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SHORT STORY
Replating - 8/21/25 [Comedy]
Preston Pairo of Press
Crossed Wands - 8/17/25 [Fantasy]
Charlotte Henley Babb of Charlotte Henley Babb Writes
Jack-the-Beanstalk - 8/21/25 [Historical Fiction]
Alison Lloyd of The Scroll
Closed Casket - 8/17/25 [Literary Fiction]
Michael Arturo of The City Between Us
The Shipbuilder - 8/22/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Shane Bzdok of Matte Black
Jenkins - 8/22/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Jessica Maison of Monster of the Week
Gain Time - 8/22/25 [Science Fiction]
Copper Frog of Copper Frog Press
Graphite - 8/20/25 [Literary Fiction]
Oscar Ruto Chemelil of Oscar Ruto
SERIAL
What to do about Katrina [Episode 1: Eris, scene 61] - 8/17/25 [Mystery]
Evelyn K. Brunswick of In a Different Place
NEW VOICES
(Put together with assistance from Anne-Marie Hubert)
Trigger [Ch. 1] - 8/16/25 [Mystery]
KC Writes of KC Writes [Short Serial]
Chatterbox - 8/18/25 [Horror]
Mike Duffy of Mike Duffy [Short Story]
After Atlantis: Bloodbound [Ch. 14] - 8/18/25 [Fantasy]
K.M. Carroll of K.M.’s Substack [Comic/Cartoon]
Monty - 8/19/25 [Horror]
Jimmy Gardner of Clean Chaos [Short Story]
Barnacle - 8/22/25 [Horror]
Judith Ashcraft of Judith Ashcraft [Short Story]
Dead Bird - 8/18/25 [Literary Fiction]
Vinny Reads of Vinny Reads [Micro/Flash Fiction]
Hell is a home - 8/16/25 [Literary Fiction]
Sapna of The Frenzy [Micro/Flash Fiction]
A Fateful Meeting [Tales of Pangaea, Akuma no Ran Chapter VII.1] - 8/16/25 [Fantasy]
The Brothers Krynn of Bros Krynn's Newsletter [Serial]
AWEN RISING [E15: Chapter Twenty-One & Two] - 8/18/25 [Fantasy]
Olivia/O. J. Barré🌎🪄 of Awen’s Porch [Serial]
Seagull Dominion - 8/21/25 [Literary Fiction]
Jo Green of Life, Killer Plants, and Unionised Seagulls [Micro/Flash Fiction]
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TiF Around Town…
Starting today, any news specific to writers who recommend their own work will be moved to the TiF Notifications email that is sent every Friday. This will free up this space to be designated as news specifically for READERS of fiction! YAY! I honestly should’ve done this much sooner. My apologies to readers who’ve seen this part of the email and probably ignored it because it was 100% never relevant to you.
TiF Press News
Eye See You Anthology - A collection of over a dozen short stories written during our Friday the 13th event earlier this year. Production is underway for this to be the very first TiF Press publication! We are so excited to bring you more news, such as the cover reveal and pre-order information as we aim for a February 13th (the first Friday the 13th of 2026!) release date.
Now, onto some news worth noting:
All events listed below can also be found on our Calendar of Events page.
Inanimate Objects [A TiF Disruption 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 submissions link as well as judges and sponsors will be announced on September 15th!
— Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈
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