short fiction is so good and yet beloved by so few. everyone should read a short story a day. i set a goal to read a hundred this year because I like measurables and i've been slacking, and now i'm up to #317, which still doesn't feel like enough.

This story is the weirdly warm hug I didn't know I needed.

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"The night after my Mom’s funeral, you showed up dressed as a pot of hot soup on the stove. . ." 🍲👥🐚 New fiction today by Jana Bianchi: "Of Brackens and Cowries" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/apex-m...

Hey it’s me!

Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check out our blog, where our flash reader and NEW co-director of social media @marjeec.bsky.social debriefs her silent artist’s residency in Finland with flash reader/contributor Jack Barrie! buff.ly/nGTfn4o

Thrilled to share my very short story "Everyone Drinks at Sunrise" published by @pseudopod.org today, alongside some other creepy tales. I especially love the host's commentary. Liberal guilt, it turns out, *is* delicious.

PseudoPod 1032: Flash on the Borderlands LXXVIII (78): Terraeque urbesque recedant

“We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” “Again?” “Every damn time,” Kate said, running a hand through her hair. “Aren’t there supposed to be satellites checking the routes all day long?

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Ted Chiang's take on AI consciousness is 100% worth the read. I wanted to summarize it, or use flattering adjectives, but I give up. Just, read it. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Avery Other@averyother.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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"Red didn't stand a chance against her, a rocket of the sea." Read the rest of Whale and Red's story in WHALE FALL by Elysia Rourke on September 15, 2026. Ages 10+ PREORDER NOW! #bookquote #whalefall #amreading #booksforkids #middlegrade #2026debut #debutauthor #nancypaulsen #penguin #preordernow

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, our 2026 virtual conference, is happening THIS SATURDAY on May 30th! Keep reading this thread or head over to weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s... for the full details! 1/?

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing FULL SCHEDULE - Weeknight Writers

We are pleased to announce our full schedule for Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! This will be a full day of FREE virtual panels discussing various aspects of effe...

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Do you delight in words and have climate anxiety? Me too. Me too.

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"The first word I consumed from the tongues of your kind was ▿̷̛͇̣̆͊◆̶̛͂̔̎◂." 🗣️🍽️🪹 New fiction today by @indigorue.bsky.social: "In Your Diminishing Tongue" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

This very ridiculous story by me explores a very real struggle in the world today! Thrilled to join the parade of awesome writers in @ratbaglit.bsky.social this morning.

Rat Bag@ratbaglit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today's story is "Adult Male Relationships are Super Hard" by Cuyler Meade. @cuylermeade.bsky.social #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros #mundanecryptids

Super excited to read my story, Some Stories We Tell Ourselves, Others We Don't, in the pages of @templeinacity.bsky.social today. This is a quiet one about complicated grief and not-so-complicated regret. Grateful to be included in the new issue. templeinacity.com/fiction-by-c...

Temple in a City literary journal

Fiction Some Stories We Tell Ourselves And Some We Don’t by author Cuyler Meade. Published in Temple in a City literary journal

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Turning today's rejection into something nice

TODAY! My novel THE COLOR OF TIME is now available everywhere good books are sold 🥳

TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW

I’ve got space whales on my mind! 🐋✨ Painted this while listening to the audiobook of The Celestial Seas by @authortachan.bsky.social

"The machinery of culture, of technology, of society, moves in the hands that sweep, paint, farm, or hammer." 💡🎨🛠️ New nonfiction today by @reasie.bsky.social: "Why it Matters When I Write About Space Janitors" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Simultaneously the best and worst micro I have ever read. Thanks @sashabrown.bsky.social and @ratbaglit.bsky.social for this experience. ratbaglit.substack.com/p/pee-seat

Pee Seat

By Sasha Brown

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I guarantee you’re not ready for where this story goes.

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 4mo ago

Ok, so, like, we think you won't see where this very voicey story by Sasha Brown is going. Don't take our word for it, though. Check out "Trevor is Hungry" in our new issue!

CALIFORNIANS! we need to talk about the primary. our state is fucked up and does not guarantee a democrat will be on the ballot in november. the top two candidates of ANY party will. so we need to focus right now on making sure Xavier Becerra is one of them, no matter who you might prefer.

This is so fun! science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

I need a hug now. 🫂

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 4mo ago

"My Favorite Human" by Corrie Haldane starts as a sad, sweet story and then... well, read it for yourself! Trust us, it's worth it:

"At the bodyhouse, no one ever asks you what you want." Stop what you're doing right now and read the rest.

Bree Wernicke@breewernicke.bsky.social · 4mo ago

helloooo my story "The Bodyhouse" is now out in the latest issue of Baffling!! give it a read: www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...

Congratulations @cmsullivan.bsky.social!

C.M. Sullivan 🍉@cmsullivan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

my debut short story, "Song for the Once-Dead Earth," is posting all week long at @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social!! check out part 1 here and follow along throughout the week: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/song-for-t... 😊🌱

I’m so pleased that this poem found a home. Thank you to January House Literary Magazine for publishing it. 💚 If you like birds and wish you could fly sometimes you might like it! januaryhouselit.com/2026/04/17/b...

Birdwatching

by Katherine Garrison These birds are always raising the stakes.When I go out, I want to see a shrike,but instead, I am surprised by a hawfinchwhich are rare to see here, as in red listed,and I thi…

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We're over the moon to reveal the cover of Violet Lichen's second annual eco anthology edited by @marissavu.bsky.social 🌙✨🪐 ECO25: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION, blooming onto bookshelves November 17! Cover Art by @tropicalgloom.bsky.social Cover Design by Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design

Our subscription drive continues! When we get to 50 new or upgraded subscriptions, we'll do a Best Of Year 2 anthology. Help get us more stability so we can keep putting many small wonders into the world! store.smallwondersma...

Mood for 2026, (the artist is Ainsley Drew, on Instagram)

#FundraiserPerk Kemi Ashing-Giwa will name a character after you (or use an agreed upon name). BE IMMORTAL! Comes with the April e-issue of locus and digital art. Donate at http://locusmag.com/... or through our bio! @kashinggiwa

Just one more skirt and he'll love me. If I can balance one more plate, I'll be free. The last frog will definitely be the one that validates me as a princess! Embracing my witch era with all my heart. I want to trace the outline of each of my warts and find peace with every last one.

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 6mo ago

In "Princess Liliclaire and the Witch's Frog Faire", Indigo Rue gives us a story of finding companionship and wrestling with skirts.

They spray-painted 666 on the fence. We counted to three. We ran. Girlhood, dares, and the things neighborhoods choose to forget. An excellent story from @marjeec.bsky.social Check it out at Literary Garage: literarygarage.com/come-join-us...

Come Join us at the Slumber Party Behind John Wayne Gacy’s Lot | Literary Garage

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