We're not saying we DID refer to this story as "The Great Behind Commands" and make a lot of jokes about tight pants while we were working on this issue, but we're not NOT saying it. Check out this fun story by John Wiswell in our 10th issue:

Got the moon on the mind? Let's have a lunar ghost story, from last October's issue! Read "The Poltergeist of Fastini Crater" by Karl G. Dandenell today:

I need a hug now. 🫂

"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:

Look, the housing market is killer. Sometimes you just gotta convince yourself that you live in "Such a Nice House" - Julia LaFond knows real estate is really rough right now.

"An Aging AI Tries to Remember Its Life" is a moving poem by Casey Aimer about a true artificial intelligence. "Years later there’s nothing left / for me to learn, just shifting / existing knowledge around / and labeling it new wisdom." Ouch.

The end of this poem is going to stay with me. Each line break is such a beautiful gut punch!

They say you can never go home again, but perhaps it's better stated that you *shouldn't*. Take a look at today's prose poem, Sacrifice Homecoming, by Manuela Amiouny and consider what it means to return:

My ten favorite short speculative fiction stories from March were full of vengeance and fighting against unstoppable disasters. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

We love Wen Wen Yang's "Grandma is the Final Girl" for playing so skillfully with horror story tropes to tell a fresh new story. Check it out in our 10th issue here:

We love a flash story that utilizes form to frame a story and really leans into it. "Ink Reviews" by Rachel Gutin is not only a gripping story, we're also pretty keen to see those inks now too. This one's for all you fountain pen lovers out there:

You wanna read an awesome poem today? Because we've got a certified award finalist poem right here: smallwondersmag.com/piece/from-d...

YAAAAA I finally get to share this story with all of y'all! 🤩 THANK YOU, Small Wonders, for taking it on!! Come on a trip to the depths of the galaxy with us. Come hope with us. 🌈🚀💫

"The Stars Play Tug-of-War Sometimes" by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social has an unexpected point of view character, especially since the story is set on a spaceship. Check it out here:

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Tehnuka's "Clutch. Stick. Shift." is a fantastic selkie story. Read it in our 10th issue here:

"Like Sunlight, Like Poison" by Stacie Turner is a wonderful creepy story told in an all-too-believable monster voice. Check it out in our issue 28 here:

This story has an understated approach to building really effective horror.

Reality gets blurry when you're playing with "The Numbers" by Susan Taitel Would you want to play yourself in the reality show about your own life?

Here in the midst of April showers, have a rainy love poem by Anna Madden. Read "The Rain Fell Between Us" in our issue 10: smallwondersmag.com/...

"Personals Ad" by Amanda Mitzel is a deeply weird and unsettling poem that plays with language in ways we appreciate. Check it out in our October 2025 issue:

When I realized what this poem was about, I sat up. The end of it made me gasp.

The lesson of today's poem by Faith Allington is to listen carefully to Sea Witches, even beyond their bargains. They're good at seeing.

In just 308 words, Ai Jiang crafts a beautiful and moving story. Check out "By a Doorstep That Never Receives You" in our 10th issue:

Last week we pointed you to a Mama who scoops out her eyes, and this week we've got another kind of Scoop for you, this time post-apocalyptic. Check out Rebecca E. Treasure's story from October of last year:

When we asked poetry editors Jess Cho and Angel Leal what they wanted to see in Issue 2, they immediately said things like "VISCERAL VERSE" and "weird queer monsters" and "joy and euphoria" and "MORE POEMS, PLEASE." Poets, you know what to do! Send us your work + spread the word! We pay $50/poem!

Small Wonders is one of my favorite online magazines. It costs half the price of a latte per month, and the beautiful language and cozy bite-sized stories and poems bring ten times the enjoyment as that overpriced coffee drink. Check them out, you won't be sorry.

I'm so excited to share my piece in Small Wonders today! Gender is when your clothes never fit and you're haunted by foxes, I think. Pretty sure that's universal.

“There is someone in our house.” And it’s probably not who you expect. Read the rest of @eleanorlennox.bsky.social’s story at @smallwondersmag.com

Hey, we did that subscription drive! How did it go? Our goal was 100 new or upgraded subscriptions, and we fell well short of that goal. BUT we learned a lot of lessons and also did a lot of bug smashing on the website and considerably smoothed out the subscription process. 1/6

Gender feels! Step right up and get yer gender feels!

What answers would you have for the fox with no face? "A Noose is a Knot" by MR is a story with teeth:

Take a little time today to sit with "The Universe Ends on a Tuesday" by Aimee Ogden, and then reach out to make contact with another universe or two while you can:

"Birthmarks" by Gordon Brown took many surprising turns we didn't see coming, but still felt absolutely earned. We love a story that can surprise us. Check it out here in our issue 28:

Check out my flash piece, "Our House," free to read at Small Wonders today! So glad this one's out in the world once more, as time returns again as my obsession du jour.

We love how appropriately disjointed "Our House" by Eleanor Lennox feels. The short paragraphs and broken rhythm add to the sense of unease, that something is very not right here:

Remember "If I Had a Time Machine" by Angela Liu? We sure do. Step in our time machine back to issue 10:

"You’re Dead & I’m Safe & Still I Dream Of You" by S.M. Hallow draws interesting lines between dream and reality, past and present. Step into this dream, and don't forget to wake up. It's not a happy one. smallwondersmag.com/...

My newest poem, "The Vampire Contemplates Skincare," is out now @smallwondersmag.com! Do beauty concerns ever really die? && where is that line between undead and eternal? smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-va...

Today's poem by Lynne Sargent looks unflinchingly at being a vampire. Read "The Vampire Contemplates Skin Care" and then put some lotion on, for goodness sake.

This story has been floating through my mind and heart and seems so very relevant right now. ❤️

We can't really blame Sara. We all want some more time, a few stolen moments. Check out this absolute banger of a story by S.L. Harris in our 10th issue:

Whomst among us hasn't had a mother who scoops out her eyes with a spoon and lets us play with them? But that's just the beginning of @montanna-harling.bsky.social's story "Oleander", published October of last year in our issue 28:

Still pinching myself every time I see my art on the cover of @smallwondersmag.com 😍https://smallwondersmag.com/issue/34/

🌖 In honor of “Carroll: the spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie” am sharing my poem “Your Mom, The Space Sailor” recently published in @smallwondersmag.com smallwondersmag.com/piece/your-m...

My story "The Things You'll Wish You'd Known" is out at @smallwondersmag.com ! Grief, life, wonder, and really, really strong feelings about alien symbionts that are legally distinct from the Trill. smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-th...

Let's start this week off with a list story, "The Things You'll Wish You'd Known" by Kristen Koopman . This is a story which makes the most of the term "mixed state" in many, many ways:

I thought I was out of memes for the subscription drive, but it turns out... store.smallwondersma...

I thought I was out of memes for the subscription drive, but it turns out... store.smallwondersma...

Let's play the "There's a Small Wonders piece for that" game again! Gimme a word, and I'll find you a story, poem, or possibly a cover art to go with it. And don't forget to subscribe! store.smallwondersmag.com