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The online literary journal for Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC. Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue are now open. The theme for our Winter 2026 issue will be Ordinary People. https://bwgwritersroundtable.com/submissions-contacts/
Lynda Freeman swore she would never cross the Tennessee River bridge to Huntsville again. “I’ll never go back,” she swore again, and it must have been the hundredth time she’d said it.
I’ll Never Go Back
Lynda Freeman swore she would never cross the Tennessee River bridge to Huntsville again. “I’ll never go back,” she swore again, and it must have been the hundredth time she’d said it.
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"As with many climate change stories, it can all sound pretty bleak. But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit..." 1/n link.propublica.net/view/668810f...
SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and who is that girl in the photo? I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired…
SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and who is that girl in the photo?
I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired by my own story. The girl in the photo is me. AU $2.69 Book 1 (Book 2 Sisters of the Resistance)AU
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Who is the cute doll w/ the freckles? Her name is Pola fr Book 2 Lia’s Story ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall Danger, intrigue, romance, Pola & I love #BoldAudio inc Book 1 The Stolen Children of War Occupied Paris 1943 #ReadBoldly #GoAllIn #BoldAudioMonth @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
The BWR 2026 Short Story Award is still accepting entries. Deadline April 30, 2026. See bwgwritersroundtable.com/short-story-... for more information.
Method for Murder Carol L. Wright Originally published in the Malice Domestic 15: Murder Most Theatrical (2020) “You know, I really never could stand the woman,” she said, fumbling to pull a cigarette out of the pack I’d brought her and lighting up. “It’s been that way since college. Me versus…
Method for Murder
Carol L. Wright Originally published in the Malice Domestic 15: Murder Most Theatrical (2020) “You know, I really never could stand the woman,” she said, fumbling to pull a cigarette out of the pack I’d brought her and lighting up. “It’s been that way since college. Me versus Ivy Mason, as she was known then. She only became ‘Kara Alexander’ after graduation.” She waved her arm in grandiose fashion.
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Earl’s Lake Peter J Barbour “Joey, I thought you liked fishing. What’s the problem?” Nick fidgeted. His patience had worn thin. I enjoyed fishing, I still do. Growing up, I liked to fish with Nick, not just for the fishing, but also for adventure. “I heard about this place . . . ” Always a story…
Earl’s Lake
Peter J Barbour “Joey, I thought you liked fishing. What’s the problem?” Nick fidgeted. His patience had worn thin. I enjoyed fishing, I still do. Growing up, I liked to fish with Nick, not just for the fishing, but also for adventure. “I heard about this place . . . ” Always a story about a hidden, secret location, that only a select few were privy to.
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The 2026 BWR Short Story Award is Open!
We are seeking stories of 2,500 words or fewer on the theme of Speculative Fiction (tales of science fiction and fantasy, broadly interpreted). The winners receive cash and publication, with the fi…
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The Singer from Akrotiri
(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Paolo Alteri gasped and leaned against the Rialto Bridge’s southern balustrade. He reeled with a sudden dizziness, running a trembling hand through h…
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Alto was not having a good day, though not many had been since his Master forced him to work for a magic delivery app to get some “perspective.” Alto felt the entire thing was dumb and frankly beneath him.
Delivering A New Perspective
(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Alto was not having a good day, though not many had been since his Master forced him to work for a magic delivery app to get some “perspective.” Alto felt the entire thing was dumb and frankly beneath him. When Alto found out he had magic, he thought he would be working at a high-end Mage Academy, or a major firm, like Merlin’s Mastery. His Master had other ideas. Apparently, Alto was “not ready” and “too immature.” So here he was, doing gig work for tips like a street magician.
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) The Kind Who Soar and The Kind Who Weave weren’t always so different. Before there were legs for climbing and wings for flying, there were just thoughts for thinking. Therein dichotomy commenced. We developed eight tiny eyes, well-suited for scrutiny
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) The Kind Who Soar and The Kind Who Weave weren’t always so different. Before there were legs for climbing and wings for flying, there were just thoughts for thinking. Therein dichotomy commenced. We developed eight tiny eyes, well-suited for scrutiny. The other kind couldn’t resist attempting to take everything in, all at once. Their greed earned them two enormous eyes instead. Just like that, two different thoughts evolved into two opposing worldviews. Over many lifetimes, our differences and animosities grew. But The Kind Who Soar went too far when they claimed the skies on incandescent wings, and we never forgave them.
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Milt Wurtzman didn’t think anything of it when he saw Larry Gaines’ boat missing from the dock the day he disappeared. It was just past dawn on a Sunday morning in September, when the trout in Mahoney Creek were revving up to spawn and ready . . .
The Fish Man of Mahoney Creek
(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Milt Wurtzman didn’t think anything of it when he saw Larry Gaines’ boat missing from the dock the day he disappeared. It was just past dawn on a Sunday morning in September, when the trout in Mahoney Creek were revving up to spawn and ready to lunge for anything that looked like food. And this particular morning was perfect for fishing—air crisp but not too cold, a low overhang of clouds threatening rain, and the Steelers didn’t play until four. Plenty of time to get in a few hours on the water and get anything he caught ready to throw on the grill at Donnie Puett’s house when he went over to watch the game.
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By Any Other Name Kilmeny MacMichael Irina’s roses should cascade over her garden wall. Only, while she was out, someone came and tore the flowers to pieces. When Irina reached to rescue what remai…
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Featured Story By Any Other Name Kilmeny MacMichael Irina’s roses should cascade over her garden wall. Only, while she was out, someone came and tore the flowers to pieces. When Irina reached to rescue what remained, a hidden thorn pierced her finger. Still, she gathered a bouquet from the savaged…
Featured Story
By Any Other Name Kilmeny MacMichael Irina’s roses should cascade over her garden wall. Only, while she was out, someone came and tore the flowers to pieces. When Irina reached to rescue what remained, a hidden thorn pierced her finger. Still, she gathered a bouquet from the savaged vines, took them inside. Her mother claimed to know nothing about their destructive visitors.
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Blurred Details by Andrew Rucker Jones In an upscale Chinese restaurant—the kind with two stone lions flanking the entrance, dragons weaving up the columns, and a decorative fish tank bubbling insinuations of wealth—in the private function room before twenty pairs of eyes, the guests of honor…
Blurred Details
by Andrew Rucker Jones In an upscale Chinese restaurant—the kind with two stone lions flanking the entrance, dragons weaving up the columns, and a decorative fish tank bubbling insinuations of wealth—in the private function room before twenty pairs of eyes, the guests of honor called the Hispanic waiter, who called the Chinese owner. The guests of honor, Finlay and Eloise, spoke their wedding vows twenty-five years ago today, and Finlay would not celebrate his wife with beer.
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Walk me through your cave show me the petroglyphs the stories you have laboriously pecked on the walls with your hammer stone, carved in the light of a lantern where shadows cast gloom.
In the Flickering by Neetu
Walk me through your cave show me the petroglyphs the stories you have laboriously pecked on the walls with your hammer stone, carved in the light of a lantern where shadows cast gloom.
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First Loves… What books kicked off your love of reading? Welcome to my Quarter Day's post! If you're a fan of A Slice of Orange, I have to assume you love books and you love reading. How did your romance with books get started? This topic came up in a recent discussion in the Belles Brigade…
First Loves…
What books kicked off your love of reading? Welcome to my Quarter Day's post! If you're a fan of A Slice of Orange, I have to assume you love books and you love reading. How did your romance with books get started? This topic came up in a recent discussion in the Belles Brigade Facebook Group. My first book binge was the…
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BWG member Peter J Barbour’s FIFTEEN KEYS is an Amazon #1 hot new release. Congratulations Pete, we are thrilled for you.
Marianne@mhdonley.bsky.social · last yr.In the year 1890, from a remote village in the Pacific Northwest, three teen-aged boys undertake a challenge, a rite of passage, to find fifteen "keys" that will help them grow into responsible adults and enable them to return home to become leaders in their community.
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Avery Other@averyother.bsky.social · last yr.bwgwritersroundtable.com/short-story-... @nataliewriteson.bsky.social & @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social are friends. We get to celebrate this amazing win together! This is a big first for me, so a huge THANK YOU to @bwgroundtable.bsky.social and judge @aptshadow.bsky.social ! (Yes, HIM! Holy shit! 😱🤩)
The painter stares at the canvas waiting for an image to appear. Patiently, he waits until a faint imprint of a landscape or a face emerges. He then grabs a brush and dabs it into the paint on his palette, making haste to reach the canvas with his brush to capture the image.
MIRROR, MIRROR: A WRITER’S REFLECTION BY VERONICA JORGE
The painter stares at the canvas waiting for an image to appear. Patiently, he waits until a faint imprint of a landscape or a face emerges. He then grabs a brush and dabs it into the paint on his palette, making haste to reach the canvas with his brush to capture the image.
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