Welcome to our weekly meet-up and open call for the best fiction of the week!
OPEN AUGUST 30 - 31
Fiction Accepted:
Only fiction shared between August 24th - August 30th on Substack!
This open call will be available: NOW until 9pm EST on Saturday, August 31st.
Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!
Leave a link of the story in the comments. Please say the GENRE as well (if applicable).
Submit as many as you want, so long as they were written and shared during the window mentioned above.
Look for our email on Monday, September 2nd where the Top In Fiction list will appear in your inbox! You never know what new gems you’ll discover. All we ask in return is that you share Top In Fiction to your email list and Restack the post on Monday in Substack Notes.
Many thanks to Claudia Befu for this idea that I’m going to totally borrow and implement on these meet-ups from now on!
TEMPLATE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Just copy/paste and fill in your information to make it easier for people to find interest in your work!
Title:
Genre:
Type: [Choose 1: Poetry, Micro/Flash Fiction, Short Story, Short Serial, or Serial]
It's a story about being homeless and about being housed, random (or fated) indeterminacies that make those outcomes happen, and about accruing the external world into yourself and becoming truly plastic.
A mysterious coffee shop with a bartender who makes drinks that heal the soul. It's a little collection of flash / micro fiction pieces woven into a longer narrative.
Hi all. Submitting for your consideration ’Priory Road’, my short story from the 27th about trying to make friends in the workplace and lying about horses
I haven't put up anything in a while mostly because I don't think my work of late has been that great but a few people seem to like this so putting it out there:
Ascent. Part 4
Science Fiction
Short Serial
https://kenwolfson.substack.com/p/ascent-part-four?r=2f2488
Model Boss
Dark Humor/Comedy
Short story
https://open.substack.com/pub/shortshivers/p/model-boss?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2tqike
Title: Matters of the Heart
Genre: Science Fiction
Type: Short Story
URL: https://shanebzdok.substack.com/p/matters-of-the-heart
Title: Beatitude
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Type: Serial
URL: https://markscottricketts.substack.com/p/beatitude-1
Title: Usurper
Genre: pass
Type: Short Story
https://thestrangenesskit.substack.com/p/usurper
It's a story about being homeless and about being housed, random (or fated) indeterminacies that make those outcomes happen, and about accruing the external world into yourself and becoming truly plastic.
Title: Cosy Bean
Genre: Fiction/Magical Realism
Type: Short Story
https://open.substack.com/pub/zetaferrer/p/cosy-bean
A mysterious coffee shop with a bartender who makes drinks that heal the soul. It's a little collection of flash / micro fiction pieces woven into a longer narrative.
The story of a girl who isn't the main character.
Title: The Extra
Genre: Just fiction. Maybe Dramady or something?
Type: Short Story
URL: https://shonistar.substack.com/p/the-extra
Thanks everyone!
"Measutong Pain"-80 words essay https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandoandrade/p/measuring-pain?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20ov80
"The Kiss" is a poem prompted by a sculpture I saw during my daily walk https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandoandrade/p/the-kiss?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20ov80
This is the first poem I have ever written.
A retelling of the myth of Jocasta
Title: Poor Queen Jocasta
She cried to end the plague. Her thirst was quenched.
https://theindianstory.substack.com/p/poor-queen-jocasta
Title: The Harvey Girl - #19
Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery
Type: The last one in the "Missing Father" storyline, with a short audio recap so you can start at the end.
URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/tellmeamystery/p/the-harvey-girl-part-19?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=19f5he
Hi there! Thank you for doing this! I posed my first piece of fiction this week and am excited to submit it for your consideration.
Title: Chris the Redeemer
Genre: Comedy?
Type: Short Story
URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/cleanchaos/p/chris-the-redeemer?r=287ik&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Title: Mirrors of the Snow Queen - Part Two
Genre: Fantasy
Type: Three-Part Short Story Serial
URL: https://ehlau.substack.com/p/mirrors-of-the-snow-queen-part-two
Thank you! 🙂
Title: Nimly's Adventures : Chapter 13 - Sisters and Secrets
Genre: LitRPG
Type: Serial Novel
URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/studyofthemistress/p/nimlys-adventures?r=43ls5x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you for consideration!! <3 <3
My list is getting smaller. Locksley behind the paywall, so I'm thinking he doesn't qualify any more.
Here's IN THE SHADOW OF THE MANDALORE: https://benwoestenburg.substack.com/p/in-the-shadow-of-the-mandalore-19f?r=254e8w
And here's my STORIES, AFTER EIGHT submission: THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE: https://benwoestenburg.substack.com/p/the-truth-of-who-we-are-000?r=254e8w
I want to tell you how fabulous you are for doing this!
Holiday blues
https://open.substack.com/pub/ajdalby/p/marina-grande?r=2f0b2r&utm_medium=ios
Title: Wives of the Prophet, from the Wagon People Chronicles series of short stories.
Genre: Alt history/supernatural
Type: Short story
URL: Link to the table of contents: https://open.substack.com/pub/tfries/p/table-of-contents?r=1uaih4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#62
Absurdist sci-fi humor
Microfiction
In this interlude, the gray-haired maintenance man and a young tenant deal with new apartment technology.
https://whowillsaveher.substack.com/p/62
I'd like to share the launch of my anthology I co-wrote with my late son. I published the first story today. Thank you, Erica!
https://tiffanychu.substack.com/p/glass-bottle
Hi all. Submitting for your consideration ’Priory Road’, my short story from the 27th about trying to make friends in the workplace and lying about horses
https://open.substack.com/pub/friendsofmine/p/priory-road?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=43srdk
Hi Erica
Just a short little spooky story I published last week :-
https://open.substack.com/pub/danielodonnell/p/nightmares?r=2bfxud&utm_medium=ios
Thanks very much
Short and scary 😊
Thanks very much Sergej 🙏
Title: Doomriders, awaken!
Genre: Horror (silly)
Type: Flash (almost micro)
URL: https://automaticwriter.substack.com/p/doomriders-awaken
Hype: A fun little read. Not very serious.
Microfiction / Flashfiction / 60-second stories
An Immortal Error
https://michaelserrurauthor.substack.com/p/an-immortal-error-a-story-in-60-seconds
Housekeeping
https://michaelserrurauthor.substack.com/p/housekeeping-a-story-in-60-seconds
If a Tree Falls
https://michaelserrurauthor.substack.com/p/if-a-tree-falls-a-story-in-60-seconds
In the spirit of participation, here's mine:
Love Your Enemy: A UEC Story (Part 2: Nuts for Chocolate)
Genre: Science fiction / Romance / Military Sci-fi
Link: https://germanicus.substack.com/p/love-your-enemy-a-uec-story-2
Title: ‘Teachers do more than inspire youth (they hide secrets too)’
Genre: Dystopian | Coming of Age
Type: Bonus Material and Backstories of traditionally published novel, Shattered (coming in late 2024)
URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/cbmason/p/teachers-do-more-than-inspire-youth
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Erica — Thanks for considering my work.
Claudia — Thanks for giving a clear template of what and how to share!
Simply great work! Thank you for the read!
Chapter 8 of my middle grade fantasy:
New revelations or not, Emilie still has to do her schoolwork. https://open.substack.com/pub/dragonwriterluc/p/whats-a-dragon-chapter-8
Title: 'Hope at the end of the world'
Genre: Cli-fi | Future history | Post-apocalyptic
Type: Serial
URL: https://www.storyvoyager.com/p/hope-at-the-end
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Thanks for your consideration, Erica & for the cool new badges!
Title: “The Perfect Colour”
Genre: horror-mystery
Type: Short Story
URL: https://sergejklementinovski.substack.com/p/the-perfect-colour?utm_source=substack&utm_content=feed%3Arecommended%3Acopy_link
Thank you! It’s one way of trying to make sure people read to the end lol.
Here is the new two minute read from my weekly Son of Ugly flash fiction blog, it’s a cop story with a twist.
https://open.substack.com/pub/sonofugly/p/exit-interview?r=2sz29p&utm_medium=ios
Good read! Short story with nice twist.
check out chapter 10 of “Let it rock“ a novel for Gen Xers https://open.substack.com/pub/janetbess/p/let-it-rock-c37
I should’ve mentioned, it’s in the genre of mystery à la classic Nancy Drew type story set at the end of the 80s
I haven't put up anything in a while mostly because I don't think my work of late has been that great but a few people seem to like this so putting it out there:
Title: Monday M(o)urning
Genre: Sad Fiction maybe?
Type: Micodose/drabble
URL: https://iheartheirvoices.substack.com/p/monday-mourning
Short but well written!
https://hannadelaneywrites.substack.com/p/the-shabti
Good choice!
Great work! Thank you so much for good read!
Have to read the short story, but flash fiction was very well done! Thank you!