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POETRY
Wife in Watercolors by Johannah Simon of La Rotonde Review [Free Verse]
Her shame blossoms in the cool evening air. (Any Line)
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Leafless Pines by Will of Strange Face [Literary Fiction]
Theo wandered beneath the leafless pines, dot to dot trunks forming electric overhead connections, once burdened with carrying forth the messages, to friends he no longer had. (Last Line)
SHORT STORY
Dinner with the Morrisseys: A Judith Temple Short Story by Bridget Riley of Naptime Novelist [Comedy]
Tim’s smile slipped into a faint smirk, and Judith prepared herself to pretend to be aggravated. (Any Line)
I trained ravens to terrorize my town. by Catalina Angel of The Ambassadors: Planet Earth [Speculative Fiction]
Ravens have become my anger language. (Any Line)
MGS04 by Angelique Fawns of Writing & Selling Stories with Angelique Fawns [Horror]
Try Floatation Therapy! (First Line)
Monochrome Frame by Robert Garron of Robert Garron’s Substack [Horror]
It was the picture of economic perfection: the busy streets, chugging highways, and regular flights passing in and out of a skyline full of cranes. (Any Line)
Amelia on Mars by Ashley@Briefly of Ashley@Briefly [Science Fiction]
Her sons were still on Earth and she didn’t know if they were alive or dead. (Any Line)
The Metro Station Situation by Ricky Denham of Ricky Denham’s Words [Literary Fiction]
I was walking underground. (First Line)
Nobody Buries a Traitor by Corey Evans of Corey’s Story Stack [Speculative Fiction]
Nobody saw him leave. Nobody knows where he is. (Last Line)
WALL OF SERIALS
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We are now officially at 2,000+ subscribers! YAY!
It was a long time coming but I knew we’d get here in time. I don’t like to set goals that I have no control over, so, while I want us to all take a moment to be proud of this accomplishment, I much rather look forward to things that Top in Fiction can control; such as promoting as much fiction as humanly possible!
So, please do make sure you’re letting Top in Fiction know about any great fiction you’re reading (or writing) week-over-week as we are constantly looking for new and fresh stories to share! Every Friday the form opens up for new work and closes Sunday evenings. Plenty of time to let me know! I’d love for us to get back to the early days when we received upwards of 60+ (sometimes 75+!!) submissions every week! Make my job of finding the best of the best that much harder!
The Ultimate Serialized Fiction Discussion!
The date and time is officially set! Mark your calendars for TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 25th @ 3:30pm EST / 12:30pm PST / 7:30pm GMT where I’ll be joined by none other than Simon K Jones and S.E. Reid! Some of the leading leaders and voices when it comes to serialized fiction here on Substack.
A few weeks ago I reached out to the fiction community of serial fiction writers and asked them to answer 5 questions. Well, I’ve got the results and now the three of us will discuss them as well as other things all related to serialized fiction and hopefully help those who are in the weeds or on the fence to make the experience for readers even better!
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