The Forge Literary Magazine
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The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
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Cross Stitch - The Forge Literary Magazine
Cross Stitch, a flash nonfiction by Valerie L. Egar
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Our nonfiction story of the week is Cross Stitch by Valerie L. Egar.
Our nonfiction story of the week is Cross Stitch by Valerie L. Egar.
Cross Stitch - The Forge Literary Magazine
Cross Stitch, a flash nonfiction by Valerie L. Egar
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February 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Cross Stitch by Valerie L. Egar.
Our story of the week is Conduction Issues by S. Chaudhuri-Perelló.
Conduction Issues - The Forge Literary Magazine
Conduction Issues, a flash fiction by S. Chaudhuri-Perelló
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February 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Our story of the week is Conduction Issues by S. Chaudhuri-Perelló.
Our story of the week is All of Us by Douglas W. Milliken.
All of Us - The Forge Literary Magazine
All of Us by Douglas W. Milliken, a finalist for the 2025 Forge Flash Fiction Competition
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February 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Our story of the week is All of Us by Douglas W. Milliken.
Our story of the week is Ghosted by Jaime Gill.
Ghosted - The Forge Literary Magazine
Ghosted, a short story by Jaime Gill
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January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Our story of the week is Ghosted by Jaime Gill.
Our story of the week is Bubble Gum & Lime Green Carpet by EC Dorgan.
Bubble Gum & Lime Green Carpet - The Forge Literary Magazine
Her secret. Some days I can smell it—musty, swollen, ripening. Like my childhood dog’s infected surgery incision, but sweeter. It shines under the fluorescents. We’ll be sitting around the boardroom…
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January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Our story of the week is Bubble Gum & Lime Green Carpet by EC Dorgan.
Our story of the week is The Swallowed by Ali McLafferty.
The Swallowed - The Forge Literary Magazine
a flash fiction by Ali McLafferty
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January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Our story of the week is The Swallowed by Ali McLafferty.
Our story of the week is Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps by Mizuki Yamamoto.
Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps - The Forge Literary Magazine
Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps, a short fiction by Mizuki Yamamoto
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January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Our story of the week is Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps by Mizuki Yamamoto.
Our 2025 Pushcart Nominations! Best of luck to all of these brilliant authors!
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Our 2025 Pushcart Nominations! Best of luck to all of these brilliant authors!
Our story of the week is A Reconstruction of the Lost Film "The Life of General Villa" by Cody Harrison.
A Reconstruction of the Lost Film "The Life of General Villa" - The Forge Literary Magazine
A Reconstruction of the Lost Film "The Life of General Villa", a short fiction by Cody Harrison
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December 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our story of the week is A Reconstruction of the Lost Film "The Life of General Villa" by Cody Harrison.
Our story of the week is After De Chirico by Magda Phili
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After De Chirico - The Forge Literary Magazine
After De Chirico, a flash fiction by Magda Phili
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December 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our story of the week is After De Chirico by Magda Phili
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Our story of the week is Vacancies by SK Stringer.
Vacancies - The Forge Literary Magazine
Vacancies, a short fiction by SK Stringer
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December 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our story of the week is Vacancies by SK Stringer.
Our story of the week is It Shall Prosper in the Thing by Andi Shapiro.
It Shall Prosper in the Thing - The Forge Literary Magazine
It Shall Prosper in the Thing, a creative nonfiction by Andi Shapiro
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December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our story of the week is It Shall Prosper in the Thing by Andi Shapiro.
Our story of the week is Beyond Guernica by R.A. Morean.
Beyond Guernica - The Forge Literary Magazine
Beyond Guernica, a short fiction by R. A. Morean
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December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our story of the week is Beyond Guernica by R.A. Morean.
Our story this week is The Genocide Unfolds on My Phone, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Nonfiction Contest! Congratulations to Acree Graham Macam! @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social
The Genocide Unfolds on My Phone - The Forge Literary Magazine
The Genocide Unfolds on My Phone by Acree Graham Macam, 2025 The Forge Flash Nonfiction Winner
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November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Our story this week is The Genocide Unfolds on My Phone, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Nonfiction Contest! Congratulations to Acree Graham Macam! @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social
Our story this week is Five Easy Payments of Nothing Ever Changes, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Fiction Contest! Congratulations to Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice!
Five Easy Payments of Nothing Ever Changes - The Forge Literary Magazine
Flash fiction by Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice, 2025 The Forge Flash Fiction Competition Winner
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our story this week is Five Easy Payments of Nothing Ever Changes, the winner of our 2025 Forge Flash Fiction Contest! Congratulations to Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice!
Our nonfiction story of the week is Qurbani Eid by Rahad Abir.
Qurbani Eid - The Forge Literary Magazine
Qurbani Eid, a short nonfiction by Rahad Abir
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November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Qurbani Eid by Rahad Abir.
Our story of the week is Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) by India Choquette.
Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) - The Forge Literary Magazine
Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials), a short fiction by India Choquette
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November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our story of the week is Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) by India Choquette.
Our nonfiction story of the week is Prejudice and Love Poems by Harli James.
Prejudice and Love Poems - The Forge Literary Magazine
Prejudice and Love Poems, creative nonfiction by Harli James
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October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Prejudice and Love Poems by Harli James.
For the first time, The Forge joins Litcrawl San Francisco! ❤️
Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️
Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️
#theforge #litcrawl #litquake
Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️
Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️
#theforge #litcrawl #litquake
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
For the first time, The Forge joins Litcrawl San Francisco! ❤️
Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️
Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️
#theforge #litcrawl #litquake
Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️
Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️
#theforge #litcrawl #litquake
Our nonfiction story of the week is Faker by Brittany Micka-Foos.
Faker - The Forge Literary Magazine
Faker, a creative nonfiction by Brittany Micka-Foos
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October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Faker by Brittany Micka-Foos.
Our story of the week is On Backsliding by Victoria Chen.
On Backsliding - The Forge Literary Magazine
On Backsliding, a short fiction by Victoria Chen
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October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our story of the week is On Backsliding by Victoria Chen.
Our story of the week is The Retreat by Rashmi Patel.
The Retreat - The Forge Literary Magazine
The Retreat, a short fiction by Rashmi Patel
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October 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our story of the week is The Retreat by Rashmi Patel.
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Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Our story of the week is Little Prayer by Emerson Archer.
Little Prayer - The Forge Literary Magazine
Little Prayer, a short fiction by Emerson Archer
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September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our story of the week is Little Prayer by Emerson Archer.