It's after 8pm... have you read the April 2026 issue of Defenestration?

No? Lucky for you, I've got a link handy: bit.ly/4sO20eZ

Funny stories. Funny poems. All in one funny place.

The April 2026 issue of Defenestration is here: bit.ly/4sO20eZ

Fun fact: Although this is the first issue of volume 23, the true age of the April 2026 issue is unknown. We dredged it from the bottom of an ocean trench (where all the best humor bides its time). It could be older than your mom.

It's about that time, by which I mean it's time to hop on here during a lunch break (I have seven) to remind everyone that the April 2026 issue of Defenestration is waiting for you to discover your new favorite short story or poem: bit.ly/4sO20eZ

Lots of great, funny stuff this month!

While you check out the latest issue, know that Defenestration is once again open to short story and poetry submissions. Find all the details here: bit.ly/105Enuu

This is your 6am Defenestration wake up call!

The April 2026 issue of Defenestration has arrived, and it's full of the kind of humorous short stories and poems that we know you need in these trying times. Check it out here: bit.ly/4sO20eZ #DefenestrationMagazine #fiction #poetry

Folks, we've got a new issue of Defenestration dropping in just a few days! Here's the table of contents; if these titles alone don't get you excited about reading nothing will: bit.ly/3O8qwJR

New issue arrives April 20th!

"I.Hate.Horoscopes.com." New #fakenonfiction by Karen G. Berry on Defenestration: bit.ly/4tegNkn #DefenestrationMagazine

Greetings, fellow literati! The contents for the April 2026 issue of Defenestration have been chosen! We'll post a table of contents soon. New issue goes live on the 20th!

"Friendship in the Era of Lice-Ridden Dictators." New #fakenonfiction by Titi Kusumandari on Defenestration: bit.ly/4cwnIzf #DefenestrationMagazine

I've now officially closed the Defenestration inbox to poetry and short story submissions!

If you're still waiting on a response from us, you'll hear back soon.

Poetry and short story submissions reopen on the 20th.

"Are Your Gut Microbes Smarter Than You? Interview with Bacterium P. corpri." New #fakenonfiction by Susan Whiting Kemp on Defenestration: bit.ly/4cjBh55 #DefenestrationMagazine

The Shortlist for March 18, 2026 - Turn & Work Fiction from Jowita Bydlowska, Sarah Fawn Montgomery, Christine Grimaldi, Pham Thu Trang, and Helena Feder.

(...2/2)
The Shortlist continued:

Pham Thu Trang in @xraylitmag.bsky.social
Helena Feder in @defenestrationmag.bsky.social

Links are here:

"There IS a Sanctity Clause!" New #fakenonfiction by Barry Foy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4bOkVjG #DefenestrationMagazine

"In the Pink." New #nonfiction by Helena Feder on Defenestration: bit.ly/4sY7LHQ #DefenestrationMagazine

The Shortlist for March 13, 2026 - Turn & Work Fiction from Yash Seyedbagheri, Robert John Miller, Maggie Russell, Chris Scott, and Paul Luikart.

The Shortlist for March 13, 2026:
These are the real welcome distractions.

Links to great fiction from:
Yash Seyedbagheri in Turn & Work
Robert John Miller in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social in @defenestrationmag.bsky.social

(...cont'd)

My latest publication: a humor piece on #chronicillness. Thanks @defenestrationmag.bsky.social for taking great care of it!

"How to Prepare for the Despair of Your Upcoming Medical Appointment." New #fakenonfiction by Maggie Russell on Defenestration: bit.ly/40vfh0u #DefenestrationMagazine

"Spinach Around the Cyst: You’re Going to Want My Bad Ass Invention." New #fakenonfiction by Ayoung Kim on Defenestration: bit.ly/4l4UWbG #DefenestrationMagazine

"Rumors of the Humanities’ Demise Have Been Greatly Misoverestimated." New #fakenonfiction by Matthew Smith on Defenestration: bit.ly/4aWtZCz #DefenestrationMagazine

@januaryhouselit.bsky.social @defenestrationmag.bsky.social, two of the mags listed in my bio are on BlueSky and worth checking out!

"Three Radical New Strategies to Beat Burnout—Without Quitting Your Job." New #fakenonfiction by C.J. Kelly on Defenstration: bit.ly/46bcbC7 #DefenestrationMagazine

"The Fountain." New #nonfiction by Marissa Phillips on Defenestration: bit.ly/4quNW99 #DefenestrationMagazine

"Stop Fingering Cinnamon Buns: Bring Your Dopamine Levels Back to Baseline." New #fakenonfiction by Jackson Mattocks on Defenestration: bit.ly/3M47Fyv #DefenestrationMagazine

"How [Not] to Visit a Japanese Hot Spring." New #nonfiction by Kat Joplin on Defenestration: bit.ly/4rdh6KK #DefenestrationMagazine

"Not All Llama Urine Supplements Are the Same!" New #fakenonfiction by Robert Philen on Defenestration: bit.ly/4bgAYbn #DefenestrationMagazine

"McRueful's - Where Every Night is Ladies' Night!" New #fakenonfiction by L. L. Babb on Defenestration: bit.ly/4pHEUFE #DefenestrationMagazine

"Flamingos." New #comic by Mason Whitfield on Defenestration: bit.ly/4bzDedA #DefenestrationMagazine

"Rejection Blues." New #fakenonfiction by Michael Pauchet on Defenestration: bit.ly/4swKqxd #DefenestrationMagazine

"Loopholes to maintaining ethical consumption under capitalism." New #nonfiction by Julia Kopstein on Defenestration: bit.ly/4qcsTsw #DefenestrationMagazine

We don't have anything new for you this Wednesday, but if you want something to get you into the holiday spirit, check out Sean Cahill's "That Special Time of Year" from the December 2025 issue of Defenestration: bit.ly/4s4g0SO

Fresh nonfiction and fake nonfiction will start up again next week!