My life got to some semblance of “normal” in September. I’m still in temporary housing, but I was able to post regularly starting on the 1st! I missed a day, but all in all, I suggested twenty-one (21) stories. Here they are in one convenient place.
Dislocated by Stephen Granade was published at Flash Fiction Online.
A local disability support group meets up and shares their wins, and so much more.
Heartlines Spec published And I Will Read to You About Butterflies by P.A. Cornell this summer.
Patty always writes a great story and this one will pull at your heartstrings.
Inner Worlds published in May:
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi.
A story of life, death, mermaids, and grief.
To Count in the Jeweled Weaver’s Court by Nichole L. Lightner
To become something else.
On The Sixth Night at The Crystal Castle by Cheyanne Brabo.
Sometimes our life’s work consumed us.
What to Fear on a Jungle Road at Night by Andrea Ferrari Kristeller
There are many things to fear in the jungle and on the road.
Haven Spec published in 2022:
Axolotl by Atreyee Gupta
The title and story are nuanced in their connection.
Chrysanthemum by Erin Keating
A story of the end of the world. Beautifully told, it broke my heart.
The Calligrapher’s Granddaughter by Stewart C Baker
When the stroke of a brush compels honesty and truth.
Trollbreath Magazine published
Fruiting Bodies by Lyra Meurer.
A story where choice has been taken away. A story all too pertinent today.
Day One by R. K. Duncan.
A story of ‘what if?” and the world was better.
This Body is a Grave by H. Pueyo was published at Orion’s Belt
Invaders. Defense. A mother’s desolation. Repeat.
Wyldblood Press Flash Fiction Fornightly published in 2022:
The Breach by Julie Pitzel .
Time loops.
Nuckelavee Winter by Lyndsey Croal
It’s turning to autumn here in the northern hemisphere. Winter won’t be far behind.
If There’s Anyone Left published It Is a Beautiful Day on the Internet, and You Are a Horrible Bot by Aimee Ogden in 2020.
I’m not a fan of hot dogs, but the bot is right. They are funny.
Fire & Flight by P.A. Cornell was published at Plott Hound in September.
A dragon and a scientist choose their paths.
Crepuscular published Something New by Maria Brekke in June.
A twist on the story of gods and Chosen Ones.
Small Wonders published:
An Ache With No Name by Toby MacNutt in August.
A beautiful poem of gems and bones and being changed.
A Taste of Clean Water by Ian Li in August.
What could a drop of water mean?
The Deadlands published The Clothier of the Sunless by Arda Mori in July.
A poem that takes you from creation to desolation
Kriol Soldier by Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson was published at Words Without Borders in 2023.
Translated from the San Andrés–Providencia Creole by the author.
I hope you enjoy these stories that range from past years to recent. Keep following my BlueSky or Mastodon for daily recs. I’ll be back on first Mondays with round-ups.