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THE MISSION

Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Us too, but as much as we enjoy the sprawling epics for which our genre is famous (read: infamous), we think there should be more space for the short stuff. Stories you can knock out over your morning coffee, or during your lunch break. Stories you don’t need a bookmark for.

So, why Flash Point SF? Because we know there are a lot of wonderful science fiction and fantasy flash stories being written, but the market to publish them is small. That’s where we come in. Our goal is to help the market grow and provide SF&F flash authors with a new venue to publish their work.

Interested? You can become a yearly subscriber for only $5. Also, if you have a story you’d like us to consider, Submit it! We can’t wait to read your best and brightest, so long as there are no bookmarks required.

BROWSE BY GENRE


THE TEAM

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Thomas J. Griffin

Co-Founder and Editor. Thomas is a life-long fiction lover and sumo wrestling enthusiast who lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works out of an attic that could use more natural light. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, The Arcanist, Martian Magazine, Speculative North Magazine, and elsewhere.

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M.A. Dosser

Co-Founder and Editor. M.A. is a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. When he isn’t researching speculative fiction communities, music communication, or animated media, he’s writing about heroic blueberries, raven knights, and long voyages in outer space. Or he’s in bed by 9 PM reading about Prohibition or doing nonograms. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, Land Beyond the World, Flash Fiction Podcast, and more.

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Kevin Pabst

Art Director. Kevin is an artist, musician, and PhD student living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has done the cover art for numerous academic collections, produced tour posters for the band BadCameo, and created album art for bands like If By Whiskey. For more about Kevin’s design and artwork, visit his website.

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Fei Dong

First Reader. Fei is a fiction writer and a software programmer based in Toronto, Canada. A longtime fan of tabletop games, Fei has written and edited supplement game materials as part of the Homebrew for Equality Volunteer Group. Though they are usually busy daydreaming, Fei will take the occasional break to hike, play board games, or shout about bad TV shows on Twitter.

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Jordan Hirsch

First Reader. Jordan writes speculative fiction and poetry in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and their two perfect cats. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, and her work has appeared with Apparition Literary Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, and other venues. A lifelong Trekkie, she is absolutely thriving in this current golden age of Star Trek.

Chris Johnson

Acquisitions Editor

Brian P. Griffin

Webmaster

AND Our Founding Patrons, whose generosity helped launch Flash Point Science Fiction

Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Us too, but as much as we enjoy the sprawling epics for which our genre is famous (read: infamous), we think there should be more space for the short stuff. Stories you can knock out over your morning coffee, or during your lunch break. Stories you don’t need a bookmark for.

So, why Flash Point SF? Because we know there are a lot of wonderful science fiction and fantasy flash stories being written, but the market to publish them is small. That’s where we come in. Our goal is to help the market grow and provide SF&F flash authors with a new venue to publish their work.

Interested? You can become a yearly subscriber for only $5. Also, if you have a story you’d like us to consider, Submit it! We can’t wait to read your best and brightest, so long as there are no bookmarks required.

Our Founding Patrons, whose generosity helped launch Flash Point Science Fiction.

THE TEAM

Thomas J. Griffin

Co-Founder and Editor. Thomas is a life-long fiction lover and sumo wrestling enthusiast who lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works out of an attic that could use more natural light. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, The Arcanist, Martian Magazine, Speculative North Magazine, and elsewhere.

M.A. Dosser

Co-Founder and Editor. M.A. is a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. When he isn’t researching music communication, television, or popular culture, he’s writing stories about heroic blueberries. Or he’s in bed by 9 PM reading about Prohibition. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, Land Beyond the World, Flash Fiction Podcast, and more.

Kevin Pabst

Art Director. Kevin is an artist, musician, and PhD student living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has done the cover art for numerous academic collections, produced tour posters for the band BadCameo, and created album art for bands like If By Whiskey. For more about Kevin’s design and artwork, visit his website.

Fei Dong

First Reader. Fei is a fiction writer and a software programmer based in Toronto, Canada. A longtime fan of tabletop games, Fei has written and edited supplement game materials as part of the Homebrew for Equality Volunteer Group. Though they are usually busy daydreaming, Fei will take the occasional break to hike, play board games, or shout about bad TV shows on Twitter.

Jordan Hirsch

First Reader. Jordan writes speculative fiction and poetry in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and their two perfect cats. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, and her work has appeared with Apparition Literary Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, and other venues. A lifelong Trekkie, she is absolutely thriving in this current golden age of Star Trek.

Chris Johnson

Acquisitions Editor

Brian P. Griffin

Webmaster

THE MISSION

Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Us too, but as much as we enjoy the sprawling epics for which our genre is famous (read: infamous), we think there should be more space for the short stuff. Stories you can knock out over your morning coffee, or during your lunch break. Stories you don’t need a bookmark for.

So, why Flash Point SF? Because we know there are a lot of wonderful science fiction and fantasy flash stories being written, but the market to publish them is small. That’s where we come in. Our goal is to help the market grow and provide SF&F flash authors with a new venue to publish their work.

Interested? You can become a yearly subscriber for only $5. Also, if you have a story you’d like us to consider, Submit it! We can’t wait to read your best and brightest, so long as there are no bookmarks required.

BROWSE BY GENRE


THE TEAM

Scroll

Thomas J. Griffin

Co-Founder and Editor. Thomas is a life-long fiction lover and sumo wrestling enthusiast who lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works out of an attic that could use more natural light. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, The Arcanist, Martian Magazine, Speculative North Magazine, and elsewhere.

Scroll

M.A. Dosser

Co-Founder and Editor. M.A. is a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. When he isn’t researching speculative fiction communities, music communication, or animated media, he’s writing about heroic blueberries, raven knights, and long voyages in outer space. Or he’s in bed by 9 PM reading about Prohibition or doing nonograms. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, Land Beyond the World, Flash Fiction Podcast, and more.

Scroll

Kevin Pabst

Art Director. Kevin is an artist, musician, and PhD student living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has done the cover art for numerous academic collections, produced tour posters for the band BadCameo, and created album art for bands like If By Whiskey. For more about Kevin’s design and artwork, visit his website.

Scroll

Fei Dong

First Reader. Fei is a fiction writer and a software programmer based in Toronto, Canada. A longtime fan of tabletop games, Fei has written and edited supplement game materials as part of the Homebrew for Equality Volunteer Group. Though they are usually busy daydreaming, Fei will take the occasional break to hike, play board games, or shout about bad TV shows on Twitter.

Scroll

Jordan Hirsch

First Reader. Jordan writes speculative fiction and poetry in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and their two perfect cats. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, and her work has appeared with Apparition Literary Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, and other venues. A lifelong Trekkie, she is absolutely thriving in this current golden age of Star Trek.

Chris Johnson

Acquisitions Editor

Brian P. Griffin

Webmaster

AND Our Founding Patrons, whose generosity helped launch Flash Point Science Fiction

Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Us too, but as much as we enjoy the sprawling epics for which our genre is famous (read: infamous), we think there should be more space for the short stuff. Stories you can knock out over your morning coffee, or during your lunch break. Stories you don’t need a bookmark for.

So, why Flash Point SF? Because we know there are a lot of wonderful science fiction and fantasy flash stories being written, but the market to publish them is small. That’s where we come in. Our goal is to help the market grow and provide SF&F flash authors with a new venue to publish their work.

Interested? You can become a yearly subscriber for only $5. Also, if you have a story you’d like us to consider, Submit it! We can’t wait to read your best and brightest, so long as there are no bookmarks required.

Our Founding Patrons, whose generosity helped launch Flash Point Science Fiction.

THE TEAM

Thomas J. Griffin

Co-Founder and Editor. Thomas is a life-long fiction lover and sumo wrestling enthusiast who lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works out of an attic that could use more natural light. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, The Arcanist, Martian Magazine, Speculative North Magazine, and elsewhere.

M.A. Dosser

Co-Founder and Editor. M.A. is a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh. When he isn’t researching music communication, television, or popular culture, he’s writing stories about heroic blueberries. Or he’s in bed by 9 PM reading about Prohibition. His own stories have appeared in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, Land Beyond the World, Flash Fiction Podcast, and more.

Kevin Pabst

Art Director. Kevin is an artist, musician, and PhD student living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has done the cover art for numerous academic collections, produced tour posters for the band BadCameo, and created album art for bands like If By Whiskey. For more about Kevin’s design and artwork, visit his website.

Fei Dong

First Reader. Fei is a fiction writer and a software programmer based in Toronto, Canada. A longtime fan of tabletop games, Fei has written and edited supplement game materials as part of the Homebrew for Equality Volunteer Group. Though they are usually busy daydreaming, Fei will take the occasional break to hike, play board games, or shout about bad TV shows on Twitter.

Jordan Hirsch

First Reader. Jordan writes speculative fiction and poetry in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and their two perfect cats. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, and her work has appeared with Apparition Literary Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, and other venues. A lifelong Trekkie, she is absolutely thriving in this current golden age of Star Trek.

Chris Johnson

Acquisitions Editor

Brian P. Griffin

Webmaster