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Short Fiction Round-Up #78

9/4/2023

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Welcome to the review of the twenty-three (23) stories I suggested on social media over the course of August 2023! If you missed any, here they are. 
If you enjoy any of these stories, I strongly encourage you to read more on the magazine's website and if you like more than one story there, please consider supporting them either through a one-time donation or subcription.
the Rumpus logo with the in white font on black ovals and RUMPUS in fluffy red font
Fingers by Rachel Hein was published at The Rumpus in 2020. 
Children are fearless of the things adults shield them from ... until it's too late.

HAD published Re-Entry by Marguerite Sheffer in July.
A story of how pottery can provide lessons for piloting spaceships.
Picture assocation with this story at HAD, a pile of human skulls in black and white.

Haven Speculative logo with a mastodon head in a little bubblen, Haven written in black and Speculative in blue.
Phosphor's Circle by Annika Barranti Klein was published at Haven Spec in 2021.
Sometimes you just want to give your museum tour without the snarky dads input.

Monster of the Month Club by Marissa Lingen in August
What if your friend got you something exciting, like a monster each month you have to kill?

fiction published In the Making by Tonya R. Moore in July. 
A wonderful sci-fi story about accidents turned into worse situations.

The Time Bureau Came to Careers Day by Sarah Jackson was published by Strange Horizons in July.
A poem about your personal past and time travel.
Strange Horizons logo with a black to purple gradient over the words Strange Horizons

Nature: Futures published Eight laws I wound up breaking while attempting to restore the timeling by P.A. Cornell in July.
This is a hilarious little story about when things go slightly wrong when time traveling.

FAQ: The "Snack Fight" Portion of your Thesis Defense by Luke Burns was published by McSweeney's in 2010.
Thesis defense does feel like defeating snakes.

RE: Thesis defense issue by kalirush is an AO3 fanfiction of the previous McSweeney's story published in 2020.

Lightspeed logo with the word Lightspeed in fat font and an orange to yellow gradient from top to bottom.
Lightspeed published So, You Married Your Arch Nemesis . . . Again by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor in 2022.
A cool story with excerpts from "larger" stories to tell it. Also, what a love story.

The Power Of by Mel Grebing was published by Manawaker Flash Fiction Podcast in July.
A beautiful piece that tackles whether a protagonist must have agency.
Manawaker logo with a pen tip as a rocket, a white with blue wings and orange flame out the back against a dark blue night sky with twinking white stars and gray clouds.

The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Le Guin was originally published in 1982. 
​A story that challenges your preconcieved notions of what is happening in the story.

If There's Anyone Left in black font
If There's Anyone Left published Five Tips for Sealing Away an Ancient Evil by Ann LeBlanc in 2020.
Absolutely perfect from step one to ... six?

Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow was published at Apex Magazine in 2021.
This story made me cry. Have a box of kleenex nearby.

Diabolical Plots published

Interstate Mohinis by M.L. Krishnan in June
A story about a monster who falls in love.
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Glass Moon Water by Linda Niehoff in July
A bit of humor, a bit of nostalgia for those summer days as a kid - if the dead swam with us.

The Dryad and the Carpentar by Samara Auman in July
What happens when a dryad is neighbors with a carpenter?
Diabolical Plots logo, a steampunk face with goggles, arched eyebrows, and a wide, totthy smile in teal on a shades of teal geometric background.

DSF logo, says DSF on a rocket and Daily Science Fiction around the exterior circle, in shades of green and white.
Funerary Tea by Anne Leonard was published by Daily Science Fiction in 2019.
What if someone told you the unflattering truth about a deceased loved one every time you served them tea?

Metaphorosis published A Wielder Does Not Know Regret by Katherine Karch in August.
A story where the ending changes the meaning of the title and the rest of the story.
Metaphorosis August 2023 issue cover with a dark haired woman in a blue shirt and green pants carrying a child holding a giraffe doll.

Songbird, Jailbird by Pauline Barmby was published at Stupefying Stories in July.
A flash piece with a bit of a joke about writers block.

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New Millennium Writings published Persephone by Amina Gautier in 2022.
A beautiful re-telling.

The Princess with Blood on Her Dress by Jared Povanda was published by Milk Candy Review in July.
Do you see the ending?

Small Wonders published The Only Way Out by Louise Hughes in August.
When a taxi driver is the only one who can save a family.
Small Wonders logo with gold type of small wonders and a gold keyhole with a white moon and white stars on a navy background through it.

Looking for another speculative fiction market? I didn't highlight much horror this month. The Speculative Fiction Magazine Subscription reference site can help you find just what you're looking for.
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Short Fiction Round-UP #77

8/7/2023

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July might have been rough to follow my short fiction recs. Mastodon was the best place to get my weekday morning suggestions reliably. I started the month on Twitter, but have since abandoned my account. Three weeks ago, I joined BlueSky and have started posting daily there - though without a scheduler, it's a bit random throughout the day. Here are all twenty-three (23) in one place for you

Anubis with a light wing and a dark wing and A World Unto Myself by P.A. Cornell in all caps type on a brown background
A World Unto Myself by P.A. Cornell was published at Apex Magazine in June.

Smokelong Quarterly published
Lucy Ignores Death by L. Sorviero in 2020

Princess Shipwreck by Tessa Yang in 2017

Timecop Mohitos by Sarah Pauling was published at Diabolical Plots in 2022.
Diabolical Plots logo in shades of teal with a steampunk, wide-smiled face.

Metastellar logo, white all caps-type on orange background, Speculative Fiction and Beyond on a gray background.
Metastellar published A Sampling of Seven Dragons by Mar Vincent in June.

The Haunted Tea Set by Sarah Jackson was published at Bone Parade in June.

Scrawl Place published The Clementine of Enlightenment by Monica Louzon in June.
Scrawl Place logo with the GPS pointer.

Clarkesworld robot head looking up.
Informed Consent Logs from the Soul Swap Clinic by Sarah Pauling was published by Clarkesworld in 2022.

Small Wonders published CoverLetter_Version5 by Courtney Floyd in July.
small wonders logo with the words in gold with a gold keyhole with a moon and stars against a navy background.

Egg / Shell by Avi Burton was published by Kaleidotrope.

Cossmass Infinities published The Bullet in My Pocket Has Your Name On It by P.A. Cornell in June.

Cast of Wonders logo with a mask wearing headphones and the words Cast of Wonders in bubble font.
A Letter to A Bully's Mother by Priya Sridhar
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A Word to the Wise by Risa T.H. Wolf

was published by Cast of Wonders in May.

Uncanny Magazine published
Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 by R.S.A. Garcia in July. 
Wonderful story about an old woman and a robot becoming family.

Sinners, Saints, Dragons, and Haints, in the City Beneath the Still Waters by N. K. Jemisin in 2020.
An adventurous story in the aftermath of a hurricane with a dragon.

Uncanny logo with a unicorn on a crescent moon and Uncanny in special font, all in a purple shade.

Nightmare logo with Nightmare in red font.
Terms of Service by Dominica Phettplace was published at Nightmare Magazine.
Really? Have you read the TOS?

If There's Anyone Left published
And Again, We Try by Allison King  in 2022.
Poignant science fiction story about family immigration decisions.

River Mumma Remembers by Tonya R. Moore in June.
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The Care Giver by Frances Ogamba in 2022.
​A story about a mortuary worker who sees the ghosts of the bodies he works on.

The Sigilist's Notes on the Fell Lord's Staff by Stephen Granade was published at Baffling Magazine in 2021.
​This poetic story shows what happens when you know a person's true name.

Baffling logo with the word in all-caps Black font and wings on the the f's.

Strange Horizons logo with a gradient on the words from black to purple.
Strange Horizons published The Whale Shark's Stars by Dawn Vogel in July.
This poem uses beautiful imagery of astronomy as if stars were created by the skin of a whale shark.

The Hamster Machine by Andrew Kozma was published by ergot. 
​What happens when you need a lot of hamsters?

LatineLit published @kittypooka by Miguel Montevista 
A historical fiction during the pandemic in which a man experiences life altering events regarding ancient religions.
LatineLit logo with a make-up mirror all in blue.

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Short Fiction Round-Up #76

7/3/2023

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In June I posted twenty-one (21) story for followers to read. Here they are all rounded up!

Hibernation Heirloom by Chelsea Mueller was published by The Sunday Morning Transport in June.

Picture of the Baffling log with the F's made of wings
Baffling Magazine published
Gastronomie Mort by Gerri Leen in 2021

Beyond the Veil by J. Kosakowski in 2021

the ending by Gwynne Garfinkle was published by The Deadlands in 2021.
Picture of The Deadlands logo with a barren tree with stars tied to the branches.

Picture of the Wyldblood logo of a wolf stanking on a rocking outcropping howling at a crescent moon.
Wyldblood Press published
Unbounded by Bridget Haug in 2022

Artificial Autonomy by Helena Pantsis in 2022

Your Inheritance Will Taste of Salt by Karolina Fedyk was published at Fireside in 2019.

Lightspeed published Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death by N.K. Jemisin in 2022.
Picture of LIGHTSPEED written in gradient orange to yellow on all caps font.

APPARITION LIT written in all caps in baby blue with white smudges on a black background.
Soulbirds by Sylvia Heike was published by Apparition Lit in February.

Apex Magazine published A World Unto Myself by P.A. Cornell in June.
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Augur by Sarah Pauling was published by Luna Station Quarterly in 2019.

Speculative City published Immortal Decision by Erin Lale in 2018.
Speculative City logo, words in white on white background

Fiyah masthead with a fist surrounded by a flame and the letters of FIYAH in yellow appearing to burn.
Muneera and the Moon by Sonia Sulaiman was published by Fiyah in 2021.

If There's Anyone Left published The Flowers I Grew for Her by Avra Margariti in 2020.
If There's Anyone Left written in all caps in white font on white background.

Cast of Wonders logo with a mask listening to overhead headphones with the words Cast of Wonders in yellow font outlined in black.
Barter Queen (Artemis Rising 5) by Sarah Pauling was published by Cast of Wonders in 2019.

Daily Science Fiction published A Heart, An Egg, A Lock of Hair by Kelly Sandoval in 2017.
Daily Science Fiction logo wtih DSF written in green on a rocket with green boosters and white cloud and Daily Science Fiction written on a green ring.

The Forge Literary Magazine banner with a caligraphy pen tip as a flame.
...for a Black girl by Janine Blue was published by The Forge in 2022.

Eternal Haunted Summer published Beneath an Unknown Sky by Dawn Vogel in June.

To Study the Old Masters in the Prado at the End of the World by Sarah Pauling was published in Clarkesworld in 2021.
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Underland Arcana logo, the words in white.
Underland Arcana published From the Notebook of Gregorey, Keeper of Village Elders Minutes by Michelle Knudsen in June.

Bootleg Jesus by Tonya Liburd was published by Diabolical Plots in 2019.
Diabolical Plots logo, a steampunk face in blues.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #75

6/5/2023

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I took a social media break for the first two weeks of May. I only posted thirteen (13) suggested short fiction (plus a nod to my April National Poetry month daily poems.) Enjoy!

Picture of A lone pink, cherry blossom on a cherry blossom tree, wet with raindrops.
A lone cherry blossom on a cherry blossom tree, wet with raindrops. Photo by Adria Bailton
National Poetry Month Daily Poems by Adria Bailton

Uncanny Magazine published

Space Treads by Parlei Rivière in March
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In Time, A Weed May Break Stone by Valerie Valdes in March
Picture of Uncanny Magazine Issue Fifty-One March April 2023 with three muskateers in purple outfits and pointy hats

Fastasy Magazine logo with the word Fantasy written in a green gradient font.
Enchanted Mirrors are Making a Comeback. That's Not Necessarily A Good Thing by Mari Ness was published by Fantasy in March.

Small Wonders published The Watching Astronaut by Wendy Nikel in February.
Small Wonders Issue Zero cover. A swan in front of a castle with a waterfall.

The Dark Issue 82 March 2022 cover where a red being with 3 glowing eyes peers out from behind some trees.
Douen by Suzan Palumbo was published in The Dark Magazine in 2022.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies published The Void Door by V.M. Ayala in March.

Enmity by K. Tempest Bradford was published at her website.
Picture of a black woman in a white halter top and an orange skirt next to a tree with green leaves on a brown trunk and branches in spirals.

Picture of two girls, one with long hair in a half-pont and another with long hair in a bottom pony-tail, in school uniforms, white button down collar shirts and gray striped ties, and one with a gray jacket. They are kissing under a willow tree in front of water by a rock.
Worlds of Possibility published Things Most Meaningful: a story by P.A. Cornell in 2023.

Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death by N.K. Jemisin was reprinted by Lightspeed in 2022.
Lightspeed Issue 140 January 2022 cover. A Figure in a space suit on an island of plants and roots floats in a rocky nebula.

Jet Fuel Review logo, with Jet Fuel Review on a jagged gray line.
Jet Fuel Review published Breath by C.L. Glanzing in the spring 2023.

You Are My Ending by Julie Reeser was published by Little Blue Marble in May.

If There's Anyone Left published Sally Mary Henry by ZZ Claybourne in 2020.

The One They Took Before by Kelly Sandoval was published by Shimmer in 2014.
Shimmer Magazine's header, a bird flying near a tree.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #74

5/1/2023

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In April, I pulled back from social media and posted quite a few less stories than weekdays of the month, only ten (10). I also won't be posting the first week or two of May because I will be mostly off all social media.
3:33 a.m. by Joelle Killian was published at Maudlin House in March.

Diabolical Plots logo, a steampunk face on a geometric, teal background.
Diabolical Plots published Re: Your Stone by Guan Un in April.

Duckie's Revenge by Mar Vincent was published by hyphen punk.

Friday Flash Fiction published Self-Protection by Emma Burnett in April.

Small Wonders published
She Seeks a Home by Beth Cato in in March.

Irresponsibly Human by John Wiswell in March.
Small Wonders Issue Zero February 2023

Lighspeed Science Fiction & Fantasy cover for April 2023, a spaceship on a galaxy background.
Lightspeed published
So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis by John Wiswell in April.

Lament of a Specialist in Interspecies Relations by Amy Johnson in April.

Apex Magazine published

Root Rot by Fargo Tbakhi in 2021.

The Toll of the Snack by Grace P. Fong in April.
Apex Magazine cover for Issue 137, a girl in a purple high-necked, long-sleeve shirt in a wheelchair with a dark bob and a white bird perched on her hand.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #73

4/3/2023

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In March, I suggested eighteen (18) stories. I took the last week of March off from story suggestions due to various and sundry life stuff. Nothing major. Just enough to keep me from getting stories out via social media.
I also removed my personal Facebook page which also removed my ability to post to my author Facebook page. Right now, you can only get my suggested stories and announcement via my Newsletter, here at my blog, on Twitter (yes, still), Mastodon, and Tumblr.

Picture: a book with a tree on it and the word Wyngraf written below it. The color is light against the light background.
The Truth of Their Tunes by Dawn Vogel was published at Wyngraf in March.

Diabolical Plots published:
Devil's Lacy by Julie Le Blanc in February
The Desert's Voice is Sweet to Hear by Carolina Valentine in March
The Monologue of a Moon Goddess in the Palace of Pervasive Cold by Anja Hendrikse Liu in February
Picture: Diabolical Plots logo of a steampunk face with a wide smile and goggle eyes in shades of teal and blue.

Picture: Clarkesworld Robot Head looking up with yellow eyes.
The Spoil Heap by Fiona Moore was published at Clarkesworld in March.

ZNB Presents published:
The Smell of Sawdust by P.A. Cornell in March
Eugie and the Last Angel by A. Katherine Black in February
It's the End of the World (As We Know It) by Crystal Sarakas in 2022

Great Mother Broth by Sarah Jackson was published by Translunar Travelers Lounge in February
Picture: Translunar Travelers Lounge logo, a moon with the upper half in gray and Translunar writtin in white font, the lower half with a white background and Travelers Lounge written in red font.

Picture: Small Wonders logo with a gold keyhole and a moon and stars in white on a midnight blue background, the words small wonders written in gold font beside the keyhole
Small Wonders published:
Without Winter, No Plum Blossom by Mary Soon Lee in March
Siren Call by Saswati Chatterjee in March

Home Isn't by Kelly Sandoval was published at Flash Fiction Online in 2014
Picture: Flash Fiction Online logo, a black and white lightning bolt with a hemispheric black line and the words Flash Fiction Online

Picture: Escape Pod logo with a little sputnik pod flying through the air and the words Escape Pod in bold letters
Escape Pod published Triptych by Avi Burton in March

A Princess with a Nose Three Ells Long by Malda Marlys was published by Fantasy in February
Picture: February 2023 Fantasy Magazine cover with a chimera in gray against a painted background

Cossmass Infinities published Carrying Stones by Avi Burton in February

We Died Sleeping by Andrew Kozma was published by ergot

Cat Rambo published an Untitled Poem from Seven Years Ago (in 2022) on their patreon

Picture: Planet Scumm written in black with green scum on the words
Cover Your Eyes by Ai Jiang was published by Planet Scumm in March

I hope you enjoy these stories, mostly from this year. See you on the next first Monday of the month for another short fiction round-up.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #72

3/6/2023

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In February, I suggested nineteen (19) short stories for readers to check out. If you missed them on Twitter, Mastodon, Facebook, or Tumblr, here they are in one list. This is not the order I posted them in. This groups magazines together.

Escape Pod logo.
L’Alchimista by N.K. Jemison was published by Escape Pod in 2006. Listen or read on the website.

PodCastle published Red Riding-Hood's Child by N.K. Jemison in 2008. Listen or read on the website.
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig by Tonya Liburd was published by Akashic Books

365 tomorrows banner with the sun rising over the curve of the Earth.
365tomorrows published:
Deathmatch by Chana Kohl in 2022
Moondust by Chana Kohl in 2021

Cover of the January 2017 issue of Nightmare Magazine of Horror & Dark Fantasy with a marrionette in disrepair.
Loneliness Is in Your Blood by Cadwell Turnbull was published by Nightmare Magazine in 2017.

Apex Magazine published:
Hoodie by Tonya Liburd in 2022
Barefoot and Midnight by Sheree Renée Thomas in 2021
Aunt Dissy's Policy Dream Book by Sheree Renée Thomas in 2017

The Black Stallion Exposed: 3 Flash by Megan Giddings was published by Ghost Ocean 

Daily Science Fiction published:
Chick Lit by Keyan Bowes in 2010
Wings for Icarus by P. Djélí Clark in 2011
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Uncanny logo
Uncanny Magazine published:
The Cook by C.L. Clark in 2018
If the Martians Have Magic by P. Djélí Clark in 2021

Up In Smoke by Nicky Drayden was published by Cabinet des Fées in 2010.
Cabine des Fees logo with a red apple.

Vice published The Binding of Isaac by Tochi Onyebuchi in 2022.

Smokelong Quarterly published Twenty-Five Minute Wait by Megan Giddings in 2013.

"Narratology" by Peter Young written by Cadwell Turnbull was published by Many Worlds in 2023.

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For Valentine's Day, I suggested A Valentine by Edgar Allan Poe as shared by Poe Fortnightly.

I hope you enjoyed these stories. Suggestions pop-up at 8a.m. weekdays on my social media platforms.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #71

2/6/2023

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In January, I suggested twenty-two (22) short stories by other authors for readers on my various social media. Every weekday at 8:00 am on Twitter, Facebook, Mastodon, and Tumblr I post these links (see connected social media on sidebar for links). I do this because if you like what I like to read, though I'm aware my tastes are pretty wide and eclectic, you might also enjoy my writing. I don't have a ton of it published yet. There's also so much incredible writing and many incredible stories out there, I want readers to get a sampling of stories and maybe find new writers to follow and new magazines to subscribe to.
With that said, I point out, as I have in the past, that I do not wish to promote problematic people or magazines. Please let me know if one of those exists in my suggestions. Feel free to comment on a blog post, on a social media post, send me an email, or a DM. 
This particular reminder comes up due to a discussion in a group of short fiction writers about such markets. 

DP logo of a steampunk face, goggles, eyebrow, a nose, and wide grinning mouth on a geometric background in greens, blues, and teals.
Diabolical Plots published 
Downstairs at Dino's by Diana Hurlburt in 2022

Midwifery of Gods: A Primer for Mortals by Amanda Helms in 2022

Tell Me the Meaning of Bees by Amal Singh in January

The Arcanist published
Cross-Generational Cryptid Theory by Hailey Piper in 2022

A Dream, A Bee, A Storytree by Wendy Nikel in 2022

Solarpunk Magazine published

The Lantern Festival by Ai Jiang in 2022

Maybe We Are All Witches by BrightFlame in 2022
A lantern on a black background with pinpoints of lights. The words
A lantern on a black background with pinpoints of lights. The words Maybe We Are All Witches BrightFlame Issue #6 | Solarpunk Magazine A Lunarpunk Special

How science saved the world by Kim Stanley Robinson was published by Nature: Future in 2000.
A profile of a person looks left while a hemisphere divided into satellites, night sky, day sky, and greenery to the right.
Credit: JACEY

Smokelong Quarterly published He Called Me Honeybunch by Karen Serk Chio in 2015.

Picture of a cat looking out from blurry pink flowers.
The Cat of Lin Villa by Megan Chee was published by Cast of Wonders in 2022.

Flash Fiction Online published It Begins with RAVEN by Jenn Reese in 2022.
Flash Fiction Online logo has a lightning bolt with a crescient moon rotating around it.

Paper and Pencil by Andrew Griffin was published by The Dread Machine in 2022.

Hungry Shadow Press logo with the words in black on a white frosted background.
Hungry Shadow Press published Trapping Santa by Warren Benedetto in 2022.

The Front Line by W.C. Dunlap was published by Tor.com in 2020.
Breathe Fiyah image.

January 2023 Issue of Fantasy Magazine with a 6-eyed white owl with golden horns. The name of contributors and editors.
Fantasy Magazine published Broodmare by Flossie Arend in January.  

Slow-Roasted Tenderloin by L.L. Garland was published by deathcap and hemlock in 2022.
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kaleidotrope published How a Xenomorph Knows by Annika Barranti Klein in 2022.

Between the Stones and the Stars by A.L. Goldfuss was published by Lightspeed in January.
Lightspeed cover for January 2023 a child with a laser-sword in front of a figure robed in black.

The Maul published A Hand to Hold, a Mouth to Speak by Ai Jiang in January.

Curses and Cake by Sarah Beth Durst was published by The Sunday Morning Transport in 2022.

Fireside Fiction published Song of the Balsa Wood Bird by Katherine Quevedo in 2022.

A Unified Explanation For Elven Urbanization and Associated Morphological Changes by Gabriella Buba was published in 2022.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #70

1/2/2023

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I took the last week of the year for writing and reading reflection, planning my next year, and overall re-centering myself. Today, I have seventeen (17) stories for you to check out if you missed them when I posted on social media.

Seize the Press logo, a guillatine in yellow over a triangle, with the words seize the press in yellow with a red stripe
What the Goulah Said on Thursday of the Dead by Sonia Sulaiman was published by Seize the Press in 2022.

Luna Station Quarterly published The Warrior Tree by Chana Kohl in 2022.
Picture: Luna Station Quarterly cover with a tree in front of a mountain, a green meadow and pond.

Picture: Mermaids Monthly December 2021 cover with a dark-haired feminine form in a long sleeve water blue dress and a diving mermaid overlayed on a background of the ocean and sky with a moon at night.
The Catfish Sisters by Lisa M. Bradley was published by Mermaids Monthly in 2021.

Daily Science Fiction published Hidden Treasure by Cislyn Smith in 2022. 
Picture: Daily Science Fiction logo with shades of green, a green circle with Daily Science Fiction written in white and a rocket with DSF written in green.

Picture: Beneath Ceaseless Skies cover with a ruin of a historical soldier.
Girls with Needles and Frost by Jenny Rae Rappaport was published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies in 2020.

Apparition Literary Magazine published Silver Bells by Jaime Marvin in 2022. 

Medusa and Herophile by L.M. Spann was published by Cul-de-Sac of Blood in 2022.

PodCastle published Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts by Gabriella Buba in 2022.
Picture: a Filipino woman lays on a field rock in a forest with a white blanket and words Indigenous Magic written on it.

Picture: Uncanny Nov/Dec 2022 cover, a girl with green hair and peach skin stands in a circle of moonlight with fish swimming in the fore and background and contributor names
I Am a Little Hotel by Ai Jiang was published in Uncanny Magazine in 2022.

The Dread Machine published A Mortal in Armour, Among Immortals Walking by Ai Jiang in 2022.

The Restaurant of Object Permanence by Beth Goder was published by Diabolical Plots in 2022.
Picture: Diabolical Plots logo, a steampunk face in teals and greens and blues with geometric pattern behind it.

Picture: Flash Fiction Online December 2022 cover with a white circle
Flash Fiction Online published Lost and Found at the Center of the Universe by Bo Balder in 2022.

Palette by J.L. Kiefer was published by Pseudopod in 2022.
Picture: Pseudopod logo with Pseudopod written in yellow and a tentacle wrapped around a stone.

Smokelong Quarterly published in 2015

Things You Won't Tell Your Therapist by Colleen Kearney Rich

The Butterfly Effect by Marc Joan
Photo of lockers.
Picture: The back of a white woman's back with her hands over her neck.

The Arcanist published in 2022

Dead-Go by Matt Tighe

Entropy in a Fruit Bowl by Nicole Lynn

Happy New Year! I hope to suggest many more stories in 2023.
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Short Fiction Round-Up #69

12/5/2022

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In November, between social media meltdowns and power outages and holidays, I was a bit chaotic in my suggested story posts. I have twelve (12) stories for today's blog post, in case you missed my various social media. Several, not all, were featured in Lauren Ring's Short Fiction Fridays, where I first heard of them. I recommend subscribing to her weekly newsletter for more great selections. 

Picture: Nightmare Magazines cover with a face wrapped in bandages and covered in blood holding a clamp.
We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It by E.A. Petricone was published in Nightmare in 2021. It is a spine-chilling tale and it's likely to make my next newsletter highlights. Hat tip to Lauren Ring's Short Fiction Fridays where I learned of this story.

The Sprawl Magazine published What Not to Do When You're Polymorphed and Stuck in a Time Warp by Stewart C. Baker in October. Just a fun little romp! 

Sounds Like Forever by Josh Roundtree was published by The Bourbon Penn in September. This story overcame several of my DNF checkboxes to become a suggested story. It's just really well done.
Picture: cover of Bourbon Penn with a girl with dark hair and blue eyes, lip, chin, and neck paint, and a mask pulled up that shows her face written all over.

The Arcanist published Head in the Grave, Listening by Elizabeth Guilt in October. I like the slight open-endedness of it.

If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky was published by Apex Magazine in 2013. This is another that I learned of from Lauren Ring's Short Fiction Fridays. This story is about expressing your love in the face of grief.

Picture: Fantasy Magazine October 2022 cover. A cat sits on a gravestone. The names of contributors and editors are listed.
Picture: November 2022 Fantasy Magazine cover. Whales swim through yellow-orange cloulds. Names of contributors and editors are listed.
Fantasy Magazine published

Quantum Eurydice by Avi Burton in October, a story about Eurydice in time.

The Werewolf and the Fox Spirit Are Neighbors by Amy Johnson in November, a poem about becoming friends.

You Are Cordially Invited to an Evening of Horror at the Secret Hills Golf and Country Club by Madeline Ashby was published by The Sunday Morning Transport in October. The growing sense of dread in this story was perfect, especially right at Halloween.
Picture: The Sunday Morning Transport logo with the words written in white on a black background.

Picture: Lightspeed cover for April 2021 with a large person in a lake catching a smaller person parachuting in against a ringlight.
Lightspeed published The Equations of the Dead by An Owomoyela in 2021, a story about love and death. I learned about this story from Lauren Ring's Short Fiction Fridays.

Travel Guide to Spaceport Rest Stops by Seoung Kim was published by If There's Anyone Left in January. This story is a story by reviews. I really love stories in this format. 

Flash Fiction Online published A Menagerie of Grief by Kelly Sandoval in 2016. The analogy of how people hand their grief and how it can hurt those you love, the ones also grieving, is amazing. 
Picture: a black and white sketch of a dragon and a dog curled around a grave.

Picture: Mermaids Monthly December 2021 cover with a woman with dark hair in a blue dress and a mermaid diving through her.
Merbraids by Amal El-Mohtar, Caitlyn Paxson, and Jessica P. Wick was published in 2021 by Mermaids Monthly. Having recently finished Under the Drowning Sea by Mira Grant, this poem about Sirens was a perfect follow-up.

Bonus: I wrote today's blogpost like this:
Picture of a white and red Boston Terrier laying on a thigh covered in blue leggings and the corner of a laptop.
Peaches lays on my knee while I balance my laptop to write this blog post.
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