Cliff Aliperti

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Sweet, Danny, congrats buddy!

It is here and it is real and it is BEAUTIFUL! Out 10/28!

A Patreon member asked me for some of the authors Fiction on the Web has published most. A couple with the highest hit rate in terms of submissions to acceptances are Rozanne Charbonneau www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/search/label... and JD Strunk www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/search/label...

Over the Hill, Under the Hill - The Razor — Literary Magazine — Gotham Writers Workshop Grandma was just buried, but ninety-year-old Gramps looked so completely together while lapping up his consolatory lasagna that I could only thank goodness for the good genes. I returned from the buff...

My story "Over the Hill, Under the Hill" went up today at The Razor. You can read (or listen to it) here - therazormag.com/articles/ove... Beautiful website and presentation with the folks over there commissioning original artwork and an accompanying audio reading.

The Point of Possible Return My head pounded, and I was more zombie than even the slow-mo white hairs blocking every grocery aisle. She never learned, Myra, my wife, that Sunday morning was not a good time to take me shopping. A ...

"The Point of Possible Return" is my third story to appear at @lowlifelitpress.bsky.social Quick and twisty (begins a little crude) w/3 versions of one man showing up in the same grocery store aisle - www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/the-poi...

“Obedience Training” in Spring Into SciFi: 2025 Edition I always mention that “Obedience Training” is my dog story. It’s a weird one, sure, but how many of us haven’t wished something akin to my opening line at one time or anothe…

"It had been twelve years since they tinkered with genetics and upped the average age for dogs to fifty-six years ..." begins my dog story, "Obedience Training," appearing in the Cloaked Press anthology Spring Into SciFi 2025. More on that here: cliffaliperti.com/obedience-tr...

No Smoking on These Premises Alex Chalmers and Bob Olson had been friends since high school, about thirty years, so when Bob asked what was new, and Alex told him his mother was in the hospital, Bob, who was driving aimlessly to ...

New story up today @lowlifelitpress.bsky.social "No Smoking on These Premises" - www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/no-smok...

Jessie Matthews sits on the bench of a piano bench in a frothy nightgown. Behind her is an Art Deck room with a grand piano and a chandelier

Performer Jessie Matthews may not be a name that many people are familiar with, but she was the toast of British musicals. She glitters in every performance, and this week's Musical Monday is no exception. Full review here:
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Spin Cycle For three weeks running, ever since she’d left, I’d just flop my ass in front of the TV after work every night. All night. Reruns of Star Trek, Barney Miller, The Twilight Zone, Odd Couple, paired wit...

My new story "Spin Cycle" is up at Lowlife Lit Press. Feel like I've got to add the content warning on this one: it's a little raunchy. If that's your thing, here you go: www.lowlifelitpress.com/post/spin-cy...

In "7 Secrets of Publishing Short Stories" I lift the lid on how lit mags work and how to navigate them to improve your hit rate for published stories. Guaranteed to give you a new perspective - and an unfair advantage - on publishing your stories. community.flashfictionmagazine.com/c/video-repl...

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ANNOUNCING BULL #12: "FOR THE SHORTIES" available for a short time for 5 bucks. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1YY8FS...

Thanks, again!

I just go with the flatbed scanner default :) I like it best for the standard-sized cards and photos, but yeah, not the best for these in particular. Thanks for the kind words!

Yep, those are tiny! You got a better picture of it than I was able to too! Thanks again!

I've never attended, but yeah, Moonlight and Pretzels, goddamn, good stuff!

Danny, congrats on the book, pal, that's so exciting! Now I know Warren will make the cut, curious to see if Helen does!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT plus Pre-Codes on TCM in March 2025 Long time readers will fondly recall the entirety of 2024 where I kept hinting that I had something big in the works. Well, it wasn’t that Young Man of Manhattan review that somehow took me f…

I have your March TCM Schedule here. Also I wrote a book and you pre-order it (tomorrow)! #precode -- pre-code.com/big-announce...

Made it!

Did you know that Fiction on the Web has an archive of nearly 1,900 stories available free to read online? There are 1,600 dating back to 2012, and another 300 or so on the old archived pre-2012 version of the website.

13 Excellent Places to Submit Your Writing This Week 02.18.2025 1 Crow & Cross Keys 2 Inscape Journal Stonecoast Review Southern Indiana Review Frozen Sea 6 Welter Journal 7 new words 8 Spark to Flame Fourteen Hills 10 Stand Magazine 11 Gradaran Literary Magazine 12 EcoTheo Review 13 Forevermore

Combed through magazines accepting submissions right now and these calls caught my eye 👀

All the info you need to submit listed (for free) on our database : www.chillsubs.com/browse

FISH List Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

Really? You haven't looked at the FISH list yet? It is 100% THE definitive list of indie literary magazines. SO much juicy information!

I enter rarely,too damn expensive. But if it's a print magazine that I'm interested in, and if my entry free also pays for an annual subscription, every so often I might, just might, take a shot!

Gamify your writing goals in 2025 Plus our January recap, and we've got new Poetry Readers!

Our second newsletter is live! In addition to OKD updates, we're proud to share a lovely feature from our own Jeanette the Writer, OKD Fiction Reader, about gamifying your writing and publishing goals in 2025.

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Had an amazing convo w/ Brad Listi on the @otherppl.bsky.social podcast. We talked about Buddhism, psychedelics, how social media is ruining people's brains, and my new book HORSE GIRL FEVER 🐎👧🔥

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“Present in Time” at After Dinner Conversation And just that quick we’re kicking off 2025 (oh, writing gods, please continue to be kind!), with my second appearance in After Dinner Conversation with “Present in Time.” Unfortun…

My new story "Present in Time" appears in the January 2025 issue of After Dinner Conversation. A little preview of the first page over at my site, along w/links to where you can grab a copy: cliffaliperti.com/present-in-t... (PS: Great deal at 3 months/$1 at @afterdinnerconversation.com 's own site)

2025 Literary Magazine Rankings–Overview It is time again for the annual Literary Magazine Rankings for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. As explained in more detail below, these rankings are based solely on the number of Pushcart Prizes a…

My gift to the writing community: The 2025 Literary Magazine Rankings

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Thanks so much, to you as well!

Stockings are hung ... wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Here's Helen Twelvetrees, born on Christmas Day, in one of my favorite photos acquired back in 2015, when I wrote a book about her and her movies, amazon.com/dp/B019B8GM4Y

FISH List Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

With a focus on “liveliness,” the FISH List evaluates 1000s of lit mags on 14 unique metrics, including community engagement, awards won & editor transparency. It's more than a ranking - it's a roadmap to indie lit's kaleidoscopic cutting edge. https://buff.ly/4iHa5OW #FISHList