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ella hormel
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stories in smokelong quarterly, passages north, pithead chapel, and elsewhere

also a tiny love story in the new york times
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We're proud to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2025! Please join us in congratulating these stellar writers. Good luck everyone!
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Our April issue has arrived! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/2025/04/01/volume-14-issue-4/

Words:
NATALIE VILLACORTA
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@melissabowers.bsky.social
CARLY ALAIMO
ALLISON KIRKLAND
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OLIVIA BROCHU
AL ORTOLANI
AUGUST REID

Cover art: ALEXANDER LIMAREV
Volume 14, Issue 4
COVER ART BY Alexander Limarev   FICTION RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: RE: PLEASE CALL ME. MOM IS UPSET AND WON’T SAY WHY BY NATALIE VILLACORTA AFTERSHOCK BY ELLA HORMEL TWO CELIAS CROSS PATHS BY MELIS…
pitheadchapel.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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"My little brother, who now connects everything he sees and feels to facts about animals, tells me that bluebirds have stomachs capable of digesting berries that if we eat, might stop our hearts."

Love this from @irrellavent.bsky.social - so much story in the white space between the words
December 7, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Excited to be included in Gooseberry Pie’s holiday issue alongside so many stunning little stories! 🍊 @jhhnow.bsky.social

gooseberry-pie.com/whales-have-...
Whales Have Funerals Too - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Vinh Thang on Unsplash by Ella Hormel While Mom is in bed, I drive my little brother around the city looking for a store that’s open on Christmas Eve so we can put tangerines in our stockings...
gooseberry-pie.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:49 PM