2026 Best of the Net Nominee: “Harrowing,” by MaxiJane Frazier. “You arrive in Red Cloud, Nebraska, at noon, like an agent awaiting a secret communiqué. The tour guide tells you about Willa Cather’s real-life friend, Annie Pavelka….” www.switchonline.org/items/harrow...

Enjoy the latest micros now up on Switch, work by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social @joannavtheiss.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @angelines.bsky.social Kathryn Petruccelli Cheryl Snell Tim Conley Liz deBeer Kris Wilcox Karen Walker Frances Gapper Mileva Anastasiadou — More to come!

PSA: Did you know you can support your favorite writer without buying their book? Get it from the library! We still get paid - and often the library will get the book if you request it, which you can usually do on their website. Spread the word!

"Practice talking like your voice is running a 100-meter dash against other voices..." New fiction: "How to Become an Auctioneer" by Matt Leibel www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/leibel/ho...

@feralpoetryandart.bsky.social is open for submissions of poetry and art until August 31st. Send us your wildest creations. feralpoetry.net/submissions/