Fractured Lit

New Micro by Hannah Goss!

"Seeking a companion. Need not be romantic; platonic is fine."

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A perfect story! ☕️

New Micro by Jay McKenzie!

"Capuchin monkeys are named after the monks who are named after the drink or something like that, could be the other way around, so when Sam says that Olivia’s voice is like cappuccino, we nod..."
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The Shortlist for August 1, 2025 - turn and work Fiction by Patricia Highsmith, Emily Rinkema, Sarah Lynn Hurd, Antheia, Kip Knott, X.C. Atkins, Claire Gallagher, Cate McGowan, and Ella Mae.

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...plus Claire Gallagher in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Cate McGowan @catemcgowan.com ‬ in @offbeatlit.bsky.social
and Ella Mae in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

“Echoes” in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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“That weed is downright stealing the space of what’s ours. You know what I mean.” I did, and she knew it."

Beth Cho Little in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

honored and excited to have my flash story "China Plate" forthcoming in @fracturedlit.bsky.social and shortlisted for their Gods & Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to the winners, and excited to read their work 🖤

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god bless America by Wenyi Xue - manywor(l)ds :: place How fortunate it is to live in the stomach of a beast opposed to the mouth - and how luckier still it is to be the hunter watching from afar.

Wenyi Xue's "god bless america," an incisive critique of u.s. imperial power + christian hegemony. Xue's work can also be found in @eunoiareview.bsky.social, @fracturedlit.bsky.social, and more.

"The men are dying . . . beautiful boys ugly-cry too."

On-point rendering by @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social in his story "Boys in Boxes," Published in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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Maybe this exquisite corpse that ran in Fractured a few years ago?

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Includes links to pieces by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @mynachang.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social @amadolaila.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social @dallonwrites.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social & more!

If you have a bit of publishing experience and you'dl ike to read for @fracturedlit.bsky.social or @uncharted.bsky.social , please let me know! Volunteer positions are open, and we're flexible on assignments! Usually just 3-4 hours per week or less!

Ooh @judehwriter2.bsky.social @adhocfiction.bsky.social @splitlipthemag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social run a chapbook contest, @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social @chestnutreview.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social

The Shortlist for August 22, 2025 - Turn & Work Nonfiction from Carole Hinojosa, and fiction from Lena Kinder, Kay Nguyen, Bella Gibb, David O’Dwyer, and Zoe Ballering.

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...and fiction from:
Lena Kinder @happilylenaaa.bsky.social‬ in @flashfrog.bsky.social
Kay Nguyen in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Bella Gibb and Zoe Ballering in @cincinnatireview.bsky.social
David O’Dwyer in TSS Publishing

#indieauthors #shortstories

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Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @burningword.bsky.social @bluestemmag.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @weirdlitmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social Cagibi Lit, Hive Avenue, and more

Smart Search List of the Day The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/literary-flash-fiction-5o16r2F8

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

The Shortlist for September 19, 2025 - Turn & Work Nonfiction by Ashton Russell and Brett Olsen, and fiction from Wade Harris, Emma Burger, Deb Waters, Alex Gurtis, and Grace Byron

...and lights-out short stories from:
Wade Harris and Alex Gurtis in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Emma Burger in @xraylitmag.bsky.social
Deb Waters @debwrites.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Grace Byron @emotrophywife.bsky.social in Relegation Books

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"He moves like a twister surging through a pasture."

I'm in awe of this story by Thomas Kearnes. And I say that without exaggeration because I was the first reader for it. I was unsettled after reading it the first time, and I still am.

@fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/shame/

Just, amazing 🦅: fracturedlit.com/birds/ @fracturedlit.bsky.social

Featuring:

Night Shades @nightshadesmag.bsky.social
Uncanny @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Apex @apexmag.bsky.social
Hex @hexliterary.bsky.social
Porter House Review
Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com

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For @fracturedlit.bsky.social, Caren Beilin and I talked about grudges, the Oulipo, concision, and fucked up art. Her novel Sea, Poison is out on 10/7 from @ndbooks.bsky.social!

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super excited to have found my lucky way onto the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Gods & Monsters Challenge shortlist! 🖤

Anthology 5 winner by Deborah J. Hunter!

"I was on our excuse for a back porch, no one ever put in screens, and it smelled like oranges under my finger nails."

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Still reading this piece from months ago and tasting it in my mouth because it’s just that beautiful

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Chiara will never know the weight of their fruit, the juice squeezing between your toes as you squash the grapes ...

@brechtdp.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social ! So much sensory beauty against such loss from climate change.

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"The searing wind sweeps up the dust as we shut the door behind us."
Looove this one by @brechtdp.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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