also a huge shout out to @jessdawn.bsky.social for shouting out my own Basking In Glory, which didn't ultimately land in Short Story, Long, but instead in @doricliterary.bsky.social !
doric-literary.com/2026/03/01/b...
I truly believe that if you want to write AND submit creative writing, you should make a point to read for a lit mag. It is illuminating, sometimes reassuring, sometimes damning. To get to do this alongside Burch, a lit mag vet, must be such a special experience. So thankful for these readers!
Our swansong zine is now available to preorder (digital editions can be downloaded instantly) Subscriber and preorder issues will be posted out over the coming weeks.
Copies from £3
www.ellipsiszine.com/fourteen/
At the booths, I’m unable to decide whether to enter II or III. I wonder if there is an expectation as to which side of a glory hole belongs to the giver and which to the receiver. I wonder if it w…
a "roundtable-style" conversation with the SSL readers about surprises and thoughts on reading submissions and other takeaways from the last yearashortstorylong.substack.com
June marks the 10th year of Fictive Dream. Our sincere thanks to all who have supported us as #authors #readers #artists and #editors. To celebrate the occasion please enjoy our marvellous selection of forthcoming #fiction. Thank you to everyone for being a part of this wonderful journey.
"He was drunk on Natty Lite all summer cheering on the zebras like they were his illegitimate kids he suddenly took an interest in the second they became famous."
Brilliant work by @chelseastickle.bsky.social today in @havehashad.com!
Congratulations on ten years of @fictivedream.bsky.social, Laura! What an incredible achievement!
I always love the stories you publish and look forward to reading them, and I hope Fictive Dream continues for many more years to come!
#WritingCommunity #shortstories#flashfiction #WritingCommunity
Dave Gregory
Fictive Dream
June marks the 10th year of Fictive Dream. Our sincere thanks to all who have supported us as #authors #readers #artists and #editors. To celebrate the occasion please enjoy our marvellous selection of forthcoming #fiction. Thank you to everyone for being a part of this wonderful journey.
Today on my Substack: "Teatro Tropea" - a flash fiction originally published in Firewords Magazine. The theme was PLACE. I thought of Tropea, where locals sing opera on their balconies in the evening. This story has never before appeared online.
courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/teatro-tro...
Today on my Substack: "Teatro Tropea" - a flash fiction originally published in Firewords Magazine. The theme was PLACE. I thought of Tropea, where locals sing opera on their balconies in the evening. This story has never before appeared online.
courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/teatro-tro...
so excited to get to welcome Chelsea Stickle back under the skulls, with this total banger
"Christmas was coming and we were worried about the zebras out in the cold. The news updated us: one died in a snare trap and two were returned home."
https://www.havehashad.com/hes5d
This all started when those loose zebras were frolicking across suburban Maryland. It was summer, and it seemed they might live out there for the rest of their lives. We imagined them dodging those…
My story is live now on @flashfictiononline.bsky.social if anyone wants to read about dates at IKEA.
Many thanks to the editors for giving it a home.
flashfictiononline.com/issues/june-...
