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Submissions Thank you for your interest in trampset. We are looking for…

Vacation is officially over. You know what that means.

We're back open to subs. Guidelines below. We can't wait to read your work!

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Thank you, Kathy! 💙

Submissions Thank you for your interest in trampset. We are looking for…

Aug 1st is almost here. That's when we reopen to subs. Please read our guidelines. Free sub option always available, & we pay $30/piece. We nom for BoN, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, & Pushcart.

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We crossed 700 followers finally on this site! Let's keep it going!

Reminder we reopen for subs next week. This month has flown by. Free sub option always available, and we pay $30/piece.

July 2025 Ten stories picked by Jenny Wong

This month's #Mondettes picked by @jenwithwords.bsky.social

⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Jenny made these brilliant picks
🪴Two fantastic prompts to get you writing

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We're halfway through our break. Subs reopen in Aug. Poetry, fiction, CNF. Free sub option always. We pay $30/piece. We want to read your work!

And....we've been rereading our catalogue for awards season. It's that time again!

Our June stats:

418 submissions received
6 accepted
1.44% acceptance rate

Reminder we are closed until roughly Aug 1st.

(But we're actively reading for awards season!)

This year's Wigleaf Top 50 & Longlist!

We're thrilled for Top 50 contributors @marioaliberto3.bsky.social & @crobertswriter.bsky.social, & longlisters @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social & Cathy Ulrich!

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The People Persevere by Angela Townsend

"I can’t give up on humanity, because when I drive by Taco Bell at ten p.m. on a Wednesday, the chalupa line wraps around the building twice."

Angela Townsend's "The People Persevere"

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Conversion Myth by Sabyasachi Roy

"Memory has teeth.
It bites.
The venom is sweet —
thick as syrup bled from old sins."

Sabyasachi Roy's "Conversion Myth"

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Anatomies by Rowan Tate

"Mother, forgive me for I have pluck-pulled petals from their stems, swept dirt beneath the altar steps, let the bees drown in a glass of sugared tea."

Rowan Tate's "Anatomies"

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The Process by Jordyn Damato

"Go to church with her: don’t pretend that the holy water burns you when you walk in; don’t keep your eyes open during prayer; don’t put your pocket lint in the donation hat"

Jordyn Damato's "The Process"

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The things Shauna never knows, the things she does by Cole Beauchamp

"Whatever happened to Richard looking hot as hell in his bomber jacket, Marissa partying in a tutu, Lola marching for climate justice?"

@nomad-sw18.bsky.social's "The things Shauna never knows, the things she does"

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At Goodwill I Find a Tiny President Kamala Harris Shirt Hanging on the Kids Rack by Justin Karcher

"and squeeze into it in the fitting room.
Walking out I feel like a better man"

@justinkarcher.bsky.social's "At Goodwill I Find a Tiny President Kamala Harris Shirt Hanging on the Kids Rack"

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Don’t Get the Wrong Idea by Ace Boggess

"A herd of deer
slide-steps down the hillock
of our yard, five Gene Kellys dancing,
not in rain, not singing."

Ace Boggess' "Don't Get the Wrong Idea"

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Miss Jasper by Jeff Harvey

"Momma lights a Winston and says Miss Jasper next door doesn’t have kids since she never hooked a husband"

@jhhwriter.bsky.social's "Miss Jasper"

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The Treatment Was an Infusion of Loam by Gordon Taylor

"He whispered; we don’t need to know long-term efficacy of the treatment. Just touch me, he said, smiling"

Gordon Taylor's "The Treatment Was an Infusion of Loam"

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Our June issue is now officially live!

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Our June issue drops tomorrow! Featuring Gordon Taylor, @jhhwriter.bsky.social Ace Boggess, @justinkarcher.bsky.social @nomad-sw18.bsky.social Jordyn Damato, Rowan Tate, Sabyasachi Roy, & Angela Townsend.

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Thank you all for the submissions! We are now closed until early August. In the meantime, we'll be reading subs & gearing up for awards season, starting w/ Best of Net.

Reminder we close later today for subs until Aug. We'll still be working behind the scenes, though, reading & responding to subs that make it in before we close.

We have had tremendous submissions come in. We’ve filled our June issue and are starting to build our August issue. We will be closing submissions earlier than expected, tomorrow night, the evening of June 20. Get them in while u can. Thank you. Scott

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Reminder we're still accepting subs until the end of June. Then we close down for July.

Free sub option always. We pay $30/piece.

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You still have time to submit before we close for the month of July. Free sub option always available. We pay $30/piece.

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Our May stats:

528 subs received
7 accepted
1.33% acceptance rate

Reminder free sub option always available. We pay $30/accepted piece. Read our guidelines here > trampset.org/submissions-...

Still can’t believe this one’s out in the world 🐐 Thank you, @trampset.bsky.social

I see the world outside by Snehal Bhadani

"The elderly shuffle in slow arithmetic.
Children dart with expertise,
like minnows through the throng."

"I see the world outside" by Snehal Bhadani

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The Displaced Story by Tom Busillo

"When she smiled, bells rang. When she yawned, wheels spun. When she kissed the air, rubber burned."

"The Displaced Story" by @tombusillo.bsky.social

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A Brief History of Your Absence by Spencer Eckart

"They held a parade in your honor,
but you hadn’t vanished yet."

"A Brief History of Your Absence" by Spencer Eckart

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