I posted seven short stories last week. Here they are in case you missed them. The One with the Red Door by Andrew Kozma was posted at Wyldblood Flash in April.  I posted two stories from Daily Science Fiction both from April.​Magical Companion Applicant #2251, or “Maggie” by Alexandra Grunber  That Boy in the Picture…

This week was a pretty standard weak, as far as things go. I have seven stories you might enjoy. I was recently reading someone’s May SFF short story round-up. She covered a few stories, but there are so many SFF and spec fic stories published each moth that a few for a month seems far…

This week I posted six short stories, skipping Thursday when I participated in #PitMad, which I blogged about here.  John Wiswell won a Nebula this weekend for a story in Diabolical Plots. I adored his story from March in Fireside Fiction called We Are Not Phoenixes. At 817 words, it is only a 4-minute read. …

This week is the week of podcasts. If you enjoy listening to stories, this will be a fun week for you! The Face Thief by Ella Anañeva was published by Speculative City in 2021, an approximately 5300 word read. Escape Artists published the next four stories in 2021. Bargain by Sarah Gailey aired on CatsCast…

This week I have seven more short stories for your enjoyment.  Infinite Tiny Lives, Infinitly Small by Shane Halbach was published in April 2021 by Flash Fiction Online. The Arcanist published Dance Dance Necromance by EJ Sidle in February 2020. Listening to it Rain by A.A. McNamara was published by Fireside Fiction in September 2013.…

This week I’ve got seven short stories for you, in case you missed them on Twitter or Facebook. I try to give you different magazines and websites to visit every week. Hopefully you read entire issues when one of these stories sparks your interest.  I’ll start with two from Daily Science Fiction. I’ve never read…

This week I have seven stories for you mostly from 2019 and 2021, and a single story from 2012. Small Evil by Aeryn Rudel was published by The Arcanist in 2019, and is a 5-minute read. Constelación Magazine published The Excruciating Beauty of Ephemera by Keyan Bowes in 2021, and is 939 words. Economic Principles…

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…

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…

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…