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MICRO/FLASH FICTION
The Days Grow Short - 11/9/25 [Mystery]
Scott MacLeod of Son of Ugly
SHORT STORY
The End - 11/13/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty’s Bestiary
Tainted Moose - 11/13/25 [Comedy]
Gary Mucklow of G.S.Mucklow’s Substack
The Waiting Well - 11/13/25 [Horror]
Jenifer Jorgenson of Snark Floats
You’ll Never Be Alone - 11/11/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Jennifer Morrow of Autumn Lives Here
Foxe Manor - 11/10/25 [Horror]
Artemis of Artemis Silver
The Best Notes On Substack - 11/12/25 [Comedy]
Machine Poet of Machine Poet
A Bullet Stained Blue - 11/11/25 [Science Fiction]
Anton Anderson of Anton Anderson
NEW VOICES
The Chase - 11/8/25 [Literary Fiction]
The Daily Obsessive of The Daily Obsessive [Micro/Flash Fiction]
What Would the Neighbors Say? - 11/14/25 [Literary Fiction]
SPAM on Rye of SPAM on Rye [Short Story]
The song of Kali - 11/12/25 [Horror]
Mark S, PhD of The Three Moons Mythos [Short Story]
Winter’s hold - 11/9/25 [Fantasy]
A.M. Bowman of Navlys Unlocked [Poetry]
They Did Not Pass - 11/11/25 [Fantasy]
Jeannine Lawall of Life in the Slow Lane [Short Story]
WALL OF SERIALS (New Section)
Making a comeback in 2026, Serials and Short Serials, will return to the Weekly Issues. However, don’t let that stop you from checking out our Wall of Serials where we have a dedicated page showing you the ACTIVE works: (updated regularly)
The TiF Library is a comprehensive list of all stories recommended each week!
Over 2,000 stories to search and choose from!
Use it to find even more fiction to read!
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IMPORTANT NEWS: MONDAY EMAILS MOVING TO TUESDAYS IN NOVEMBER
As we transition away from the spooky season of October and into the Winter months with plenty of events happening, there will be a slight change in email delivery. Next Monday will be the introduction to sign-up for our Secret Santa Plot-Swap and the following Monday is the sign-up for our TiF Day of Thanks.
I’M ON A “BREAK” SO SAY HELLO TO THE TiF AMBASSADORS:
You’ll see a few different people stepping up to give me a bit of a break from doing these weekly issues through the rest of the year. I am so appreciative to everyone who stepped up to help every week.
This week’s list was selected by Bri Heron of Writing on a Whim.
EVENTS UPDATE
All events listed below can also be found on our Calendar of Events page.
Day of Thanks (on Nov 24): A chance to give thanks to the writers and stories that inspired you in 2025. Sign-up here.
TiF Summit 2026 (Jan 15 to Jan 18): A 4-day event jam-packed with the Annual Recap, State of the Union, 50 Voices reading their fiction, and more!
TiF Press News
The below are all viewable over on our TiF Press Blog. Check it out today!
[Do you have a non-fiction blog that is related to writing fiction or the fiction industry and you’d like to post it on TiF Press? DM TiF Team and let’s chat about it.]
Keith Long’s ReviewStack
I’m sure you have all seen his work, reviewing fiction, on his Substack Notes, but did you know his reviews can also be found over on TiF Press? See them all here! I just love the images he creates to go along with each of them, too.
Bri Heron’s Bits of Book Marketing
Learn something new, tips and trips, for how to make marketing your work that much easier. Each read is short, sweet, and easily digestible. Why not get started here, today!
- Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈
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Thanks Erica and TIF Team as always and Bri for the support of writers and hard work this week
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