# flash essay — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover flash essay. Page: Feed: --- ## [What a Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir Taught Me About Writing](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/what-a-rock-n-roll-memoir-taught) _2026-08-26 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ Cameron Crowe’s memoir, The Uncool, plus a playlist for you and a new gig for me ## [Who's Culpable?](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/whos-culpable) _2026-08-19 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ What Bruce Holsinger's AI-thriler taught me about suspense and how it got me thinking about AI and creative writing. ## [Everything I'm teaching this fall!](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/everything-im-teaching-this-fall) _2026-08-18 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ New Incubator and generative workshops; plus, two asynchronous flash essay courses ## [Estranging the Familiar to Connect to the Self](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/estranging-the-familiar-to-connect) _2026-08-07 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ On contour drawing and Kansas ## [Finding the Story Beneath the Story](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/finding-the-story-beneath-the-story) _2026-07-22 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ How A Marriage at Sea transforms an unforgettable adventure into a meditation on marriage--and what writers can learn from that shift. ## [Sandwich Generation Unlocked](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/sandwich-generation-unlocked) _2026-07-18 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ Plus news, a writing prompt, and two workshops ## [Oh Rats!](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/oh-rats) _2026-07-08 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ How and why to write about gross things ## [Psychic Space, A New Workshop, and Estranging the Familiar](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/psychic-space-a-new-workshop-and) _2026-06-30 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ Fourth of July, Robert Hayden, and estranging old narratives. And a prompt! ## [The Sunflower Boys: A Lesson in Structure](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/the-sunflower-boys-a-lesson-in-structure) _2026-06-19 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ How Sam Wachman used 100 short chapters and a boy's sketches to tell his story ## [Late to the MFA](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/late-to-the-mfa) _2026-06-09 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ What going to grad school at 50 taught me about writing and belonging ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nNLXyYc5zpuW) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Poems, Essays, "Lore"](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/poems-essays-lore) _2026-05-31 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ And David Byrne ## [At 64, my husband bought me a drying rack](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/at-64-my-husband-bought-me-a-drying) _2026-05-15 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ He still needs me... ## [The Shape of a Mosaic Memoir](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/the-shape-of-a-mosaic-memoir) _2026-05-12 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ Brenda Miller’s Love You, Bye and the possibilities of hybrid nonfiction ## [Writing, the Unconscious, and Other Ways of Knowing](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/writing-the-unconscious-and-other) _2026-05-08 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ Actual ether ## [It ends or It does not...](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/it-ends-or-it-does-not) _2026-05-01 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ We do not Perish ## [Poem|Life](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/poemlife) _2026-04-23 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ And a writing prompt! ## [I Tink So, Tank You](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/i-tink-so-tank-you) _2026-04-15 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ What Brenda MIller's "Typos" reveals about language, craft, and happy mistakes. ## [When I'm 64...](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/when-im-64) _2026-04-08 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ Thoughts on writing and aging. ## [Which Came First?](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/which-came-first) _2026-04-03 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ Two Ways to Take a Deep Dive in Your Writing ## [in Just-/ spring: some poems by not e.e. cummings but me](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/in-just-spring-some-poems-by-not) _2026-04-02 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ Plus, New Spring Writing Workshops! ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/s9LqymbfIXkT) _2026-04-02 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [A Return to My Various Selves](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/a-return-to-my-various-selves) _2026-03-25 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ Also FYI: a generative workshop this weekend ## [The Braided Essay](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/the-braided-essay) _2026-03-20 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ How Ed Park Combines a Blizzard and a Board Game to explore Memory and Meaning ## [Morning Raaga](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/morning-raaga) _2026-02-27 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ This flash essay is part of a collaborative, constrained-writing challenge undertaken by some members of the Bangalore Substack Writers Group. This month, we used the prompt, ‘MUSIC’. ## [Something Cheering, Perhaps](https://joannapenncooper.substack.com/p/something-cheering-perhaps) _2026-02-26 · Joanna Penn Cooper · Muse with JPC_ A game, a flash essay of fragments, a writing prompt ## [Writing the Neighborhood: How a Walk Becomes an Essay](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/writing-the-neighborhood-how-a-walk) _2026-02-26 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ Turning an everyday moment into an essay begins with attention. ## [How Do You Connect Fragmented Stories?](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/how-do-you-connect-fragmented-stories) _2026-02-18 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ What I Learned About Mosaic Structure from Daniel Mason’s Northwoods ## [When a Father Bathes a Son](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/when-a-father-bathes-a-son) _2026-02-11 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ A Scene-based, Flash Essay ## [Prison Talk](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/prison-talk) _2026-02-03 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ A Book, an Essay and a Short Story ## [Three Windows in a Week](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/three-windows-in-a-week) _2026-01-30 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ This flash essay is part of a collaborative, constrained-writing challenge undertaken by some members of the Bangalore Substack Writers Group. This month, we used the prompt, ‘A Window Into…’. ## [The Craft Essay](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/the-craft-essay) _2026-01-19 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ 7 Myths About Writing Creative Nonfiction By Ratika Deshpande ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zEzDatA1h4GC) _2026-01-19 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [9 Picks from my 2025 Read Pile](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/9-picks-from-my-2025-read-pile) _2026-01-07 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ You're probably tired of year-end lists by now, but go ahead, take a look! ## [What is Love?](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/what-is-love) _2025-12-08 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more ... ## [A Braided Recipe Essay](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/a-braided-recipe-essay) _2025-12-03 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ "Start With Overripe Bananas" by Sara Spurgeon ## [Unknown Citizen](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/unknown-citizen) _2025-11-28 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ This flash essay is part of a collaborative, constrained-writing challenge undertaken by some members of the Bangalore Substack Writers Group. This month, each of us examined the concept of ‘BELONGING ## [Another Great Flash Essay](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/another-great-flash-essay) _2025-10-07 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ In Grover Cleveland's Childhood Home by Sari Fordham ## [The Micro Essay--300 Words or Less](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/the-micro-essay-300-words-or-less) _2025-09-19 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ "21 Allen Drive" by Diane Gottlieb ## [Every lighthouse has story ...](https://andreaafirth.substack.com/p/every-lighthouse-has-story) _2025-09-10 · Andrea A. Firth · Everything Essay! with Andrea A. Firth_ 2 books that center around lighthouses ## [What does this mean?](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/what-does-this-mean) _2025-08-01 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ Idu (andre) yenu? ## [Nagar Life](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/nagar-life) _2025-06-29 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ Cake is the answer, no matter the question ## [Vada Sambar dip\*](https://generalinherlabyrinth.substack.com/p/vada-sambar-dip) _2025-06-25 · Nidhi · The General in her Labyrinth_ 'Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.'- Jacques Diouf