“BetterMe” by Eric Fomley
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The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod
The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege
Bio for this weeks author: Eric Fomley’s fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press. More of his stories can be found on his website ericfomley.com, or in his collections, starting with Flash Futures.
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Candidate 1143172 cover letter: Junior pot scrubber – FFP 1041
“Candidate 1143172 cover letter: Junior pot scrubber” by Emma Burnett
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The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod
The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege
Bio for this weeks author: Emma Burnett is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in Nature:Futures, Mythaxis, Northern Gravy, Radon, Flash Fiction Online, Apex, Utopia, MetaStellar, Uncharted, Roi Fainéant, JAKE, and more. She’s pretty excited that her first book, Ex Partum, will be coming out in June 2026 with Atthis Arts.
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Stuck Above (Fixed)
“Stuck Above” by Jake Stein
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The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod
The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege
Bio for this weeks author: Jake Stein lives in Portland, Oregon, where he concocts strange tales on his laptop and spends too much time at Powell’s Books. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Aurealis, Kaleidotrope, and lots of other awesome publications. You can occasionally find him fumbling around bluesky at jakeiswriting.bsky.social, or check out his other stories at storiesbystein.wordpress.com.
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Stuck Above
“Stuck Above” by Jake Stein
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More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws
The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod
The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege
Bio for this weeks author: Jake Stein lives in Portland, Oregon, where he concocts strange tales on his laptop and spends too much time at Powell’s Books. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Aurealis, Kaleidotrope, and lots of other awesome publications. You can occasionally find him fumbling around bluesky at jakeiswriting.bsky.social, or check out his other stories at storiesbystein.wordpress.com.
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Discerning Magic – FFP 1039
“Discerning Magic” by Andrew Akers
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More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws
The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod
The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege
Bio for this weeks author: Andrew Akers is a forest ranger and fiction writer from Pennsylvania, USA. He is also a full SFWA member. His work has appeared in Book XI, The Daily Tomorrow, Metastellar, and many others. His debut novel, Tapestry, is expected in April, 2026. When he isn’t working or writing, Andrew runs marathons, plays Dungeons & Dragons, and raises his sons with his far more talented half, Kylie. More information about Andrew’s stories can be found at www.andrew-akers.com or facebook.com/AndrewAkersAuthor.
Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast features a new piece of short short fiction each Thursday. The stories range widely in genre and theme, but lean a bit toward fantasy and science fiction. Hosted by CB Droege.
To submit a story for consideration visit manawaker.com/ffp-submissions/
To help support the podcast visit patreon.com/manawaker
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