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Apparition Literary Magazine
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Apparition Lit is an online, quarterly magazine publishing genre short stories & poems. 💀

Read stories online or buy Issues: http://apparitionlit.com/issues/
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*blows layer of dust off bluesky account

We're also eligible for 2024 awards for semi-pro stuff. If'n, in all the current chaos, you wanted to throw a little love towards the little reading ghostie, perennial, outsider, underdog.
January 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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lmanusos.bsky.social
post a short story you love

@emelkrishnan.bsky.social @apparitionlit.com

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I still think about this story on a weekly basis.
January 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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leahning.bsky.social
Awards eligibility for 2024!! Honored to be published by @apexmag.bsky.social , @kaleidotrope.bsky.social , @apparitionlit.com , and @crepuscularmag.bsky.social this year ❤️ links to all stories can be found on my website!
Image with a list of award-eligible stories for Leah Ning for 2024: "The Ferns and the Fiddleheads" (Apex Magazine), "On the Temporary Nature of Thunderstorms" (Kaleidotrope), "Rosewater, Clinging to the Tongue" (Apparition Lit), and "Calm, Quiet, Silence" (Crepuscular).
November 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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lauraobrn.bsky.social
Finally ordered a physical copy of the @apparitionlit.com Resistance issue with my story in it. There she is now, wudja look at her 😭
The cover of Apparition Literary Magazine Issue 5: Resistance My short story, In Silence I'll Sing, in Apparition Literary Magazine
November 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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maychong.bsky.social
It’s the most wonderful(?) time of the year…award eligibility post time!

I have one poem out this year; ‘Replacement Rainforests’ (in @apparitionlit.com). Please keep it in mind if you’re nominating for 2025 awards 🙏
Replacement Rainforests - Apparition Literary Magazine
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November 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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Poetry: "On brutal wing" (2021), one of my longest poems, is a blank-verse narrative which appeared in the brilliant @apparitionlit.com -- a magazine I'm really going to miss.
November 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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aaaaa!!

i forgot once again (i had a major surgery 14 days after the magazine published), that i also had the *immense honor* of doing a *bucket list thing* and was Guest Editor for the @apparitionlit.com MERCURIAL ISSUE

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1G9MZL
Apparition Lit, Issue 26: Mercurial (April 2024)
Amazon.com: Apparition Lit, Issue 26: Mercurial (April 2024) eBook : Kurella, Jordan, Child, Heather , Cooper, Marina , Kuye, Moriam E. , Mori, Arda , Osha, Jorja , Sengupta, Abhishek , Takács, Bogi , Teng, Emily Y. , Wade, Seth : Tienda Kindle
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December 7, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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anneliberton.bsky.social
Awards eligibility post 💜

This year I published 3 poems and 1 short story:

Poems:
♠️ How Did I Die This Time? - @apparitionlit.com
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♠️ specular she (personal fave, @sfpoetry.bsky.social hiii) - @smallwondersmag.com
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it's paper/plant-themed, with plants on opposite corners, yellowish paper as the background. Brown paper with the title 2024 eligibility. Then: poetry: "how did i die this time?" - apparition lit; "specular she" - small wonders; "dad's recipe for never-keeping short story: "six-month assessment on miracle fresh" - diabolical plots. At the bottom, there's "@anneliberton"
December 18, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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bogiperson.bsky.social
The first one in the series - "Anticaprice / Chemical Engineering Mage" in @apparitionlit.com in the issue guest-edited by @kurellian.bsky.social!

(there is no particular reading order to those pieces and I might rearrange them entirely for a little book later.)

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Anticaprice / Chemical Engineering Mage - Apparition Literary Magazine
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December 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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foxesandroses.bsky.social
A story full of longing for a thousand-year-old self but also for a new one. What do you do when you find yourself in stories that were not written for you? How do you reconcile original and translation into a third thing that bears your name?

by @nadiaradovich.bsky.social in @apparitionlit.com
Another Old Country - Apparition Literary Magazine
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December 28, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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Beautifully crafted prose rounds out our 2024 Flash Fiction competition - Dec winning story "We All Feed the Motherwood" by @akstories.bsky.social follows rituals of a society of murder trees. It is fitting as the last story we'll ever publish! Free online today! apparitionlit.com/we-all-feed-...
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December 30, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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madeehahwrites.bsky.social
Very honoured that the lovely folks at @apparitionlit.com have nominated my short story for the Pushcart Prize, I was not expecting this ☺️
An email that reads: Hi Madeehah! Thank you so much for working with us on the Harbinger issue. That story has swamped itself into our souls and will last throughout the end of time. We are sending this message across time and space to let you know that the team tallied votes for our annual noms, and we are excited to nominate Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City for consideration in the Pushcart Prize for short fiction. Best of luck, all our fingers and toes are crossed! Stay well, Rebecca, Amy, Clarke & Tacoma Apparition Lit
November 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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marofthebooks.bsky.social
So very honored to hear that my short story “The City and the Styrofoam Sea” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Thanks to @apparitionlit.com for the nom!

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Go, little story, go!
The City and the Styrofoam Sea - Apparition Literary Magazine
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November 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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amyhenryrobinson.bsky.social
Ok, one last go for Pushcart Prize nominations with a pass by the lucky (?) pineapple!! Good luck to the @apparitionlit.com noms!!
Manilla envelope in a pineapple plant
November 16, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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amyhenryrobinson.bsky.social
This has really felt like a Midwest goodbye! My essay saying thank you, see ya later is free to read online today. THANK YOU to everyone who supported us, by cheering, sharing, submitting, reviewing, and subscribing. I've had the time of my life!! (*does the lift) apparitionlit.com/final-editor...
November 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Free to read online today!

ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "See Ya Later" by Amy Henry Robinson

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@amyhenryrobinson.bsky.social
Paper-white background with red lines on all 4 sides of square image (from cover art by Annalise Jensen) Text in black - See Ya Later by Amy Henry Robinson Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "The Stories I Tell Myself" by Jennifer Hudak

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@jenniferhudak.bsky.social
Blue-grey background with red lines on all 4 sides of square image (from cover art by Annalise Jensen) Text in black - The Stories I Tell Myself by Jennifer Hudak Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 14, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "Thank you for Your Service" by August Cao

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Pale brown background with a large brown vulture on left (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Thank you for Your Service by August Cao Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "The Pancake House at the End of the World" by L.M. Guay

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@nightgleaming.bsky.social
Pale blue background with concave swirl of white snow (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Pancake House at the End of the World by L.M. Guay Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "Gutted" by Cameron E Quinn

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@thecameronquinn.bsky.social
Pale pink background with a yellow flower (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Gutted by Cameron E Quinn Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "Skittering Within" by Kelsea Yu

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@anovelescape.bsky.social
Pale green background with a dark brown vulture on the right (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Skittering Within by Kelsea Yu Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
November 4, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "How Did I Die This Time" by Anne Liberton

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@anneliberton.bsky.social
Pale blue background with grey arms and hands reaching for human skull (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - How Did I Die This Time by Anne Liberton Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 31, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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mariaschrater.bsky.social
I love the voice so much, I love this robot so much 😭
apparitionlit.com Apparition Literary Magazine @apparitionlit.com · Oct 29
Free to read online today!

ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids" by Timi Sanni

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@timisanni.bsky.social
Pale brown background with a large grey, brown, and red-feathered bird wing spread (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids by Timi Sanni Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 29, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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Free to read online today!

ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Poem "The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids" by Timi Sanni

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@timisanni.bsky.social
Pale brown background with a large grey, brown, and red-feathered bird wing spread (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids by Timi Sanni Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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madeehahwrites.bsky.social
I loved writing this story and I'm so happy it found a perfect home in @apparitionlit.com's final issue. Give it a read if you're interested moons that mess up the world 😏🌛
apparitionlit.com Apparition Literary Magazine @apparitionlit.com · Oct 21
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City" by Madeehah Reza

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Pale green background with concave swirl of white snow and green grass (from cover art by Annalise Jensen). Text in black - Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by Madeehah Reza Text in brown - ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
October 27, 2024 at 5:29 PM