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Issue 20 is live! Check out the amazing work by Teo Vasilescu, @manateevanity.bsky.social, Aaron Rachel Selby, Charlie Harris, @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social, Annie Grimes, @graycious.bsky.social, Kelly Murashige, & Cathy Adams. And a review of The Earth Room by @danadiehl.bsky.social! mudroommag.com

Out today: BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025, edited by... me! So so many great stories in here. I can't wait for you to discover them and their talented writers.

The wait is over... Congratulations to our Best of Net 2026 nominees! Cortez @manateevanity.bsky.social Rachel Dorn Annastacia Stegall Sarah Burke Sullivan Jordan Eric Roy Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey Garth Pavell Ruby Wang Ara Deinde Sewkhy Tan

Every story (yes, EVERY story) is a second-person story. (Same goes for poems and essays, actually.) I wrote about what I call “the ear of the story” — something I’ve spoken about a lot but never written about before. Come nerd out with me! rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/every-stor...

My newest short story “Little Drama” is part of this fantastic issue! Thanks to Peatsmoke for giving it a home

Hi. Books are incredibly important. Please let them be.

Our Spring 2025 Issue is in bloom! www.peatsmokejournal.com FLASH 🌷 @fionamckay.bsky.social 🌷 @aniking.bsky.social 🌷 @pegahouji.bsky.social 🌷Stephen Mirabito 🌷J. Condra Smith FICTION 🌷Jamey Gallagher 🌷@manateevanity.bsky.social 🌷Brian Lynch 🌷Alan Ackman 🌷Ea Anderson