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Switch is an online magazine of microfiction. We are devoted to stories that leave the beaten path, carry us forward, transform.
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jacqdoyle.bsky.social
(How do we explain our fascinations?

Our obsessions?

We’re drawn. Isn’t that enough?)

Love this lyric essay by @jilltalbot.bsky.social in @sonorareview.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
switchmicromag.bsky.social
Switch’s nominations for Best Small Fictions 2026!

"𝐋𝐢𝐭" 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥" 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐞
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝" 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐛𝐲 𝐙𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫-𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞
"𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐭" 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐲

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November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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newworldwriting.bsky.social
New work from Mary Grimm in our October 2025 issue!
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Mary Grimm ~ Mother Does Not Go Gentle - New World Writing Quarterly
Under the pressure of age and illness she lost her happiness, dragging herself from room to room, the house a prison now, hers and ours. One of us had to be
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November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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thorntonforreal.bsky.social
Thanks to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for publishing the 6 sentences that is “Subway Was Real When You Worked There” 🥪🌽🚙

Read them and these other fabulous stories in Issue 37 here ⬇️

gooseberry-pie.com/issue-37/
Issue 37 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Kathryn Kulpa Stories
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November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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kcmeadbrewer.com
fresh bats flying your way from the watery depths! spotlighting stories from @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social, @lmanusos.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, & @angelaliu.bsky.social ⚡🦇

don't want to subscribe to my free tiny letter? weird choice! but you should still read these stories, so here's the link:
a bullet, a lantern, an eyeball, a knife
Oh hi! Check out these cool pebbles I found.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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marioaliberto3.bsky.social
🚨 Come join us!!! @cbigs.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @csquareh.bsky.social @francinewitte.bsky.social
 Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · Nov 10
Please join Meg Pokrass and me for the PROSE GARDEN, Sat. November 15, 2 PM EST.

Mario Aliberto III, Dawn Tasaka Steffler, Sumitra Singam, Coleman Bigelow, Keith J. Powell, Jeff Friedman, Christine H. Chen, Hugh Behm-Steinberg

Please register here for zoom link:

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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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pronounced-ing.bsky.social
"Did Women Ruin Men Blaming Women For Ruining Things?"
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
switchmicromag.bsky.social
2026 Best of the Net Nominee: “Harrowing,” by
MaxiJane Frazier.

“You arrive in Red Cloud, Nebraska, at noon, like an agent awaiting a secret communiqué. The tour guide tells you about Willa Cather’s real-life friend, Annie Pavelka….”

www.switchonline.org/items/harrow...
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
switchmicromag.bsky.social
Enjoy the latest micros now up on Switch, work by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
@joannavtheiss.bsky.social
@thorntonforreal.bsky.social
@angelines.bsky.social
Kathryn Petruccelli
Cheryl Snell
Tim Conley
Liz deBeer
Kris Wilcox
Karen Walker
Frances Gapper
Mileva Anastasiadou
— More to come!
October 8, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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catrambo.bsky.social
PSA: Did you know you can support your favorite writer without buying their book? Get it from the library! We still get paid - and often the library will get the book if you request it, which you can usually do on their website. Spread the word!
October 6, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
"Practice talking like your voice is running a 100-meter dash against other voices..."

New fiction: "How to Become an Auctioneer" by Matt Leibel

www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/leibel/ho...
How to Become an Auctioneer | matchbook
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July 29, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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bethgordonpoet.bsky.social
@feralpoetryandart.bsky.social is open for submissions of poetry and art until August 31st. Send us your wildest creations.

feralpoetry.net/submissions/
a cat with green eyes is looking up at the camera in front of a colorful galaxy .
ALT: a cat with green eyes is looking up at the camera in front of a colorful galaxy .
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August 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM