Category: Short Stories

Nina Alonso Hathaway, editor in chief of Constellations: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction has accepted my short prose piece entitled “Treasure” for inclusion in the next issue. 

My flash horror piece “Mother” was accepted by Yellow Mama for the Halloween issue (#103 – Oct. 15, 2024).

The online journal 10 By 10 Flash Fiction has accepted my flash sci-fi piece entitled “Science Project” for publication in issue #16.

The Penmen Review, Southern New Hampshire University’s online journal for creative writers, has accepted my short story entitled “419 DX” for publication in the near future.

April 3, 2024: I’ve learned that my story will be published in The Penmen Review on May 3, 2024.

Pure Slush Loss Lifespan Vol. 9 collection, including my short piece entitled “Ghost Shark,” is now available for purchase:

Thank you for being part of Loss Lifespan Vol. 9. Loss has been now released and can be purchased in paperback. The work of 237 writers is included in the anthology. This is the largest anthology (and book) in Pure Slush’s 13-year history.

Find all current and relevant info via shortened links below:

paperback: https://bit.ly/LossPB

Find selected tastes of Loss here: https://pureslush.com/store/anthologies-themed/loss-lifespan-vol-9/a-taste-of-loss/

Find Loss on the Pure Slush website here: https://pureslush.com/store/anthologies-themed/loss-lifespan-vol-9/

Loss eBook versions (ePub and Kindle) should be formatted and released by the end of this week. Contributors will be notified of this via email.

Two of my micro stories: Testament and More Memories for Sale debut in “Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction v.13: Deception” available on Amazon.

The online journal Written Tales has accepted my micro fiction piece “Mush” for publication online in 6-12 weeks. I’ve also been invited to submit an audio recording of the story. 

Pure Slush Lifespan Series has accepted my flash piece entitled “Ghost Shark” for publication in Loss Lifespan Vol. 9 due out in January/February 2024.

My audio reading of my flash fiction story, “A Zone of Peace and Tranquility,” featured in “Into the Forest” anthology will be posted to the Space Cat Press web site on December 17, 2023. 

UPDATE: the audio version of my story “A Zone of Peace and Tranquility” can be found at https://spacecatpress.co.uk/authors/phillip-temples/

Zvi Sesling’s 10 By 10 Flash has accepted my micro story entitled “Of Apples and Wildabeests” for publication for its next edition.