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And here are our nominations for Best Microfiction 2025. Congratulations!
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
And here are our nominations for Best Microfiction 2025. Congratulations!
A flash collection review about women on the verge
Read a review of Woman of the Hour by Claire Polders, @clairepolders.bsky.social by Lucy Zhang in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read a review of Woman of the Hour by Claire Polders, @clairepolders.bsky.social by Lucy Zhang in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A flash collection review about women on the verge
Read a review of Woman of the Hour by Claire Polders, @clairepolders.bsky.social by Lucy Zhang in issue 67.
vestalreview.net/review-of-woman-of-the-hour-by-claire-polders
Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read a review of Woman of the Hour by Claire Polders, @clairepolders.bsky.social by Lucy Zhang in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
What unsent letters reveal.
Read "The House of Unsent Letters," by Etta Wynn in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The House of Unsent Letters," by Etta Wynn in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What unsent letters reveal.
Read "The House of Unsent Letters," by Etta Wynn in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The House of Unsent Letters," by Etta Wynn in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
When horsing around becomes serious
Read :The Double Life of Medardo," by Manuel Moyano, translated by James Womack in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read :The Double Life of Medardo," by Manuel Moyano, translated by James Womack in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When horsing around becomes serious
Read :The Double Life of Medardo," by Manuel Moyano, translated by James Womack in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read :The Double Life of Medardo," by Manuel Moyano, translated by James Womack in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
A shoe with a mind of its own.
Read "When Jack Loses a Shoe," by Francine Witte @francinewitte in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "When Jack Loses a Shoe," by Francine Witte @francinewitte in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A shoe with a mind of its own.
Read "When Jack Loses a Shoe," by Francine Witte @francinewitte in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "When Jack Loses a Shoe," by Francine Witte @francinewitte in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Pickpockets on parade.
Read "Bleeding Seamonster," by Stan J Wild @stanjwild.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Bleeding Seamonster," by Stan J Wild @stanjwild.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Pickpockets on parade.
Read "Bleeding Seamonster," by Stan J Wild @stanjwild.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Bleeding Seamonster," by Stan J Wild @stanjwild.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Riding the ferris wheel of life.
Read "Cassandra Rides the Big Wheel," by Suzanne Warren in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Cassandra Rides the Big Wheel," by Suzanne Warren in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Riding the ferris wheel of life.
Read "Cassandra Rides the Big Wheel," by Suzanne Warren in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Cassandra Rides the Big Wheel," by Suzanne Warren in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
A woman with a photographic memory.
Read "Picture Day," by Eileen Frankel Tomarchio @eileentomarchio.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Picture Day," by Eileen Frankel Tomarchio @eileentomarchio.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A woman with a photographic memory.
Read "Picture Day," by Eileen Frankel Tomarchio @eileentomarchio.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Picture Day," by Eileen Frankel Tomarchio @eileentomarchio.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
A heroic act against immigration authorities.
Read "From the Alleyway," by J. D. Strunk in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "From the Alleyway," by J. D. Strunk in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A heroic act against immigration authorities.
Read "From the Alleyway," by J. D. Strunk in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "From the Alleyway," by J. D. Strunk in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Making empty conversation during a drive.
Read "Our Trip to Starbucks," by Laura Shell in Issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Our Trip to Starbucks," by Laura Shell in Issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Making empty conversation during a drive.
Read "Our Trip to Starbucks," by Laura Shell in Issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Our Trip to Starbucks," by Laura Shell in Issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
What to bring an errant lover in prison.
Read "A Prison Tree, It Isn’t," by Anna Schachner in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "A Prison Tree, It Isn’t," by Anna Schachner in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What to bring an errant lover in prison.
Read "A Prison Tree, It Isn’t," by Anna Schachner in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "A Prison Tree, It Isn’t," by Anna Schachner in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
In the basement, freezing out family life.
Read "Antarctica in the Basement," by Belinda Rowe @belindarowe.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Antarctica in the Basement," by Belinda Rowe @belindarowe.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In the basement, freezing out family life.
Read "Antarctica in the Basement," by Belinda Rowe @belindarowe.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Antarctica in the Basement," by Belinda Rowe @belindarowe.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
A pinniped threatening your child
Read "The Night the Walrus Came to Take My Baby," by Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The Night the Walrus Came to Take My Baby," by Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A pinniped threatening your child
Read "The Night the Walrus Came to Take My Baby," by Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The Night the Walrus Came to Take My Baby," by Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
In this school, life imitates art copying life.
Read "Moon Story," by Jennifer Met in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Moon Story," by Jennifer Met in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In this school, life imitates art copying life.
Read "Moon Story," by Jennifer Met in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "Moon Story," by Jennifer Met in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
The smallest girl who ever lived.
Read "The Smallest Girl Who Ever Lived," by Skylar Melnick @skyskkyy.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The Smallest Girl Who Ever Lived," by Skylar Melnick @skyskkyy.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The smallest girl who ever lived.
Read "The Smallest Girl Who Ever Lived," by Skylar Melnick @skyskkyy.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
Read "The Smallest Girl Who Ever Lived," by Skylar Melnick @skyskkyy.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen.
A movie that’s truly a runaway hit.
Read "Matinee," by Matt Leibel @mattleibel.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Matinee," by Matt Leibel @mattleibel.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A movie that’s truly a runaway hit.
Read "Matinee," by Matt Leibel @mattleibel.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Matinee," by Matt Leibel @mattleibel.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
A lesson in naming and mourning.
Read "Instructions for Carrying the Name of Your Dead Brother," by L. F. Khouri in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Instructions for Carrying the Name of Your Dead Brother," by L. F. Khouri in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A lesson in naming and mourning.
Read "Instructions for Carrying the Name of Your Dead Brother," by L. F. Khouri in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Instructions for Carrying the Name of Your Dead Brother," by L. F. Khouri in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Waxing everything for the body beautiful.
Read "The Altar of Saint Cindy," by Kate Horsley @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "The Altar of Saint Cindy," by Kate Horsley @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Waxing everything for the body beautiful.
Read "The Altar of Saint Cindy," by Kate Horsley @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "The Altar of Saint Cindy," by Kate Horsley @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Stitching a narrative together, literally.
Read "Lemon Cake," by Alisa Golden in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Lemon Cake," by Alisa Golden in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Stitching a narrative together, literally.
Read "Lemon Cake," by Alisa Golden in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Lemon Cake," by Alisa Golden in issue 67.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
A girls’ football team calling the play of their lives.
Read "Last Play of the Game," by Mario Aliberto III @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in issue 67 today.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Last Play of the Game," by Mario Aliberto III @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in issue 67 today.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
December 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A girls’ football team calling the play of their lives.
Read "Last Play of the Game," by Mario Aliberto III @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in issue 67 today.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Read "Last Play of the Game," by Mario Aliberto III @marioaliberto3.bsky.social in issue 67 today.
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Art by Jinghong Chen
Our winter 2025 issue is here!
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We've got the latest by: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Alisa Golden, @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social, L. F. Khouri, @mattleibel.bsky.social, @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Jennifer Met, Manuel Moyano, James Womack, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, +
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We've got the latest by: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Alisa Golden, @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social, L. F. Khouri, @mattleibel.bsky.social, @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Jennifer Met, Manuel Moyano, James Womack, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, +
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Our winter 2025 issue is here!
vestalreview.net/issue-67
We've got the latest by: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Alisa Golden, @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social, L. F. Khouri, @mattleibel.bsky.social, @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Jennifer Met, Manuel Moyano, James Womack, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, +
vestalreview.net/issue-67
We've got the latest by: @marioaliberto3.bsky.social, Alisa Golden, @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social, L. F. Khouri, @mattleibel.bsky.social, @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Jennifer Met, Manuel Moyano, James Womack, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, +
The novel Where I Went Wrong just got shortlisted for the Somerset Book Awards and snared a spot in Shelf Unbound Top 100 Best of the Indie Presses.
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The novel Where I Went Wrong just got shortlisted for the Somerset Book Awards and snared a spot in Shelf Unbound Top 100 Best of the Indie Presses.
Weekend plans after Thanksgiving:
1. Use leftovers creatively.
2. Catch up on reading, or at least start.
3. Submit to Vestal Review before the submission window closes at midnight on Sunday.
www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
1. Use leftovers creatively.
2. Catch up on reading, or at least start.
3. Submit to Vestal Review before the submission window closes at midnight on Sunday.
www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Weekend plans after Thanksgiving:
1. Use leftovers creatively.
2. Catch up on reading, or at least start.
3. Submit to Vestal Review before the submission window closes at midnight on Sunday.
www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
1. Use leftovers creatively.
2. Catch up on reading, or at least start.
3. Submit to Vestal Review before the submission window closes at midnight on Sunday.
www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
Can you change your life in 10 days? Maybe not, but for the next 10 days, you can at least submit your life-altering flash fiction to Vestal Review, where we always appreciate good work. Our fall submissions window closes at midnight on November 30th. www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Can you change your life in 10 days? Maybe not, but for the next 10 days, you can at least submit your life-altering flash fiction to Vestal Review, where we always appreciate good work. Our fall submissions window closes at midnight on November 30th. www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
It's that time of year again—here are Vestal Review's 2025 Pushcart nominees, from our summer issue and our forthcoming one.
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It's that time of year again—here are Vestal Review's 2025 Pushcart nominees, from our summer issue and our forthcoming one.