Defenestration Magazine

"What Was That Loud Sound? – A ‘Your Neighbors’ Discussion Board." New #fakenonfiction by Kate Maxlow on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oyfsBM #DefenestrationMagazine

"This is Not About Your Hunchback." New #fakenonfiction by Billy D on Defenestration: bit.ly/4io6mGl #DefenestrationMagazine

"Why 'Masticate' Isn’t the Same Thing as 'Chew.'" New #fakenonfiction by Rick Kast on Defenestration: bit.ly/481IjIj #DefenestrationMagazine

"Eau de Whole." New #fakenonfiction by Susan S. Levine on Defenestration: bit.ly/3XcKDrf #DefenestrationMagazine

"Our Music Used To Be About the Car Commercials, Man!" New #fakenonfiction by Matt Bower on Defenestration: bit.ly/4opKi05 #DefenestrationMagazine

"User Guide for the XR-7 Series K Time Machine." New #fakenonfiction by Scott Talbot Evans on Defenestration: bit.ly/47Bs04X #DefenestrationMagazine

"Today’s Top 5 Headlines—October 2025." New #fakenonfiction by Emma McNamara on Defenestration: bit.ly/3WllCJT #DefenestrationMagazine

"Something About This Jury." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/4qeuNJT #DefenestrationMagazine

"A Peer-Reviewed Study on Why You’re Always Being Watched by a Crow." New #fakenonfiction by Sabyasachi Roy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oo0Jtv 🐦‍⬛ #DefenestrationMagazine

"A Ghostly Retreat." New #comic by Bry Paul Berry on Defenestration: bit.ly/46QSlwQ #DefenestrationMagazine

"Library Death Throes: Panic Breaks Out Among the Books Themselves." New #fakenonfiction by Fred D. White on Defenestration: bit.ly/43bUsZA #DefenestrationMagazine

Just a heads up: Defenestration has nonfiction/fake nonfiction scheduled as far ahead as January 2026!

I've left the December 24th slot open in case someone sends us a really solid Christmas humor piece. I'll fill that with nonfiction, fake nonfiction, or even a visual if it fits.

"I Dreamt I Was a Single Mother—But It Gets Worse." New #nonfiction by Andrea Tode on Defenestration: bit.ly/3KP20Lu #DefenestrationMagazine

"Directions." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/480zMHp #DefenestrationMagazine

"World History for Young Lobsters." New #fakenonfiction by Chris Malloy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4myuFSs #DefenestrationMagazine 🦞

"New Puppy." New #comic by Mat Mendonca on Defenestration: bit.ly/42qAGJN #DefenestrationMagazine

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

The Shortlist for September 19, 2025:

Stop reading the news and read these instead.
Featuring incredible nonfiction from:
Ashton Russell in JMWW @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Brett Olsen in Defenestration Magazine @defenestrationmag.bsky.social

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"I Drove Over Nine Hours for Arby's New Steak Nuggets." New #nonfiction by Brett Olsen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3IvdLGd #DefenestrationMagazine

"Elon." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/3K1vHsB #DefenestrationMagazine

"Woodle, Shakespeare of the Ants." New #fakenonfiction by Dan Dellechiaie on Defenestration: bit.ly/47xv0AV #DefenestrationMagazine

"Mail By Fly." New #comic by Mason Whitfield on Defenestration: bit.ly/46pekue #DefenestrationMagazine

"We Are Two Young, Photogenic and Yet Judgmental and Ethically Compromised People Who Hike in Breathtaking Locales (While You’re Stuck at Home)." New #fakenonfiction by Mark Ifanson on Defenestration: bit.ly/3I2Nejm #DefenestrationMagazine

"An Explanation for the Gaps on My Resume or How I Failed My Way Up in Hollywood." New #fakenonfiction by Darcy Cagen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3JDLIVc #DefenestrationMagazine

Nobody does these flavors quite like Defenestration! The August issue is hilarious, and I’m so glad that one of my poems calls it home.

"Books Books Books," by Peter McAllister Leila's front wheel wobbles when she cycles over a crack in the tarmac. A car behind blares its horn as she struggles to steady the books in her basket and keep her summer dress from flaring up. 'You...

Publication day for this darkly comic little piece I think many readers can relate to. Thanks to @defenestrationmag.bsky.social for getting it up on your site. 🙂

www.defenestrationmag.net/2025/08/book...

#amwriting #flashfiction #shortstory

Good evening, readers! This is your last reminder from this humble account that the August 2025 issue of Defenestration is here! Go read some funny short stories and poetry while I get ready for bed: bit.ly/3HxXXCc #DefenestrationMagazine

If the August 2025 issue of Defenestration were a candy bar, it would be chocolate filled with assorted nuts, ghosts, and the yellowing pages books. It would also have been banned in three dozen localities for causing seizures in the humorless. Devour it here: bit.ly/3HxXXCc #DefenestrationMagazine

Now that a new issue is up, Defenestration is now looking for funny short stories and poems as we fill our December 2025 issue: bit.ly/105Enuu

The August 2025 issue of Defenestration is here and ready to brighten your day while the world catches fire around you. We've published ten short stories and seven poems this month that we really think you'll enjoy. Check it out: bit.ly/3HxXXCc #DefenestrationMagazine

Time to unveil the August 2025 issue of Defenestration! We have ten short stories and seven poems for you this month. Read it all here: bit.ly/3HxXXCc

(I know it's early. You're probably at work. You can read it there; we won't tell your supervisor.) #DefenestrationMagazine