Submissions Update
Thank you, authors! Our general submissions period is now closed. First reads are underway. And we have a hearty stack of fiction — from pint-sized […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘On the Sixth Day’ by Deborah L Davitt
Survival and sacrifice make for anguished companions in ‘On the Sixth Day’ by Deborah L Davitt, excerpted here from Issue 23, Summer 2019. When confronting […]
‘Piece of My Heart’ by Mitchell Toews
The best flash fiction conveys deep truths compressed in only a few words. It relies on brevity and concision of language, and resonates long after […]
‘Let’s Start with the Horse’ by Kim Martins
The Shape of Words* First runner-up for the 2020 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, ‘Let’s Start with the Horse’ by Kim Martins, is, as judge Bob […]
‘Shayna’s Eulogy’ by Kate Felix
Of Love and Loss Winner of the 2020 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, ‘Shayna’s Eulogy’ by Kate Felix cuts straight to the heart of grief. Described by […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Wolf, Dog, Sun’ by Christian Walter
Rebirth. Renewal. Repentance? Nah. Not when the gods are more animal than the animals. Whether myth or mayhem, it’s all part of the cycle of […]
‘He Who Can Open All Doors’ by Crystal Bourque
Knock Knock! Murder and magic — and mamma — reign in Crystal Bourque‘s ‘He Who Can Open All Doors’. Awarded honourable mention in the 2019 […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Stella Ryman and the Locked Room Mystery’ by Mel Anastasiou
Great sure is a great word, isn’t it? Both grand and fabulous, tough and talented, it’s one hardworking adjective. So who better than the great Stella […]
‘Captain Hero Was a Feminist’ by NRM Roshak
Pick up your pencils, class. It’s time to ponder the power of persuasion when NRM Roshak takes us back to the classroom with ‘Captain Hero […]
‘Culinary Subjugation’ by Jakob Drud
It was Julia Child who said People who love to eat are always the best people. But as Jakob Drud shows us in ‘Culinary Subjugation’, those […]