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A Journal of Hard-to-Define Prose. New fiction published triweekly. Fast response times. Paying Market ($100). Fiction & CNF welcome. www.Wallstrait.com
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The Wheel Turns by Chuck Augello
“Tell me what it looks like, Daddy.” Kimmy’s hand fits inside my own like a photo in a locket, as if both were made for the sole purpose of being intertwined. We’re five hundred feet above ground, the...
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Brand new fiction just went live!
"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
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"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe... #amreading #fiction
Brand new fiction just went live!
"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe... #amreading #fiction
"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe... #amreading #fiction
The Wheel Turns by Chuck Augello
“Tell me what it looks like, Daddy.” Kimmy’s hand fits inside my own like a photo in a locket, as if both were made for the sole purpose of being intertwined. We’re five hundred feet above ground, the...
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November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Brand new fiction just went live!
"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe... #amreading #fiction
"The Wheel Turns" by Chuck Augello
A unique and gripping piece. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-whe... #amreading #fiction
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Thank you, Wallstrait! So glad "Maria" is out in the world.
"When, yet again, the Banshee of Porish fails to scream my name—has any woman ever, ever waited so long to be with child?—I tell Josh I want a pet."
"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
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"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/maria-b... #amreading #fiction
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you, Wallstrait! So glad "Maria" is out in the world.
"When, yet again, the Banshee of Porish fails to scream my name—has any woman ever, ever waited so long to be with child?—I tell Josh I want a pet."
"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/maria-b... #amreading #fiction
"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/maria-b... #amreading #fiction
October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"When, yet again, the Banshee of Porish fails to scream my name—has any woman ever, ever waited so long to be with child?—I tell Josh I want a pet."
"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/maria-b... #amreading #fiction
"Maria" by Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social
Issue 2.20 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/maria-b... #amreading #fiction
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Flash Fiction feat. @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Flash Fiction feat. @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/general-experimental-flash-fiction-H1ETnXp1
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September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Flash Fiction feat. @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Brand new fiction is live! Check this one out...
"The Only Ones Out There" by Sydney Claire Thomson
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#amreading #fiction
"The Only Ones Out There" by Sydney Claire Thomson
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#amreading #fiction
September 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Brand new fiction is live! Check this one out...
"The Only Ones Out There" by Sydney Claire Thomson
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#amreading #fiction
"The Only Ones Out There" by Sydney Claire Thomson
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#amreading #fiction
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Today's listing of the day is: Wallstrait: A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction @wallstrait.bsky.social (some fees) #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: Wallstrait: A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction @wallstrait.bsky.social (some fees) #WritingCommunity
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September 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today's listing of the day is: Wallstrait: A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction @wallstrait.bsky.social (some fees) #WritingCommunity
We have some visceral new fiction for you . . . give this one a look. Trust us.
"The Girl with a Seam in Her Face" by Shiny
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"The Girl with a Seam in Her Face" by Shiny
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August 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We have some visceral new fiction for you . . . give this one a look. Trust us.
"The Girl with a Seam in Her Face" by Shiny
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-gir... #amreading #fiction
"The Girl with a Seam in Her Face" by Shiny
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-gir... #amreading #fiction
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Another new thing from me this week! Check out the great writing @wallstrait.bsky.social!
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Aide-de-Camp by Brett Biebel
After every execution, the governor of Oklahoma wants to get laid. Technically, he always wants to get laid, but death penalty nights make it seem especially imperative.
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August 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Another new thing from me this week! Check out the great writing @wallstrait.bsky.social!
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Check out "The Lump" by Ken Pisani @kpsmartypants.bsky.social
Smart, well-written, and weird. Issue 2.17 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-lum... #amreading #fiction
Smart, well-written, and weird. Issue 2.17 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-lum... #amreading #fiction
The Lump by Ken Pisani
He ignored it at first. Something hard beneath the surface, pressing against the skin left of his stomach as if trying to get out. Need to lose some weight, Darryl thought, dismissing any cause for co...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Check out "The Lump" by Ken Pisani @kpsmartypants.bsky.social
Smart, well-written, and weird. Issue 2.17 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-lum... #amreading #fiction
Smart, well-written, and weird. Issue 2.17 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/the-lum... #amreading #fiction
New Fiction: "Aide-de-Camp" by Brett Biebel
Issue 2.16 is live!!
www.wallstrait.com/post/aide-de... #amreading #fiction
Issue 2.16 is live!!
www.wallstrait.com/post/aide-de... #amreading #fiction
Aide-de-Camp by Brett Biebel
After every execution, the governor of Oklahoma wants to get laid. Technically, he always wants to get laid, but death penalty nights make it seem especially imperative.
www.wallstrait.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New Fiction: "Aide-de-Camp" by Brett Biebel
Issue 2.16 is live!!
www.wallstrait.com/post/aide-de... #amreading #fiction
Issue 2.16 is live!!
www.wallstrait.com/post/aide-de... #amreading #fiction
Issue 2.15 is live! "Breaking Shiva" by Anastasia Jill
An unpredictable story with a unique voice. Check it out!
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An unpredictable story with a unique voice. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/breakin... #amreading #fiction
Breaking Shiva by Anastasia Jill
The first thing Kylie did was go through the woman’s fridge. Frosty green grapes rolled inside a plastic bag. And plums like frigid nipples sat upright on a porcelain plate. An assortment of Tupperwar...
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July 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Issue 2.15 is live! "Breaking Shiva" by Anastasia Jill
An unpredictable story with a unique voice. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/breakin... #amreading #fiction
An unpredictable story with a unique voice. Check it out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/breakin... #amreading #fiction
A powerful, unique voice: "My Remotest Winter" by Elisha Emerson
Check this one out! Issue 2.14 is live!
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Check this one out! Issue 2.14 is live!
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My Remotest Winter by Elisha Emerson
I needed a break from the conveyor belt of school, boyfriend, career. That clapping song we sang as little girls: next comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby. . . . So I left the lower forty...
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July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A powerful, unique voice: "My Remotest Winter" by Elisha Emerson
Check this one out! Issue 2.14 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/my-remo... #amreading #fiction #Wallstrait
Check this one out! Issue 2.14 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/my-remo... #amreading #fiction #Wallstrait
"Shoulder Stars by M.C. Schmidt."
An offbeat, sharply executed story with a lot of heart:
Issue 2.13 is live!
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An offbeat, sharply executed story with a lot of heart:
Issue 2.13 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/shoulde... #fiction #amreading
Shoulder Stars by M.C. Schmidt
Analise didn’t mind the taste of dirt so much, but the tread of Becky’s shoe was pulling her hair, and it felt like the pressure might cave in the back of her head. A crowd of kids surrounded them, ch...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"Shoulder Stars by M.C. Schmidt."
An offbeat, sharply executed story with a lot of heart:
Issue 2.13 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/shoulde... #fiction #amreading
An offbeat, sharply executed story with a lot of heart:
Issue 2.13 is live!
www.wallstrait.com/post/shoulde... #fiction #amreading
Issue 2.12: "Finnegans Wake" by Miles Greaves
A smart, sharply executed, beautifully bizarre piece of fiction. We love this one.
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#AmReading #readingcommunity #fiction
A smart, sharply executed, beautifully bizarre piece of fiction. We love this one.
www.wallstrait.com/post/finnega...
#AmReading #readingcommunity #fiction
Finnegans Wake by Miles Greaves
The driver’s seat bucked backward, out from under me, and my face spread briefly, like a blot, over the inside of the windshield, and my eyes migrated earward, and I was birthed raggedly through the g...
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June 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Issue 2.12: "Finnegans Wake" by Miles Greaves
A smart, sharply executed, beautifully bizarre piece of fiction. We love this one.
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#AmReading #readingcommunity #fiction
A smart, sharply executed, beautifully bizarre piece of fiction. We love this one.
www.wallstrait.com/post/finnega...
#AmReading #readingcommunity #fiction
We’re looking for Readers in Fiction and CNF!
Details on our Submittable page.
Also here’s a gif of a cat reading a book. Because why not.
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit
Details on our Submittable page.
Also here’s a gif of a cat reading a book. Because why not.
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit
a cat is reading the art of military strategy book
ALT: a cat is reading the art of military strategy book
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June 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We’re looking for Readers in Fiction and CNF!
Details on our Submittable page.
Also here’s a gif of a cat reading a book. Because why not.
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit
Details on our Submittable page.
Also here’s a gif of a cat reading a book. Because why not.
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit
Brand new fiction from Emily García! @emmygar.bsky.social
"The Pearl" is now live!
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"The Pearl" is now live!
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The Pearl by Emily García
The bump had stopped hurting by the time Natalia got to the waiting room. Wasn’t that the classic scenario?
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May 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Brand new fiction from Emily García! @emmygar.bsky.social
"The Pearl" is now live!
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"The Pearl" is now live!
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Only ONE week(ish) left in our Spring reading period! Submit your hard-to-define fiction by June 1st!
Submission guidelines: wallstrait.com/submissions
#fiction #writing #submissionsopen
Submission guidelines: wallstrait.com/submissions
#fiction #writing #submissionsopen
May 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Only ONE week(ish) left in our Spring reading period! Submit your hard-to-define fiction by June 1st!
Submission guidelines: wallstrait.com/submissions
#fiction #writing #submissionsopen
Submission guidelines: wallstrait.com/submissions
#fiction #writing #submissionsopen
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Want a story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Former Fiction Editor @jonmcconn.bsky.social published a cool one in @wallstrait.bsky.social about relationships and deep fish: buff.ly/m95ljkX
May 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Want a story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Former Fiction Editor @jonmcconn.bsky.social published a cool one in @wallstrait.bsky.social about relationships and deep fish: buff.ly/m95ljkX
Thanks again, Jon! We love this one. A great, engaging read from start to finish!
It's up! Thank you @wallstrait.bsky.social for publishing Deep Fish, a short story about wading in offal, exploding laboratories, and disorienting grief.
Read at: www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi...
Read at: www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi...
May 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thanks again, Jon! We love this one. A great, engaging read from start to finish!
New fiction from Jon Chaiim McConnell
@jonmcconn.bsky.social
"Deep Fish" — A sharply executed, wonderfully odd story. Check this one out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi... #amreading #fiction #Saturday
@jonmcconn.bsky.social
"Deep Fish" — A sharply executed, wonderfully odd story. Check this one out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi... #amreading #fiction #Saturday
Deep Fish by Jon Chaiim McConnell
A courier, a little man, a tiny man in a vest and harness bag, knocks, recoils at the opened door, and hands the note to you. Your mentor from the pier has died.
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May 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
New fiction from Jon Chaiim McConnell
@jonmcconn.bsky.social
"Deep Fish" — A sharply executed, wonderfully odd story. Check this one out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi... #amreading #fiction #Saturday
@jonmcconn.bsky.social
"Deep Fish" — A sharply executed, wonderfully odd story. Check this one out!
www.wallstrait.com/post/deep-fi... #amreading #fiction #Saturday
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Literary Fiction feat. @ergot.bsky.social @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Literary Fiction feat. @ergot.bsky.social @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/paying-fee-free-literary-fiction-o5rcE7wj
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May 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Literary Fiction feat. @ergot.bsky.social @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
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Over the moon to have a new story out at the brilliant @wallstrait.bsky.social!
This one is about magic, motherhood, and madness, and also about my complicated relationship with reality. I hope you like it.
This one is about magic, motherhood, and madness, and also about my complicated relationship with reality. I hope you like it.
Surreal, sharp new fiction from Irene Cantizano Bescós: "Baby Class" @irenecantizano.bsky.social
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www.wallstrait.com/post/baby-cl... #amreading #fiction
Baby Class by Irene Cantizano Bescós
The rain keeps beating on the window, and the baby is crying, and she holds him, feeds him, rocks him, looks at her phone, hums a lullaby, feeds him, rocks him again, and her cheeks are wet, and now s...
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April 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Over the moon to have a new story out at the brilliant @wallstrait.bsky.social!
This one is about magic, motherhood, and madness, and also about my complicated relationship with reality. I hope you like it.
This one is about magic, motherhood, and madness, and also about my complicated relationship with reality. I hope you like it.
Surreal, sharp new fiction from Irene Cantizano Bescós: "Baby Class" @irenecantizano.bsky.social
www.wallstrait.com/post/baby-cl... #amreading #fiction
www.wallstrait.com/post/baby-cl... #amreading #fiction
Baby Class by Irene Cantizano Bescós
The rain keeps beating on the window, and the baby is crying, and she holds him, feeds him, rocks him, looks at her phone, hums a lullaby, feeds him, rocks him again, and her cheeks are wet, and now s...
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April 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Surreal, sharp new fiction from Irene Cantizano Bescós: "Baby Class" @irenecantizano.bsky.social
www.wallstrait.com/post/baby-cl... #amreading #fiction
www.wallstrait.com/post/baby-cl... #amreading #fiction
We’re hiring Underpaid, Over-Appreciated Sketch Artists!
If you’re good with a pencil and like the idea of joining a lit mag to interpret fiction in small hand-drawn sketches, check out our Submittable page to apply!
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit #drawings #art
If you’re good with a pencil and like the idea of joining a lit mag to interpret fiction in small hand-drawn sketches, check out our Submittable page to apply!
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit #drawings #art
Wallstrait Submission Manager
Reading Periods: September 1 – December 1. March 1 - June 1.What We Publish:No limitations on genre. Just send us your best fiction. See our home page for a weirdly detailed example of the many genres...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We’re hiring Underpaid, Over-Appreciated Sketch Artists!
If you’re good with a pencil and like the idea of joining a lit mag to interpret fiction in small hand-drawn sketches, check out our Submittable page to apply!
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit #drawings #art
If you’re good with a pencil and like the idea of joining a lit mag to interpret fiction in small hand-drawn sketches, check out our Submittable page to apply!
wallstrait.submittable.com/submit #drawings #art