Throwback Thursday: ‘Polycarp on the Sea’ by Stephen Case
One and Only One In ‘Polycarp on the Sea’ by Stephen Case, the fate of Saint Polycarp, the Church father who travelled to Rome to […]
Closing October 15th: The Raven Short Story Contest!
Only Two Days Left to Enter! The 2021 Raven Short Story Contest closes Friday, October 15th! Send us your previously unpublished short fiction (250 to 2500 words) now […]
‘Blind Maggie’ by Alan Sincic
The Life You Got Winner of the 2021 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, ‘Blind Maggie’ by Alan Sincic reminds us that strong is as strong does. […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Only the Loons Know’ by SL Nickerson
All but Empty Margaret Atwood recognized survival as one of the great themes of Canadian fiction. And, in ‘Only the Loons Know’ by SL Nickerson, […]
‘Maslow Meets the Mayfly Moon’ by Janet Smith
All Is Built on Sand In ‘Maslow Meets the Mayfly Moon’ by Janet Smith, we meet a hopeful painter who will stop at nothing to […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘If You’d Like To Make A Call, Please Hang Up’ by Bob Thurber
Daddy’s Home In ‘If You’d Like To Make A Call, Please Hang Up’ by Bob Thurber, it might cost a father more than just cab […]
‘It Was a Chupi After All’ by Elsa M Carruthers
In the Shadows A teen discovers the power of a predator — and of his grandparents — in ‘It Was a Chupi After All’ by […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘World of Dew’ by Julian Mortimer Smith
Hold On, Let Go The title of Julian Mortimer Smith‘s science fiction story ‘World of Dew’ comes from a haiku by Kobayashi Issa, a Japanese […]
‘The Search’ by Colleen Anderson
What Lies Beneath In ‘The Search’ by Colleen Anderson, a young girl’s fascination with a Canadian lake monster marks the many turning points of her […]
Welcoming Episode 19 of the Pulp Lit Pulpit!
Standing Out from the Crowd I often wonder whether it’s harder to write the first sentence of a short story or the first sentence of […]