Zac Smith: "Maybe I Think It Just Feels Fun"
Interview by Gabriel Hart
Gabriel Hart interviews Zac Smith about his new collection, "Everything Is Totally Fine" (Muummuu House).
7 Short Literary Works for the Shortest Month
Column by Lisa Bubert February 15, 2021
Let's traipse through some of the finest short fiction around.
Fatter than Flash, Shorter than Short: The Joys of the Brief Story
Column by Darrin Doyle October 26, 2018
Invigorate your short fiction by restraining word count.
Anatomy of a Mini Flash Novel Experiment: Angel Dust
Column by Alex Behr
"Planet Grim" Author Alex Behr turns prompts into experimental prose.
UPDATED WITH WINNER!!!!!!! LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: LAST ONE!!!!!!!!
Column by Taylor Houston July 29, 2016
IT'S THE LAST FLASH FICTION CONTEST, SO MAKE IT GOOD. Pick a prompt from any previous Flash contest and give us your best 250 words.
UPDATED WITH WINNER: LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: Knockemstiff Edition
Column by Taylor Houston June 30, 2016
You know what to do.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: Prince's Poetics Edition
Column by Taylor Houston May 31, 2016
The Prince of Purple knew how to write Poetry. Let's try our hand.
UPDATED WITH WINNERS - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: April Edition
Column by Taylor Houston April 29, 2016
Win a copy of Matt Marinovich's novel "The Winter Girl."
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: City of Rose Edition
Column by Taylor Houston March 30, 2016
Roses. Hipsters. Pickled pickles. Bacon Donuts. Vegan Stripclubs. Amateur Private Investigators. This is Portland. Or is it? Enter the 'City of Rose' by Rob Hart edition of Flash Fiction!
UPDATED WITH WINNERS - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: Leap Year Edition
Column by Taylor Houston February 29, 2016
Hooray! There is an extra day in the worst month of the year!! Let's celebrate with flash fiction stories about something that takes too long...
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: Maps Edition
Column by Taylor Houston January 29, 2016
Maps show us the way. Win a copy of 'Bats Of The Republic', the debut book by Zachary Thomas Dodson.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: The Holidays (Post Alien Invasion) Edition
Column by Taylor Houston January 4, 2016
20 Years After Earth is Conquered by Aliens - What Happens to the Holidays?
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: 5 Word Story Edition
Column by Taylor Houston November 30, 2015
Take a break from your word count and give us just 5 words.
Storyville: How to Write Flash Fiction
Column by Richard Thomas November 4, 2015
Tips and tricks for writing powerful flash fiction.
UPDATED WITH WINNERS - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: Kanye West—Reanimator Edition
Column by Taylor Houston October 30, 2015
Yeezus and H.P. You CAN'T get any better than that. Well, you can try. Here's your chance.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: September Edition
Column by Taylor Houston September 30, 2015
Opus T. Penguin of Bloom County has woken up after 25 years. This month, write a story that picks up 25 years after something.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: August Edition
Column by Taylor Houston September 1, 2015
We've giving away a copy of 'Broken Parts' by Gayle Towell.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: July Edition
Column by Taylor Houston July 31, 2015
Flashers welcome.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: 'New Yorked' Edition
Column by Taylor Houston June 30, 2015
Win a limited-edition 'New Yorked' umbrella from Rob Hart, author of the new book 'New Yorked'—coming out June 9th! Just give us 25 words about New York City.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: May Edition
Column by Taylor Houston June 1, 2015
DON'T PANIC! Our own Richard Thomas has a new book--WIN IT by offering the most kickass Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Towel Day Flash Fiction Entry. You have, you guessed it, 42 words.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: April Fool's Edition
Column by Taylor Houston May 1, 2015
Best joke wins a prize!
UPDATED WITH WINNERS: LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: March Edition
Column by Taylor Houston March 31, 2015
Two great books up for grabs to the best flash fiction stories inspired by Dizzy Dali's Dinner.
UPDATED WITH WINNERS - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: February Edition
Column by Taylor Houston March 2, 2015
S'quatches, and Yetis, and Nessies--OH MY! Give us 30 words about your fave mythical beast.
UPDATED WITH WINNER: LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: January Edition
Column by Taylor Houston January 30, 2015
It's January. It's cold (in some places). And it's time for soup.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: December Edition
Column by Taylor Houston January 2, 2015
It's that time of year again—you either embrace it, hide from it, OR create a NEW holiday to replace it.
