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 · 3mo 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 · 3mo 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 · 3mo 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 · 5mo 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 · 8mo 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 · 8mo 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, +

I have a new piece in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts. Not at all inspired by my preggo paranoia 😜 matterpress.com/journal/2025...

We were going to type, "Only three more weeks till we close for fall submissions!" but that was two days ago, so now it's only 19 days. Please send us your best by the end of November: www.vestalreview.net/guidelines

Submission Guidelines — Vestal Review

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