Brian hasn’t thought about Lindy in years. Then he finds her obituary in the afternoon paper. Read "The Afternoon Paper," our newest contemporary short story by Adrienne Weiss with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-afternoo...

"The Afternoon Paper" by Adrienne Weiss

Brian hasn’t thought about Lindy in years. Then he finds her obituary in the afternoon paper.

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As a child, she ate flowers from her great-aunt’s garden. Decades later, she learns who they were planted for. Read "Nasturtiums," a new short story by @jonnegroni.bsky.social (who also did the artwork). Edited by Natalia Emmons. www.ceteramagazine.com/nasturtiums/

"Nasturtiums" – A Literary Short Story By Jon Negroni

As a child, she ate flowers from her great-aunt’s garden. Decades later, she learns who they were planted for.

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A data analyst’s uncanny social instincts earn her an invitation to a billionaire’s mysterious island retreat. Read "Goddess Class," a new sci-fi #shortstory by Carmen Clarke (@wayofdeeptime.com) with artwork by Jon Negroni (@jonnegroni.bsky.social) www.ceteramagazine.com/goddess-class/

"Goddess Class" by Carmen Clarke

A data analyst’s uncanny social instincts earn her an invitation to a billionaire’s mysterious island retreat.

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A woman travels 10,000 years to find her missing lover. Instead, she finds crabs. Read or listen to "Carcinization" by Danielle Wilfand, with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social: www.ceteramagazine.com/carcinization/ #ShortStory #ScienceFiction #DisabilityFiction #FreeToRead

"Carcinization" by Danielle Wilfand

A woman travels 10,000 years to find her missing lover. Instead, she finds crabs.

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After her husband dies, a widow starts meeting the versions of him who lost her instead. Read our listen to "Pete," our new speculative short story by Jeremy Morris with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social: www.ceteramagazine.com/pete/

"Pete" – A Speculative Short Story by Jeremy Morris

After her husband dies, a widow starts meeting the versions of him who lost her instead.

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When an immortal tyrant begins to die, the whole kingdom must decide what it owes him. Read or listen to "We All Must Attend the Deathbed of the Lich," a dark fantasy #shortstory by @yavin4.bsky.social, with artwork and narration by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/we-all-must-...

"We All Must Attend the Deathbed of the Lich"

When an immortal tyrant begins to die, the whole kingdom must decide what it owes him.

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Just two more days before we close submissions for our third poetry issue, “After the Fire, the Garden.” Read our guidelines and how to submit here: www.ceteramagazine.com/themed-poetr...

Today we finally get to release the audio version of "The Day Hikaru Died," a science fiction short story by Frances Koziar. You can listen to it here or check out our podcast, Worlds Without Warning, to download it. www.ceteramagazine.com/the-day-hika...

The Day Hikaru Died – A Sci-Fi Story by Frances Koziar

When a caregiving robot learns to feel, love becomes the one system she cannot control.

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Twenty minutes before closing, a man walks into a bar to tell the bartender he's just been uninvited from his best friend's wedding. Read an excerpt of "Please Respect Our Decision" by @jonnegroni.bsky.social. Full story available for our paid members. www.ceteramagazine.com/please-respe...

"Please Respect Our Decision" by Jon Negroni

He got the text this afternoon. Now it's last call, and he needs to say it out loud to someone.

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Just one week left before we close submissions for our third #poetry issue. Our theme this quarter is "After the Fire, the Garden." We want your gnarly little poems so please visit our submission guidelines page if you'd like to contribute. #submissions www.ceteramagazine.com/themed-poetr...

Themed Poetry Call: "After the Fire, the Garden"

Cetera Magazine’s third digital poetry issue turns toward aftermath. Submissions now open. Deadline: August 20, 2026.

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Trapped inside an alien warehouse, a soldier radios the one person who might keep him sane. Read "And Yet, So Far Away," our new sci-fi short story by Kevin Cronin, with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/and-yet-so-f...

"And Yet, So Far Away" by Kevin Cronin

Trapped inside an alien warehouse, a soldier radios the one person who might keep him sane.

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Our short story this week is "Berm People" by Maurice Martin, a climate/dystopian tale about a world where people must take shelter from endless wind. A roofer decides one day to sabotage the privileged half of that shelter. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/berm-people/

"Berm People" by Maurice Martin

In a world of endless wind, a roofer plots to kill the privileged half of his shelter.

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Her husband walked off one winter night and didn't come back. Months later, a box arrives. Read "The Bones" by John Cohle, a literary short story that might challenge the way you view memory loss and cryptic reconnection. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-bones/

"The Bones" by John Cohle

Her husband walked off one winter night and didn't come back. Months later, a box arrives.

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A quiet roommate. A house that always smells of bleach. A suspicion that refuses to stay buried. “Bleach" by Nora Ray (@noraraywrites.bsky.social) starts as psychological horror and ends somewhere even more unsettling. Read it now: www.ceteramagazine.com/bleach/ artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social

"Bleach" by Nora Ray

A woman is sure her quiet roommate isn't human. She's almost right.

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read my new horror story "Bleach" in @ceteramagazine.bsky.social

In a world where fever can be sold like a drug, Jimmy makes one last deal with the customer he’d rather forget. Read "105.9°," a speculative short story by Conner Martin with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social. www.ceteramagazine.com/105-9/

"105.9°" by Conner Martin

In a world where fever can be sold like a drug, Jimmy makes one last deal with the customer he’d rather forget.

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"Heartbroken and desperate, Mara discovers two ways to rewrite her past: one scientific, one magical, both dangerous." Read “Branches” by Karly Foland, with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/branches/

"Branches" by Karly Foland

Heartbroken and desperate, Mara discovers two ways to rewrite her past: one scientific, one magical, both dangerous.

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"A reluctant heir and an anxious graduate student confront the cost of being found." Read “The Heir” by Artemy Kalinovsky, with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-heir/

"The Heir" by Artemy Kalinovsky

A reluctant heir and an anxious graduate student confront the cost of being found.

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“After her neighbor dies, Rachel becomes obsessed with the ruined house across the street. And the man waiting inside it.” Read “The Griefing” by Erin Mayes, with artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social. . www.ceteramagazine.com/the-griefing/

"The Griefing" by Erin Mayes

After her neighbor dies, Rachel becomes obsessed with the ruined house across the street. And the man waiting inside it.

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My new story came out a few days ago in Cetera, the mag that's like opening up a box of assorted chocolates. "Kids Eat Free" by Stacey Lounsberry www.ceteramagazine.com/kids-eat-free/ @ceteramagazine.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky

Blind and overlooked, Lucy Victoria learns to read the world around her. And waits to find out if anyone will choose to read her back. Read or listen to "The Closure of St. Jerome's Home for Foundlings" by Tamsin Liddell right here. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social, edits by Natalia Emmons.

The Closure of St. Jerome's Home for Foundlings

Blind and overlooked, Lucy Victoria learns to read the world around her. And waits to find out if anyone will choose to read her back.

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Two insomniacs grow closer one 3am text at a time, while the wrong relationship slowly makes the right one impossible to ignore. Read or listen to "Texts After 3," a new contemporary romance short story by @jonnegroni.bsky.social. Edited by Natalia Emmons, artwork by Jon Negroni.

Texts After 3 – A Romantic Short Story by Jon Negroni

Two insomniacs grow closer one 3am text at a time, while the wrong relationship slowly makes the right one impossible to ignore.

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I’m published! Super stoked to debut my short story “The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor.” Thank you so much to the team at Cetera Magazine for the opportunity ❤️ #writingcommunity

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A dead girl haunts her old apartment’s new tenant, only to discover grief can trap the living and the dead alike. Read or listen to "The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by @miravlevywrites.bsky.social. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-stranger...

A dead girl haunts her old apartment’s new tenant, only to discover grief can trap the living and the dead alike. Read or listen to "The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by @miravlevywrites.bsky.social. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-stranger...

"The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by Mirav Levy

A dead girl haunts her old apartment’s new tenant, only to discover grief can trap the living and the dead alike.

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This week's new short story is "Notch: The Lost Years" by Patricia Caspers. Part Magical Realism, part Queer Coming-of-Age, and totally unexpected. Edits and artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/notch-the-lo...

Notch: The Lost Years

She spent thirty years learning to trust the part of herself she couldn’t explain to anyone.

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A god of cold is dragged from extinction to retrieve a stolen child. He has no idea what the child is capable of. "Cold Genius" is a new fantasy short story by Daria Agad that expands the King Arthur aria. Edited by Natalia Emmons and Jon Negroni. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social

Cold Genius

A god of cold is dragged from extinction to retrieve a doomed child.

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Our first poetry issue is officially live and free to download. "The Things That Survive Us "collects 11 poems from 10 poets, each one documenting a different aspect of afterlife in real life. www.ceteramagazine.com/cetera-poetr...

Cetera Poetry #1 – The Things That Survive Us

Every poem in this issue arrives carrying its own weather. Some carry the hush of a kitchen after midnight, or the shape of a shoreline where the water keeps its counsel. Some move through childhood t...

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Thrilled to share my dark fiction story, The Big Black Square, which was published today in @ceteramagazine.bsky.social. A woman returns to her hometown, where an unusual building has been constructed. No one will tell her a thing about it. Peep the incredible artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social

A woman returns home to a town reshaped by a black cube that promises happiness and delivers something else. Read or listen to "The Big Black Square," a new short story by Kasey Soska for free. Edited by Natalia Emmons. Artwork by @jonnegroni.bsky.social www.ceteramagazine.com/the-big-blac...

The Big Black Square

In every reflection, I saw a happier version of myself—and I finally understood why.

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A vampire on his death bed meets a young girl who tests both his patience and his religion. Read or listen to "Starving for Salvation" by E.J. LeRoy for free. Edited by Natalia Emmons. Artwork by Jon Negroni. www.ceteramagazine.com/starving-for...

Starving for Salvation

“Yes, child,” Matty said, forcing himself to open his eyes again, “I am a vampire.”

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