My odd little tale entitled, “My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” was accepted by The Metaworker, “an internet literary magazine where great stories are forged.”
Photo, Micro Stories Featured In “Watertown Lit Squad’s Poets’ & Writers’ Sampler 2023”
I’m pleased that Plowshares‘ DeWitt Henry is featuring a number of my micro stories in Watertown Lit Squad’s Poets’ & Writers’ Sampler 2023.
Included are: Blue, Gray, Inner Child, Justice, Look Away, When Your Girlfriend Has Left You, and Wishing Well.
The Sampler’s cover image is my photograph, “Dancers.”
[Barb Ariel Cohen’s poems are also featured in Sampler: Cold Stand Down, And When the Light Is Past, Night Silhouettes, Fearless Path, Clouds, and Poise.]“Look Away” Accepted by “The Serulian”
The publication The Serulian has accepted my flash piece entitled Look Away for publication on August 15.
The Serulian is “an indie literary magazine from the shores of Istanbul and Hong Kong. We’re all about discovering the different sides of life […] We believe in finding magic in the mundane. That’s not to say that we’re not fans of the most unexpected, lovesick, pessimistic, hopeful, and outrageous stories around. We’re interested in learning about the peculiarities of life, the boring stuff that might shock us, or send us in fits of laughter. […]”
“Starting Over” Accepted by Litmora Literary Magazine
Litmora Literary Magazine has accepted my micro story “Starting Over” for an upcoming publication.
“Based in Western New York, Litmora is the collaborative work of a bunch of students working to make their strange dream an even stranger reality.”
“Lanternfly Love” Accepted by On-the-High Literary Journal
On-the-High Literary Journal has accepted my flash piece “Lanternfly Love” for publication in an upcoming issue.
“On-the-High Literary Journal is an online literary journal that publishes the works of emerging writers and the brilliant ideas that arise from being high.”
“What She’s Having” Accepted by “Written Tales Magazine”
The online journal Written Tales has accepted my micro story “What She’s Having” for publication.
Written Tales is “a magazine that publishes authors, offers advice to writers, and gives our readers amazing poems & stories to enjoy.”
“The One That Got Away” Accepted by “A Thin Slice of Anxiety”
A Thin Slice of Anxiety has accepted my “tall tale” fishing story entitled “The One That Got Away” for publication on its web site.
I will say that “Thin Slice” have a very interesting About page: “A Thin Slice of Anxiety is an independent publication which strives to nurture and promote the best up-and-coming writers of our generation. Writers who are brave enough to guide us into places of amalgamation where the unplumbed depths of the known are made and unmade. Encouraging us to explore the amaranthine abyss and ruthless shadowlands which make up the human condition.”
“Testament” and “More Memories for Sale” Accepted by “Constellations”
Nina Alonso Hathaway, editor in chief of Constellations: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction has accepted two of my pieces of micro fiction: “Testament” and “More Memories for Sale” for inclusion in the next issue.
“Dipteran Relief” Accepted by “Wicked Flashes of Fantasy: Anthology of Dark Fantasy Flash Fictions”
“Pariah” Accepted by “10 By 10 Flash”
Zvi Sesling’s 10 By 10 Flash has accepted my micro story entitled “Pariah” for publication for its first year anniversary edition in June, 2023.