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mike topp was interviewed by lo-fi lit & it's one of my favorite things of 2025
lotsa good stories, jokes, & talk about writing
open.spotify.com/episode/1cT3...
lotsa good stories, jokes, & talk about writing
open.spotify.com/episode/1cT3...
October 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
mike topp was interviewed by lo-fi lit & it's one of my favorite things of 2025
lotsa good stories, jokes, & talk about writing
open.spotify.com/episode/1cT3...
lotsa good stories, jokes, & talk about writing
open.spotify.com/episode/1cT3...
it's tha 1st of tha month, submissions are open
thanks !
thanks !
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
it's tha 1st of tha month, submissions are open
thanks !
thanks !
thanks to Turn & Work @turnandwork.com for shouting out two great stories we published this week, by John Jodzio & Stephanie K. Yang:
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-short...
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-short...
August 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
thanks to Turn & Work @turnandwork.com for shouting out two great stories we published this week, by John Jodzio & Stephanie K. Yang:
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-short...
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-short...
'American Lit' by Jennifer Greidus is a page turner that everybody loves <3
once u get a taste, u will devour it (also it's got a lot of blowjobs in it)
american-lit.com
once u get a taste, u will devour it (also it's got a lot of blowjobs in it)
american-lit.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
'American Lit' by Jennifer Greidus is a page turner that everybody loves <3
once u get a taste, u will devour it (also it's got a lot of blowjobs in it)
american-lit.com
once u get a taste, u will devour it (also it's got a lot of blowjobs in it)
american-lit.com
big thank u to Wigleaf & everyone that read our stories !
congrats to all the writers !!
congrats to all the writers !!
June 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
big thank u to Wigleaf & everyone that read our stories !
congrats to all the writers !!
congrats to all the writers !!
subs are open for tha 1st of the month !
we're making a change -- flash & micros will be open 24/7 for the summer. thanks !
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
we're making a change -- flash & micros will be open 24/7 for the summer. thanks !
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
June 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
subs are open for tha 1st of the month !
we're making a change -- flash & micros will be open 24/7 for the summer. thanks !
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
we're making a change -- flash & micros will be open 24/7 for the summer. thanks !
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
congrats to Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social & Gillian O'Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social for getting their stories into the 2025 edition of Best Small Fictions !!
read these two stories below:
read these two stories below:
May 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
congrats to Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social & Gillian O'Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social for getting their stories into the 2025 edition of Best Small Fictions !!
read these two stories below:
read these two stories below:
it's the first of the month ! subs are open, until we reach our cap. all categories are open, including micros. thank u for thinking of xray & sharing yr stories with us !
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
it's the first of the month ! subs are open, until we reach our cap. all categories are open, including micros. thank u for thinking of xray & sharing yr stories with us !
'American Lit' by our own Jennifer Greidus is out today ! thank u so much to Tyler Dempsey for interview Jennifer on his pod ! here's some of what he had to say about the book
read an excerpt of 'American Lit' on x-r-a-y:
xraylitmag.com/an-excerpt-f...
order 'American Lit' here:
american-lit.com
read an excerpt of 'American Lit' on x-r-a-y:
xraylitmag.com/an-excerpt-f...
order 'American Lit' here:
american-lit.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
'American Lit' by our own Jennifer Greidus is out today ! thank u so much to Tyler Dempsey for interview Jennifer on his pod ! here's some of what he had to say about the book
read an excerpt of 'American Lit' on x-r-a-y:
xraylitmag.com/an-excerpt-f...
order 'American Lit' here:
american-lit.com
read an excerpt of 'American Lit' on x-r-a-y:
xraylitmag.com/an-excerpt-f...
order 'American Lit' here:
american-lit.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
it's the first of the month & subs are open: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
February 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
it's the first of the month & subs are open: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
best small fictions nominations !! these are stories we published last year, all under 1,000 words
shouts out & big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social, Sam Berman, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, & Dylan Cloud !
shouts out & big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social, Sam Berman, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, & Dylan Cloud !
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
best small fictions nominations !! these are stories we published last year, all under 1,000 words
shouts out & big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social, Sam Berman, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, & Dylan Cloud !
shouts out & big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social, Sam Berman, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, & Dylan Cloud !
submissions are open for flash, short stories, & creative nonfiction !! there is no theme, send us yr best
subs will stay open until we reach our cap. happy new years xraylitmag.com/submissions/
subs will stay open until we reach our cap. happy new years xraylitmag.com/submissions/
January 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
submissions are open for flash, short stories, & creative nonfiction !! there is no theme, send us yr best
subs will stay open until we reach our cap. happy new years xraylitmag.com/submissions/
subs will stay open until we reach our cap. happy new years xraylitmag.com/submissions/
pushcart noms !
'Go To Hell' by Katherine Plumhoff @kplumhoff.bsky.social
'Look For A While' by Lamb @lamb.onl
'Dealbreakers' by Rachel Dorn
'Purgatory' by Amy DeBellis @amykdebellis.bsky.social
'Knives' by Sean Hayes
'Your Wife's Gym Friend Is Drunk' by Kyle Seibel @kylerseibel.bsky.social
'Go To Hell' by Katherine Plumhoff @kplumhoff.bsky.social
'Look For A While' by Lamb @lamb.onl
'Dealbreakers' by Rachel Dorn
'Purgatory' by Amy DeBellis @amykdebellis.bsky.social
'Knives' by Sean Hayes
'Your Wife's Gym Friend Is Drunk' by Kyle Seibel @kylerseibel.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 8:18 PM
pushcart noms !
'Go To Hell' by Katherine Plumhoff @kplumhoff.bsky.social
'Look For A While' by Lamb @lamb.onl
'Dealbreakers' by Rachel Dorn
'Purgatory' by Amy DeBellis @amykdebellis.bsky.social
'Knives' by Sean Hayes
'Your Wife's Gym Friend Is Drunk' by Kyle Seibel @kylerseibel.bsky.social
'Go To Hell' by Katherine Plumhoff @kplumhoff.bsky.social
'Look For A While' by Lamb @lamb.onl
'Dealbreakers' by Rachel Dorn
'Purgatory' by Amy DeBellis @amykdebellis.bsky.social
'Knives' by Sean Hayes
'Your Wife's Gym Friend Is Drunk' by Kyle Seibel @kylerseibel.bsky.social
our next themed submissions call will be open soon !!
SHORTS - Gambling
FLASH - Bugs
CREATIVE NONFICTION - Quietude
open DECEMBER 1
check our submissions page for more:
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
SHORTS - Gambling
FLASH - Bugs
CREATIVE NONFICTION - Quietude
open DECEMBER 1
check our submissions page for more:
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 PM
our next themed submissions call will be open soon !!
SHORTS - Gambling
FLASH - Bugs
CREATIVE NONFICTION - Quietude
open DECEMBER 1
check our submissions page for more:
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
SHORTS - Gambling
FLASH - Bugs
CREATIVE NONFICTION - Quietude
open DECEMBER 1
check our submissions page for more:
xraylitmag.com/submissions/
November 7, 2024 at 12:50 PM
a special treat which only our bluesky followers will receive is these pictures i took of my tv screen while watching Hee Haw in bed, stoned
November 7, 2024 at 2:28 AM
a special treat which only our bluesky followers will receive is these pictures i took of my tv screen while watching Hee Haw in bed, stoned
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN !! we're looking for flash (300-2,000 words) & shorts (2,000-7,500 words) about SAD XMAS
we want non-fiction pieces on the theme of HOLLOWS (300-7,500 words - read the submissions page for more)
submit here: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
we want non-fiction pieces on the theme of HOLLOWS (300-7,500 words - read the submissions page for more)
submit here: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
November 1, 2024 at 1:01 PM
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN !! we're looking for flash (300-2,000 words) & shorts (2,000-7,500 words) about SAD XMAS
we want non-fiction pieces on the theme of HOLLOWS (300-7,500 words - read the submissions page for more)
submit here: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
we want non-fiction pieces on the theme of HOLLOWS (300-7,500 words - read the submissions page for more)
submit here: xraylitmag.com/submissions/
enjoy I JUST WANT PALS TO JOSH AROUND WITH by
Kevin Richard White
fiction editor @jillianluft.bsky.social
said: “When I first read it, I was hooked by the voice and the way it moves from the innocuous to the darker aspects of suburban dude life so seamlessly.”
xraylitmag.com/pals-josh-ar...
Kevin Richard White
fiction editor @jillianluft.bsky.social
said: “When I first read it, I was hooked by the voice and the way it moves from the innocuous to the darker aspects of suburban dude life so seamlessly.”
xraylitmag.com/pals-josh-ar...
February 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
enjoy I JUST WANT PALS TO JOSH AROUND WITH by
Kevin Richard White
fiction editor @jillianluft.bsky.social
said: “When I first read it, I was hooked by the voice and the way it moves from the innocuous to the darker aspects of suburban dude life so seamlessly.”
xraylitmag.com/pals-josh-ar...
Kevin Richard White
fiction editor @jillianluft.bsky.social
said: “When I first read it, I was hooked by the voice and the way it moves from the innocuous to the darker aspects of suburban dude life so seamlessly.”
xraylitmag.com/pals-josh-ar...
the x-r-a-y album of the week is gowanus death stomp by gravesend
November 19, 2023 at 4:26 PM
the x-r-a-y album of the week is gowanus death stomp by gravesend
snoopy reading war & peace
November 2, 2023 at 12:15 AM
snoopy reading war & peace
gather up the demons
get loaded on some sweets
i want to hear some screaming
let’s terrorize the streets
get loaded on some sweets
i want to hear some screaming
let’s terrorize the streets
November 1, 2023 at 1:04 AM
gather up the demons
get loaded on some sweets
i want to hear some screaming
let’s terrorize the streets
get loaded on some sweets
i want to hear some screaming
let’s terrorize the streets
some writers that we value for the wild parties they throw, the trendy events they attend, & their hotness/sexiness
October 29, 2023 at 8:47 PM
some writers that we value for the wild parties they throw, the trendy events they attend, & their hotness/sexiness