‘Would We Had Time’ by Lorina Stephens
A Weight to It A haunting line from ‘Would We Had Time’ by Lorina Stephens sums up perfectly this wonderful adventure tale: ‘But ever the […]
Get the ‘Pulp Mystery’ Newsletter — and a Free Book!
Calling All Mystery Fans! To celebrate the launch of our latest newsletter, Pulp Mystery, we’re giving away a free novella! Announcing Our Weekly Newsletter Mystery […]
Closing in Two Weeks: the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize!
What Can You Do in 336 Hours? With just two weeks left to enter, the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is our final flash-fiction contest of the […]
New Poetry by Mitchell Bodo!
Mapping the Edges As Mitchell Bodo reminds us, in ‘Ars Poetica’ (Issue 34), “It’s hard to find meaning / In a world that isn’t predicated on […]
‘Clothesline’ by Kimberley Aslett
Tangled Up Laundry — and life — are put through the ringer, in ‘Clothesline’ by Kimberley Aslett, a notable mention for the 2021 Hummingbird Flash […]
‘A Gentleman’s Primer for Winning Debates with Your Friends and Enemies’ by Mitchell Shanklin
Avenue of Attack Leap through logic (maybe) and lyricism (definitely) in ‘A Gentleman’s Primer for Winning Debates with Your Friends and Enemies’ by Mitchell Shanklin, […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Kilronan Harbor’ by Jeffrey C Alfier
Stand to Flex Feel the whip of the wind and taste the salt of the sea in ‘Kilronan Harbor’, a muscular, evocative poem by Jeffrey […]
‘Pretty Lies: Fly Away’ by Mel Anastasiou
Death’s Ferryboat In the latest installment of Pretty Lies by Mel Anastasiou, our heroine Jenny Riley becomes inspired by the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. […]
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Magpie Award for Poetry!
From Our Nest to Yours We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Magpie Award for Poetry, with commentary from final judge Renée […]
‘Gumdrop: A Bekker Story’ by JJ Lee
Spy Guy ‘Gumdrop: A Bekker Story’ is the latest installment in JJ Lee‘s military-mystery-monster mash-up Man in the Long Black Coat series! Here’s a sneak […]