Paranoid Tree Press

my King Kong zine is just $3 + shipping, y'all; don't miss this great sale from @paranoidxtree.bsky.social!

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Back Issue Summer Sale!!! We're tired of hoarding all these oldies, but goodies all to ourselves. Become a Paranoid Tree completist! Volumes 1-30 are only $3 apiece! Sale ends Mon, Aug 11. Check it out at the link in our bio. Happy reading!

VOL. 54: Mulberries and Molts — Paranoid Tree Press Hayli Cox | Kiki Lana

Another gorgeous story up at @paranoidxtree.bsky.social

"When she returns to the tree, she collects the most intact exoskeletons from the bark, pulling gently so they don’t break under her fingers."

paranoidtree.com/read/vol-54

new on our mainpage: THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 (selecting editor @samanito.bsky.social )

Thank you for boosting! Glad you enjoyed it 💕⚡️

"The girl’s stained fingers slip the necklace over her grandmother’s neck as she prays to something, everything. She waits for her grandmother to emerge, wings fresh and hungry for flight."

Daily reads @heyhaylimay.bsky.social in @paranoidxtree.bsky.social ❤️

A quote from the issue. It reads, "The night is full with the sound of a million insects longing. A waxing gibbous is all that lights her way, aside from the ever-shifting glow of the television through the screen of the open door."

"Mulberries and Molts" by Hayli Cox, art by Kiki Lana.

Read @heyhaylimay.bsky.social‬ capture the creepy crawl of childhood nostalgia, drenched in deep berry-toned art by Kiki Lana.

New issue out now! 💌 🍇 🐜

paranoidtree.com/read/vol-54

It might be Friday the 13th, but we feel like the luckiest alive ⚡️💕

An image of a radio tower with a red light at the top, shaped like a heart. This is volume 53 of Paranoid Tree, with a poem by Ana Reisens and art by Vivian Steckline.

Find the issue online & in print at paranoidtree.com.

"The radio plays a melody from the past; I’m only half listening. I’d say it makes me think of you, but that is only part true. There’s an 88% chance we exist as a series of unexpressed possibilities—here, now, then, everywhere."

A little love poem to wrap up your week: paranoidtree.com/read/vol-53

If you’re looking for a home for a spooky piece of microfiction, today is a great day to send it our way! We’re on the hunt for creepy stories to feature in our fall issues 👻🎃

The front side of Vol. 53 depicts an airplane taking off into the sky, above a radio tower. The red light at the top of the tower is shaped like a heart.

The back side of vol. 53 contains the author and artist bios.

A close-up of a single folded issue of vol. 53, as it would appear in the mailbox of our print subscribers.

Volume 53 just landed! Featuring sky-high art by Vivian Steckline and a dreamy double feature of poems by Ana Reisens.

Read them online & in print ✈️ paranoidtree.com/read/vol-53

Hey lit mag community! 📖 Has anyone here ever shared their publishing archives with the EBSCO database?

They recently sent us a very kind request to post our issues on their platform. Seems legit, but we worry this could be a ploy to train an LLM.

Looking for some experienced perspectives. Thanks!

Smart Search List of the Day The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free General Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @paranoidxtree.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social @existotherwise.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/paying-fee-free-general-literary-flash-ntTY5Mf8

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free General Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @paranoidxtree.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social @existotherwise.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

A multicolored menagerie of crocheter skulls, fish, hearts, cthulhus, eyeballs, caterpillars and mice of various sizes

A multicolored menagerie of crocheter skulls, fish, hearts, cthulhus, eyeballs, caterpillars and mice of various sizes

A multicolored menagerie of crocheter skulls, fish, hearts, cthulhus, eyeballs, caterpillars and mice of various sizes

A multicolored menagerie of crocheter skulls, fish, hearts, cthulhus, eyeballs, caterpillars and mice of various sizes

I... guess I've been a little busy* the past several months

*aka anxious

#crochet (and a tiny bit of #knitting)

A quote from the poem: "You walked out of the sea for something. When you had nothing but a cave for a home and dripping stalactites for a roof, you'd scratch rock into the walls by lamplight to say I am here."

"Remember how you had to pick up and leave, fearful of the littlest crackle in the sky? Until you came upon another cave, another home."

"And the first thing you did was to touch its walls by dark, hoping for the rough cadence of another person's hand in a language you hadn't built, speaking back I am here, I am here."

Sending a hug and a poem to anyone who needs them today. 💕

Read more of "Compassion Fatigue" by Nikita Deshpande, with art by Leah Kehr ➡️ paranoidtree.com/read/vol-52

Yayyy so glad you liked it. Thanks for sharing!! 💕⚡️

VOL. 52: Compassion Fatigue — Paranoid Tree Press Nikita Deshpande | Leah Kehr

Holy moly, the new volume of @paranoidxtree.bsky.social is breathtaking:

"You walked out of the sea for something. When you had nothing but a cave for a home and dripping stalactites for a roof, you'd scratch rock into the walls by lamplight to say I am here."

www.paranoidtree.com/read/vol-52

A quote from the poem: "You walked out of the sea for something. When you had nothing but a cave for a home and dripping stalactites for a roof, you'd scratch rock into the walls by lamplight to say I am here."

"Remember how you had to pick up and leave, fearful of the littlest crackle in the sky? Until you came upon another cave, another home."

"And the first thing you did was to touch its walls by dark, hoping for the rough cadence of another person's hand in a language you hadn't built, speaking back I am here, I am here."

Sending a hug and a poem to anyone who needs them today. 💕

Read more of "Compassion Fatigue" by Nikita Deshpande, with art by Leah Kehr ➡️ paranoidtree.com/read/vol-52

Dalmatians by Natalie Warther He had six Dalmatians, all names starting with the letter “L.” Lulu, Leon, Leonard, Lupe, Lukas, and Little. I asked why “L” and he said he liked the shape the letter made– two lines coming togethe…

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Dalmatians” by Natalie Warther is now up!

Art by Lauren Walke

flash-frog.com/2025/04/14/d...

Looking to boost our autistic poet friends on here today—share a poem and we'll 🔄 you!

Thank you in advance for making the world more beautiful with your voice 💕⚡

Artwork for issue 10: “The 12 Caesars of Rome” by Marek Danielewski

We had so much fun reading the submissions for our Experimenting with Form issue! Here it is in all its glory, featuring Marek Danielewski, Mai Hindawi, Lukas Wood, Jonathan McLelland, and JI Kleinberg.

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Wondering what to submit? This week we’re especially interested in: asexuality, found forms, coral reefs, orpheus and eurydice, geology, 5D chess with multiverse time travel, footnotes, flags, unsent text messages, and how-to guides.

WE'VE GOT A DISH WASHING THEMED PIECE UP TODAY (Not an April Fool's prank (probably)). All jokes aside, you should go read "Notes App Poem Written on an Unseasonably Warm November Day While the Dishwasher Runs" by @sarahmillswrites.bsky.social.

Site link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/4-1-25/dishw...

An image of the front side of volume 51, featuring the story "A Stranger Runs." The artwork depicts a shirtless man and a dog running against a blurry landscape.

The front and back of volume 51. On the back side are the author and illustrator bios.

Volume 51 folded up and tucked into an envelope, alongside a Paranoid Tree sticker. This is how the issue arrives in the mail to print subscribers.

"O! Little shirtless man, so neon and so small. Why do you run through my neighborhood on the hottest of days?"

Start your week off on the right foot with a piece of micro CNF.

Read "A Stranger Runs" by Angela Townsend, with art by Ian Kim.

Find it online & in print: paranoidtree.com/read/vol-51

An image of the front side of volume 51, featuring the story "A Stranger Runs." The artwork depicts a shirtless man and a dog running against a blurry landscape.

The front and back of volume 51. On the back side are the author and illustrator bios.

Volume 51 folded up and tucked into an envelope, alongside a Paranoid Tree sticker. This is how the issue arrives in the mail to print subscribers.

"O! Little shirtless man, so neon and so small. Why do you run through my neighborhood on the hottest of days?"

Start your week off on the right foot with a piece of micro CNF.

Read "A Stranger Runs" by Angela Townsend, with art by Ian Kim.

Find it online & in print: paranoidtree.com/read/vol-51

The banks of a Cambridgeshire dyke. Bare limbed trees on the left. There are two silhouetted figures holding lamps - the legendary lantern men of Wicken Fen

An illustration inspired by Robert Egger's adaptation of Nosferatu. A woman in early Victorian mourning stood in a graveyard, flanked by metal grave markers.

A black and white illustration of frenzied dancers circling a fire in the woods. The flames have taken on the form of a giant cat's head.

A black and white illustration of a Volvo 240 towing a hot air balloon trailer past the Scottish mountain Stac Pollaidh

Hello! A little shop plug: I'm Sarah and I like to draw spooky and atmospheric things, from TV, film and books, landscapes, legends and whatever emerges from my fusty old head. I make prints and occasionally other things and my shop is here. Reposts much appreciated. Thanks! sarahcoomershop.etsy.com

So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for sharing 💕

"A pirate won’t do the washing, clean the windows, or fix that wonky shelf. He’ll leave sandy footprints on the bath mat..."

excellent piratey work from @judepickledplum.bsky.social in @paranoidxtree.bsky.social

Copies of volume 50, featuring an empty bottle of rum, two parrots, and swordfish with their beaks crossed.

A closeup on the fish that make up the border of the art around the story.

The front and back of the volume 50 zine. The front side displays the full story text. The back side includes the author and artist bios.

VOL. 50 IS HERE. Read it if you dare. 🏴‍☠️🦜⚔️

Find "A Pirate's Love is a Rum Do" by @judepickledplum.bsky.social with art by @utttoka.bsky.social online & print.

paranoidtree.com/read/vol-50