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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · 2d

New Micro by Hannah Goss!

"Seeking a companion. Need not be romantic; platonic is fine."

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Companion Wanted | Fractured

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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · 2d

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 9d

A perfect story! ☕️

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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · 9d

New Micro by Jay McKenzie!

"Capuchin monkeys are named after the monks who are named after the drink or something like that, could be the other way around, so when Sam says that Olivia’s voice is like cappuccino, we nod..."
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Cappuccino | Fractured

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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · 9d

New Micro by Jay McKenzie!

"Capuchin monkeys are named after the monks who are named after the drink or something like that, could be the other way around, so when Sam says that Olivia’s voice is like cappuccino, we nod..."
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Cappuccino | Fractured

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · Aug 1

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...plus Claire Gallagher in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Cate McGowan @catemcgowan.com ‬ in @offbeatlit.bsky.social
and Ella Mae in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

The Shortlist for August 1, 2025 - turn and work

Fiction by Patricia Highsmith, Emily Rinkema, Sarah Lynn Hurd, Antheia, Kip Knott, X.C. Atkins, Claire Gallagher, Cate McGowan, and Ella Mae.

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Łukasz Drobnik @drobnik.co · Aug 2

“Echoes” in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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Echoes - Fractured

So sudden you didn’t have time to put your hair on. So loud your eardrums hurt. Who are these people who have stormed into your kitchen? Why does the woman loot your cupboards, the man produce a knife...

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · Aug 14

“That weed is downright stealing the space of what’s ours. You know what I mean.” I did, and she knew it."

Beth Cho Little in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

Weed - Fractured

The sky went dark on a Monday, pushing the straining sun behind a curtain of smoke, creating an opaque swath of grayness where light would catch - lost - never making it to the retina, never lighting ...

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John Hanley @johnhanleywrites.bsky.social · Aug 14

honored and excited to have my flash story "China Plate" forthcoming in @fracturedlit.bsky.social and shortlisted for their Gods & Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to the winners, and excited to read their work 🖤

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Fractured Lit Gods & Monsters Challenge Winner & Shortlist - Fractured

And the winner is... What the Bones Remember by Melinda Li We loved this story from its opening line. The way it plays with paradox creates this liminal space between a god and their people. The story...

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manywor(l)ds :: place @manyworlds.place · Aug 15

Wenyi Xue's "god bless america," an incisive critique of u.s. imperial power + christian hegemony. Xue's work can also be found in @eunoiareview.bsky.social, @fracturedlit.bsky.social, and more.

god bless America by Wenyi Xue - manywor(l)ds :: place

How fortunate it is to live in the stomach of a beast opposed to the mouth - and how luckier still it is to be the hunter watching from afar.

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Mitch James @mitchjamesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

"The men are dying . . . beautiful boys ugly-cry too."

On-point rendering by @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social in his story "Boys in Boxes," Published in @fracturedlit.bsky.social

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Boys in Boxes - Fractured

The men are dying. We’re the boys who see them. In tabloids, on news bulletins. Faces pocked with purple lesions, bodies ravaged by weight loss. Their abandoned eyes, their hollowed-out stares, hold u...

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · Aug 18

Maybe this exquisite corpse that ran in Fractured a few years ago?

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The Hollowing of Her Bones - Fractured

Faye says she doesn’t believe in coincidence, but the day she burns the last of the cows, two women hurl themselves from dizzying heights like deadweight dropped into the sea. In the autumnal air, clo...

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Aug 19

Includes links to pieces by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @mynachang.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social @amadolaila.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social @dallonwrites.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social & more!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you have a bit of publishing experience and you'dl ike to read for @fracturedlit.bsky.social or @uncharted.bsky.social , please let me know! Volunteer positions are open, and we're flexible on assignments! Usually just 3-4 hours per week or less!

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ooh @judehwriter2.bsky.social @adhocfiction.bsky.social @splitlipthemag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social run a chapbook contest, @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social @chestnutreview.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · Aug 22

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...and fiction from:
Lena Kinder @happilylenaaa.bsky.social‬ in @flashfrog.bsky.social
Kay Nguyen in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Bella Gibb and Zoe Ballering in @cincinnatireview.bsky.social
David O’Dwyer in TSS Publishing

#indieauthors #shortstories

The Shortlist for August 22, 2025 - Turn & Work

Nonfiction from Carole Hinojosa, and fiction from Lena Kinder, Kay Nguyen, Bella Gibb, David O’Dwyer, and Zoe Ballering.

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @burningword.bsky.social @bluestemmag.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @weirdlitmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social Cagibi Lit, Hive Avenue, and more

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · Aug 30

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Smart Search List of the Day

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Flash Fiction feat. @theoffingmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/literary-flash-fiction-5o16r2F8

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 19d

...and lights-out short stories from:
Wade Harris and Alex Gurtis in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Emma Burger in @xraylitmag.bsky.social
Deb Waters @debwrites.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Grace Byron @emotrophywife.bsky.social in Relegation Books

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The Shortlist for September 19, 2025 - Turn & Work

Nonfiction by Ashton Russell and Brett Olsen, and fiction from Wade Harris, Emma Burger, Deb Waters, Alex Gurtis, and Grace Byron

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 17d

"He moves like a twister surging through a pasture."

I'm in awe of this story by Thomas Kearnes. And I say that without exaggeration because I was the first reader for it. I was unsettled after reading it the first time, and I still am.

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Shame | Fractured

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justin nicholes @justinnicholes.bsky.social · 15d

Just, amazing 🦅: fracturedlit.com/birds/ @fracturedlit.bsky.social

Birds | Fractured

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 13d

Featuring:

Night Shades @nightshadesmag.bsky.social
Uncanny @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Apex @apexmag.bsky.social
Hex @hexliterary.bsky.social
Porter House Review
Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com

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Sophie Drukman-Feldstein @sophiedrukman.bsky.social · 12d

For @fracturedlit.bsky.social, Caren Beilin and I talked about grudges, the Oulipo, concision, and fucked up art. Her novel Sea, Poison is out on 10/7 from @ndbooks.bsky.social!

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Too Sick, Too Silly, Too Gross: An Interview with Caren Beilin | Fractured

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John Hanley @johnhanleywrites.bsky.social · Jul 29

super excited to have found my lucky way onto the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Gods & Monsters Challenge shortlist! 🖤

Fractured Lit Gods & Monsters Challenge Shortlist - Fractured

We made some hard choices to create this shortlist for the Gods and Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to these writers! We'll choose a winner by next week! Shortlist: It's a Monster, Baby Return Bar...

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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · Jul 31

Anthology 5 winner by Deborah J. Hunter!

"I was on our excuse for a back porch, no one ever put in screens, and it smelled like oranges under my finger nails."

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Dog Years - Fractured

I was on our excuse for a back porch, no one ever put in screens, and it smelled like oranges under my finger nails. Jack lowered himself into the lawn chair next to the old Boy Scout cot I was on, lo...

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Fractured Lit @fracturedlit.bsky.social · Jul 31

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