carty (Montserrat Andrée) via Short Reads. short-reads.org/would-have-bee…

#FlashFriday Today we recommend, “Dig” by Lori McDole found on Short Reads! The captivating imagery, bits of alliteration and urgency in this piece completely suck you into the narrator’s world. Definitely give it a read!! short-reads.org/dig/

Shaindel Beers 🍻 This little flash ran in Short Reads this year and is my favorite thing I’ve ever written: short-reads.org/haunted/

"I’ve been trying to remind myself lately that we are all human: plumbers, street fighters, kidnapped princesses." Sarah Carson goes on a quest in today's Short Reads: short-reads.org/an-open-letter…

I had no idea when I wrote this piece, "Still," about the death of my beautiful son that it would live forever (or what seems like it). So now Eric and his big energy, his light, live on too. 🩷 Thanks so much to Short Reads for giving it another round. short-reads.org/tag/casey-mull…

I love this flash essay by Casey Mulligan Walsh (Casey Mulligan Walsh) via Short Reads (& originally published in Split Lip Magazine). short-reads.org/still/

I've returned to this Short Reads piece by Brenda Miller for three Passovers now, making it a yearly tradition of sorts. "Elijah" gives me a bit of everything--grief, faith, hope, and inspiration--and I am so grateful for it. 🙏💙 short-reads.org/elijah/

for now, she is Margot until she presents her passport at the border, when she will become someone else, though only for a moment, because she has been, always will be, Margot powerful essay about hope by Jeanette Mrozinski 🥥🌴 Short Reads short-reads.org/literally-any

In this week's Short Reads, Jeanette Mrozinski (Jeanette Mrozinski 🥥🌴) finds hope in a very unlikely place, and maybe we all can, too. short-reads.org/literally-any/

Short Reads has been kind enough to drag me back out into the light. Thanks for giving this little birthday remembrance some love. short-reads.org/celebration-50…

"I can’t tell you why my brother and I no longer talk." Great flash essay by Darien Hsu Gee (Darien Hsu Gee) via Short Reads. (Loved seeing Darien Hsu Gee in an AWP panel recently.) short-reads.org/artifact/

Short Reads (Short Reads) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut! Celebrate with us on June 26: clmp.org/event/2025-fir…

Who knew an essay about Flamin' Hot Cheetos could be such a heartwarming delight! Short Reads short-reads.org/hot-chips/