DC and NYC! Next month Kim and I will be visiting you with some pre-Code screening goodness to promote our forthcoming book! More here: pre-code.com/the-pre-code...

Please take a moment to rate Fiction on the Web as "recommended" at Chill Subs: www.chillsubs.com/magazine/fic...

It is here and it is real and it is BEAUTIFUL! Out 10/28!

A Patreon member asked me for some of the authors Fiction on the Web has published most. A couple with the highest hit rate in terms of submissions to acceptances are Rozanne Charbonneau www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/search/label... and JD Strunk www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/search/label...

My story "Over the Hill, Under the Hill" went up today at The Razor. You can read (or listen to it) here - therazormag.com/articles/ove... Beautiful website and presentation with the folks over there commissioning original artwork and an accompanying audio reading.

"The Point of Possible Return" is my third story to appear at @lowlifelitpress.bsky.social Quick and twisty (begins a little crude) w/3 versions of one man showing up in the same grocery store aisle - www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/the-poi...

"It had been twelve years since they tinkered with genetics and upped the average age for dogs to fifty-six years ..." begins my dog story, "Obedience Training," appearing in the Cloaked Press anthology Spring Into SciFi 2025. More on that here: cliffaliperti.com/obedience-tr...

New story up today @lowlifelitpress.bsky.social "No Smoking on These Premises" - www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/no-smok...

Performer Jessie Matthews may not be a name that many people are familiar with, but she was the toast of British musicals. She glitters in every performance, and this week's Musical Monday is no exception. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/03/31/m...

My new story "Spin Cycle" is up at Lowlife Lit Press. Feel like I've got to add the content warning on this one: it's a little raunchy. If that's your thing, here you go: www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/spin-cy...

In "7 Secrets of Publishing Short Stories" I lift the lid on how lit mags work and how to navigate them to improve your hit rate for published stories. Guaranteed to give you a new perspective - and an unfair advantage - on publishing your stories. community.flashfictionmagazine.com/c/video-repl...

ANNOUNCING BULL #12: "FOR THE SHORTIES" available for a short time for 5 bucks. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1YY8FS...

I have your March TCM Schedule here. Also I wrote a book and you pre-order it (tomorrow)! #precode -- pre-code.com/big-announce...

Did you know that Fiction on the Web has an archive of nearly 1,900 stories available free to read online? There are 1,600 dating back to 2012, and another 300 or so on the old archived pre-2012 version of the website.

Combed through magazines accepting submissions right now and these calls caught my eye 👀 All the info you need to submit listed (for free) on our database : www.chillsubs.com/browse

Really? You haven't looked at the FISH list yet? It is 100% THE definitive list of indie literary magazines. SO much juicy information!

Our second newsletter is live! In addition to OKD updates, we're proud to share a lovely feature from our own Jeanette the Writer, OKD Fiction Reader, about gamifying your writing and publishing goals in 2025. Give it a read & subscribe now:

Had an amazing convo w/ Brad Listi on the @otherppl.bsky.social podcast. We talked about Buddhism, psychedelics, how social media is ruining people's brains, and my new book HORSE GIRL FEVER 🐎👧🔥 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

My new story "Present in Time" appears in the January 2025 issue of After Dinner Conversation. A little preview of the first page over at my site, along w/links to where you can grab a copy: cliffaliperti.com/present-in-t... (PS: Great deal at 3 months/$1 at @afterdinnerconversation.com 's own site)

My gift to the writing community: The 2025 Literary Magazine Rankings cliffordgarstang.com/2025-literar...

Stockings are hung ... wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Here's Helen Twelvetrees, born on Christmas Day, in one of my favorite photos acquired back in 2015, when I wrote a book about her and her movies, amazon.com/dp/B019B8GM4Y

With a focus on “liveliness,” the FISH List evaluates 1000s of lit mags on 14 unique metrics, including community engagement, awards won & editor transparency. It's more than a ranking - it's a roadmap to indie lit's kaleidoscopic cutting edge. https://buff.ly/4iHa5OW #FISHList

Congrats to @afterdinnerconversation.com and runner-up @charliefish.bsky.social and all the others! I'm especially psyched for the first two though b/c they've both published and accepted my work (twice each!). Of course, now they may get a little tougher ;)

Two weeks from today, Syfy's New Year's Twilight Zone marathon begins! Here's the schedule: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/s... 113 episodes starting at 3am EST on December 31. Hope your favorites are among them! 43 (including all of Season 4) didn't make the cut.

A common reason I reject stories at Fiction on the Web is a flat ending. Terry Rossio says endings should be "decisive, set-up, and inevitable - but nonetheless unexpected."

The pre-code king: Warren William.

Fiction on the Web is very proud to announce this year's nominations for the Pushcart Prize.

If you've ever enjoyed Fiction on the Web, please vote for it in the "Fiction" category for "Chill Subs Community Favorites" - last year FotW was #25 and I'd love to be on the list again! https://buff.ly/49rcZTH

How are you liking Bluesky? Have all the lit mags arrived yet? We came across this great starter pack of literary reviews if you want to follow more. Thank you to @ebrockwayink.bsky.social for putting it together! And thank you to everyone who has followed us here. We 💙 you!

Our early issues have gems, too! Don't forget about them. gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...

I've got a new story up today at The Rye Whiskey Review, the mostly barroom-set "Fifty-three." Thanks for giving it a read! ryethewhiskeyreview.blogspot.com/2024/11/fift...

Here, everyone, I recommend arguing about Norma Shearer pre-Codes around the Thanksgiving dinner table instead -- pre-code.com/pre-code-mov... #TCMParty

Got an acceptance tonight for a piece in a sci-fi anthology, so, yeah! That makes four stories pending publication now through March, though a couple of those have been pending a loooong time now (like one accepted in Fall 2022). Feel pretty good about the other 3 appearing semi-soon though!

Open offer: Anyone who follows me on Bluesky and DMs me their address, I will send you a beautiful thermographic print of one of the illustrations from my book, anywhere in the world, FREE. https://buff.ly/3UW45HP (Limited to 100 people in case this actually works!)

Browsing around mostly following lit mags and trying to slowly learn the ropes over here.