Thanks so much! I've read a couple of your stories in HAD, and thought they were great. I probably should read more of your stuff!

Today on hex, @seandowie.bsky.social offers an all-time great first line. Then there's this killer moment: "I strutted. My plump buttocks in denim shorts no doubt caught their attention." And you won't believe the ending. Read it! 👇

Thank you!!!

And much thanks to you, too, Daniel!!!

My story Thirst Trap is out in @hexliterary.bsky.social (link in the comments). Read it to get your thirst quenched!

Thanks to the hex team for being amazing!

"No modeling agency praised my biceps enough, so my father bought me an oasis. It became my personal modeling venue."

This week, we bring you the Great American Short Story, a brand new one by @seandowie.bsky.social. This one is a jaw-dropper. Hilarious. Unexpected. Don't miss "Thirst Trap!"

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@hexliterary.bsky.social is the best, and I'm thrilled my latest story found a home with them.

This story made my friend laugh so hard he pissed himself! (My friend had been hospitalized because he hadn't urinated in a month. Doctors are now using my story for more medical breakthroughs).

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—"

We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌

we're live baby! send em if you got em 🙏

I submitted a little something something!

short.
fiction.

psst: if you’d like email notice about our next submission period (very soon), please join our NEW mailing list! sign-up link is under the “Future” tab on our website!

"Allowed only those senses which enabled its labor, the malus drone’s world was one of touch and smell."

A tale of wildness, of freedom, impeccably written, @katharinetyndall.bsky.social's "A Silent Song" is the body/eco/labor horror you need this week! We are so stoked to share this one with you!

Many congrats! 🎉

I'm a serious, introspective person now!

I have a new story out in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social called Queerbait. It's about a fisherman who catches gay mermen with queerbait.

It's more somber and intellectual than my last few pieces.

maudlinhouse.net/queerbait/

"Some kind of a noise. Or a nudge, a push."

We are BEYOND thrilled to have @aaronburch.bsky.social back in hex this week with "The Attic!" This story is the best kind of surprise, linguistically wonderful, a foray into the unsettling, all without losing Aaron's great sense of heart. Don't miss it!

Very happy birthday
@danielmiller.bsky.social!

"Our eyes are plugs that keep truth out, that bend it when it tries to force its way in. The babies sat in their corner and stared back."

new on hex today ! "The Babies Who Have No Eyes" by Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social , a story that perfectly balances comedy and horror !! 👇 👶 ✨

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The Lyricist by Sean Dowie

maudlinhouse.net/the-lyricist/

Thank you so much!!!