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POETRY
Hellhole - 6/22/25 [Free Verse]
Tommy Green of Hellhole
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
One - 6/22/25 [Climate Fiction]
E.A. Colquitt of Exploring the Eyrie
Ghoul, Interrupted - 6/27/25 [Horror]
Ash of Quills and Shadow
Vitamin Water - 6/27/25 [Horror]
Nancy Waddell of Nancy’s Substack
God’s Plan - 6/21/25 [Literary Fiction]
Taro Bahar of Taro Bahar
Duckworld - 6/27/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Mike Bennett of Mike Bennett
Passing Time - 6/25/25 [Literary Fiction]
Hannah S. of Hannah S.
SHORT STORY
In the Wilds: Before Her World is Shattered - 6/26/25 [Science Fiction]
𝐂𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 of by cb mason
Charlie and the God Watch - 6/26/25 [Science Fiction]
Terry A. Fries of Thin Air Fiction
The Valley of the Shadow - 6/22/25 [Fantasy]
Paul Plett of Paul Plett
HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Perfect Vampire [Jack and the Beanstalk Cafe, Ch. 22] - 6/22/25 [Fantasy]
Happy Nielsen of Happy Nielsen [Serial]
Wrong Answer - 6/22/25 [Fantasy]
Charlotte Henley Babb of Charlotte Henley Babb [Micro/Flash Fiction]
God Doesn't Attend the Auction - 6/22/25 [Literary Fiction]
Bear Savo of Bear Savo [Short Story]
A Bird Called Failure - 6/24/25 [Literary Fiction]
Jim Cherry of In. Between the Lines [Short Story]
Phyllo and Fallout - 6/25/25 [Short Serial]
The Graveyard Kitchen of The Graveyard Kitchen [Short Serial]
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TiF Around Town…
This past week was crazy and I honestly don’t know how I managed to do all the TiF things I needed to do on top of my busy week. My wife was in the hospital for 2.5 days. Immediately following that was my birthday. In the middle of all that we had to clean the house from top to bottom in order to assist my wife get and remain better. All while keeping an almost 4 year old busy and oblivious of what’s going on, take care of two clingy dogs and three chickens in the backyard. Mad house, I tell you. Sheer mad house!
Anyhow, through it all I managed to do today’s Weekly Issue as you have already seen. And I’ve prepared nearly everything I need to say for the TiF State of the Union happening on Wednesday. I hope you will be there as I do have so much to say about the past and to reveal about the present and future of Top in Fiction. And as long as nothing crazy happens here in the house, I’ve scheduled myself to go Live at 10:30am EST. Prepare for it to be at least 45min, possibly longer.
Now, onto some news worth noting:
TiF State of the Union - Wednesday, July 2nd, is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Actually, no one’s been waiting for this date more than me. I can finally reveal all the secrets I’ve been keeping since, believe it or not, LAST YEAR, and every single blue print idea I have. Let’s celebrate 52 weeks of Top in Fiction releases by looking at the factual and raw data. Then switch gears to making dreams come true. I’ll even share some of the ideas I tried this past year that just never got off the ground.
— Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈
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Thanks so much for the feature!
I’m looking forward to the TIF State of the Union! (Even if I have to catch a replay…) and here I thought my life has been crazy. Hang in there, Ericka! Happy belated birthday. And thanks for the shoutout!