Charlie Fish & Fiction on the Web
@charliefish.bsky.social
Writer for page and screen, guru of short stories, editor of www.fictionontheweb.co.uk. Rumoured to have killed wife with Scrabble and married self. He/him.
You can make a positive contribution to the vital literary subculture of online magazines and short story sites by voting for your favourites here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... - and, of course, please include Fiction on the Web in your votes!
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You can make a positive contribution to the vital literary subculture of online magazines and short story sites by voting for your favourites here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... - and, of course, please include Fiction on the Web in your votes!
My story "You Ok?" is published at Flash Fiction Magazine today! It's a great magazine and I really glad to have got into it. You can leave a comment there to tell me what you think. flashfictionmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My story "You Ok?" is published at Flash Fiction Magazine today! It's a great magazine and I really glad to have got into it. You can leave a comment there to tell me what you think. flashfictionmagazine.com
I'm doing the annual update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. Manually visiting 1,000+ websites to collect data points. The list ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm doing the annual update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. Manually visiting 1,000+ websites to collect data points. The list ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Show off how much you love short stories! The Fiction on the Web shop has direct links to buy books, t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, hats, notebooks and more. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/shop.html
Shop
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Show off how much you love short stories! The Fiction on the Web shop has direct links to buy books, t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, hats, notebooks and more. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/shop.html
Watched Wicked double bill (cinema). Mostly good as a single film, albeit with much padding. Less of an "exploration of evil" than the original novel - more an exploration of the toll of ambition on a friendship. So cool that Baum's universe is still going strong 125 years later.
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Watched Wicked double bill (cinema). Mostly good as a single film, albeit with much padding. Less of an "exploration of evil" than the original novel - more an exploration of the toll of ambition on a friendship. So cool that Baum's universe is still going strong 125 years later.
Fiction on the Web appeared on Authors Publish's list of 30 Magazines Accepting Genre Fiction, and we got 74 submissions in 48 hours! authorspublish.com/30-magazines...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Fiction on the Web appeared on Authors Publish's list of 30 Magazines Accepting Genre Fiction, and we got 74 submissions in 48 hours! authorspublish.com/30-magazines...
This is so cool! A TfL poster from 1926 predicting London's cityscape 100 years in the future - in 2026. Seen in the London Transport Museum's depot in Acton. Very steampunk. www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/...
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is so cool! A TfL poster from 1926 predicting London's cityscape 100 years in the future - in 2026. Seen in the London Transport Museum's depot in Acton. Very steampunk. www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/...
PLEASE VOTE for Fiction on the Web in the 3rd Annual Chill Subs Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
PLEASE VOTE for Fiction on the Web in the 3rd Annual Chill Subs Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Looking for a simple-to-play fun family game as a Christmas gift, that works for all ages and a variety of player counts? I recommend co-operative tower building game Towerbrix boardgameprices.co.uk/item/show/80... and clever set collection game Money! boardgameprices.co.uk/item/show/83...
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Looking for a simple-to-play fun family game as a Christmas gift, that works for all ages and a variety of player counts? I recommend co-operative tower building game Towerbrix boardgameprices.co.uk/item/show/80... and clever set collection game Money! boardgameprices.co.uk/item/show/83...
I watched Festen, the first Dogme 95 movie. Chilling stuff. Made me think of what it must be like to have dinner with all the rich people implicated in Epstein’s sex trafficking - the doublethink of knowing of their evildoings while playing along with the polite small talk.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I watched Festen, the first Dogme 95 movie. Chilling stuff. Made me think of what it must be like to have dinner with all the rich people implicated in Epstein’s sex trafficking - the doublethink of knowing of their evildoings while playing along with the polite small talk.
Readers compared Monday's Laurel Hanson short story to Ursula K. Le Guin. It's about orphan Petra trying to survive in a space station where her kind are hunted. One reader commented that it had a "beautiful ending". www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/thro...
Through the Cracks by Laurel Hanson
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Readers compared Monday's Laurel Hanson short story to Ursula K. Le Guin. It's about orphan Petra trying to survive in a space station where her kind are hunted. One reader commented that it had a "beautiful ending". www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/thro...
You've never read anything quite like this "pick of the month" short story at Fiction on the Web, about a wannabe saint in medieval Ireland. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/agne... "Such a quirky, whimsical, unique narrative voice." "Brilliant, humourous, witty, filled with passionate writing."
Agnes Unvirgin by Adele Megann
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You've never read anything quite like this "pick of the month" short story at Fiction on the Web, about a wannabe saint in medieval Ireland. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/agne... "Such a quirky, whimsical, unique narrative voice." "Brilliant, humourous, witty, filled with passionate writing."
Watched both versions of The Running Man (1987 and 2025). There's a certain reckless charisma to 80s films - they just don't make 'em like that anymore. The 2025 version is more faithful to the Stephen King novel, but took itself a bit too seriously (surprising for an Edgar Wright movie!).
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Watched both versions of The Running Man (1987 and 2025). There's a certain reckless charisma to 80s films - they just don't make 'em like that anymore. The 2025 version is more faithful to the Stephen King novel, but took itself a bit too seriously (surprising for an Edgar Wright movie!).
Last Monday's supernatural crime comedy got great comments from readers: "Oh, Hallelujah! I spent all my summers in the South (USA), and everything about this is what I love about the South and southern literature!" "Ahahahaaaa! Love it. Super voicey." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
The Good, the Bad, and the Balloon Animals by Devin James Leonard
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Last Monday's supernatural crime comedy got great comments from readers: "Oh, Hallelujah! I spent all my summers in the South (USA), and everything about this is what I love about the South and southern literature!" "Ahahahaaaa! Love it. Super voicey." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
Reposted by Charlie Fish & Fiction on the Web
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Horror Fiction feat. @charliefish.bsky.social @ratbaglit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Horror Fiction feat. @charliefish.bsky.social @ratbaglit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/horror-fiction-6IrLdXSd
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November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Horror Fiction feat. @charliefish.bsky.social @ratbaglit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
I rewatched Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 1988 comic noir set in a world where humans and cartoons co-exist. This has aged well. The toons are so chaotic - delightful to watch, but yikes that would be stressful to live with! The ending with Judge Doom freaked me out as a kid. Still pretty scary now.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I rewatched Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 1988 comic noir set in a world where humans and cartoons co-exist. This has aged well. The toons are so chaotic - delightful to watch, but yikes that would be stressful to live with! The ending with Judge Doom freaked me out as a kid. Still pretty scary now.
I watched Harvey on DVD. A cheery alcoholic freaks out his friends and relatives by having in-depth conversations with a six-foot tall rabbit they can't see. Most films I've seen from this era (1950s) feel twee, and this is no exception - although it manages to turn that into a virtue.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I watched Harvey on DVD. A cheery alcoholic freaks out his friends and relatives by having in-depth conversations with a six-foot tall rabbit they can't see. Most films I've seen from this era (1950s) feel twee, and this is no exception - although it manages to turn that into a virtue.
I watched Boyhood on DVD - Richard Linklater movie about growing up, filmed over 12 years so the child actors actually grew up. Kind of astonishing. Gives you a sense of time passing, with all the nostalgia and regret and water under the bridge, like nothing else I've seen.
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I watched Boyhood on DVD - Richard Linklater movie about growing up, filmed over 12 years so the child actors actually grew up. Kind of astonishing. Gives you a sense of time passing, with all the nostalgia and regret and water under the bridge, like nothing else I've seen.
I bought a batch of old Heinlein books on Vinted. That's my winter sorted.
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I bought a batch of old Heinlein books on Vinted. That's my winter sorted.
I'm planning to close Fiction on the Web submissions in December to give the hard-working readers a break, so if you want to send in a short story do it soon! (Patreon supporters will still be invited to submit even when the submission window is closed www.patreon.com/c/charliefish)
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm planning to close Fiction on the Web submissions in December to give the hard-working readers a break, so if you want to send in a short story do it soon! (Patreon supporters will still be invited to submit even when the submission window is closed www.patreon.com/c/charliefish)
When you submit a short story to Fiction on the Web, you get feedback. Many authors are grateful for feedback, but sometimes one responds saying they disagree, or are even offended. Please do disagree! Feedback is subjective - it's YOUR vision that counts! www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/submission...
Submissions
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When you submit a short story to Fiction on the Web, you get feedback. Many authors are grateful for feedback, but sometimes one responds saying they disagree, or are even offended. Please do disagree! Feedback is subjective - it's YOUR vision that counts! www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/submission...
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Really loved this story at @charliefish.bsky.social, and I would have even if the author weren't a friend. #BookSky #readingcommunity #fiction #shortfiction #medieval #amreading
My story “Agnes Unvirgin” has been posted on Fiction on the Web. It's my first illustrated publication. I find it oddly both surprising and predictable. What do you folks think?
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/agne...
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Agnes Unvirgin by Adele Megann
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Really loved this story at @charliefish.bsky.social, and I would have even if the author weren't a friend. #BookSky #readingcommunity #fiction #shortfiction #medieval #amreading
I recommend Adam Strassberg’s culture clash Christmas miracle December on 5C4, a funny, sensitive, and thought-provoking novel about mental illness/religion/addiction/love/loneliness. Great Christmas gift for the reader in your life! www.adamstrassberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I recommend Adam Strassberg’s culture clash Christmas miracle December on 5C4, a funny, sensitive, and thought-provoking novel about mental illness/religion/addiction/love/loneliness. Great Christmas gift for the reader in your life! www.adamstrassberg.com
Congrats to the winners of the Foofaraw contest, with additional prizes from Chill Subs! The 3 authors who take home the prize money are ANDREA CAVEDO (noir romance with a Death-like character), MICHAEL ALLEN ROSE (sneezepocalypse), and ZOE CARVER (head spinning sci-fi about memory). foofaraw.press
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Congrats to the winners of the Foofaraw contest, with additional prizes from Chill Subs! The 3 authors who take home the prize money are ANDREA CAVEDO (noir romance with a Death-like character), MICHAEL ALLEN ROSE (sneezepocalypse), and ZOE CARVER (head spinning sci-fi about memory). foofaraw.press
Hey cool! I've just notices that Duotrope ranks Fiction on the Web as one of the fastest short story markets to respond to submissions! (And we give feedback on every single one.)
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hey cool! I've just notices that Duotrope ranks Fiction on the Web as one of the fastest short story markets to respond to submissions! (And we give feedback on every single one.)