Editor thoughts when rejecting a submission: this piece is great, but the vibes just aren’t quite right for this mag Editor thoughts after submitting and getting a rejection: my piece must suck, nobody will ever love it, i’m doomed

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, by author Robin Forrester on Short Beasts bit.ly/4n3m63q

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒄𝒉, by author Davide Risso on Short Beasts bit.ly/406PNql

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑨 𝑺𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅, by new author Billie J Daniel on Short Beasts bit.ly/4jQaoGw

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒌, by author Alyson Floyd on Short Beasts bit.ly/4e3TN0y

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜’𝑠 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒, by author Litsa Dremousis on Short Beasts bit.ly/43DdYPr

Today, author Meryl A.H. Franzos playfully embraces Short Beasts' rule of omitting real brand names. "#YOLO" is a story about finding a bright way forward, on Short Beasts bit.ly/44WrRaZ

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒛𝒉𝒐𝒖, by author Matt Bianca on Short Beasts bit.ly/3UBwwKA

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑟, by author Eva Axelle Moller on Short Beasts bit.ly/4mn17aV

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, "The Widow from Toledo", by author R. P. Singletary on Short Beasts bit.ly/3JkgySV

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, "Dogu Express", by author Hannah Katerina on Short Beasts bit.ly/4fN7eD6

Pleased to announce our latest flash fiction story, "I Learned to Call You by the Names the Wind Gave You", by author Asmi Mahajan on Short Beasts bit.ly/4fXZtu3

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, "Boyfriend, Him, and I", from the unique voice of author Madison Ellingsworth on Short Beasts bit.ly/3ZRO1cM

Tight vivid prose makes this new folklore-based flash fiction story 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑎, by author Faye Wikner, a great read on Short Beasts bit.ly/47zAU4x

Pleased to announce a new poetic and thought-provoking micro flash fiction story, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑔𝑒́𝑛𝑢𝑒, by author Olivia Wieland on Short Beasts bit.ly/4mHcYjC

New publisher listing for: Short Beasts: Flash Fiction Literary Magazine @shortbeasts (Fiction; non-paying) duotrope.com/magazine/short… #WritingCommunity

Pleased to announce a smart new micro flash fiction story, 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆, by author Ellen Townsend on Short Beasts bit.ly/4hlQeoh

Two years after submission, this story got a resounding nod. Pleased to announce a new bicycle story, "Not Reported Stolen"—flash fiction by author Laurel Smith, on Short Beasts bit.ly/42N2icc

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒐̈𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌, by author Gordon Pinckheard on Short Beasts bit.ly/4nC1MFf

Pleased to announce a new flash fiction story, 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆, by author Halina Duraj on Short Beasts bit.ly/3XnhCc4