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MICRO/FLASH FICTION
We Will Eat Like Kings by Sarah Tinney of Sazās Little Fictions [Comedy]
āTonightās the night.ā (First Line)
Worn Out by Nick Buchheit of NICK AFTER NORMAL [Thriller]
He leaves a mark. (First Line)
Caledonia Dreaming by Sharron Bassano of LEAVES [Literary Fiction]
āYeāll not see much oā Scotland, lass, if ye wait for the rain to stop. It rains every day.ā (Any Line)
Velvet Golden Years by Leeron Heywood of Writing From Weird [Fantasy]
She was old. (First Line)
Summer Camp by I think Iām turning Japanese! of Roman Espiriter [Horror]
They looked forward every year to summer camp season. (First Line)
SHORT STORY
A Quest for Spoils by ActuallyKitty of Actually Kittyās Substack [Fantasy]
"Treasure," he said wistfully. (First Line)
Eidolon by Corey Evans of Coreyās Story Substack [Fantasy]
I BEAR THE FACE OF A WOMAN NAMED HELEN, and I will recount the sorrows I have suffered in her stead. (First Line)
Closing Time by Hamish Kavanagh of The Sudden Walk [Literary Fiction]
They think the only difference between them and me is a lack of ambition, alley cat smarts and the ninety nine cent gap between their minimum wage and my duty manager stipend. (Any Line)
Through the Clouds of Saturn by Judith Ashcraft of Judith Ashcraft [Science Fiction]
We can put you on the moon, heād said. (First Line)
SHORT SERIAL
The Red Line [Part Four] by Kevin M. Coleman of Forge City Noir [Mystery]
āThis is murder,ā he said, his voice tight with restrained menace. (Any Line)
Hey yaāll,
On September 1st will be a major announcement email that will go out to everyone and for the first time in a long timeā¦Iām nervous about it. So, I hope it goes well. But enough about that.
There were some submissions to our newly introduced TiF Originals that Iām excited to read.
The doors also closed on expressing interest in the next TiF Summit 2027.
TiF Press is preparing to release two books Fall and Winter of this year and things are progressing along quite nicely on that front.
From tomorrow to next week Friday Iāll be on various vacations and spending loads of time with family so you may not hear much from me. Itās the last few days of Summer for my 5yr old before he starts Kindergarten and after two full school years and two full Summer schools before even starting grade K, he deserves some time on the beach!
In the meantime, these weekly issues will still be coming as usual (apologies for the delay on this one but work this week has been a nightmare, of course, cause Iām going away for a week and a half, I expected nothing less). And know that I read all your comments, DMs, and emails sent.
Later, peeps!
- The TiF Team, Editor-in-Chief š
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