Wigleaf
@wigleaf.bsky.social
Seven-time Pushcart Prize winning journal of very short fiction. (Read us at wigleaf.com)
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devastating
new new: "My Make-up Tips, 1986," by Julie Klein: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
devastating
new new: "My Make-up Tips, 1986," by Julie Klein: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
new new: "My Make-up Tips, 1986," by Julie Klein: wigleaf.com
new new: 2nd of '26: "Boy Detective," by Cameron Vanderwerf: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
new new: 2nd of '26: "Boy Detective," by Cameron Vanderwerf: wigleaf.com
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“I was a waitress before I married. Now I wait again, for the rot to fulfill itself, for my decay to be complete.”
“It's tranquil, this completion.”
@skyskkyy.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202601rot.htm
“It's tranquil, this completion.”
@skyskkyy.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202601rot.htm
Melnick: 'The Rot'
Fiction by Skyler Melnick
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January 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
“I was a waitress before I married. Now I wait again, for the rot to fulfill itself, for my decay to be complete.”
“It's tranquil, this completion.”
@skyskkyy.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202601rot.htm
“It's tranquil, this completion.”
@skyskkyy.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202601rot.htm
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new new: "The Rot," by Skyler Melnick: wigleaf.com @skyskkyy.bsky.social
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
new new: "The Rot," by Skyler Melnick: wigleaf.com @skyskkyy.bsky.social
new new: last of '25: "Desert Religions," by Zoe Flavin: wigleaf.com @zoebflavin.bsky.social
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
new new: last of '25: "Desert Religions," by Zoe Flavin: wigleaf.com @zoebflavin.bsky.social
new new: "The Doorman," by Michelle Wilson: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
new new: "The Doorman," by Michelle Wilson: wigleaf.com
new new: "Fables," by Jane Wageman: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
new new: "Fables," by Jane Wageman: wigleaf.com
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“We're swapping places. It feels profound. I want to tell her this. To tell her something.”
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
Bell: 'Jeopardy'
Fiction by Allison Field Bell
wigleaf.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“We're swapping places. It feels profound. I want to tell her this. To tell her something.”
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
“Television says …”
“I say …”
“She says …”
@allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social wigleaf.com/202512jeopar...
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"My grandmother is 95. She deserves to watch Jeopardy."
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"My grandmother is 95. She deserves to watch Jeopardy."
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I really love this amazing piece of writing by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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This is such a great piece ...
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is such a great piece ...
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I say, "Grandma, I'm moving away. To the east coast."
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I say, "Grandma, I'm moving away. To the east coast."
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
She says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Television says, "What is the Sahara Desert?"
Gorgeous piece by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social
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new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
new new: "Jeopardy," by Allison Field Bell: wigleaf.com
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"I have come home. The sea says, The longer you stay away, the less you belong. I say, Is that true? And the sea says, Look at Kansas. So I drive a little while and look."
I love all 3 of these pieces by my pal @caylinct.bsky.social for @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
I love all 3 of these pieces by my pal @caylinct.bsky.social for @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"I have come home. The sea says, The longer you stay away, the less you belong. I say, Is that true? And the sea says, Look at Kansas. So I drive a little while and look."
I love all 3 of these pieces by my pal @caylinct.bsky.social for @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
I love all 3 of these pieces by my pal @caylinct.bsky.social for @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
new new: THREE MICROS, by Caylin Capra-Thomas: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
new new: THREE MICROS, by Caylin Capra-Thomas: wigleaf.com
new new: "Keeping Time," by Annee Lyons: 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 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
new new: "Keeping Time," by Annee Lyons: 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.
wigleaf.com/200804soap.htm
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Denza: 'Soap'
Wigleaf fiction by Katrina Denza.
wigleaf.com
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.”