Lit mag for flash fiction, poetry, art and letters. Throw it all at us. Reading is punk. https://templeinacity.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3ml76ykiewc2s‘I loved my father most during thunderstorms.’ A crackling flash of family, pain, wonder, love by @lmbayley.bsky.social https://templeinacity.com/flash-fiction-by-linda-m-bayley/06 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76ykiewc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3ml76tig2z22iThere is gentle warmth and love in this micro, good people. You could use a little of that, right? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76tig2z22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkqrdysaa22cAny day is a good day to read these, take a break from what haunts you to sink into these vicarious little chillers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqrdysaa22chttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkpxxjs6os2lA little poem of hopeful defiance by A.A. Loria, the latest in our ongoing always growing Joy edition. https://templeinacity.com/poetry-by-a-a-loria/30 Apr 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpxxjs6os2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkpxoc7zkk2nAmazing thread of stories and a great question for writers. What themes do you find yourself drawn to again and again? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpxoc7zkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkibdfgo6k23A new micro by Colleen Addison. Amid pain and rancour, a relieving reminder of the love we carry, that lifts us up. https://templeinacity.com/micro-fiction-by-colleen-addison/27 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkibdfgo6k23https://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkaq3i4chc2zJust a ‘lil reminder that April showers bring May flowers and also our next issue. https://media.tenor.com/SBaHXwhhIbMAAAAC/coming-soon.gif?hh=104&ww=19424 Apr 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaq3i4chc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkapwpuymk2z‘The road is no place for a snapping turtle.’ If you have a few minutes this little tale of caring can warm your day. The latest addition to our ongoing joy issue, with more coming soon. https://templeinacity.com/flash-fiction-by-a-a-loria/24 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkapwpuymk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mkapruge5c2fA beautiful flash by A.A. Loria reminding that the good we have in us is a kind a magic. https://templeinacity.com/flash-fiction-by-a-a-loria/24 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkapruge5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjx4bczxdk2aA little more joy for your day in this Kendra Cardin micro that glitters and soars in the moments between pain. https://templeinacity.com/micro-fiction-by-kendra-cardin/20 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx4bczxdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhknqnptk2bMore quiet joy, this time from the so talented Huina Zheng. ‘Look, spring comes and autumn goes, flowers bloom and fall. All liveliness belongs to them. But this pine tree stays the same.’ https://templeinacity.com/flash-fiction-by-huina-zheng-2/14 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhknqnptk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhkwaww422b@meanerharker.bsky.social brings a quiet, contemplative but ferociously alive poem to you. https://templeinacity.com/poetry-by-zoe-davis/14 Apr 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhkwaww422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhlc2t4cc2bOur joy issue continues to grow with two new pieces this week and more coming throughout April. Always open for submissions, looking for many forms of joy. Be the moment of respite in someone day, or dig into the issue and find your moment of comfort and joy https://templeinacity.com/category/joy-popup-edition/14 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhlc2t4cc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhlc2t4cc2bOur joy issue continues to grow with two new pieces this week and more coming throughout April. Always open for submissions, looking for many forms of joy. Be the moment of respite in someone day, or dig into the issue and find your moment of comfort and joy https://templeinacity.com/category/joy-popup-edition/14 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhlc2t4cc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhkwaww422b@meanerharker.bsky.social brings a quiet, contemplative but ferociously alive poem to you. https://templeinacity.com/poetry-by-zoe-davis/14 Apr 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhkwaww422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjhknqnptk2bMore quiet joy, this time from the so talented Huina Zheng. ‘Look, spring comes and autumn goes, flowers bloom and fall. All liveliness belongs to them. But this pine tree stays the same.’ https://templeinacity.com/flash-fiction-by-huina-zheng-2/14 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhknqnptk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjfezxtdy22o👇👇🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfezxtdy22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjf6zc3dhk2oWho’s up for a little breathe of poetry that believes in life? *raises hand [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6zc3dhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/templeinacity.bsky.social/post/3mjf6w6jrxk2oA quiet slice of poetic joy via @meanerharker.bsky.social ‘I believe we only age in silence, that grains of sand run smooth in darkened rooms’ https://templeinacity.com/poetry-by-zoe-davis/13 Apr 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:tpz4oepaby4jx4bhc5xb7ru4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6w6jrxk2o