B.G. Smith

Retired federal agent writing 100-word stories about trauma and survival. Highly Commended: NFFD Competition 2026. Published 16+ times.

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New horror micro fiction: "Mud Pies" is live in @FlashPhantoms' July issue. A little girl. A backyard. A flood. And something in the cemetery next door. 🖤 https://t.co/M4HOeufvhN #HorrorFiction #FlashFiction #MicroFiction

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“Whispering Pines” is one of five winners in the Drabble the Dark Summer Camp Contest #7 by @WATGPress! Free to read now 🌲

https://t.co/4n8pT9Ts3k

#FlashFiction #MicroFiction #DrabbleTheDark #AmWriting

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My flash fiction "Mixed Reviews" is live on @101words — a rental car, a favor, and a gut punch in 101 words. Give it a read! 👉 https://t.co/e7l6H7VBBX #FlashFiction #AmWriting

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My 100-word microfiction story, 'My First Doll,' is now published in Dark Moments by Black Hare Press, in the April edition under the theme 'Something returned.' It is available to read here: https://t.co/P08L2JBSau.

#blackharepress #darkmoments

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My horror story "Survivor's Guilt" is published in Trembling With Fear today!

100-word vampire story: woman recognizes rideshare driver as predator. The guilt: "I should have warned her. I didn't."

Read:
https://t.co/6mPSv8pQ8M:

Publication #22!

#Horror #FlashFiction

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*Double acceptance news! 🎉

"My First Doll" accepted by Dark Moments - doll returns from grave

"Survivor's Guilt" accepted by Trembling With Fear - vampire survivor's guilt

Both 100-word horror pieces.

#FlashFiction #Horror #DarkMoments #TremblingWithFear*

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DOUBLE PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉

My stories "Sunday Games" and "Bubbles" are both live today!

📖 "Sunday Games" in WATG Press Magazine #4
Link: https://t.co/CVoheXYAY3

📖 "Bubbles" in ScribesMICRO #56
Link: https://t.co/1tuQPV4fZw

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My horror story "Sunday Games" is published in WATG Press Magazine Issue #4!

Read it here:
https://t.co/CVoheXYAY3

Publication #17.

#FlashFiction #Horror #100Words #WATGPress*

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"The Attic Door" is about what we choose not to believe—and the precautions we take anyway. Found footage horror in 100 words. Published today in Dark Moments.
https://t.co/ovN4l6JsBT

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My horror story "The Attic Door" is published in Dark Moments (Black Hare Press) today!

Read it here: https://t.co/ovN4l6JsBT

This is publication #18. Grateful to the Dark Moments editors.

#FlashFiction #Horror #FoundFootage #DarkMoments #BlackHarePress

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@shrutidhoraPM @NFFD_UK Thank you!

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Honored to announce that my story "Fallujah" was Highly Commended in the National Flash Fiction Day Micro Fiction Competition—top 10 of 427 entries. Grateful to @NFFD_UK and the judges. Full results: https://t.co/mXVYlyplil

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I just launched my Substack newsletter! Monthly flash fiction, exclusive 100-word stories, and updates on my writing journey. First post: From Badge to Byline—how 24 years in law enforcement shaped my micro fiction. Subscribe:
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@TomNotes1 @nationalflashfd Thanks!

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Thrilled to share that one of my 100-word stories was shortlisted for the National Flash Fiction Day Micro Fiction Competition—top 27 of 427 entries! Final results coming soon. Grateful to the judges and
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@nationalflashfd Thank you!

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Read my latest story on Micro Fiction Monday! https://t.co/tonTJ39hWO

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