Defenestration Magazine
@defenestrationmag.bsky.social
A literary magazine dedicated to humor. Going strong for 21 years and counting! We publish short stories, poetry, nonfiction, "fake" nonfiction, and artwork. Edited by Andrew Kaye and Eileen Lavelle.
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The August 2025 issue of Defenestration is here and ready to brighten your day while the world catches fire around you. We've published ten short stories and seven poems this month that we really think you'll enjoy. Check it out: bit.ly/3HxXXCc #DefenestrationMagazine
The contents for the December 2025 issue of Defenestration have been chosen! Many thanks to everyone who sent us stuff this reading period; we held on to a lot of stories and poems this time so it was hard to choose!
We'll post a table of contents soon.
We'll post a table of contents soon.
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The contents for the December 2025 issue of Defenestration have been chosen! Many thanks to everyone who sent us stuff this reading period; we held on to a lot of stories and poems this time so it was hard to choose!
We'll post a table of contents soon.
We'll post a table of contents soon.
The Defenestration inbox is now closed to short story and poetry submissions. Well prep for the next issue, then reopen on December 20th.
If you submitted to us but haven't heard anything yet, you will soon.
If you submitted to us but haven't heard anything yet, you will soon.
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Defenestration inbox is now closed to short story and poetry submissions. Well prep for the next issue, then reopen on December 20th.
If you submitted to us but haven't heard anything yet, you will soon.
If you submitted to us but haven't heard anything yet, you will soon.
"What Was That Loud Sound? – A ‘Your Neighbors’ Discussion Board." New #fakenonfiction by Kate Maxlow on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oyfsBM #DefenestrationMagazine
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"What Was That Loud Sound? – A ‘Your Neighbors’ Discussion Board." New #fakenonfiction by Kate Maxlow on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oyfsBM #DefenestrationMagazine
"This is Not About Your Hunchback." New #fakenonfiction by Billy D on Defenestration: bit.ly/4io6mGl #DefenestrationMagazine
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"This is Not About Your Hunchback." New #fakenonfiction by Billy D on Defenestration: bit.ly/4io6mGl #DefenestrationMagazine
"Why 'Masticate' Isn’t the Same Thing as 'Chew.'" New #fakenonfiction by Rick Kast on Defenestration: bit.ly/481IjIj #DefenestrationMagazine
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Why 'Masticate' Isn’t the Same Thing as 'Chew.'" New #fakenonfiction by Rick Kast on Defenestration: bit.ly/481IjIj #DefenestrationMagazine
"Eau de Whole." New #fakenonfiction by Susan S. Levine on Defenestration: bit.ly/3XcKDrf #DefenestrationMagazine
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Eau de Whole." New #fakenonfiction by Susan S. Levine on Defenestration: bit.ly/3XcKDrf #DefenestrationMagazine
"Our Music Used To Be About the Car Commercials, Man!" New #fakenonfiction by Matt Bower on Defenestration: bit.ly/4opKi05 #DefenestrationMagazine
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Our Music Used To Be About the Car Commercials, Man!" New #fakenonfiction by Matt Bower on Defenestration: bit.ly/4opKi05 #DefenestrationMagazine
"User Guide for the XR-7 Series K Time Machine." New #fakenonfiction by Scott Talbot Evans on Defenestration: bit.ly/47Bs04X #DefenestrationMagazine
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"User Guide for the XR-7 Series K Time Machine." New #fakenonfiction by Scott Talbot Evans on Defenestration: bit.ly/47Bs04X #DefenestrationMagazine
"Today’s Top 5 Headlines—October 2025." New #fakenonfiction by Emma McNamara on Defenestration: bit.ly/3WllCJT #DefenestrationMagazine
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Today’s Top 5 Headlines—October 2025." New #fakenonfiction by Emma McNamara on Defenestration: bit.ly/3WllCJT #DefenestrationMagazine
"Something About This Jury." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/4qeuNJT #DefenestrationMagazine
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Something About This Jury." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/4qeuNJT #DefenestrationMagazine
"A Peer-Reviewed Study on Why You’re Always Being Watched by a Crow." New #fakenonfiction by Sabyasachi Roy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oo0Jtv 🐦⬛ #DefenestrationMagazine
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"A Peer-Reviewed Study on Why You’re Always Being Watched by a Crow." New #fakenonfiction by Sabyasachi Roy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4oo0Jtv 🐦⬛ #DefenestrationMagazine
"A Ghostly Retreat." New #comic by Bry Paul Berry on Defenestration: bit.ly/46QSlwQ #DefenestrationMagazine
October 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"A Ghostly Retreat." New #comic by Bry Paul Berry on Defenestration: bit.ly/46QSlwQ #DefenestrationMagazine
"Library Death Throes: Panic Breaks Out Among the Books Themselves." New #fakenonfiction by Fred D. White on Defenestration: bit.ly/43bUsZA #DefenestrationMagazine
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Library Death Throes: Panic Breaks Out Among the Books Themselves." New #fakenonfiction by Fred D. White on Defenestration: bit.ly/43bUsZA #DefenestrationMagazine
Just a heads up: Defenestration has nonfiction/fake nonfiction scheduled as far ahead as January 2026!
I've left the December 24th slot open in case someone sends us a really solid Christmas humor piece. I'll fill that with nonfiction, fake nonfiction, or even a visual if it fits.
I've left the December 24th slot open in case someone sends us a really solid Christmas humor piece. I'll fill that with nonfiction, fake nonfiction, or even a visual if it fits.
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a heads up: Defenestration has nonfiction/fake nonfiction scheduled as far ahead as January 2026!
I've left the December 24th slot open in case someone sends us a really solid Christmas humor piece. I'll fill that with nonfiction, fake nonfiction, or even a visual if it fits.
I've left the December 24th slot open in case someone sends us a really solid Christmas humor piece. I'll fill that with nonfiction, fake nonfiction, or even a visual if it fits.
"I Dreamt I Was a Single Mother—But It Gets Worse." New #nonfiction by Andrea Tode on Defenestration: bit.ly/3KP20Lu #DefenestrationMagazine
October 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"I Dreamt I Was a Single Mother—But It Gets Worse." New #nonfiction by Andrea Tode on Defenestration: bit.ly/3KP20Lu #DefenestrationMagazine
"Directions." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/480zMHp #DefenestrationMagazine
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Directions." New #comic by Robert J. Aragon on Defenestration: bit.ly/480zMHp #DefenestrationMagazine
"World History for Young Lobsters." New #fakenonfiction by Chris Malloy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4myuFSs #DefenestrationMagazine 🦞
September 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"World History for Young Lobsters." New #fakenonfiction by Chris Malloy on Defenestration: bit.ly/4myuFSs #DefenestrationMagazine 🦞
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by Defenestration Magazine
The Shortlist for September 19, 2025:
Stop reading the news and read these instead.
Featuring incredible nonfiction from:
Ashton Russell in JMWW @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Brett Olsen in Defenestration Magazine @defenestrationmag.bsky.social
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Stop reading the news and read these instead.
Featuring incredible nonfiction from:
Ashton Russell in JMWW @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Brett Olsen in Defenestration Magazine @defenestrationmag.bsky.social
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The Shortlist for September 19, 2025 - Turn & Work
Nonfiction by Ashton Russell and Brett Olsen, and fiction from Wade Harris, Emma Burger, Deb Waters, Alex Gurtis, and Grace Byron
www.turnandwork.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Shortlist for September 19, 2025:
Stop reading the news and read these instead.
Featuring incredible nonfiction from:
Ashton Russell in JMWW @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Brett Olsen in Defenestration Magazine @defenestrationmag.bsky.social
(1/2)
Stop reading the news and read these instead.
Featuring incredible nonfiction from:
Ashton Russell in JMWW @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Brett Olsen in Defenestration Magazine @defenestrationmag.bsky.social
(1/2)
"I Drove Over Nine Hours for Arby's New Steak Nuggets." New #nonfiction by Brett Olsen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3IvdLGd #DefenestrationMagazine
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"I Drove Over Nine Hours for Arby's New Steak Nuggets." New #nonfiction by Brett Olsen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3IvdLGd #DefenestrationMagazine
September 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Woodle, Shakespeare of the Ants." New #fakenonfiction by Dan Dellechiaie on Defenestration: bit.ly/47xv0AV #DefenestrationMagazine
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Woodle, Shakespeare of the Ants." New #fakenonfiction by Dan Dellechiaie on Defenestration: bit.ly/47xv0AV #DefenestrationMagazine
"Mail By Fly." New #comic by Mason Whitfield on Defenestration: bit.ly/46pekue #DefenestrationMagazine
September 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Mail By Fly." New #comic by Mason Whitfield on Defenestration: bit.ly/46pekue #DefenestrationMagazine
"We Are Two Young, Photogenic and Yet Judgmental and Ethically Compromised People Who Hike in Breathtaking Locales (While You’re Stuck at Home)." New #fakenonfiction by Mark Ifanson on Defenestration: bit.ly/3I2Nejm #DefenestrationMagazine
September 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"We Are Two Young, Photogenic and Yet Judgmental and Ethically Compromised People Who Hike in Breathtaking Locales (While You’re Stuck at Home)." New #fakenonfiction by Mark Ifanson on Defenestration: bit.ly/3I2Nejm #DefenestrationMagazine
"An Explanation for the Gaps on My Resume or How I Failed My Way Up in Hollywood." New #fakenonfiction by Darcy Cagen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3JDLIVc #DefenestrationMagazine
August 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"An Explanation for the Gaps on My Resume or How I Failed My Way Up in Hollywood." New #fakenonfiction by Darcy Cagen on Defenestration: bit.ly/3JDLIVc #DefenestrationMagazine