Adria Bailton

Category: Short Fiction Round Up

  • Short Story Round-Up #112

    I had some interruptions in September for posting stories. There’s fewer stories this month in this round-up, but that means you can read through them even faster! (In)finitum, by Vaughn Roste was published at Wyldblood Flash Fiction in August.What if you had all of time to see all of time? Translunar Travelers Lounge published Duet…

  • Short Story Round-Up #111

    I normally post these round-ups from the previous month’s social media short story and poetry suggestions on the first Monday of the month. However, the first Monday of September is a holiday (since I work in academics) and this year I had house guests. I had far less time to do some of my writerly…

  • Short Story Round-Up #110

    Well, last month I said I was erratic, but that was even more true in July. I have been extra busy at my day job, low on reading time and bandwidth, along with some other writing and publishing related stuff. Here are the few stories I managed to read and make my suggestion list. In…

  • Short Story Round-Up #109

    I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. Still not recommending stories every day. Still missing newsletter and blog post dates. But here are the stories I suggested in June. Apex Magazine published: In Your Diminishing Tongue by Indigo Rue This story gave me chills. The evolution of the language-eater is extraordinary. One…

  • Short Story Round-Up #108

    Unfortunately, the cancellation of publication of my debut novel really knocked me for a loop. I was unable to get this post written for March, April, or on-time May’s short story recs. So, here we are. All the stories and poetry I recommended in March, April, and May. Vicky Cooper by Dylan Kwok was published…

  • Short Story Round-Up #107

    I recommended only a few new stories in February. I had a lot of personal and author deadlines, and my short story reading time shrank to nothing for most of the month. Obsidian published: Portrait of a Young Zombie in Crisis by Walidah ImarishaSometimes it sucks to be a zombie and have no one to…

  • Short Story Round-Up #106

    In January, I posted 19 short stories and poems. Miss any? Here they are gathered for your reading enjoyment. kaleidotrope published: Godling, Runner, Thief by Avra Margariti in 2025.Beginning the new year in a good way with an Avra Margariti story. Like all her stories, this one is beautiful. “Dali Dancing” by Gretchen Tessmer in…

  • Short Story Round-Up #105

    In December, I recommended fifteen (15) stories. I took a week or so off of new story recs around holidays. Something that has just recently occurred to me is that the places I suggest have open periods for submission. I try to suggest only paying outlets (unless it’s one I love for other reasons or…

  • Short Story Round-Up #104

    This is back-dated because I came down ill and got very behind. In November, I suggested twenty (20) stories from a few different markets. Still trying to keep up on my reading. Diabolical Plots published: Resurrection Scars by Sheila Massie in October.A story of grief and ego. The Glorious Pursuit of Nominal by Lisa Brideau…

  • Short Story Round-Up #103

    October was super hectic because I received my dev edits for my YA science fiction novel, Worlds Divide, which comes out in April from Balance of Seven Press. This is my debut novel, so the entire process is new to me. This left me with less reading time. No novels (because I need nothing that…