Wigleaf
@wigleaf.bsky.social
Seven-time Pushcart Prize winning journal of very short fiction. (Read us at wigleaf.com)
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this is really something,
“Loitering: sitting around without a purpose. You were without a purpose. Eight hours ago you had one. Will you ever find a new one?”
“Loitering: sitting around without a purpose. You were without a purpose. Eight hours ago you had one. Will you ever find a new one?”
new new: "The Fourth of July, 2015," by Ruby Huston: wigleaf.com (another first published story!)
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
this is really something,
“Loitering: sitting around without a purpose. You were without a purpose. Eight hours ago you had one. Will you ever find a new one?”
“Loitering: sitting around without a purpose. You were without a purpose. Eight hours ago you had one. Will you ever find a new one?”
new new: "The Fourth of July, 2015," by Ruby Huston: wigleaf.com (another first published story!)
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
new new: "The Fourth of July, 2015," by Ruby Huston: wigleaf.com (another first published story!)
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We love an issue release day, fam. 🥳 We're so excited to finally share our NOVEMBER ISSUE with you! 🎉 buff.ly/PLKRM5J
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We love an issue release day, fam. 🥳 We're so excited to finally share our NOVEMBER ISSUE with you! 🎉 buff.ly/PLKRM5J
new new: "House," by Vincent Perrone: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
new new: "House," by Vincent Perrone: wigleaf.com
This is one of our early bangers — and wild to be seeing it just now, on the release day of Katrina’s debut collection from Cornerstone Books!
@smokelong.bsky.social Archive Challenge day 5. I love this quiet moment of happiness in “Soap” from Katrina Denza from 2008 in Wigleaf.
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Denza: 'Soap'
Wigleaf fiction by Katrina Denza.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is one of our early bangers — and wild to be seeing it just now, on the release day of Katrina’s debut collection from Cornerstone Books!
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“It's so dark that there aren't any shapes dancing on the backs of my eyelids”
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“It's so dark that there aren't any shapes dancing on the backs of my eyelids”
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“Last Thursday, for example, I stuck my head in the oven and waited for death; but instead I grew wings, flew to Heaven, and killed God. It was a whole thing.”
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Last Thursday, for example, I stuck my head in the oven and waited for death; but instead I grew wings, flew to Heaven, and killed God. It was a whole thing.”
We're open for submissions this week, for the last time until January. 🪟
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're open for submissions this week, for the last time until January. 🪟
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amazing
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
amazing
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
new new: "Whalefall," by Kimberly Potthast: wigleaf.com
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Thrilled for this!
new new: "Propinquity," by Daniel Sylvan Paige: wigleaf.com (first-published story alert!)
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thrilled for this!
new new: "Propinquity," by Daniel Sylvan Paige: wigleaf.com (first-published story alert!)
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
new new: "Propinquity," by Daniel Sylvan Paige: wigleaf.com (first-published story alert!)
new new: "Mountain Time, Baby," by Meghan Proulx: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
new new: "Mountain Time, Baby," by Meghan Proulx: wigleaf.com
new new: "The Inherited," by Alula Selassie: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
new new: "The Inherited," by Alula Selassie: wigleaf.com
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agh this is so good
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
agh this is so good
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Extremely pleased to have a story in Wigleaf.
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Extremely pleased to have a story in Wigleaf.
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“Even after I quit that job, I had oval red burns on the pale side of my right forearm from reaching into the top oven.” @eliseblackwell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social with this story about the things you don’t understand burning scars into you 🧡
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Even after I quit that job, I had oval red burns on the pale side of my right forearm from reaching into the top oven.” @eliseblackwell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social with this story about the things you don’t understand burning scars into you 🧡
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This is stunning! @eliseblackwell.bsky.social at @wigleaf.bsky.social ❤️🩹
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is stunning! @eliseblackwell.bsky.social at @wigleaf.bsky.social ❤️🩹
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Take three minutes to improve your Sunday, with this micro-story from @eliseblackwell.bsky.social ⬇️
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Take three minutes to improve your Sunday, with this micro-story from @eliseblackwell.bsky.social ⬇️
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
new new: "Franchise," by Elise Blackwell: wigleaf.com
new new: TWO MICROS, by Judah Crow: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
new new: TWO MICROS, by Judah Crow: wigleaf.com
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We LOVE a story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🤩 Managing Editor Wendy Olsen published an observant piece in @wigleaf.bsky.social we know you'll love too. Catch it here:
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October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We LOVE a story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🤩 Managing Editor Wendy Olsen published an observant piece in @wigleaf.bsky.social we know you'll love too. Catch it here:
buff.ly/mnHO9RK
buff.ly/mnHO9RK
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Oh my heart this story by @wendyoleson.bsky.social ! The contrast between the child’s gentle, innocent perspective and the violence/danger in the story works so well. Very powerful piece. I don’t want to give too much away. But read it!
new new: 2nd of season! "The Boy Waits," by Wendy Oleson: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Oh my heart this story by @wendyoleson.bsky.social ! The contrast between the child’s gentle, innocent perspective and the violence/danger in the story works so well. Very powerful piece. I don’t want to give too much away. But read it!
new new: "Kingdom by the Sea," by Zehra Habib: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
new new: "Kingdom by the Sea," by Zehra Habib: wigleaf.com
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I just read The Boy Waits by Wendy Oleson @wendyoleson.bsky.social at @wigleaf.bsky.social
Good, clever, killer ending: wigleaf.com
Good, clever, killer ending: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I just read The Boy Waits by Wendy Oleson @wendyoleson.bsky.social at @wigleaf.bsky.social
Good, clever, killer ending: wigleaf.com
Good, clever, killer ending: wigleaf.com