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Retired sailor, writer, gardener. Editor: Doric Literary Fiction Editor: Exposition Review.
pinned post!
Being
#editor
of a
#literary
#journal
listed on the
@duotrope.com
ranking of the "25 Fastest Fiction Publishers" is like a singer-songwriter having a song on the
#Billboard
Hot 100 music chart.
@doricliterary.bsky.social
debuted at #11. MY HUMBLE LITTLE JOURNAL IS NOW #5!!
doric-literary.com
8 months ago
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Ellipsis Zine
over 2 years ago
Our swansong zine is now available to preorder (digital editions can be downloaded instantly) Subscriber and preorder issues will be posted out over the coming weeks. Copies from £3
www.ellipsiszine.com/fourteen/
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Ellipsis Zine
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"He was drunk on Natty Lite all summer cheering on the zebras like they were his illegitimate kids he suddenly took an interest in the second they became famous." Brilliant work by
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
today in
@havehashad.com
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about 19 hours ago
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Fictive Dream
4 days ago
June marks the 10th year of Fictive Dream. Our sincere thanks to all who have supported us as
#authors
#readers
#artists
and
#editors
. To celebrate the occasion please enjoy our marvellous selection of forthcoming
#fiction
. Thank you to everyone for being a part of this wonderful journey.
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Sarah Turner
3 days ago
Congratulations on ten years of
@fictivedream.bsky.social
, Laura! What an incredible achievement! I always love the stories you publish and look forward to reading them, and I hope Fictive Dream continues for many more years to come!
#WritingCommunity
#shortstories#flashfiction
#WritingCommunity
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Heavy Feather Review
12 days ago
Congrats to our frequent contributor Andrew Bertaina!
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Lucy Zhang
3 days ago
Thank you
@doricliterary.bsky.social
for giving this odd story of mine a home! 💜
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Doric Literary
4 days 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.
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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 …
https://doric-literary.com/2026/06/01/overdue/
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Fictive Dream
5 days ago
Thrilled to be featuring your story today, Jessica. Thank you for sending it our way
@jekwriter.bsky.social
#flashfiction
#readingcommunity
#writingcommunity
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Doric Literary
5 days ago
"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!
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Here's a flash piece about two young kids & the horrors of war. It's set on a beautiful Pacific Island in 1944. It was published Feb 2020 in the wonderful, though I believe now defunct, Firewords magazine. It has never before appeared online.
courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/saipan
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Saipan
Flash Fiction/Historical Fiction - Japanese Islanders in WWII learn their Emperor cannot protect them
https://courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/saipan
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Doric Literary
8 days ago
Coming June 1: new fiction by
@dango-ramen.bsky.social
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Niamh Mac Cabe
11 days ago
🐦⬛Thank you! to judge Diane Seuss
@dseuss.bsky.social
, and editors Meg Pokrass
@megpokrass.bsky.social
& Gary Fincke. Thanks also to Fictive Dream's Laura Black
@fictivedream.bsky.social
for submitting Peor Es Nada to this great annual contest! Anthology out 7th July ✍️
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Matt Jakubowski (he/him)
12 days ago
If you’re looking for some new short fiction to read, my brand-new debut collection of micros & flash is now available. 12 stories for $10, or $7 for the digital download. Thrilled to see it out in the world!
#flashfiction
#chapbook
bottlecap.press/collections/...
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Ghost in the Rain: Stories, by Matthew Jakubowski
Prose, chapbook, 36 pages, from Bottlecap Features. In these 12 microfictions and flash stories, Matthew Jakubowski traces a terrain of otherworldly-ness populated by lost ghosts, haunted lovers, immo...
https://bottlecap.press/collections/bottlecap-features/products/ghosmj?variant=51257654018363
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The Bulb Region
16 days ago
Before tomorrow's new edition, make time to read this beautiful story by our returning contributor Anna Vangala Jones (
@anniejowrites.bsky.social
), "Mae and Me," published in Doric Literary (
@doricliterary.bsky.social
).
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Mae and Me
When Daniel vanished, he left two women behind. Mae, our elderly landlady in 4A, and me, his wife. She’d somehow come to have an equal claim on him. We both lost him that day. He’d held Mae’s hand …
https://doric-literary.com/2025/08/15/mae-and-me/
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Doric Literary
21 days ago
Just pointing out that a literary debut happened earlier this month & you might have missed it. "Comfort Zone" is Evelyn Cooper's first published work of fiction. It is about healing & being afraid to accept the kindness of strangers.
doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/c...
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Comfort Zone
When you’re absolutely convinced you’ve gone too far and you’re in the wrong place, and it looks like a bad neighborhood in Tijuana, don’t be afraid, you’re almost there.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/comfort-zone/
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Doric Literary
21 days ago
There's some gorgeous fiction out there! If you haven't yet read "Golden" by
@annemarieneary.bsky.social
, bookmark it for some (absolutely harrowing) weekend reading!
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Golden
Natalie’s mother, from Devon, believed the countryside was best avoided. She said it was full of people with terrible opinions, and that if you stayed there more than a wet weekend your brain would…
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/golden/
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Lexi Pandell
24 days ago
Have you tried a Reject-a-thon? It’s the most fun you’ll have hearing no:
open.substack.com/pub/lexipand...
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On Rejection: Trust me, you should start a Reject-a-Thon
Having fun with rejection is the best way to start getting acceptances—and enjoy pizza with friends.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lexipandell/p/on-rejection-trust-me-you-should?r=w1jv&utm_medium=ios
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Lexi Pandell
8 months ago
I’m thrilled to announce that my debut memoir, HOLY MOTHER!, will be published in fall 2027 by
@chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social
. If you love books about spiritual rabbit holes or cults, this is for you. Endless thanks to my incredible agent
@lmscovel.bsky.social
, who made this dream a reality.
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Here's a flash story I wrote in 2017. It's a weird one about sunbathers on a beach in Portugal but it is also about the changes in human nature as our resources (possessions, territory, etc.) diminish.
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Praia da Ursa
Flash fiction - Bathers in Portugal react to the rising tide
https://open.substack.com/pub/courtlandavenue/p/praia-da-ursa?r=64y9v&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
25 days ago
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Doric Literary
29 days ago
Have you ever read a great story by O'Connor, Carver, Baldwin, Chekhov, Malamud, or any classic short story writer, then been inspired to write your next story under their influence? That's what we want. Send us that!
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
Fine reading for a Sunday Morning. "Golden" by
@annemarieneary.bsky.social
is about a woman, walking home, alone, at night, in a strange place . . . It will leave you breathless.
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Golden
Natalie’s mother, from Devon, believed the countryside was best avoided. She said it was full of people with terrible opinions, and that if you stayed there more than a wet weekend your brain would…
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/golden/
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
Sunday mornings are perfect for reading a literary debut! Evelyn Cooper's first published short story, "Comfort Zone," is about a woman struggling to accept kindness and comfort as she flees an abusive relationship.
doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/c...
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Comfort Zone
When you’re absolutely convinced you’ve gone too far and you’re in the wrong place, and it looks like a bad neighborhood in Tijuana, don’t be afraid, you’re almost there.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/comfort-zone/
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Jan Stinchcomb
about 1 month ago
“Amazing how nature manages to unsettle you.”
@annemarieneary.bsky.social
in
@doricliterary.bsky.social
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
Now online at Doric Literary. "Golden" by
@annemarieneary.bsky.social
is a story that will leave you breathless. It's about a woman walking home, alone, at night, in a strange place . . .
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Golden
Natalie’s mother, from Devon, believed the countryside was best avoided. She said it was full of people with terrible opinions, and that if you stayed there more than a wet weekend your brain would…
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/golden/
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
Today we are excited to present Evelyn Cooper's first published short story! "Comfort Zone" is about a woman struggling to accept kindness and comfort as she flees an abusive relationship.
doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/c...
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Comfort Zone
When you’re absolutely convinced you’ve gone too far and you’re in the wrong place, and it looks like a bad neighborhood in Tijuana, don’t be afraid, you’re almost there.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/05/01/comfort-zone/
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Chris Scott
about 1 month ago
If you haven't read Daniel's story in
@doricliterary.bsky.social
yet, it's a masterclass in building tension and off-kilter atmosphere. One of my favorites in some time.
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Daniel Miller
about 1 month ago
Easy. It's when I read this short story out loud--
doric-literary.com/2026/03/01/b...
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And there it is: My little journal is alone at #2! Out of 1000s of fiction journals on
@duotrope.com
,
@doricliterary.bsky.social
has the 2nd fastest response time! Half a day. We respond to the average submission in half a day! Thanks to everyone who reports fiction submission response times.
about 1 month ago
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Neon & Smoke
about 1 month ago
Impressive work
@courtlandavenue.bsky.social
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Diane Simmons
about 1 month ago
I’m very excited to share that my new flash fiction novella ‘Bereft of Reason’ will be published by V.Press on 1 June. You can pre-order from V.Press or signed copies are available from my website. Set in 1890s northern England, it is inspired by a shocking crime in my family’s history.
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
"Golden" coming May 1 to Doric Literary. This new story, by
@annemarieneary.bsky.social
, is about a woman, walking, alone, at night, in a strange place. It will leave you breathless!
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
Coming May 1: The DEBUT fiction publication by Evelyn Cooper! In this story, an abused woman makes an escape. It is about helping, healing, and human connection. Find your comfort zone at Doric Literary.
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Anna Vangala Jones
about 1 month ago
reading short stories this morning & admiring lines I wish I’d written counts as writing
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And there it is: My little journal is alone at #2! Out of 1000s of fiction journals on
@duotrope.com
,
@doricliterary.bsky.social
has the 2nd fastest response time! Half a day. We respond to the average submission in half a day! Thanks to everyone who reports fiction submission response times.
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I wrote this story as a study in movement. It won a contest & was later published in a Canadian print only journal. It has never before been available online - until today. Set on a Greek island, it has backpackers, Amstel beer, & dance moves anyone can do.
courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/jorans-song
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Joran's Song
Short Story
https://courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/jorans-song
about 1 month ago
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Doric Literary
about 1 month ago
At Doric Literary, we've made a bit of money through an editing gig, on the side - so we've raised our payment rate! It is still a very meagre honorarium but we hope this is the start of a trend.
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Perfect Sunday reading. Young kids on a train bridge. What could go wrong? My grandmother told me this story decades ago & I've filled in some details. First published in
@existerejournal.bsky.social
in 2022. Now available online for the 1st time.
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When the Train Whistle Blows
Historical Fiction / Flash Fiction
https://courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/when-the-train-whistle-blows
about 2 months ago
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Exposition Review
about 2 months ago
Congratulations to
#ExpoContributor
Jaqi Howard on having CLOVER selected for
@bestofthenet.bsky.social
! ☘️🥳
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Chloe N. Clark
about 2 months ago
A story in
@doricliterary.bsky.social
about space and the weight of a shooting star
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Apogee
Finally, another manned mission to Mars. How he’d glowed with excitement.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/04/01/apogee/
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Chloe N. Clark
about 2 months ago
You can read a review in
@locusmag.bsky.social
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Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark: Review by Gabino Iglesias - Locus Online
Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark (JackLeg 978-1-95690-722-3, $18.00, 202pp, tp) February 2026. Cover by Danika Isdahl. I know it's early in the year, but I already know that I'll be talking about...
https://locusmag.com/review/every-galaxy-a-circle-by-chloe-n-clark-review-by-gabino-iglesias/
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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻
about 2 months ago
Highly recommend this beautiful
#flash
fiction about enduring love by
@tracieadams.bsky.social
👇 I’m one of the lucky cohort who got to see an early draft of this in
@smokelong.bsky.social
workshop, too. It came together with such power & sad truth!!! Bravo, Tracie & congratulations 👏🎉🙏
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Doric Literary
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"She gathered drawings he’d made in first grade, a stuffed bear named Neil, baby shoes, and told the funeral home to put them in the casket." "Apogee" by
@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
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Apogee
Finally, another manned mission to Mars. How he’d glowed with excitement.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/04/01/apogee/
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Doric Literary
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"I stopped telling them when Bear came to the back deck, swatting the bird feeders, scattering seed like spilled time, then extending his heavy paw and asking if I wanted to dance." "The Bear Who Loved Me" by
@tracieadams.bsky.social
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The Bear Who Loved Me
It takes exactly nine minutes for his padded paws to lumber from the pines at the edge of our property to our bedroom window. He taps three times.
https://doric-literary.com/2026/04/01/the-bear-who-loved-me/
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Doric Literary
about 2 months ago
Writers: Please, please, please keep a spreadsheet and track your submissions to literary journals! No litmag wants to see the same (unrevised) story twice. This is us at least once a week:
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Electric Literature
about 2 months ago
DEADLINE TODAY: We have one day left to raise $13,000 of our $35K goal. Help us keep Electric Literature free for all—give what you can by midnight tonight, April 15! Donate Now:
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Electric Literature
about 2 months ago
DEADLINE TOMORROW: We have two days left to raise just over $15,000 of our $35K goal. Help us keep Electric Literature free for all—give what you can by tomorrow, April 15! Donate Today:
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Aaron Burch
about 2 months ago
they should invent a goodreads where cool small press books get thousands and thousands of reviews and big dumb mainstream books get dozens
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Perfect Sunday reading. Young kids on a train bridge. What could go wrong? My grandmother told me this story decades ago & I've filled in some details. First published in
@existerejournal.bsky.social
in 2022. Now available online for the 1st time.
courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/when-the-t...
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When the Train Whistle Blows
Historical Fiction / Flash Fiction
https://courtlandavenue.substack.com/p/when-the-train-whistle-blows
about 2 months ago
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