Doric Literary

A black and white image of a doric column with the words Doric Literary on top. The image is headed by the words “Submissions Open” and there is a text box with the following fine print: Short stories 1000 to 8000 words No submission fee. No cover letter required. We pay $10.00 USD / $14.00 CAD / £7.50 GBP for new work. Reprints (of work not currently available online) are also okay. Sim subs are okay. We nominate for major literary awards. Email one story at a time to: doric.literary@gmail.com We respond quickly. Please query if you do not get a response after two weeks. Visit: doric-literary.com for more details.

We are not at #AWP this week.
We are open for submissions & are offering the same fast response time as always.
#AWP26

Basking in Glory At the booths, I’m unable to decide whether to enter II or III. I wonder if there is an expectation as to which side of a glory hole belongs to the giver and which to the receiver. I wonder if it w…

"Basking in Glory" by @danielmiller.bsky.social is a day in the life of an adult video store employee. With a mysterious encounter, online gambling at Insect Sport World, & the last active Glory Hole in Howard County, it has the makings of a literary classic!
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The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

"The Designer" by Matt Jakubowski is a moody, ethereal, & magical story about ex-pats living in Berlin. Filled with social gatherings, mirrors, & a party trick that might control our fate, this is a moving tale about love & hope. @mattjakubowski.bsky.social
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Screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing the classical Greek temple, table of contents, & the details of our two newest stories: "Basking in Glory" by Daniel Miller & "The Designer" by Matthew Jakubowski Go to doric-literary.com to read the stories or follow the link in our profile.

It's a brand new month.

Doric Literary is (always) open for submissions & we have brilliant new fiction!

There's a new story by @danielmiller.bsky.social set in an adult video store that boasts the last active Glory Hole in the county & a reprint of a magical story by @mattjakubowski.bsky.social

spent my evening tryna write something for this

really love seeing this story getting so much attention and love on my timeline! it's really great, and @danielmiller.bsky.social & @doricliterary.bsky.social are the best.

🕷️ ⛈️ 💸 🖤

The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

A short story I’m so proud to have in @doricliterary.bsky.social called, “The Designer,” about mirrors, music, magical scripts, and the illusions of love and the self

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The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

Friends, I’m overjoyed to share my short story, “The Designer,” now up @doricliterary.bsky.social
Heartfelt thanks to editor @courtlandavenue.bsky.social for all his kindness, advice, and support with this one.

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Danny 4 Ever

Read a draft of this for XRAY and it's a fun one. Excited to drive the polished version.

been waiting for this new @danielmiller.bsky.social story to drop & it does not disappoint! 🦂

It feels good when people say nice things about your writing. You know what else feels good? 🕳️👀

this fuckin rules

(John Darnielle singing)

🎶 the last active glory hole in howard county 🎶

Call for Entries: Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops" - Exposition Review Oops, we’re doing it again—kicking off another year of Flash 405! February is the start of our short-form season, with contests running every other month through September. Each Flash 405 contest will...

This is the last Sunday to submit to our Flash 405: “Oops” writing contest! Send judge Heather Vaughan your flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts for stage & screen, and experimental writing by March 5 for your chance to win cash prizes and publication: tinyurl.com/FlashOops.

The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

For the evening crowd, if you’re looking for a short read to wind down the weekend, I have a new story in @doricliterary.bsky.social called “The Designer” that I’m so happy to have back online in revised & rejuvenated form.

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i was a so-called “beta reader” for this one. you really won’t want to
miss it. sharp, chaotic—deranged, even—but always grounded somehow and at times even tender. really do not miss this one. it’s fucking nuts

Really enjoyed this evocative, immersive story by @mattjakubowski.bsky.social @doricliterary.bsky.social

#shortstories #writingcommunity

The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

And such a treat to publish alongside fellow rad dad @mattjakubowski.bsky.social! cant wait to read this one!!!

New story alive and out in the world today!!

Basking in Glory At the booths, I’m unable to decide whether to enter II or III. I wonder if there is an expectation as to which side of a glory hole belongs to the giver and which to the receiver. I wonder if it w…

"Basking in Glory" by @danielmiller.bsky.social is a day in the life of an adult video store employee. With a mysterious encounter, online gambling at Insect Sport World, & the last active Glory Hole in Howard County, it has the makings of a literary classic!
doric-literary.com/2026/03/01/b...

The Designer I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear.

"The Designer" by Matt Jakubowski is a moody, ethereal, & magical story about ex-pats living in Berlin. Filled with social gatherings, mirrors, & a party trick that might control our fate, this is a moving tale about love & hope. @mattjakubowski.bsky.social
doric-literary.com/2026/03/01/t...

Screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing the classical Greek temple, table of contents, & the details of our two newest stories: "Basking in Glory" by Daniel Miller & "The Designer" by Matthew Jakubowski Go to doric-literary.com to read the stories or follow the link in our profile.

It's a brand new month.

Doric Literary is (always) open for submissions & we have brilliant new fiction!

There's a new story by @danielmiller.bsky.social set in an adult video store that boasts the last active Glory Hole in the county & a reprint of a magical story by @mattjakubowski.bsky.social

Basking in Glory At the booths, I’m unable to decide whether to enter II or III. I wonder if there is an expectation as to which side of a glory hole belongs to the giver and which to the receiver. I wonder if it w…

Folks, I’m very proud of this (long) new story. If you can find a spare half hour today, I’d love for you to tuck into Basking in Glory. @courtlandavenue.bsky.social was such an incredible editor to work with! FFO: glory holes, bugs fighting, Midwest sex shops

Rooming With God by Andrew Bertaina - The Los Angeles Review Somehow the shape of his life had gone all Picasso, but unintentionally. He had thought his college education and strong passions would lead him somewhere, anywhere, but things had gone astray, one id...

For the evening crowd: new short story up at the Los Angeles Review

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The Rowboat I’m not sure what happened next. I think the cop reached for her, and a second later he was rolling on the ground, holding his groin and moaning. He retched, and a trickle of brown fluid slid down …

We're putting the finishing touches on new fiction for March 1, but before that maybe you need to read this touching story set in Ukraine. It's about a speaker at a cardiology conference but it touches on the universal.
"The Rowboat" by @westcoastcliche.bsky.social
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Message in a Bottle I am the last remaining U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. I am 119 years old.

We're working on exciting new fiction for March 1 but can't stop savoring this beauty from @bmerklee.bsky.social.
You can't live 119 years and not have secrets!
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Two sunlit Doric columns frame a deep blue panel where the following words are written in white text: Doric Literary "I told him silently that the voice always comes back. It tells me I will keep losing, that love is a trick life plays before people disappear." The Designer Matthew Jakubowski

Coming March 1, 2026:
"The Designer" by Matt Jakubowski.
@mattjakubowski.bsky.social

We are excited to present this magical & ethereal story of love & hope. It's about American expats at house parties in Berlin, classical music, mirrors, & an astonishing party trick that might control everything.

Two sunlit Doric columns frame a deep blue panel where the following words are written in white text: Doric Literary "At the booths, I’m unable to decide whether to enter II or III. I wonder if there is an expectation as to which side of a glory hole belongs to the giver and which to the receiver. I wonder if it was something like right and left-handedness." Basking in Glory Daniel Miller

Coming March 1, 2026:
"Basking in Glory" by Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

We are excited to present this dark yet hilarious story set in an adult video emporium which boosts the last active glory hole in Howard County! There's also some risky online gambling at Insect Sport World.