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MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Thankfulbutt - 11/23/25 [Comedy]
Scott MacLeod of Son of Ugly
28: Have you ever been left behind? - 11/27/35 [Romance]
Words She Keeps of Words She Keeps
SHORT STORY
Three Seasons of the Accordion - 11/26/25 [Literary Fiction]
Thomas Foydel of False Choices
A Favor for a Friend - 11/24/25 [Mystery]
Tim Wright of Wright Stories: Funny, Dark, Suspenseful Tales
Iridium & Ichor - 11/26/25 [Romance]
L.G. Wells of Ink and Shadows
Turkey Bones - 11/26/25 [Literary Fiction]
Layne Mercer of The Vermillion Border
For Immediate Release: We Solved Security - 11/25/25 [Comedy]
Machine Poet of Machine Poet
NEW VOICES
Boogieman - 11/24/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Jeanona Dias of The Cat Mother Writes
Shelter in Place - 11/28/25 [Literary Fiction]
Jason Simon of All Persons Fictitious
Jeepers Creepers, It’s The Grim Reaper - 11/25/25 [Comedy]
Howard Fox of The Joke’s on You
An Autumnal Departure - 11/26/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Carolyn Jones of Words in Bloom Stories & Poems
One Night Stand with a Taxi Driver - 11/28/25 [Literary Fiction]
Ioan M. Șerban of The Inkquisition
Isabella’s Banana Bread - 11/28/25 [Literary Fiction]
Wajeeha Nadeem of Enchanted Letters
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!
Top in Fiction News
IMPORTANT NEWS: MONDAY EMAILS MOVING TO TUESDAYS IN DECEMBER
I want to first, thank Jack for taking over the reigns and helping me put together this week’s issue.
As we transition into December, there will be Mondays where other emails will be sent out and therefore our regular weekly emails will move to Tuesdays [December 9th / 16th / 23rd / 30th].
DECEMBER EMAILS AND EVENTS
December 8th - COVER REVEAL! I’m finally going to peel back the curtain on the cover for Eye See You and introduce you to the artist behind the cover. I’ll even share a few of the other designs that we didn’t choose and share how I went about making the final decision.
December 15th - Meet the Writers! Another Eye See You reveal is coming. I’ll share the Table of Contents followed by answers to some very important questions I asked each of the participants. It’ll be sent out in groups every couple of days through the rest of 2025.
December 22nd - It’s beginning to really feel like Christmas because, today is the day when ALL WILL BE REVEALED! Not only will 24 stories drop at 10am EST but I will be on Live to tell reveal who each story is “gifted” to based on the plots that were swapped! Don’t worry if you miss it! The VOD as well as the full list of stories will be sent via email later this same day.
December 29th - An explanation about our decision to turn on Paid Subscriptions at Top in Fiction. Nothing is going behind a paywall but with our continued efforts to pay for great work and TiF Press as well, we want to give everyone who can afford it an opportunity to support on a more regular basis.
EVENTS UPDATE
All events listed below can also be found on our Calendar of Events page.
A TiF Secret Santa Plot-Swap (on Dec 22): Exchange story ideas as gifts, and see how another writer brings yours to life.
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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Great update thanks!!
Thank you so much! It always makes my Monday to see that I have been included in this list. :)