Our story of the week is We're Not Monsters by Bethany Holmstrom.

Working with @theforge.bsky.social was a delight. I'd recommend them to any author. They have a free submission window (put it on your calendar) and they pay contributors. Their editors closely read submissions and provide meaningful editorial services to accepted authors. forgelitmag.com/submit/

Our story of the week is Things You Lose by Kelli Dianne Rule.

Our nonfiction story of the week is Prime Mover by J Eric Miller.

Our story of the week is Absolutes by Dina Dwyer.

Our story of the week is Possession by Brett Willis.

Our nonfiction story of the week is My Name in the Blue Hallway by Holly Hunt.

Our nonfiction story of the week is Gloved by Helena Guerin.

Our story of the week is Wednesday Night Wiener Fights by Adam Straus.

Our story of the week is Consider Richard M. Nixon Drinking Navy Grog at Trader Vic's, Capital Hilton, July-something, 1974, Washington, D.C. by Leslie Pietrzyk.

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Alright fabulous writer folks! If you have lit mag questions, we’ll do our best to give you some answers over the next hour! AMA! (That stands for Ask Managing-Editors-Sara-and-Sarah Anything.)

Tonight! To celebrate our tenth year, we want to answer your questions about all things lit mag @theforge.bsky.social ! Join me and @saracrowley.bsky.social and ask away! TONIGHT 7-8 pm EDT (11PM UK).

To celebrate 10 years of awesomeness, we want to answer your questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. Our managing editors @saracrowley.bsky.social and @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social will be hosting an AMA here on 3/20, 7-8 pm EDT (11PM UK). Ask away!

To celebrate 10 years of awesomeness, we want to answer your questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. Our managing editors @saracrowley.bsky.social and @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social will be hosting an AMA here on 3/20, 7-8 pm EDT (11PM UK). Ask away!

As part of @theforge.bsky.social 10 year celebrations you can ask FLM managing editors questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow 7 - 8 pm EDT 11 - 12 GMT. #submissions #LitMags

Supporting writers is our passion at Forge! To celebrate 10 years, we want to answer your questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. Our managing editors Sara Crowley and Sarah Starr Murphy will be hosting an AMA here on 3/20, 7-8 pm EST. Come say hi!

Our story of the week is Manzanita by Vincent James Perrone.

We are excited to announce that every piece we publish in 2026 (our 10th anniversary) will be considered for our first annual Forge Editors’ Prize voted by our editors as story of the year. The announcement will be made in December and the prize will be $500.

Our story of the week is Jesus Comes to Dinner by Chris Scott.

Our story of the week is Fairy Tales by Amelia Borawski.

Our nonfiction story of the week is For Dear Life by J.L. Evans.

Our nonfiction story of the week is Cross Stitch by Valerie L. Egar.

Our story of the week is Conduction Issues by S. Chaudhuri-Perelló.

Our story of the week is All of Us by Douglas W. Milliken.

Our story of the week is Ghosted by Jaime Gill.

Our story of the week is Bubble Gum & Lime Green Carpet by EC Dorgan.

Our story of the week is The Swallowed by Ali McLafferty.

Our story of the week is Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps by Mizuki Yamamoto.

Our 2025 Pushcart Nominations! Best of luck to all of these brilliant authors!

Our story of the week is A Reconstruction of the Lost Film "The Life of General Villa" by Cody Harrison.

Our story of the week is After De Chirico by Magda Phili forgelitmag.com/2025/12/22/a...

Our story of the week is Vacancies by SK Stringer.

Our story of the week is It Shall Prosper in the Thing by Andi Shapiro.

Our story of the week is Beyond Guernica by R.A. Morean.

Our story this week is The Genocide Unfolds on My Phone, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Nonfiction Contest! Congratulations to Acree Graham Macam! @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social

Our story this week is Five Easy Payments of Nothing Ever Changes, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Fiction Contest! Congratulations to Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice!

Our nonfiction story of the week is Qurbani Eid by Rahad Abir.

Our story of the week is Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) by India Choquette.

Our nonfiction story of the week is Prejudice and Love Poems by Harli James.

For the first time, The Forge joins Litcrawl San Francisco! ❤️ Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️ Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️ #theforge #litcrawl #litquake

Our nonfiction story of the week is Faker by Brittany Micka-Foos.

Our story of the week is On Backsliding by Victoria Chen.

Our story of the week is The Retreat by Rashmi Patel.

Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥 Their pieces will be published in November. The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...

Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥 Their pieces will be published in November. The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...

Our story of the week is Little Prayer by Emerson Archer.

If you're in San Francisco, come see us at Litcrawl! It's going to be a great time!

Our story of the week is Dog Ears by Mae Juniper Stokes.

Our nonfiction story of the week is Red Clay, Pink Stucco by Seth R. Merritt.