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formerly Shirley Magazine; still publishing bold, weird fiction writing three times a year; still edited by Colleen Burner and Lauren Perez.
Next submission window: 11/17/25 to 1/20/26
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Meghan Ritchie, and Alison L. Fraser.
it waits for you at surelymag.com/archive 〰️
A black background with two thin white outlines of circles overlapping. Inside the circles, white text reads: "Cobwebs dripped from the rafters, the sinks were stained with years of filth, and one particularly revolting drawer was full of sunflower seed shells and scraps of dental floss. — Meghan Ritchie, 'Tenant' (Issue 25, 2023)” A white background with two thin black outlines of circles overlapping. Inside the circles, black text reads: "The short peach fuzz under her nose sticks upright, glowing in the sunlight behind her. She has some zits near her ear and jawline. I reach for the spot under my ear, feel around for the familiar bumps, a slight raw pain when I touch them. — Alison L. Fraser, 'Close to Me' (Issue 25, 2023)”
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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and Walking Tom by Robert Long Foreman. 〰️

issue 32 is waiting for you at surelymag.com
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: Carol took Tom's hand in hers as they continued walking, keeping up with the man and the dead man. She was so excited she apparently forgot the date wasn't going well. — Robert Long Foreman, "Walking Tom"
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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A Story About a Fire by Salena Casha...
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: We try the app on a Sunday because it's the scariest of days preceding the most sleepless of nights heralded by the few and slipshod hours before I have to park myself behind the screen of a computer. — Salena Casha, "A Story About a Fire"
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Maureen at the Mall by R.K. West...
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: ...it was obvious that they were exactly who they were, just like Maude, who turned around when Maureen touched her shoulder and smiled with a stranger's face as Maureen, her heart pounding, stammered an apology before dashing back to the promenade... — R.K. West, "Maureen at the Mall"
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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read A Story About a Fire by Salena Casha: surelymag.com/a-story-about-a-fire
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: I listen as they gather kindling, the type that the narrator snaps once, twice, three times, to show its dryness. I listen to the slow shuck of flint, tried once, twice, three times, until a flame is caught. — Salena Casha, "A Story About a Fire"
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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read Maureen at the Mall by R.K. West: surelymag.com/maureen-at-the-mall
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: ...Mrs. Wallis, who wasn't related, but for whom she had always had a great deal of affection, who was standing outside the pet shop, gazing thoughtfully at some romping beagle puppies, but who turned out, upon closer inspection, to be someone completely different, which made Maureen question all those other sightings... — R.K. West, "Maureen at the Mall"
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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read Fractures by Amy DeBellis: surelymag.com/fractures
blue text on a cream-colored background reads: It always felt like my hairs were being ripped out by the roots, although no blood ever showed. But memories are milk-teeth, and in their place grow the fangs of the present. — Amy DeBellis, "Fractures"
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Finally, Amy DeBellis brings us to the ballet—with rage and envy and heartbreak—with Fractures
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blue text on a cream-colored background reads: I know the location of every callus and taped-up toe on her right foot, because those are what she showed off in her latest social media reel, and I—a heavy lump in my bed, the mattress imprinted with the mold of my body, my body itself feeling like it was growing mold—devoured it all. — Amy DeBellis, "Fractures"
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Robert Long Foreman is back again, taking us out on a date with Walking Tom
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blue text on a cream-colored background reads: Daisy reached out and ran her fingers through Tom's hair. "Hair's not bad. Not thinning too much, at least." "Good stride, too," said Carol. "I like walking dates because I can see if they walk in a healthy way. Check for gait problems." — Robert Long Foreman, "Walking Tom"
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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R.K. West brought us a one-sentence wonder: Maureen at the Mall
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blue text on a cream-colored background reads: Maureen was not surprised to see her late aunt Maude standing in line at Sbarro in the mall food court, because lately she had seen several of her deceased relatives at the mall... — R.K. West, "Maureen at the Mall"
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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...Conor Barnes, and LaToya Jordan.
Read it with us at surelymag.com/archive 〰️
A black background with two thin white outlines of circles overlapping. Inside the circles, white text reads: "Sonya thinks about it and concludes that once it breaks through the concrete the bowling ball will move quickly through the black earth underneath, and she isn't sure what will happen to her boyfriend after that. — Conor Barnes, 'Sonya' (Issue 23, 2022)” A white background with two thin black outlines of circles overlapping. Inside the circles, black text reads: "By the end of the 1.5-hour delay, Johnna nursed 157 souls. She buttoned her blouse to the sounds of coos and snores. Was it mass hysteria? No, it was good leadership. Leading a team of 45 would be a piece of cake. — LaToya Jordan, 'The Commuter' (Issue 23, 2022)”
September 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM