The coffin lurched sideways, nearly yanking free, and for one nightmare instant I pictured it skidding straight into the hole, Big Daddy tumbling out in front of all those cousins. AFTER THE REQUIEM | William McCarter at Reckon Review

Thanks for giving this piece a home. My heart is in this one.

New creative nonfiction today at Reckon. Come visit and read "Mothering, 21st Century Edition" by Alina Zollfrank @zollizen.bsky.social

Head over to Reckon to read our new story, PITCH CHRONICLES | Fiction by David Agyei-Yeboah

Please head over to Reckon to read this gorgeous new Wind & Root essay from special guest Laurel Hightower.

Im always drawn to a strong sense of place, which to me means that the setting of story is so integral to the characters and events that it couldn't happen anywhere else. Today's story by @wilsonkoewing.bsky.social is an excellent example of that. 📚 #litfic

A hot month ahead for @reckonreview.bsky.social #litfic

New fiction from Wilson Koewing. Head over to Reckon to read "Bolinas."

New CNF today. Head over to Reckon to read "H.O.M.E." by Mireya Gonzalez-Looby.

In case you missed it, Reckon Review (@reckonreview.bsky.social) is open for submissions. 📚 The best way to tell if your work is a good fit is to read the magazine. Buuuuuuttttttttt if you're really looking for guidelines....🔽 #gritlit #amwriting #litmag

New fiction for you today. Head over to Reckon to read "Raven Complaint" by Scott T. Hutchinson.

So very, very proud to nominate stories from Patricia Quintana Bidar, V.J. Hamilton, and Catherine Parnell for the Best Small Fictions anthology. Please visit reckonreview.com/award-nomina... to read them.

New Wind & Root today from columnist (and our very first contributor) Stuart Phillips. Head over to Reckon to read.

It’s so cool to start off the new year with a short story published in @reckonreview.bsky.social , one of my favorite short stories magazines! Thanks to everyone at RR for the opportunity to publish in your pages! reckonreview.com/were-in-an-emergency-fiction-by-e-a-aymar/

We're starting 2026 with a bang. Head over to Reckon to read "We're in an Emergency" by the brilliant @eaaymar.bsky.social

“Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead." — Tennessee Williams SEND US YOUR SUFFERING WORDS. SUBS ARE OPEN. reckonreview.com/submissions/

We back at it, folks. On the docket from the fiction side — small-town murders, car-slinging crushes, and tricky corvids. #amreading #litmags

We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.

Today's new fiction, from Amelia Franz, will have your heart pounding.

New Wind & Root over at Reckon today from our columnist Brandy Renee McCann. I needed this one today.

New creative nonfiction at Reckon today from Cindy Sams. Come see!

We love dark & gritty character driven stories. Is there one waiting in your files? (Pssst. We’ll be closed to subs in December.) reckonreview.com/submissions/

New Nitty Gritty today! Our Charlotte Hamrick interviews author Ronita Chattopadhyay. Head over to Reckon to read.

Thank you for this BotN nomination, @reckonreview.bsky.social! So glad to have a home in your stellar journal. 🥰🙏

We are so honored that Eileen, Holly, Mary Ann, and Summer trusted us with their incredible work, and SO very proud to nominate them for the Best of the Net this year. Read their stories here: reckonreview.com/award-nomina...

"People often mistake my humor for denial. They think I’m not feeling anything, when really, I’m feeling too much, just not where anyone can see it." reckonreview.com/i-think-ive-... Incredible essay 💔

We have new creative nonfiction from Katrina Ralbag over at Reckon. Come see.

I've been a big fan of Archer since we published her short story, "Somewhere, Something, Something" over at @reckonreview. Super excited to get to talk about her novel THE WITCH'S ORCHARD @malapropsbookstore on 10/14 at 6pm!! malaprops.com/event/2025-1...

It’s the weekend & we’re reading submissions in between cook-outs & zoo visits. Do we have your CNF or Fiction? 🤓 reckonreview.com/submissions/

New Wind and Root from columnist Susan Schirl Smith up at Reckon for your Monday pleasure.

So glad this piece landed with @reckonreview.bsky.social -- I've admired both their literary publications and their terrific Wind and Root columns for a while now.

An exceptional piece. 🙌

New fiction at Reckon this morning. Check out "Resurrection Drive" by Abigail Myers. @abigailmyers.bsky.social

I had a blast talking with @thejeremybjones.bsky.social about his new book, Cipher, with @blairpub.bsky.social. A huge thanks to Jeremy and @reckonreview.bsky.social for putting this conversation out into the world!

“Angela’s mom suggests that I make a list of the things I am responsible for. It should be present tense.” "This was the last person to leave her, but I was still the last to fail her." @nathanwillis.bsky.social @reckonreview.bsky.social reckonreview.com/working-titl...

I just read this story. Stunning.

Head over to Reckon to read this fantastic interview by Jessica Cory of Jeremy B. Jones.

"Laughing at the girls no one invites, because she has never been a girl no one invites." I LOVE the way this turns, and the pride and ownership in this brilliant piece by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @reckonreview.bsky.social 🧡

SO proud to be part of @reckonreview.bsky.social with this CNF #FlashFiction piece, which I wrote as part of @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. It begins: "Maybe parallel universe me was born without a cleft palate. Maybe her philtrum is intact..." Read more: reckonreview.com/maybe-parall...

Meagan here. Every piece that we post at Reckon is our favorite. Every piece is exceptional. This one though. Shoo. This one took the air out of my chest; left me staring at the wall a bit. Please head over to Reckon and read "Working Title No. 6" by Nathan Willis. @nathanwillis.bsky.social

We have a guest post from CNF Reader Olga Katsovskiy today for Wind & Root. Head over to Reckon for this take on content warnings in Creative Nonfiction.

And a BIG shout out to @reckonreview.bsky.social and EIC @meaganlucas.bsky.social for giving SONG OF THE CONFESSOR a home!

New Creative Nonfiction up today. "Wanda, Briefly" is Ashworth's first publication. It's incredible. Come over and see.