TiF Weekly #38

Week of September 13 - September 19 | Vol. 2 Iss. 38

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MICRO/FLASH FICTION

Fairy Godmother Daytime Drinking - 9/17/25 [Speculative Fiction]

Leeron Heywood

of Writing From Weird

The Ministry Of Otherworldly Compliance - 9/19/25 [Comedy]

Sheridan Cass

of Once Upon A Draft

On Her Own with Kaiju and Cthulhu - 9/14/25 [Comedy]

A. Kristina Casasent

of Chaos Critters

SHORT STORY

Half-life - 9/19/25 [Speculative Fiction]

Katharine Kapodistria

of Notes from the Edge

Surfaces - 9/18/25 [Literary Fiction]

Sandolore Sykes

of In the Inversion Field

The Angle - 9/13/25 [Historical Fiction]

Bridget Riley

of Naptime Novelist

Dear Aunt Millie... - 9/18/25 [Literary Fiction]

Sharron Bassano

of LEAVES and

Bryan Pirolli

of Love And Other Fictions

Bloodline - 9/18/25 [Speculative Fiction]

Jenifer Jorgenson

of Snark Floats

Spirit Steak - 9/15/25 [Horror]

J.J. Walker

of After Dusk

NEW VOICES

(Put together with assistance from

Anne-Marie Hubert

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The Birthday Party - 9/15/25 [Horror]

Larry Shell

of Larry Shell [Short Story]

TBD - 9/17/25 [Horror]

Javier Mixco

of Like Tears in Rain [Short Story]

Why Dora's Establishment Don't Generally Welcome Soldiers - 9/14/25 [Historical Fiction]

Moll Moonlight

of Moll Moonlight [Short Story]

In The Snow - 9/16/25 [Literary Fiction]

Joe DeBritz

of Joe DeBritz [Short Story]

The Museum of Almost - 9/18/25 [Fantasy]

typo

of The Storyteller [Short Story]

Just Another Job - 9/18/25 [Science Fiction]

Everyday Junglist

of Fiction(ish) [Micro/Flash Fiction]

Meet Your Maker - 9/16/25 [Science Fiction]

Minna

of Soaring Twenties [Short Stories]

Madame Coco - 9/14/25 [Literary Fiction]

Giselle DaMier

of On My Terrace in Paris [Micro/Flash Fiction]

Aware - 9/18/25 [Horror]

Anton Anderson

of Anton Anderson [Short Story]

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TiF Around Town…

In an effort to get this email out before midnight I have no news to share today. But look for some amazing announcements next Monday when I share what’s coming for readers October through January 2026.

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 sponsors and promotional illustration can be found HERE!

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Erica Drayton

, Editor-in-Chief 😈

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