This is a great thing to have around, and kudos to Wigleaf for taking it on. The list represents a broad range of stories from across the interwebs. Though I might have limited appearances to one per author, it's hard to fault something that promotes great writers and flash fiction, from some NT alumni and some other favorites of mine. This being the Night Train blog, though, I'd like to highlight us:

Stephanie Johnson

Valerie Vogrin

Congratulations to Stephanie and Valerie for making the top 50,and to the following NT stories on the longlist:

Murray Dunlap

Louisa Howerow

Lesley C. Weston


The rest of the list is filled with NT folks, if not NT stories, so I'm a happy dude today. I would also be (very) remiss if I didn't point out the appearances of Fiction Editor Alicia Gifford and Poetry Editor Cami Park on the longlist. Congratulations one and all, and keep sending us stories.