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POETRY
Suture Song - 7/17/25 [Free Verse]
Asteria Geisterblum of Quiet Little Journeys
Hansel and Gretel - 7/12/25 [Free Verse]
Charlotte Henley Babb of Charlotte Henley Babb Writes
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Wonder - 7/17/25 [Horror]
Kerry Sutherland of Thinking in Capitals
On Tuesdays, We Tell Tales - 7/15/25 [Literary Fiction]
Mary of Fiction and Also Cats
Death Row Records - 7/12/25 [Literary Fiction]
JLG Noga of Darkling
So Help Me God - 7/13/25 [Mystery]
Scott MacLeod of Son of Ugly
The Truth In A Little Dare - 7/15/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Sheridan Cass of Once Upon a Draft
SHORT STORY
The Dragon Charmer - 7/16/25 [Fantasy]
H. A. Titus of Tea and Tales
The Six Inch Skyscraper - 7/18/25 [Literary Fiction]
Michael Arturo of The City Between Us
The Shades of Brighthide - 7/12/25 [Science Fiction]
James Kenwood of Grim Acres
NEW VOICES
(Put together with assistance from Anne-Marie Hubert)
The Last Song - 7/18/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Meadoe Hora of Meadoe’s Mythology Corner [Short Story]
every particle of electricity in the air [Vanilla, Ch. 14] - 7/14/25 [Literary Fiction]
Ben of Vanilla [Serial]
the shooting star that passed once a year - 7/17/25 [Literary Fiction]
genie’s writing room 🥀 of genie’s writing room [Short Story]
The Pathogen - 7/17/25 [Mystery]
Matthew Donnellon of Em Dash by Matthew Donnellon [Short Story]
Sleepless - 7/16/25 [Free Verse]
Pages After Dark of Pages After Dark [Poetry]
Cold Reception [Corporate Shadows, Ep. 5] - 7/12/15 [Speculative Fiction]
J D Lear of Drafts and Dreams [Serial]
Mississippi Gothic [Chapter 7] - 7/16/25 [Horror]
E.A. Noble of E.A. Noble [Serial]
Safe Sale - 7/17/25 [Mystery]
Matthew Rubenzer of Short Story Escape [Short Story]
Plastic Kiss - 7/13/25 [Horror]
Basically Human of Basically Human [Short Story]
Holding On [Chapter Nine] - 7/16/25 [Literary Fiction]
Robert M. Ford of Brittle Views [Serial]
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TiF Around Town…
CORRECTION: I want to apologize to the NEW VOICES who were in last week’s Issues #28. The LINKS to their stories were not in the email that went out. Please visit the post HERE where I have updated the links accordingly.
Mishaps and mistakes that, when taken in hindsight, could’ve been mediated and corrected with little fuss. But I must first apologize to the viewers and to the guests for the tech issues that transpired on Friday (July 18th). If you’re living under a rock, I was meant to go Live with three amazing powerhouse women in their own right, who are doing some great serialized fiction work! So, to S.E. Reid, Hanna Delaney, and Bridget Riley I send apologies once more. I promise it’ll be the last time I apologize cause I have been licking my wounds ever since about it. The moment has passed and we must now look forward!
Which is why I’m so glad to report that:
I’ve figured out the tech issues so that when we next go Live in this way, you will be able to hear my guests. Promise!
All three have graciously agreed to give me another chance to get it right and get this panel on Serialized fiction off the ground again!
So, barring some natural disaster of which I have no control over, you can mark your calendars (again) for Friday, August 8th, when we will all return for a “Take 2 on Serials”! Why not sooner? I hear you saying? Well, my son’s 4th birthday bash extravaganza is happening next Saturday and ViF Voices is the following week! I need to space these things out! Not only for my sanity but for your sake as well.
Also, a brief announcement on changes you may have noticed about the Featured and New Voices section above:
In the meantime, here’s some news worth noting:
All events listed below can also be found on our Calendar of Events page.
TiF Voices - Wednesday, July 30th (times TBA) - We have a robust line-up of fiction writers who will join me for TWO sessions worth of reading a piece of fiction for you.
A TiF Disruption on Serialized Fiction - Friday, August 8th at 2pm EST - Take 2 for this event. Join me, S.E. Reid, Hanna Delaney, and Bridget Riley for some great discussions centered around their serialized fiction as well as the process in general of taking that work from draft to publish.
Inanimate Objects Event - Monday, September 15th to Wednesday, October 15th - The next TiF Press writing event is happening and if you see what’s happening with the Eye See You event, then you’ll want to get in on this one! As per usual you can opt to enter the contest or just write a story to participate in the event which is happening on Friday, October 31st for Halloween. More information such as word count length, theme, and the submissions link as well as judges and sponsor will be announced on September 15th!
— Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈
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Heyo! My people! Thanks for including me in the roundup. The list looks great. You have staggeringly good taste. Immortality awaits.
Thank you so much for including me in this amazing list! 🙏🏼