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POETRY
Echo chamber - 9/30/25 [Free Verse]
Iris Shaw of Long Oddities
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
The Lies We Tell Ourselves - 9/27/25 [Horror]
Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️ of Twisting the Myths
Slurpee Day - 10/3/25 [Literary Fiction]
gabby of Tinfoiled
Chosen - 10/2/25 [Fantasy]
R. M. Greta of In a Room
Subways under Tokyo - 10/2/25 [Horror]
Wirrowac of Wirriwac’s Playground
SHORT STORY
Artifacts - 10/3/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Charlotte Henley Babb of Charlotte Henley Babb Writes
Syon House - 10/3/25 [Literary Fiction]
Oscar Ruto Chemelil of Oscar Ruto
NEW VOICES
(Put together with assistance from Anne-Marie Hubert)
Flash Fic: Meggie’s Work - 9/30/25 [Literary Fiction]
M D Kenney of The Everything Drawer [Micro/Flash Fiction]
I’d Like a Dahlia Please - 9/27/25 [Speculative Fiction]
melnakyeyune of Wander Ego [Micro/Flash Fiction]
Somewhere, in Space. - 10/2/25 [Science Fiction]
Emily of Emily Writes [Short Story]
Pulse - 9/27/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Aria Fafat of Pack Light [Short Story]
Smoke - 9/30/25 [Horror]
J.M. Gooding of J.M. Gooding [Short Story]
The Enigma at Beth Lake - 10/1/25 [Horror]
R.I.P. McKenna at Barking at Nothing [Short Story]
The Winning Ticket - 9/27/25 [Comedy]
Robert Reilly of Robert Reilly [Short Story]
The Choice - 10/3/25 [Fantasy]
William Carter of William Carter Writes [Short Story]
Of Cirrus - 10/3/25 [Fantasy]
Kelly Hummel of The Author Wars [Short Story]
Dead Comets - 10/3/25 [Science Fiction]
L.L. Ford of The Trials of Astra [Short Story]
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TiF Around Town…
31 Days. 31 Prompts. All handwritten. Pentober 2025 has begun as of October 1st and we’re sharing our stories! Check out Week 1 here.
With the weather changing, days getting shorter, nights longer, let’s take this time to act accordingly and slow down. So many of us are on the grind every single day, even on days we have off (weekends, vacation, etc.).
Grab a cuppa and take some time to read a short (or shorter) story. Might do us all some good if we just took a break, even for 15 minutes each day. Let Top in Fiction be the break you’ve been searching for. That to-do list will be there tomorrow.
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!
- Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈
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Thanks for sharing my story, Erica. I'm going to pretend I totally planned sharing something scary this time of year.