2012
JUNE
AND IT CAN NEVER BE TOO DARK OR TOO BRIGHT by LEESA CROSS-SMITH
JULY
POLITE CAKE by MICHAEL C. KEITH
BREATHING UNDERWATER by SAMANTHA GARNER
THREE SHORTS by NATHAN ALLING LONG
THE KID CAN DRINK by SAMANTHA CRAGGS (& feat. over @ Longform Fiction)
AUGUST
THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF BODIES by SEAN H. DOYLE
SHELTER by LINDSEY GATES-MARKEL
SEPTEMBER
IN MYKONOS by STEVE KARAS (& feat. over @ Longform Fiction)
THE THINGS WE SAID WE NEVER HEARD by SAMUEL SNOEK-BROWN
GOING TO MESA WITH HENRY by PAUL LUIKART
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT HER by CHAD SIMPSON
OCTOBER
THREE SHORTS by JUSTIN DAUGHERTY
FOOLS COOK by MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH
FAITH BACON by ANDREW F. SULLIVAN
NOVEMBER
EVERYTHING I'VE HAD BUT COULDN'T KEEP by GUINNEVERE COURVOISIER
WHAT YOU DO WHEN THERE AIN'T NO MORE COWS by KATY LOUISE JONES
CAMPING AT THE SOUTH POLE by SUSAN PEPPER ROBBINS
DECEMBER
DRINKING DANCING SWEATING by JESS TAYLOR
EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO PLAN by RICHARD PEABODY
JUNE, CHRISTMAS & JULY by RACHEL KOLMAN
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2013
JANUARY
DON'T SIT STILL by GARRETT DENNERT
YOU AND HIM AND HER by HANNAH SLOANE
TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK by KEITH REBEC
EVERYTHING WAS ANTLERS AND NOTHING HURT by AARON BURCH
FEBRUARY
THIS IS THE COST OF THROWING YOUR HEART TO THE LIONS by ADAM PETRASH
DAVID GRAY ON THE RADIO by HEATHER ADAMS
FEEDING FRENZY by DANIEL DAVIS
MARCH
A BOTTLE OF JAMESON AWAY by KEVIN RODRIGUEZ
TIGER FREE DAYS by DEMISTY D. BELLINGER (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions List)
APRIL
NO ONE WANTS TO STAY IN MEMPHIS ANYMORE by CAITLIN MCGUIRE
GREAT CITY OF HILLS LIKE DAYS PASSING by MATTHEW FOGARTY
MAY
BLUE CFA NOTES by BRADFORD PHILEN
MAKING ROOM FOR UNCLE ARNIE by ROLAND GOITY
CATCH AND RELEASE by JUSTIN J. BROUCKAERT
STRAW by KATHY FISH (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
JUNE
RETRIBUTION by AMANDA NOWLIN (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
BONA VACANTIA by LARRY LEPORTE
WHO THE RAIN WASHED IN by KELLY CREIGHTON
JULY
TEN LOVE LETTERS by CLEMENTINE VON RADICS
WHILE I WAS AWAKE by REFE TUMA
SAUVIGNON FIERCE by J. BRADLEY
AUGUST
GIRLS NIGHT OUT by ANNE LEIGH PARRISH
MISSING THE POINT by SAM WILKES
GET ME ONE OF EVERYTHING by CURTIS LEBLANC
TWO SHORTS by MICHAEL CHANEY (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
SEPTEMBER
DO YOU SEE WHAT THE CLOCK MAKES YOU DO? by ERIKA D. PRICE
THE BODY AND THE BALL by JACOB EUTENEUER
THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY by ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL
OCTOBER
SALVAGES by GABRIELLE HOVENDON
SOME KIND OF COMFORT by SUSAN RUKEYSER (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
NOVEMBER
THE OPEN BLUE PALM OF THE SKY by SARA BIGGS CHANEY
THINGS TO DO WHILE LISTENING TO YOUR BROTHER ON THE PHONE by KATE GEHAN (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
A PRAYER FOR BOYS WHO CAN'T RUN FAST by MATTHEW KABIK
SHE LOVES ME LIKE A TAPE RECORDER by CHRISTOPHER DICICCO
DECEMBER
CASSOULET by MAGGIE WOLFF PETERSON
BIG ALABAMA AND THE STUFFED UNICORN by JAMES VALVIS (& feat. on The 2014 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions Longlist)
HOLLOW BONES by KATHRYN MORRILL (& listen to the lovely Xe Sands read this story here.)
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2014
JANUARY
CICADA SEASON by BRADFORD PHILEN
THE 11TH RANKED TENNIS PLAYER IN THE WORLD by CATHERINE BARTER
END OF SUMMER, COVINGTON, KY BY BILLY WALLACE
THE WINDOW BOX FAN by ROBYN RYLE
FEBRUARY
GALLAGHER ISN'T FUNNY by TRAVIS OLTMANN
GOD PUT DINOSAURS HERE TO TEST OUR FAITH by ADAM PETRASH
MARCH
ERICKA by LEON HEDSTROM (& feat. over @ Longform Fiction)
THINK ABOUT AIRPLANES by CAMILLE GRIEP
THREE STORIES by KATIE CORTESE
THE PISS TEST PLACE by JOHN JODZIO
UP TO ST. PAUL by ANTHONY MARTIN
APRIL
TWO POEMS by MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH (NaPoMo Special!)
THREE POEMS by MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH (NaPoMo Special!)
TWO POEMS by MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH (NaPoMo Special!)
THE FINITE WE by JENN LAGUARDIA
ALL MY SAD CAPTAINS by JOSEPH MILLS
MAY
BRING IT ON HOME TO ME by LINDSEY GATES-MARKEL
BOOK REVIEW: EVERY KISS A WAR by LORAN SMITH
EVERY WAY WE'RE ALL GETTING EATEN by CHRIS VOLA
MADE YOU LOOK by GEORGIA BELLAS
JUNE
LOVE STREET by CRISSY VAN METER
ALL THAT UGLY CAN BE BROUGHT BACK by JUSTIN DAUGHERTY
YOUNG FACE by CATHY DE LA CRUZ
CATCHING FIRE by STEVE KARAS (selected as a finalist for the QUEEN'S FERRY PRESS BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2015 ANTHOLOGY!)
PRE-LOVED by ASHLEY STROSNIDER
JULY
[EXCERPT FROM] THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by SEAN H. DOYLE
WILD HEARTS: TWO STORIES by AMANDA MISKA & LEESA CROSS-SMITH
SUNDRESS, FINGERNAILS, FACE by REFE TUMA
AUGUST
TWO STORIES by CHAD SIMPSON & AARON BURCH
FOR THE WHEELS TO NULLIFY by BRENT RYDIN (selected as a winner for the QUEEN'S FERRY PRESS THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2015 ANTHOLOGY!)
SEPTEMBER
THE VOICES CAPTAIN BREWSTER HEARD by SAMUEL SNOEK-BROWN (& feat. over @ Longform Fiction)
BOYFRIEND LIKE A BANYAN TREE by SHARANYA MANIVANNAN
OCTOBER
SWIMMING LESSONS by SHASTA GRANT
MARJORIE GOES ON VACATION by PHYLLIS GREEN
THE TEETH OF WHATEVER WAITS by REMY BARNES KLEIN
BOOMERANG by SUE ANN CONNAUGHTON
NOVEMBER
THE SNOW GROUSE by CARLOTTA EDEN
THE ACOLYTE by DYLAN BRIE DUCEY
INTERVIEW: SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL
DREAMS OF A NEW BEGINNING, A NEW PAST by TIMOTHY O'DONNELL
AFTER CHARLIE DIED by TOBI COGSWELL
DECEMBER
AT THE ROLLER RINK by KERRY WINFREY
WHAT DO YOU DO IN HIS BED? by T.C. JONES
THREE STORIES by MENSAH DEMARY
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2015
JANUARY
FALLING ACTION by MADISON KOCH
WHAT MAKES US WOMEN by VIRGINIA BAKER
SEARCHING FOR CLEMENTE by SAM PRICE
FEBRUARY
STABBED IN THE BACK by BEN TANZER
THE SKY OPENING UP by LORI SAMBOL BRODY
IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP by KARA VERNOR
MARCH
NONE OF US DO by ANNA LEA JANCEWICZ
TO BLEND AT NIGHT by TIMOTHY DAY
VOICEMAIL FROM THE END OF THE EARTH by AUBRIE COX
MARTHA GET YOUR GUN by BENJAMIN DEVOS
APRIL
Saturday Post: STORY ORIGINS: FRANS from DON'T ASK ME TO SPELL IT OUT by ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL
MR. WIMBLEDON by JARED YATES SEXTON
Saturday Post: POEMS by MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH & BRIANNA PIKE (NaPoMo Special!)
Saturday Post: POEMS BY MICHAEL DWAYNE SMITH & CARRIE MURPHY (NaPoMo Special!)
THURSDAY NIGHT DINNER SHIFT by JOHN TORMEY
MAY
Saturday Post: STORY ORIGINS: CLAUDE & DOING THE THING from DON'T ASK ME TO SPELL IT OUT by ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL
OUR STORY IN TEN PHOTOGRAPHS by MATTHEW ROBINSON
SPEAK EASY SO WE CAN HEAR YOU by KATRINA PROW
JUNE
MIGRATORY HABITS OF THE WESTERN CASCADES by NICKALUS RUPERT
RHYTHM KEEPER by MATTHEW MASTRICOVA
JULY
TOPS: A PRODUCT REVIEW by MICHAEL WILSON
YOUR OWN WHITE HORSE TAVERN by SHELDON LEE COMPTON
THE GREAT ESCAPE by CLIO VELENTZA
AUGUST
COACH MOSES' FOUR RULES by JONATHAN MCGREGOR
SEPTEMBER
BOYFRIENDS IN DRESSES by ROB H. DAWSON
THE OTHER SIDE by RACHEL HARRISON
OCTOBER
SOMETHING NICE by ANDREA LAURION
THAT SUMMER by ANDREW BERTAINA
THE COYOTES OF CHICAGO by HOLLY WENDT
NOVEMBER
INTERVIEW WITH ROBYN RYLE: AUTHOR OF THE FACE OF BASEBALL
SPLIT-FINGER by PETER PILIERE
ZOE TAKES THE BUS TO ALBANY by TERI VLASSOPOULOS
WHAT THERE IS TO BE DONE WITH THIS SILENCE by JANET FRISHBERG
MAGPIE AND THE DOC by DYLAN DAVIS
INTERVIEW WITH WYL VILLACRES: AUTHOR OF BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
LEXICAL GUSTATORY SYNESTHESIA BY JANE-REBECCA CANNARELLA
DECEMBER
CUMBERLAND BRIEFLY by SETH SAWYERS
THIS ISN'T REAL by HANNAH GORDON
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2016
JANUARY
BOTTLE ROCKETS by HILLARY LEFTWICH
SOMEDAY ALL THIS DUST by JILL TALBOT
DOWN BY THE RIVER by MICHAEL O'NEILL
COMPLEX CREATURES by JOSEPH LUCIDO
FEBRUARY
BOOK REVIEW: Matt Paul reads Kinda Sorta American Dream by Steve Karas
GO OFF IN THE WORLD, VIOLET by BETH GILSTRAP
JULY
LEESA CROSS-SMITH ASKS AARON BURCH SOME QUESTIONS
AUGUST
WHAT'S DUST IS GONE by MATT PAUL
BONNIE AND CLYDE'S LAST STAND AT LAKE NAMELESS by RON GIBSON, JR.
SEPTEMBER
A LITTLE AIRPLANE TRIVIA by GWEN WERNER
THREE STORIES by TARA ISABEL ZAMBRANO
TATTOOED HANDS by GIBSON CULBRETH
MAID SERVICE by ALICE KALTMAN (selected as a semifinalist for The Best Small Fictions 2017!)
OCTOBER
EVERYBODY A SOUND THAT DRIFTS AWAY by KAYLI SCHOLZ
DARK WAVES by LAURA C. SMITH
PEACHES by SHANNON MCLEOD
ELSEWHERE by LINDA NIEHOFF
NOVEMBER
THE HELIUM'S RISE by CHAD SCHUSTER
ANGEL PEACHES BABY HONEY SWEETIE PIE SUGAR by MEGHAN PHILLIPS
NOTES ON A LIFE UNSHARED by TRAVIS ROBERTS
DECEMBER
SONGSTERS by JON STEINHAGEN
LANE-GWEEDJ by JACKLYN JANEKSELA
TWO STORIES by JEN HOWARD
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2017
JANUARY
SPARROW'S HEART by DYLAN TAYLOR
THE LOST GIRLS by BUD SMITH (& feat. on The 2018 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions LongList)
LIKE THE GIRL PATTI SMITH LOVED IN "GLORIA" by ELIZABETH BARKER
THE EQUIVALENT OF _______ by URSULA VILLARREAL-MOURA
FEBRUARY
FLOOD, ROTUNDA, ASH by CHRISTOPHER LOWE (& feat. on The 2018 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions LongList)
I THINK I HAVE THE WRONG HOUSE by REMY BARNES
THE ASTER FLOWER by CHAD TOWARNICKI
LUNCH DATE by JOHN BAUM
MARCH
HER by SCOTT DAUGHTRIDGE
NO TAN LINES by SCOTT RAY
A VAST UNIVERSE by MONET THOMAS
BRYCE CANYON by ANNABELLE CARVELL
JULY
SO WE BEAT ON, ANTLERS AGAINST THE CURRENT by AARON BURCH
THREE STORIES by CHRISTINA DALCHER
AUGUST
pour down stinking by TIMSTON JOHNSTON
WE ARE GUILTY by JAN STINCHCOMB
SECOND ACT GIRLS by LORI SAMBOL BRODY
CLASSIC WOMAN by CLAIRE POLDERS
SEPTEMBER
MICHAEL STIPE KNOWS EVERYTHING by MELISSA GOODE
A MODERN MAN'S GUIDE TO FIXING A CABINET DOOR by P.J. KRYFKO
SIMON HANGS A FINGERPAINTING WHILE HAPPENSTANCE GLOWS LIKE EARTHSHINE by PAT FORAN (& feat. on The 2018 Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions LongList)
THE CONTRACT by TUCKER LEIGHTY-PHILLIPS
BRIGHT BUTTERFLY COLUMN: THE WINE SHOW by LCS
ART PROJECT by SUDHA BALAGOPAL
OCTOBER
LET THE SOFT ANIMAL OF YOUR BODY LOVE WHAT IT LOVES by NINA SUDHAKAR
MESSAGES IN THE DIRT by JACK SOMERS
SAVE US FROM EXTINCTION by MICHELE JOHNSON
NOVEMBER
THIS PLACE WILL NEVER KEEP YOU by CATHY ULRICH
IN THE FOREST, A CONVERSATION by BEN WOODARD