Flash Fiction Online Staff

Editor-in-Chief & Publisher

Rebecca Halsey

Rebecca Halsey

Rebecca Halsey holds an MFA degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.​ She is the author of the historic romance novel Notes of Temptation. Her short fiction has most recently been featured in The Bookends Review and Ghost Parachute. Learn more at www.rebeccahalsey.com.

Senior Editor

Sabrina West

Sabrina West

Sabrina West is a writer and wildlife biologist living in Sacramento, California.

Senior Editor

Nancy Greene

Nancy Greene

I am a sci-fi/ fantasy geek and business lawyer. I returned to writing after the birth of my oldest son as an escape from the drain of the business of litigation. Frankly, my law office is a mix of classic meets geek with the sci-fi /fantasy novels, autographs and toys scattered lovingly all over it. Over the years I developed near-allergic reaction to legal mumbo jumbo. I applied my experience with prose to my law practice and began serving my clients better and winning cases more often.

Since first being published in 2012, I have several published short stories and a novella across different genres. I also self-published the nonfiction: Navigating Legal Landmines, a Practical Guide to Business Law for Real People, an Amazon best-seller in three categories in 2017, and contributed to the Amazon best-selling non-fiction Succeeding Through Doubt, Fear and Crisis in 2014.

ASSISTANT EDITOR

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. You can find Emma @slashnburnett.bsky.social or emmaburnett.uk.

Emma Burnett

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. You can find Emma @slashnburnett.bsky.social or emmaburnett.uk.

ASSISTANT EDITOR

LARK LU

LARK LU

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Jacob Baugher is a writer and musician originally from Baltimore, Maryland who fell in love with Northeast Ohio. He is the creator and co-host of the Archetypist substack and podcast. After earning his M.F.A. in fiction from Seton Hill University in 2017, he taught creative writing and composition at a small university in the Ohio Valley. Currently, he works for the public library system and runs creative writing and reading programs, plays in the queer-fronted emo band Cokeworks, and lives a not-that-quiet life with his wife, two sons, two dogs, and two cats. Also, he pretends to like running.

Jacob Baugher

Jacob Baugher is a writer and musician originally from Baltimore, Maryland who fell in love with Northeast Ohio. He is the creator and co-host of the Archetypist substack and podcast. After earning his M.F.A. in fiction from Seton Hill University in 2017, he taught creative writing and composition at a small university in the Ohio Valley. Currently, he works for the public library system and runs creative writing and reading programs, plays in the queer-fronted emo band Cokeworks, and lives a not-that-quiet life with his wife, two sons, two dogs, and two cats. Also, he pretends to like running.

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Yelena Crane is a Ukrainian/Soviet born and USA based writer, incorporating influences from both into her work. With an advanced degree in the sciences, she has followed her passions from mad scientist to sci-fi writer. Her stories often explore the boundaries of technology, the complexities of human nature, and the consequences of our choices. She’s published in Nature Futures, DSF, Dark Matter Ink, Flame Tree, and elsewhere. Follow her on twitter @Aelintari and https://www.yelenacrane.com/.

Yelena Crane

Yelena Crane is a Ukrainian/Soviet born and USA based writer, incorporating influences from both into her work. With an advanced degree in the sciences, she has followed her passions from mad scientist to sci-fi writer. Her stories often explore the boundaries of technology, the complexities of human nature, and the consequences of our choices. She’s published in Nature Futures, DSF, Dark Matter Ink, Flame Tree, and elsewhere. Follow her on twitter @Aelintari and https://www.yelenacrane.com/.

First Readers

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We couldn’t do what we do without the hard work and dedication of our team of First Readers, which currently includes:

  • Marjee Chmiel
  • V.R. Clemens
  • Katie Craig
  • Kristin Daemon
  • Kimberly deLeon
  • Allan Dyen-Shapiro
  • Sandy Egger
  • Kate Franklin
  • Aaron Grierson
  • Anne Marie Huey
  • Emmi Khor
  • Mary Meadows
  • Todd “Woody” Moody
  • Melanie Mulrooney
  • Aggie Novak
  • Elmira Olson
  • Sam Pisciotta
  • Katie Remell
  • Caro Robson
  • Gideon Smith
  • Alli Sommers
  • Jennie Stevenson
  • Bree Wernicke
  • Laura Wilson

Editors Emeriti

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Previous Editors-in-Chief include:

  • Suzanne Vincent – from 2001-2020
  • Wendy Nikel – from 2020-2021
  • Emma Munro – from 2021-2023
  • Anna Yeatts – 2023

INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF OUR TEAM?

We welcome readers of all backgrounds!

We ask for a quarterly commitment, reading 20-30 stories per week.

Apply here!