The Forge Literary Magazine

Selected by senior editor @valerieoriordan.bsky.social

@andrewbertaina.bsky.social

Places I’ll Never See Again - The Forge Literary Magazine Places I’ll Never See Again, nonfiction by Andrew Bertaina

Our nonfiction story of the week is Places I'll Never See Again by Andrew Bertaina.

Selected by editor Jacky Taylor.

Dust Bridges - The Forge Literary Magazine Dust Bridges, a short story by Garima Chhikara

Our story of the week is Dust Bridges by Garima Chhikara. forgelitmag.com/2025/07/28/d...

Selected by editor Rachel Wild.

Lose, Reject, Discard - The Forge Literary Magazine Lose, Reject, Discard, a creative nonfiction by Michelle Ross

Our nonfiction story of the week is Lose, Reject, Discard by Michelle Ross.

Selected by senior editor @valerieoriordan.bsky.social

Priest Seeds - The Forge Literary Magazine Priest Seeds, a short fiction by Jonathan Wlodarski

Our story of the week is Priest Seeds by Jonathan Wlodarski.

Selected by editor Rachel Wild.

The Money I Get for My Body - The Forge Literary Magazine The Money I Get for My Body, creative nonfiction by Elissa Lash

Our nonfiction story of the month is The Money I Get for my Body by Elissa Lash. @elissalash.bsky.social

Selected by senior editor Valerie O'Riordan. @valerieoriordan.bsky.social

Agnes and the Cemetery Bus - The Forge Literary Magazine Agnes and the Cemetery Bus, flash fiction by Susan Rose April

Our story of the week is Agnes and the Cemetery Bus by Susan Rose April.

Selected by Founding Editor John Haggerty.

Common Ground - The Forge Literary Magazine Common Ground, a flash nonfiction by Kristina Garvin

Our nonfiction story of the week is Common Ground by Kristina Garvin. @kristinagarvin.bsky.social

We're extending our celebration through this weekend to give more writers the opportunity to submit their work! We will close end of Sunday, or when we hit our cap.

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Another incredible and moving essay from the wonderful @nancyhuggett.bsky.social. Up now on @theforge.bsky.social

Selected by managing editor Sara Crowley.

@nancyhuggett.bsky.social @saracrowley.bsky.social

What Remains - The Forge Literary Magazine What Remains, nonfiction by Nancy Huggett

Our nonfiction story of the week is What Remains by Nancy Huggett.

Selected by managing editor @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social

Throw Us with the Lobsters, Out to Sea - The Forge Literary Magazine Throw Us with the Lobsters, Out to Sea, fiction by Alison L. Fraser

Our story of the week is Throw Us with the Lobsters, Out to Sea by Alison L. Fraser. @catholicked.bsky.social

Selected by editor Sarah Broderick.

One Evening - The Forge Literary Magazine One Evening, fiction by Aren LeBrun

Our short story of the week is One Evening by Aren LeBrun. @arenlebrun.bsky.social

Selected by managing editor Sara Crowley. @saracrowley.bsky.social

Liechtenstein - The Forge Literary Magazine Liechtenstein, flash nonfiction by Sarah Kartalia

Our nonfiction story of the week is Liechtenstein by Sarah Kartalia.

Three Sharp-Edged Memories - The Forge Literary Magazine FATEMEH After many years away from home I had gone back to visit. I was sitting in Aunt Maryam’s living room (she instead of my mother had raised me). She…

We are saddened by the passing of Nahid Rachln. She was kind enough to send us this beautiful flash back in 2017, when we had only been publishing for a year. She lives on in her work 🙏
forgelitmag.com/2017/01/23/t...

Selected by senior editor Sommer Schafer.

Circle - The Forge Literary Magazine Circle, flash fiction by Mileva Anastasiadou

Our story of the week is Circle by Mileva Anastasiadou. @happilander.bsky.social

Selected by editor Sarah Broderick.

@gracekendall.bsky.social

Accomplice - The Forge Literary Magazine Accomplice, nonfiction by Grace Kendall

Our nonfiction story of the week is Accomplice by Grace Kendall.