Posted by Earlier this year I published the first and only post this year. Since sufficient time has elapsed for you to forget it, I thought I’d publish a second one, this time compiling all the stories and poems I’ve had published recently.
First off, I discovered quite late that my story Self/ Other published in Flash the Court last year made it to the Wigleaf Longlist: The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2026! I’ve made it to this list once before, in 2023 with my story
In May, one of the first poems I drafted and worked on found a great home! Check out The Button-eyed Boy in The Wise Owl (May Edition).
On that note, please also check out my poem Pink Pill in Waffle Fried Issue #2: Resilience, published last year! As was Fuzzy Logic, a 50-word story that placed in theWriter Advice Flash Prose Contest.
And finally, two stories that had earned acceptances last year got published: the first being Reasons My Mother Drew on Her Face in NUNUM Summer 2026 Volume 9, Issue 2. I love the way the story has been presented – very original, eye-catching and makes my story look better than it actually is!
The other amazing venue was the venerated journal based in Berlin – SAND Journal. Check out Instructions for Sports Day inSAND 29: Cocoon.
The writing has been sporadic despite these publications, but that doesn’t stop me from checking out the best market resources out there:
62 Calls for Submissions in August 2026 – Paying markets
The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus | Substack (July opportunities still open but keep an eye out for the August newsletter landing tomorrow)
FlashFictionFlash@groups.io | Topics
2026 Poetry Book Publishing: 175+ Deadlines and a Tool for Your Submissions
Please share links to your published works, and let me know if you come across any lit mags worth submitting to!
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