Wigleaf
@wigleaf.bsky.social
Seven-time Pushcart Prize winning journal of very short fiction. (Read us at wigleaf.com)
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Incredible, Emily. Just continuing to absolutely kill it with every story 🔥🔥🔥
I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Incredible, Emily. Just continuing to absolutely kill it with every story 🔥🔥🔥
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“…my Uncle Joe called her a fucking snowflake and my Dad told him to shut the fuck up, and Uncle Joe laughed and said, what are you going to do, hit me?…”
Don’t miss the spectacular drama in this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash!
Don’t miss the spectacular drama in this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash!
I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“…my Uncle Joe called her a fucking snowflake and my Dad told him to shut the fuck up, and Uncle Joe laughed and said, what are you going to do, hit me?…”
Don’t miss the spectacular drama in this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash!
Don’t miss the spectacular drama in this @emilyrinkema.bsky.social flash!
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"I texted my sister & told her to meet me at the Waffle House, that we had a felony to commit. I told her to wear black & she didn't disappoint."
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social is killing it with this story! 🎉to the narrator, sister & dad ❤️🩹to Max & Aunt Tica, ⛔ to the minster & Uncle Joe. RIP Kelly.
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social is killing it with this story! 🎉to the narrator, sister & dad ❤️🩹to Max & Aunt Tica, ⛔ to the minster & Uncle Joe. RIP Kelly.
I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"I texted my sister & told her to meet me at the Waffle House, that we had a felony to commit. I told her to wear black & she didn't disappoint."
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social is killing it with this story! 🎉to the narrator, sister & dad ❤️🩹to Max & Aunt Tica, ⛔ to the minster & Uncle Joe. RIP Kelly.
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social is killing it with this story! 🎉to the narrator, sister & dad ❤️🩹to Max & Aunt Tica, ⛔ to the minster & Uncle Joe. RIP Kelly.
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"...and I grabbed the ball and heard the sirens, but I didn't care, I just wished she were here, Kelly, and that she could see us and the lights and the alarms,...."
Big love for this extraordinary piece of writing by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Big love for this extraordinary piece of writing by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
new on our mainpage: "Things That Happened at or Around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order," by Emily Rinkema: wigleaf.com @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"...and I grabbed the ball and heard the sirens, but I didn't care, I just wished she were here, Kelly, and that she could see us and the lights and the alarms,...."
Big love for this extraordinary piece of writing by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Big love for this extraordinary piece of writing by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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My Aunt Tica asked me to break into the church hall to steal a glass ornament from the lobby tree, so I texted my sister and told her to meet me at the Waffle House, that we had a felony to commit.
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social does my heart in again. In @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social does my heart in again. In @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
My Aunt Tica asked me to break into the church hall to steal a glass ornament from the lobby tree, so I texted my sister and told her to meet me at the Waffle House, that we had a felony to commit.
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social does my heart in again. In @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
@emilyrinkema.bsky.social does my heart in again. In @wigleaf.bsky.social
wigleaf.com
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I found my father on the back steps. He told me Kelly had asked to come live with us last year. I pretended I didn't know that already....
Excellent story from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social
Excellent story from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social
I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I found my father on the back steps. He told me Kelly had asked to come live with us last year. I pretended I didn't know that already....
Excellent story from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social
Excellent story from @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social
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I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I could not be happier about where this story ended up. Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social for believing in "Things That Happened at or around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order." Started at @smokelong.bsky.social, of course... wigleaf.com
new on our mainpage: "Things That Happened at or Around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order," by Emily Rinkema: wigleaf.com @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
new on our mainpage: "Things That Happened at or Around My Cousin Kelly's Funeral, in No Particular Order," by Emily Rinkema: wigleaf.com @emilyrinkema.bsky.social
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Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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This story is so good! 💔
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
This story is so good! 💔
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Oh, this. This one. Read this now!
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Oh, this. This one. Read this now!
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Oh! I don't have the words to say how much Iove this story.
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Oh! I don't have the words to say how much Iove this story.
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The sun was already rising above the horizon, round and tenderly pink like a clean udder brimming with milk….
Love this by Sergei Gerasimov @wigleaf.bsky.social 👏👏
Love this by Sergei Gerasimov @wigleaf.bsky.social 👏👏
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The sun was already rising above the horizon, round and tenderly pink like a clean udder brimming with milk….
Love this by Sergei Gerasimov @wigleaf.bsky.social 👏👏
Love this by Sergei Gerasimov @wigleaf.bsky.social 👏👏
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This story’s gonna stay with me awhile.
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This story’s gonna stay with me awhile.
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today we have a story of the war in Ukraine, by a writer who lives in Kharkiv. Don't want to give anything away, but the swerve this story takes is brilliant. wigleaf.com
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"It wasn’t that anyone wanted to mark the violence of the passing. More that they wanted to fix the passing itself—the spot, the moment."
Incredibly powerful #microfiction from Scott Garson in Ghost Parachute.
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Incredibly powerful #microfiction from Scott Garson in Ghost Parachute.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
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Roadside — Ghost Parachute
She thought she finally understood why people would tag the exact happening place of a death with wreaths of textile blooms, bleached as gray as their sticks. It wasn’t that anyone wanted to mark the ...
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December 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM
"It wasn’t that anyone wanted to mark the violence of the passing. More that they wanted to fix the passing itself—the spot, the moment."
Incredibly powerful #microfiction from Scott Garson in Ghost Parachute.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
Incredibly powerful #microfiction from Scott Garson in Ghost Parachute.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
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it's here! my first publication of 2026!
"If they ask where I go at night, I won’t tell them about the second job I had to pick up this winter..."
New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
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New fiction: "One of the Lies I Tell My Children" by Ruth Joffre aka @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...
One of the Lies I Tell My Children | matchbook
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January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
it's here! my first publication of 2026!
new new: "Grand Jeté," by Sarah Chin: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
new new: "Grand Jeté," by Sarah Chin: wigleaf.com
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If I have to keep repeating myself, I will.
A National Strike of over 12 million people for at least 3 days will shut this shit down. At some point, Americans, as a collective entity, need to say that's enough.
A National Strike of over 12 million people for at least 3 days will shut this shit down. At some point, Americans, as a collective entity, need to say that's enough.
January 25, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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For the first time since this kind of astonishing list came out, we're open for subs. Don't know how long it will last.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
For the first time since this kind of astonishing list came out, we're open for subs. Don't know how long it will last.
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You should read these beautiful, eerie little fictions by @happilylenaaa.bsky.social 🌟
new new: THREE MICROS, by Lena Kinder: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
You should read these beautiful, eerie little fictions by @happilylenaaa.bsky.social 🌟
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Three from me in @wigleaf.bsky.social 🖤
new new: THREE MICROS, by Lena Kinder: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Three from me in @wigleaf.bsky.social 🖤
new new: THREE MICROS, by Lena Kinder: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
new new: THREE MICROS, by Lena Kinder: wigleaf.com
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So so proud of @kathrynreese.bsky.social and her banger of a story in @wigleaf.bsky.social no less. It’s very very good and her postcard is even better 🧡🧡🧡🔥🔥🔥 wigleaf.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
So so proud of @kathrynreese.bsky.social and her banger of a story in @wigleaf.bsky.social no less. It’s very very good and her postcard is even better 🧡🧡🧡🔥🔥🔥 wigleaf.com
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new new: "Who You Used to Love--" by Kathryn Reese: wigleaf.com
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 PM