Issue 4 decisions will come out by the end of this week! Sorry for the delay.

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@jmfletcher15.bsky.social

I think of Lot’s wife
forever turning. I imagine my arteries
also hardening.

- On Being Diagnosed with Prediabetes by Jonathan Fletcher

www.sufferer.online/on-being-dia...

I'm always amazed by how such an immersive world can be made with so few words.
www.sufferer.online/flight-aa235...

A beautifully still poem by @ridebikeseatspuds.bsky.social‬
www.sufferer.online/pre-solstice...

Tomorrow will be the last FLASH opening in a while, as Issue 4 is made.

Every once and a while, I'm hit by a story that makes me feel an unreal amount of nostalgia. Today's story does just that.
www.sufferer.online/when-the-sun...

Floating in the Void. Art by Edward Michael Supranowicz
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FLASH is open! 48-hour responses.

"When I think back to the fifth of July, I can see myself on the dimpled, decaying tan couch."
www.sufferer.online/throw-me-a-l...

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Lush by Elliott Schwebach
www.sufferer.online/lush

"While I was in the feed store ordering a bag of grain for my horses, Sam, its owner, asked after my mother who was in a hospital in Miami...."
- Who? by E.P. Lande
www.sufferer.online/who

FLASH is open for 24 hours!

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"Some murmured. Some turned away. Some craned their necks to get a better view. But no one stepped forward."
- I Didn't Move by Huina Zheng
sufferer.online/i-didnt-move

A Sufferer's Digest - SUBMIT SUBMIT

If you have a story that's 1-5k words, you should send it to our call for Issue 4. I want to read it.
www.sufferer.online/submit

"I could feel their gaze, white hot, burning." Today, a short story by Raegan Blair.
sufferer.online/the-eyes

A Sufferer's Digest - SUBMIT SUBMIT

Submit your long stories to issue four! I'd love to see your name in the submission pile!
www.sufferer.online/submit

Really proud of this one. Go check it out!

"Most of us rust when we’re older. The natural wear and tear of life eats away at us, breaking us down. I remember my great grandma..."
- My Mother Rusted Early by
@joshtheauthor.bsky.social
www.sufferer.online/my-mother-ru...

Hey guys! Starting tomorrow, our regular domain is going to have some downtime as we switch providers. I'll publish the interim one in the meantime.

"I should probably tell you the truth. I am afraid of more than just quicksand..."
Why Don't You Love Me? by Naana E. Hutchful
www.sufferer.online/why-dont-you...

Open for FLASH

A Sufferer's Digest - Boundaries Boundaries

Thank you to A Suffer’s Digest for posting my achingly intimate piece, Boundaries.

www.sufferer.online/boundaries

Today, we opened for submissions for Issue 4. Submissions are for longer stories and plays, and will run for the whole month!

Tomorrow, for 24 hours only, we open for FLASH. Please send poetry, microfiction, and hybrid stuff!

"I have a lot to learn about setting boundaries.
Clearly, I’m confused by our messaging.
Confused because you are messing with my head."
- Boundaries by @johannah.bsky.social

Read in full: sufferer.online/boundaries

There will never be a cost to read or submit to us. That's not what this is about. No matter what, we'll be here to stay. Thank you to everyone who supports us by reading, sharing, and sending us work. You are all the best, and we are so grateful for you!

As we hit a year, all of our techy domain and extra hosting costs are coming in. We are super close to being "self-sustaining," but not totally there. Consider throwing some change our way or checking out our physical issues! Our commitment since day one has not changed... (more)