A car ride halted by more than a road block.
Read “You Can’t Help the Rain,” by Claudia Wair. @CWTellsTales.bsky.social
vestalreview.net/you-cant-help-the-rain
Another author interview largely about craft.
Read an interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell, by Ron Riekki.
vestalreview.net/interview-with-bonnie-jo-campbell
An author interview largely about craft.
Read an interview with Christopher Bowen, by Christopher Notarnicola.
vestalreview.net/interview-with-christopher-bowen
A maternal lack of concern.
Read “My Mother Loves to Tell the Story about the Time She Almost Lost Me at the Movies,” by Linda Maceri. @lindamaceri.bluesky.social
vestalreview.net/my-mother-loves-to-tell-the-story-about-the-time-she-almost-lost-me-at-the-movies
A girl, a boy, her mother, and the cat.
Read “Reciprocation,” by Meg Pokrass. @megpokrass.bsky.social
vestalreview.net/reciprocation
A space trip that goes nowhere.
Read “Home Planet,” by James Keith Smith.
vestalreview.net/home-planet
One book review of the year’s best flash fiction.
Read a review of Best Small Fictions 2025, by David Galef.
vestalreview.net/best-small-fictions-2025-review
A sisterly rivalry that gets out of hand.
Read “Win,” by Andrea Marcusa. @andreamarcusa.bsky.social
vestalreview.net/win
Lust on fire.
Read “The Firebrand,” by Jeff Radwell.
vestalreview.net/the-firebrand
