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25Q4
Editor’s Note For one reason or another (you can probably guess), I’ve been thinking about what it means to be disappeared, snatched up and vanished by larger forces in the world. I have this…
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It’s here! Throw your arms around Issue 16: explore the isolation and seek connection in the void.
It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
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It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
Did you miss it? Issue 16 is waiting just for you. Toss that loneliness aside and find a connection.
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25Q4
Editor’s Note For one reason or another (you can probably guess), I’ve been thinking about what it means to be disappeared, snatched up and vanished by larger forces in the world. I have this…
vastliterarypress.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Did you miss it? Issue 16 is waiting just for you. Toss that loneliness aside and find a connection.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
It’s here! Throw your arms around Issue 16: explore the isolation and seek connection in the void.
It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
25Q4
Editor’s Note For one reason or another (you can probably guess), I’ve been thinking about what it means to be disappeared, snatched up and vanished by larger forces in the world. I have this…
vastliterarypress.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s here! Throw your arms around Issue 16: explore the isolation and seek connection in the void.
It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
It’s got crab claws and viola strings, pop tabs and yurts, rarefied air and the weakest tea you’ve ever had. Come on in and cozy up.
vastliterarypress.org/25q4/
Time for a little togetherness! Issue 16 is almost here, so you're going to want to spend some time getting to know these lovely contributors!
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Time for a little togetherness! Issue 16 is almost here, so you're going to want to spend some time getting to know these lovely contributors!
Still can't get over Danielle Monroe's lovely CNF piece "Three Aprils." If you didn't catch it last time, don't miss it twice! vastliterarypress.org/2025/07/20/m...
Three Aprils
April 2023 I am still married. My husband is elsewhere. My children sleep in their beds. I ready the house and myself for when they wake. I am the center of a seesaw and I keep th…
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October 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Still can't get over Danielle Monroe's lovely CNF piece "Three Aprils." If you didn't catch it last time, don't miss it twice! vastliterarypress.org/2025/07/20/m...
You won't have to be lonely much longer! Our fall issue comes out later this month, but we'll spend the week revisiting those lovely folks from issue 15.
October 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
You won't have to be lonely much longer! Our fall issue comes out later this month, but we'll spend the week revisiting those lovely folks from issue 15.
The yearning is over! Launch yourself into the new issue and face the uncertainty with these fantastic contributors.
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25Q3
Editor’s Note It’s summer in the States, the thick heat of July, and I am yearning for a breeze, a stirring of something better swooping in. We’re sick of the oppressive heat, the oppressive …
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July 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The yearning is over! Launch yourself into the new issue and face the uncertainty with these fantastic contributors.
vastliterarypress.org/25q3/
vastliterarypress.org/25q3/
The tea is brewing in Harriet Weaver’s upcoming Issue 15 poem! You’re going to want to savor it, so whet your appetite for now with her “What Occurs to Me This Morning”
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What Occurs to Me This Morning | Los Angeles Review of Books PubLab
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July 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The tea is brewing in Harriet Weaver’s upcoming Issue 15 poem! You’re going to want to savor it, so whet your appetite for now with her “What Occurs to Me This Morning”
larbpublab.org/2023/07/21/w...
larbpublab.org/2023/07/21/w...
Issue 15 is almost here (and we're still yearning for it). For now, we'll spend the week hyping up the contributors that made this one worth waiting for.
July 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Issue 15 is almost here (and we're still yearning for it). For now, we'll spend the week hyping up the contributors that made this one worth waiting for.
We know you’re yearning for it (We are too!) but before our next issue goes live, we gotta show some love to our Issue 14 contributors ♥️
a woman wearing glasses and a suit is making a please sign .
Alt: Tina Fey on her knees begging “please”
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July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We know you’re yearning for it (We are too!) but before our next issue goes live, we gotta show some love to our Issue 14 contributors ♥️
We are REELING! Grateful to be a part of recognizing Thad’s fantastic work and excited to jump in with the other selected works.
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We are REELING! Grateful to be a part of recognizing Thad’s fantastic work and excited to jump in with the other selected works.
SELECTED FOR BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2025!!!
@thaddevassie.bsky.social’s donkey kick of a flash from Issue 10, “Things We Do for Loved Ones,” was selected by the wonderful BSF team!
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@thaddevassie.bsky.social’s donkey kick of a flash from Issue 10, “Things We Do for Loved Ones,” was selected by the wonderful BSF team!
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The Best Small Fictions
Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.
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May 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
SELECTED FOR BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2025!!!
@thaddevassie.bsky.social’s donkey kick of a flash from Issue 10, “Things We Do for Loved Ones,” was selected by the wonderful BSF team!
altcurrentpress.com/best-small-f...
@thaddevassie.bsky.social’s donkey kick of a flash from Issue 10, “Things We Do for Loved Ones,” was selected by the wonderful BSF team!
altcurrentpress.com/best-small-f...
Issue 14 is here!
Step off the trail, let yourself be buffeted by the wind and the rain, the fire and earth, the grief and fury and bravery of these contributors. Plus there’s a word search 🙂
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Step off the trail, let yourself be buffeted by the wind and the rain, the fire and earth, the grief and fury and bravery of these contributors. Plus there’s a word search 🙂
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25Q2
Editor’s Note This issue comes in the midst of spring’s wild growth, its uncertain promise growing from decay. In a world that feels increasingly unstable—oppressed by petty tyrants and a pil…
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April 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Issue 14 is here!
Step off the trail, let yourself be buffeted by the wind and the rain, the fire and earth, the grief and fury and bravery of these contributors. Plus there’s a word search 🙂
vastliterarypress.org/25q2/
Step off the trail, let yourself be buffeted by the wind and the rain, the fire and earth, the grief and fury and bravery of these contributors. Plus there’s a word search 🙂
vastliterarypress.org/25q2/
Get ready to dive off the edge of the map and into the elements beyond with our next issue. But first, we’ll spend the next week meeting the fabulous contributors who made it possible.
a man and a woman are in a small boat on a lake
ALT: a man and a woman are in a small boat on a lake
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April 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Get ready to dive off the edge of the map and into the elements beyond with our next issue. But first, we’ll spend the next week meeting the fabulous contributors who made it possible.
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Today's listing of the day is: Vast Chasm Magazine @vastchasmmag.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: Vast Chasm Magazine @vastchasmmag.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity
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April 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today's listing of the day is: Vast Chasm Magazine @vastchasmmag.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity
No surprise, but Issue 13 contributor Melanie Maggard is crushing it with this stellar (or lunar?) piece in the always lovely Milk Candy Review.
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“Moonshine” ~ by Melanie Maggard
The moon is going door to door and asking for a cup of sugar. Nobody gives her any. Most won’t even answer the door. They peer through peepholes, slits in blinds, around edges of curtains. They whi…
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April 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
No surprise, but Issue 13 contributor Melanie Maggard is crushing it with this stellar (or lunar?) piece in the always lovely Milk Candy Review.
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/01/23/m...
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/01/23/m...
Jump on in and vibe with this lovely piece by Issue 13 contributor @annieschoonover.bsky.social
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www.thimblelitmag.com/2020/11/07/e...
a man in a white turtleneck is dancing in a pink room with a lanyard around his neck .
ALT: a man in a white turtleneck is dancing in a pink room with a lanyard around his neck .
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April 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Jump on in and vibe with this lovely piece by Issue 13 contributor @annieschoonover.bsky.social
www.thimblelitmag.com/2020/11/07/e...
www.thimblelitmag.com/2020/11/07/e...
You know how we roll. Before our next issue drops, we’ll be showing some love to our Issue 13 contributors. Get ready to ride!
a pink heart is surrounded by stars in the night sky
Alt: a pink heart is surrounded by stars in the night sky
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March 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You know how we roll. Before our next issue drops, we’ll be showing some love to our Issue 13 contributors. Get ready to ride!
Couldn’t make it to AWP this year, but sending good vibes and lots of love to all our contributors.
We’d love to hear how it’s going! (because we always have fomo)
We’d love to hear how it’s going! (because we always have fomo)
a man peeking out of the grass with the words `` what are you doing ? ''
Alt: A head peeking over a plot of grass with the words ``What are you doing?''
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March 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Couldn’t make it to AWP this year, but sending good vibes and lots of love to all our contributors.
We’d love to hear how it’s going! (because we always have fomo)
We’d love to hear how it’s going! (because we always have fomo)
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two weeks babes and then we’re all gonna meet up
March 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
two weeks babes and then we’re all gonna meet up
These small fictions are the BEST! Check out our nominees and their work! You won't regret it!
January 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
These small fictions are the BEST! Check out our nominees and their work! You won't regret it!
Revisit the issue with an extra sweet choose-your-own-flavor interactive piece from the editors! No joke, my mom emailed to say it brought a tear to her eye (but she's pretty biased, so manage your expectations)
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Shake Things Up by Vast
How to PlayClick the button below, make a few choices, end up with your own sweet treat experience using pieces in this issue. Maybe the answers will tell you something. Start Shaking Things Up Hea…
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January 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Revisit the issue with an extra sweet choose-your-own-flavor interactive piece from the editors! No joke, my mom emailed to say it brought a tear to her eye (but she's pretty biased, so manage your expectations)
vastliterarypress.org/2025/01/18/s...
vastliterarypress.org/2025/01/18/s...
Time to grab life by the art: Issue 13 is out and it’s ready to take charge, to split the world down its center. Dive in!
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25Q1
Editor’s Note I cannot extract this time, or this issue of Vast Chasm, from the current political and social moment. In the pieces collected here, we are asked to consider how we handle grief…
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January 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Time to grab life by the art: Issue 13 is out and it’s ready to take charge, to split the world down its center. Dive in!
vastliterarypress.org/25q1/
vastliterarypress.org/25q1/
Buckle up! We know January is going to be a bit bumpy, but we've got some incredible new Vast contributors coming your way in 25Q1.
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Alt: Perry the Platypus buckles up with five straps across his body, a serious look on his face.
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January 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Buckle up! We know January is going to be a bit bumpy, but we've got some incredible new Vast contributors coming your way in 25Q1.
New year, new issue coming later this month!
Always a great excuse to revisit the contributors from last issue, so get ready for a trip down memory lane this week
Always a great excuse to revisit the contributors from last issue, so get ready for a trip down memory lane this week
January 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New year, new issue coming later this month!
Always a great excuse to revisit the contributors from last issue, so get ready for a trip down memory lane this week
Always a great excuse to revisit the contributors from last issue, so get ready for a trip down memory lane this week