A story about a new baby, difficult grandparents, and the debts families believe they owe one another. buff.ly/2vgPnaS

I have a piece “Son Debt” out in @electricliterature.com. A product of my endless worries about motherhood. electricliterature.com/my-husband-s...

My Husband Swears Our Baby Is Out To Murder Us - Electric Literature

He's begun to fantasize that our son will wipe my in-laws off the planet

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I have a new story "Bare Branches" in Cutleaf! On dying out bloodlines, propaganda from dubious sources, and poison. cutleafjournal.com/content/bare...

Bare Branches - Cutleaf Journal

When I was thirteen, Pam, a family friend’s daughter, told me she was a “bare branches” child, meaning the bloodline would die with her. A dead end. Pam

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“One day we’re going to build something that destroys us all . . ." Today is a good day to read Lucy Zhang. @dango-ramen.bsky.social

Doric Literary@doricliterary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Sundays are for reading. Here's a brilliant story by Lucy Zhang @dango-ramen.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2026/06/01/o...

Sundays are for reading. Here's a brilliant story by Lucy Zhang @dango-ramen.bsky.social doric-literary.com/2026/06/01/o...

Overdue

And truth be told, I thought if breast cells had the potential to escalate to terminal illness, then I might as well let them do as they please—one less distraction for Kiran, one less destiny for …

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Vol. VII: “Flux” was a Best American Essays notable issue and features @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social winner @dango-ramen.bsky.social, as well as multi-genre pieces by @charlesjensen.bsky.social, @mariannelchan.bsky.social, @jessyrandall.bsky.social & many more: tinyurl.com/ExpoV7Flux.

Vol. VII: "Flux" - Exposition Review

Vol. VII: “Flux” captures moments of change—gradual and sudden, subtle and profound, intensely personal and immensely public. Yet time still flows, carrying readers with it through the stages of life,...

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Ryan was a one-of-a-kind. Please read his poetry and other written works. I am especially fond of his poems here: heavyfeatherreview.org/2019/07/20/b...

Ryan Bollenbach: Two Poems

sometimes the word for tender isn’t tender there is a knife in the dishrack, sharp, facing the open kitchen. i take the blade in my palm. a hawk claws inside a river. i feel buzzing in the we…

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Heavy Feather Review@hfr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Heartbroken to learn of the passing of our great HFR colleague Ryan Bollenbach. Rest in peace, buddy. @dango-ramen.bsky.social, @jeffchon.bsky.social, Bill, and I won’t ever forget you and the good times we shared. heavyfeatherreview.org/2019/07/20/b... heavyfeatherreview.org?s=Ryan+bolle...

Thank you @doricliterary.bsky.social for giving this odd story of mine a home! 💜

Doric Literary@doricliterary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“Overdue” by @dango-ramen.bsky.social! Although it has self-driving cars, a sperm bank that only accepts donations from Nobel laureates, & an XGBoost-based algorithm, this award-winning story is about a young couple facing a potential breast cancer diagnosis. doric-literary.com/2026/06/01/o...

"Overdue," by Lucy Zhang @dango-ramen.bsky.social, won the Doyle Short Story Award from the Nassau Review but . . . it was never published. Tomorrow, Doric Literary will rectify that by bringing you this terrific story!

Coming June 1: new fiction by @dango-ramen.bsky.social

Congrats to our frequent contributor Andrew Bertaina!

Piece up at @hfr.bsky.social! heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/03/12/u...

Haunted Passages Short Fiction Hybrid: “The Cartographer of Unobservable Roads” by Libby Banks

A PEDESTRIAN GUIDE TO THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE SYSTEM Seventh Edition (Revised) Compiled by: Dr. Rachel Wallace, Urban GeographerPublisher: Small Compass PressPrice: Free ROUTE 1: THE GRIEF-FOLD …

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I have a story up at the wonderful @hfr.bsky.social today! Many thanks to the editors 🙏🙏. Thank you for checking it in here : heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/05/12/p...

Original Side A Flash Fiction: “Plugs” by Sudha Balagopal

Plugs Years ago, ahead of my work trip to London, you went to RadioShack to purchase the type G plugs needed in the U.K. “Must you insist on this much preparation?” I asked and you raised your brow…

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We are almost done reading for our spring submission period, and we'd love to see what you've got! www.vestalreview.net/guidelines

My story "Ox Predilection" was the runner up to the McGovern Center Community Award in Fiction, now published in the Journal of Medical Humanities! 🐂 link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

Lucy Zhang @dango-ramen.bsky.social, one of our editors here at VR, is in this collection from Sword & Kettle Press! Support a worthwhile Kickstarter campaign for this independent publisher. www.swordandkettlepress.com

New Release: Spoon Knife 10 (Polarities) is available for e-book & paperback, shipping in the United States to start. In this volume, 19 authors representing a wide range of genres (and often gleefully crossing conventional genre boundaries) explore the strange alchemy of opposites. autpress.com

Spoon Knife 10: Polarities

In this 10th volume of the annual Spoon Knife lit anthology, 19 authors representing a wide range of genres––and often gleefully crossing conventional genre boundaries––explore the strange alchemy of ...

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I have a sci-fi story in @naturefutures.bsky.social! On the baby you always wanted…or not www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature Futures@naturefutures.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This slum might seem a strange place to hunt for a baby, but prospective parents are prepared to pay for a child with the right genes. We just have to find them. But what we offer in return — well, it’s life changing. Truly. #scifi by @dango-ramen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Tiny Forklift and the Crew are unpacking the newly arrived copies of "The Glorious Melancholy of Urgency" (now available for order - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...). Stories by @mteasdalewriter.bsky.social @dango-ramen.bsky.social, E J Delaney, and Sydney Sackett #sf #book #booksky

Looking for some flash this Friday? Contributor @dango-ramen.bsky.social published a story in @flashfrog.bsky.social! 🤩 buff.ly/PcbC3W1

"The Glorious Melancholy of Urgency" is off to the printer next week with stories by @mteasdalewriter.bsky.social @dango-ramen.bsky.social, E J Delaney, and Sydney Sackett. Provocative hard SF stories that share a common opening. Pre order (4/20/26 ship date) - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...

We are so happy to share that Tendon’s Issue 08: Care is now live! Our deepest thanks to everyone involved in making this issue a reality. Read here today: hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org/tendon-magaz... Artwork: Nina Violette, Mother and Daughter, watercolor and digital drawing, France 2022.

The second story for our 2026 Hard SF, invite only, anthology "The Glorious Melancholy of Urgency" has arrived from @mteasdalewriter.bsky.social. Settling down to read the draft now. Sydney Sackett and @dango-ramen.bsky.social are hard at work as well.

Our spring submission window is now open, 2/1 through 5/15! Let's see what you've got! vestalreview.net/guidelines

A new flash by yours truly, on All The Feelings of finding out you're going to have a boy 👦🏻 Thank you @flashfrog.bsky.social and @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this a home! flash-frog.com/2026/01/12/b...

Boy by Lucy Zhang

When the NIPT results came back saying  boy, I sang to the heavens and burned money made from joss paper. The flames singed my ring finger, leaving a blister that bubbled for days before finally po…

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Flash Frog@flashfrog.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW STORY⚡️🐸 “Boy” by @dango-ramen.bsky.social is now up! Art by Lauren McGovern flash-frog.com/2026/01/12/b...

I have a short essay out in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social written only a few months back, but those months feel like years. 😆 www.thesunlightpress.com/2026/01/04/2...

The Sunlight Press @thesunlightpress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Sunlight Press kicks off 2026 with an essay. We are happy to welcome back Lucy Zhang and her piece, "25 Weeks." bit.ly/4pjDL6L

Happy new year and congratulations to our 2026 best small fictions nominations! @marioaliberto3.bsky.social Anna Schachner J.D. Strunk @francinewitte.bsky.social @eileentomarchio.bsky.social

I swear my writing productivity post-baby feels like 1 word every 18 years.

Our winter 2025 issue is here! vestalreview.net/issue-67 We've got the latest by: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Alisa Golden, @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social, L. F. Khouri, @mattleibel.bsky.social, @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Jennifer Met, Manuel Moyano, James Womack, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, +