Possession - The Forge Literary Magazine Possession, a short fiction by Brett Willis

Our story of the week is Possession by Brett Willis.

Photo of asmall, old brown crocheted teddy bear with a label on its stomach that reads “Hungary”

Broke out my Hungarian grandmother’s bear for the occasion!

(If you want to read an excellent, terrifying novel about Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, highly recommend this book!)

From Telenovela, by Gonzalo C. Garcia

“Why do I write? The boring answer - and honesty, we know as writers, my friends, is boring - well, the boring answer is that I've done it for far too long. Like a ghost I haunt the same places, attempt to recapture life, I'm often envious of the living.”

Gloved - The Forge Literary Magazine Gloved, nonfiction by Helena Guerin

Our nonfiction story of the week is Gloved by Helena Guerin.

Thanks Anca!!

This is a wild ride!

"Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl" by Sarah Starr Murphy — MEMEZINE Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl She cried in metaphor and orgasmed in geometry. This was very inconvenient. Her rivers were full of gasping trout and skipping stones and water striders and microp...

Very excited to have a very weird little flash in the very cool Memezine! (I know, that’s a lot of very, but it’s true!) Thanks to @memezine for giving it a good home!

"Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl" by Sarah Starr Murphy — MEMEZINE Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl She cried in metaphor and orgasmed in geometry. This was very inconvenient. Her rivers were full of gasping trout and skipping stones and water striders and microp...

Whoo wee. Look at this latest one from @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social. The lyricism in it knocks me out.

www.memezinelit.com/spring-2026/...

Thanks Liz!!

Aw, thanks Liz! Working on it!

"Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl" by Sarah Starr Murphy — MEMEZINE Ursa Major, or, The Story of a Girl She cried in metaphor and orgasmed in geometry. This was very inconvenient. Her rivers were full of gasping trout and skipping stones and water striders and microp...

Very excited to have a very weird little flash in the very cool Memezine! (I know, that’s a lot of very, but it’s true!) Thanks to @memezine for giving it a good home!

Wednesday Night Wiener Fights - The Forge Literary Magazine Wednesday Night Wiener Fights, a short fiction by Adam Straus

Our story of the week is Wednesday Night Wiener Fights by Adam Straus.

a cat is standing on its hind legs in front of a window and saying yay . ALT: a cat is standing on its hind legs in front of a window and saying yay .

PEOPLE!!! My loan was approved! I OWN A BOOKSTORE!!! TELL EVERYONE!! @bradyreadery.bsky.social

Consider Richard M. Nixon Drinking Navy Grog At Trader Vic’s, Capital Hilton, July-something, 1974, Washington, D.C. - The Forge Literary Magazine Consider Richard M. Nixon Drinking Navy Grog At Trader Vic’s, Capital Hilton, July-something, 1974, Washington, D.C., a short fiction

Our story of the week is Consider Richard M. Nixon Drinking Navy Grog at Trader Vic's, Capital Hilton, July-something, 1974, Washington, D.C. by Leslie Pietrzyk.

Sorry just saw this, but you figured it out!! We’re hoping to maybe do a video session in the future. Thanks for coming and asking such great questions!!

Okay, we are signing off now but if you missed us and would like us to answer a question, reply here and we'll get back to you.

Alright fabulous writer folks! If you have lit mag questions, we’ll do our best to give you some answers over the next hour! AMA! (That stands for Ask Managing-Editors-Sara-and-Sarah Anything.)

That’s so kind, thanks!

Tonight! To celebrate our tenth year, we want to answer your questions about all things lit mag @theforge.bsky.social ! Join me and @saracrowley.bsky.social and ask away!

TONIGHT 7-8 pm EDT (11PM
UK).

(We mean, apparently, EDT, not EST, a distinction which eluded me. When it’s 7pm in NYC and 11pm in London, we’ll be here!)

To celebrate 10 years of awesomeness, we want to answer your questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. Our managing editors @saracrowley.bsky.social and @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social will be hosting an AMA here on 3/20, 7-8 pm EDT (11PM UK). Ask away!

As part of @theforge.bsky.social 10 year celebrations you can ask FLM managing editors questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow 7 - 8 pm EDT 11 - 12 GMT.

#submissions #LitMags

We are really excited about this!! With a widespread, international staff we seldom get to do in-person events like AWP. We hope this makes us a little more accessible - swing by on your Friday night scrolling journey and ask us anything!

Opinion | Trump is wrong to call learning disabilities disqualifying. Newsom is wrong to call them 'strengths.' Eric Garcia: Neither Trump nor Newsom talks about dyslexia with the care and nuance the topic deserves

I wrote about how Trump's comments about learning disabilities reflect his larger desire to remove people with disabilities from public life, but how Gavin Newsom messed up by calling learning disabilities a "strength" rather than advocate for people's rights.
www.ms.now/opinion/gavi...

Manzanita - The Forge Literary Magazine Manzanita, a short fiction by Vincent James Perrone

Our story of the week is Manzanita by Vincent James Perrone.

Aw, thanks, and thank you for being a part of it!!

In the 10th year of The Forge Literary Magazine we are excited to announce our Editor's Prize which will be awarded to a piece published in 2026 and voted for by the editors.

Send us your brilliant words!

#LitMag #Submissions #Prize #$500 #LiteraryExcellence #ADecadeofFLM

10 years of Forge! We’re very excited to celebrate this way!!

We are excited to announce that every piece we publish in 2026 (our 10th anniversary) will be considered for our first annual Forge Editors’ Prize voted by our editors as story of the year. The announcement will be made in December and the prize will be $500.