The Shortlist for April 2, 2026 - Turn and Work Fiction from from Travis Flatt, Chris Scott, K.A. Polzin, Aylyen, Adam Straus, Mariana Enriquez, George Singleton, and Caitlin Campbell.

The Shortlist for Good Friday 2026:
An extra helping of links to great short fiction from:
Travis Flatt @travisflatt.bsky.social in Turn & Work
Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social and Adam Straus in @theforge.bsky.social
K. A. Polzin @k-a-polzin.bsky.social in Milk Candy Review

Find out what’s up with Phantom Racer and Headless in this episode of “Phantom Racer and Headless!” huge thanks to Maudlin House to publishing this Phantom Racer and Headless story! ❤️🏎️🥷🏼💀

No, I’m not, ha. Which is to say: Thank you, Patricia! Wow. That means a lot. 🥹

Proud and excited to have my new flash out in Bluestem with so many fantastic authors. 😊

Thanks, Ani!! 🙂🙂🙂

Thank you!! ❤️🤖

Thanks, Timothy!!

Excited to see my weird adventure up at The Bulb Region!!

Thanks!

Thank you so much, Cole!! 🙂🙂🙂

Ohh, thank you so much, Sumitra! 🥹😊That really means a lot.

Thank you, Kara!

Thankful, overjoyed, stunned… I could go on… to be selected second place for this year’s Smokelong Workshop Prize among so many awesome finalists.

So good!!

Thanks, Emily! 😊

Thank you, Belinda. 🙂

Thanks, Pam!

Thanks, Kyle!!🙂

Hooray!! This is a good, good day. Many hoorays for us! (The fellows, not a royal us.) I'm so happy and thankful to @smokelong.bsky.social for this honor, and to be amongst this company!

A highlight of my year, this review!

“Do you have a [hot face]?”

So many things about this story made me smile in a whoa kind of way. Well done, @mattkendrick.bsky.social !

Day One of our solstice gathering features writing by @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social, @travisflatt.bsky.social, @raymondbrunell.bsky.social, @eileentomarchio.bsky.social, @janewords.bsky.social, Talya Byrd, Carol M. Quinn, Tanya Kornilovich, and Joe Kalovac. necessaryfiction.com/stories/poin...

Creative Nonfiction: Potato Boy by Claudia Monpere My first boyfriend poured huge piles of dirt on his living room floor. The house was a tiny rental— flaked, chipped paint.

I'm thrilled my CNF "Potato Boy" is up @jmwwjournal.bsky.social. Fun to take the accompanying photo in my granddaughter's doll house. Many thanks to EIC Olga Katsovskiy @theweightofaletter.bsky.social & the lovely @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
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What a bonkers good list of stories! So grateful to be on it and you can check my bitty story out here: www.claudineliterary.net/aniking

Honored to have my chapbook, Give Stories, reviewed in Claudine!! 🎉🐈

Yes! Enjoy Five Stories! Thanks, Liz!!

Thanks, Emily!!😊

😊 Aww, thanks, Fiona! ✍️📝

New story up at @dishsoapquart.bsky.social 🎉🥳🧴🚗🌕

Thanks for everyone who came to @travisflatt.bsky.social chapbook release! Great turnout, so many talented readers!