Monthly Recap Live! #8 in 2025

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TiF News

First, the Eye See You Anthology is in a bit of a lull while all of those who will be in the anthology are making any changes they want to make. I will then edit all of them before the process of compiling it all into the ePub and Print formats. I’ve actually been debating whether or not to show you what that process looks like and if you’re at all interested, let me know in the comments and I can definitely go Live to show you how that exactly works. The tentative publication date is February 13th, which also happens to be the first Friday the 13th of 2026. Seemed appropriate. And I hope to have pre-orders available before the TiF Summit Live 2026 happening mid-January.

The next TiF Press contest/event is fast approaching and I’ve just been shown the art work for it that was graciously commissions by the sponsors of this event; Killer Shorts. If you’re unaware: 1. This contest is on its seventh season. It started out as a contest for horror short screenplays and 1-page screenplays but it as of last season it now has a short prose category. TiF Press is hosting the Inanimate Objects contest/event this year and the winner will receive a free entry into this season’s Killer Shorts contest to submit their winning story! They have amazing prizes, a really cool trophy that the winner gets, and some truly amazing judges, one of which happens to be Tananarive Due. The Inanimate Objects contest/event will officially open for submissions on September 15th when the artwork will be revealed! With just 4 weeks to write your best story featuring an inanimate object in some way, the possibilities are endless!

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* = New Fiction | ** = New Voices

POETRY

Birchwood Tree - 8/9/25 [Free Verse]

Bri Heron

of Writing on a Whim

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MICRO/FLASH FICTION

Blink - 8/15/25 [Horror]

Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️

of Fictations

** Delete - 8/28/25 [Romance]

Ruth O'Reilly

of Ruth O'Reilly

* The Broken Door - 8/8/25 [Literary Fiction]

Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦

of Observations in Time

** Artificial Angel - 8/6/25 [Science Fiction]

Jan Schlösser, Ph.D.

of Stories About Love and Death

* Saints of the Toilet Stall - 8/26/25 [Literary Fiction]

B. Eldon Calder

of Null Point

** Old Things - 8/29/25 [Horror]

Author John G. Dyer

of John Dyer Writes

** Pocket of Serenity - 8/28/25 [Literary Fiction]

Sarah

of Saz’s Little Fictions

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SHORT STORY

The Ever Elusive Elwin Gowers - 8/6/25 [Fantasy]

Rob Mortell

of Stories Have Power

Jenkins - 8/22/25 [Speculative Fiction]

Jessica Maison

of Monster of the Week

Rooted - 8/25/25 [Literary Fiction]

Sandolore Sykes

of In the Inversion Field

At the Edge of the World - 8/29/25 [Historical Fiction]

Walt Shuler

of Blackspire

* Dish Of The Day: The Host - 8/9/25 [Horror]

Wendy Cockcroft

of Wendy Cockcroft's Writings

** The Handyman - 8/10/25 [Comedy]

Stephen Mark Ricketts

of Stephen M Ricketts

* Zalyph - 8/21/25 [Literary Fiction]

Cobol

of Synopsys

** The Molting - 8/22/25 [Science Fiction]

Robert Garron

of Robert Garron’s Substack

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SHORT SERIAL

The Mountain Takes [Pt. 2] - 8/5/25 [Horror]

J.A. Evans

of J.A. Evans Speculates

Trigger [Ch. 1] - 8/16/25 [Mystery]

KC Writes

of KC Writes

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