Author: Adria Bailton

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-up #18

    This week I have seven stories published since 2013 and another personal essay. Skinned Knees by R.D. Sullivan was published at Fireside Fiction in October 2013. How to Eat a Mermaid by K. Garcia Ley was published at Mermaids Monthly in March 2021. Til Human Voices Wake Us by Jennifer Hudak was published at Mermaids…

  • 2021 Writerly Goals Update

    I posted a summary of 2020 and goals for 2021 at the end of December. We are one-third of the way through the year, and it seems like a great time to do an update of meeting my goals. Short Stories Polishing a story to submission: By now I should have four new stories done…

  • Issue 2 of Constelación Magazine

    I have a new short story publishing in Issue 2 of Constelación Magazine. Just look at this amazing cover! We shared the cover for issue #2 with our patrons, but we like it so much that we couldn’t keep it in. So here it goes: Myths and Monsters, by @Paintagram. pic.twitter.com/vI6T5Da5UO — Constelación Magazine (@constelacionmag)…

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-Up #17

    Normally I only post short fiction in this round-up, but there are two essays I read or re-read this week that I am posting along with the fiction. I’ve placed them after the seven short fiction pieces. The Journal by Ken Liu was published in September 2013 by Fireside Fiction. ​Illustration by Galen Dara. Mermaid by Nivedita…

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-Up #16

    I have six stories for you this week ranging in publication from 2003 to 2021. Downstairs, Upstairs by Melissa Mead was published in 2013 by Fireside Fiction. Mermaids Monthly published Selkie by Brigit Truex in January of this year. Childish Things by Aeryn Rudel was published in February at The Arcanist.  Uncanny published A House…

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-Up #15

    I’ve got seven stories for your reading pleasure this week! The Dog and Pony Show by Piper is published at Luna Station Quarterly. I happen to know Piper through a Cat Rambo’s Discord Group.  The Arcanist published a 5-minute read, Two Minutes in Hell by Frances Pauli. The Modern Witch’s Recipe for Enemy Pie by…

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-Up #14

    Another seven wonderful stories are here for your weekly reading enjoyment! The Sand Dollar by Alyssa Erichsen is published at Lunch Ticket. Moonpark Review published The Wolf Wears Jeggings by Georgia Bellas.  Photo/Image by Lesley C. Weston. Must Sign for Delivery by Jade Walker is published at Smokelong Quarterly. The Arcanist published a 3-minute read,…

  • Submerged at Wyld Flash

    Read Submerged at Wyld Flash published on March 19, 2021.

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round-up #13

    Last week I missed my own story.SUBMERGED published at Wyld Flash. I have seven more stories to share with you this week. Enjoy! A-B-A by Nicholas T. Brown is a long read at Lunch Ticket. Smokelong Quarterly published a piece of flash called The Natural Order by Barbara Jacksha. Smokelong Quarterly published Private Services by Dianna…

  • Weekly Short Fiction Round Up #12

    I have seven stories to share with you this week.  Our Mortal Undressing by Hamilton Perez is a Rated R 25-minute listen and/or a read at Podcastle. The Arcanist published The Invention of Time Travel by A.J. Brennan, a 5-minute read. Take a 23-minute listen or read The Witches of Athens by Lara Elena Donnelly…