We interrupt your regularly scheduled Top in Fiction Weekly Issues.
31 writers and artists take over Substack. Stories will twist, art will shatter. Are you ready to step through the portal? They’re coming—once you enter, there’s no turning back.
Sean Thomas McDonnell and J. Curtis cordially invite all fans of the uncanny and lovers of the beloved classic TV show The Twilight Zone to a special Substack event!
On November 24th, 1958 the world as we know it changed as we walked into another dimension. Now, 66 years later, some of your favorite writers, musicians and artists will re-imagine the boundaries of imagination. Be ready—there’s a signpost up ahead! The next stop is…
Writers all across the platform are sharing Twilight Zone-inspired tales today to celebrate the anniversary of the show’s first airing. Here are their 31 tales:
Listed in alphabetical order by first name.

A.P. Murphy presents The Thing in the Box.
Adam Rockwell presents The Swing of the Pendulum.
Andy Futuro presents Vote Control.
Annie Hendrix presents Hector.
Bob Graham presents Conception.
Bridget Riley presents An Elegant Solution.
Bryan Pirolli presents The Lonely Planter.
CB Mason presents Forged Prequel: The Sun and the Moon.
Clancy Steadwell presents the HALCYONIUM.
Edith Bow presents Soma's Reflection.
EJ Trask presents The Creative Lives of the Lichtensteins.
Hanna Delaney presents The Switchboard.
Honeygloom presents Off Switch.
J. Curtis presents The Zeno Paradox.
Jason Thompson presents All the World’s Static.
John Ward presents The Last Cup.
Jon T presents What You’re Made Of.
K.C. Knouse presents Mail-Order Bride.
Lisa Kuznak presents Sunbonnet Sue.
Liz Zimmers presents Good Neighbors.
Author Michele Bardsley presents Separate Memories.
NJ presents August’s Fog.
Nolan Green presents Broken.
Sean Archer presents Amanita.
Sean Thomas McDonnell presents Blink Twice if You Can Hear Me.
Shaina Read presents In Capable Hands.
Shane Bzdok presents The Last Stop.
Stephen Duffy presents The Joke’s on You.
Will Boucher presents Watched Pots.
William Pauley III presents A Six-Part Death.
We’ll return to our regularly scheduled weekly Monday posts tomorrow. But do these amazing writers a favor, especially if you enjoyed any of their stories, and consider sharing this post everywhere:





































Wonderful idea and collection, eager to read them all.
I love you so much for doing this as I was trying to figure out how to keep track of everything to read at some point. Now all I gotta do is save this post. You are brilliant.