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The online literary magazine with short stories and comics from all around the world.
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Fictionable all wrapped up for the holiday season with a cheery bow and some festive snow. The legend says: 'Give the gift of exclusive fiction from Susanna Clarke, Samantha Harvey, Helon Habila, Jenny Erpenbeck, and more…'
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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What's the best way out of a tight spot? Kasimma looks for lessons in Mama Taught Me That.

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Image: Nick Fewings

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A close-up of eggs resting on straw, with a quote from Kasimma's short story Mama Taught Me That: 'Then it hit me. The eggs!'
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The river hides a dark secret in Guts by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/guts...

Image: Elaine Alex

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The sun hangs low across a field, with a quote from Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall's short story Guts: 'The fence runs between the lines of the highway and the river…'
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A one-way system on the outskirts of Madrid is the road to hostility and blame in I Will Go by @cclarklewes.bsky.social But is there another way?

Find out at www.fictionable.world/stories/i-wi...

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A detail from a map of Madrid, with a quote from Caroline Clark's short story I Will Go: 'He took my word that I could get us there…'
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Can a daily dose of fresh air bring a couple closer together when one of them is away? Ephameron checks the skies in her graphic story .

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Image: Amy W

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Clouds sail in a blue sky, with a quote from Ephameron's graphic short story <cloud_update>: 'There's a lot of blue out today, a few white clouds…'
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The Strout Estate is like paradise to Malin. But is there a serpent in the garden? Helon Habila investigates in this short story.

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Image: Yana Konontsova

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Fissures in thick ice, with a quote from Helon Habila's short story Paradise: "In the winter the workers would harvest thick slabs of ice from the pond…'
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we go back to the 16th century with Kasimma and talk feminism and colonisation.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/kas... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

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A portrait of the writer Kasimma, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I was just faced with myself, just me, only me'
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Is it art or is it a story? Why not both at the same time, asks Ephameron.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/eph... or from #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

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A portrait of the artist Ephameron, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'Why can't I make stories that are set in real life?'
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast @cclarklewes.bsky.social tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

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A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I always write what I don't know'
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The difficult legacy of slavery still shapes the United States. But #fiction can help bridge those divides, says Helon Habila

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/hel... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

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A portrait of the writer Helon Habila, with a quote from his podcast interview: 'I'm trying to make sense of America in itself'
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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The writing of our human relationships to place has always taken many forms, says Chadwick Allen.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/blogs/chadwi...

Image: Jobove Reus

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Flamingos walk across a lake, with a quote from Chadwick Allen's blog: 'The power of land and water and their diverse inhabitants as active agents'
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The river hides a dark secret in Guts by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/guts...

Image: Anders Marlowe

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A portrait of the writer Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, with a quote from her short story Guts: 'It's misty after a long, rainy night…'
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we go back to the 16th century with Kasimma and talk feminism and colonisation.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/kas... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more…

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Kasimma, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'Women at that time had agency, and could defend themselves'
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A one-way system on the outskirts of Madrid is the road to hostility and blame in I Will Go by @cclarklewes.bsky.social But is there another way?

Find out at www.fictionable.world/stories/i-wi...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast
A one-way sign on a wall, with a quote from Caroline Clark's short story I Will Go: 'We're still driving around that infernal one-way system…'
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Ephameron checks the skies in her graphic short story .

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Image: sergio hernandez trejo

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Sunlight catches the edge of clouds in a darkening sky with a quote from Ephameron's graphic short story <cloud_update>: 'it's not a bad day here, though cloud cover is rolling in…'
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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The Strout Estate is like paradise to Malin. But is there a serpent in the garden? Helon Habila investigates in this short story.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/para...

Image: Mario Hafliger

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A path leads ahead through a cedar forest, with a quote from Helon Habila's short story Paradise: "The trees, he told me, were hundreds of years old…'
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Still a few copies of this exclusive, limited, signed edition of Diana Evans's short story Broth.

Tell us who you'd like Diana to sign your copy for – the perfect #Christmas present.

www.fictionable.world/pages/limite...

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Snow falls against a blue background, with a golden ribbon and the legend 'Broth: get your signed limited edition of Diana Evans' 'beautifully written' short story at fictionable.world'
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Write what you know or write what you don't? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Caroline Clark tells us she's certain of one thing – she's making it up

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/car...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Caroline Clark, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'I can never say where the story started'
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The writing of our human relationships to place has always taken many forms, says Chadwick Allen.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/blogs/chadwi...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Chadwick Allen, with a quote from his blog: 'Indigenous peoples have imbricated words and place across period, media and genre'
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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What's the best way out of a tight spot? Kasimma looks for lessons in Mama Taught Me That.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/mama...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Kasimma, with a quote from her short story Mama Taught Me That: 'Two men grabbed me as soon as I emerged from my hut…'
November 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The river hides a dark secret in Guts by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/guts...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, with a quote from her short story Guts: 'I'm up before Mama wakes. Out of the house, trudging down towards the riverbank…'
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A one-way system on the outskirts of Madrid is the road to hostility and blame in I Will Go by @cclarklewes.bsky.social But is there another way?

Find out at www.fictionable.world/stories/i-wi...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
The writer Caroline Clark leans against the trunk of a tree, with a quote from her short story I Will Go: 'The doctors tell me he will end today…'
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Looking back through our #archive of more than 50 #exclusive #ShortStories and #comics on this #spooky night, there are 'half-things' hovering just out of view in Daisy Johnson's Conference…

Image: Intricate Explorer

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A carved pumpkin shines out in the darkness, with blurry lights behind
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Can a daily dose of fresh air bring a couple closer together when one of them is away? Ephameron checks the skies in her graphic short story .

Catch it at fictionable.world

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog
A portrait of the artist and writer Ephameron, with a quote from her graphic short story <cloud_update>: 'do you think we can see the same clouds if we look up in the same direction?'
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The Strout Estate is like paradise to Malin. But is there a serpent in the garden? Helon Habila investigates in Paradise.

Catch it at www.fictionable.world/stories/para...

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #translation #blog
A portrait of the writer Helon Habila, with a quote from his short story Paradise: 'We moved on to the Strout Estate when I was six, the year my mother died…'
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM