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Our story of the week is Goose by Mackenzie Marovich.
forgelitmag.comGoose - The Forge Literary MagazineGoose, a short fiction by Mackenzie Marovich
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The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
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Our story of the week is Goose by Mackenzie Marovich.
forgelitmag.comGoose - The Forge Literary MagazineGoose, a short fiction by Mackenzie Marovich
Our story of the week is Little Crimes by Bridget Adams.
forgelitmag.comLittle Crimes - The Forge Literary MagazineLittle Crimes, a flash fiction by Bridget Adams
Selected by managing editor @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Our nonfiction story of the week is The Whales by Christopher Woods.
forgelitmag.comThe Whales - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Whales, a micro nonfiction by Christopher Woods
Selected by managing editor @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Our nonfiction story of the week is The Sky Over Ford Land by Ivan Suljic.
forgelitmag.comThe Sky Over Ford Land - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Sky Over Ford Land, a creative nonfiction by Ivan Suljic
Our nonfiction story of the week is Post Roller Derby Stress Disorder by Vita Tate.
forgelitmag.comPost Roller Derby Stress Disorder - The Forge Literary MagazinePost Roller Derby Stress Disorder, a short essay by Vita Tate
Our short story of the week is Volcano by Erin Williamson.
forgelitmag.comVolcano - The Forge Literary MagazineVolcano, a short fiction by Erin Williamson
Selected by editor Damyanti Biswas. @damyantig.bsky.social
Our story of the week is Maintenance by Sarp Sozdinler.
forgelitmag.comMaintenance - The Forge Literary MagazineMaintenance, a flash fiction by Sarp Sozdinler
Our nonfiction story of the week is Valet by Ralph James Savarese.
forgelitmag.comValet - The Forge Literary MagazineValet, a creative nonfiction by Ralph James Savarese
Our story of the week is The Way We Were by Erin Finnerty.
forgelitmag.comThe Way We Were - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Way We Were, a short fiction by Erin Finnerty
Our story of the week is The Spontaneous Dehusbanding of Maeve Smith by Wendy Elizabeth Wallace.
forgelitmag.comThe Spontaneous Dehusbanding of Maeve Smith - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Spontaneous Dehusbanding of Maeve Smith, a short fiction by Wendy Elizabeth Wallace
Selected by editor Katrin Gibb. @wendyewallace1.bsky.social
Our story of the week is The Wheel of the Year by Justine Gardner.
forgelitmag.comThe Wheel of the Year - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Wheel of the Year, a short fiction by Justine Gardner
Selected by editor Fiona McPhillips. @jbgrumpstone.bsky.social
Our story of the week is The Drop by David Brinson.
forgelitmag.comThe Drop - The Forge Literary MagazineThe Drop, a short fiction by David Brinson
Our short story of the week is Bye, Benny by Róisín Burke.
forgelitmag.comBye, Benny - The Forge Literary MagazineBye, Benny, a short fiction by Róisín Burke
Selected by senior editor @valerieoriordan.bsky.social @roisinburke.bsky.social
Our story of the week is Dying in a More Beautiful Way by Cheyenne Mann.
forgelitmag.comDying In A More Beautiful Way - The Forge Literary MagazineDying In A More Beautiful Way, a short fiction by Cheyenne Mann
Selected by managing editor Sarah Starr Murphy. @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Our nonfiction story of the week is The No-Cry Zone by Ellen Notbohm.
forgelitmag.comThe No-Cry Zone - The Forge Literary MagazineThe No-Cry Zone, a creative nonfiction by Ellen Notbohm
Our story of the week is Belly of the Beast by Daniel Rousseau.
forgelitmag.comBelly of the Beast - The Forge Literary MagazineBelly of the Beast, a short fiction by Daniel Rousseau
Selected by senior editor @valerieoriordan.bsky.social
Our story of the week is Clothesline by Jo Axolotl.
forgelitmag.comClothesline - The Forge Literary MagazineClothesline, a flash fiction by Jo Axolotl
Our story of the week is Caving In by Evan Parker.
forgelitmag.comCaving In - The Forge Literary MagazineCaving In, a short fiction by Evan Parker
Our story of the week is The Great Glue Whale by Kellan Jensen. forgelitmag.com/2026/06/22/t...
forgelitmag.comThe Great Glue Whale - The Forge Literary MagazineGreat Glue Whale, a short fiction by Kellan Jensen
Selected by managing editor @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Our nonfiction story of the week is Mother Mouth by Lisa Laughlin.
forgelitmag.comMother Mouth - The Forge Literary MagazineMother Mouth, a short nonfiction by Lisa Laughlin
Our story of the week is False Teeth by Jan Carson.
forgelitmag.comFalse Teeth - The Forge Literary MagazineFalse Teeth, a short fiction by Jan Carson
Selected by managing editor @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social. @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social
Our story of the week is Impractical Choices by Raheem Omeiza.
forgelitmag.comImpractical Choices - The Forge Literary MagazineImpractical Choices, a short fiction by Raheem Omeiza
Our story of the week is Your Ad Here by Newton Holt.
forgelitmag.comYour Ad Here - The Forge Literary MagazineYour Ad Here, a flash fiction by Newton Holt